Relating to education

ARTICLE 1 - E-12 EDUCATION

Increasing reimbursements for early education developmental screening aid; providing teacher licensure via portfolio; modifying the basic alternative teacher compensation aid formulas for a school district, intermediate school district or charter school with an approved plan; establishing formulas for district alternative teacher compensation levy and aid; adjusting appropriations for payment of debt service equalization aid; modifying district general obligation bonding authority for certain capital facilities to include modifying buildings and equipment for security, increasing bond payoff time; authorizing the commissioner of education to enter into interstate agreements with adjoining states to establish an enrollment options program, specifying agreement specifications, conditions, and pupil accounting (pupil unit); requiring the commissioner of education to establish procedures relating to the application process, funds payment or collection and data collection; providing for an exclusion from procedure requirements for certain smaller enrollment transfers; providing a tuition exemption for enrollment transfers under terms of agreement; increasing the K-12 school milk reimbursement to schools by the commissioner; establishing the state advisory council on early childhood education and care, prescribing membership, duties and administration of funds; modifying general education development (GED) test fees; allowing payments made through the enrollment reciprocity program to be included in allowable payments to third parties; specifying certain adjustments for tuition reciprocity with adjoining states relating to special education; modifying general education revenue calculation for 2010 and later to reflect alternative teacher compensation revenue program changes; modifying transition revenue for 2010 and later to include tuition reciprocity; providing a transition for tuition reciprocity revenue and specifying a formula; modifying the formula for determining basic alternative teacher compensation aid for school districts, intermediate school districts and charter schools, limitations; limiting calculation of the alternative teacher compensation levy and aid in the general education program; modifying the referendum revenue ballot language in cases of renewal of referendum authority; increasing school districts and intermediate school districts allowable lease levy authority; modifying the safe schools levy; increasing education levy authority for ice arenas; authorizing intermediate school district boards to borrow money in anticipation of the receipt of federal and state aids and membership fees and tuition payments from member school districts, specifying borrowing limitations; requiring enabling resolutions and certain notification requirements; specifying certain aid reduction for repayment limitations and certain repayment conditions for school districts and intermediate school districts; clarifying provisions relating to abatement adjustment aid and excess tax increments; modifying appropriations for the statewide testing and reporting system, the preadvanced placement, advance placement, international baccalaureate and concurrent enroll programs, the collaborative urban educator program, the educational planning and assessment system (EPAS) program, and the college level examination program (CLEP); extending the special education task force sunset, modifying duties and membership, appropriating money, modifying availability of appropriation; correcting the independent school district #2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville community education fund balance adjustment for fiscal year 2007 replacement aid purposes; increasing a prior K-12 appropriation for traditional school breakfast aid and kindergarten milk; appropriating money for an advisory task force for determining how the educational achievement of low income student and students of color is impacted by certain educational issues; modifying health and developmental screening aid appropriations; adjusting certain prior appropriations for independent school district #239, Rushford-Peterson flood costs and for disaster relief facilities grants to other districts affected by the floods; authorizing certain capital account transfers in independent school districts #411, Balaton, #2580, East Central, #671, Hills-Beaver Creek, and #750, Rocori; increasing general education revenue to school districts in FY 2009; limiting participation in the alternative teacher pay program to certain school districts and charter schools; authorizing independent school district #701, Virginia, to have levy authority for certain emergency repairs; instructing the commissioner to adjust each referendum market value equalizing factor relating to education funding; creating a formula for 2010 to provide school district flood enrollment and transportation aid to independent school district #239, Rushford-Peterson and appropriating money for flood enrollment impact aid; providing replacement for the loss of sparsity revenue to independent school district #356, Lancaster and appropriating money; authorizing a grant to the principal's leadership institute; providing for an appropriation to the board of teaching for licensure by portfolio and a grant to the Minnesota humanities commission; repealing certain provisions relating to the permanent school fund, alternative teacher compensation levy, school district advance final payment, basic alternative teacher compensation aid and flood aid for independent school district #238, Mabel-Canton and independent school districts #294, Houston

ARTICLE 2 - EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Modifying appropriations for general education aid, referendum tax base
replacement aid, enrollment options transportation, abatement revenue,
consolidation transition, nonpublic pupil education aid and nonpublic pupil
transportation

B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Modifying appropriations for charter school building lease aid, charter school startup cost aid, integration aid, interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants and tribal contract school aid

C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Modifying appropriations for aid to children with disabilities and travel aid
for homebased services

D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Modifying appropriations health and safety revenue, debt service equalization, deferred maintenance aid and school technology and capital aid grants

E. NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING

Modifying appropriations for school lunch and summer food service replacement aid

F. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PROGRAMS

Modifying appropriations for early childhood family education (ECFE) aid, school readiness, community education aid, adults with disabilities program aid and adult basic education aid
(Ch. 332, 2008 - VETO)