HF 3855
Introduction - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016)
Posted on 04/07/2016 02:55 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for career and technical
programs; expanding incentives for students in programs leading to certificates;
authorizing the commissioner to determine qualifying certificates; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 124D.4531; 127A.70,
subdivision 2a; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section
27, subdivision 9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.4531, is amended to read:
124D.4531 CAREER AND TECHNICAL REVENUE.
Subdivision 1.
Career and technical revenue.
(a) A district with a career and
technical program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is
certified is eligible for career and technical revenue equal to deleted text begin 35deleted text end new text begin 60new text end percent of approved
expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified for the following:
(1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional
services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered
in the district's approved career and technical education programs, excluding salaries
reimbursed by another school district under clause (2);
(2) amounts paid to another Minnesota school district for salaries of essential,
licensed personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year for
services rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs;
(3) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota
school district or cooperative center under chapter 123A or 136D;
(4) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical
education personnel;
(5) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;
(6) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for
improvement based on program assessment;
(7) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and
(8) specialized vocational instructional supplies.
(b) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
year in which it is certified.
(c) deleted text begin The amount of the revenue calculated under this subdivision may not exceed
$17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, and
$20,657,000 for taxes payable in 2014.deleted text end new text begin A district's equalized career and technical revenue
equals 35 percent of the district's approved expenditures under paragraph (a).
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(d) If the estimated revenue exceeds the amount in paragraph (c), the commissioner
must reduce the percentage in paragraph (a) until the estimated revenue no longer exceeds
the limit in paragraph (c).
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Subd. 1a.
Career and technical levy.
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(a) For fiscal year 2014 only, a district may
levy an amount not more than the product of its career and technical revenue times the
lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal
year in which the levy is certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor.
The career and technical revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2014 equals $7,612.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2017new text end and later, a district may levy an amount not more than
the product of its new text begin equalized new text end career and technical revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio
of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal year in which the levy is
certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. The career and technical
revenue equalizing factor deleted text begin for fiscal year 2015 and laterdeleted text end equals $7,612.
Subd. 1b.
Career and technical aid.
new text begin (a) new text end For fiscal year 2014 and later, a district's
career and technical aid equals new text begin the sum of:
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(1) 25 percent of the district's approved expenditures under subdivision 1, paragraph
(a);
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new text begin (2) new text end itsnew text begin equalizednew text end career and technical revenue less its career and technical levynew text begin ; and
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new text begin (3) its certificate revenue under subdivision 6new text end .
new text begin (b)new text end If the district levy is less than the permitted levy, the district's career and
technical aidnew text begin attributable to the equalized career and technical revenuenew text end shall be reduced
proportionately.
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(c) A charter school with an approved career and technical program qualifies for aid
under this section equal to its revenue amount under paragraph (a).
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Subd. 2.
Allocation from cooperative centers and intermediate districts.
For
purposes of this section, a cooperative center or an intermediate district must allocate its
approved expenditures for career and technical education programs among participating
districts.
Subd. 3.
Revenue guarantee.
Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), the
career and technical education revenue for a district is not less than the lesser of:
(1) the district's career and technical education revenue for the previous fiscal year; or
(2) 100 percent of the approved expenditures for career and technical programs
included in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified.
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deleted text begin Revenue adjustments. deleted text end
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Notwithstanding subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3, for
taxes payable in 2012 to 2014 only, the department must calculate the career and technical
revenue for each district according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.4531, and
adjust the revenue for each district proportionately to meet the statewide revenue target
under subdivision 1, paragraph (c). For purposes of calculating the revenue guarantee
under subdivision 3, the career and technical education revenue for the previous fiscal
year is the revenue according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.4531, before
adjustments to meet the statewide revenue target.
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Subd. 4.
District reports.
Each district or cooperative center must report data to the
department for all career and technical education programs as required by the department
to implement the career and technical revenue formula.
Subd. 5.
Allocation from districts participating in agreements for secondary
education or interdistrict cooperation.
For purposes of this section, a district with a
career and technical program approved under this section that participates in an agreement
under section 123A.30 or 123A.32 must allocate its revenue authority under this section
among participating districts.
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new text begin Certificate incentive revenue. new text end
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(a) By January 15 of each year, the
commissioner of education, upon recommendation of the P-20 education partnership
under section 127A.70, subdivision 2a, must establish the list of qualifying certificates for
the following fiscal year and post that list on the Department of Education Web site.
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(b) A school board may adopt a policy authorizing its students in grades 9 through
12, including its students enrolled in postsecondary enrollment options courses under
section 124D.09, the opportunity to complete a qualifying certificate.
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(c) A school district's certificate aid in each year equals $500 times the district's
number of students enrolled during the previous fiscal year who have obtained one or
more qualifying certificates during the previous fiscal year.
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(d) A school district may register a student for any assessment necessary to complete
a qualifying certificate and pay any associated registration fees for its students.
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(e) The statewide total certificate revenue in any year must not exceed $5,000,000.
The commissioner must proportionately reduce the initial aid provided under this
subdivision so that the statewide cap is not exceeded in any fiscal year.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.70, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Career pathways and technical education; key elements; stakeholder
collaboration.
(a) The partnership must work with representatives of the Department of
Education, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department
of Labor, the Board of Teaching, the Board of School Administrators, trade associations,
local and regional employers, local school boards, adult basic education program providers,
postsecondary institutions, parents, other interested and affected education stakeholders,
and other major statewide educational groups and constituencies to recommend to the
legislature ways to identify specific policy, administrative, and statutory changes needed
under sections 120B.11, 120B.125, 122A.09, 122A.14, 122A.18, and 122A.60, among
other statutory provisions, to effect and, if appropriate, revise a comprehensive, effective,
and publicly accountable P-20 education system premised on developing, implementing,
and realizing students' individual career and college readiness plans and goals. In
developing its recommendations, the partnership must consider how best to:
(1) provide students regular and frequent access to multiple qualified individuals
within the school and local and regional community who have access to reliable and
accurate information, resources, and technology the students need to successfully pursue
career and technical education, other postsecondary education, or work-based training
options;
(2) regularly engage students in planning and continually reviewing their own
career and college readiness plans and goals and in pursuing academic and applied and
experiential learning that helps them realize their goals; and
(3) identify and apply valid and reliable measures of student progress and
program efficacy that, among other requirements, can accommodate students' prior
education-related experiences and applied and experiential learning that students acquire
via contextualized projects and other recognized learning opportunities.
(b) The partnership must recommend to the commissioner of education and
representatives of secondary and postsecondary institutions and programs how to organize
and implement a framework of the foundational knowledge and skills and career fields,
clusters, and pathways for students enrolled in a secondary school, postsecondary
institution, or work-based program. The key elements of these programs of study for
students pursuing postsecondary workforce training or other education must include:
(1) competency-based curricula aligned with industry expectations and skill
standards;
(2) sequential course offerings that gradually build students' skills, enabling students
to graduate from high school and complete postsecondary programs;
(3) flexible and segmented course and program formats to accommodate students'
interests and needs;
(4) course portability to allow students to seamlessly progress in the students'
education and career; and
(5) effective and sufficiently strong P-20 connections to facilitate students'
uninterrupted skill building, provide students with career opportunities, and align
academic credentials with opportunities for advancement in high-skill, high-wage, and
high-demand occupations.
(c) Stakeholders under this paragraph must examine possibilities for redesigning
teacher and school administrator licensure requirements, and make recommendations to
the Board of Teaching and the Board of School Administrators, respectively, to create
specialized licenses, credentials, and other endorsement forms to increase students'
participation in language immersion programs, world language instruction, career
development opportunities, work-based learning, early college courses and careers, career
and technical education programs, Montessori schools, and project and place-based
learning, among other career and college ready opportunities. Consistent with the
possibilities for redesigning educators' licenses, the stakeholders also must examine how
to restructure staff development and training opportunities under sections 120B.125 and
122A.60 to realize the goals of this subdivision.
(d) The partnership must recommend to the Department of Education, the
Department of Employment and Economic Development, and postsecondary institutions
and systems how best to create a mobile, Web-based hub for students and their families
that centralizes existing resources on careers and employment trends and the educational
pathways required to attain such careers and employment.
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(e) The partnership must annually submit to the commissioner of education a list
of certificate programs that a school district's career and technical program may offer
to its students.
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Sec. 3.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Career and technical aid.
For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
| $ |
5,420,000 |
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2016 |
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4,405,000 deleted text end new text begin 24,392,000 new text end |
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2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $4,846,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $538,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $3,867,000deleted text end new text begin $23,854,000new text end
for 2017.
Sec. 4. new text begin CERTIFICATES; FISCAL YEAR 2017 ONLY.
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For fiscal year 2017 only, after consultation with the P-20 education partnership, the
commissioner of education must post the list of qualifying certificates to the Department
of Education Web site by July 1, 2016.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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