1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing funding for the early childhood family 
1.3 	education program; increasing the minimum population guarantee used to 
1.4 	calculate early childhood family education program revenue; increasing the 
1.5 	revenue for the home visiting early childhood family education program;
1.6 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 6.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education 
1.11 	programs for a school district equals  $112 for fiscal year 2007, and $120 for fiscal year 
1.12 	2008 and later, times the greater of:
1.13 	(1) 150 180; or
1.14 	(2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 
1.15 	of the previous school year.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 6.Home visiting levy. A district that enters into a collaborative agreement to 
1.19 	provide education services and social services to families with young children may levy 
1.20 	an amount equal to $1.60$2 times the number of people under five years of age residing 
1.21 	in the district on September 1 of the last school year. Levy revenue under this subdivision 
1.22 	must not be included as revenue under subdivision 1. The revenue must be used for home 
1.23 	visiting programs under section 124D.13, subdivision 4. 

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2008.