1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; reducing appropriations for education grants; 
1.3 	reducing administrative appropriations;amending Laws 2009, chapter 96, 
1.4 	article 2, section 67, subdivisions 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; article 4, section 
1.5 	12, subdivision 5; article 5, section 13, subdivision 8; article 6, section 11, 
1.6 	subdivision 5; article 7, sections 3, subdivision 2; 5.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 5, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subd. 5.Magnet school grants. For magnet school and program grants under 
1.11 	Minnesota Statutes section 124D.88:

1.12		$
	750,000
	.....
	2010
	
1.13
1.14		$
	750,000
 709,000
	.....
	2011

1.15 	Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 11.Statewide testing and reporting system. For the statewide testing and 
1.17 	reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:

1.18		$
	15,150,000
	.....
	2010
	
1.19
1.20		$
	15,150,000
 13,150,000
	.....
	2011
	
1.21 	None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision shall be used for contract 
1.22 	costs associated with hand-scoring of constructed-response items of the Minnesota 
1.23 	Comprehensive Assessment-Series II in reading, science, and mathematics, with the 
1.24 	exception of mathematics grades 3 to 8 of the 2009-2010 school year. Any balance in 
1.25 	the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. Any amount generated 
2.1 	as a result of the savings from foregoing hand-scoring shall be, to the extent possible, 
2.2 	redirected into the development of computerized statewide testing. The base for fiscal 
2.3 	year 2012 is $17,150,000 and $13,550,000 for fiscal year 2013 and later.

2.4 	Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 12.Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. (a) For 
2.6 	students' advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under 
2.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs 
2.8 	for teachers and other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, 
2.9 	subdivision 1:

2.10		$
	4,500,000
	.....
	2010
	
2.11
2.12		$
	4,500,000
 4,000,000
	.....
	2011
	
2.13 	(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation 
2.14 	each year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the 
2.15 	appropriation each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the 
2.16 	advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced 
2.17 	Placement Advisory Council and IBMN, respectively, shall determine the amounts of 
2.18 	the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for 
2.19 	each program.
2.20 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least 
2.21 	$500,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and $472,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for teachers 
2.22 	to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up support workshops 
2.23 	approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate programs. The 
2.24 	commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
2.25 	(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income 
2.26 	families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent 
2.27 	of available appropriations shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an 
2.28 	advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
2.29 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
2.30 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $4,253,000.

2.31 	Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
2.32 		Subd. 13.Concurrent enrollment programs. For concurrent enrollment programs 
2.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:

3.1		$
	2,000,000
	.....
	2010
	
3.2
3.3		$
	2,000,000
 1,610,000
	.....
	2011
	
3.4 	If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce 
3.5 	the aid payment to each district.
3.6 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
3.7 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $1,890,000.

3.8 	Sec. 5. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
3.9 		Subd. 14.Collaborative urban educator. For the collaborative urban educator 
3.10 	grant program:

3.11		$
	528,000
	.....
	2010
	
3.12
3.13		$
	528,000
 499,000
	.....
	2011
	
3.14 	$210,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $199,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for the Southeast 
3.15 	Asian teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul; $159,000 in fiscal year 2010 
3.16 	and $150,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for the collaborative urban educator program at the 
3.17 	University of St. Thomas; and $159,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $150,000 in fiscal year 
3.18 	2011 is for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at Hamline University. Grant 
3.19 	recipients must collaborate with urban and nonurban school districts. Any balance in the 
3.20 	first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

3.21 	Sec. 6. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
3.22 		Subd. 16.Student organizations. For student organizations:

3.23		$
	725,000
	.....
	2010
	
3.24
3.25		$
	725,000
 601,000
	.....
	2011
	
3.26 	$40,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations.
3.27 	$38,000 each year is for student organizations serving service occupations.
3.28 	$88,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations.
3.29 	$84,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations.
3.30 	$131,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations.
3.31 	$125,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science 
3.32 	occupations.
3.33 	$95,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations.
3.34 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
3.35 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $685,000.

4.1 	Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
4.2 		Subd. 17.Education Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program. For 
4.3 	the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program under Minnesota 
4.4 	Statutes, section 120B.128:

4.5		$
	829,000
	.....
	2010
	
4.6
4.7		$
	829,000
 -0-
	.....
	2011
	
4.8 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

4.9 	Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.10 		Subd. 5.Equity in telecommunications access. For equity in telecommunications 
4.11 	access:

4.12		$
	3,750,000
	.....
	2010
	
4.13
4.14		$
	3,750,000
 2,088,000
	.....
	2011
	
4.15 	If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the 
4.16 	reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the 
4.17 	revenue for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 shall be prorated.
4.18 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
4.19 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $3,544,000.

4.20 	Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
4.21 		Subd. 8.Electronic library for Minnesota. For statewide licenses to online 
4.22 	databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for 
4.23 	school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public 
4.24 	or private college or university libraries:

4.25		$
	900,000
	.....
	2010
	
4.26
4.27		$
	900,000
 610,000
	.....
	2011
	
4.28 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
4.29 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $851,000.

4.30 	Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.31 		Subd. 5.Head Start program. For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.32 	section 119A.52:

5.1		$
	20,100,000
	.....
	2010
	
5.2
5.3		$
	20,100,000
18,755,000
	.....
	2011
	
5.4 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
5.5 	base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $18,995,000.

5.6 	Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.7 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

5.8
5.9		$
	20,943,000
 20,571,000
	.....
	2010
	
5.10
5.11		$
	20,943,000
 20,340,000
	.....
	2011
	
5.12 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
5.13 	(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
5.14 	(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
5.15 	(d) $632,000 each year $621,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $618,000 in fiscal year 
5.16 	2011  is for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
5.17 	available in the second year. 
5.18 	(e) $171,000 each year $168,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $166,000 in fiscal year 
5.19 	2011  is for the Board of School Administrators. Any balance in the first year does not 
5.20 	cancel but is available in the second year.
5.21 	(f) $40,000 each year is for an early hearing loss intervention coordinator under 
5.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.63, subdivision 5. If the department expends federal 
5.23 	funds to employ a hearing loss coordinator under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.63, 
5.24 	subdivision 5, then the appropriation under this paragraph is reallocated for purposes of 
5.25 	employing a world languages coordinator.
5.26 	(g) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
5.27 	(h) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for 
5.28 	Minnesota's Washington, D.C., office.
5.29 	(i) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget 
5.30 	document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as 
5.31 	indicated. The commissioner must provide, to the K-12 Education Finance Division in 
5.32 	the house of representatives and the E-12 Budget Division in the senate, details about the 
5.33 	distribution of state incentive grants, education technology state grants, teacher incentive 
5.34 	funds, and statewide data system funds as outlined in the supplemental federal funds 
5.35 	submission dated March 25, 2009.
5.36 	(j) The base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $19,876,000.
6.1 	(k) $24,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $23,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be transferred 
6.2 	from the department's special revenue fund to the general fund.

6.3 	Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 5, is amended to read:
6.4 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 6.5 	The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
6.6 	Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

6.7
6.8		$
	7,087,000
 6,949,000
	.....
	2010
	
6.96.10
		$
	7,087,000
 6,867,000
	.....
	2011
	
6.11 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
6.12 	The base for fiscal year 2012 and later is $6,867,000.
6.13 	$19,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be transferred from 
6.14 	the Perpich Center's special revenue fund to the general fund.

6.15 	Sec. 13. STATEWIDE TESTING AND REPORTING SYSTEM; CONTRACTOR 
6.16 	CASH FLOW.
 6.17 	Of the base amount established under section 2, for the statewide testing and 
6.18 	reporting system in fiscal year 2012 only, $2,000,000 is for payments to the statewide 
6.19 	testing contractor for services provided by the contractor in fiscal year 2011. The 
6.20 	commissioner shall work with the contractor to adjust the state's testing and reporting 
6.21 	system contract to reflect this adjustment to the state's scheduled payments.