HF 890

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018)

Posted on 04/04/2017 03:03 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to early childhood through grade 12 education; providing for general 1.3education; education excellence; teachers; special education; facilities and 1.4technology; nutrition; libraries; early childhood and family support; community 1.5education and prevention; self-sufficiency and lifelong learning; state agencies 1.6and forecast adjustments; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money;amending 1.7Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022, 1.8subdivision 1b; 120B.12; 120B.125; 120B.132; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; 1.9120B.31, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.363, 1.10subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 1.11122A.07; 122A.08; 122A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 9, 10, by adding a 1.12subdivision; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3, 3a, 7a, 7c, 8; 122A.19; 1.13122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.22; 122A.23, subdivision 1.143; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.28; 122A.29; 122A.30; 122A.414, subdivision 1.152; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.70, subdivision 1; 123A.73, subdivision 2; 1.16123B.41, subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 1.17123B.71, subdivisions 11, 12; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 1.185, 10, 13, by adding a subdivision; 124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.151, subdivision 1.192; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, 1.20subdivision 8; 124D.454, subdivision 12; 124D.52, subdivision 7; 124D.549; 1.21124D.55; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.695; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 6; 124D.98, 1.22subdivision 1; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 124E.05, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a 1.23subdivision; 124E.06, subdivision 7; 124E.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 124E.10, by 1.24adding a subdivision; 124E.11; 124E.17, subdivision 1; 124E.22; 125A.0941; 1.25125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision 1.261; 125A.67, subdivision 2; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2c; 1.27126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 1.28126C.55, subdivision 1; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31, 1.29subdivision 2; 136A.1791, subdivision 1; 214.04, subdivision 1; 214.045; 1.30256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39; 475.58, subdivision 4; 1.31Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2, 1.32as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article 1.332, section 70, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as 1.34amended, 7, as amended, 11, as amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as 1.35amended; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as 1.36amended, 6; article 6, section 13, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; 1.37article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; 1.38article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section 1.393, subdivision 2, as amended; article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; 2.1Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivisions 7, 17; article 30, 2.2section 25, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 2.3chapters 120A; 120B; 122A; 123B; 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, 2.4sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a, 7; 122A.23, 2.5subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.245; 122A.25; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.73, 2.6subdivision 2; 124E.10, subdivision 5; 125A.75, subdivision 7; 125A.76, 2.7subdivision 2b; 129C.10, subdivision 5a; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, part 2.83500.3100, subpart 4. 2.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 2.10ARTICLE 1 2.11GENERAL EDUCATION 2.12    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41, is amended to read: 2.13120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 2.14 new text begin (a) new text end A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction 2.15for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in 2.16grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not 2.17including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 2.18850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten 2.19student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours 2.20of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 2.21165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule 2.22has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126. 2.23 new text begin (b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of new text end 2.24 new text begin instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement new text end 2.25 new text begin weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414. new text end 2.26    Sec. 2. new text begin [120A.414] E-LEARNING DAYS. new text end 2.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Days. new text end new text begin "E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full new text end 2.28 new text begin access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement new text end 2.29 new text begin weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have new text end 2.30 new text begin up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of new text end 2.31 new text begin instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. A school district new text end 2.32 new text begin with an e-learning day plan may choose not to have an e-learning day if the district has not new text end 2.33 new text begin reached the number of snow days that would bring the district below the number of new text end 2.34 new text begin instructional hours required under section 120A.41. new text end 3.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Plan. new text end new text begin The school board must consult the exclusive representative of the teachers new text end 3.2 new text begin for that school regarding the district's e-learning day plan. A charter school may adopt an new text end 3.3 new text begin e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers and when appropriate, must negotiate new text end 3.4 new text begin with the exclusive representative of the teachers. The plan must include accommodations new text end 3.5 new text begin for students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without new text end 3.6 new text begin the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the new text end 3.7 new text begin household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students with new text end 3.8 new text begin disabilities, according to chapter 125A. The district or charter school must take into new text end 3.9 new text begin consideration the needs of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in developing new text end 3.10 new text begin the plan. new text end 3.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Annual notice. new text end new text begin A school district or charter school must notify parents and new text end 3.12 new text begin students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year. new text end 3.13     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Daily notice. new text end new text begin On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or new text end 3.14 new text begin charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal school new text end 3.15 new text begin start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day. new text end 3.16     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Teacher access. new text end new text begin Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by new text end 3.17 new text begin school voice mail during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students and new text end 3.18 new text begin parents. new text end 3.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later. new text end 3.20    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 3.21    Subd. 2. Exclusions. In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that 3.22are: 3.23(1) purchased without a prescription; 3.24(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older; 3.25(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent, 3.26including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law; 3.27(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are present 3.28or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs or medicine 3.29should be given without delay; 3.30(5) used off the school grounds; 3.31(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities; 4.1(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day; 4.2(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness 4.3or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12; 4.4(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a 4.5pupil with an asthma inhaler new text begin , consistent with section 121A.221, new text end if the district has received 4.6a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the 4.7medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested 4.8school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written 4.9authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or 4.10(10) epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with section 121A.2205, if the parent and 4.11prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing that (i) the 4.12pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine and 4.13requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly 4.14labeled to the school for the pupil as needed. 4.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.221, is amended to read: 4.16121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC 4.17STUDENTS. 4.18(a) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school district that 4.19employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the 4.20school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills to 4.21safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's 4.22school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers. 4.23(b) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school that does not 4.24have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must submit 4.25written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment of the 4.26student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting 4.27has been completed. 4.28    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 4.29    Subd. 2. Textbook. (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including 4.30electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil 4.31uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly 5.1attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil 5.2in this class or program. new text begin Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost. new text end 5.3(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks, 5.4the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf 5.5form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically, 5.6intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of 5.7students. 5.8(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software 5.9or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological 5.10materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils. 5.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 5.12    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 5.13    Subd. 5a. Software or other educational technology. For purposes of sections 123B.42 5.14and 123B.43, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs, 5.15applications, hardware, and any other electronic educational technology. new text begin Software or other new text end 5.16 new text begin educational technology includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses new text end 5.17 new text begin delivered online. new text end 5.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 5.19    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 5.20    Subdivision 1. Contracts. A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture, 5.21fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and information 5.22systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated cost or 5.23value of which shall exceed that specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, must not be 5.24made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks' 5.25published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place of 5.26receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter. 5.27    Additional publication in the official newspaper or elsewhere may be made as the board 5.28shall deem necessary. 5.29    After taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery, 5.30and other conditions imposed in the call for bids, every such contract for which a call for 5.31bids has been issued must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, be duly executed 5.32in writing, and be otherwise conditioned as required by law. The person to whom the contract 6.1is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance. 6.2Notwithstanding section 574.26 or any other law to the contrary, on a contract limited to 6.3the purchase of a finished tangible product, a board may require, at its discretion, a 6.4performance bond of a contractor in the amount the board considers necessary. A record 6.5must be kept of all bids, with names of bidders and amount of bids, and with the successful 6.6bid indicated thereon. A bid containing an alteration or erasure of any price contained in 6.7the bid which is used in determining the lowest responsible bid must be rejected unless the 6.8alteration or erasure is corrected as provided in this section. An alteration or erasure may 6.9be crossed out and the correction thereof printed in ink or typewritten adjacent thereto and 6.10initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. In the case of identical low bids from two or 6.11more bidders, the board may, at its discretion, utilize negotiated procurement methods with 6.12the tied low bidders for that particular transaction, so long as the price paid does not exceed 6.13the low tied bid price. In the case where only a single bid is received, the board may, at its 6.14discretion, negotiate a mutually agreeable contract with the bidder so long as the price paid 6.15does not exceed the original bid. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may readvertise. 6.16Standard requirement price contracts established for supplies or services to be purchased 6.17by the district must be established by competitive bids. Such standard requirement price 6.18contracts may contain escalation clauses and may provide for a negotiated price increase 6.19or decrease based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease in the 6.20vendor's costs. Either party to the contract may request that the other party demonstrate 6.21such increase or decrease. The term of such contracts must not exceed two years with an 6.22option on the part of the district to renew for an additional two years new text begin , except as provided in new text end 6.23 new text begin subdivision 7 new text end . Contracts for the purchase of perishable food items, except milk for school 6.24lunches and vocational training programs, in any amount may be made by direct negotiation 6.25by obtaining two or more written quotations for the purchase or sale, when possible, without 6.26advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of this section or section 6.27471.345, subdivision 3 . All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least 6.28one year after receipt. 6.29    Every contract made without compliance with the provisions of this section shall be 6.30void. Except in the case of the destruction of buildings or injury thereto, where the public 6.31interest would suffer by delay, contracts for repairs may be made without advertising for 6.32bids. 6.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July new text end 6.34 new text begin 1, 2017. new text end 7.1    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to 7.2read: 7.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Food service contracts. new text end new text begin A contract between a school board and a food service new text end 7.4 new text begin management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section new text end 7.5 new text begin 210.16, may be renewed annually after its initial term for not more than four additional new text end 7.6 new text begin years. new text end 7.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July new text end 7.8 new text begin 1, 2017. new text end 7.9    Sec. 9. new text begin [123B.651] ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC new text end 7.10 new text begin SCHOOLS. new text end 7.11 new text begin Beginning October 1, 2017, each public school or school district reporting on behalf of new text end 7.12 new text begin a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the Minnesota new text end 7.13 new text begin B3 Benchmarking program for all buildings under its custodial control. new text end 7.14    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 7.15    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms 7.16defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them. 7.17    (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation 7.18categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing: 7.19    (1) the sum of: 7.20    (i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph 7.21(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus 7.22    (ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and 7.23mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts 7.24operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district 7.25and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus 7.26    (iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as 7.27defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for 7.28pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per 7.29year of the cost of the type three school buses by: 8.1    (2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined 8.2in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause 8.3(2). 8.4    (b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to 8.5pupils as follows: 8.6    (1) Regular transportation is: 8.7    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary 8.8pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and 8.9resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school 8.10they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; 8.11but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent 8.12permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87; 8.13    (ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs; 8.14    (iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the 8.15pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the 8.16home and provider are within the attendance area of the school; 8.17    (iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils 8.18of a district without a secondary school; and 8.19    (v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 8.20subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 8.21border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when 8.22the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more, 8.23excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation. 8.24    For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility, 8.25school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of 8.26a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program 8.27for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part 8.28or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence, 8.29or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends. 8.30    (2) Excess transportation is: 8.31    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary 8.32pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school 8.33they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one 9.1mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary 9.2traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and 9.3    (ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 9.4subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 9.5border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they 9.6attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the 9.7school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service 9.8school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards. 9.9    (3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during 9.10the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance 9.11areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order. 9.12    (4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is: 9.13    (i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school 9.14bus between home or a respite care facility and school; 9.15    (ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to 9.16other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, 9.17and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to 9.18125A.24 , 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district 9.19where services are provided; 9.20    (iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections 9.21125A.12 , and 125A.26 to 125A.48; 9.22    (iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes; 9.23    (v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 9.24pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation 9.25required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities 9.26who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils 9.27are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or 9.28neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for 9.29children with a disability; 9.30    (vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging 9.31facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes; 10.1(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped 10.2with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan; 10.3and 10.4(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities 10.5in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized 10.6education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section 10.7124D.128 . 10.8    For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost 10.9of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of 10.10transporting new text begin a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision new text end 10.11 new text begin 30, new text end a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter home in another district to the school 10.12of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the 10.13school of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on 10.14district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for 10.15transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) 10.16and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation category must be excluded 10.17in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess 10.18transportation categories according to paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school 10.19district may transport a child who does not have a school of origin to the same school 10.20attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless new text begin or in a shelter care facility new text end . 10.21    (5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is: 10.22    (i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 10.23pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation 10.24for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4); 10.25    (ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public 10.26school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services 10.27pursuant to section 123B.44; and 10.28    (iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for 10.29nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities. 10.30    (c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational 10.31programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and 10.32health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as 10.33defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13. 11.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 10, 2016. new text end 11.2    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 11.3    Subd. 2. Program requirements. (a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider 11.4must: 11.5(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and 11.6emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and 11.7language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English 11.8learners, to the extent practicable; 11.9    (2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned 11.10to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves 11.11the program, new text begin and new text end screening and progress monitoring measures, and others new text begin must be new text end 11.12 new text begin multi-domain and an age-appropriate version new text end from the state-approved menu of kindergarten 11.13entry profile measures; 11.14(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum, 11.15assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and 11.16kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards; 11.17(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity 11.18to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction 11.19per school year for a prekindergarten student; 11.20(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the 11.21salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff; 11.22(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based 11.23prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs; 11.24(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent 11.25engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in 11.26prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education 11.27under section 124D.13; 11.28(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including new text begin physical and mental new text end 11.29health and social service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services; 11.30(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early 11.31childhood special education, homeless new text begin food and nutrition, new text end students new text begin experiencing new text end 11.32 new text begin homelessness new text end , and English learners; 12.1(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children; 12.2(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching 12.3for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by 12.4a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in 12.5early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development 12.6programs, and instruction; and 12.7(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development, 12.8instruction, assessments, and new text begin curriculum in new text end prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula. 12.9(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early 12.10childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and 12.11instruction. 12.12(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and 12.13measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11 12.14and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of 12.15education. 12.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 12.17    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 12.18    Subd. 8. Average daily membership. (a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten 12.19through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils 12.20on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date 12.21of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is 12.22officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil, 12.23regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days during 12.24the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or 12.25intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the 12.26home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this 12.27section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section 12.28120A.22 . Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days 12.29of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the number of 12.30days the schools are in session new text begin or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weather new text end . 12.31Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only 12.32included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately 12.33served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than 1.2 13.1pupils in average daily membership under this section. When the initial total average daily 13.2membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil enrolled in more than one school district during the 13.3fiscal year, each district's average daily membership must be reduced proportionately. 13.4(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership 13.5except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a. 13.6    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 13.7    Subd. 2. Basic revenue. The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance 13.8times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 13.92015 is $5,831. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948. The formula allowance 13.10for fiscal year 2017 and later is $6,067. new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,158. new text end 13.11 new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,249. new text end 13.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 13.13    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 13.14    Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory 13.15education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415 13.16times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, 13.17subdivision 3 . For fiscal year 2015 and later, The compensatory education revenue for each 13.18building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation 13.19revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3 new text begin . A district's new text end 13.20 new text begin compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the new text end 13.21 new text begin district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article new text end 13.22 new text begin 2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017 new text end . Revenue shall be paid to the district and 13.23must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2. 13.24(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69 13.25changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils 13.26attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program 13.27for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative 13.28program for the prior school year. 13.29(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of 13.30a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the 13.31current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year. 13.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 14.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 14.2    Subd. 9. Referendum revenue. (a) The revenue authorized by section 126C.10, 14.3subdivision 1 , may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a 14.4referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The 14.5referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority, 14.6if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held 14.7in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11, 14.8paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in 14.9November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted 14.10pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue 14.11per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the 14.12increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the 14.13rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase 14.14calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum 14.15levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy 14.16authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the 14.17amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the 14.18specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies. 14.19The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue 14.20amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as "per 14.21pupil." The notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read, in cases of 14.22renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year: 14.23"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO 14.24EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED 14.25TO EXPIRE." 14.26    The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this subdivision 14.27and a question stating substantially the following: 14.28    "Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ......., School 14.29District No. .., be approved?" 14.30    If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times the 14.31adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall 14.32be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until 14.33revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum. 15.1    (b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more 15.2than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum 15.3and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any 15.4taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be 15.5those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where tax 15.6statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. Every 15.7property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or the 15.8county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner has requested 15.9in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include the name 15.10on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated amount of tax increase 15.11in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments, 15.12and commercial-industrial property within the school district. 15.13    The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring and 15.14project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in the first 15.15year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, 15.16apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district. 15.17    The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will result 15.18in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, the 15.19notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an existing 15.20operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year." 15.21    (c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue amount 15.22authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to revoke 15.23or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per adjusted pupil unit by which the 15.24authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the voters of the district pursuant 15.25to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at least once before it is subject to 15.26a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent years. Only one revocation or 15.27reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any specific 15.28year and for years thereafter. 15.29    (d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to 15.30pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision. 15.31    (e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a copy of 15.32the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor of 15.33each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results of the referendum 15.34have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of the results 16.1of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify the commissioner of the 16.2results of the referendum. 16.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 16.4    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 16.5    Subd. 10. Payments to school nonoperating funds. Each fiscal year state general fund 16.6payments for a district nonoperating fund must be made at the current year aid payment 16.7percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. This amount 16.8shall be paid in 12 new text begin six new text end equal monthly installments new text begin from July through December new text end . The amount 16.9of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during 16.10the fiscal year of the entitlement must be paid prior to October 31 of the following school 16.11year. The commissioner may make advance payments of debt service equalization aid and 16.12state-paid tax credits for a district's debt service fund earlier than would occur under the 16.13preceding schedule if the district submits evidence showing a serious cash flow problem in 16.14the fund. The commissioner may make earlier payments during the year and, if necessary, 16.15increase the percent of the entitlement paid to reduce the cash flow problem. 16.16    Sec. 17. new text begin NEVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT; LEVY ADJUSTMENT. new text end 16.17 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.48, Independent School District No. new text end 16.18 new text begin 308, Nevis, at the discretion of its school board, may spread any levy adjustment remaining new text end 16.19 new text begin from the conversion of its operating referendum revenue over three or fewer years beginning new text end 16.20 new text begin with school property taxes for taxes payable in 2018. new text end 16.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 16.22    Sec. 18. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; TRANSPORTATION REPORT. new text end 16.23 new text begin By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of education must prepare a report for the new text end 16.24 new text begin legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education new text end 16.25 new text begin finance on pupil transportation costs. The commissioner must consult with pupil new text end 16.26 new text begin transportation professionals throughout the state in developing and preparing the report. new text end 16.27 new text begin The report must: new text end 16.28 new text begin (1) identify and analyze funding inequities between districts; new text end 16.29 new text begin (2) make recommendations for statutory changes necessary to provide equitable and new text end 16.30 new text begin adequate transportation funding; new text end 17.1 new text begin (3) consider changes in student demographics, attendance patterns, online learning, open new text end 17.2 new text begin enrollment, and declining enrollment; new text end 17.3 new text begin (4) consider district topography, including the presence of lakes and rivers within the new text end 17.4 new text begin district; new text end 17.5 new text begin (5) consider differential labor and fuel costs; and new text end 17.6 new text begin (6) examine whether public transportation options can be used more effectively to provide new text end 17.7 new text begin transportation services. new text end 17.8    Sec. 19. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 17.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 17.10 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 17.11 new text begin designated. new text end 17.12     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin General education aid. new text end new text begin For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 17.13 new text begin section 126C.13, subdivision 4: new text end 17.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 7,001,339,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 17.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 7,161,392,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 17.16 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $661,248,000 for 2017 and $6,340,091,000 for 2018. new text end 17.17 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $675,589,000 for 2018 and $6,485,803,000 for 2019. new text end 17.18     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end new text begin For transportation of pupils attending new text end 17.19 new text begin postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation new text end 17.20 new text begin of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03: new text end 17.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 29,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 17.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 31,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 17.23     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Abatement aid. new text end new text begin For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49: new text end 17.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,374,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 17.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,163,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 17.26 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018. new text end 17.27 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 for 2019. new text end 17.28     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end new text begin For districts consolidating under Minnesota new text end 17.29 new text begin Statutes, section 123A.485: new text end 17.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 185,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 17.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 382,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 18.1 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018. new text end 18.2 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 for 2019. new text end 18.3     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end new text begin For nonpublic pupil education aid under new text end 18.4 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87: new text end 18.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,182,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 18.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 19,164,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 18.7 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,495,000 for 2018. new text end 18.8 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,832,000 for 2018 and $17,332,000 for 2019. new text end 18.9     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end new text begin For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under new text end 18.10 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9: new text end 18.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,292,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 18.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,366,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 18.13 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,457,000 for 2018. new text end 18.14 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,828,000 for 2018 and $16,538,000 for 2019. new text end 18.15     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end new text begin For a grant to Independent School District No. 690, new text end 18.16 new text begin Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School: new text end 18.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 18.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 18.19     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end new text begin For career and technical aid under Minnesota new text end 18.20 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b: new text end 18.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,561,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 18.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 18.23 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018. new text end 18.24 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 for 2019. new text end 18.25    Sec. 20. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 18.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.73, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 18.27ARTICLE 2 18.28EDUCATION EXCELLENCE 18.29    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 19.1    Subdivision 1. Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas are 19.2required for statewide accountability: 19.3    (1) language arts; 19.4    (2) mathematics; 19.5    (3) science; 19.6    (4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and 19.7citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3; 19.8    (5) physical education; 19.9    (6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and 19.10    (7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as 19.11determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least 19.12three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and 19.13visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the 19.14following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts. 19.15    (b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, 19.16mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students 19.17with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education 19.18program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An 19.19individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish 19.20alternative standards. 19.21(c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the department must adopt the most recent 19.22National Association of Sport and Physical Education new text begin SHAPE America (Society of Health new text end 19.23 new text begin and Physical Educators) new text end kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for 19.24physical education as the required physical education academic standards. The department 19.25may modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification 19.26and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The 19.27department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use as an 19.28alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education 19.29standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year new text begin that the standards must be implemented new text end 19.30 new text begin by all schools new text end . 19.31    (d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a 19.32result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11, 19.33and 120B.20. 20.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and new text end 20.2 new text begin is retroactive to July 1, 2016. new text end 20.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 20.4    Subd. 3. Rulemaking. The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this section 20.5and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for implementing 20.6statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social 20.7studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under this subdivision 20.8are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these rules nor adopt new 20.9rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. The academic standards 20.10for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for all students beginning 20.11in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science and social studies must 20.12be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school year. 20.13    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 20.14    Subd. 1b. State bilingual and multilingual seals. (a) Consistent with efforts to strive 20.15for the world's best workforce under sections 120B.11 and 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph 20.16(i), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections 124D.861 and 20.17124D.862 , voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established to recognize high 20.18school students new text begin in any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school new text end who demonstrate an 20.19advanced-low level or an intermediate high level of functional proficiency in listening, 20.20speaking, reading, and writing on either assessments aligned with American Council on the 20.21Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines or on equivalent valid 20.22and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English. American Sign 20.23Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision and a world 20.24language for purposes of subdivision 1a. 20.25(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal: 20.26(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits; and 20.27(2) students must demonstrate mastery of Minnesota's English language proficiency 20.28standards. 20.29(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school student who demonstrates an 20.30intermediate high ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition to 20.31English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high school student who 20.32demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in more 21.1than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual gold 21.2seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional 21.3proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state bilingual 21.4platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of 21.5functional proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive 21.6the state multilingual platinum seal. 21.7(d) School districts and charter schools may give students periodic opportunities to 21.8demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a 21.9language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable, a 21.10school district or charter school may rely on evaluators trained in assessing under ACTFL 21.11proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or indigenous language 21.12proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools must maintain appropriate 21.13records to identify high school students eligible to receive the state bilingual or multilingual 21.14gold and platinum seals. The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate seal 21.15to the transcript of each high school student who meets the requirements of this subdivision 21.16and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school must not 21.17charge the high school student a fee for this seal. 21.18(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world 21.19languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other than 21.20English under this section. 21.21(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a student 21.22who demonstrates an intermediate high or advanced-low ACTFL level of functional 21.23proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than English 21.24and who participates in community service activities that are integrated into the curriculum, 21.25involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy in the school or local community. 21.26(g) The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are aligned to 21.27ACTFL proficiency guidelines. 21.28(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges 21.29and Universities system must establish criteria to translate the seals into college credits 21.30based on the world language course equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State Colleges 21.31and Universities faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the Minnesota 21.32State Colleges and Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who receives 21.33a Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student who 21.34demonstrated the requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to receive a 22.1seal or certificate and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution 22.2must request college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within three 22.3academic years after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged 22.4to award students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph. 22.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, is amended to read: 22.6120B.12 READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE 22.73. 22.8    Subdivision 1. Literacy goal. The legislature seeks to have every child reading at or 22.9above grade level no later than the end of grade 3, including English learners, new text begin students new text end 22.10 new text begin receiving literacy interventions under section 125A.56, and students in an approved program new text end 22.11 new text begin under section 125A.50, new text end and that teachers provide comprehensive, scientifically based reading 22.12instruction consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. 22.13     new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this new text end 22.14 new text begin subdivision have the meanings given them. new text end 22.15 new text begin (b) "Core reading instruction" means the curriculum, assessments, materials, and new text end 22.16 new text begin instructional practices with which all students are actively engaged to achieve and exceed new text end 22.17 new text begin proficiency standards. new text end 22.18 new text begin (c) "Diagnostic" means assessments intended to identify students' specific areas of need new text end 22.19 new text begin related to literacy to inform instructional decisions. new text end 22.20 new text begin (d) "Evidence-based" means demonstrating a statistically significant effect on improving new text end 22.21 new text begin student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on strong evidence from one or more new text end 22.22 new text begin quality experimental studies, moderate evidence from one or more quasi-experimental new text end 22.23 new text begin studies, or promising evidence from one or more correlational studies with statistical controls new text end 22.24 new text begin for selection bias. new text end 22.25 new text begin (e) "Fidelity" means the extent to which a practice, program, or strategy is implemented new text end 22.26 new text begin as designed. new text end 22.27 new text begin (f) "Multisensory instruction" means instruction that incorporates opportunities to practice new text end 22.28 new text begin that include seeing, hearing, saying, and physically doing. new text end 22.29 new text begin (g) "Multitiered system of supports" means a framework to improve outcomes for all new text end 22.30 new text begin students that organizes district-level resources to address each individual student's needs, new text end 22.31 new text begin such as academic or behavior needs or both, that includes: screening of all students using new text end 22.32 new text begin valid and reliable measures; tiers of instruction that vary in intensity; collaborative teams new text end 23.1 new text begin that review data, problem solve, and organize instruction; frequent progress monitoring new text end 23.2 new text begin using valid and reliable measures to determine the impact of evidence-based interventions; new text end 23.3 new text begin and a system to ensure that instruction including interventions are evidence-based and new text end 23.4 new text begin implemented with fidelity. For the purposes of this section, the multitiered system applies new text end 23.5 new text begin to the development of literacy to increase the number of students meeting proficiency new text end 23.6 new text begin standards. new text end 23.7 new text begin (h) "Progress monitoring" means frequent assessment to examine a student's rate of new text end 23.8 new text begin progress on specific skills in order to guide decisions regarding the effectiveness of new text end 23.9 new text begin intervention programs, as well as assisting in making additional instructional decisions for new text end 23.10 new text begin a student. new text end 23.11 new text begin (i) "Screening" means systematically assessing all students on literacy indicators for the new text end 23.12 new text begin purpose of identifying students who may require additional support and who are at risk of new text end 23.13 new text begin poor learning outcomes. Screening assessments are typically brief, conducted with all new text end 23.14 new text begin students at a grade level, and followed by additional testing or short-term progress monitoring new text end 23.15 new text begin to corroborate students' risk status. new text end 23.16 new text begin (j) "Supplemental and intensive instruction" means instruction that increases the intensity new text end 23.17 new text begin and practice of an activity, which is accomplished primarily by increasing the instructional new text end 23.18 new text begin time, reducing the size of the group, and focusing the instruction. new text end 23.19 new text begin (k) "Systematic and explicit instruction" means instruction that logically builds from new text end 23.20 new text begin the smallest to more complex concepts such that there is no confusion or doubt and includes new text end 23.21 new text begin specific design and delivery procedures. new text end 23.22    Subd. 2. Identification; report. (a) Each school district shall identify before the end of 23.23kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before the 23.24end of the current school year. Reading new text begin The district must use locally adopted, new text end 23.25 new text begin developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screening and diagnostic new text end assessments 23.26in English, and in the predominant languages of district students new text begin , new text end where practicable, must new text begin new text end 23.27 new text begin to new text end identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. The district 23.28also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific 23.29needs of English learners. The district must use a locally adopted, developmentally 23.30appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report new text begin each of the following new text end 23.31 new text begin to the commissioner by July 1: new text end 23.32     new text begin (1) a new text end summary new text begin of new text end assessment results to the commissioner by July 1. new text begin ; and new text end 24.1     new text begin (2) new text end The district also must annually report a summary of the district's efforts to screen 24.2and identify students with dyslexia new text begin consistent with section 125A.01 new text end or convergence 24.3insufficiency disorder to the commissioner by July 1. 24.4(b) A student identified under this subdivision new text begin , including English learners, students with new text end 24.5 new text begin identified reading disorders, and students with disabilities, new text end must be provided with alternate 24.6instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1 new text begin additional evidence-based literacy practices new text end 24.7 new text begin such as through a system of multitiered supports or specially designed instructional services new text end 24.8 new text begin as identified in an individualized education program new text end . 24.9    Subd. 2a. Parent notification and involvement. Schools, at least annually, must give 24.10the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information 24.11about: 24.12(1) new text begin the new text end student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment; 24.13(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student new text begin and the student's new text end 24.14 new text begin progress new text end ; and 24.15(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming 24.16grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language. 24.17 new text begin A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education new text end 24.18 new text begin evaluation. new text end 24.19    Subd. 3. Intervention. new text begin (a) new text end For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district 24.20shall provide reading intervention new text begin , such as through a multitiered system of supports, new text end to 24.21accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end 24.22of the current grade and school year new text begin consistent with sections 125A.50 and 125A.56, new text end 24.23 new text begin subdivision 2. Reading instruction and interventions must be appropriate to the specific new text end 24.24 new text begin needs of English learners new text end . 24.25 new text begin (b) new text end District intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, 24.26collaboration with appropriate school and community programs. 24.27 new text begin (c) new text end Intervention methods new text begin delivery options new text end may include, but are not limited to, requiring 24.28attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that the student 24.29be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day, new text begin specially designed new text end 24.30 new text begin instruction for students who qualify for special education services, new text end extended-day programs, 24.31or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections. 24.32 new text begin (d) Intervention methods matched to the needs, stage of development, and culture of the new text end 24.33 new text begin students engaging with the instruction must include, but are not limited to: new text end 25.1 new text begin (1) evidence-based practices delivered with fidelity; new text end 25.2 new text begin (2) systematic, explicit, multisensory instruction with sufficient practice; new text end 25.3 new text begin (3) provision of timely error correction and positive feedback to students; new text end 25.4 new text begin (4) use of progress monitoring data for decision making; and new text end 25.5 new text begin (5) supplemental and intensive instruction. new text end 25.6 new text begin (e) A student, other than a student under an individualized education program (IEP), new text end 25.7 new text begin who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency as measured by the statewide reading new text end 25.8 new text begin assessment in grade 3 shall receive a personal learning plan in a format determined by the new text end 25.9 new text begin school or school district in consultation with classroom teachers, and developed and updated new text end 25.10 new text begin as needed in consultation, to the extent practicable, with the student and the student's parents new text end 25.11 new text begin by the classroom teachers and other qualified school professionals involved with the student's new text end 25.12 new text begin elementary school progress. A personal learning plan shall address knowledge gaps and new text end 25.13 new text begin skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and new text end 25.14 new text begin outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments and timelines, and may include grade new text end 25.15 new text begin retention, if necessary, to meet the student's best interests. Intervention must continue after new text end 25.16 new text begin grade 3 until the student is reading at grade level. new text end 25.17    Subd. 4. Staff development. Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to 25.18identify the staff development needs so that: 25.19(1) elementary teachers are able to implement comprehensive, scientifically based reading 25.20and oral language instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, 25.21fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and 25.22other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading 25.23proficiency; 25.24(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically 25.25based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic, 25.26and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for 25.27the identified students; 25.28(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve 25.29reading and writing instruction; 25.30(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are 25.31able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are English learners by 25.32maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English language 26.1development, including oral academic language development, and build academic literacy; 26.2and 26.3(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables 26.4students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships. 26.5    Subd. 4a. Local literacy plan. (a) Consistent with this section, a school district must 26.6adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no later than 26.7the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with section 26.8122A.06, subdivision 4 , and include the following: 26.9(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and data to support the 26.10effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading 26.11proficiency; 26.12(2) a process to notify and involve parents; 26.13(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading 26.14intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying the reading 26.15strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress; 26.16(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above 26.17grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the 26.18intervention; and 26.19(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs. 26.20(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site. 26.21    Subd. 5. Commissioner. The commissioner shall recommend to districts multiple 26.22assessment tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying students under subdivision 26.232. The commissioner shall also make available examples of nationally recognized and 26.24research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to provide comprehensive, 26.25scientifically based reading instruction and intervention under this section. 26.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 26.27    Sec. 5. new text begin [120B.122] DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST. new text end 26.28     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide new text end 26.29 new text begin technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of new text end 26.30 new text begin information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and new text end 26.31 new text begin related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness new text end 26.32 new text begin and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or new text end 27.1 new text begin identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation new text end 27.2 new text begin guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06, new text end 27.3 new text begin subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education teachers new text end 27.4 new text begin to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with dyslexia new text end 27.5 new text begin or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations new text end 27.6 new text begin related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development new text end 27.7 new text begin programs and materials. new text end 27.8     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia new text end 27.9 new text begin therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified dyslexia new text end 27.10 new text begin training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening, new text end 27.11 new text begin identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. new text end 27.12     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Requirements. new text end new text begin A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and new text end 27.13 new text begin related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based, new text end 27.14 new text begin multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics, phonemic new text end 27.15 new text begin awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. new text end 27.16    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.125, is amended to read: 27.17120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO 27.18POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING 27.19PLANS. 27.20(a) Consistent with sections 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, 120B.14, 120B.15, 120B.30, 27.21subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning 27.22in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore 27.23their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan 27.24for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All 27.25students' plans must: 27.26(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college ready 27.27curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and 27.28employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication, 27.29critical thinking, and good work habits; 27.30(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations new text begin and inform the student and the new text end 27.31 new text begin student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement level new text end 27.32 new text begin score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high new text end 27.33 new text begin school new text end ; 28.1(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning styles 28.2that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and 28.3employment choices; 28.4(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective 28.5means for achieving those goals; 28.6(5) help students access education and career options; 28.7(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and 28.8experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied 28.9and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content; 28.10(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance 28.11that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education 28.12and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility for 28.13financial aid and scholarship; 28.14(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12 28.15schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and regional 28.16employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment and 28.17provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and 28.18(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or 28.19guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps 28.20the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high 28.21school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment 28.22or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work. 28.23(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that 28.24introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, or 28.25employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily 28.26select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training. 28.27(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English 28.28learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum, targeted 28.29materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources 28.30to enable English learners to become career and college ready. 28.31(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition 28.32to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities 29.1of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's unique 29.2talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns. 29.3(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or 29.4standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP satisfies 29.5the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed. 29.6 new text begin (f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by new text end 29.7 new text begin the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school, shall new text end 29.8 new text begin be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident under 21 new text end 29.9 new text begin years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph new text end 29.10 new text begin (c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled. new text end 29.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 29.12    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.132, is amended to read: 29.13120B.132 RAISED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVANCED PLACEMENT 29.14AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS. 29.15    Subdivision 1. Establishment; eligibility. A program is established to raise kindergarten 29.16through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in 29.17preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs, 29.18consistent with section 120B.13. Schools and charter schools eligible to participate under 29.19this section: 29.20    (1) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a new 29.21international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization, 29.22expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization, or expand 29.23an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or 29.24    (2) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new or 29.25expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses 29.26and exams or preadvanced placement initiative; and 29.27    (3) must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by: 29.28    (i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placement or 29.29international baccalaureate courses or programs; 29.30    (ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses 29.31or programs that are available to students; 30.1    (iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in advanced 30.2placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and succeed; 30.3    (iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access to 30.4advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and programs; or 30.5    (v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other 30.6disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced 30.7placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and achieving satisfactory 30.8scores on related exams. 30.9    Subd. 2. Application and review process; funding priority. (a) Charter schools and 30.10school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to the 30.11commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive funding 30.12to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific 30.13efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement, 30.14consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter school's 30.15current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and 30.16international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate 30.17that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced 30.18placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for 30.19administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The commissioner may 30.20require an applicant to provide additional information. 30.21    (b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant 30.22satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner may 30.23give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates: 30.24    (1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement, 30.25or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation in, 30.26access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access, or 30.27success of low-income and other disadvantaged students; 30.28    (2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 30.29international baccalaureate courses or programs; 30.30    (3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations 30.31in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 30.32international baccalaureate courses or programs; 31.1    (4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are 31.2available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate 31.3courses or programs; or 31.4    (5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged 31.5students. new text begin ; or new text end 31.6 new text begin (6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course new text end 31.7 new text begin offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other new text end 31.8 new text begin disadvantaged students. new text end 31.9    Subd. 3. Funding; permissible funding uses. (a) The commissioner shall award grants 31.10to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of subdivisions 31.111 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical basis to the 31.12extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed the lesser of: 31.13    (1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October 1 of the 31.14previous fiscal year; or 31.15    (2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under 31.16subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum funding 31.17award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the current 31.18fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum funding award computed using 31.19prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings, school openings, 31.20grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between the prior fiscal year 31.21and the current fiscal year new text begin ; or new text end 31.22     new text begin (3) $150,000 per district or charter school new text end . 31.23    (b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive funding 31.24under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to: 31.25    (1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students, including 31.26low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced placement, 31.27advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 31.28    (2) further develop preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international 31.29baccalaureate courses or programs; 31.30    (3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including 31.31low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in preadvanced placement, 31.32advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 32.1    (4) purchase books and supplies; 32.2    (5) pay course or program fees; 32.3    (6) increase students' participation in and success with preadvanced placement, advanced 32.4placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 32.5    (7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 32.6international baccalaureate courses or programs through online learning; 32.7    (8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement or 32.8international baccalaureate courses or programs; or 32.9    (9) engage in other activity directly related new text begin activities new text end to expanding new text begin expand low-income new text end 32.10 new text begin or disadvantaged new text end students' access to, participation in, and success with preadvanced 32.11placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs, 32.12including new text begin . Other activities may include but are not limited to preparing and disseminating new text end 32.13 new text begin promotional materials to new text end low-income and other disadvantaged students new text begin and their families new text end . 32.14    Subd. 4. new text begin Grants; new text end annual reports. (a) Each school district and charter school that receives 32.15a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data to 32.16demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised students' 32.17academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner in 32.18the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by February 32.1915 must make summary data about this program available to the education policy and finance 32.20committees of the legislature. 32.21    (b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section annually 32.22must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and 32.23Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, 32.24and international baccalaureate courses and programs. The report must demonstrate that 32.25the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from other sources for advanced 32.26placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs 32.27compared with the previous fiscal year, and the district or charter school has expended all 32.28grant funds, consistent with its approved budget. 32.29     new text begin (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a grant under this section is available for new text end 32.30 new text begin three years from the date of the grant if the district or charter school meets the annual new text end 32.31 new text begin benchmarks in its plan under subdivision 1. new text end 33.1    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 33.2    Subdivision 1. Statewide testing. (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with 33.3appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with 33.4subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade level 33.5to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and mathematics 33.6assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic standards under 33.7section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered annually to all 33.8students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's 33.9required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to all high school 33.10students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The 33.11commissioner shall establish one or more months during which schools shall administer 33.12the tests to students each school year. 33.13(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be 33.14assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics, 33.15or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), 33.16clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 33.17college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 33.18recognized armed services vocational aptitude test. 33.19(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible 33.20to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, 33.21mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, 33.22paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 33.23college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 33.24recognized armed services vocational aptitude test. 33.25(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an 33.26alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. 33.27(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic 33.28standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner: 33.29(1) mathematics; 33.30(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and 33.31(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year; 33.32(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 33.33school year; and 34.1(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the 34.22012-2013 school year. 34.3    (c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students' 34.4state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student 34.5education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include 34.6the following: 34.7    (1) an opportunity to participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade 34.811 or grade 12; 34.9    (2) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing, 34.10consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous 34.11development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress 34.12and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where 34.13students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or 34.14remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine 34.15students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that 34.16support academic rigor for the student; and 34.17    (3) new text begin (2) new text end consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration 34.18and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally 34.19relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly 34.20reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for 34.21postsecondary remediation. 34.22Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program 34.23may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the 34.24state-identified alternative assessments. 34.25    (d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under 34.26this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student 34.27completion. 34.28    A student under paragraph (c), clause (2) new text begin (1) new text end , must receive targeted, relevant, academically 34.29rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention 34.30plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the 34.31student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for 34.32postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49, 34.33and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in 34.34grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate 35.1in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not 35.2required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this 35.3subdivision to graduate from high school. 35.4    (e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to 35.5participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding 35.6for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must pay the cost new text begin reimburse a student new text end 35.7 new text begin in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal new text end , one time, for an interested 35.8student in grade 11 or 12 to take new text begin for the registration fees associated with new text end a nationally 35.9recognized college entrance exam before graduating. A student must be able to take the 35.10exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and at any one 35.11of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district. new text begin In order to comply new text end 35.12 new text begin with this subdivision, new text end a district may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT 35.13to comply with this paragraph new text begin at the student's high school or arrange for the student to take new text end 35.14 new text begin the exam at another location new text end . If the district administers only one of these two tests and a 35.15student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, the new text begin new text end 35.16 new text begin A free or reduced-price meal eligible new text end student may take the other test new text begin exam new text end at a different 35.17time or location and remains eligible for the examination fee reimbursement. 35.18    (f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 35.19must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students 35.20and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted 35.21interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments 35.22and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary 35.23education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering 35.24formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the 35.25oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must 35.26ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications 35.27and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments. 35.28    (g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to 35.29help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for 35.30postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. 35.31Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships, 35.32among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue, 35.33review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This 35.34process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve 35.35students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as 36.1a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential, 36.2an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their 36.3interests and career goals. 36.4(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which 36.5include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under 36.6subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate 36.7in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may 36.8include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments 36.9that extend beyond course grades. 36.10(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted 36.11instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding 36.12college credit to high school students. 36.13    (j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career 36.14or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived, 36.15clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that 36.16students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a 36.17reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary 36.18remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators, 36.19and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational 36.20knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment 36.21or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified 36.22and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements. 36.23    (k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or 36.24charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career 36.25and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable. 36.26    (l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a 36.27notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who, 36.28according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement 36.29during high school. 36.30(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school 36.31test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning 36.32and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The 36.33commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments in 36.34grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota 37.1State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on the high 37.2school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent with 37.3section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the 37.4computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results. 37.5    (n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must 37.6be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing 37.7process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site 37.8and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a. 37.9    (o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public 37.10reporting system: 37.11    (1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through 37.128 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound 37.13accommodations or alternate assessments; 37.14    (2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts 37.15and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school 37.16graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level; 37.17    (3) state results on the American College Test; and 37.18    (4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress 37.19so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and, 37.20where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor 37.21achievement. 37.22    (p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high 37.23school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career 37.24pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or 37.25industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready 37.26are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college 37.27or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation. 37.28    (q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural 37.29competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will to interact effectively 37.30with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. 38.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 38.2    Subd. 1a. Statewide and local assessments; results. (a) For purposes of this section, 38.3the following definitions have the meanings given them. 38.4(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments. 38.5(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include new text begin "Adaptive assessments" means new text end test items that 38.6are on-grade level and items that may be above or below a student's grade level. 38.7(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state 38.8academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment. 38.9(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the grade 38.10level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state academic 38.11standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards 38.12above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding the student's 38.13grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not violate the 38.14requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards. 38.15(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the grade 38.16level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic standards 38.17to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards below the 38.18student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering 38.19below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state 38.20assessments must be aligned with state standards. 38.21(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments for 38.22grades 3 through 8. 38.23(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability 38.24requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading 38.25and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading 38.26and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a high school writing test 38.27aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and science assessments under 38.28clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student growth toward achieving those 38.29standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards 38.30in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must require: 38.31    (1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through 38.328, and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and 39.1    (2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades 39.26 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, and the 39.3commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school science 39.4assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma. 39.5(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments: 39.6(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available within 39.7three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an assessment 39.8reflects new performance standards; 39.9(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first assessment 39.10to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale; 39.11(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and middle 39.12school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary 39.13achievement; and 39.14(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and 39.15weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student 39.16instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and 39.17developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject 39.18areas, and aligned to state academic standards. 39.19    (e) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and 39.20secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students' 39.21values, attitudes, and beliefs. 39.22    (f) Reporting of state assessment results must: 39.23    (1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of 39.24individual students, schools, school districts, and the state; 39.25    (2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and 39.26    (3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards. 39.27    (g) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include appropriate, 39.28technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very few students with 39.29disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and for English learners. 39.30    (h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments 39.31under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student progress toward 39.32career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic standards. A school, 40.1school district, or charter school may use a student's performance on a statewide assessment 40.2as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A school, school 40.3district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance on a statewide 40.4assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's 40.5assessment score on the student's transcript. 40.6    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a subdivision 40.7to read: 40.8     new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end new text begin Rollout sites; report. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education shall designate up to new text end 40.9 new text begin six school districts or charter schools as rollout sites. new text end 40.10 new text begin (a) The rollout sites should represent urban school districts, suburban school districts, new text end 40.11 new text begin nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner shall designate rollout new text end 40.12 new text begin sites and notify the schools by August 1, 2017, and the designated school districts or charter new text end 40.13 new text begin schools shall have the right to opt-out or opt-in as rollout sites by September 1, 2017. new text end new text begin new text end 40.14 new text begin (b) The commissioner must consult stakeholders and review the American Community new text end 40.15 new text begin Survey to develop recommendations for best practices for disaggregated data. Stakeholders new text end 40.16 new text begin consulted under this paragraph include at least: new text end 40.17 new text begin (1) the rollout sites; new text end 40.18 new text begin (2) parent groups; and new text end 40.19 new text begin (3) community representatives. new text end 40.20 new text begin (c) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over new text end 40.21 new text begin kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by February 1, 2018. The new text end 40.22 new text begin commissioner may research best practices from other states that have disaggregated data new text end 40.23 new text begin beyond the requirements of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary new text end 40.24 new text begin Education Act. The commissioner must consult with the stakeholders on how to measure new text end 40.25 new text begin a student's background as an immigrant or a refugee and provide a recommendation in the new text end 40.26 new text begin report on how to include the data in the statewide rollout. The recommendations may address: new text end 40.27 new text begin (1) the most meaningful use of disaggregated data, including but not limited to which new text end 40.28 new text begin reports should include further disaggregated data; new text end 40.29 new text begin (2) collection of additional student characteristics, including but not limited to ensuring new text end 40.30 new text begin enhanced enrollment forms: new text end new text begin new text end 40.31 new text begin (i) provide context and the objective of additional data; new text end 41.1 new text begin (ii) are designed to convey respect and acknowledgment of the sensitive nature of the new text end 41.2 new text begin additional data; and new text end 41.3 new text begin (iii) are designed to collect data consistent with user feedback; new text end new text begin new text end 41.4 new text begin (3) efficient data-reporting approaches when reporting additional information to the new text end 41.5 new text begin department; new text end 41.6 new text begin (4) the frequency by which districts and schools must update enrollment forms to meet new text end 41.7 new text begin the needs of the state's changing racial and ethnic demographics; and new text end 41.8 new text begin (5) the criteria for determining additional data. This recommendation should include a new text end 41.9 new text begin recommendation for frequency of reviews and updates of the additional data and should new text end 41.10 new text begin also identify the approach of updating any additional census data and data on new enrollees. new text end 41.11 new text begin This recommendation must consider additional student groups that may face education new text end 41.12 new text begin disparities and must take into account maintaining student privacy and providing new text end 41.13 new text begin nonidentifiable student level data. new text end 41.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 41.15    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 41.16    Subd. 4. Student performance data. In developing policies and assessment processes 41.17to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards under section 41.18120B.021 , the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student data over time to 41.19report summary student performance and growth levels and, under section 120B.11, 41.20subdivision 2 , clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured at the school, school 41.21district, and statewide level. The commissioner shall use the student categories identified 41.22under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 41.23and student categories of homelessness, ethnicity new text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, new text end 41.24 new text begin paragraph (a), clause (2) new text end , race new text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause new text end 41.25 new text begin (2) new text end , home language, immigrant, refugee status, English learners under section 124D.59, free 41.26or reduced-price lunch, and other categories designated by federal law to organize and report 41.27the data so that state and local policy makers can understand the educational implications 41.28of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time as data are available. Any report the 41.29commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance must integrate 41.30student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate with that 41.31performance. 41.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later. new text end 42.1    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 42.2    Subd. 3. State growth target; other state measures. (a)(1) The state's educational 42.3assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators 42.4of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of 42.5achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide 42.6assessments. 42.7(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and 42.8report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the 42.9federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in 42.10addition to new text begin "other" for each race and ethnicity and new text end the Karen community, other student 42.11categories as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person 42.12threshold based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee status new text begin new text end 42.13 new text begin seven of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous new text end 42.14 new text begin Native groups, seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most new text end 42.15 new text begin populous Black and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population new text end 42.16 new text begin based on the most recent state demographer's report new text end ; English learners under section 124D.59; 42.17home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a 42.18Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that 42.19such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a 42.20category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal 42.21personally identifiable information about an individual student. 42.22(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment 42.23and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and 42.24researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes 42.25criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth 42.26under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added 42.27measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used to advance 42.28educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' 42.29diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel 42.30data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to: 42.31(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and 42.32(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state 42.33student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and 42.34outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and 43.1Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under 43.2paragraph (a), clause (2). 43.3The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11, 43.4subdivision 2 , clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, 43.5including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic 43.6development of English learners and their native language development if the native language 43.7is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota 43.8public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English 43.9learner under section 124D.59. 43.10(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 43.11commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating 43.12the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary 43.13academic and career opportunities: 43.14(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates 43.15in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for 43.16postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects 43.17required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the 43.18Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and 43.19(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school 43.20graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more 43.21college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment 43.22options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section 43.23120B.021, subdivision 1a , or industry certification courses or programs. 43.24When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also 43.25analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified 43.26under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 43.27and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2). 43.28(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 43.29commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety 43.30and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories 43.31identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are 43.32separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the 43.33performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts 43.34on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable 44.1variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used 44.2at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or 44.3created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data 44.4under section 13.02, subdivision 9. 44.5(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify 44.6and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under 44.7sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students' 44.8graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report 44.9summary data on: 44.10(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph; 44.11(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels 44.12are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision 44.131; and 44.14(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in: 44.15(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade; 44.16(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students; 44.17(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track 44.18students; and 44.19(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students. 44.20The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education 44.21providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program. 44.22(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and 44.23experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English 44.24learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were 44.25previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report 44.26appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and 44.27assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program 44.28placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language. 44.29 new text begin (g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school new text end 44.30 new text begin district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause new text end 44.31 new text begin (2). new text end 45.1 new text begin (h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information new text end 45.2 new text begin on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and new text end 45.3 new text begin Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their new text end 45.4 new text begin families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student new text end 45.5 new text begin data. new text end 45.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later new text end 45.7 new text begin for rollout sites under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3a. This section is new text end 45.8 new text begin effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later for all other schools. new text end 45.9    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 45.10    Subd. 2. Alternative teacher professional pay system. (a) To participate in this program, 45.11a school district, an intermediate school district consistent with paragraph (d), a school site, 45.12or a charter school must have a world's best workforce plan under section 120B.11 and an 45.13alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school 45.14participant also must comply with subdivision 2a. 45.15    (b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must: 45.16    (1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional compensation; 45.17    (2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter 45.18school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers to retain 45.19primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional development 45.20that helps other teachers improve their skills; 45.21    (3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation 45.22paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in 45.23this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance 45.24using: 45.25    (i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected 45.26standardized assessment outcomes, or both; 45.27    (ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models or 45.28student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause 45.29(9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures that include 45.30the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under 45.31section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, 45.32paragraph (b), clause (10); and 46.1    (iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph 46.2(b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2); 46.3    (4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional 46.4learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with 46.5student needs under section 120B.11, consistent with the staff development plan under 46.6section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or 46.7mentor teachers; 46.8    (5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, school 46.9site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in that system 46.10without any quota or other limit; and 46.11    (6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers. 46.12(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may: 46.13    (1) include a hiring bonus or other added compensation for new text begin to provide students with new text end 46.14 new text begin equitable access to new text end teachers who new text begin , consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause new text end 46.15 new text begin (3): new text end 46.16     new text begin (i) new text end are identified as effective or highly effective under the local teacher professional 46.17review cycle and new text begin or, when being considered for hire as first-year teachers, have demonstrated new text end 46.18 new text begin skills during student teaching for being highly effective at closing achievement gaps; new text end 46.19     new text begin (ii) new text end work in a new text begin high-need or new text end hard-to-fill position new text begin ; new text end or 46.20     new text begin (iii) are hired to work new text end in a hard-to-staff school such as a school with a majority of students 46.21whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated school, or a school 46.22identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs or services for its students; and 46.23    (2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced 46.24certification new text begin with at least 18 credits new text end in their content field of licensure new text begin required for teaching new text end 46.25 new text begin concurrent enrollment or college in the schools courses new text end , new text begin or to new text end pursue the training or education 46.26necessary to obtain an additional licensure in shortage areas identified by the district or 46.27charter school, new text begin ; new text end or 46.28     new text begin (3) new text end help fund a "grow your own" new text begin Grow Your Own new text end new teacher initiative new text begin involving new text end 46.29 new text begin nonlicensed educational professionals, including paraprofessionals and cultural liaisons, new text end 46.30 new text begin who are of color or who are American Indian new text end . 47.1    (d) An intermediate school district under this subdivision must demonstrate in a form 47.2and manner determined by the commissioner that it uses the aid it receives under this section 47.3for activities identified in the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement. 47.4    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 47.5    Subd. 4. Basic alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) The basic alternative teacher 47.6compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 47.72b , equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1. 47.8The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved 47.9under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils 47.10enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year 47.11for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative 47.12teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating 47.13school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts 47.14under subdivision 1. 47.15(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative 47.16teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 and 47.17$88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of 47.18alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these 47.19limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts, 47.20intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also 47.21reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first 47.22year to meet the needs of approved participants. 47.23 new text begin (c) new text end Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other 47.24cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the 47.25intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year. 47.26    Sec. 15. new text begin [122A.417] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE new text end 47.27 new text begin FOR ST. CROIX RIVER EDUCATION DISTRICT. new text end 47.28 new text begin Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River new text end 47.29 new text begin Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation new text end 47.30 new text begin revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year. To qualify for new text end 47.31 new text begin alternative teacher compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must meet new text end 47.32 new text begin all the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units, new text end 47.33 new text begin must report its staffing as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner determined new text end 48.1 new text begin by the commissioner, and must annually report to the department by November 30 its new text end 48.2 new text begin expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform new text end 48.3 new text begin financial accounting and reporting standards. new text end 48.4    Sec. 16. new text begin [122A.627] POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS. new text end 48.5 new text begin "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" or "PBIS" means an evidence-based new text end 48.6 new text begin framework for preventing problem behavior, providing instruction and support for positive new text end 48.7 new text begin and prosocial behaviors, and supporting social, emotional, and behavioral needs for all new text end 48.8 new text begin students. Schoolwide implementation of PBIS requires training, coaching, and evaluation new text end 48.9 new text begin for school staff to consistently implement the key components that make PBIS effective for new text end 48.10 new text begin all students, including: new text end 48.11 new text begin (1) establishing, defining, teaching, and practicing three to five positively stated new text end 48.12 new text begin schoolwide behavioral expectations that are representative of the local community and new text end 48.13 new text begin cultures; new text end 48.14 new text begin (2) developing and implementing a consistent system used by all staff to provide positive new text end 48.15 new text begin feedback and acknowledgment for students who display schoolwide behavioral expectations; new text end 48.16 new text begin (3) developing and implementing a consistent and specialized support system for students new text end 48.17 new text begin who do not display behaviors representative of schoolwide positive expectations; new text end 48.18 new text begin (4) developing a system to support decisions based on data related to student progress, new text end 48.19 new text begin effective implementation of behavioral practices, and screening for students requiring new text end 48.20 new text begin additional behavior supports; new text end 48.21 new text begin (5) using a continuum of evidence-based interventions that is integrated and aligned to new text end 48.22 new text begin support academic and behavioral success for all students; and new text end 48.23 new text begin (6) using a team-based approach to support effective implementation, monitor progress, new text end 48.24 new text begin and evaluate outcomes. new text end 48.25    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 48.26    Subdivision 1. Teacher mentoring new text begin , induction, and retention new text end programs. new text begin (a) new text end School 48.27districts are encouraged to develop teacher mentoring new text begin , induction, and retention new text end programs 48.28for teachers new to the profession or district, including teaching residents, new text begin teachers in new text end 48.29 new text begin high-need fields, new text end teachers of color, new text begin teachers who are American Indian, new text end teachers with special 48.30needs, or experienced teachers in need of peer coaching. 49.1 new text begin (b) Teacher mentoring programs must support districts' teacher evaluation and peer new text end 49.2 new text begin review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41, subdivision 5. A new text end 49.3 new text begin district may use staff development revenue under sections 122A.60 and 122A.61, special new text end 49.4 new text begin grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend of new text end 49.5 new text begin up to $500 to a mentor. new text end 49.6    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 49.7    Subd. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 49.8given to them. 49.9(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private, 49.10nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities 49.11industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 49.12or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or 49.13university located in Minnesota. 49.14(b) "Course" means a course or program. 49.15 new text begin (c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under new text end 49.16 new text begin subdivision 5 or 6 enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by new text end 49.17 new text begin a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school new text end 49.18 new text begin for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section new text end 49.19 new text begin 124D.091. new text end 49.20    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 49.21    Subd. 5. Authorization; notification. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 49.22an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled tribal 49.23contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange 49.24pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible 49.25institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by that 49.26postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade 49.27pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school 49.28eligible for aid under section , except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district 49.29under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered 49.30under subdivision 10, if (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution 49.31providing the course agree to the student's enrollment or (2) the course is a world language 49.32course currently available to 11th and 12th grade students, and consistent with section 49.33120B.022 governing world language standards, certificates, and seals. If an institution 50.1accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall send written 50.2notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner within ten 50.3days of acceptance. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that 50.4pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify 50.5the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution. 50.6    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 50.7to read: 50.8     new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end new text begin Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to new text end 50.9 new text begin the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled new text end 50.10 new text begin tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign new text end 50.11 new text begin exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll new text end 50.12 new text begin in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if: new text end 50.13 new text begin (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution providing the course new text end 50.14 new text begin agree to the student's enrollment; or new text end 50.15 new text begin (2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade new text end 50.16 new text begin students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards, new text end 50.17 new text begin certificates, and seals. new text end 50.18    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 50.19    Subd. 10. Courses according to agreements. new text begin (a) new text end An eligible pupil, according to 50.20subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a 50.21postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location, 50.22according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of an 50.23eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as 50.24defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public school 50.25board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise 50.26provided. 50.27 new text begin (b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color, new text end 50.28 new text begin to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and postsecondary new text end 50.29 new text begin institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or new text end 50.30 new text begin "Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives a new text end 50.31 new text begin grant to develop a course under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner new text end 50.32 new text begin in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students new text end 51.1 new text begin in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission new text end 51.2 new text begin to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs. new text end 51.3    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read: 51.4    Subd. 13. Financial arrangements. For a pupil enrolled in a course under this section, 51.5the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that were 51.6taken for secondary credit. 51.7The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary institution 51.8for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not make payments 51.9to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially withdraws during 51.10the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the postsecondary 51.11institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or semester and is not 51.12receiving instruction in the home or hospital. 51.13A postsecondary institution shall receive the following: 51.14(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall be 51.15an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425, multiplied 51.16by 1.2, and divided by 45; or 51.17(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall 51.18be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance 51.19minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30. 51.20The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the amount 51.21in clause (1) or (2) within 30 new text begin 45 new text end days of receiving initial enrollment information each quarter 51.22or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, the change shall 51.23be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment information for the 51.24succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies a 51.25postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the institution shall promptly 51.26remit the amount due. 51.27    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 51.28    Subd. 2. Eligible pupils. (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements 51.29of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation 51.30incentives program, if the pupil: 51.31(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a 51.32locally determined achievement test; 52.1(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation; 52.2(3) is pregnant or is a parent; 52.3(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; 52.4(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56; 52.5(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a 52.6program pursuant to section 124D.69; 52.7(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse; 52.8(8) has experienced mental health problems; 52.9(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a 52.10transfer to an eligible program; 52.11(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or 52.12(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or 52.13(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or 52.14other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently 52.15treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary 52.16of the seven-county metropolitan area. 52.17(b) For the 2016-2017 school year new text begin fiscal years 2017 and 2018 new text end only, a pupil otherwise 52.18qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age, 52.19is an English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, 52.20subdivision 2a , and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year 52.21is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and 52.22in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is 52.23funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section. 52.24    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.695, is amended to read: 52.25124D.695 APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING. 52.26    Subdivision 1. Approved recovery program. "Approved recovery program" means a 52.27course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, assistance 52.28with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse or 52.29dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting designed 52.30to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the commissioner 52.31of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the application for 53.1the approval of a recovery school or recovery program. new text begin The commissioner must also approve new text end 53.2 new text begin any unreimbursed pupil transportation costs incurred by students participating in an approved new text end 53.3 new text begin recovery program. new text end 53.4    Subd. 2. Eligibility. new text begin (a) new text end An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual recovery 53.5program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs of new text begin under this section for new text end 53.6recovery program support staff under this section new text begin and approved pupil transportation expenses new text end . 53.7 new text begin (b) new text end "Recovery program support staff" means licensed alcohol and chemical dependency 53.8counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school 53.9nurses, and licensed school social workers. 53.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 53.11    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 53.12    Subdivision 1. Literacy incentive aid. new text begin (a) new text end A district's literacy incentive aid equals the 53.13sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3. 53.14 new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the commissioner must prorate the aid under this new text end 53.15 new text begin subdivision to ensure that the aid entitlement does not exceed $45,972,000. new text end 53.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 53.17    Sec. 26. new text begin [124D.99] INNOVATION ZONES. new text end 53.18     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment; requirements for participation; innovation zone plans. new text end 53.19 new text begin (a) The innovation zone program is established to improve student and school outcomes new text end 53.20 new text begin consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under section 120B.11. Innovation new text end 53.21 new text begin zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to research and implement new text end 53.22 new text begin innovative education programming models designed to better prepare students for the world new text end 53.23 new text begin of the 21st century. new text end 53.24 new text begin (b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation new text end 53.25 new text begin zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including new text end 53.26 new text begin postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and new text end 53.27 new text begin for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in new text end 53.28 new text begin concert with the school's instructional staff. new text end 53.29 new text begin (c) An innovation zone partnership must research and implement innovative education new text end 53.30 new text begin programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone plan may new text end 54.1 new text begin include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. Examples of new text end 54.2 new text begin innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to: new text end 54.3 new text begin (1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to new text end 54.4 new text begin their interests, aspirations, and unique needs; new text end 54.5 new text begin (2) new approaches to evaluation and assessment, including reducing duplicative new text end 54.6 new text begin assessments, using fully adaptive on- and off-grade assessments, and using assessments to new text end 54.7 new text begin identify early targeted interventions; new text end 54.8 new text begin (3) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill new text end 54.9 new text begin standards, credits, and other graduation requirements; new text end 54.10 new text begin (4) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, student-directed models designed to new text end 54.11 new text begin make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning new text end 54.12 new text begin that takes place beyond the school day and school walls; new text end 54.13 new text begin (5) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models new text end 54.14 new text begin for prekindergarten learners, age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language new text end 54.15 new text begin models, early identification and prevention of mental health issues, and others; new text end 54.16 new text begin (6) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions, new text end 54.17 new text begin employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications, new text end 54.18 new text begin postsecondary education credits, and other credentials; new text end 54.19 new text begin (7) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where new text end 54.20 new text begin teachers have larger professional roles; new text end 54.21 new text begin (8) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning; new text end 54.22 new text begin (9) new models of professional development for educators including embedded new text end 54.23 new text begin professional development; or new text end 54.24 new text begin (10) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill new text end 54.25 new text begin development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement, new text end 54.26 new text begin professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment. new text end 54.27 new text begin (d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner must describe: new text end 54.28 new text begin (1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's new text end 54.29 new text begin best workforce requirements under section 120B.11; new text end 54.30 new text begin (2) the role of each partner in the zone; new text end 54.31 new text begin (3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan; new text end 55.1 new text begin (4) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the innovation zone new text end 55.2 new text begin partnership will use; new text end 55.3 new text begin (5) a timeline for implementing the plan; and new text end 55.4 new text begin (6) how results of the plan will be disseminated. new text end 55.5 new text begin The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan. Innovation new text end 55.6 new text begin zone partnerships may, but are not required to, submit an implementation grant application new text end 55.7 new text begin with their plan under subdivision 3. new text end 55.8 new text begin (e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the new text end 55.9 new text begin commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to new text end 55.10 new text begin other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone new text end 55.11 new text begin partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the new text end 55.12 new text begin commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership. new text end 55.13 new text begin (f) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school new text end 55.14 new text begin participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all new text end 55.15 new text begin revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation new text end 55.16 new text begin in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school new text end 55.17 new text begin partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general new text end 55.18 new text begin powers under chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any employment agreements new text end 55.19 new text begin under chapters 122A and 179A. School district and charter school employees participating new text end 55.20 new text begin in an innovation zone partnership remain employees of their respective school district or new text end 55.21 new text begin charter school. new text end 55.22     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Exemptions from laws and rules. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, new text end 55.23 new text begin an innovation zone partner with an approved plan is exempt from each of the following new text end 55.24 new text begin state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan, none of which may be new text end 55.25 new text begin construed as exempting an innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive new text end 55.26 new text begin Assessments: new text end 55.27 new text begin (1) any law or rule a district-created, site-governed school under section 123B.045 is new text end 55.28 new text begin exempt from; new text end 55.29 new text begin (2) any statute or rule that the commissioner has granted exemption from to another new text end 55.30 new text begin district or charter school; new text end 55.31 new text begin (3) student attendance recording requiring more than one count each day; new text end 56.1 new text begin (4) high school curricular or graduation requirements that may be met through the adult new text end 56.2 new text begin learning programs provided under sections 124D.52, subdivision 9, and 126C.05, subdivision new text end 56.3 new text begin 15, paragraph (b), clause (i); new text end 56.4 new text begin (5) individual course requirements under sections 120B.021 and 120B.024 for Algebra new text end 56.5 new text begin II for a student if enrolled in a course in applied mathematics, science, technology, new text end 56.6 new text begin engineering, math, or other learning experience determined by the innovation zone plan to new text end 56.7 new text begin be equivalent to Algebra II, and that is aligned with that student's career plans; new text end 56.8 new text begin (6) online learning program approval under section 124D.095, subdivision 7, if the new text end 56.9 new text begin school district or charter school offers a course or program online combined with direct new text end 56.10 new text begin access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program; new text end 56.11 new text begin (7) restrictions on extended time revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, for a new text end 56.12 new text begin student who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, subdivision 2; new text end 56.13 new text begin (8) calendar and credit restrictions under section 120B.024 and related rules if the student new text end 56.14 new text begin meets the competencies required for graduation described in the innovation zone plan and new text end 56.15 new text begin the student completes either a career certification or one or more years of postsecondary new text end 56.16 new text begin education; and new text end 56.17 new text begin (9) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area, measured by Carnegie new text end 56.18 new text begin units or otherwise, for a student who is meeting all competencies consistent with the new text end 56.19 new text begin graduation standards described in the innovation zone plan. new text end 56.20     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Planning and implementation grants. new text end new text begin (a) An innovation zone partnership new text end 56.21 new text begin may submit an application for approval of the innovation zone plan, a planning grant, or an new text end 56.22 new text begin implementation grant. new text end 56.23 new text begin (b) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner new text end 56.24 new text begin in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve new text end 56.25 new text begin or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory new text end 56.26 new text begin Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner may be new text end 56.27 new text begin resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified the new text end 56.28 new text begin plan to meet each individually identified objection. new text end 56.29 new text begin (c) An application for an innovation zone planning grant may be submitted to the new text end 56.30 new text begin commissioner at any time in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The new text end 56.31 new text begin planning grant application must: new text end 56.32 new text begin (1) name each member of the partnership; new text end 57.1 new text begin (2) identify the hypotheses or practices the innovation zone will implement based upon new text end 57.2 new text begin the research and methodology design cited in the plan; new text end 57.3 new text begin (3) describe how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school sites will new text end 57.4 new text begin be included in the planning and implementation process; new text end 57.5 new text begin (4) propose a timeline of activities to develop an implementation plan; and new text end 57.6 new text begin (5) describe the planning process budget. new text end 57.7 new text begin In any year in which funds are available, the commissioner must approve or reject the new text end 57.8 new text begin planning grant application based on the recommendations of the Innovation Zone Advisory new text end 57.9 new text begin Panel. A planning grant may be awarded for up to two years. new text end 57.10 new text begin (d) An application for an implementation grant must be submitted by April 1 of any year new text end 57.11 new text begin in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. An application for an implementation new text end 57.12 new text begin grant must include all of the information included in the planning grant, describe how the new text end 57.13 new text begin plan will be implemented, and include a detailed budget. By May 1 of each year, the new text end 57.14 new text begin commissioner must approve or reject the grant application based on the recommendation new text end 57.15 new text begin of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel and the availability of funds. An implementation new text end 57.16 new text begin grant may be awarded for up to four years and may be renewed. An innovation zone new text end 57.17 new text begin partnership may apply for an implementation grant without having first applied for a planning new text end 57.18 new text begin grant. new text end 57.19     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Innovation Zone Advisory Panel. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner must establish and new text end 57.20 new text begin convene an Innovation Zone Advisory Panel. new text end 57.21 new text begin (b) The panel must be composed of 14 members. One member must be appointed by new text end 57.22 new text begin each of the following organizations: Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association of new text end 57.23 new text begin Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association, new text end 57.24 new text begin Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association, new text end 57.25 new text begin Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, Center for Applied Research and Educational new text end 57.26 new text begin Improvement at the University of Minnesota, and the Office of Higher Education. Six new text end 57.27 new text begin members must be appointed by the commissioner of education, three of whom must have new text end 57.28 new text begin expertise in innovation and three must have expertise in evaluation and research. new text end 57.29 new text begin (c) The panel must: new text end 57.30 new text begin (1) review all innovation zone plans submitted for approval; and new text end 57.31 new text begin (2) recommend planning and implementation grant amounts for each qualifying applicant. new text end 58.1     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Commissioner approval. new text end new text begin Upon review of the evidence submitted, the new text end 58.2 new text begin commissioner may approve an innovation zone plan. Upon recommendation of the Innovation new text end 58.3 new text begin Zone Advisory Panel, and subject to available appropriations, the commissioner shall award new text end 58.4 new text begin planning and implementation grants to qualifying applicants. The commissioner shall new text end 58.5 new text begin consider geographical distribution when awarding grants. If an innovation zone partnership new text end 58.6 new text begin fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application and according to new text end 58.7 new text begin the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel, the new text end 58.8 new text begin commissioner must alert the partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate. new text end 58.9 new text begin If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must suspend or terminate the new text end 58.10 new text begin innovation zone plan. new text end 58.11     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature. new text end new text begin Each innovation new text end 58.12 new text begin zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner new text end 58.13 new text begin provided for in the approved application. At least once every two years, the commissioner new text end 58.14 new text begin must analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation new text end 58.15 new text begin zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must summarize and categorize innovation zone new text end 58.16 new text begin plans and submit a report to the education committees of the legislature by February 1 of new text end 58.17 new text begin each odd-numbered year. The report may include recommendations for improving this new text end 58.18 new text begin section and describe additional statutes and rules from which innovation zone partnerships new text end 58.19 new text begin may be exempt. new text end 58.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 58.21    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 58.22    Subd. 2. Certain federal, state, and local requirements. (a) A charter school shall 58.23meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts. 58.24    (b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards 58.25and assessments in chapter 120B. 58.26    (c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 58.27123B.34 to 123B.39. 58.28    (d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466. 58.29    (e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under 58.30section 121A.11, subdivision 3. 58.31    (f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181 58.32governing requirements for employment. 59.1    (g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section 59.2260A.03 . 59.3(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review 59.4process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13) new text begin , and new text end 59.5 new text begin paragraph (d) new text end . The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional 59.6employment rights for teachers. 59.7(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with 59.8section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for 59.9the world's best workforce. 59.10 new text begin (j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, new text end 59.11 new text begin sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. new text end 59.12    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 59.13to read: 59.14     new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end new text begin Role, responsibilities, and requirements of authorizers. new text end new text begin (a) The role of an new text end 59.15 new text begin authorizer is to ensure that the schools it authorizes fulfill the purposes for chartered public new text end 59.16 new text begin schools and the agreed-upon terms of the charter contract in order to safeguard quality new text end 59.17 new text begin educational opportunities for students and maintain public trust and confidence. new text end 59.18 new text begin (b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities: new text end 59.19 new text begin (1) to review applications for new schools and grade and site expansions of current new text end 59.20 new text begin schools and determine whether to approve or deny the applications based on sound criteria new text end 59.21 new text begin and needs; new text end 59.22 new text begin (2) to negotiate and execute performance charter contracts with the schools it authorizes; new text end 59.23 new text begin (3) to conduct ongoing monitoring and oversight of the school's academic, operational, new text end 59.24 new text begin and financial performance commensurate with the school's circumstances during the term new text end 59.25 new text begin of the charter contract; and new text end 59.26 new text begin (4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school as new text end 59.27 new text begin defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the renewal status new text end 59.28 new text begin or termination of the contract. new text end 59.29 new text begin (c) The commissioner shall not require an authorizer to undertake any role or new text end 59.30 new text begin responsibility beyond those in statute or the charter contract, or perform any oversight new text end 59.31 new text begin function which the department exercises in relation to any other public school. new text end 60.1 new text begin (d) The authorizer shall document in the annual income and expenditure report under new text end 60.2 new text begin subdivision 8 the training its staff and consultants participated in during the previous school new text end 60.3 new text begin year relative to chartering and authorizer role and responsibilities. new text end 60.4 new text begin (e) The authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training. new text end 60.5    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 60.6    Subd. 4. Application content. (a) To be approved as an authorizer, an applicant must 60.7include in its application to the commissioner at least the following: 60.8    (1) how the organization carries out its mission by chartering schools; 60.9    (2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, including 60.10the positions allocated to authorizing duties, the qualifications for those positions, the 60.11full-time equivalencies of those positions, and the financial resources available to fund the 60.12positions; 60.13    (3) the application and review process the authorizer uses to decide whether to grant 60.14charters; 60.15    (4) the type of contract it arranges with the schools it charters to meet the provisions of 60.16section 124E.10; 60.17    (5) the process for overseeing the school, consistent with clause (4), to ensure that the 60.18schools chartered comply with applicable law and rules and the contract; 60.19    (6) the criteria and process the authorizer uses to approve applications adding grades or 60.20sites under section 124E.06, subdivision 5; new text begin and new text end 60.21    (7) the process for renewing or terminating the school's charter based on evidence 60.22showing the academic, organizational, and financial competency of the school, including 60.23its success in increasing student achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school 60.24agreement; and new text begin . new text end 60.25    (8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an authorizer 60.26for the full five-year term. 60.27(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an authorizer that is a school district may satisfy the 60.28requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), and any requirement governing a conflict 60.29of interest between an authorizer and its charter schools or ongoing evaluation or continuing 60.30education of an administrator or other professional support staff by submitting to the 60.31commissioner a written promise to comply with the requirements. 61.1    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 61.2    Subd. 7. Withdrawal. If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw 61.3as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under section 124E.10, 61.4subdivision 4 , the authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in 61.5writing by March 1 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar 61.6year, regardless of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. new text begin Upon notification new text end 61.7 new text begin of the schools and commissioner, the authorizer must provide a letter to the school for new text end 61.8 new text begin distribution to families of students enrolled in the school that explains the decision to new text end 61.9 new text begin withdraw as an authorizer and outlines the process the authorizer will undertake to assist new text end 61.10 new text begin the school's transfer to another authorizer. new text end The commissioner may approve the transfer of 61.11a charter school to a new authorizer under section 124E.10, subdivision 5 new text begin 5a new text end . 61.12    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 61.13    Subd. 7. Merger. (a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The 61.14effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the 61.15identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must execute 61.16a new charter contract under section 124E.10, subdivision 1, by July 1. The authorizer must 61.17submit to the commissioner a copy of the new signed charter contract within ten business 61.18days of executing the contract. 61.19(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal 61.20year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed out, 61.21each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school. 61.22(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid from 61.23programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the merging 61.24schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive aid for 61.25its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools. 61.26 new text begin (d) A charter school notified that its contract is not being renewed or terminated under new text end 61.27 new text begin section 124E.10, subdivision 4, may merge with another school only if the school proposing new text end 61.28 new text begin to take over the school: new text end 61.29 new text begin (1) has a compatible academic or learning program; new text end 61.30 new text begin (2) had, as of June 30 of the previous year, a net positive unreserved general fund balance new text end 61.31 new text begin for at least three fiscal years; and new text end new text begin new text end 61.32 new text begin (3) submits a plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school that is approved new text end 61.33 new text begin by the authorizers of the schools involved in the merger. new text end 62.1 new text begin After approving the school's plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school, new text end 62.2 new text begin the authorizer shall submit an affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the new text end 62.3 new text begin commissioner at least 60 business days prior to contract nonrenewal or contract termination. new text end 62.4    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 62.5    Subd. 3. Membership criteria. (a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall 62.6have at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher who is 62.7employed as a teacher at new text begin by new text end the school or provides instruction under contract between the 62.8charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled 62.9in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and (3) at least one 62.10interested community member who resides in Minnesota, is not employed by the charter 62.11school, and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board structure may include 62.12a majority of teachers under this paragraph or parents or community members, or it may 62.13have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator may only 62.14serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on 62.15the board other than teachers under clause (1). Contractors providing facilities, goods, or 62.16services to a charter school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. 62.17    (b) An individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the charter school board of 62.18directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member, or the individual's partner is 62.19a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit entity or independent contractor 62.20with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, for professional services, 62.21goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an employee of the school. An 62.22individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of interest exists 62.23under this paragraph, consistent with this section. 62.24    (c) A violation of paragraph (b) renders a contract voidable at the option of the 62.25commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school board 62.26of directors who violates paragraph (b) is individually liable to the charter school for any 62.27damage caused by the violation. 62.28    (d) Any employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates in initially 62.29reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the charter school 62.30is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that authorizer. 63.1    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 63.2    Subd. 4. Board structure. Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for 63.3changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may 63.4change its governance structure only: 63.5    (1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and new text begin ; new text end 63.6     new text begin (2) by new text end a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers, 63.7including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and 63.8a cooperative; and 63.9    (2) new text begin (3) new text end with the authorizer's approval. 63.10    Any change in board governance structure must conform with the board composition 63.11established under this section. 63.12    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 63.13    Subd. 7. Training. Every charter school board member new text begin , including voting and nonvoting new text end 63.14 new text begin ex-officio members, new text end shall attend annual training throughout the member's term. All new 63.15board members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities, 63.16employment policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who 63.17does not begin the required initial training within six new text begin three new text end months after being seated and 63.18complete that training within 12 new text begin nine new text end months after being seated is automatically ineligible 63.19to continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report the 63.20training each board member attended during the previous year. 63.21    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, is amended by adding a subdivision 63.22to read: 63.23     new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end new text begin School transfer of authorizers. new text end new text begin (a) If the authorizer and the charter school new text end 63.24 new text begin board mutually agree to not renew the contract for a reason unrelated to any cause under new text end 63.25 new text begin subdivision 4, the authorizer and charter school must jointly submit to the commissioner a new text end 63.26 new text begin written and signed letter of their intent to mutually not renew the contract. The authorizer new text end 63.27 new text begin that is a party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about the fiscal, new text end 63.28 new text begin operational, and student performance status of the school, including unmet contract outcomes new text end 63.29 new text begin and other contractual obligations. The charter contract between the proposed authorizers new text end 63.30 new text begin and the school must identify and provide a plan to address any outstanding obligations. If new text end 63.31 new text begin the commissioner does not approve the transfer of authorizer, the current authorizer and the new text end 63.32 new text begin school may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a new contract. If the new text end 64.1 new text begin commissioner does not approve the transfer and the authorizer and school enter into a new new text end 64.2 new text begin contract without withdrawing their letter of nonrenewal, the school must be dissolved new text end 64.3 new text begin according to applicable law and the terms of the contract. new text end 64.4 new text begin (b) If, at the end of a contract, a charter school board votes to not renew its contract with new text end 64.5 new text begin the authorizer, is not subject to action under an authorizer's established corrective action or new text end 64.6 new text begin intervention plan as defined in their current contract, and is not subject to action of the new text end 64.7 new text begin authorizer under subdivision 4, the charter school board must notify the authorizer and new text end 64.8 new text begin commissioner that it does not plan to renew the relationship with the authorizer. The new text end 64.9 new text begin authorizer that is party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about new text end 64.10 new text begin the fiscal, operational, and student performance status of the school. The charter contract new text end 64.11 new text begin between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide a plan to address new text end 64.12 new text begin any performance issues identified by the current authorizer. If the commissioner does not new text end 64.13 new text begin approve the transfer of authorizers and the current authorizer and school do not enter into new text end 64.14 new text begin a new contract, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of new text end 64.15 new text begin the contract. new text end new text begin new text end 64.16 new text begin (c) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an authorizer new text end 64.17 new text begin under section 124E.05, subdivision 7, the proposed authorizer may submit a transfer request new text end 64.18 new text begin to the commissioner at any time after the withdrawing authorizer has given proper notice new text end 64.19 new text begin to the commissioner and the schools it authorizes. The authorizer and school board of new text end 64.20 new text begin directors must, in a joint letter, notify families of students enrolled in the school of the date new text end 64.21 new text begin of the withdrawal, and outline the process to change authorizers, and the possible outcomes new text end 64.22 new text begin of that process. The commissioner shall have 20 business days to review the transfer request new text end 64.23 new text begin and notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The new text end 64.24 new text begin proposed authorizer and the school have 15 business days to address any issues identified new text end 64.25 new text begin by the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall have 20 business days after the new text end 64.26 new text begin proposed authorizer and the school address any issues identified by the commissioner's new text end 64.27 new text begin initial review to make a final determination. new text end 64.28 new text begin (d) If the commissioner withdraws the authority of the authorizer to authorize schools new text end 64.29 new text begin under section 124E.05, subdivision 6, the commissioner shall develop a transfer of authorizer new text end 64.30 new text begin plan with the authorizer, the charter school, and the proposed authorizer. This paragraph new text end 64.31 new text begin applies to schools not subject to nonrenewal for any cause under subdivision 4. new text end 64.32 new text begin (e) Transfer requests with the proposed contracts under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be new text end 64.33 new text begin submitted to the commissioner at least 105 business days before the end of an existing new text end 64.34 new text begin contract. The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review the transfer request and new text end 64.35 new text begin notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The proposed new text end 65.1 new text begin authorizer and the school shall have 15 business days to address any issues identified by new text end 65.2 new text begin the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall make a final determination of the transfer new text end 65.3 new text begin request not later than 45 business days before the end of the current contract. new text end 65.4    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.11, is amended to read: 65.5124E.11 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT. 65.6    (a) A charter school new text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established new text end 65.7 new text begin under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), new text end may limit admission to: 65.8    (1) pupils within an age group or grade level; 65.9    (2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under 65.10section 124D.68; or 65.11    (3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the 65.12majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations. 65.13    (b) A charter school new text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established new text end 65.14 new text begin under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), new text end shall enroll an eligible pupil who 65.15submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a 65.16program, class, grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The 65.17charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and 65.18process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot. 65.19    (c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil 65.20and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children 65.21of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that is located in 65.22Duluth township in St. Louis County and admits students in kindergarten through grade 6 65.23must give enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of the school 65.24and to the siblings of enrolled children. A charter school may give enrollment preference 65.25to children currently enrolled in the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program 65.26under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten 65.27in the next school year. 65.28    (d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless 65.29the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school 65.30year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade student, unless 65.31the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school 65.32year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except 65.33that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a policy for admission of 66.1selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment process in paragraphs (b) 66.2and (c). 66.3    (e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter school new text begin , including its free preschool new text end 66.4 new text begin or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph new text end 66.5 new text begin (b), new text end may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of 66.6achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or requirements 66.7for admission that are inconsistent with this section. 66.8    (f) The charter school new text begin or any agent of the school new text end shall not distribute any services or new text begin , new text end 66.9goods new text begin , payments, or other incentives new text end of value to students, parents, or guardians as an 66.10inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a charter school. 66.11    (g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in the 66.12school until the student formally withdraws new text begin school receives a request for the transfer of new text end 66.13 new text begin educational records from another school or a written election by the parent or guardian of new text end 66.14 new text begin the student withdrawing the student, new text end or new text begin the student new text end is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal 66.15Act in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. A charter school is subject to and must comply with 66.16the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections to . 66.17(h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible for 66.18special education services and have a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing may 66.19enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, 66.20paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education 66.21Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2), clause 66.22(iv). 66.23    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 66.24    Subdivision 1. Charter school information. (a) Charter schools must disseminate 66.25information about how to use the charter school offerings to targeted groups, among others. 66.26Targeted groups include low-income families and communities, students of color, and 66.27students who are at risk of academic failure. 66.28    (b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on 66.29how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner 66.30also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best 66.31practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools. 66.32     new text begin (c) A charter school must document its dissemination efforts in its annual report. new text end 67.1    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.22, is amended to read: 67.2124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID. 67.3(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building 67.4or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue 67.5under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the 67.6commissioner for building lease aid. The commissioner must review and either approve or 67.7deny a lease aid application using the following criteria: 67.8(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values; 67.9(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and 67.10(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and 67.11financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for 67.12a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the 67.13charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not 67.14renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve 67.15the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated 67.16or not renewed. 67.17    (b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial, 67.18maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs. 67.19    (c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the 67.20lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of the new text begin charter school building new text end 67.21 new text begin lease aid new text end pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314. 67.22 new text begin (d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school new text end 67.23 new text begin pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the new text end 67.24 new text begin charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options new text end 67.25 new text begin Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section new text end 67.26 new text begin 126C.05. new text end 67.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 67.28    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 67.29    Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education 67.30evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies, 67.31alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction and 67.32intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil's needs, while the pupil is in the 68.1regular classroom. The pupil's teacher must document the results. A special education 68.2evaluation team may waive this requirement when it determines the pupil's need for the 68.3evaluation is urgent. This section may not be used to deny a pupil's right to a special 68.4education evaluation. 68.5    (b) A school district shall use alternative intervention services, including the assurance 68.6of mastery program under section 124D.66, or an early intervening services program under 68.7subdivision 2 to serve at-risk pupils who demonstrate a need for alternative instructional 68.8strategies or interventions. 68.9(c) A student identified as being unable to read at grade level under section 120B.12, 68.10subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be provided with alternate instruction under this 68.11subdivision new text begin that is multisensory, systematic, sequential, cumulative, and explicit new text end . 68.12    Sec. 40. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 68.13    Subd. 7. Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center. For a matching grant 68.14to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide research-based 68.15professional development services, on-site training, and leadership coaching to teachers 68.16and other school staff: 68.17 $ 500,000 ..... 2017 68.18A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions 68.19from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation. new text begin This appropriation is available until new text end 68.20 new text begin June 30, 2019. new text end 68.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 68.22    Sec. 41. new text begin AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS. new text end 68.23     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Grant program established. new text end new text begin A grant program is established to support new text end 68.24 new text begin school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the summer with new text end 68.25 new text begin high school students in extended programs. new text end 68.26     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Application. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education shall develop the form and method new text end 68.27 new text begin for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the new text end 68.28 new text begin allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants. new text end 68.29     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Grant awards. new text end new text begin Grant funding under this section must be matched by funding new text end 68.30 new text begin from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer employment. Grant new text end 68.31 new text begin funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working days. new text end 69.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Reports. new text end new text begin School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the new text end 69.2 new text begin commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number new text end 69.3 new text begin of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals established new text end 69.4 new text begin in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the criteria necessary new text end 69.5 new text begin for the reports. new text end 69.6    Sec. 42. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MUST SUBMIT ESSA PLAN TO new text end 69.7 new text begin LEGISLATURE. new text end 69.8 new text begin The commissioner of education must submit the state plan developed pursuant to the new text end 69.9 new text begin Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student new text end 69.10 new text begin Succeeds Act, United States Code, title 20, section 6311, to the education policy and finance new text end 69.11 new text begin committees of the legislature before submitting the plan to the United States Department new text end 69.12 new text begin of Education. The commissioner of education must not implement the state plan until the new text end 69.13 new text begin legislature has approved it. new text end 69.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 69.15    Sec. 43. new text begin EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE. new text end 69.16     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin A pilot project is established to provide incentives for new text end 69.17 new text begin school districts and county governments to develop partnership agreements and implement new text end 69.18 new text begin transportation plans to help keep foster care students enrolled in their school of origin when new text end 69.19 new text begin a student is placed in a foster care setting outside the school of origin's boundaries. new text end 69.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Qualifying plans. new text end new text begin A school district must submit an application in the form and new text end 69.21 new text begin manner prescribed by the commissioner of education to participate in the program. To new text end 69.22 new text begin qualify for participation, one or more school districts and the local child welfare agency new text end 69.23 new text begin must have a written interagency agreement that describes the local plan for ensuring new text end 69.24 new text begin educational stability for foster care students. The parties to the agreement must seek title new text end 69.25 new text begin IV-E reimbursement for eligible students and eligible transportation costs. The plan must new text end 69.26 new text begin describe: new text end 69.27 new text begin (1) how transportation services will be arranged and provided; and new text end new text begin new text end 69.28 new text begin (2) how local transportation costs will be paid for if pilot project funds are insufficient new text end 69.29 new text begin to cover all costs. new text end 69.30     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Pilot project; funding. new text end new text begin The commissioner must reimburse partnerships with new text end 69.31 new text begin qualifying plans under subdivision 2 at the end of the school year based on allowable new text end 69.32 new text begin expenditures and reimbursements and compliance with other reporting requirements. If the new text end 70.1 new text begin available appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all qualifying plans, the commissioner new text end 70.2 new text begin may prorate the available funds statewide among all school districts with qualifying plans. new text end 70.3     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin By February 1, 2018, the commissioner of education shall report on new text end 70.4 new text begin the pilot project to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through new text end 70.5 new text begin grade 12 education. The report must include, at a minimum, the number of local agreements new text end 70.6 new text begin entered into for this project along with the number of school districts and counties new text end 70.7 new text begin participating in the agreements, baseline data showing the number of foster care students new text end 70.8 new text begin who were able to remain in their school of origin and the changes in the ratio over the time new text end 70.9 new text begin of the pilot project, data on expenditures for school stability transportation and federal new text end 70.10 new text begin reimbursements received for the pilot project with a midyear projection of end-of-year costs new text end 70.11 new text begin and revenues, and projected costs for statewide implementation of the program. new text end 70.12    Sec. 44. new text begin FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FUNDING FOR new text end 70.13 new text begin SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES. new text end 70.14 new text begin School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support the new text end 70.15 new text begin effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds new text end 70.16 new text begin Act for: new text end 70.17 new text begin (1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support new text end 70.18 new text begin inquiry-based and active learning; new text end 70.19 new text begin (2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and new text end 70.20 new text begin (3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction new text end 70.21 new text begin and education. new text end 70.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 70.23    Sec. 45. new text begin RURAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM new text end 70.24 new text begin GRANTS. new text end 70.25     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin "Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium" new text end 70.26 new text begin means a voluntary collaboration of a service cooperative and other regional public and new text end 70.27 new text begin private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that work new text end 70.28 new text begin together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service new text end 70.29 new text begin cooperative's multicounty service area. new text end 70.30     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin (a) A rural CTE consortium shall: new text end 71.1 new text begin (1) focus on the development of courses and programs that encourage collaboration new text end 71.2 new text begin between two or more school districts; new text end 71.3 new text begin (2) develop new career and technical programs that focus on the industry sectors that new text end 71.4 new text begin fuel the rural regional economy; new text end 71.5 new text begin (3) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who are new text end 71.6 new text begin equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers; new text end 71.7 new text begin (4) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who attend new text end 71.8 new text begin sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public and private partnerships with new text end 71.9 new text begin business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and new text end 71.10 new text begin postsecondary program options; new text end 71.11 new text begin (5) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career and new text end 71.12 new text begin technical education courses and training opportunities; and new text end 71.13 new text begin (6) provide capital start-up costs for items including but not limited to a mobile welding new text end 71.14 new text begin lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial kitchen equipment. new text end 71.15 new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), a rural CTE consortium may: new text end 71.16 new text begin (1) address the teacher shortage crisis in career and technical education through incentive new text end 71.17 new text begin funding and training programs; and new text end 71.18 new text begin (2) provide transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities new text end 71.19 new text begin throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education. new text end 71.20     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Rural career and technical education advisory committee. new text end new text begin In order to be new text end 71.21 new text begin eligible for a grant under this section, a service cooperative must establish a rural career new text end 71.22 new text begin and technical education advisory committee to advise the cooperative on the administration new text end 71.23 new text begin of the rural CTE consortium. new text end 71.24     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Private funding. new text end new text begin A rural CTE consortium may receive other sources of funds new text end 71.25 new text begin to supplement state funding. All funds received shall be administered by the service new text end 71.26 new text begin cooperative that is a member of the consortium. new text end 71.27     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Reporting requirements. new text end new text begin A rural CTE consortium must submit an annual new text end 71.28 new text begin report on the progress of its activities to the commissioner of education and the legislative new text end 71.29 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over secondary and postsecondary education. The annual report new text end 71.30 new text begin must contain a financial report for the preceding fiscal year. The first report is due no later new text end 71.31 new text begin than January 15, 2019. new text end 72.1    Sec. 46. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 72.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 72.3 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 72.4 new text begin designated. new text end 72.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end new text begin For achievement and integration aid under new text end 72.6 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862: new text end 72.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 71,249,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 73,267,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 for 2018. new text end 72.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000 for 2019. new text end 72.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end new text begin For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.12 new text begin section 124D.98: new text end 72.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 45,972,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 45,972,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.15 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $41,375,000 for 2018. new text end 72.16 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2018 and $41,375,000 for 2019. new text end 72.17     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end new text begin For new text end 72.18 new text begin interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.19 new text begin section 124D.87: new text end 72.20 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,337,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 14,075,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.22     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Tribal contract schools. new text end new text begin For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.23 new text begin section 124D.83: new text end 72.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,983,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,930,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.26 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $1,660,000 for 2018. new text end 72.27 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $184,000 for 2018 and $1,746,000 for 2019. new text end 72.28     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end new text begin For American Indian education aid under new text end 72.29 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a: new text end 72.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 9,244,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 9,464,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.1 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018. new text end 73.2 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 for 2019. new text end 73.3     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Reading corps. new text end new text begin For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota reading corps new text end 73.4 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 8: new text end 73.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 8,625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 8,625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.7 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 73.8 new text begin base for fiscal year 2020 is $11,925,000 new text end 73.9     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Concurrent enrollment program. new text end new text begin For concurrent enrollment programs under new text end 73.10 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091: new text end 73.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.13 new text begin If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce the new text end 73.14 new text begin aid payment to each district. new text end 73.15 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 73.16     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end new text begin For grants to institutions offering new text end 73.17 new text begin "introduction to teaching" or "introduction to education" college in the schools courses new text end 73.18 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b): new text end 73.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.20 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.21 new text begin The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor new text end 73.22 new text begin and administer the grant program. new text end 73.23     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end new text begin For funding ServeMinnesota programs under new text end 73.24 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45: new text end 73.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.27 new text begin A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents new text end 73.28 new text begin of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such new text end 73.29 new text begin coverage is not otherwise available. new text end 73.30     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Student organizations. new text end new text begin For student organizations: new text end 73.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 725,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 725,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 74.1 new text begin (a) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA). new text end 74.2 new text begin (b) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations new text end 74.3 new text begin (Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary). new text end 74.4 new text begin (c) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA, new text end 74.5 new text begin secondary and postsecondary). new text end 74.6 new text begin (d) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA, new text end 74.7 new text begin PAS). new text end 74.8 new text begin (e) $142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science new text end 74.9 new text begin occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and new text end 74.10 new text begin 31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than new text end 74.11 new text begin grade 9. new text end 74.12 new text begin (f) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA new text end 74.13 new text begin and DECA collegiate). new text end 74.14 new text begin (g) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations. new text end 74.15 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 74.16     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end new text begin For grants to museums and education new text end 74.17 new text begin centers: new text end 74.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 535,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 74.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 74.20 new text begin (a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this new text end 74.21 new text begin paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester. new text end 74.22 new text begin (b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum. new text end 74.23 new text begin (c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science. new text end 74.24 new text begin (d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center. new text end 74.25 new text begin (e) $75,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is for the Works Museum. new text end 74.26 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 74.27     new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Starbase MN. new text end new text begin For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, technology, new text end 74.28 new text begin engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to 6 with a new text end 74.29 new text begin multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment new text end 74.30 new text begin using state-of-the-art technology: new text end 74.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 1,398,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.2 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 75.3 new text begin base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000. new text end 75.4 new text begin All unspent funds, estimated at $898,000 from the Starbase MN appropriation under Laws new text end 75.5 new text begin 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, are canceled to new text end 75.6 new text begin the general fund on June 30, 2017. new text end 75.7     new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end new text begin For recovery program grants under Minnesota new text end 75.8 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.695: new text end 75.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.11 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 75.12     new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Minnesota math corps program. new text end new text begin For the Minnesota math corps program new text end 75.13 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9: new text end 75.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 550,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 550,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.16 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 75.17 new text begin base in fiscal year 2020 is $2,000,000. new text end 75.18     new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Civic education grants. new text end new text begin For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition, new text end 75.19 new text begin Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in new text end 75.20 new text begin Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 and younger. new text end 75.21 new text begin Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of new text end 75.22 new text begin our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes and structures new text end 75.23 new text begin of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule new text end 75.24 new text begin of law. new text end 75.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.27     new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 75.28     new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end new text begin For a grant to the University of Minnesota new text end 75.29 new text begin College of Education and Human Development, for the operation of the Minnesota Principals new text end 75.30 new text begin Academy: new text end 75.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.1 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end new text begin new text end 76.2     new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Educational stability for students living in foster care. new text end new text begin For a pilot project new text end 76.3 new text begin to promote educational stability for students living in foster care: new text end 76.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.5 new text begin Up to five percent of the appropriation may be used for state and local administrative new text end 76.6 new text begin costs such as reporting, technical support, and establishing a title IV-E reimbursement new text end 76.7 new text begin claiming process. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June new text end 76.8 new text begin 30, 2019. new text end 76.9     new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end new text begin For building lease aid under Minnesota new text end 76.10 new text begin Statutes, section 124E.22: new text end 76.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 73,341,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 78,802,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.13 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 for 2018. new text end 76.14 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000 for 2019. new text end 76.15     new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Race 2 Reduce. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water new text end 76.16 new text begin conservation programming in Minnesota schools: new text end 76.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 307,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 307,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.19 new text begin (b) In the first year, $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School new text end 76.20 new text begin District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District No. 832, new text end 76.21 new text begin Mahtomedi. new text end 76.22 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 76.23 new text begin base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is zero. new text end 76.24     new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to school new text end 76.25 new text begin districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs: new text end 76.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.28 new text begin (b) The grants are for school districts where more than 25 percent of students are students new text end 76.29 new text begin of color or are American Indian to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and experiences new text end 76.30 new text begin to enable persons who are of color or who are American Indian and working or living in new text end 76.31 new text begin the local community to become teachers. Districts or schools providing financial support new text end 77.1 new text begin may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or school new text end 77.2 new text begin for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years. Grants may be used for: new text end 77.3 new text begin (1) tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible teaching assistants or other nonlicensed new text end 77.4 new text begin employees who are of color or who are American Indian participating in a Board of Teaching new text end 77.5 new text begin approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph new text end 77.6 new text begin (a); new text end 77.7 new text begin (2) a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program established under Minnesota new text end 77.8 new text begin Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The program shall provide tuition new text end 77.9 new text begin scholarships or stipends to enable education or teaching assistants or other nonlicensed new text end 77.10 new text begin employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited new text end 77.11 new text begin college or university and who seek an education license to participate in a Board of new text end 77.12 new text begin Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 77.13 new text begin section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2019, new text end 77.14 new text begin may be reallocated among the remaining districts if the total cost of the program exceeds new text end 77.15 new text begin the original allocation; or new text end 77.16 new text begin (3) supporting the development of residency programs at any school or district in the new text end 77.17 new text begin state where at least 25 percent of students are students of color or are American Indian for new text end 77.18 new text begin prospective teachers of color or who are American Indian who seek an education license new text end 77.19 new text begin to participate in a Board of Teaching-approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 77.20 new text begin 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). new text end 77.21 new text begin (c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative new text end 77.22 new text begin expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue new text end 77.23 new text begin teaching, including: new text end 77.24 new text begin (1) developing and supporting future teacher clubs focused on encouraging middle and new text end 77.25 new text begin high school students who are of color or who are American Indian to have experiential new text end 77.26 new text begin learning, support the success of younger students, and pursue a teaching career; and new text end 77.27 new text begin (2) developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for new text end 77.28 new text begin "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with Minnesota new text end 77.29 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10. new text end 77.30 new text begin (d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the new text end 77.31 new text begin commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants, new text end 77.32 new text begin the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an new text end 77.33 new text begin assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement, new text end 78.1 new text begin the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of new text end 78.2 new text begin participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs. new text end 78.3 new text begin (e) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor new text end 78.4 new text begin and administer the grant program. new text end 78.5 new text begin (f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 78.6     new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end new text begin For the statewide testing and new text end 78.7 new text begin reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30: new text end 78.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,892,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,892,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.10 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 78.11     new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end new text begin To reimburse districts for new text end 78.12 new text begin students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph new text end 78.13 new text begin (e), for onetime payment of their college entrance examination fee: new text end 78.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,511,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,511,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.16 new text begin The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments on new text end 78.17 new text begin behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second new text end 78.18 new text begin year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2019. new text end 78.19     new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end new text begin For alternative teacher compensation new text end 78.20 new text begin aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4: new text end 78.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 89,863,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 89,623,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.23 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018. new text end 78.24 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $8,993,000 for 2018 and $80,630,000 for 2019. new text end 78.25     new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program new text end 78.26 new text begin grants. new text end new text begin (a) For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program grants: new text end 78.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,030,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,030,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.29 new text begin (b) For fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, grants shall be awarded in equal amounts: new text end 78.30 new text begin $206,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian Teacher program at Concordia University, new text end 78.31 new text begin St. Paul; $206,000 each year is for the Collaborative Urban Educator program at the new text end 78.32 new text begin University of St. Thomas; $206,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban new text end 79.1 new text begin Teaching at Hamline University; $206,000 each year is for the East Africa Student to Teacher new text end 79.2 new text begin program at Augsburg College; and $206,000 each year is for the Urban Teacher program new text end 79.3 new text begin at Metropolitan State University. Grants may be used to provide financial support to teacher new text end 79.4 new text begin candidates completing licensure programs and complement other scholarship and stipend new text end 79.5 new text begin programs created to address the shortage of teachers in Minnesota who are of color or who new text end 79.6 new text begin are American Indian. new text end 79.7 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 79.8 new text begin department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation in each year to monitor and new text end 79.9 new text begin administer the grant program. new text end new text begin new text end 79.10 new text begin (d) By January 15 of each year, each institution shall prepare for the legislature a detailed new text end 79.11 new text begin report regarding the funds used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher candidates who are of new text end 79.12 new text begin color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number of teacher new text end 79.13 new text begin candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to the institution, new text end 79.14 new text begin are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure program, have new text end 79.15 new text begin completed student teaching, have graduated, and are licensed and newly employed as new text end 79.16 new text begin Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. The total number of teacher candidates who are new text end 79.17 new text begin of color or who are American Indian at each stage from recruitment to licensed teaching new text end 79.18 new text begin must be reported as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure at the new text end 79.19 new text begin institution. The report must include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates, new text end 79.20 new text begin the placement rate for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate new text end 79.21 new text begin for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes. new text end 79.22 new text begin (e) For fiscal year 2021 and later, grants shall be awarded only to programs that new text end 79.23 new text begin demonstrate success at recruiting, retaining, and inducting teacher candidates who are of new text end 79.24 new text begin color or who are American Indian. As funds are available, the commissioner may award new text end 79.25 new text begin competitive grants to Minnesota higher education institutions that apply to the commissioner new text end 79.26 new text begin in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. new text end 79.27     new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end new text begin (a) For students' new text end 79.28 new text begin advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota new text end 79.29 new text begin Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , and the training and related costs for teachers and new text end 79.30 new text begin other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 1 new text end new text begin : new text end 79.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 79.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 79.33 new text begin (b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each new text end 79.34 new text begin year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation new text end 80.1 new text begin each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement new text end 80.2 new text begin and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory new text end 80.3 new text begin Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts new text end 80.4 new text begin of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for new text end 80.5 new text begin each program. new text end 80.6 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 1 new text end new text begin , at least $500,000 new text end 80.7 new text begin each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up new text end 80.8 new text begin support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate new text end 80.9 new text begin programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or new text end 80.10 new text begin international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The new text end 80.11 new text begin commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy. new text end 80.12 new text begin (d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income new text end 80.13 new text begin families under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , and to the extent of new text end 80.14 new text begin available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced new text end 80.15 new text begin placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both. new text end 80.16 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 80.17     new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course new text end 80.18 new text begin offerings. new text end new text begin For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students new text end 80.19 new text begin to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according new text end 80.20 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132: new text end 80.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 80.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 80.23 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 80.24 new text begin base for fiscal year 2020 is $815,000. new text end 80.25     new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end new text begin For agricultural educator grants under section new text end 80.26 new text begin 1: new text end 80.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 80.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 80.29 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 80.30 new text begin base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000. new text end 80.31     new text begin Subd. 29. new text end new text begin American Indian teacher preparation grants. new text end new text begin For joint grants to assist new text end 80.32 new text begin American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63: new text end 81.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.3     new text begin Subd. 30. new text end new text begin African American Registry. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to the African American Registry new text end 81.4 new text begin for the Teacher's Forum: new text end 81.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 132,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 132,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.7 new text begin (b) The African American Registry must use the grant funds to establish partnerships new text end 81.8 new text begin with Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas to improve the cultural new text end 81.9 new text begin competency of candidates seeking a first teaching license. By January 15 of each year, the new text end 81.10 new text begin African American Registry shall report to the legislature a detailed report regarding the new text end 81.11 new text begin funds used. The report must include the number of teachers prepared. The base appropriation new text end 81.12 new text begin in fiscal year 2020 is $0. new text end 81.13     new text begin Subd. 31. new text end new text begin Rural career and technical education consortium. new text end new text begin (a) For rural career and new text end 81.14 new text begin technical education consortium grants: new text end 81.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.17 new text begin This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. If the appropriation in the first year new text end 81.18 new text begin is insufficient, the 2019 appropriation is available. new text end 81.19 new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to the new text end 81.20 new text begin consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative new text end 81.21 new text begin (SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota West Community and Technical new text end 81.22 new text begin College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public and private partners. For fiscal year new text end 81.23 new text begin 2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to an applicant consortium new text end 81.24 new text begin that includes the South Central Service Cooperative or Southeast Service Cooperative and new text end 81.25 new text begin a two-year grant to an applicant consortium that includes the Northwest Service Cooperative new text end 81.26 new text begin or Northeast Service Cooperative. new text end 81.27 new text begin (c) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $3,000,000. new text end 81.28     new text begin Subd. 32. new text end new text begin Grants for high school transition teams. new text end new text begin For grants to support the planning new text end 81.29 new text begin and implementation of high school transition teams of teachers, guidance counselors, and new text end 81.30 new text begin high school students who assist students in grades 8 and 9 and their families to successfully new text end 81.31 new text begin navigate the transition to high school: new text end 81.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 82.1 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020. Of the amounts new text end 82.2 new text begin appropriated, $250,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 622, North St. new text end 82.3 new text begin Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 624, new text end 82.4 new text begin White Bear Lake, and $100,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 832, new text end 82.5 new text begin Mahtomedi. new text end 82.6    Sec. 47. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 82.7 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 82.8ARTICLE 3 82.9TEACHERS 82.10    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 82.11to read: 82.12     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Endorsement; dual enrollment instruction. new text end new text begin The Board of Teaching must new text end 82.13 new text begin issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher licensed in a new text end 82.14 new text begin content-specific field who successfully completes the requirements for providing dual new text end 82.15 new text begin enrollment instruction in the teacher's licensure field, consistent with board-adopted new text end 82.16 new text begin standards. The board must adopt standards for this endorsement in consultation with eligible new text end 82.17 new text begin public postsecondary institutions participating in course agreements under section 124D.09, new text end 82.18 new text begin subdivision 10. The board-adopted standards for the endorsement must allow a secondary new text end 82.19 new text begin teacher that receives the endorsement to teach a dual credit course offered by any eligible new text end 82.20 new text begin postsecondary institution. The endorsement means a change in the teacher's license that new text end 82.21 new text begin allows the teacher to teach postsecondary college in the schools dual credit courses under new text end 82.22 new text begin section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school. new text end new text begin new text end 82.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 82.24    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.17, is amended to read: 82.25122A.17 VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES. 82.26 new text begin (a) new text end A rule adopted by the Board of Teaching new text begin or the Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 82.27 new text begin Standards Board new text end must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on 82.28July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any such 82.29certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the procedures 82.30specified by law. 83.1 new text begin (b) All teacher licenses in effect on January 1, 2018, shall remain valid for one additional new text end 83.2 new text begin year after the date the license is scheduled to expire. new text end 83.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 83.4    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 83.5    Subdivision 1. Authority to license. (a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 83.6 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching must license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, 83.7subdivision 1 , except for supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 83.82 . new text begin issue teacher licenses to candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter. new text end 83.9(b) The Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as defined 83.10in section 122A.15, subdivision 2, except for athletic coaches. 83.11(c) Licenses under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School 83.12Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the licensing 83.13section of the department. 83.14(d) new text begin (c) new text end The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching and the 83.15Department of Education must enter into a data sharing agreement to share educational data 83.16at the E-12 level for the limited purpose of program approval and improvement for teacher 83.17education programs. The program approval process must include targeted redesign of teacher 83.18preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern. 83.19(e) new text begin (d) new text end The Board of School Administrators and the Department of Education must enter 83.20into a data sharing agreement to share educational data at the E-12 level for the limited 83.21purpose of program approval and improvement for education administration programs. The 83.22program approval process must include targeted redesign of education administration 83.23preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern. 83.24(f) new text begin (e) new text end For purposes of the data sharing agreements under paragraphs (d) new text begin (c) new text end and (e) new text begin (d) new text end , 83.25the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching, Board of School 83.26Administrators, and Department of Education may share private data, as defined in section 83.2713.02, subdivision 12 , on teachers and school administrators. The data sharing agreements 83.28must not include educational data, as defined in section 13.32, subdivision 1, but may include 83.29summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, derived from educational data. 83.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 84.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 84.2    Subd. 2. Teacher and Support personnel qualifications. (a) The new text begin Professional Educator new text end 84.3 new text begin Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to 84.4persons the board finds to be qualified and competent for their respective positions, including 84.5those meeting the standards adopted under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (n). 84.6(b) The board must require a candidate for teacher licensure to demonstrate new text begin establish new text end a 84.7passing score on a board-adopted examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, 84.8before being new text begin for a candidate to be new text end granted a professional five-year new text begin Tier 2, 3, or 4 new text end teaching 84.9license new text begin under section 122A.181 new text end to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten, 84.10elementary, secondary, or special education programs, except that the board may issue up 84.11to four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate who has 84.12not yet passed a board-adopted skills exam. At the request of the employing school district 84.13or charter school, the Board of Teaching may issue an initial professional one-year teaching 84.14license to an otherwise qualified teacher not passing or demonstrating a passing score on a 84.15board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics. For purposes of this 84.16section, the initial professional one-year teaching license issued by the board is limited to 84.17the current subject or content matter the teacher is employed to teach and limited to the 84.18district or charter school requesting the initial professional one-year teaching license. If the 84.19board denies the request, it must provide a detailed response to the school administrator as 84.20to the reasons for the denial. The board must require colleges and universities offering a 84.21board approved teacher preparation program to make available upon request remedial 84.22assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution 84.23who did not achieve a qualifying score on a board-adopted skills examination, including 84.24those for whom English is a second language. The colleges and universities must make 84.25available assistance in the specific academic areas of candidates' deficiency. School districts 84.26may make available upon request similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance that 84.27includes a formal diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who 84.28completed their teacher education program, who did not achieve a qualifying score on a 84.29board-adopted skills examination, and who received an initial professional one-year teaching 84.30license to teach in Minnesota. The board of Teaching shall report annually to the education 84.31committees of the legislature on the total number of teacher candidates during the most 84.32recent school year taking a board-adopted skills examination, the number who achieve a 84.33qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not achieve a qualifying score on 84.34the examination, and the candidates who have not passed a content or pedagogy exam, 84.35disaggregated by categories of race, ethnicity, and eligibility for financial aid. 85.1(c) The Board of Teaching must grant professional five-year teaching licenses only to 85.2those persons who have met board criteria for that license, which includes passing a 85.3board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, and the exceptions 85.4in section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), that are consistent with this paragraph. 85.5The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills 85.6examination, does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota 85.7school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the 85.8content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a professional five-year 85.9teaching license to provide direct instruction in their native language or world language 85.10instruction under section 120B.022, subdivision 1. 85.11(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons 85.12for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common core of 85.13teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher 85.14licensure. Among other requirements, teacher candidates must demonstrate the knowledge 85.15and skills needed to provide appropriate instruction to English learners to support and 85.16accelerate their academic literacy, including oral academic language, and achievement in 85.17content areas in a regular classroom setting. This common core shall meet the standards 85.18developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992 85.19"model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to 85.20standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching 85.21shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of 85.22teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph 85.23during the most recent school year. 85.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 85.25    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2b, is amended to read: 85.26    Subd. 2b. Reading specialist. Not later than July 1, 2002, The new text begin Professional Educator new text end 85.27 new text begin Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching must adopt rules providing for reading teacher 85.28licensure. 85.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 85.30    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 85.31    Subd. 3. Supervisory and coach qualifications; code of ethics. The commissioner of 85.32education new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end must issue licenses under 85.33its jurisdiction to persons the commissioner new text begin board new text end finds to be qualified and competent for 86.1their respective positions under the rules it adopts. The commissioner of education new text begin board new text end 86.2may develop, by rule, a code of ethics for supervisory personnel covering standards of 86.3professional practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and 86.4methods of enforcement. 86.5 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 86.6    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 86.7    Subd. 3a. Technology strategies. All colleges and universities approved by the board 86.8of Teaching to prepare persons for classroom teacher licensure must include in their teacher 86.9preparation programs the knowledge and skills teacher candidates need to deliver digital 86.10and blended learning and curriculum and engage students with technology. 86.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 86.12    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 86.13    Subd. 7a. Permission to substitute teach. (a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 86.14 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching may allow a person who is enrolled in and making satisfactory 86.15progress in a board-approved teacher program and who has successfully completed student 86.16teaching to be employed as a short-call substitute teacher. 86.17(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching may issue a 86.18lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license to a person who: 86.19(1) was a qualified teacher under section 122A.16 while holding a professional five-year 86.20 new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license issued by the board, new text begin under section 122A.181 new text end and receives 86.21a retirement annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association or the St. Paul Teachers 86.22Retirement Fund Association; 86.23(2) holds an out-of-state teaching license and receives a retirement annuity as a result 86.24of the person's teaching experience; or 86.25(3) held a professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license issued by the board, new text begin new text end 86.26 new text begin under section 122A.181, new text end taught at least three school years in an accredited nonpublic school 86.27in Minnesota, and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience. 86.28A person holding a lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license is 86.29not required to complete continuing education clock hours. A person holding this license 86.30may reapply to the board for new text begin either: new text end 87.1     new text begin (i) new text end a professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license new text begin under section 122A.181, new text end 87.2and must again complete continuing education clock hours one school year after receiving 87.3the professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license new text begin ; or new text end 87.4     new text begin (ii) a Tier 1 license under section 122A.181, provided that the candidate has a bachelor's new text end 87.5 new text begin degree, an associate's degree, or an appropriate professional credential in the content area new text end 87.6 new text begin the candidate will teach new text end . 87.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 87.8    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read: 87.9    Subd. 7c. Temporary military license. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 87.10 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section 87.11197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90 87.12for an online application or $86.40 for a paper application. new text begin The board must provide candidates new text end 87.13 new text begin for a license under this subdivision with information regarding the tiered licensure system new text end 87.14 new text begin provided in section 122A.181. new text end 87.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 87.16    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 87.17    Subd. 8. Background checks. (a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 87.18Board of Teaching and the commissioner of education new text begin the Board of School Administrators new text end 87.19must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau 87.20of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under their 87.21jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications: 87.22(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and 87.23(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 87.24for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check. 87.25(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the 87.26background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined 87.27in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository. 87.28The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of 87.29Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover 87.30the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under 87.31paragraph (a). 88.1(c) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching or the 88.2commissioner of education new text begin Board of School Administrators new text end may issue a license pending 88.3completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual 88.4that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background check. new text begin new text end 88.5 new text begin The individual must notify the school district or charter school that employs the individual new text end 88.6 new text begin as a teacher that the individual's license has been revoked. new text end 88.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 88.8    Sec. 11. new text begin [122A.181] TIERED LICENSURE SYSTEM. new text end 88.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue new text end 88.10 new text begin licenses. new text end new text begin (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must license teachers new text end 88.11 new text begin as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1. The tiered licensure system supersedes the new text end 88.12 new text begin licensure system implemented under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, and new text end 88.13 new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0300. new text end 88.14 new text begin (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a license to new text end 88.15 new text begin candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter. new text end 88.16     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Licensure tiers. new text end new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end 88.17 new text begin must issue a license to candidates who meet the qualifications for the appropriate tier new text end 88.18 new text begin according to the following table: new text end 88.19 new text begin License Name new text end new text begin Duration new text end new text begin Renewal new text end new text begin Qualifications new text end 88.20 new text begin Tier 1 license new text end new text begin One year new text end new text begin Unlimited new text end new text begin At least one of the following: new text end 88.21 88.22 new text begin (1) for a license to teach career and technical new text end new text begin education, at least one of the following: new text end 88.23 new text begin (i) an associate's degree in the content area; new text end 88.24 new text begin (ii) professional credential; or new text end 88.25 88.26 new text begin (iii) five years of work experience in the content new text end new text begin area; or new text end 88.27 88.28 new text begin (2) for a license to teach in a content area not new text end new text begin included in clause (1), a baccalaureate degree. new text end 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 88.34 88.35 new text begin A school board must confirm to the Professional new text end new text begin Educator Licensing and Standards Board that new text end new text begin it has attempted but is unable to hire a teacher new text end new text begin with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license for the position new text end new text begin and that the candidate has the necessary skills new text end new text begin and knowledge to teach in a specified content new text end new text begin area. new text end 88.36 88.37 88.38 88.39 new text begin A candidate meeting the above qualifications new text end new text begin must be granted a Tier 1 license upon the new text end new text begin request of the employing school board or charter new text end new text begin school board. new text end 89.1 89.2 89.3 new text begin Years worked with a Tier 1 license do not count new text end new text begin toward the candidate's continuing contract under new text end new text begin section 122A.40 or 122A.41. new text end 89.4 89.5 89.6 new text begin Must participate in a school district's mentorship new text end new text begin and evaluation program that includes an new text end new text begin individual growth and development plan. new text end 89.7 89.8 new text begin Tier 2 license new text end new text begin Two years new text end new text begin Up to two new text end new text begin Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of new text end new text begin the following: new text end 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 new text begin (1) enrolled in and making satisfactory progress new text end new text begin in a Professional Educator Licensing and new text end new text begin Standards Board-approved teacher preparation new text end new text begin program; new text end 89.13 89.14 new text begin (2) passing scores on all required skills, content new text end new text begin area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or new text end 89.15 new text begin (3) master's degree in content area. new text end 89.16 89.17 89.18 new text begin A school board must confirm that the candidate new text end new text begin has the necessary skills and knowledge to teach new text end new text begin in a specified content area. new text end 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 new text begin Years worked with a Tier 2 license only count new text end new text begin toward the candidate's continuing contract under new text end new text begin section 122A.40 or 122A.41 if the candidate new text end new text begin subsequently obtains a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license. new text end 89.23 89.24 89.25 new text begin Must participate in a school district's mentorship new text end new text begin and evaluation program that includes an new text end new text begin individual growth and development plan. new text end 89.26 89.27 new text begin Tier 3 license new text end new text begin Three years new text end new text begin One new text end new text begin Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of new text end new text begin the following: new text end 89.28 89.29 89.30 new text begin (1) successful completion of a Professional new text end new text begin Educator Licensing and Standards new text end new text begin Board-approved teacher preparation program; new text end 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34 new text begin (2) successful completion of an out-of-state new text end new text begin teacher preparation program that includes new text end new text begin field-specific methods training and field-specific new text end new text begin student teaching; new text end 89.35 89.36 new text begin (3) an out-of-state professional teaching license new text end new text begin in good standing; new text end 89.37 89.38 new text begin (4) passing scores on all required skills, content new text end new text begin area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or new text end 89.39 89.40 new text begin (5) National Board for Professional Teaching new text end new text begin Standards certification. new text end 89.41 new text begin And meets at least one of the following criteria: new text end 89.42 new text begin (1) 12 weeks of student teaching experience; new text end 89.43 89.44 new text begin (2) two years of field-specific teaching new text end new text begin experience; or new text end 89.45 89.46 89.47 new text begin (3) completion of a comprehensive teacher new text end new text begin mentoring program offered by a Minnesota new text end new text begin school. new text end 90.1 90.2 90.3 new text begin Must participate in a school district's evaluation new text end new text begin program that includes an individual growth and new text end new text begin development plan. new text end new text begin new text end 90.4 new text begin Tier 4 license new text end new text begin Five years new text end new text begin Unlimited new text end new text begin Meets Tier 3 qualifications and the following: new text end 90.5 90.6 new text begin (1) at least three years teaching experience in new text end new text begin any state; and new text end 90.7 90.8 new text begin (2) passing scores on all required skills, content new text end new text begin area, and pedagogy licensure exams. new text end 90.9 90.10 90.11 new text begin Must participate in a school district's evaluation new text end new text begin program that includes an individual growth and new text end new text begin development plan. new text end 90.12     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Assessment alternatives. new text end new text begin A Tier 3 or Tier 4 teacher licensure candidate that new text end 90.13 new text begin fails, after two attempts, to obtain a passing score on the board-adopted skills examination new text end 90.14 new text begin in reading, writing, and mathematics may demonstrate to the board that they have attained new text end 90.15 new text begin the required skills by either of the following: new text end 90.16 new text begin (1) completing a portfolio using board-adopted standards; or new text end 90.17 new text begin (2) teaching for three years in a Minnesota school with at least one summative teacher new text end 90.18 new text begin evaluation and showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching according to section new text end 90.19 new text begin 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5. new text end 90.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 90.21    Sec. 12. new text begin [122A.187] EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. new text end 90.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin License form requirements. new text end new text begin Each license issued under this chapter must new text end 90.23 new text begin bear the date of issue and the name of the state-approved teacher training provider or new text end 90.24 new text begin alternative teaching program, as applicable. Licenses must expire and be renewed according new text end 90.25 new text begin to rules adopted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board new text end 90.26 new text begin of School Administrators. Requirements for renewing a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license must include new text end 90.27 new text begin showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching or administrative experience for at new text end 90.28 new text begin least one school year during the period covered by the license in grades or subjects for which new text end 90.29 new text begin the license is valid or completing such additional preparation as required under this section, new text end 90.30 new text begin or as the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board prescribes. The Board of new text end 90.31 new text begin School Administrators shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of supervisory new text end 90.32 new text begin personnel except athletic coaches. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end 90.33 new text begin shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of athletic coaches. new text end 90.34     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Professional growth. new text end new text begin (a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end 90.35 new text begin license who have been employed as a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring new text end 90.36 new text begin license, as a condition of license renewal, must present to the Professional Educator Licensing new text end 91.1 new text begin and Standards Board evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth new text end 91.2 new text begin in best teaching practices, including among other things, practices in meeting the varied new text end 91.3 new text begin needs of English learners from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions new text end 91.4 new text begin 2 and 2a. new text end 91.5 new text begin (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher new text end 91.6 new text begin relicensing requirements include paragraph (a). new text end 91.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 91.8    Sec. 13. new text begin [122A.188] LICENSURE DENIAL; APPEAL. new text end 91.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Denial letter. new text end new text begin (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 91.10 new text begin Board must inform a candidate within 30 days of receiving a completed application whether new text end 91.11 new text begin the candidate's application for an initial teaching license or renewal of license has been new text end 91.12 new text begin approved or denied. When an application is denied, the notification letter must inform the new text end 91.13 new text begin candidate of the process for seeking review of the denial and of the appeals process provided new text end 91.14 new text begin in this section, including all deadlines for seeking review of the denial decision and filing new text end 91.15 new text begin an appeal. The notification letter must identify each licensure requirement the candidate new text end 91.16 new text begin failed to meet. new text end 91.17 new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "denial" means denial of an initial license or a denial new text end 91.18 new text begin of a renewal license. Denial of an initial license includes a grant of a license that is a lower new text end 91.19 new text begin tier than the candidate applied for and denial of application for an additional field of licensure. new text end 91.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Review of denial. new text end new text begin A candidate whose license application is denied may seek new text end 91.21 new text begin review of the denial by submitting a letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 91.22 new text begin Standards Board within 30 calendar days of receipt of the denial letter. The candidate may new text end 91.23 new text begin include any documentation necessary to demonstrate that the candidate meets the licensure new text end 91.24 new text begin requirements. The board must review the denial within 60 calendar days of receipt of the new text end 91.25 new text begin letter seeking review. If the board affirms the denial, the board must send the candidate a new text end 91.26 new text begin letter identifying each licensure requirement the candidate failed to meet and informing the new text end 91.27 new text begin candidate of the appeal process provided under this section. new text end 91.28     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Appeal. new text end new text begin A candidate whose application for license or license renewal has been new text end 91.29 new text begin denied under subdivisions 1 and 2 may appeal the decision by filing a written request with new text end 91.30 new text begin the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 days of notice that the new text end 91.31 new text begin board has affirmed the denial of license. The board must then initiate a contested case under new text end 91.32 new text begin the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69. new text end 91.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 92.1    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.19, is amended to read: 92.2122A.19 BILINGUAL AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS; 92.3LICENSES. 92.4    Subdivision 1. Bilingual and English as a second language licenses. The new text begin Professional new text end 92.5 new text begin Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching, hereinafter the board, must grant 92.6teaching licenses in bilingual education and English as a second language to persons who 92.7present satisfactory evidence that they: 92.8(a) new text begin (1) new text end possess competence and communicative skills in English and in another language; 92.9(b) new text begin (2) new text end possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board, and 92.10meet such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe, 92.11consistent with subdivision 4 new text begin ; and new text end 92.12 new text begin (3) meet all other requirements for a teaching license provided in section 122A.18 new text end . 92.13    Subd. 2. Persons holding general teaching licenses. The board may license a person 92.14who holds a general teaching license new text begin in any tier under section 122A.181, new text end and who presents 92.15the board with satisfactory evidence of competence and communicative skills in a language 92.16other than English under this section. 92.17    Subd. 4. Teacher preparation programs. For the purpose of licensing bilingual and 92.18English as a second language teachers, the board may approve programs at colleges or 92.19universities designed for their training. These programs must provide instruction in 92.20implementing research-based practices designed specifically for English learners. The 92.21programs must focus on developing English learners' academic language proficiency in 92.22English, including oral academic language, giving English learners meaningful access to 92.23the full school curriculum, developing culturally relevant teaching practices appropriate for 92.24immigrant students, and providing more intensive instruction and resources to English 92.25learners with lower levels of academic English proficiency and varied needs, consistent 92.26with section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a. 92.27    Subd. 5. Persons eligible for employment. Any person licensed under this section is 92.28eligible for employment by a school board as a teacher in a bilingual education or English 92.29as a second language program in which the language for which the person is licensed is 92.30taught or used as a medium of instruction. A board may prescribe only those additional 92.31qualifications for teachers licensed under this section that are approved by the board of 92.32teaching. 93.1    Subd. 6. Affirmative efforts in hiring. In hiring for all bilingual education program 93.2positions, districts must give preference to and make affirmative efforts to seek, recruit, and 93.3employ persons who (1) are native speakers of the language which is the medium of 93.4instruction in the bilingual education program or share a native language with the majority 93.5of their students, and (2) share the culture of the English learners enrolled in the program. 93.6The district shall provide procedures for involving the parent advisory committees in 93.7designing the procedures for recruiting, screening, and selecting applicants. This section 93.8must not be construed to limit the school board's authority to hire and discharge personnel. 93.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 93.10    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 93.11    Subdivision 1. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial. (a) The new text begin Professional new text end 93.12 new text begin Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators, 93.13whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the 93.14school board employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person, 93.15refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of 93.16the following causes: 93.17    (1) immoral character or conduct; 93.18    (2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract; 93.19    (3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty; 93.20    (4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or 93.21    (5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license. 93.22    The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges. 93.23    (b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching or Board of 93.24School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse 93.25to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the 93.26right to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher 93.27has been convicted of child abuse, as defined in section 609.185, sex trafficking in the first 93.28degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1, sex trafficking in the second degree under 93.29section 609.322, subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage 93.30in prostitution under section 609.324, subdivision 1, sexual abuse under section 609.342, 93.31609.343 , 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 3, or 617.23, subdivision 3, solicitation 93.32of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to 94.1children under section 609.352, interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking 94.2under section 609.749 and the victim was a minor, using minors in a sexual performance 94.3under section 617.246, possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 94.4617.247 , or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register 94.5as a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another 94.6state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing action to the district 94.7in which the teacher is currently employed. 94.8    (c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under 94.9paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's 94.10conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the Court of 94.11Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense. The 94.12petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or the pardon 94.13to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall schedule and 94.14hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 214.10, subdivision 2, unless the 94.15petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding the reversal 94.16of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner is disqualified 94.17from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall affirm its previous licensing 94.18action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from teaching under paragraph 94.19(a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing action. 94.20    (d) For purposes of this subdivision, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 94.21Board of Teaching is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses. 94.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 94.23    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 94.24    Subd. 2. Mandatory reporting. A school board must report to the new text begin Professional Educator new text end 94.25 new text begin Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching, the Board of School Administrators, or the 94.26Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has 94.27jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator 94.28is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under 94.29section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed 94.30that are grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses 94.31(1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation 94.32is pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a) clauses (1) to (5); 122A.41, 94.33subdivisions 6, clauses (1) , (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556, or when a teacher or administrator 94.34is suspended without an investigation under section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), 95.1clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556. The report must be made to the appropriate 95.2licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred. 95.3The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation of 95.4subdivision 1 and the reporting board must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding 95.5any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing 95.6board having jurisdiction over the license, a board or school superintendent shall provide 95.7the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the district's 95.8files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any 95.9investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board or 95.10school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent, solicit 95.11the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with 95.12information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings. 95.13The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent 95.14of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code 95.15of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent 95.16form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private data 95.17under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data 95.18when it was in the possession of any other agency. 95.19The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's 95.20Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having 95.21the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney 95.22General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing 95.23that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board 95.24must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or 95.25administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or 95.26administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge 95.27that disciplinary action be taken. 95.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 95.29    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 95.30    Subd. 2. Licensure via portfolio. (a) new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 95.31 new text begin Board must develop a process for new text end an eligible candidate may use licensure via portfolio to 95.32obtain a professional five-year teaching new text begin any teacher new text end license new text begin under section 122A.181, new text end or to 95.33add a licensure field, consistent with applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules new text begin via new text end 95.34 new text begin portfolio new text end . 96.1    (b) A candidate for a professional five-year teaching license must submit to the Educator 96.2Licensing Division at the department new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical 96.3competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence. 96.4    (c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator Licensing 96.5Division at the department new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating content competence new text begin for each new text end 96.6 new text begin field the candidate seeks to add new text end . 96.7    (d) The board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under 96.8paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not 96.9the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately 96.10inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite 96.11competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator 96.12Licensing Division at the department new text begin board new text end must approve or disapprove the new text begin revised new text end portfolio 96.13within 60 calendar days of receiving it. 96.14    (e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the board of Teaching a $300 fee 96.15for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted 96.16subsequently. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure 96.17portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the board of Teaching are 96.18nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The board of Teaching may waive 96.19or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need. 96.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 96.21    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 96.22    Subd. 3. Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states. (a) Notwithstanding 96.23any other law to the contrary, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of 96.24Teaching must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education 96.25and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for 96.26teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer their 96.27certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements only after 96.28determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements in the 96.29adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements. 96.30The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based 96.31on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to 96.32out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license. 97.1(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching must work 97.2with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure 97.3agreements under this section. 97.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 97.5    Sec. 19. new text begin [122A.2451] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROVIDERS new text end 97.6 new text begin AND PROGRAMS. new text end 97.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) "Provider" or "unit" means an eligible entity that seeks new text end 97.8 new text begin or has obtained approval for an alternative teacher preparation program consistent with this new text end 97.9 new text begin section. new text end new text begin new text end 97.10 new text begin (b) "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads toward licensure in a new text end 97.11 new text begin specific content area. new text end 97.12     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin To provide alternative pathways toward Minnesota teacher licensure new text end 97.13 new text begin outside of the traditional means, to improve ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom, new text end 97.14 new text begin and to close the achievement gap, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end 97.15 new text begin must approve qualified teacher preparation providers and programs under this section that new text end 97.16 new text begin are a means to acquire a Tier 2 license under section 122A.181 and prepare for acquiring a new text end 97.17 new text begin Tier 3 license under section 122A.181. new text end 97.18     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Eligibility. new text end new text begin A school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized new text end 97.19 new text begin under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose is eligible to participate under this new text end 97.20 new text begin section. An eligible entity may apply for provider and program approval simultaneously. new text end 97.21     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Provider approval. new text end new text begin An eligible entity must be approved as a provider before new text end 97.22 new text begin being approved to provide programs toward licensure. The Professional Educator Licensing new text end 97.23 new text begin and Standards Board must approve eligible entities under subdivision 3 that meet the new text end 97.24 new text begin following requirements: new text end 97.25 new text begin (1) has evidence and a history of fiscal solvency, capacity, and operation; new text end 97.26 new text begin (2) has evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide accurate, timely, and secure data new text end 97.27 new text begin for the purposes of admission, candidate monitoring, testing, background checks, and license new text end 97.28 new text begin recommendations; new text end 97.29 new text begin (3) has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security of candidate records under new text end 97.30 new text begin the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; new text end 97.31 new text begin (4) has the instructional capacity or ability to obtain the instructional capacity to provide new text end 97.32 new text begin an adequate instructional phase under subdivision 5; and new text end 98.1 new text begin (5) meets all other board-adopted rules for teacher preparation providers. new text end 98.2     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Program approval. new text end new text begin The board must approve programs offered by approved new text end 98.3 new text begin providers based on nontraditional criteria. An approved program must have the following new text end 98.4 new text begin characteristics: new text end 98.5 new text begin (1) an instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and observed classroom new text end 98.6 new text begin experience that is commensurate with the scope of licensure standards defined under rule, new text end 98.7 new text begin before the teacher candidate assumes classroom responsibilities; new text end 98.8 new text begin (2) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices new text end 98.9 new text begin to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards; new text end 98.10 new text begin (3) a strategy to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teacher new text end 98.11 new text begin candidates' classroom instruction; new text end 98.12 new text begin (4) provide assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates to determine new text end 98.13 new text begin their specific needs throughout the program, and to support efforts to successfully complete new text end 98.14 new text begin the program; new text end 98.15 new text begin (5) provide intensive and ongoing professional learning opportunities that accelerate new text end 98.16 new text begin teacher candidates' professional growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace new text end 98.17 new text begin orientation, professional staff development, mentoring and peer review, focused on standards new text end 98.18 new text begin of professional practice and continuous professional growth; and new text end 98.19 new text begin (6) a process to review a candidate's final proficiency of required licensure content new text end 98.20 new text begin standards that leads to potential candidate recommendation by the provider to the board for new text end 98.21 new text begin a Tier 3 teaching license under subdivision 8. new text end 98.22     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Nontraditional means; program instructors. new text end new text begin (a) The board must permit new text end 98.23 new text begin alternative teacher preparation providers and teacher candidates to demonstrate pedagogy new text end 98.24 new text begin and content standard proficiency in school-based programs and through other nontraditional new text end 98.25 new text begin means. Nontraditional means may include previous work experiences, teaching experiences, new text end 98.26 new text begin educator evaluations, industry-recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent new text end 98.27 new text begin demonstrations. new text end 98.28 new text begin (b) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine qualifications of program new text end 98.29 new text begin instructors, including permitting instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only. new text end 98.30     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Program disapproval, suspension. new text end new text begin If the board determines that a teacher new text end 98.31 new text begin preparation provider or licensure program fails to meet or is deficient in any of the new text end 98.32 new text begin requirements of subdivision 5, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider or new text end 99.1 new text begin program after it notifies the provider of the deficiencies and gives the provider an opportunity new text end 99.2 new text begin to remedy the deficiencies. new text end 99.3     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Candidate program completion; teacher licensure. new text end new text begin (a) A candidate who new text end 99.4 new text begin completes an approved program must apply for a license under the tiered licensure system new text end 99.5 new text begin according to section 122A.181. new text end 99.6 new text begin (b) A person who successfully completes another state's alternative teacher preparation new text end 99.7 new text begin licensure program may apply to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end 99.8 new text begin for a Tier 3 license. new text end 99.9     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Reports. new text end new text begin (a) An approved alternative teacher preparation provider must report new text end 99.10 new text begin to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on items that are defined in new text end 99.11 new text begin statute regarding program candidates, completion, and effectiveness or other items that are new text end 99.12 new text begin required under section 122A.09. new text end 99.13 new text begin (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must submit a biennial new text end 99.14 new text begin report on the alternative teacher preparation program and providers to legislative committees new text end 99.15 new text begin with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by January new text end 99.16 new text begin 15 of each odd-numbered year. new text end 99.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 99.18    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 99.19    Subd. 2. Exceptions. A person who teaches in a community education program which 99.20qualifies for aid pursuant to section 124D.52 shall continue to meet licensure requirements 99.21as a teacher. A person who teaches in an early childhood and family education program 99.22which is offered through a community education program and which qualifies for community 99.23education aid pursuant to section 124D.20 or early childhood and family education aid 99.24pursuant to section 124D.135 shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher. A 99.25person who teaches in a community education course which is offered for credit for 99.26graduation to persons under 18 years of age shall continue to meet licensure requirements 99.27as a teacher. A person who teaches a driver training course which is offered through a 99.28community education program to persons under 18 years of age shall be licensed by the 99.29 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching or be subject to section 99.30171.35 . A license which is required for an instructor in a community education program 99.31pursuant to this subdivision shall not be construed to bring an individual within the definition 99.32of a teacher for purposes of section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1, 99.33clause (a). 100.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 100.2    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.28, is amended to read: 100.3122A.28 TEACHERS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS; 100.4LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. 100.5    Subdivision 1. K-12 license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students; relicensure. 100.6(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching must review and 100.7determine appropriate licensure requirements for a candidate for a license or an applicant 100.8for a continuing license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through 100.9grade 12. In addition to other requirements, a candidate must demonstrate the minimum 100.10level of proficiency in American sign language as determined by the board. 100.11(b) Among other relicensure requirements, each teacher under this section must complete 100.1230 continuing education clock hours on hearing loss topics, including American Sign 100.13Language, American Sign Language linguistics, or deaf culture, in each licensure renewal 100.14period. 100.15    Subd. 2. Licensure for teaching oral/aural deaf education programs. (a) The 100.16 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching shall adopt a separate 100.17licensure rule for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license to teach 100.18in oral/aural deaf education programs or to provide services, including itinerant oral/aural 100.19deaf education services, to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through 100.20grade 12. 100.21(b) The board shall design rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education in 100.22collaboration with representatives of parents and educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing 100.23students, postsecondary programs preparing teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, 100.24and the Department of Education. 100.25(c) Rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education shall reflect best practice 100.26research in oral/aural deaf education. Advanced competencies in teaching deaf and 100.27hard-of-hearing students through oral/aural modes shall be included. 100.28(d) Licensure requirements for teachers of oral/aural deaf education must include 100.29minimum competency in American sign language, but are not subject to the guidelines 100.30established in Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 3, section 32, as amended by Laws 1998, 100.31chapter 398, article 2, section 47. The signed communication proficiency interview shall 100.32not be required for teachers licensed to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students through 100.33oral/aural deaf education methods. 101.1(e) Requirements for teachers or oral/aural deaf education shall include appropriate 101.2continuing education requirements for renewing this licensure. 101.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 101.4    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.29, is amended to read: 101.5122A.29 TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS; 101.6LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. 101.7Teachers licensed in the education of blind and visually impaired students must 101.8demonstrate competence in reading and writing Braille. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing new text end 101.9 new text begin and Standards new text end Board of Teaching, at such time as a valid and reliable test is available, shall 101.10adopt a rule to assess these competencies that is consistent with the standards of the National 101.11Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 101.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 101.13    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.30, is amended to read: 101.14122A.30 EXEMPTION FOR new text begin CAREER AND new text end TECHNICAL EDUCATION 101.15INSTRUCTORS. 101.16(a) Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, and upon approval of the local 101.17employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and technical 101.18education program is exempt from a license requirement. Nothing in this section shall 101.19exclude licensed career and technical educators from the definition of "teacher" in section 101.20122A.40 , 122A.41, or 179A.03. 101.21(b) This section expires June 30, 2020. new text begin After this section expires, persons who teach in new text end 101.22 new text begin a part-time vocational or career and technical education program may apply for a teaching new text end 101.23 new text begin license provided in section 122A.181. new text end 101.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 101.25    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.13, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 101.26    Subd. 11. Teachers. A school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its 101.27early childhood family education programs. The Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may 101.28grant an applicant a variance under this subdivision, consistent with sections 122A.09, 101.29subdivision 10 , and , and Board of Teaching rules. 101.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 102.1    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.454, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 102.2    Subd. 12. Compliance with rules. Aid must be paid under this section only for services 102.3rendered or for costs incurred in career and technical education programs approved by the 102.4commissioner and operated in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner. 102.5This aid shall be paid only for services rendered and for costs incurred by essential, licensed 102.6personnel who meet the requirements for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Minnesota 102.7 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching. Licensed personnel 102.8means persons holding a valid career and technical license issued by the commissioner new text begin new text end 102.9 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board under section 122A.30 new text end . If an average 102.10of five or fewer secondary full-time equivalent students are enrolled per teacher in an 102.11approved postsecondary program at Intermediate District No. 287, 916, or 917, licensed 102.12personnel means persons holding a valid vocational license issued by the commissioner or 102.13the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Notwithstanding 102.14section 127A.42, the commissioner may modify or withdraw the program or aid approval 102.15and withhold aid under this section without proceeding under section 127A.42 at any time. 102.16To do so, the commissioner must determine that the program does not comply with rules 102.17of the Department of Education or that any facts concerning the program or its budget differ 102.18from the facts in the district's approved application. 102.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 102.20    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 102.21    Subdivision 1. American Indian language and culture education licenses. The 102.22 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching, in consultation with the 102.23Tribal Nations Education Committee, must grant initial and continuing teaching licenses 102.24in American Indian language and culture education that bear the same duration as other 102.25initial and continuing licenses. The board must grant licenses to persons who present 102.26satisfactory evidence that they: 102.27(1) possess competence in an American Indian language or possess unique qualifications 102.28relative to or knowledge and understanding of American Indian history and culture; or 102.29(2) possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board or meet 102.30such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe, or possess 102.31such relevant experience as the board may prescribe. 102.32This evidence may be presented by affidavits, tribal resolutions, or by such other methods 102.33as the board may prescribe. Individuals may present applications for licensure on their own 103.1behalf or these applications may be submitted by the superintendent or other authorized 103.2official of a school district, participating school, or an American Indian school. 103.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 103.4    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 103.5    Subd. 6. Persons eligible for employment; exemptions. Any person licensed under 103.6this section shall be eligible for employment by a school board or a participating school as 103.7a teacher in an American Indian education program in which the American Indian language 103.8or culture in which the person is licensed is taught. A school district or participating school 103.9may prescribe only those additional qualifications for teachers licensed under this section 103.10as are approved by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching. 103.11Any school board or participating school upon request may be exempted from the licensure 103.12requirements of this section in the hiring of one or more American Indian language and 103.13culture education teachers for any school year in which compliance would, in the opinion 103.14of the commissioner new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end , create a hardship 103.15in the securing of the teachers. 103.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 103.17    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.67, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 103.18    Subd. 2. Teacher standards. A teacher or administrator at the academies is subject to 103.19the licensure standards of the new text begin Professional Educator Licensure and Standards new text end Board of 103.20Teaching or the commissioner of education. new text begin An administrator at the academies is subject new text end 103.21 new text begin to the licensure standards of the Board of School Administrators. new text end 103.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 103.23    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 103.24    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given 103.25them in this subdivision. 103.26(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan 103.27for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related to a 103.28teacher's preparation or further education. 103.29(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, 103.30intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, 103.31a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota. 104.1(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the licensing 104.2division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Board of Teaching new text begin Professional new text end 104.3 new text begin Educator Licensure and Standards Board new text end who is employed by a school district to provide 104.4classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area. 104.5(e) "Teacher shortage area" means the licensure fields and economic development regions 104.6reported by the commissioner of education as experiencing a teacher shortage. 104.7(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education unless 104.8indicated otherwise. 104.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 104.10    Sec. 30. new text begin LICENSES UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF TEACHING. new text end 104.11     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin One-year license. new text end new text begin A one-year license issued by the commissioner of new text end 104.12 new text begin education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 1 license new text end 104.13 new text begin established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181. new text end 104.14     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Two-year license. new text end new text begin A two-year license issued by the commissioner of education new text end 104.15 new text begin before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 2 license established under new text end 104.16 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181. new text end 104.17     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Three-year license. new text end new text begin A three-year license issued by the commissioner of new text end 104.18 new text begin education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 3 license new text end 104.19 new text begin established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181. new text end 104.20     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Five-year license. new text end new text begin A five-year license issued by the commissioner of education new text end 104.21 new text begin before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 4 license established under new text end 104.22 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181. new text end 104.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 104.24    Sec. 31. new text begin RULE CHANGE; ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIST new text end 104.25 new text begin LICENSURE. new text end 104.26 new text begin No later than September 1, 2017, the Board of Teaching must amend Minnesota Rules, new text end 104.27 new text begin part 8710.5050, subpart 4, so that academic and behavioral strategist continuing licenses new text end 104.28 new text begin under that part may be issued and renewed according to rules of the Board of Teaching new text end 104.29 new text begin governing continuing licenses and without requiring the candidate to hold or be recommended new text end 104.30 new text begin for licensure in any other licensure field. The board shall use the good cause exemption new text end 104.31 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under new text end 105.1 new text begin this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in new text end 105.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388. new text end 105.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 105.4    Sec. 32. new text begin TEACHER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION LICENSE REVIEW. new text end 105.5 new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must conduct a review of all new text end 105.6 new text begin available teacher of special education licenses and determine the options for cross-categorical new text end 105.7 new text begin licenses for teachers of special education. The board must report its findings and draft new text end 105.8 new text begin legislation, if needed, to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten new text end 105.9 new text begin through grade 12 education by December 14, 2018. new text end 105.10    Sec. 33. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 105.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a, new text end 105.12 new text begin and 7; 122A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122A.245; and 122A.25, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 105.13ARTICLE 4 105.14SPECIAL EDUCATION 105.15    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.0941, is amended to read: 105.16125A.0941 DEFINITIONS. 105.17(a) The following terms have the meanings given them. 105.18(b) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to protect 105.19a child or other individual from physical injury. Emergency does not mean circumstances 105.20such as: a child who does not respond to a task or request and instead places his or her head 105.21on a desk or hides under a desk or table; a child who does not respond to a staff person's 105.22request unless failing to respond would result in physical injury to the child or other 105.23individual; or an emergency incident has already occurred and no threat of physical injury 105.24currently exists. 105.25(c) "Physical holding" means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile 105.26or limit a child's movement, where body contact is the only source of physical restraint, and 105.27where immobilization is used to effectively gain control of a child in order to protect a child 105.28or other individual from physical injury. The term physical holding does not mean physical 105.29contact that: 105.30(1) helps a child respond or complete a task; 106.1(2) assists a child without restricting the child's movement; 106.2(3) is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or 106.3(4) is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child's 106.4resistance is minimal. 106.5(d) "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" means interventions and strategies 106.6to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriately new text begin , new text end 106.7 new text begin including the key components under section 122A.627 new text end . 106.8(e) "Prone restraint" means placing a child in a face down position. 106.9(f) "Restrictive procedures" means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an 106.10emergency. Restrictive procedures must not be used to punish or otherwise discipline a 106.11child. 106.12(g) "Seclusion" means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred. 106.13Egress may be barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing the 106.14child from leaving the room. Removing a child from an activity to a location where the 106.15child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion. 106.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 106.17    Subdivision 1. Nonresident tuition rate; other costs. (a) For fiscal year 2015 and later, 106.18when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with a disability 106.19as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom 106.20an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 106.217 , paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 106.22by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to 106.23the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special transportation, plus (2) the amount 106.24of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and 106.25referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's 106.26average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit 106.27excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, 106.28minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section 106.29125A.76 received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction 106.30and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the 106.31amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions 106.32attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations and 106.33maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for 107.1the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular 107.2classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and 107.3referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary 107.4sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue, 107.5elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. 107.6Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal 107.7agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization aid 107.8attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general 107.9education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue, 107.10elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid to 107.11the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil must be 107.12increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. If the resident 107.13district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining 107.14adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district. 107.15    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education 107.16aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, provides special instruction and services for a 107.17pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom an 107.18adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 107.197 , paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 107.20by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received 107.21aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education 107.22aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must 107.23not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. 107.24    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) 107.25to (d): 107.26    (1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover unreimbursed 107.27costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt service, and indirect 107.28costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by billing membership fees 107.29and nonmember access fees to the resident district; 107.30    (2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special 107.31education and related services, a site approved under section 125A.515, an intermediate 107.32district, new text begin a site constructed according to Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 7, subdivision 7, new text end 107.33 new text begin to meet the educational needs of court-placed adolescents, new text end or a special education cooperative 107.34may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional 107.35amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability; 108.1    (3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a description 108.2of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged 108.3to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under clause (2) must be 108.4included in the aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 127A.47, subdivision 7, 108.5paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable. 108.6    (d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), 108.7"general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the general 108.8education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding the local optional 108.9levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), plus the referendum 108.10equalization aid according to section 126C.17, subdivision 7. 108.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 108.12    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 108.13    Subd. 2. Third-party reimbursement. (a) Beginning July 1, 2000, districts shall seek 108.14reimbursement from insurers and similar third parties for the cost of services provided by 108.15the district whenever the services provided by the district are otherwise covered by the 108.16child's health coverage. Districts shall request, but may not require, the child's family to 108.17provide information about the child's health coverage when a child with a disability begins 108.18to receive services from the district of a type that may be reimbursable, and shall request, 108.19but may not require, updated information after that as needed. 108.20(b) For children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare 108.21under chapter 256L who have no other health coverage, a district shall provide an initial 108.22and annual written notice to the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of its intent 108.23to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for new text begin : new text end 108.24 new text begin (1) the evaluations required as part of new text end the individualized education program new text begin process new text end or 108.25individualized family service plan new text begin process; and new text end 108.26 new text begin (2) new text end health-related services provided by the district new text begin in accordance with the individualized new text end 108.27 new text begin education program or individualized family service plan new text end . 108.28The initial notice must give the child's parent or legal representative the right to request a 108.29copy of the child's education records on the health-related services that the district provided 108.30to the child and disclosed to a third-party payer. 108.31(c) The district shall give the parent or legal representative annual written notice of: 109.1(1) the district's intent to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare 109.2for new text begin evaluations required as part of the new text end individualized education program new text begin process new text end or 109.3individualized family service plan new text begin process, and for new text end health-related services provided by the 109.4district new text begin in accordance with the individualized education program or individualized family new text end 109.5 new text begin service plan new text end ; 109.6(2) the right of the parent or legal representative to request a copy of all records 109.7concerning individualized education program or individualized family service plan 109.8health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and 109.9(3) the right of the parent or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosure of 109.10a child's records at any time without consequence. 109.11The written notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code of Federal 109.12Regulations, title 34, section 300.504 or 303.520. The district must ensure that the parent 109.13of a child with a disability is given notice, in understandable language, of federal and state 109.14procedural safeguards available to the parent under this paragraph and paragraph (b). 109.15(d) In order to access the private health care coverage of a child who is covered by private 109.16health care coverage in whole or in part, a district must: 109.17(1) obtain annual written informed consent from the parent or legal representative, in 109.18compliance with subdivision 5; and 109.19(2) inform the parent or legal representative that a refusal to permit the district or state 109.20Medicaid agency to access their private health care coverage does not relieve the district of 109.21its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free and appropriate public 109.22education at no cost to the parent or legal representative. 109.23(e) If the commissioner of human services obtains federal approval to exempt covered 109.24individualized education program or individualized family service plan health-related 109.25services from the requirement that private health care coverage refuse payment before 109.26medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall also apply to students 109.27with a combination of private health care coverage and health care coverage through medical 109.28assistance or MinnesotaCare. 109.29(f) In the event that Congress or any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature or any 109.30state agency establishes lifetime limits, limits for any health care services, cost-sharing 109.31provisions, or otherwise provides that individualized education program or individualized 109.32family service plan health-related services impact benefits for persons enrolled in medical 109.33assistance or MinnesotaCare, the amendments to this subdivision adopted in 2002 are 110.1repealed on the effective date of any federal or state law or regulation that imposes the 110.2limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed consent consistent with this subdivision 110.3as it existed prior to the 2002 amendments and subdivision 5, before seeking reimbursement 110.4for children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under 110.5chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage. 110.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 110.7    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.515, is amended to read: 110.8125A.515 PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS; APPROVAL OF EDUCATION 110.9PROGRAM. 110.10    Subdivision 1. Approval of new text begin on-site new text end education programs. The commissioner shall 110.11approve on-site education programs for placement of children and youth in residential 110.12facilities including detention centers, before being licensed by the Department of Human 110.13Services or the Department of Corrections. Education programs in these facilities shall 110.14conform to state and federal education laws including the Individuals with Disabilities 110.15Education Act (IDEA). This section applies only to placements in new text begin children's residential new text end 110.16facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections. 110.17For purposes of this section, "on-site education program" means the educational services 110.18provided directly on the grounds of the care and treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility to 110.19children and youth placed for care and treatment. 110.20    Subd. 3. Responsibilities for providing education. (a) The district in which the new text begin children's new text end 110.21residential facility is located must provide education services, including special education 110.22if eligible, to all students placed in a facility. 110.23(b) For education programs operated by the Department of Corrections, the providing 110.24district shall be the Department of Corrections. For students remanded to the commissioner 110.25of corrections, the providing and resident district shall be the Department of Corrections. 110.26    Subd. 3a. Students without a disability from other states. A school district is not 110.27required to provide education services under this section to a student who: 110.28(1) is not a resident of Minnesota; 110.29(2) does not have an individualized education program; and 110.30(3) does not have a tuition arrangement or agreement to pay the cost of education from 110.31the placing authority. 111.1    Subd. 4. Education services required. (a) Education services must be provided to a 111.2student beginning within three business days after the student enters the care and treatment new text begin new text end 111.3 new text begin children's residential new text end facility. The first four days of the student's placement may be used to 111.4screen the student for educational and safety issues. 111.5(b) If the student does not meet the eligibility criteria for special education, regular 111.6education services must be provided to that student. 111.7    Subd. 5. Education programs for students placed in new text begin children's new text end residential facilities. 111.8(a) When a student is placed in a new text begin children's residential new text end facility approved under this section 111.9that has an on-site education program, the providing district, upon notice from the care and 111.10treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility, must contact the resident district within one business 111.11day to determine if a student has been identified as having a disability, and to request at 111.12least the student's transcript, and for students with disabilities, the most recent individualized 111.13education program (IEP) and evaluation report, and to determine if the student has been 111.14identified as a student with a disability. The resident district must send a facsimile copy to 111.15the providing district within two business days of receiving the request. 111.16(b) If a student placed under this section has been identified as having a disability and 111.17has an individualized education program in the resident district: 111.18(1) the providing agency must conduct an individualized education program meeting to 111.19reach an agreement about continuing or modifying special education services in accordance 111.20with the current individualized education program goals and objectives and to determine if 111.21additional evaluations are necessary; and 111.22(2) at least the following people shall receive written notice or documented phone call 111.23to be followed with written notice to attend the individualized education program meeting: 111.24(i) the person or agency placing the student; 111.25(ii) the resident district; 111.26(iii) the appropriate teachers and related services staff from the providing district; 111.27(iv) appropriate staff from the new text begin children's new text end residential facility; 111.28(v) the parents or legal guardians of the student; and 111.29(vi) when appropriate, the student. 111.30(c) For a student who has not been identified as a student with a disability, a screening 111.31must be conducted by the providing districts as soon as possible to determine the student's 112.1educational and behavioral needs and must include a review of the student's educational 112.2records. 112.3    Subd. 6. Exit report summarizing educational progress. If a student has been placed 112.4in a facility under this section for 15 or more business days, the providing district must 112.5prepare an exit report summarizing the regular education, special education, evaluation, 112.6educational progress, and service information and must send the report to the resident district 112.7and the next providing district if different, the parent or legal guardian, and any appropriate 112.8social service agency. For students with disabilities, this report must include the student's 112.9IEP. 112.10    Subd. 7. Minimum educational services required. When a student is placed in a 112.11 new text begin children's residential new text end facility approved under this section, at a minimum, the providing 112.12district is responsible for: 112.13(1) the education necessary, including summer school services, for a student who is not 112.14performing at grade level as indicated in the education record or IEP; and 112.15(2) a school day, of the same length as the school day of the providing district, unless 112.16the unique needs of the student, as documented through the IEP or education record in 112.17consultation with treatment providers, requires an alteration in the length of the school day. 112.18    Subd. 8. Placement, services, and due process. When a student's treatment and 112.19educational needs allow, education shall be provided in a regular educational setting. The 112.20determination of the amount and site of integrated services must be a joint decision between 112.21the student's parents or legal guardians and the treatment and education staff. When 112.22applicable, educational placement decisions must be made by the IEP team of the providing 112.23district. Educational services shall be provided in conformance with the least restrictive 112.24environment principle of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The providing 112.25district and care and treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility shall cooperatively develop 112.26discipline and behavior management procedures to be used in emergency situations that 112.27comply with the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and other relevant state and federal 112.28laws and regulations. 112.29    Subd. 9. Reimbursement for education services. (a) Education services provided to 112.30students who have been placed under this section are reimbursable in accordance with 112.31special education and general education statutes. 112.32(b) Indirect or consultative services provided in conjunction with regular education 112.33prereferral interventions and assessment provided to regular education students suspected 113.1of being disabled and who have demonstrated learning or behavioral problems in a screening 113.2are reimbursable with special education categorical aids. 113.3(c) Regular education, including screening, provided to students with or without 113.4disabilities is not reimbursable with special education categorical aids. 113.5    Subd. 10. Students unable to attend school but not covered under this section. 113.6Students who are absent from, or predicted to be absent from, school for 15 consecutive or 113.7intermittent days, and placed at home or in facilities not licensed by the Departments of 113.8Corrections or Human Services are entitled to regular and special education services 113.9consistent with this section or Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2325. These students include 113.10students with and without disabilities who are home due to accident or illness, in a hospital 113.11or other medical facility, or in a day treatment center. 113.12    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 113.13    Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A district may enroll as a provider in the medical assistance 113.14program and receive medical assistance payments for covered new text begin evaluations and new text end special 113.15education services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B. 113.16To receive medical assistance payments, the district must pay the nonfederal share of medical 113.17assistance services provided according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, and comply 113.18with relevant provisions of state and federal statutes and regulations governing the medical 113.19assistance program. 113.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 113.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read: 113.22    Subd. 2c. Special education aid. (a) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special 113.23education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 113.242a and the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5. 113.25(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for a 113.26school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would have 113.27received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, 113.28as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 113.297 , and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education 113.30aid increase limit. 113.31(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education 113.32aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average 114.1daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product 114.2of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 114.3under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to 114.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the 114.5district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's average 114.6daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor. 114.7(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education 114.8aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as defined in 114.9section 123A.24, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal special 114.10education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special 114.11education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 114.122012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, 114.13sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily 114.14membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for fiscal 114.15year 2016, and the program growth factor. 114.16(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first year 114.17of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly formed 114.18cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner for approval 114.19to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on current year data, 114.20with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid for programs at 114.21participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced by the new 114.22cooperative. new text begin The department shall establish procedures to adjust the prior year data and new text end 114.23 new text begin fiscal year 2016 old formula aid used in calculating special education aid to exclude costs new text end 114.24 new text begin that have been eliminated for districts where programs have closed or where a substantial new text end 114.25 new text begin portion of the program has been transferred to a cooperative unit. new text end 114.26(f) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting 114.27and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings 114.28as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from 114.29third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and 114.30exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts. 114.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 114.32    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read: 114.33    Subd. 26. Special education services. (a) Medical assistance covers new text begin evaluations necessary new text end 114.34 new text begin in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and new text end 115.1 new text begin individualized family service plan services and for new text end medical services identified in a recipient's 115.2individualized education program new text begin and individualized family service plan new text end and covered under 115.3the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical 115.4therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school 115.5psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as 115.6management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, 115.7and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services 115.8eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a 115.9children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included 115.10in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services 115.11does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative. 115.12The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical 115.13assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements 115.14otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school 115.15district, in the following areas: medical necessity, physician's orders, documentation, 115.16personnel qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs 115.17for services provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district 115.18as provided in section 125A.74. Services listed in a child's individualized education program 115.19are eligible for medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for 115.20federal financial participation under the Medicaid program. 115.21(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education 115.22program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this 115.23chapter. The commissioner may require physician review and approval of the plan not more 115.24than once annually or upon any modification of the individualized education program that 115.25reflects a change in health-related services. 115.26(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered 115.27notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person: 115.28(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology; 115.29(2) is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as an educational speech-language 115.30pathologist; and 115.31(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing 115.32Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience 115.33necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring 115.34supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate. 116.1(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other 116.2subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar 116.3services are covered under this subdivision. 116.4(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per 116.5diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped 116.6together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity. 116.7(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these 116.8services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education 116.9data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment 116.10structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and 116.11shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall 116.12notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final 116.13rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the 116.14commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal 116.15request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to 116.16contact regarding the appeal. 116.17(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized 116.18education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not 116.19count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child. 116.20(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an 116.21individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance 116.22payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program. 116.23Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse 116.24who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of 116.25medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple 116.26administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when 116.27administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the 116.28child's individualized education program. 116.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 116.30    Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 17, is amended to read: 116.31    Subd. 17. Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher education 116.32program. new text begin (a) new text end For the Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher 117.1education program to support Minnesota resident new text begin residents working toward licensure in an new text end 117.2 new text begin online program, including persons currently employed as: new text end 117.3 new text begin (1) new text end special education paraprofessionals working toward licensure in an online program new text begin ; new text end 117.4 new text begin (2) teachers without a special education license working on a variance; or new text end 117.5 new text begin (3) individuals teaching with a community expert license new text end : 117.6 117.7 $ 385,000 new text begin 132,000 new text end ..... 2017 117.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 253,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 117.9The base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0. new text begin (b) The 2018 appropriation is available new text end 117.10 new text begin until June 30, 2019. new text end 117.11 new text begin (c) $253,000 of the $385,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section new text end 117.12 new text begin 62, subdivision 17, is canceled to the state general fund on June 30, 2017. new text end 117.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively to July 1, 2016. new text end 117.14    Sec. 9. new text begin SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDY. new text end 117.15     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Study. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must examine the use of assistive new text end 117.16 new text begin technology in Minnesota school districts. The commissioner may examine financial data, new text end 117.17 new text begin survey school officials, and use other methods to collect data on the use of assistive new text end 117.18 new text begin technology by Minnesota's students. The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota new text end 117.19 new text begin Assistive Technology Advisory Council and other interested organizations to determine the new text end 117.20 new text begin scope and focus of the study. new text end 117.21     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Data reporting. new text end new text begin The commissioner must examine the federally required uniform new text end 117.22 new text begin financial accounting and reporting standards object codes, and if necessary, recommend new text end 117.23 new text begin changes to better capture school district spending on assistive technology. The commissioner new text end 117.24 new text begin must examine approaches to collecting additional student level assistive technology data new text end 117.25 new text begin through the electronic data reporting system. new text end 117.26     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Assistive technology manual. new text end new text begin The commissioner must examine the department's new text end 117.27 new text begin assistive technology manual, and determine whether to prepare a revised manual. new text end 117.28     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must report to the legislative committees new text end 117.29 new text begin having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 15, 2018, on new text end 117.30 new text begin the use of assistive technology by Minnesota's students and recommend statutory changes new text end 117.31 new text begin to encourage individualized education programs and individualized family service plans to new text end 117.32 new text begin incorporate a child-centered assistive technology plan. new text end 118.1    Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 118.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 118.3 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 118.4 new text begin designated. new text end 118.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Special education; regular. new text end new text begin For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 118.6 new text begin section 125A.75: new text end 118.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,340,361,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 118.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,427,629,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 118.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,183,958,000 for 2018. new text end 118.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $166,667,000 for 2018 and $1,260,962,000 for 2019. new text end 118.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end new text begin For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 118.12 new text begin 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within new text end 118.13 new text begin the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined: new text end 118.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,597,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 118.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,830,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 118.16 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is new text end 118.17 new text begin available. new text end 118.18     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end new text begin For aid for teacher travel for home-based new text end 118.19 new text begin services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1: new text end 118.20 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 508,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 118.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 532,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 118.22 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 for 2018. new text end 118.23 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2018 and $481,000 for 2019. new text end 118.24     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end new text begin For reimbursing serving school new text end 118.25 new text begin districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving new text end 118.26 new text begin school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4: new text end 118.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 46,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 118.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 47,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 118.29     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end new text begin For special education out-of-state new text end 118.30 new text begin tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8: new text end 118.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 118.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 119.1    Sec. 11. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 119.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 125A.75, subdivision 7; and 125A.76, subdivision new text end 119.3 new text begin 2b, new text end new text begin are repealed effective for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 119.4ARTICLE 5 119.5FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 119.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 119.7    Subd. 2. Involuntary Dissolution new text begin ; new text end referendum revenue. As of the effective date of 119.8the new text begin voluntary or new text end involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more 119.9existing districts pursuant to sections 123A.60 or 123A.64 to 123A.72, the authorization 119.10for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters of the dissolved district in 119.11that district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor or successor 119.12provision, is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved 119.13by the voters of a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached shall not 119.14be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as enlarged 119.15by the attachment. 119.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017. new text end 119.17    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 119.18    Subd. 11. Review of proposals. In reviewing each proposal, the commissioner shall 119.19submit to the school board, within 60 days of receiving the proposal, the review and comment 119.20about the educational and economic advisability of the project. new text begin The commissioner must new text end 119.21 new text begin include comments from citizens in the school district about the proposal in question. new text end The 119.22review and comment shall be based on information submitted with the proposal and other 119.23information the commissioner determines is necessary. If the commissioner submits a 119.24negative review and comment for a portion of a proposal, the review and comment shall 119.25clearly specify which portion of the proposal received a negative review and comment and 119.26which portion of the proposal received a positive review and comment. 119.27    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 119.28    Subd. 12. Publication. (a) At least 20 days but not more than 60 days before a referendum 119.29for bonds or solicitation of bids for a project that has received a positive or unfavorable 119.30review and comment under section 123B.70, the school board shall publish a summary of 119.31the commissioner's review and comment of that project in the legal newspaper of the district. 120.1 new text begin The school board must also hold a public meeting to go over the details of the commissioner's new text end 120.2 new text begin review and comment before the bond election is held. new text end Supplementary information shall be 120.3available to the public. 120.4(b) The publication requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to alternative facilities 120.5projects approved under section 123B.59. 120.6    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 120.7    Subdivision 1. Definitions. new text begin (a) new text end For the purposes of this section, the term "debt obligation" 120.8means: 120.9    (1) a certificate of indebtedness issued under section 126C.52; 120.10    (2) a certificate of participation issued under section 126C.40, subdivision 6; or 120.11    (3) a general obligation bond. 120.12     new text begin (b) To be eligible for state payment under this section, a debt obligation for a project new text end 120.13 new text begin requiring review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision 8, must only be spent new text end 120.14 new text begin on purposes consistent with the information required under section 123B.71, subdivision new text end 120.15 new text begin 9, clause (4). new text end 120.16    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 475.58, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 120.17    Subd. 4. Proper use of bond proceeds. new text begin (a) new text end The proceeds of obligations issued after 120.18approval of the electors under this section may only be spent: (1) for the purposes stated in 120.19the ballot language; or (2) to pay, redeem, or defease obligations and interest, penalties, 120.20premiums, and costs of issuance of the obligations. The proceeds may not be spent for a 120.21different purpose or for an expansion of the original purpose without the approval by a 120.22majority of the electors voting on the question of changing or expanding the purpose of the 120.23obligations. 120.24 new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements under paragraph (a), the proceeds of obligations new text end 120.25 new text begin issued by a school district under this section for a project requiring review and comment new text end 120.26 new text begin under section 123B.71, subdivision 8, must only be spent on purposes consistent with the new text end 120.27 new text begin information required under section 123B.71, subdivision 9, clause (4). new text end 120.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 121.1    Sec. 6. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 25, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 121.2    Subd. 5. Early repayment aid incentive. (a) For incentive grants for a district that 121.3repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016, 121.4under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by this 121.5act: 121.6 121.7 $ 2,200,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end ..... 2017 121.8(b) Of this amount, new text begin $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, new text end 121.9 new text begin Kelliher; new text end $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000 121.10is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to 121.11Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School 121.12District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682, 121.13Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central. 121.14(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose. 121.15(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is zero. 121.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 121.17    Sec. 7. new text begin DISPOSITION OF CROSSWINDS SCHOOL; PROCEEDS OF SALE. new text end 121.18     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Disposition of Crosswinds school property. new text end new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the new text end 121.19 new text begin appropriation of state general obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section new text end 121.20 new text begin 5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter 492, new text end 121.21 new text begin article 1, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 2, new text end 121.22 new text begin subdivision 2; and Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to acquire and new text end 121.23 new text begin better the Crosswinds school facilities by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro new text end 121.24 new text begin Integration District, in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school may be conveyed or sold by the new text end 121.25 new text begin commissioner of administration to a buyer on the open market. new text end 121.26 new text begin (b) As soon as practicable following July 1, 2017, and consistent with Minnesota Statutes, new text end 121.27 new text begin sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.298, and constraints on the disposition of new text end 121.28 new text begin bond-financed property, the commissioner of administration shall offer the Crosswinds new text end 121.29 new text begin school property for sale for no less than fair market value. Before offering the Crosswinds new text end 121.30 new text begin school property for sale, the commissioner of administration must determine that the property new text end 121.31 new text begin is no longer needed to carry out the governmental program for which it was acquired or new text end 121.32 new text begin constructed. new text end 122.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Proceeds of sale of Crosswinds school. new text end new text begin If the sale of the Crosswinds school new text end 122.2 new text begin and deposit of sale proceeds in the state bond fund would reduce the amount of the required new text end 122.3 new text begin transfer from the general fund to the state bond fund under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 122.4 new text begin 16A.641, subdivision 10, on the December 1 following the sale, an amount equal to the new text end 122.5 new text begin amount of the reduction in the required transfer is appropriated from the general fund to the new text end 122.6 new text begin Teachers Retirement Association in fiscal year 2019. new text end 122.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 122.8    Sec. 8. new text begin TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL. new text end 122.9     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Student enrollment. new text end new text begin Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school new text end 122.10 new text begin during the 2016-2017 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in any new text end 122.11 new text begin subsequent year that a school district or charter school operates a school at that site. new text end 122.12     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation revenue. new text end 122.13 new text begin For the 2017-2018 school year only, for a school district or charter school enrolling pupils new text end 122.14 new text begin at the Crosswinds school, the Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue, new text end 122.15 new text begin literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the Crosswinds school based on the new text end 122.16 new text begin October 1, 2016, enrollment counts at that site. new text end 122.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 122.18    Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 122.19     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 122.20 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 122.21 new text begin designated. new text end 122.22     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end new text begin For debt service equalization aid under new text end 122.23 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6: new text end 122.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 22,081,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 122.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 19,422,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 122.26 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $2,044,000 for 2017 and $20,037,000 for 2018. new text end 122.27 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $2,226,000 for 2018 and $17,196,000 for 2019. new text end 122.28     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end new text begin For long-term facilities new text end 122.29 new text begin maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9: new text end 122.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 80,179,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 122.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 103,460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.1 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $5,814,000 for 2017 and $74,365,000 for 2018. new text end 123.2 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $8,261,000 for 2018 and $95,199,000 for 2019. new text end 123.3     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end new text begin For equity in telecommunications new text end 123.4 new text begin access: new text end 123.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.7 new text begin If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the new text end 123.8 new text begin reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the new text end 123.9 new text begin revenue for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 shall be prorated. new text end 123.10 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 123.11     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Early repayment aid incentive. new text end new text begin (a) For incentive grants for a district that new text end 123.12 new text begin repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016, new text end 123.13 new text begin under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by Laws new text end 123.14 new text begin 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 22: new text end 123.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.17 new text begin (b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, new text end 123.18 new text begin Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000 new text end 123.19 new text begin is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to new text end 123.20 new text begin Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School new text end 123.21 new text begin District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682, new text end 123.22 new text begin Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central. new text end 123.23 new text begin (c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose. new text end 123.24 new text begin (d) The base appropriation for 2022 is $0. new text end 123.25    Sec. 10. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 123.26 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 3, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 123.27 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 129C.10, subdivision 5a; and 129C.30, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end 123.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin Paragraph (a) is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017. new text end 123.29 new text begin Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 124.1ARTICLE 6 124.2NUTRITION 124.3    Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 124.4     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 124.5 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 124.6 new text begin designated. new text end 124.7     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin School lunch. new text end new text begin For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, new text end 124.8 new text begin and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17: new text end 124.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 16,721,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 17,223,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin School breakfast. new text end new text begin For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 124.12 new text begin section 124D.1158: new text end 124.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,601,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,359,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end new text begin For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 124.16 new text begin section 124D.118: new text end 124.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.19     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Summer school food service replacement aid. new text end new text begin For summer school food service new text end 124.20 new text begin replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119: new text end 124.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.23ARTICLE 7 124.24LIBRARIES 124.25    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 134.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 124.26    Subd. 2. Advice and instruction. The Department of Education shall give advice and 124.27instruction to the managers of any public library or to any governing body maintaining a 124.28library or empowered to do so by law upon any matter pertaining to the organization, 124.29maintenance, or administration of libraries. The department may also give advice and 124.30instruction, as requested, to postsecondary educational institutions, new text begin public school districts new text end 124.31 new text begin or charter schools, new text end state agencies, governmental units, nonprofit organizations, or private 124.32entities. It shall assist, to the extent possible, in the establishment and organization of library 125.1service in those areas where adequate services do not exist, and may aid in improving 125.2previously established library services. The department shall also provide assistance to 125.3school districts, regional library systems, and member libraries interested in offering joint 125.4library services at a single location. 125.5    Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 125.6     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 125.7 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 125.8 new text begin designated. new text end 125.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Basic system support. new text end new text begin For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 125.10 new text begin section 134.355: new text end 125.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 125.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 125.13 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2017 and $12,213,000 for 2018. new text end 125.14 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2018 and $12,213,000 for 2019. new text end 125.15     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end new text begin For aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 125.16 new text begin sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems: new text end 125.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 125.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 125.19 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2017 and $1,170,000 for 2018. new text end 125.20 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2018 and $1,170,000 for 2019. new text end 125.21     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end new text begin For statewide licenses to online databases new text end 125.22 new text begin selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media new text end 125.23 new text begin centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or new text end 125.24 new text begin university libraries: new text end 125.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 125.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 125.27 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 125.28     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Regional library telecommunications aid. new text end new text begin For regional library new text end 125.29 new text begin telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355: new text end 125.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 125.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 126.1 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2017 and $2,070,000 for 2018. new text end 126.2 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2018 and $2,070,000 for 2019. new text end 126.3ARTICLE 8 126.4EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT 126.5    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 126.6    Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. There is established an early learning 126.7scholarships program in order to increase new text begin close the opportunity gap by increasing new text end access to 126.8high-quality early childhood programs for children ages three new text begin from birth new text end to new text begin age new text end five. 126.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 126.10    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 126.11    Subd. 2. Family eligibility. (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship, 126.12parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements: 126.13(1) have a child three or four new text begin not yet five new text end years of age on September 1 of the current 126.14school year, who has not yet started kindergarten; and 126.15(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the 126.16current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free 126.17and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National School 126.18Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution 126.19Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections 126.202011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act 126.21of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance 126.22programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement 126.23in foster care under section 260C.212. 126.24(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who is 126.25pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for an early 126.26learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets the income 126.27eligibility guidelines in this subdivision. 126.28(c) Any siblings between the ages zero to new text begin not yet new text end five years old new text begin of age new text end of a child who 126.29has been awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon 126.30request, provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available. 127.1(d) new text begin (c) new text end A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive 127.2a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20 127.3and as long as funds are available. 127.4(e) new text begin (d) new text end Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes 127.5of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota 127.6family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter 127.7119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 127.82007. 127.9(f) new text begin (e) new text end A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as 127.10assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening 127.11under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district, 127.12and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning 127.13scholarship under this section. 127.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 127.15    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 127.16    Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines 127.17and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible 127.18families and programs. new text begin The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from new text end 127.19 new text begin children who: new text end 127.20 new text begin (1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school or general education new text end 127.21 new text begin equivalency diploma; new text end 127.22 new text begin (2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or new text end 127.23 new text begin (3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal new text end 127.24 new text begin McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. new text end 127.25The commissioner may prioritize applications on new text begin additional new text end factors including family 127.26income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly 127.27funded program providing early education or child care services. 127.28(b) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, scholarships may not exceed $5,000 per year 127.29for each eligible child. For fiscal year 2016 and later, the commissioner shall establish a 127.30target for the average scholarship amount per child based on the results of the rate survey 127.31conducted under section 119B.02. 128.1(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or 128.2on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the 128.3commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the 128.4program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding 128.5provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots 128.6for that program and notify the program of that number. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school 128.7district or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established 128.8registration process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's 128.9family income in the same manner as for other program participants. 128.10(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not 128.11been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the 128.12awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order 128.13to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship 128.14in a 12-month period. 128.15(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening 128.16under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first 128.17attending an eligible program. 128.18(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling 128.19scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and 128.20manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of 128.21the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved 128.22scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system 128.23or another schedule established by the commissioner. 128.24    Sec. 4. new text begin EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDY. new text end 128.25     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Study authorized. new text end new text begin (a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must new text end 128.26 new text begin provide for a study of Minnesota early childhood care and education programs. The new text end 128.27 new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission must use a request for proposal process to select a new text end 128.28 new text begin consultant to conduct the study. The commissioners of education, human services, and new text end 128.29 new text begin health must make reasonable efforts to provide information consistent with the purpose of new text end 128.30 new text begin the study and required recommendation elements of the study report under subdivision 2. new text end 128.31 new text begin (b) The selected consultant must consult with individuals or groups representing child new text end 128.32 new text begin care providers, early childhood special education programs, Head Start programs, voluntary new text end 128.33 new text begin prekindergarten programs, school readiness programs, early learning scholarship programs, new text end 128.34 new text begin community education programs, home-visiting programs, organizations and coalitions new text end 129.1 new text begin advocating to increase child access to high-quality early childhood care and education, and new text end 129.2 new text begin families of children eligible for early childhood care and education programs. The individuals new text end 129.3 new text begin and groups consulted must represent public and private, including faith-based, providers of new text end 129.4 new text begin these services and programs. new text end 129.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Report requirements. new text end new text begin No later than January 15, 2018, the Legislative new text end 129.6 new text begin Coordinating Commission must deliver a report completed by the consultant under new text end 129.7 new text begin subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees new text end 129.8 new text begin having jurisdiction over early childhood education, health, and human services. At a new text end 129.9 new text begin minimum, the report must make recommendations relating to: new text end 129.10 new text begin (1) integrating state resources for child care assistance provided through the basic sliding new text end 129.11 new text begin fee program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, and the Minnesota family investment new text end 129.12 new text begin program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; new text end 129.13 new text begin (2) aligning family income eligibility requirements for early childhood care and education new text end 129.14 new text begin programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B, 124D, and 256J; new text end 129.15 new text begin (3) coordinating outreach to families eligible to provide uniform notification about new text end 129.16 new text begin available program options; new text end 129.17 new text begin (4) reducing duplicative paperwork and administrative burden and increasing the stability new text end 129.18 new text begin of funding for families of children eligible for early childhood care and education programs; new text end 129.19 new text begin (5) maximizing child care assistance program integrity and payment mechanisms to new text end 129.20 new text begin increase fund accountability and efficiency; new text end 129.21 new text begin (6) transferring powers and duties related to the quality rating and improvement system new text end 129.22 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142; new text end 129.23 new text begin (7) providing for local and state information technology investments and data sharing new text end 129.24 new text begin agreements necessary to support a system of coordinated care and education; new text end 129.25 new text begin (8) coordinating internal and external evaluation of early childhood care and education new text end 129.26 new text begin programs to measure and report on their effectiveness and efficiency; and new text end 129.27 new text begin (9) transferring or consolidating powers and duties related to other early childhood care new text end 129.28 new text begin and education programs currently administered by the Department of Education, the new text end 129.29 new text begin Department of Human Services, or the Department of Health. new text end 130.1    Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 130.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 130.3 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 130.4 new text begin designated. new text end 130.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin School readiness. new text end new text begin For revenue for school readiness programs under Minnesota new text end 130.6 new text begin Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16: new text end 130.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 33,683,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 130.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 33,683,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 130.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2017 and $30,315,000 for 2018. new text end 130.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2018 and $30,315,000 for 2019. new text end 130.11     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end new text begin (a) For the early learning scholarship program new text end 130.12 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165: new text end 130.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 60,884,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 130.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 60,884,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 130.15 new text begin Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program. Any balance in the first new text end 130.16 new text begin year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The base appropriation for fiscal new text end 130.17 new text begin year 2020 is $62,384,000. new text end 130.18 new text begin (b) Of these amounts, up to five percent in each year is for transfer to the commissioner new text end 130.19 new text begin of human services for expansion of the quality rating and improvement system under new text end 130.20 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142. The amount transferred under this paragraph must new text end 130.21 new text begin be reduced by the amount of any federal funding under the childcare and development block new text end 130.22 new text begin grant authorized under Public Law 101-508, in that year for the system under Minnesota new text end 130.23 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.142. new text end 130.24     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Head Start program. new text end new text begin For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 130.25 new text begin section 119A.52: new text end 130.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 25,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 130.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 25,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 130.28     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end new text begin For early childhood family education new text end 130.29 new text begin aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135: new text end 130.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 30,175,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 130.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 31,474,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 130.32 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,271,000 for 2018. new text end 131.1 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $3,030,000 for 2018 and $28,444,000 for 2019. new text end 131.2     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end new text begin For developmental screening aid under new text end 131.3 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: new text end 131.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,606,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,629,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 131.6 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 for 2018. new text end 131.7 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 for 2019. new text end 131.8     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Parent-child home program. new text end new text begin For a grant to the parent-child home program: new text end 131.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 131.11     new text begin The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood new text end 131.12 new text begin literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing new text end 131.13 new text begin suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations new text end 131.14 new text begin for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. new text end 131.15     new text begin The base appropriation for this program for fiscal year 2020 and later is $900,000. new text end 131.16     new text begin The 2017 appropriation under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 31, section 4, is available new text end 131.17 new text begin until June 30, 2019. To the extent practicable, the parent-child home program is encouraged new text end 131.18 new text begin to expend the fiscal year 2017 appropriation equally over fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019. new text end 131.19     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. new text end 131.20 new text begin For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota new text end 131.21 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.162: new text end 131.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 281,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 281,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 131.24     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end new text begin For transfer to the commissioner new text end 131.25 new text begin of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system new text end 131.26 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports new text end 131.27 new text begin for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system: new text end 131.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 131.30 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 131.31 new text begin The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,750,000. new text end 132.1     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal schools. new text end new text begin For early childhood family new text end 132.2 new text begin education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83, new text end 132.3 new text begin subdivision 4: new text end 132.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 132.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 132.6     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end new text begin For the educate parents partnership under new text end 132.7 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129: new text end 132.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 49,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 132.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 49,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 132.10     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end new text begin For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 132.11 new text begin 124D.135: new text end 132.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 527,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 132.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 571,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 132.14 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 for 2018. The 2019 new text end 132.15 new text begin appropriation includes $58,000 for 2018 and $513,000 for 2019. new text end 132.16    Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION new text end 132.17 new text begin PROGRAM STUDY. new text end 132.18 new text begin $75,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative new text end 132.19 new text begin Coordinating Commission for the early childhood care and education program study. new text end 132.20ARTICLE 9 132.21COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION 132.22    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.19, is amended by adding a subdivision 132.23to read: 132.24     new text begin Subd. 13a. new text end new text begin Community partnership coalition programs. new text end new text begin (a) Each district operating a new text end 132.25 new text begin community education program under this section may establish a community partnership new text end 132.26 new text begin coalition program to support the collaborative work of school organizations and other new text end 132.27 new text begin community organizations that: new text end 132.28 new text begin (1) focus on achieving data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children new text end 132.29 new text begin and youth throughout an entire neighborhood or geographic area; new text end 132.30 new text begin (2) deliver integrated, supportive services programs for children of all ages and their new text end 132.31 new text begin families, including programs to address kindergarten readiness and youth development, new text end 133.1 new text begin grade 3 reading proficiency, grades 5 to 8 math proficiency, high school graduation, new text end 133.2 new text begin postsecondary enrollment and completion, remedial education reduction, career skills and new text end 133.3 new text begin readiness, parental engagement and development, physical and mental health, and community new text end 133.4 new text begin engagement and programmatic alignment; new text end 133.5 new text begin (3) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically new text end 133.6 new text begin rigorous schools at the center; new text end 133.7 new text begin (4) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating new text end 133.8 new text begin administrative barriers; new text end 133.9 new text begin (5) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective new text end 133.10 new text begin solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and new text end 133.11 new text begin (6) measure outcomes appropriate to unique community needs and interests and new text end 133.12 new text begin periodically conduct rigorous formative and summative program evaluations. new text end 133.13 new text begin (b) The district shall maintain a separate account within the community services fund new text end 133.14 new text begin for all funds related to the community partnership coalition program. new text end 133.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 133.16    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 133.17    Subd. 8. Uses of general revenue. (a) General community education revenue may be 133.18used for: 133.19(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs; 133.20(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved by 133.21the department; 133.22(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 124D.52; 133.23(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils; 133.24(5) implementation of a youth development plan; 133.25(6) implementation of a youth service program; 133.26(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 124D.13; 133.27(8) school readiness programs, according to section 124D.15; and 133.28(9) school-age care programs, according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11 new text begin ; and new text end 133.29 new text begin (10) community partnerships coalition programs, according to section 124D.19, new text end 133.30 new text begin subdivision 13a new text end . 134.1(b) In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent of its 134.2community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community education 134.3programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes: 134.4(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials; 134.5(2) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and 134.6(3) to purchase textbooks and library books. 134.7(c) General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct activity 134.8costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but are not limited to, 134.9the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or transportation costs. 134.10 new text begin (d) A school district operating a community partnerships coalition program under section new text end 134.11 new text begin 124D.19, subdivision 13a, may apply to the commissioner for a grant in the form and manner new text end 134.12 new text begin specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may award grants to applicant districts new text end 134.13 new text begin in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per district per fiscal year. new text end new text begin new text end 134.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 134.15    Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 134.16     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 134.17 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 134.18 new text begin designated. new text end 134.19     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Community education aid. new text end new text begin For community education aid under Minnesota new text end 134.20 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.20: new text end 134.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 483,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 134.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 393,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 134.23 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 for 2018. new text end 134.24 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 for 2019. new text end 134.25     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end new text begin For adults with disabilities programs new text end 134.26 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56: new text end 134.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 134.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 134.29 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2017 and $639,000 for 2018. new text end 134.30 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2018 and $639,000 for 2019. new text end 135.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end new text begin For programs for hearing-impaired adults under new text end 135.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57: new text end 135.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 135.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 135.5     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin School-age care aid. new text end new text begin For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 135.6 new text begin 124D.22: new text end 135.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 135.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 135.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $1,000 for 2018. new text end 135.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $1,000 for 2019. new text end 135.11     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Community partnerships coalition program grants. new text end new text begin (a) For community new text end 135.12 new text begin partnerships coalition program grants: new text end 135.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 135.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 135.15 new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2018 only, the commissioner must award a grant equaling at least new text end 135.16 new text begin $177,000 to the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the Northfield new text end 135.17 new text begin Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield, the school district that is in a collaborative new text end 135.18 new text begin partnership with the Jones Family Foundation for the Every Hand Joined program in Red new text end 135.19 new text begin Wing, and the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the United Way of new text end 135.20 new text begin Central Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program. new text end 135.21 new text begin (c) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,200,000. new text end 135.22     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Northside Achievement Zone. new text end new text begin For a grant to the Northside Achievement Zone: new text end 135.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 135.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 135.25 new text begin Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the new text end 135.26 new text begin educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone and new text end 135.27 new text begin may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent with new text end 135.28 new text begin federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements. new text end 135.29 new text begin The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000. new text end 135.30     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin St. Paul Promise Neighborhood. new text end new text begin For a grant to the St. Paul Promise new text end 135.31 new text begin Neighborhood: new text end 136.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 136.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 136.3 new text begin Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the new text end 136.4 new text begin educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, and new text end 136.5 new text begin may be used for St. Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services consistent with new text end 136.6 new text begin federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements. new text end 136.7 new text begin The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000. new text end 136.8ARTICLE 10 136.9SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING 136.10    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.52, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 136.11    Subd. 7. Performance tracking system. (a) By July 1, 2000, each approved adult basic 136.12education program must develop and implement a performance tracking system to provide 136.13information necessary to comply with federal law and serve as one means of assessing the 136.14effectiveness of adult basic education programs. For required reporting, longitudinal studies, 136.15and program improvement, the tracking system must be designed to collect data on the 136.16following core outcomes for learners, including English learners, who have completed 136.17participating in the adult basic education program: 136.18(1) demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in reading, writing, speaking the 136.19English language, numeracy, problem solving, English language acquisition, and other 136.20literacy skills; 136.21(2) placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training, 136.22unsubsidized employment, or career advancement; 136.23(3) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and 136.24(4) reduction in participation in the diversionary work program, Minnesota family 136.25investment program, and food support education and training program. 136.26(b) A district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization providing 136.27an adult basic education program may meet this requirement by developing a tracking system 136.28based on either or both of the following methodologies: 136.29(1) conducting a reliable follow-up survey; or 136.30(2) submitting student information, including new text begin collected new text end Social Security numbers for data 136.31matching. 137.1Data related to obtaining employment must be collected in the first quarter following 137.2program completion or can be collected while the student is enrolled, if known. Data related 137.3to employment retention must be collected in the third quarter following program exit. Data 137.4related to any other new text begin of the new text end specified outcome new text begin outcomes new text end may be collected at any time during 137.5a program year. 137.6(c) When a student in a program is requested to provide the student's Social Security 137.7number, the student must be notified in a written form easily understandable to the student 137.8that: 137.9(1) providing the Social Security number is optional and no adverse action may be taken 137.10against the student if the student chooses not to provide the Social Security number; 137.11(2) the request is made under section 124D.52, subdivision 7; 137.12(3) if the student provides the Social Security number, it will be used to assess the 137.13effectiveness of the program by tracking the student's subsequent career; and 137.14(4) the Social Security number will be shared with the Department of Education; 137.15Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Office of Higher Education; Department of 137.16Human Services; and Department of Employment and Economic Development in order to 137.17accomplish the purposes described in paragraph (a) and will not be used for any other 137.18purpose or reported to any other governmental entities. 137.19(d) Annually a district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization 137.20providing programs under this section must forward the tracking data collected to the 137.21Department of Education. For the purposes of longitudinal studies on the employment status 137.22of former students under this section, the Department of Education must forward the Social 137.23Security numbers to the Department of Employment and Economic Development to 137.24electronically match the Social Security numbers of former students with wage detail reports 137.25filed under section 268.044. The results of data matches must, for purposes of this section 137.26and consistent with the requirements of the United States Code, title 29, section 2871, of 137.27the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 new text begin Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act new text end , be 137.28compiled in a longitudinal form by the Department of Employment and Economic 137.29Development and released to the Department of Education in the form of summary data 137.30that does not identify the individual students. The Department of Education may release 137.31this summary data. State funding for adult basic education programs must not be based on 137.32the number or percentage of students who decline to provide their Social Security numbers 137.33or on whether the program is evaluated by means of a follow-up survey instead of data 137.34matching. 138.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.549, is amended to read: 138.2124D.549 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTS RULES; 138.3COMMISSIONER new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY new text end 138.4 new text begin TEST new text end . 138.5The commissioner may amend rules to reflect changes in the national minimum standard 138.6score for passing the general education development (GED)tests new text begin , in consultation with adult new text end 138.7 new text begin basic education stakeholders, must select a high school equivalency test. The commissioner new text end 138.8 new text begin may issue a high school equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or new text end 138.9 new text begin older who has not earned a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued a GED, new text end 138.10 new text begin and who has exceeded or achieved a minimum passing score on the equivalency test new text end 138.11 new text begin established by the publisher. The commissioner of education may waive the minimum age new text end 138.12 new text begin requirement if supportive evidence is provided by an employer or a recognized education new text end 138.13 new text begin or rehabilitation provider new text end . 138.14    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.55, is amended to read: 138.15124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) 138.16 new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY new text end TEST FEES. 138.17    The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible individual 138.18for the full battery of general education development (GED) new text begin the commissioner-selected new text end 138.19 new text begin high school equivalency new text end tests, but not more than $40 for an eligible individual. 138.20For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee charged to 138.21an eligible individual for the full battery of general education development (GED) new text begin the new text end 138.22 new text begin commissioner-selected high school equivalency new text end tests, but not more than the cost of one full 138.23battery of tests per year for any individual. 138.24    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 38, is amended to read: 138.25    Subd. 38. Full-time student. "Full-time student" means a person who is enrolled in a 138.26graded or ungraded primary, intermediate, secondary, GED new text begin commissioner of new text end 138.27 new text begin education-selected high school equivalency new text end preparatory, trade, technical, vocational, or 138.28postsecondary school, and who meets the school's standard for full-time attendance. 138.29    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 39, is amended to read: 138.30    Subd. 39. General educational development or GED new text begin Commissioner of new text end 138.31 new text begin education-selected high school equivalency new text end . "General educational development" or "GED" 139.1 new text begin "Commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency" new text end means the general educational 139.2development new text begin high school equivalency new text end certification issued by the commissioner of education 139.3as an equivalent to a secondary school diploma under Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, 139.4subpart 4. 139.5    Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 139.6     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 139.7 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 139.8 new text begin designated. new text end 139.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end new text begin For adult basic education aid under Minnesota new text end 139.10 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.531: new text end 139.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 50,010,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 139.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 51,497,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 139.13 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 for 2018. new text end 139.14 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000 for 2019. new text end 139.15     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end new text begin For payment of 60 percent of the costs of the new text end 139.16 new text begin commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 139.17 new text begin 124D.55: new text end 139.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 139.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 139.20    Sec. 7. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 139.21 new text begin In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the new text end 139.22 new text begin term "commissioner-selected high school equivalency" or similar term for "general education new text end 139.23 new text begin development," "GED," or similar terms for wherever the term refers to the tests or programs new text end 139.24 new text begin leading to a certification issued by the commissioner of education as an equivalency to a new text end 139.25 new text begin secondary diploma. new text end 139.26    Sec. 8. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 139.27 new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, subpart 4, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 139.28ARTICLE 11 139.29STATE AGENCIES 139.30    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.363, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 140.1    Subdivision 1. Rulemaking. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board 140.2of Teaching must adopt rules to implement a statewide credential for education 140.3paraprofessionals who assist a licensed teacher in providing student instruction. Any 140.4paraprofessional holding this credential or working in a local school district after meeting 140.5a state-approved local assessment is considered to be highly qualified under federal law. 140.6Under this subdivision, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of 140.7Teaching, in consultation with the commissioner, must adopt qualitative criteria for approving 140.8local assessments that include an evaluation of a paraprofessional's knowledge of reading, 140.9writing, and math and the paraprofessional's ability to assist in the instruction of reading, 140.10writing, and math. The commissioner must approve or disapprove local assessments using 140.11these criteria. The commissioner must make the criteria available to the public. 140.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 140.13    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 140.14    Subd. 2. Teacher. "Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other similar professional 140.15employee required to hold a license from the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 140.16Board of Teaching. 140.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 140.18    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 140.19    Subd. 3. Board. "Board" means the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 140.20Board of Teaching. 140.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 140.22    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.07, is amended to read: 140.23122A.07 BOARD OF TEACHING new text begin PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING new text end 140.24 new text begin AND STANDARDS BOARD new text end MEMBERSHIP. 140.25    Subdivision 1. Appointment of members. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 140.26 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching consists of 11 new text begin nine new text end members appointed by the governor, with 140.27the advice and consent of the senate. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal 140.28of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements 140.29are as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. No member may be reappointed for more than 140.30one additional term. 141.1    Subd. 2. Eligibility; board composition. Except for the representatives of higher 141.2education and the public, to be eligible for appointment to the Board of Teaching a person 141.3must be a teacher currently teaching in a Minnesota school and fully licensed for the position 141.4held and have at least five years teaching experience in Minnesota, including the two years 141.5immediately preceding nomination and appointment. Each nominee, other than a public 141.6nominee, must be selected on the basis of professional experience and knowledge of teacher 141.7education, accreditation, and licensure. The board must be composed of: 141.8(1) six new text begin five new text end teachers who are currently teaching in a Minnesota school or who were 141.9teaching at the time of the appointment and who do not qualify under clause (2) or (3), at 141.10least four of whom must be teaching in a public school new text begin , at least one of whom must be a new text end 141.11 new text begin teacher in a charter school, one of whom must be from a related service category licensed new text end 141.12 new text begin by the board, and one of whom must be licensed in either a geographic or license shortage new text end 141.13 new text begin area, and none of whom may be serving in an administrative function at a school district or new text end 141.14 new text begin school as of the effective date of this section new text end ; 141.15(2) one higher education representative, who must be a faculty member preparing teachers new text begin new text end 141.16 new text begin one superintendent new text end ; 141.17(3) one school administrator new text begin district human resources director new text end ; and 141.18(4) three members of the public, two of whom must be present or former members of 141.19school boards new text begin one elementary or secondary school principal; and new text end 141.20 new text begin (5) one member of the public that may be a current or former school board member new text end . 141.21     new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end new text begin First appointments. new text end new text begin (a) The governor shall nominate all members to the new text end 141.22 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The terms of the initial board members new text end 141.23 new text begin must be as follows: new text end 141.24 new text begin (1) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2019; new text end 141.25 new text begin (2) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2020; new text end 141.26 new text begin (3) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2021; and new text end 141.27 new text begin (4) three members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2022. new text end 141.28 new text begin (b) Members of the Board of Teaching as of January 1, 2017, are ineligible for first new text end 141.29 new text begin appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for four years new text end 141.30 new text begin from the effective date of this section. new text end 141.31    Subd. 3. Vacant position. With the exception of a teacher who retires from teaching 141.32during the course of completing a board term, the position of a member who leaves Minnesota 142.1or whose employment status changes to a category different from that from which appointed 142.2is deemed vacant. 142.3    Subd. 4. Administration, Terms, compensation; removal; vacancies. The provision 142.4of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; 142.5the setting of fees; the selection and duties of an executive secretary new text begin director new text end to serve the 142.6board; and other provisions relating to board operations new text begin not provided in this chapter new text end are as 142.7provided in chapter 214. Membership terms, new text begin except as provided in subdivision 2a, new text end 142.8compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and 142.9fiscal year and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. 142.10     new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end new text begin Administration. new text end new text begin (a) The executive director of the board shall be the chief new text end 142.11 new text begin administrative officer for the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive new text end 142.12 new text begin director shall maintain the records of the board, account for all fees received by the board, new text end 142.13 new text begin supervise and direct employees servicing the board, and perform other services as directed new text end 142.14 new text begin by the board. new text end 142.15 new text begin (b) The commissioner of administration must provide the board with administrative new text end 142.16 new text begin support services, according to section 16B.371. new text end 142.17 new text begin (c) The commissioner of education must provide suitable offices and other space to the new text end 142.18 new text begin board at no cost until January 1, 2020. Thereafter, the board may contract with either the new text end 142.19 new text begin commissioner of education or the commissioner of administration for the provision of new text end 142.20 new text begin suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, and examination new text end 142.21 new text begin rooms. new text end new text begin new text end 142.22    Subd. 5. District reimbursement for costs of substitute teachers. The new text begin Professional new text end 142.23 new text begin Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board may reimburse local school districts for the costs 142.24of substitute teachers employed when regular teachers are providing professional assistance 142.25to the state by serving on the board or on a committee or task force appointed by the board 142.26and charged to make recommendations concerning standards for teacher licensure in this 142.27state. 142.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 142.29    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.08, is amended to read: 142.30122A.08 MEETINGS. 142.31    Subdivision 1. Meetings. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of 142.32Teaching must meet regularly at the times and places as the board determines. Meetings 142.33must be called by the chair or at the written request of any eight members. 143.1    Subd. 2. Executive secretary new text begin director new text end . The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 143.2 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching must have an executive secretary new text begin director new text end who is in the 143.3unclassified civil service and who is not a member of the board. new text begin The executive director must new text end 143.4 new text begin fulfill the duties provided in section 122A.09, subdivision 6. The board must review the new text end 143.5 new text begin performance of the executive director and set the salary of the executive director, not to new text end 143.6 new text begin exceed the limit for a position listed in section 15A.0815, subdivision 2. new text end 143.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 143.8    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 143.9    Subdivision 1. Code of ethics. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 143.10Board of Teaching must develop by rule a code of ethics covering standards of professional 143.11teaching practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and 143.12methods of enforcement. 143.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 143.14    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 143.15    Subd. 2. Advise members of profession. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 143.16 new text begin Standards new text end Board must act in an advisory capacity to members of the profession in matters 143.17of interpretation of the code of ethics. 143.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 143.19    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 143.20    Subd. 3. Election of chair and officers. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 143.21 new text begin Standards new text end Board shall elect a chair and such other officers as it may deem necessary. 143.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 143.23    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 143.24    Subd. 4. License and rules new text begin Licensing new text end . (a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 143.25 new text begin Standards new text end Board must adopt rules to license public school teachers and interns subject to 143.26chapter 14 new text begin license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1, except for new text end 143.27 new text begin supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2. The board must not new text end 143.28 new text begin delegate its authority to make all licensing decisions with respect to candidates for teacher new text end 143.29 new text begin licensure. The board must evaluate candidates for compliance with statutory or rule new text end 143.30 new text begin requirements for licensure and develop licensure verification requirements new text end . 144.1(b) The board must require all candidates for teacher licensure to demonstrate new text begin establish new text end 144.2a passing score on a board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, 144.3as new text begin for new text end a requirement for an initial professional five-year new text begin Tier, 2, 3, or 4 new text end teaching license, 144.4except that the board may issue up to four initial professional one-year teaching licenses to 144.5an otherwise qualified candidate who has not yet passed the board-adopted skills exam. The 144.6board must require colleges and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation 144.7program to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score 144.8on the board-adopted skills examination, including those for whom English is a second 144.9language. The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills 144.10examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota 144.11school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the 144.12content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to 144.13provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 144.14120B.022, subdivision 1 . The Board of Teaching and the entity administering the content, 144.15pedagogy, and skills examinations must allow any individual who produces documentation 144.16of a disability in the form of an evaluation, 504 plan, or individual education program (IEP) 144.17to receive the same testing accommodations on the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations 144.18that the applicant received during their secondary or postsecondary education. 144.19(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs new text begin , including new text end 144.20 new text begin alternative teacher preparation programs under section 122A.245; nonconventional programs, new text end 144.21 new text begin and Montessori teacher training programs new text end . The board, upon the request of a postsecondary 144.22student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed graduate of a teacher preparation 144.23program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the person and a postsecondary institution 144.24providing a teacher preparation program when the dispute involves an institution's 144.25recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the person's credentials. At the board's 144.26discretion, assistance may include the application of chapter 14. 144.27(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher 144.28education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that focuses 144.29on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, teacher 144.30preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities program model 144.31to provide a school-year-long student teaching program that combines clinical opportunities 144.32with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching experiences to offer students 144.33ongoing mentorship, coaching, and assessment, help to prepare a professional development 144.34plan, and structured learning experiences. The board shall implement new systems of teacher 144.35preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on proficiency of 145.1graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. Teacher preparation programs 145.2including alternative teacher preparation programs under section 122A.245, among other 145.3programs, must include a content-specific, board-approved, performance-based assessment 145.4that measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning for instruction and assessment; 145.5engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing student learning. The board's 145.6redesign rules must include creating flexible, specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and 145.7other endorsement forms to increase students' participation in language immersion programs, 145.8world language instruction, career development opportunities, work-based learning, early 145.9college courses and careers, career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project 145.10and place-based learning, among other career and college ready learning offerings. 145.11(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for professional five-year teaching 145.12licenses to pass new text begin establish a passing score for candidates on new text end an examination of general 145.13pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific teaching skills new text begin for a Tier 2, new text end 145.14 new text begin 3, or 4 teaching license under section 122A.181 new text end . The rules shall be effective by September 145.151, 2001. The rules under this paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to 145.16teach prekindergarten or elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of 145.17licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and 145.18ability in comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06, 145.19subdivision 4, and their knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading 145.20development, the development of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and 145.21instruction, and their ability to integrate that knowledge and understanding. 145.22(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with 145.23elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain 145.24periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment. 145.25(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for professional five-year 145.26teaching licenses based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the 145.27board's licensing system and students' diverse learning needs. All teachercandidates must 145.28have preparation in English language development and content instruction for English 145.29learners in order to be able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. 145.30The board must include these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that 145.31creates new leadership roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative 145.32professional culture dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, 145.33recognizes the importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to 145.34teach and communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring 145.35and induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework. 146.1(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a 146.2candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities 146.3necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels. 146.4(i) new text begin (h) new text end The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established 146.5by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require a licensed teacher 146.6who is renewing a professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching license to include in the renewal 146.7requirements further preparation in English language development and specially designed 146.8content instruction in English for English learners. 146.9(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements 146.10established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections and 146.11214.10 . The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses. 146.12(k) new text begin (i) new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 146.13their professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal 146.14requirements further preparation in the areas of using positive behavior interventions and 146.15in accommodating, modifying, and adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to 146.16appropriately meet the needs of individual students and ensure adequate progress toward 146.17the state's graduation rule. 146.18(l) new text begin (j) new text end In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related 146.19services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or 146.20registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who 146.21license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school. 146.22(m) new text begin (k) new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 146.23their professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal 146.24requirements further reading preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. 146.25The rules do not take effect until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide 146.26direct instruction including, at least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school 146.27social workers, audiovisual directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt 146.28from this section. 146.29(n) new text begin (l) new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 146.30their professional five-year new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal 146.31requirements at least one hour of suicide prevention best practices in each licensure renewal 146.32period that are based on nationally recognized evidence-based programs and practices, 146.33among the continuing education credits required to renew a license under this paragraph, 146.34and further preparation, first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental 147.1illness in children and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, 147.2preparation may include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness 147.3trauma, accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students' 147.4mental illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 147.5125A.0942 governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar 147.6topics. 147.7(o) The board must adopt rules by January 1, 2016, to license applicants under sections 147.8122A.23 and . The rules must permit applicants to demonstrate their qualifications 147.9through the board's recognition of a teaching license from another state in a similar content 147.10field, completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program, teaching experience as 147.11the teacher of record in a similar licensure field, depth of content knowledge, depth of 147.12content methods or general pedagogy, subject-specific professional development and 147.13contribution to the field, or classroom performance as determined by documented student 147.14growth on normed assessments or documented effectiveness on evaluations. The rules must 147.15adopt criteria for determining a "similar content field" and "similar licensure area." 147.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 147.17    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 147.18    Subd. 4a. Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data; report. 147.19(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching and the Board 147.20of School Administrators, in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Colleges of 147.21Teacher Education and Minnesota colleges and universities offering board-adopted teacher 147.22or administrator preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data on 147.23teacher and administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this 147.24subdivision. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching and 147.25the Board of School Administrators annually by June 1 must update and post the reported 147.26summary preparation and performance data on teachers and administrators from the preceding 147.27school years on a Web site hosted jointly by the boards. 147.28(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation programs must include: 147.29student entrance requirements for each new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 147.30Board of Teaching-approved new text begin Board-approved new text end program, including grade point average for 147.31enrolling students in the preceding year; the average board-adopted skills examination or 147.32ACT or SAT scores of students entering the program in the preceding year; summary data 147.33on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and 147.34graduate degrees and their years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12 148.1classroom teachers or school administrators; the average time resident and nonresident 148.2program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the program; the current number 148.3and percent of students by program who graduated, received a standard Minnesota teaching 148.4license, and were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota district or 148.5school in the preceding year new text begin , disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not new text end 148.6 new text begin yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about new text end 148.7 new text begin an individual new text end ; the number of content area credits and other credits by undergraduate program 148.8that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; students' pass 148.9rates on skills and subject matter exams required for graduation in each program and licensure 148.10area in the preceding school year; survey results measuring student and graduate satisfaction 148.11with the program in the preceding school year new text begin , disaggregated by race, except when new text end 148.12 new text begin disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally new text end 148.13 new text begin identifiable information about an individual new text end ; a standard measure of the satisfaction of school 148.14principals or supervising teachers with the student teachers assigned to a school or supervising 148.15teacher; and information under paragraphs (d) and (e). Program reporting must be consistent 148.16with subdivision 11. 148.17(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved by 148.18the Board of School Administrators must include: summary data on faculty qualifications, 148.19including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and graduate degrees and their 148.20years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12 classroom teachers or school 148.21administrators; the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete 148.22the program; the current number and percent of students who graduated, received a standard 148.23Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota 148.24school district or school in the preceding year new text begin , disaggregated by race, except when new text end 148.25 new text begin disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally new text end 148.26 new text begin identifiable information about an individual new text end ; the number of credits by graduate program 148.27that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; survey results 148.28measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the program in the preceding 148.29school year new text begin , disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically new text end 148.30 new text begin reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual new text end ; and 148.31information under paragraphs (f) and (g). Program reporting must be consistent with section 148.32122A.14, subdivision 10 . 148.33(d) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the new text begin Professional Educator new text end 148.34 new text begin Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching the following information for all teachers who 148.35finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with the district 149.1from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the 149.2effectiveness category or rating of the teacher on the summative evaluation under section 149.3122A.40, subdivision 8 , or 122A.41, subdivision 5; the licensure area in which the teacher 149.4primarily taught during the three-year evaluation cycle; and the teacher preparation program 149.5preparing the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure. 149.6(e) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the new text begin Professional Educator new text end 149.7 new text begin Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching the following information for all probationary 149.8teachers in the district who were released or whose contracts were not renewed from 149.9September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the licensure areas 149.10in which the probationary teacher taught; and the teacher preparation program preparing 149.11the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure. 149.12(f) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School 149.13Administrators the following information for all school principals and assistant principals 149.14who finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with the 149.15district from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the 149.16effectiveness category or rating of the principal or assistant principal on the summative 149.17evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3; and the principal preparation program 149.18providing instruction to the principal or assistant principal. 149.19(g) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School 149.20Administrators all probationary school principals and assistant principals in the district who 149.21were released or whose contracts were not renewed from September 1 of the previous year 149.22through August 31 of the current year. 149.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 149.24    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 149.25    Subd. 6. Register of persons licensed. The executive secretary new text begin director new text end of the 149.26 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching shall new text begin must new text end keep a record 149.27of the proceedings of and a register of all persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of this 149.28chapter. The register must show the name, address, license number and the renewal of the 149.29license. The board must on July 1, of each year or as soon thereafter as is practicable, compile 149.30a list of such duly licensed teachers and transmit a copy of the list to the board. A copy of 149.31the register must be available during business hours at the office of the board to any interested 149.32person. 149.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 150.1    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 150.2    Subd. 7. Commissioner's assistance; new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 150.3Board money. The commissioner shall provide all necessary materials and assistance for 150.4the transaction of the business of the Board of Teaching and All moneys received by the 150.5 new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching shall be paid into the 150.6state treasury as provided by law. The expenses of administering sections 122A.01, 122A.05 150.7to 122A.09, 122A.15, 122A.16, 122A.17, 122A.18, new text begin 122A.181, 122A.187, 122A.188, new text end 150.8122A.20 , 122A.21, 122A.22, 122A.23, new text begin 122A.2451, new text end 122A.26, 122A.30, 122A.40, 122A.41, 150.9122A.42 , 122A.45, 122A.49, 122A.54, 122A.55, 122A.56, 122A.57, and 122A.58 which 150.10are incurred by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching shall 150.11be paid for from appropriations made to the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 150.12Board of Teaching. 150.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 150.14    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 150.15    Subd. 9. new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board may new text begin must new text end adopt 150.16rules. new text begin (a) new text end The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching may new text begin must new text end 150.17adopt rules subject to the provisions of chapter 14 to implement sections 122A.05 to 122A.09, 150.18122A.16 , 122A.17, 122A.18, new text begin 122A.187, 122A.188, new text end 122A.20, 122A.21, and 122A.23. 150.19 new text begin (b) If a rule adopted by the board is in conflict with a session law or statute, the law or new text end 150.20 new text begin statute prevails. Terms adopted in rule must be clearly defined and must not be construed new text end 150.21 new text begin to conflict with terms adopted in statute or session law. new text end 150.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 150.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 150.24    Subd. 10. Permissions. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9 and sections 14.055 and 150.2514.056 , the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching may grant 150.26waivers to its rules upon application by a school district or a charter school for purposes of 150.27implementing experimental programs in learning or management. 150.28(b) To enable a school district or a charter school to meet the needs of students enrolled 150.29in an alternative education program and to enable licensed teachers instructing those students 150.30to satisfy content area licensure requirements, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 150.31 new text begin Standards new text end Board of Teaching annually may permit a licensed teacher teaching in an 151.1alternative education program to instruct students in a content area for which the teacher is 151.2not licensed, consistent with paragraph (a). 151.3(c) A special education license permission issued by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing new text end 151.4 new text begin and Standards new text end Board of Teaching for a primary employer's low-incidence region is valid 151.5in all low-incidence regions. 151.6(d) The Board of Teaching may issue a one-year professional license under paragraph 151.7(a), which the board may renew two times, to allow a person holding a full credential from 151.8the American Montessori Society, a diploma from Association Montessori Internationale, 151.9or a certificate of completion from a program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation 151.10Council for Teacher Education to teach in a Montessori program operated by a school district 151.11or charter school. 151.12(e) The Board of Teaching may grant a one-year waiver, renewable two times, to allow 151.13individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary institution, 151.14demonstrate occupational competency based on at least three years of full-time work 151.15experience in business or industry, and enroll and make satisfactory progress in an alternative 151.16preparation program leading to certification as a career and technical education instructor 151.17to teach career and technical education courses offered by a school district or charter school. 151.18Consistent with this paragraph and section 136F.361, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing new text end 151.19 new text begin and Standards new text end Board of Teaching must strongly encourage new text begin approved college or new text end 151.20 new text begin university-based new text end teacher preparation programs and institutions throughout Minnesota to 151.21develop alternative pathways for certifying and licensing high school career and technical 151.22education instructors and teachers, allowing such candidates to meet certification and 151.23licensure standards that demonstrate their content knowledge, classroom experience, and 151.24pedagogical practices and their qualifications based on a combination of occupational testing, 151.25professional certification or licensure, and long-standing work experience. 151.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 151.27    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.22, is amended to read: 151.28122A.22 DISTRICT VERIFICATION OF TEACHER LICENSES. 151.29No person shall be accounted a qualified teacher until the school district or charter school 151.30contracting with the person for teaching services verifies through the Minnesota education 151.31licensing system available on the department new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end 151.32 new text begin Board new text end Web site that the person is a qualified teacher, consistent with sections 122A.16 and 151.33122A.44, subdivision 1 . 152.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 152.2    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 152.3    Subd. 6. Survey of districts. The commissioner of education shall survey the state's 152.4school districts and teacher preparation programs and report to the education committees 152.5of the legislature by February 1 of each odd-numbered year new text begin until 2020 new text end on the status of 152.6teacher early retirement patterns, the access to effective and more diverse teachers who 152.7reflect the students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), enrolled 152.8in a district or school, the teacher shortage, and the substitute teacher shortage, including 152.9patterns and shortages in subject areas and the economic development regions of the state. 152.10The report must also include: aggregate data on teachers' self-reported race and ethnicity; 152.11data on how districts are making progress in hiring teachers and substitutes in the areas of 152.12shortage; and a five-year projection of teacher demand for each district, taking into account 152.13the students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), expected to 152.14enroll in the district during that five-year period. 152.15    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 152.16    Subdivision 1. Services provided. The commissioner of education with respect to the 152.17Board of Teaching; the commissioner of public safety with respect to the Board of Private 152.18Detective and Protective Agent Services; the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training; 152.19and the commissioner of revenue with respect to the Board of Assessors, shall provide 152.20suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, examination rooms, 152.21and the following administrative support services: purchasing service, accounting service, 152.22advisory personnel services, consulting services relating to evaluation procedures and 152.23techniques, data processing, duplicating, mailing services, automated printing of license 152.24renewals, and such other similar services of a housekeeping nature as are generally available 152.25to other agencies of state government. Investigative services shall be provided the boards 152.26by employees of the Office of Attorney General. The commissioner of health with respect 152.27to the health-related licensing boards shall provide mailing and office supply services and 152.28may provide other facilities and services listed in this subdivision at a central location upon 152.29request of the health-related licensing boards. The commissioner of commerce with respect 152.30to the remaining non-health-related licensing boards shall provide the above facilities and 152.31services at a central location for the remaining non-health-related licensing boards. The 152.32legal and investigative services for the boards shall be provided by employees of the attorney 152.33general assigned to the departments servicing the boards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 152.34the attorney general shall not be precluded by this section from assigning other attorneys 153.1to service a board if necessary in order to insure competent and consistent legal 153.2representation. Persons providing legal and investigative services shall to the extent 153.3practicable provide the services on a regular basis to the same board or boards. 153.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 153.5    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.045, is amended to read: 153.6214.045 COORDINATION WITH new text begin PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING new text end 153.7 new text begin AND STANDARDS new text end BOARD OF TEACHING. 153.8The commissioner of health and the health-related licensing boards must coordinate 153.9with the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board of Teaching when modifying 153.10licensure requirements for regulated persons in order to have consistent regulatory 153.11requirements for personnel who perform services in schools. 153.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 153.13    Sec. 19. new text begin REPORT; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION. new text end 153.14 new text begin The director of the Perpich Center for Arts Education must report annually for the next new text end 153.15 new text begin five years to the chairs and the ranking minority members of the legislative committees new text end 153.16 new text begin having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education and legacy finance on the new text end 153.17 new text begin center's progress in addressing the findings in the Office of the Legislative Auditor's "Perpich new text end 153.18 new text begin Center for Arts Education Internal Controls and Compliance Audit" report, dated January new text end 153.19 new text begin 19, 2017, and the 2017 evaluation report. The first report must be submitted by December new text end 153.20 new text begin 15, 2017. Subsequent reports must be submitted each year on December 15 with the final new text end 153.21 new text begin report due on December 17, 2022. new text end 153.22    Sec. 20. new text begin TRANSFER OF POWERS. new text end 153.23 new text begin (a) The creation of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall be new text end 153.24 new text begin considered a transfer by law of the responsibilities of the Board of Teaching and the new text end 153.25 new text begin Minnesota Department of Education with respect to licensure and credentialing of teachers new text end 153.26 new text begin and school personnel to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for new text end 153.27 new text begin purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039. All classified and unclassified positions new text end 153.28 new text begin associated with the responsibilities being transferred to the Professional Educator Licensing new text end 153.29 new text begin and Standards Board are transferred with their incumbents to the new agency pursuant to new text end 153.30 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in Minnesota new text end 153.31 new text begin Statutes, section 122A.07. new text end 154.1 new text begin (b) The responsibilities of the Minnesota Department of Education with respect to new text end 154.2 new text begin licensure of school administrators are transferred by law to the Board of School new text end 154.3 new text begin Administrators for purposes of section 15.039. new text end new text begin new text end 154.4 new text begin (c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all rules new text end 154.5 new text begin adopted by the Board of Teaching and amend or repeal rules not consistent with statute. new text end 154.6 new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all teacher preparation new text end 154.7 new text begin programs approved by the Board of Teaching to determine whether the approved programs new text end 154.8 new text begin meet the needs of schools in Minnesota. new text end 154.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 154.10    Sec. 21. new text begin FIRST APPOINTMENTS TO THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR new text end 154.11 new text begin LICENSING AND STANDARDS BOARD. new text end 154.12 new text begin The governor shall make appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and new text end 154.13 new text begin Standards Board by September 1, 2017, for terms that begin January 1, 2018. The governor new text end 154.14 new text begin shall designate one member of the board to convene the first meeting by February 1, 2018, new text end 154.15 new text begin and to act as chair until the board elects a chair at its first meeting. new text end 154.16    Sec. 22. new text begin IMPLEMENTATION REPORT. new text end 154.17 new text begin By January 1, 2019, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must new text end 154.18 new text begin prepare a report to the legislature on the implementation of the teacher licensure system new text end 154.19 new text begin established under sections 122A.18 to 122A.181. The report must include the number of new text end 154.20 new text begin applicants for license in each tier, the number of applications granted and denied, summary new text end 154.21 new text begin data on the reasons applications were denied, and the status of the board's rulemaking process new text end 154.22 new text begin for all licensure-related rules. new text end 154.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018. new text end 154.24    Sec. 23. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. new text end 154.25     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated new text end 154.26 new text begin in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for new text end 154.27 new text begin the fiscal years designated. new text end 154.28     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Department. new text end new text begin (a) For the Department of Education: new text end 154.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 20,201,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 154.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 20,301,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 154.31 new text begin Of these amounts: new text end 155.1 new text begin (1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators; new text end 155.2 new text begin (2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 155.3 new text begin section 120B.115; new text end 155.4 new text begin (3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under Minnesota new text end 155.5 new text begin Statutes, section 127A.052; new text end 155.6 new text begin (4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data new text end 155.7 new text begin analysis; and new text end 155.8 new text begin (5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic new text end 155.9 new text begin Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended. new text end 155.10 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 155.11 new text begin (c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's new text end 155.12 new text begin Washington, D.C. office. new text end 155.13 new text begin (d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document new text end 155.14 new text begin and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated. new text end 155.15 new text begin (e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and new text end 155.16 new text begin support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing new text end 155.17 new text begin information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will new text end 155.18 new text begin be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates new text end 155.19 new text begin and mechanism specified in that agreement. new text end 155.20 new text begin (f) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $20,217,000. The base appropriation new text end 155.21 new text begin in fiscal year 2021 is $20,132,000. new text end 155.22    Sec. 24. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING. new text end 155.23     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Board of Teaching. new text end new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated new text end 155.24 new text begin from the general fund to the Board of Teaching or any successor organization for the fiscal new text end 155.25 new text begin years designated: new text end 155.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,481,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 155.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,493,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 155.28 new text begin (b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and new text end 155.29 new text begin support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information new text end 155.30 new text begin technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to the new text end 156.1 new text begin Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified in that new text end 156.2 new text begin agreement. new text end 156.3 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 156.4 new text begin (d) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $2,734,000. The base appropriation new text end 156.5 new text begin for fiscal year 2021 is $2,709,000. new text end 156.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Licensure by portfolio. new text end new text begin For licensure by portfolio: new text end 156.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 34,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 156.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 34,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 156.9     new text begin This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special revenue new text end 156.10 new text begin fund. new text end 156.11    Sec. 25. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES. new text end 156.12 new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the new text end 156.13 new text begin Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated: new text end 156.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,204,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 156.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,186,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 156.16 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 156.17    Sec. 26. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION. new text end 156.18 new text begin (a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center new text end 156.19 new text begin for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated: new text end 156.20 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,573,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 156.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,573,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 156.22 new text begin (b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 in each year is for grants new text end 156.23 new text begin for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs. new text end 156.24 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 156.25    Sec. 27. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION. new text end 156.26 new text begin In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the new text end 156.27 new text begin term "Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board" for "Board of Teaching" new text end 156.28 new text begin wherever the term refers to the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Teaching. new text end 156.29 new text begin The revisor shall also make grammatical changes related to the change in terms. new text end 157.1ARTICLE 12 157.2FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS 157.3A. GENERAL EDUCATION 157.4    Section 1. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 157.52, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 17, is amended to read: 157.6    Subd. 2. General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 157.7section 126C.13, subdivision 4: 157.8 $ 6,649,435,000 ..... 2016 157.9 157.10 $ 6,815,372,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 6,848,521,000 new text end ..... 2017 157.11The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and 6,026,524,000 for 2016. 157.12The 2017 appropriation includes $641,412,000 for 2016 and $6,173,962,000 new text begin new text end 157.13 new text begin $6,207,109,000 new text end for 2017. 157.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 157.15    Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 3, is 157.16amended to read: 157.17    Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 157.18postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 157.19of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03: 157.20 $ 39,000 ..... 2016 157.21 157.22 $ 42,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 26,000 new text end ..... 2017 157.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 157.24    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 4, as 157.25amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 1, is amended to read: 157.26    Subd. 4. Abatement revenue. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 157.27127A.49 : 157.28 $ 3,051,000 ..... 2016 157.29 157.30 $ 3,425,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 2,666,000 new text end ..... 2017 157.31The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,773,000 for 2016. 158.1The 2017 appropriation includes $308,000 for 2016 and $3,117,000 new text begin $2,358,000 new text end for 158.22017. 158.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 158.4    Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6, as 158.5amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 3, is amended to read: 158.6    Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 158.7Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87: 158.8 $ 16,759,000 ..... 2016 158.9 158.10 $ 17,235,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 16,879,000 new text end ..... 2017 158.11The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,184,000 for 2016. 158.12The 2017 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2016 and $15,548,000 new text begin $15,192,000 new text end for 158.132017. 158.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 158.15    Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7, as 158.16amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 4, is amended to read: 158.17    Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 158.18Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9: 158.19 $ 17,673,000 ..... 2016 158.20 158.21 $ 18,103,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 18,278,000 new text end ..... 2017 158.22The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,857,000 for 2016. 158.23The 2017 appropriation includes $1,761,000 for 2016 and $16,342,000 new text begin $16,517,000 new text end for 158.242017. 158.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 158.26    Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9, as 158.27amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 5, is amended to read: 158.28    Subd. 9. Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 158.29Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b: 158.30 $ 5,922,000 ..... 2016 159.1 159.2 $ 4,262,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 4,806,000 new text end ..... 2017 159.3The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $5,348,000 for 2016. 159.4The 2017 appropriation includes $517,000 for 2016 and $3,745,000 new text begin $4,289,000 new text end for 159.52017. 159.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 159.7B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE 159.8    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2, as 159.9amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 44, is amended to read: 159.10    Subd. 2. Alternative compensation. For alternative teacher compensation aid under 159.11Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4: 159.12 $ 78,907,000 ..... 2016 159.13 159.14 $ 89,049,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 88,137,000 new text end ..... 2017 159.15The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $71,141,000 for 2016. 159.16The 2017 appropriation includes $7,876,000 for 2016 and $81,173,000 new text begin $80,261,000 new text end for 159.172017. 159.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 159.19    Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 3, as 159.20amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 45, is amended to read: 159.21    Subd. 3. Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 159.22Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862: 159.23 $ 65,439,000 ..... 2016 159.24 159.25 $ 69,372,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 67,091,000 new text end ..... 2017 159.26The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,057,000 for 2016. 159.27The 2017 appropriation includes $6,561,000 for 2016 and $62,811,000 new text begin $60,530,000 new text end for 159.282017. 159.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 160.1    Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4, as 160.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 6, is amended to read: 160.3    Subd. 4. Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 160.4section 124D.98: 160.5 $ 44,538,000 ..... 2016 160.6 160.7 $ 45,855,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 45,803,000 new text end ..... 2017 160.8The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,855,000 for 2016. 160.9The 2017 appropriation includes $4,428,000 for 2016 and $41,427,000 new text begin $41,375,000 new text end for 160.102017. 160.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 160.12    Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5, 160.13as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 7, is amended to read: 160.14    Subd. 5. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 160.15interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 160.16section 124D.87: 160.17 $ 14,423,000 ..... 2016 160.18 160.19 $ 15,193,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 13,496,000 new text end ..... 2017 160.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 160.21    Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7, 160.22as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 8, is amended to read: 160.23    Subd. 7. Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, 160.24section 124D.83: 160.25 $ 3,539,000 ..... 2016 160.26 160.27 $ 3,715,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 3,278,000 new text end ..... 2017 160.28The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $3,335,000 for 2016. 160.29The 2017 appropriation includes $370,000 for 2016 and $3,345,000 new text begin $2,908,000 new text end for 160.302017. 160.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 161.1    Sec. 12. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 11, 161.2as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 9, is amended to read: 161.3    Subd. 11. American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 161.4Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a: 161.5 $ 7,740,000 ..... 2016 161.6 161.7 $ 8,878,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 8,838,000 new text end ..... 2017 161.8The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,740,000 for 2016. 161.9The 2017 appropriation includes $860,000 for 2016 and $8,018,000 new text begin $7,978,000 new text end for 161.102017. 161.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 161.12    Sec. 13. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as 161.13amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 28, section 10, is amended to read: 161.14    Subd. 2. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 161.15Statutes, section 124E.22: 161.16 $ 63,540,000 ..... 2016 161.17 161.18 $ 70,132,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 68,046,000 new text end ..... 2017 161.19The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $57,508,000 for 2016. 161.20The 2017 appropriation includes $6,389,000 for 2016 and $63,743,000 new text begin $61,657,000 new text end for 161.212017. 161.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 161.23C. SPECIAL EDUCATION 161.24    Sec. 14. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2, 161.25as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 29, section 15, is amended to read: 161.26    Subd. 2. Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 161.27section 125A.75: 161.28 $ 1,183,619,000 ..... 2016 161.29 161.30 $ 1,247,107,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 1,258,250,000 new text end ..... 2017 161.31The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,045,687,000 for 2016. 162.1The 2017 appropriation includes $147,202,000 for 2016 and $1,099,905,000 new text begin new text end 162.2 new text begin $1,111,048,000 new text end for 2017. 162.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 162.4    Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 3, 162.5as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 10, is amended to read: 162.6    Subd. 3. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 162.7services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1: 162.8 $ 416,000 ..... 2016 162.9 162.10 $ 435,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 482,000 new text end ..... 2017 162.11The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $381,000 for 2016. 162.12The 2017 appropriation includes $42,000 for 2016 and $393,000 new text begin $440,000 new text end for 2017. 162.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 162.14    Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 5, 162.15as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 11, is amended to read: 162.16    Subd. 5. Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.17125A.75, subdivision 3 , for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 162.18the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined: 162.19 $ 1,307,000 ..... 2016 162.20 162.21 $ 1,516,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 1,390,000 new text end ..... 2017 162.22If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 162.23available. 162.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 162.25    Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 6, 162.26is amended to read: 162.27    Subd. 6. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 162.28districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 162.29school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4: 162.30 $ 56,000 ..... 2016 163.1 163.2 $ 57,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end ..... 2017 163.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 163.4D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 163.5    Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2, 163.6as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 23, is amended to read: 163.7    Subd. 2. Long-term new text begin facilities new text end maintenance equalization new text begin equalized new text end aid. For long-term 163.8 new text begin facilities new text end maintenance equalization new text begin equalized new text end aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595: 163.9 $ 0 ..... 2016 163.10 163.11 $ 52,844,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 50,571,000 new text end ..... 2017 163.12The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,844,000 new text begin $50,571,000 new text end for 2017. 163.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 163.14    Sec. 19. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 3, 163.15as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 12, is amended to read: 163.16    Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid according to Minnesota Statutes, 163.17section 123B.53, subdivision 6: 163.18 $ 20,349,000 ..... 2016 163.19 163.20 $ 22,926,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 20,406,000 new text end ..... 2017 163.21The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016. 163.22The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,921,000 new text begin $18,401,000 new text end for 163.232017. 163.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 163.25E. NUTRITION 163.26    Sec. 20. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2, as 163.27amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 18, is amended to read: 163.28    Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 163.29124D.111 , and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17: 163.30 $ 16,251,000 ..... 2016 163.31 163.32 $ 16,775,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 16,234,000 new text end ..... 2017 164.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 164.2    Sec. 21. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3, as 164.3amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 19, is amended to read: 164.4    Subd. 3. School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 164.5section 124D.1158: 164.6 $ 9,457,000 ..... 2016 164.7 164.8 $ 10,365,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 9,869,000 new text end ..... 2017 164.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 164.10    Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4, as 164.11amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 15, is amended to read: 164.12    Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 164.13section 124D.118: 164.14 $ 788,000 ..... 2016 164.15 164.16 $ 788,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end ..... 2017 164.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 164.18F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 164.19    Sec. 23. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5, as 164.20amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 16, is amended to read: 164.21    Subd. 5. Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education 164.22aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135: 164.23 $ 27,948,000 ..... 2016 164.24 164.25 $ 29,336,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 28,944,000 new text end ..... 2017 164.26The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,235,000 for 2016. 164.27The 2017 appropriation includes $2,803,000 for 2016 and $26,533,000 new text begin $26,141,000 new text end for 164.282017. 164.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 165.1    Sec. 24. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6, as 165.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 17, is amended to read: 165.3    Subd. 6. Developmental screening aid. For developmental screening aid under 165.4Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: 165.5 $ 3,477,000 ..... 2016 165.6 165.7 $ 3,488,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 3,573,000 new text end ..... 2017 165.8The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,139,000 for 2016. 165.9The 2017 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2016 and $3,140,000 new text begin $3,225,000 new text end for 165.102017. 165.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 165.12    Sec. 25. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision 2, 165.13as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 18, is amended to read: 165.14    Subd. 2. Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 165.15Statutes, section 124D.20: 165.16 $ 790,000 ..... 2016 165.17 165.18 $ 553,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 555,000 new text end ..... 2017 165.19The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $683,000 for 2016. 165.20The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $478,000 new text begin $480,000 new text end for 2017. 165.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 165.22G. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING 165.23    Sec. 26. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, 165.24as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 19, is amended to read: 165.25    Subd. 2. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 165.26Statutes, section 124D.531: 165.27 $ 48,231,000 ..... 2016 165.28 165.29 $ 49,683,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 48,762,000 new text end ..... 2017 165.30The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $43,449,000 for 2016. 166.1The 2017 appropriation includes $4,827,000 for 2016 and $44,856,000 new text begin $43,935,000 new text end for 166.22017. 166.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end