1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing the use of the prior year's pupil count 
1.3 	for the 2020-2021 school year to reflect COVID-19 changes in enrollment; 
1.4 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.05, 
1.5 	subdivision 5; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, 
1.6 	subdivision 2, as amended.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 5.Adjusted pupil units. (a) Adjusted pupil units for a district or charter school 
1.10 	means the sum of:
1.11 	(1) the number of pupil units served, according to subdivision 7, plus
1.12 	(2) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school pays 
1.13 	tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, 
1.14 	subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, minus
1.15 	(3) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school receives 
1.16 	tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, 
1.17 	subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65.
1.18 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2020-2021 school year only, a school district's 
1.19 	or charter school's adjusted pupil units equals the greater of the amount calculated under 
1.20 	paragraph (a) for fiscal year 2020 or the amount calculated under paragraph (a) for fiscal 
1.21 	year 2021.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, 
2.2 	as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 1, is amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.4 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

2.5		$
	7,347,424,000
	.....
	2020
	
2.72.6
		$
	7,509,639,000
.......
	.....
	2021
	
2.8 	The 2020 appropriation includes $700,383,000 for 2019 and $6,647,041,000 for 2020.
2.9 	The 2021 appropriation includes $711,885,000 for 2020 and $6,797,754,000 $....... for 
2.10 	2021.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.