1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing building lease aid for private contract 
1.3 	alternative schools; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
1.4 	section 124D.69, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 55, 
1.5 	article 2, section 64, subdivision 6.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.69, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Building lease and facilities aid. (a) An alternative program under contract 
1.10 	receiving aid under subdivision 1 is eligible for building lease and facilities aid.
1.11 	(b) For an alternative program that leases facility space, the building lease and facilities 
1.12 	aid equals the amount calculated for charter schools under section 124E.22. For an alternative 
1.13 	program that is in an owner-occupied building, the alternative program must submit to the 
1.14 	commissioner the imputed amount of the annual facility costs for the instructional space 
1.15 	and other space used primarily for serving students in the alternative program's school.
1.16 	(c) The commissioner must annually approve the lease and imputed facilities expenses, 
1.17 	and may request any information necessary to determine the amount of the payments.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aid for fiscal year 2025 and later.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.69, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 2.Reserve account. During the term of the contract to provide educational services 
1.21 	under subdivision 1, all state aid under subdivision subdivisions 1 accrues and 1a accrue to 
1.22 	the account assigned to the alternative program site and is reserved for that site.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for aid for fiscal year 2025 and later.

2.2 	Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 6.Charter school and contract alternative program building lease aid. (a) 
2.4 	For building lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, section sections124E.22 and 124D.69:

2.5		$
	94,320,000
	.....
	2024
	
2.72.6
		$
	98,166,000
.......
	.....
	2025
	
2.8 	(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $85,273,000 for 2024.
2.9 	(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,474,000 for 2024 and $88,692,000 $....... for 
2.10 	2025.