SF 946
2nd Unofficial Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)
Posted on 03/12/2012 03:31 p.m.
KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to education; establishing a pilot project to examine how school districts
1.3might operate jointly to provide innovative delivery of programs and activities
1.4and share resources.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. new text begin INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND new text end
1.7new text begin SHARING OF DISTRICT RESOURCES; PILOT PROJECT.new text end
1.8 new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end new text begin Establishment; requirements for participation.new text end new text begin (a) A five-year new text end
1.9new text begin pilot project for the 2013-2014 through 2017-2018 school years is established to improve new text end
1.10new text begin student and school outcomes by allowing groups of school districts to work together to new text end
1.11new text begin provide innovative education programs and activities and share district resources.new text end
1.12new text begin (b) To participate in this pilot project to improve student and school outcomes, a new text end
1.13new text begin group of two or more school districts must collaborate with school staff and receive formal new text end
1.14new text begin school board approval to form a partnership. The partnership must develop a plan to new text end
1.15new text begin provide challenging programmatic options for students, create professional development new text end
1.16new text begin opportunities for educators, increase student engagement and connection and challenging new text end
1.17new text begin learning opportunities for students, or demonstrate efficiencies in delivering financial and new text end
1.18new text begin other services. The plan must establish:new text end
1.19new text begin (1) collaborative educational goals and objectives;new text end
1.20new text begin (2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a new text end
1.21new text begin budget process with periodic expenditure reviews;new text end
1.22new text begin (3) valid and reliable measures to evaluate progress in realizing the goals and new text end
1.23new text begin objectives;new text end
1.24new text begin (4) an implementation timeline; andnew text end
2.1new text begin (5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee new text end
2.2new text begin schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan.new text end
2.3new text begin A partnership may invite additional districts to join the partnership during the pilot new text end
2.4new text begin project term after notifying the commissioner.new text end
2.5new text begin (c) A partnership of interested districts must apply by February 1, 2013, to the new text end
2.6new text begin education commissioner in the form and manner the commissioner determines, consistent new text end
2.7new text begin with this section. The application must contain the formal approval adopted by the school new text end
2.8new text begin board in each district to participate in the plan.new text end
2.9new text begin (d) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, during the term of the pilot project, new text end
2.10new text begin participating districts may begin the school year before Labor Day, may adopt an extended new text end
2.11new text begin school calendar, or may schedule staff development days throughout the calendar year.new text end
2.12new text begin (e) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district under new text end
2.13new text begin this section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be organized new text end
2.14new text begin and governed by an elected school board with general powers under Minnesota Statutes, new text end
2.15new text begin section 123B.02; be subject to employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, chapter new text end
2.16new text begin 122A, and Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.20; and remain employees of the employing new text end
2.17new text begin school district.new text end
2.18 new text begin Subd. 2.new text end new text begin Commissioner's role.new text end new text begin Interested groups of school districts must submit a new text end
2.19new text begin completed application to the commissioner by March 1, 2013, in the form and manner new text end
2.20new text begin determined by the commissioner. The education commissioner must convene an advisory new text end
2.21new text begin panel composed of a teacher appointed by Education Minnesota, a school principal new text end
2.22new text begin appointed by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, a school new text end
2.23new text begin board member appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association, and a school new text end
2.24new text begin superintendent appointed by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators to advise new text end
2.25new text begin the commissioner on applicants' qualifications to participate in this pilot project. The new text end
2.26new text begin commissioner must select between three and six qualified applicants under subdivision 1 new text end
2.27new text begin by April 1, 2013, to participate in this pilot project, ensuring an equitable geographical new text end
2.28new text begin distribution of project participants to the extent practicable. The commissioner must new text end
2.29new text begin select only those applicants that fully comply with the requirements in subdivision 1. The new text end
2.30new text begin commissioner must terminate a project participant that fails to effectively implement the new text end
2.31new text begin goals and objectives contained in its application and according to its stated timeline.new text end
2.32 new text begin Subd. 3.new text end new text begin Pilot project evaluation.new text end new text begin Participating school districts must submit pilot new text end
2.33new text begin project data to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. new text end
2.34new text begin The education commissioner must analyze participating districts' progress in realizing new text end
2.35new text begin their educational goals and objectives to work together in providing innovative education new text end
2.36new text begin programs and activities and sharing resources. The commissioner must include the new text end
3.1new text begin analysis of best practices in a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over new text end
3.2new text begin kindergarten through grade 12 education finance and policy on the efficacy of this pilot new text end
3.3new text begin project. The commissioner may submit an interim project report at any time and must new text end
3.4new text begin submit a final report to the legislature by February 1, 2018, recommending whether or new text end
3.5new text begin not to continue or expand the pilot project.new text end
3.6new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end
3.7new text begin and applies to the 2013-2014 through 2017-2018 school years.new text end