1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; adjusting the career and technical levy formula;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Career and technical levy. (a) A district with a career and technical 
1.8 	program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified may 
1.9 	levy an amount equal to the lesser greater of:
1.10 	(1) $80 times the district's average daily membership in grades 10 through 12 for the 
1.11 	fiscal year in which the levy is certified; or
1.12 	(2) 25 percent of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is 
1.13 	certified for the following:
1.14 	(i) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional 
1.15 	services to students in that fiscal year for services rendered in the district's approved 
1.16 	career and technical education programs;
1.17 	(ii) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota 
1.18 	school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;
1.19 	(iii) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical 
1.20 	education personnel;
1.21 	(iv) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for 
1.22 	vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;
1.23 	(v) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for 
1.24 	improvement based on program assessment;
2.1 	(vi) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for 
2.2 	noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and
2.3 	(vii) specialized vocational instructional supplies.
2.4 	(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical levy may be spent on 
2.5 	equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical levy for equipment 
2.6 	purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for 
2.7 	students that result from the investment in equipment.
2.8 	(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal 
2.9 	year in which it is certified.

2.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011 and later.