Office of the Revisor of Statutes
HF 2433
2nd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 05/16/2025 09:14 p.m.
2.2 2.3
2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15
2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 3.1 3.2 3.3
3.4
3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11
3.12
3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21
4.22
4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 5.1 5.2 5.3
5.4
5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16
6.17
6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 7.1 7.2 7.3
7.4
7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20
7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16
9.17
9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32
11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16
12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7
14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19
14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13
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17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31
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21.5 21.6
21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20
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32.24 32.25
32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 36.1
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36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9
41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10
44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16
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44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10
45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22
46.23 46.24
46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 47.33 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5
51.6
51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 52.1 52.2 52.3
52.4
52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15
53.16 53.17
53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7
54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24
54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9
55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23
55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8
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56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20 58.21 58.22
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58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6
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61.5 61.6
61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30 62.31
62.32
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63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.32 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25
64.26 64.27
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65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11
65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16
66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29
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67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26
69.1 69.2
69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17
69.18
69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28
69.29
70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10
70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22
71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 72.1
72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8
72.9 72.10
72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18
72.19
72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29
72.30
73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11
73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18
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73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30
73.31
74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7
74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21
75.22
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76.31 76.32 76.33 76.34 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29
77.30
78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33
80.1
80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24
81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 82.1 82.2 82.3
82.4
82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13
83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16
84.17
84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying provisions for prekindergarten through
grade 12 education; providing funding for general education, education excellence,
teachers, American Indian education, special education, facilities, school nutrition,
libraries, early childhood education, community education and lifelong learning,
state agencies, and the Read Act; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.118;
120B.119, subdivisions 2a, 4, 10, 15, by adding a subdivision; 120B.12,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 4a, by adding a subdivision; 120B.123, subdivisions 1, 5, 7,
by adding a subdivision; 120B.124, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision;
122A.091, subdivision 1; 122A.092, subdivision 5; 122A.185, subdivision 1;
122A.63, subdivision 9; 123A.485, subdivision 2; 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 4, 8,
10; 123B.71, subdivision 8; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivision 3;
124D.119, subdivision 1; 124D.42, subdivisions 8, 9; 124D.901; 124E.20,
subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2a; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2e; 126C.13,
subdivision 4; 126C.15, subdivision 2; 126C.17, subdivisions 7a, 7b; 126C.40,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.45; 127A.47,
subdivision 7; 268.085, subdivision 7, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2023, chapter
18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 54,
section 20, subdivisions 7, as amended, 9, as amended, 17, as amended; Laws
2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended,
4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended, 12;
article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, as amended, 6, as amended, 16, as amended,
21, as amended, 23, as amended, 34; article 3, section 11, subdivision 2; article 4,
section 21, subdivisions 2, as amended, 5, as amended; article 5, section 64,
subdivisions 3, as amended, 14, as amended; article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2,
as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended; article
8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended; article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, as
amended, 8, as amended; article 11, section 11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as
amended, 10, as amended; Laws 2024, chapter 109, article 4, section 19; Laws
2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024,
section 124D.992.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.485, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Aid.
(a) Consolidation transition aid is equal to deleted text begin $200deleted text end new text begin $424new text end times the number
of resident pupil units in the newly created district in the year of consolidation and deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin
$212new text end times the number of resident pupil units in the first year following the year of
consolidation. The number of pupil units used to calculate aid in either year shall not exceed
1,000 for districts consolidating July 1, 1994, and 1,500 for districts consolidating July 1,
1995, and thereafter.
(b) If the total appropriation for consolidation transition aid for any fiscal year, plus any
amount transferred under section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is insufficient to pay all districts
the full amount of aid earned, the department must first pay the districts in the first year
following the year of consolidation the full amount of aid earned and distribute any remaining
funds to the newly created districts in the first year of consolidation.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Revenue calculation.
(a) General education revenue must be paid to a
charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted
pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum
equalization aid allowance and new text begin the new text end firstnew text begin and secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end
aid deleted text begin allowancedeleted text end new text begin allowancesnew text end in the pupil's district of residence, minus an amount equal to the
product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466,
calculated without declining enrollment revenue, deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue,
basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, transition revenue,
and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment revenue, basic skills revenue,
pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though the school were a school
district.
(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer program,
the general education revenue in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent
of the statewide average extended time revenue per adjusted pupil unit.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible special
education charter school as defined in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, equals the sum of
the amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined
in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, for educating students not eligible for special education
services.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
General education revenue.
The general education revenue for each
district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and
talented revenue, declining enrollment revenue, deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue,
small schools revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity
revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue,
pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
Subd. 2e.
deleted text begin Local optionaldeleted text end new text begin Basic supplementalnew text end revenue.
(a) deleted text begin Local optionaldeleted text end new text begin Basic
supplementalnew text end revenue for a school district equals the sum of the district's first tier deleted text begin local
optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end second tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end
revenuenew text begin , and third tier basic supplemental revenuenew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end A district's first tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue equalsnew text begin the first tier
basic supplemental allowance times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school
year. The first tier basic supplemental allowance equals $40.34 for fiscal year 2026, $40.45
for fiscal year 2027, $43.72 for fiscal year 2028, and $43.82 for fiscal year 2029 and later.
new text end
new text begin (c) A district's second tier basic supplemental revenue equalsnew text end $300 times the adjusted
pupil units of the district for that school year.
new text begin (d)new text end A district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue equals $424
times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year.
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A district's deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy equals the sum of the deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin
secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy and the deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin
basic supplementalnew text end levy.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end A district's deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy equals the
district's deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue times the lesser of one
or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $880,000.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end deleted text begin For fiscal year 2023, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's
second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $548,842. For fiscal year 2024, a district's
second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times
the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit
to $510,000.deleted text end For fiscal year 2025, a district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic
supplementalnew text end levy equals the district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $626,450. For fiscal year 2026, a district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local
optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy equals the district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic
supplementalnew text end revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market
value per resident pupil unit to $642,038. For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin
thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy equals the district's deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end tier deleted text begin local
optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $671,345.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end The deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy must be spread on referendum market
value. A district may levy less than the permitted amount.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end A district's deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end aid equals its deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic
supplementalnew text end revenue minus its deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy. If a district's actual
levy for deleted text begin first ordeleted text end second tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin or third tier basic supplementalnew text end revenue is less
than its maximum levy limit for that tier, its aid must be proportionately reduced.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
General education aid.
deleted text begin For fiscal year 2015 and later,deleted text end A district's general
education aid equals:
(1) general education revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue, deleted text begin local
optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end revenue, and transition revenue; plus
(2) operating capital aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 13b;
(3) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30; plus
(4) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33; plus
(5) shared time aid under section 126C.01, subdivision 7; plus
(6) referendum aid under section 126C.17, subdivisions 7 and 7a; plus
(7) online learning aid under section 124D.096; plus
(8) deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end aid according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e,
paragraph (f).
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Building allocation.
(a) A district or cooperative must allocate at least 80
percent of its compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative
where the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
measures developed by the school board.
(b) A district or cooperative may allocate no more than 20 percent of the amount of
compensatory revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted
by the school board. The money reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the
purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be spent on students in any grade, including
students attending school readiness or other prekindergarten programs.
(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05, subdivision 3, "building" means
education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.
(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue generated
by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building closings,
changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student demographics
between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory revenue among
sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the department any
adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must use the adjusted
compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under section 123B.76,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
new text begin
(f) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027 only, notwithstanding the percentages specified in
paragraphs (a) and (b), a district may allocate up to 40 percent of the amount of compensatory
revenue that the district receives to school sites according to a plan adopted by the school
board, consistent with the purposes listed in subdivision 1.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
Subd. 7a.
Referendum tax base replacement aid.
For each school district that had a
referendum allowance for fiscal year 2002 exceeding $415, for each separately authorized
referendum levy, the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the commissioner of
education, shall certify the amount of the referendum levy in taxes payable year 2001
attributable to the portion of the referendum allowance exceeding $415 levied against
property classified as class 2, noncommercial 4c(1), or 4c(4), under section 273.13, excluding
the portion of the tax paid by the portion of class 2a property consisting of the house, garage,
and surrounding one acre of land. The resulting amount must be used to reduce the district's
referendum levy or deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end levy amount otherwise
determined, and must be paid to the district each year that the referendum or deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end
tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end authority remains in effect, is renewed, or new
referendum authority is approved. The aid payable under this subdivision must be subtracted
from the district's referendum equalization aid under subdivision 7. The referendum
equalization aid and the deleted text begin firstdeleted text end new text begin secondnew text end tier deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end aid after the
subtraction must not be less than zero.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
Subd. 7b.
Referendum aid guarantee.
deleted text begin
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, the sum of
a district's referendum equalization aid and local optional aid under section 126C.10,
subdivision 2e, for fiscal year 2015 must not be less than the sum of the referendum
equalization aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota
Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 7, and the adjustment the district would have
received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a),
(b), and (c).
deleted text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end Notwithstanding subdivision 7, the sum of referendum equalization aid and deleted text begin local
optionaldeleted text end new text begin basic supplementalnew text end aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, deleted text begin for fiscal year 2016
and later,deleted text end for a district qualifying for additional aid under new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
126C.10, subdivision 2e, new text end paragraph (a)new text begin ,new text end for fiscal year 2015, must not be less than the product
of (1) the sum of the district's referendum equalization aid and local optional aid under
new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, new text end section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, for fiscal year 2015, times (2)
the lesser of one or the ratio of the sum of the district's referendum revenue and deleted text begin local optionaldeleted text end new text begin
basic supplementalnew text end revenue for that school year to the sum of the district's referendum
revenue and local optional revenue for fiscal year 2015, times (3) the lesser of one or the
ratio of the district's referendum market value used for fiscal year 2015 referendum
equalization calculations to the district's referendum market value used for that year's
referendum equalization calculations.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Payment to unemployment insurance program trust fund by state and
political subdivisions.
(a) A district may levy the amount necessary (1) to pay the district's
obligations under section 268.052, subdivision 1, and (2) to pay for job placement services
offered to employees who may become eligible for benefits pursuant to section 268.085 for
the fiscal year the levy is certified.
(b) Districts with a balance remaining in their reserve for reemployment as of June 30,
2003, may not expend the reserved funds for future reemployment expenditures. Each year
a levy reduction must be made to return these funds to taxpayers. The amount of the levy
reduction must be equal to the lesser of: (1) the remaining reserved balance for reemployment;
or (2) the amount of the district's current levy under paragraph (a).
(c) The amount in paragraph (a) must not include the amounts for hourly school
employees during the period of the summer termnew text begin prior to September 10, 2028new text end .
new text begin
(d) Beginning September 10, 2028, the amount in paragraph (a) must not include any
amounts for hourly school employees whose unemployment costs are included in special
education costs eligible for aid under section 125A.76.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Alternative attendance programs.
(a) The general education aid and special
education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district
under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The adjustments
must be made according to this subdivision.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special
education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing
special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed building
lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for a pupil
with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51,
who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives special
instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school
day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local
optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special
instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to
district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance,
capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section
125A.76, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e,
attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and
services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum
equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average
general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.
(c) For fiscal year 2020, special education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced
by an amount equal to 85 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing special education
and services. For fiscal year 2021 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district
must be reduced by an amount equal to 80 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing
special education and services.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must
be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special education
and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or charter school
where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at least 70 percent
of the charter school's total enrollment.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must
be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special education
aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school received special
education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1.
(f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction
and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must be increased
by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under paragraphs (c)
and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full
adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be made to
other state aids due to the district.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district of
a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school receives
general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must be reduced
by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid attributable to the
student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the general education aid
that the student would have generated for the charter school under section 124E.20,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial education student"
means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a disability as defined in
section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51.
(h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district,
education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the
constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the
general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in
paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to deleted text begin at least 90 and no more thandeleted text end
100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount
equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2,
times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional revenue, and
transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area
learning center.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.085, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
School employees; between terms denial.
(a) Wage credits from employment
with an educational institution or institutions may not be used for unemployment benefit
purposes for any week during the period between two successive academic years or terms
if:
(1) the applicant had employment for an educational institution or institutions in the
prior academic year or term; and
(2) there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will have employment for an
educational institution or institutions in the following academic year or term.
This paragraph applies to the period between two regular but not successive terms if
there is an agreement for that schedule between the applicant and the educational institution.
This paragraph does not apply if the subsequent employment is substantially less
favorable than the employment of the prior academic year or term, or the employment prior
to the vacation period or holiday recess.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any week during the period between two successive
academic years or terms if an applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research,
or principal administrative capacity.
(c) Paragraph (a) applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was
employed immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable
assurance that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period
or holiday recess, including applicants who worked in a capacity other than instructional,
research, or principal administrative capacity.
(d) This subdivision applies to employment with an educational service agency if the
applicant performed the services at an educational institution or institutions. "Educational
service agency" means a governmental entity established and operated for the purpose of
providing services to one or more educational institutions.
(e) This subdivision applies to employment with Minnesota, a political subdivision, or
a nonprofit organization, if the services are provided to or on behalf of an educational
institution or institutions.
(f) Paragraph (a) applies beginning the Sunday of the week that there is a reasonable
assurance of employment.
(g) Employment and a reasonable assurance with multiple education institutions must
be aggregated for purposes of application of this subdivision.
(h) If all of the applicant's employment with any educational institution or institutions
during the prior academic year or term consisted of on-call employment, and the applicant
has a reasonable assurance of any on-call employment with any educational institution or
institutions for the following academic year or term, it is not considered substantially less
favorable employment.
(i) A "reasonable assurance" may be written, oral, implied, or established by custom or
practice.
(j) An "educational institution" is a school, college, university, or other educational entity
operated by Minnesota, a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or a nonprofit
organization.
(k) An "instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity" does not include
an educational assistant.
new text begin
(l) This subdivision expires September 9, 2028.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.085, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end
new text begin Higher education employees; between terms. new text end
new text begin
(a) Starting September 10,
2028, this subdivision governs unemployment benefits of employees of higher education
institutions between academic years or terms.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Wage credits from employment with an educational institution or institutions may
not be used for unemployment benefit purposes for any week during the period between
two successive academic years or terms if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the applicant had employment for an educational institution or institutions in the
prior academic year or term; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will have employment for an
educational institution or institutions in the following academic year or term.
new text end
new text begin
This paragraph applies to the period between two regular but not successive terms if there
is an agreement for that schedule between the applicant and the educational institution.
new text end
new text begin
This paragraph does not apply if the subsequent employment is substantially less favorable
than the employment of the prior academic year or term, or the employment prior to the
vacation period or holiday recess.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to any week during the period between two successive
academic years or terms if an applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research,
or principal administrative capacity.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Paragraph (b) applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was
employed immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable
assurance that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period
or holiday recess, including applicants who worked in a capacity other than instructional,
research, or principal administrative capacity.
new text end
new text begin
(e) This subdivision applies to employment with an educational service agency if the
applicant performed the services at an educational institution or institutions. "Educational
service agency" means a governmental entity established and operated for the purpose of
providing services to one or more educational institutions.
new text end
new text begin
(f) This subdivision applies to employment with Minnesota, a political subdivision, or
a nonprofit organization, if the services are provided to or on behalf of an educational
institution or institutions.
new text end
new text begin
(g) Paragraph (b) applies beginning the Sunday of the week that there is a reasonable
assurance of employment.
new text end
new text begin
(h) Employment and a reasonable assurance with multiple education institutions must
be aggregated for purposes of application of this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(i) If all of the applicant's employment with any educational institution or institutions
during the prior academic year or term consisted of on-call employment, and the applicant
has a reasonable assurance of any on-call employment with any educational institution or
institutions for the following academic year or term, it is not considered substantially less
favorable employment.
new text end
new text begin
(j) A "reasonable assurance" may be written, oral, implied, or established by custom or
practice.
new text end
new text begin
(k) For purposes of this subdivision, an "educational institution" is a college or university
operated by Minnesota, a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or a nonprofit
organization.
new text end
new text begin
(l) An "instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity" does not include an
educational assistant.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.085, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7b. new text end
new text begin School employees; between terms. new text end
new text begin
(a) Starting September 10, 2028, this
subdivision governs unemployment benefits of school employees between academic years
or terms.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Wage credits from employment with an educational institution or institutions may
not be used for unemployment benefit purposes for any week during the period between
two successive academic years or terms if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the applicant had employment for an educational institution or institutions in the
prior academic year or term; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will have employment for an
educational institution or institutions in the following academic year or term.
new text end
new text begin
This paragraph applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was employed
immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable assurance
that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period or holiday
recess. This paragraph also applies to the period between two regular but not successive
terms if there is an agreement for that schedule between the applicant and the educational
institution.
new text end
new text begin
This paragraph does not apply if the subsequent employment is substantially less favorable
than the employment of the prior academic year or term, or the employment prior to the
vacation period or holiday recess.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to an applicant who, at the end of the prior academic
year or term, had an agreement for a definite period of employment between academic years
or terms in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity and
the educational institution or institutions failed to provide that employment.
new text end
new text begin
(d) If unemployment benefits are denied to any applicant under paragraph (b) who was
employed in the prior academic year or term in other than an instructional, research, or
principal administrative capacity and who was not offered an opportunity to perform the
employment in the following academic year or term, the applicant is entitled to retroactive
unemployment benefits for each week during the period between academic years or terms
that the applicant filed a timely continued request for unemployment benefits, but
unemployment benefits were denied solely because of paragraph (b).
new text end
new text begin
(e) This subdivision applies to employment with an educational service agency if the
applicant performed the services at an educational institution or institutions. "Educational
service agency" means a governmental entity established and operated for the purpose of
providing services to one or more educational institutions.
new text end
new text begin
(f) This subdivision applies to employment with Minnesota, a political subdivision, or
a nonprofit organization, if the services are provided to or on behalf of an educational
institution or institutions.
new text end
new text begin
(g) Paragraph (b) applies beginning the Sunday of the week that there is a reasonable
assurance of employment.
new text end
new text begin
(h) Employment and a reasonable assurance with multiple education institutions must
be aggregated for purposes of application of this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(i) If all of the applicant's employment with any educational institution or institutions
during the prior academic year or term consisted of on-call employment, and the applicant
has a reasonable assurance of any on-call employment with any educational institution or
institutions for the following academic year or term, it is not considered substantially less
favorable employment.
new text end
new text begin
(j) A "reasonable assurance" may be written, oral, implied, or established by custom or
practice.
new text end
new text begin
(k) For purposes of this subdivision, an "educational institution" is a school or other
educational entity operated by Minnesota, a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof,
or a nonprofit organization.
new text end
new text begin
(l) An "instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity" does not include an
educational assistant.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.085, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 8a. new text end
new text begin Services for school contractors. new text end
new text begin
(a) Starting September 10, 2028, wage credits
from an employer are subject to subdivision 7b, if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the employment was provided under a contract between the employer and an
elementary or secondary school; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) the contract was for services that the elementary or secondary school could have had
performed by its employees.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Wage credits from an employer are not subject to subdivision 7b if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) those wage credits were earned by an employee of a private employer performing
work under a contract between the employer and an elementary or secondary school; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) the employment was related to food services provided to the school by the employer.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Career and technical program expansion; aeronautics pilot program.
(a)
For Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls, for an aeronautics and commercial
over-the-road technical program:
| $ |
450,000 |
..... |
2024 |
(b) The funds must be used to help support the district's aeronautics and commercial
over-the-road technical pilot program. The funds may be used for equipment, staffing costs,
travel costs, and contracted services.
(c) By February 1, 2027, the district must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
12 education on the activities funded by this appropriation. The report must include but is
not limited to information about program participation and demographic information about
the students served in the program, a description of the type of activities offered by each
program during the year, partnerships with higher education and private providers of
aeronautic and commercial over-the-road services, and recommendations for state actions
that could improve aeronautics and commercial over-the-road programming for all school
districts.new text begin The report must also describe how the district's early expenditures for the program
were successful in providing the aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program
in a more timely manner to the district's participating students.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The school district's program expenditures for this program occurring after May 24,
2023, and prior to the Department of Education officially awarding this grant to the school
district, qualify as eligible program expenditures and are reimbursable from the grant amount
in paragraph (a).
new text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective retroactively from May 24, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 16. new text begin COMPENSATORY REVENUE TASK FORCE.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Task force established. new text end
new text begin
A task force is established to analyze the general
education compensatory revenue formula, including the purpose of the program, the revenue
levels of the program, the distribution formula for the revenue, the uses of compensatory
revenue, and methods to evaluate the outcomes of compensatory revenue spending.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Membership. new text end
new text begin
The Compensatory Revenue Task Force consists of the
commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee and 15 other members who must
be appointed by August 15, 2025, as follows:
new text end
new text begin
(1) two members appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
new text end
new text begin
(2) two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
new text end
new text begin
(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house;
new text end
new text begin
(4) two members appointed by the speaker emerita of the house;
new text end
new text begin
(5) three school administrators appointed by the commissioner, one representing each
of the following: a rural school district or charter school, a metropolitan area school district
or charter school, and a racially and economically diverse school district or charter school;
new text end
new text begin
(6) two teachers appointed by the commissioner of education, including a teacher from
the metropolitan area and a teacher from greater Minnesota; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) two members appointed by the commissioner who represent community organizations.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Consultation and advice. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education and the task force
must request expert advice as necessary, including advice and technical assistance from
representatives of the Department of Revenue regarding pupil identification methods
voluntarily linked to certain state income tax data and the state demographer's office regarding
census information that may inform the compensatory revenue formula, and general school
district accounting and business practices advice from representatives suggested by the
Minnesota Association of School Business Officials.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Duties. new text end
new text begin
The task force must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) evaluate which students currently generate compensatory revenue, examine whether
this student count aligns with students who are under-prepared to learn or otherwise not
meeting academic standards, and determine the best student population to target with
compensatory revenue;
new text end
new text begin
(2) examine and determine the best proxy and demographic variables to identify students,
sites, and districts in need of assistance to help students better meet academic standards and
prepare to learn;
new text end
new text begin
(3) examine potential input data elements for determining compensatory revenue,
including income tax data, census information, and federal school meals eligibility, whether
identified through direct certification of income from public assistance program participation
or through the application for educational benefits;
new text end
new text begin
(4) determine whether compensatory revenue should be generated at the school district
or school site level;
new text end
new text begin
(5) evaluate whether the compensatory revenue formula should contain a concentration
formula;
new text end
new text begin
(6) examine the interrelationships between the compensatory revenue program and
extended time revenue program, including summer school, and propose methods to better
integrate compensatory revenue and extended time revenue;
new text end
new text begin
(7) evaluate the best uses of compensatory revenue; and
new text end
new text begin
(8) evaluate potential ways to examine the effectiveness of compensatory revenue,
including measures of absolute levels and growth in student attendance, graduation rates,
assessment results, student behavior, and disciplinary events.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Compensation. new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3, governs
compensation of the members of the task force.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Meetings and administrative support. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner of education or
the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than
September 15, 2025. The task force must establish a schedule for meetings and meet as
necessary to accomplish the duties under this section. Meetings are subject to Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 13D. The task force may meet by telephone or interactive technology
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The Department of Education must provide administrative support to assist the task
force in its work, including providing information, data, and technical support, and the
department must assist in the creation of the task force reports.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Reporting. new text end
new text begin
The task force must issue a preliminary report to the legislature by
February 15, 2026, and a final report to the legislature by September 15, 2026. The reports
must be prepared and filed consistent with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
3.195, and submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over education finance and policy.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Expiration. new text end
new text begin
The task force expires September 15, 2026.
new text end
Sec. 17. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin General education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,483,842,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,786,840,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $783,251,000 for 2025 and $7,700,591,000 for
2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $804,270,000 for 2026 and $7,982,570,000 for
2027.
new text end
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
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
25,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
27,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Abatement aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,929,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,340,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2025 and $1,789,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $198,000 for 2026 and $2,142,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
572,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
350,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $572,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $64,000 for 2026 and $286,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
25,349,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
27,160,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,355,000 for 2025 and $22,994,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,554,000 for 2026 and $24,606,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end
new text begin
(a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
28,123,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
29,359,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,609,000 for 2025 and $25,514,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,834,000 for 2026 and $26,525,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid to Independent School District No. 690,
Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
451,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
350,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $85,000 for 2025 and $366,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2026 and $310,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. new text end
new text begin
(a) To
reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
55,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
55,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply in the form and manner prescribed
by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must prorate
the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Career and technical education consortium. new text end
new text begin
(a) To the Minnesota Service
Cooperatives for career and technical education consortium grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.4536:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) If the appropriation in fiscal year 2026 is insufficient, the appropriation in fiscal year
2027 is available.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Emergency medical training. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to offer high school students
courses in emergency medical services:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) A school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section
to offer enrolled students emergency medical services courses approved by the Minnesota
Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board to prepare students to take the emergency
medical technician certification test, including an emergency medical services course that
is a prerequisite to an emergency medical technician course.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A grant recipient may use grant funds to partner with a district, charter school,
cooperative unit, postsecondary institution, political subdivision, or entity with expertise in
emergency medical services, including health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, and
health care providers to offer an emergency medical services course.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include teacher salaries, transportation, equipment costs,
emergency medical technician certification test fees, and student background checks.
new text end
new text begin
(e) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award at least half of the grant
funds to applicants outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least 30 percent
of the grant funds to applicants with high concentrations of students of color.
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(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Area learning center transportation aid. new text end
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(a) For area learning center
transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 11:
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(c) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Unemployment aid for hourly workers over the summer term. new text end
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(a) For
unemployment aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.995:
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$ new text end |
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30,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.995.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin Compensatory Revenue Task Force. new text end
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For the Compensatory Revenue Task
Force under section 16:
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$ new text end |
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110,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
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Sec. 18. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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The revisor of statutes shall replace "local optional revenue," "local optional aid," and
"local optional levy" with "basic supplemental revenue," "basic supplemental aid," and
"basic supplemental levy" and correct all cross-references.
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ARTICLE 2
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Minnesota math corps program.
(a) A Minnesota math corps program is
established to deleted text begin givedeleted text end new text begin providenew text end ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps membersnew text begin withnew text end a data-based
problem-solving model of mathematics instruction deleted text begin useful fordeleted text end new text begin to use innew text end providing elementary
and middle school students and their teachers with instructional supportnew text begin . Minnesota math
corps must use evidence-based instructional support to evaluate and accelerate student
learning on foundational mathematics skills that enable studentsnew text end to meet state academic
standards in mathematicsnew text begin and long-term proficiency expectations for the workforcenew text end .
(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates
program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
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(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "evidence-based" means the instruction or curriculum
is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated a record of
success in increasing student competency and proficiency in mathematics and numeracy.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 2.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 16, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 16.
Full-service community schools.
(a) For grants to plan or expand the
full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:
| $ |
7,500,000 |
..... |
2024 |
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7,500,000 |
..... |
2025 |
(b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:
(1) current grant recipients issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;
(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act;
and
(3) any other applicants.
(c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,000,000.
(e) deleted text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.deleted text end new text begin This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end
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(a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
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$ new text end |
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85,619,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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85,222,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,446,000 for 2025 and $77,173,000 for 2026.
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(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,575,000 for 2026 and $76,647,000 for 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Alternative programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the Minnesota Association of
Alternative Programs STARS (Success, Teamwork, Achievement, Recognition, and
Self-esteem) program to help students in alternative programs develop employment,
academic, and social skills and to support student participation in trainings and conferences:
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$ new text end |
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55,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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55,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
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$ new text end |
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96,453,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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99,135,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $9,391,000 for 2025 and $87,062,000 for 2026.
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(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $9,673,000 for 2026 and $89,462,000 for 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end
new text begin
(a) To reimburse districts for
the costs of college entrance examination fees for students who are eligible for free or
reduced-price meals who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section
120B.30, subdivision 16:
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$ new text end |
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1,011,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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1,011,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin COMPASS and MTSS. new text end
new text begin
(a) To support the development and implementation
of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student
Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:
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$ new text end |
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13,500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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13,500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is to support implementation of MTSS and
COMPASS. Funds must be used to support increased capacity at the Department of Education
and the Minnesota service cooperatives for implementation supports.
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(c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter
schools, Tribal contract schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 123A.24, subdivision 2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS
coordinators; deferring costs for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional
learning; and piloting the Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple
reporting structures to streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school
districts and charter schools. Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and
grant administration.
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(d) Of this amount, $3,000,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network
focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train
regional support staff from the Minnesota service cooperatives and to support school leaders
and teachers to implement evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Funds
may also be used to host an annual mathematics standards-based instructional institute.
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(e) Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the University of Minnesota Center for
Applied Research and Educational Improvement to support implementation and evaluation
of the MTSS framework.
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(f) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this
subdivision may include but is not limited to:
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(1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in
implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional
learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework;
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new text begin
(2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.11;
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new text begin
(3) providing support to districts and charter schools to streamline various applications,
reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan;
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(4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a
universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students
who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development
difficulties;
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new text begin
(5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by
screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods;
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(6) dyslexia screening and interventions that are evidence-based;
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(7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified
in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information;
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new text begin
(8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions
and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and
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(9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS.
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(g) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Computer science education advancement. new text end
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(a) For computer science
advancement:
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for the computer science supervisor.
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(c) Eligible uses of the appropriation include expenses related to the implementation of
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 61, and expenses related to the development,
advancement, and promotion of kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
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(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Concurrent enrollment aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.091:
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|
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
the aid payment to each school district.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Ethnic studies community consultation. new text end
new text begin
(a) To consult with community
members throughout Minnesota on the development of ethnic studies curricula, resources,
and implementation support:
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|
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$ new text end |
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150,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Ethnic studies school grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For competitive grants to school districts,
charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to develop, evaluate, and implement ethnic
studies courses:
new text end
|
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$ new text end |
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700,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
700,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The commissioner must consult with the Ethnic Studies Working Group to develop
criteria for the grants.
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new text begin
(c) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
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(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For students'
advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and for training and related costs for teachers and
other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
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|
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$ new text end |
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4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
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(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
of the expenditures each year for examination fees, training, and support programs for each
program.
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(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent funds
are available, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced placement
examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
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new text begin
(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Full-service community schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to plan or expand the
full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:
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(1) current grant recipients under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;
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new text begin
(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act;
and
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(3) any other applicants.
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new text begin
(c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The fiscal year 2026 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029. The fiscal year
2027 appropriation is available June 30, 2030.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin
Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
offerings.
new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must distribute grant funds equitably
among geographic areas in the state, including to schools located in greater Minnesota and
in the seven-county metropolitan area.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin
Implementation of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous
Peoples, and other genocides.
new text end
new text begin
(a) For implementation of requirements for education on
the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.252:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
75,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
75,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end
new text begin
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
16,396,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
18,157,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,686,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,897,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $4,057,000 for 2025 and $36,629,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $4,069,000 for 2026 and $36,828,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Center for the Book programming. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the entity
designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide
statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional
programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
new text begin
(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 18. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Independence College and Community. new text end
new text begin
(a) For transfer to the
Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community
for tuition reduction and institutional support:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
625,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
625,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(c) By January 15 of each year, Minnesota Independence College and Community must
submit a report detailing expenditures, activities, and outcomes to the commissioner and
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
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new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin Minnesota math corps. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Minnesota math corps program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin
(c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $1,000,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
Academy:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals
and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability
system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the
extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000
of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by
principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's
accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
Act.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 21. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Youth Council. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the Minnesota Alliance With
Youth for the activities of the Minnesota Youth Council:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin
(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 22. new text end
new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to museums and education
centers:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,791,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,791,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
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new text begin
(c) $50,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Rochester.
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(d) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
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(e) $100,000 each year is for The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis.
new text end
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(f) $60,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
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(g) $100,000 each year is for The Works Museum, Bloomington.
new text end
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(h) $100,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter.
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(i) $100,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls.
new text end
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(j) $100,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids.
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(k) $100,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson.
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(l) $100,000 each year is for the Village Children's Museum, Willmar.
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(m) $110,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth.
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(n) $110,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato.
new text end
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(o) $110,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud.
new text end
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(p) $110,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Breckenridge.
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(q) A recipient of a grant under this subdivision must use the funds to encourage and
increase access for historically underserved communities.
new text end
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(r) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
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(s) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 23. new text end
new text begin Nonexclusionary discipline. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to provide training for school staff on nonexclusionary disciplinary practices:
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$ new text end |
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1,750,000 new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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1,750,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Grants must be used to develop training and to work with schools to train staff on
nonexclusionary disciplinary practices that maintain the respect, trust, and attention of
students and help keep students in classrooms. These funds may also be used for grant
administration.
new text end
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(c) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, Tribal charter schools,
intermediate school districts, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.24, subdivision 2.
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(d) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
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(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 24. new text end
new text begin P-TECH schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For P-TECH implementation grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5:
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$ new text end |
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791,000 new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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791,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The amount in paragraph (a) is for a grant to a public-private partnership that includes
Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
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(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the department
may retain money from this appropriation for administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.093, subdivision 5.
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(d) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.
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(e) The department may award start-up and mentoring and technical assistance grants
beginning in fiscal year 2026. Of the amount in fiscal year 2026, at least $500,000 is for a
support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No.
535, Rochester. Of the amount in fiscal year 2027, at least $250,000 is for a support grant
to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 25. new text end
new text begin Paraprofessional training. new text end
new text begin
(a) For compensation associated with paid
orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes,
section 121A.642:
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$ new text end |
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4,721,000 new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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5,000,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $4,500,000 for 2026.
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(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $500,000 for 2026 and $4,500,000 for 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 26. new text end
new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.695:
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 27. new text end
new text begin Sanneh Foundation. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the Sanneh Foundation:
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$ new text end |
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1,500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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750,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
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(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin Subd. 28. new text end
new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
coverage is not otherwise available.
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(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 29. new text end
new text begin Starbase MN. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science,
technology, engineering, and math program providing students in grades 4 through 6 with
a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment
using state-of-the-art technology:
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 30. new text end
new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.302 and 120B.305:
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$ new text end |
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10,892,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
10,892,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 31. new text end
new text begin Student organizations. new text end
new text begin
(a) For student organizations:
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$ new text end |
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1,084,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,084,000 new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) $68,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
new text end
new text begin
(c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
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new text begin
(d) $122,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary).
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new text begin
(e) $322,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS).
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new text begin
(f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than
grade 9.
new text end
new text begin
(g) $202,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate).
new text end
new text begin
(h) $85,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations. Of
this amount, $30,000 each year must be used for direct support of underserved and special
student populations.
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(i) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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ARTICLE 3
TEACHERS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, is amended to read:
124D.901 STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL AID.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given:
(1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the
start of the 2022-2023 school year;
(2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than
1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year;new text begin and
new text end
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(3) "American Rescue Plan Act" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117-2, that awarded funds; and
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deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end "student support services personnel" means an individual licensed to serve as a
school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
dependency counselor in Minnesota.
Subd. 2.
Purpose.
The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective
services;
(3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and
comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical,
social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school
mental health services;
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(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
of their training and licensure;
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deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision
making, and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that
facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration; and
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end improve student health, school safety, and school climate to support academic
success and career and college readiness.
Subd. 3.
Student support personnel aid.
(a) The initial student support personnel aid
for a school district equals the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the
adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. The initial student
support personnel aid for a charter school equals the greater of the student support personnel
allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the current fiscal year or
$20,000. Aid under this paragraph must be reserved in a fund balance that, beginning in
fiscal year 2025, may not exceed the greater of the aid entitlement in the prior fiscal year
or the fund balance in the prior fiscal year.
(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member
of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that serves students equals the
greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the
district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. If a district is a member of more than one
cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative
units. Aid under this paragraph must not exceed actual expenditures.
(c) The student support personnel allowance equals deleted text begin $11.94 for fiscal year 2024,deleted text end $17.08
for fiscal year 2025, deleted text begin and $48.73deleted text end new text begin $40new text end for fiscal deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin yearsnew text end 2026 new text begin and 2027, and $42 for fiscal
year 2028 new text end and later.
(d) The cooperative student support allowance equals deleted text begin $0.60 for fiscal year 2024,deleted text end $0.85
for fiscal year 2025deleted text begin ,deleted text end and $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
Subd. 4.
Allowed uses.
(a) Aid under this section must be used to deleted text begin hiredeleted text end new text begin enhance student
support services, including but not limited to:
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new text begin (1) increasingnew text end new deleted text begin positions fordeleted text end student support services personnel deleted text begin or increasedeleted text end new text begin positions;
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new text begin (2) increasingnew text end a current new text begin student support services personnel new text end position that is less than 1.0
full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours deleted text begin or makedeleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) makingnew text end permanent a new text begin student support services personnel new text end position hired using onetime
resources deleted text begin awarded through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act,
the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, the federal Division M-Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or
to maintain a position that would otherwise be eliminateddeleted text end .
(b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate
district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new
positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less
than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a
position hired using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act at
the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
(c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
personnel aidnew text begin or use the aid as otherwise provided under subdivision 4anew text end , the aid may be
used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve as a school counselor, school
psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in
Minnesota.
new text begin
(d) In addition to the personnel uses authorized under paragraphs (a) and (c) and
subdivision 4a, a district, charter school, or cooperative unit may use up to $5,000 of student
support personnel aid each year for the following purposes:
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new text begin
(1) to cover the costs of providing training or job-embedded coaching; or
new text end
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(2) to cover the costs of student support personnel travel among school sites operated
by a single district, charter school, or cooperative unit, or among school sites operated by
a cooperative unit's member districts or a group of charter schools.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end
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Additional uses for a school with declining enrollment upon board
approval.
new text end
new text begin
(a) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit has declining enrollment
revenue in fiscal year 2025 or a later fiscal year, and is unable to use student support
personnel aid in accordance with subdivision 4, the district, charter school, or cooperative
unit may use student support personnel aid to maintain a student support services personnel
position if the position would otherwise be eliminated due to budgetary concerns.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
has declining enrollment for that fiscal year if the school district, charter school, or
cooperative unit reports fewer students on its previous year's fall enrollment report than for
the second previous year's fall enrollment report.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Before a school board may exercise its authority under this subdivision, the school
board must allow for public testimony on the proposal at a regularly scheduled school board
meeting before approving a resolution approving the usage of the student support personnel
aid for this purpose.
new text end
Subd. 5.
Report required.
By February 1 following any fiscal year in which student
support personnel aid was received, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating how the new position affected
two or more of the following measures:
(1) school climate;
(2) student health;
(3) attendance rates;
(4) academic achievement;
(5) career and college readiness; and
(6) postsecondary completion rates.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
88,717,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
87,942,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,814,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $79,903,000
for fiscal year 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,878,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $79,064,000
for fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Black Men Teach Twin Cities. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities
for the purposes listed in paragraph (c):
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must use the grant to establish partnerships with public
elementary schools with a goal of increasing the number of black male teachers to 20 percent
of the teachers at each school site. To the extent possible, Black Men Teach Twin Cities
must include sites in greater Minnesota, suburban areas, and urban settings.
new text end
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(c) The grant money may be used for:
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new text begin
(1) scholarships for aspiring teachers;
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new text begin
(2) student teacher stipends;
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new text begin
(3) mentoring activities;
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new text begin
(4) professional development, with an emphasis on early literacy training, including best
practices associated with the science of reading; and
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new text begin
(5) stipends for housing to allow a teacher to live closer to the teacher's school.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through
grade 12 education and higher education by January 15 of each year following the year of
a grant award describing how the grant money was used. The report must describe the
progress made toward the goal of increasing the number of Black male teachers at each
school site, identify the strategies used to recruit Black teachers, and describe barriers Black
men face in the teaching profession. The report must be filed in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.195.
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new text begin
(e) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
new text begin
(f) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin
(g) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers. new text end
new text begin
(a)
For the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to the Coalition
to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota for nonlobbying
activities and general operating expenses that support the recruitment and retention of
racially and ethnically diverse teachers underrepresented in the state's workforce:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin
(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Come Teach in Minnesota hiring bonuses. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Come Teach in
Minnesota hiring bonuses program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.59:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.59, subdivision 5.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Concurrent enrollment teacher training program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the concurrent
enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.76:
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|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to institutions offering
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
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$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Grow Your Own pathways to teacher licensure grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to
develop, continue, or expand Grow Your Own new teacher programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.73, to develop a teaching workforce that more closely reflects the
state's increasingly diverse student population and ensure all students have equitable access
to effective and diverse teachers:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
31,954,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
31,954,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.73, subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Special education apprenticeship programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to intermediate
school districts for registered special education apprenticeship programs:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) In each year, the department must award grants of $740,000 each to Intermediate
School Districts Nos. 287, 288, 916, and 917. Grant recipients must use grant money for
registered special education apprenticeship programs. Grant money may be used for:
new text end
new text begin
(1) program oversight and administrative costs incurred by an intermediate school district
and its partner higher education institution;
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new text begin
(2) stipends and tuition, fees, and other direct program costs incurred by apprentices;
new text end
new text begin
(3) stipends for teachers serving as mentors; and
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new text begin
(4) the cost of substitute teachers.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, up to $40,000
of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
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(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
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(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Special education teacher pathway program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to develop
special education teacher pathways across Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.77:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
0 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.77, subdivision 5.
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(c) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $10,000,000.
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(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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52,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
53,670,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,655,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $48,445,000
for fiscal year 2026.
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new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $5,382,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $48,288,000
for fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Student support personnel workforce pathway. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant program to
develop a student support personnel workforce pathway focused on increasing school
psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and school social workers of color and
Indigenous providers, professional respecialization, recruitment, and retention:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $150,000 each year is for providing support to school
nurses across the state.
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(c) To the extent practicable, the pathway grants must be used to support equal numbers
of students pursuing careers as school psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and
school social workers.
new text end
new text begin
(d) For grants awarded to school psychologists under this subdivision, the following
terms have the meanings given:
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new text begin
(1) "eligible designated trainee" means an individual enrolled in a National Association
of School Psychologists approved or American Psychological Association accredited school
psychology program granting educational specialist certificates or doctoral degrees in school
psychology;
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new text begin
(2) "eligible employment" means a paid position within a school or local education
agency directly related to a training program providing direct or indirect school psychology
services. Direct services include assessment, intervention, prevention, or consultation services
to students or their family members and educational staff. Indirect services include
supervision, research and evaluation, administration, program development, technical
assistance, or professional learning to support direct services; and
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(3) "practica" means an educational experience administered and evaluated by a graduate
training program, with university and site supervision provided by appropriately credentialed
school psychologists, to develop trainees' competencies to provide school psychological
services based on the graduate training program's goals and competencies relative to
accreditation and licensure requirements.
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(e) Grants awarded to school psychologists must be used for:
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(1) providing paid, supervised, and educationally meaningful practica in a public school
setting for an eligible designated trainee enrolled in a qualifying program within the grantee's
institution;
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(2) supporting student recruitment and retention to enroll and hire an eligible designated
trainee for paid practica in public school settings; and
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(3) oversight of trainee practica and professional development by a qualifying program
to ensure the qualifications and conduct by an eligible designated trainee meet requirements
set forth by the state and accrediting agencies.
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new text begin
(f) Upon successful completion of the graduate training program, grants awarded to
school psychologists must maintain eligible employment within Minnesota for a minimum
period of one-year full-time equivalent for each academic year of paid training under the
grant program.
new text end
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(g) Up to $150,000 of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end
new text begin
(h) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Teacher residency program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a teacher residency program that meets
the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8705.2100, subpart 2, item D, subitem (5), unit
(g):
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$ new text end |
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3,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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3,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end
new text begin
The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Alternative pathways support position. new text end
new text begin
(a) To fund a position at the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to support candidates through
alternative pathway programs, including the licensure via portfolio process, and to support
districts, charter schools, and educational cooperatives to become alternative preparation
providers:
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$ new text end |
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150,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Educator tuition assistance program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the educator tuition assistance
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:
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$ new text end |
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5,440,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
5,440,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The board may retain up to $100,000 of the appropriation to monitor and administer
the grant program.
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new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Heritage language and culture teachers. new text end
new text begin
(a) To support an additional licensure
pathway program for heritage language and culture teachers under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.631, including funding for a portfolio liaison and funding for substitute teachers
on meeting days, portfolio fees, licensure fees, and licensure exam fees for 50 program
participants:
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$ new text end |
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208,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
208,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Licensure via portfolio online platform. new text end
new text begin
(a) To complete the licensure via
portfolio online platform to streamline the portfolio submission and review process:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin
Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
of color.
new text end
new text begin
(a) To develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed
for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(c) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), at least $3,500,000 each fiscal year is for grants to
develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed for teachers of
color or American Indian teachers.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Pathway preparation grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to support teachers holding a Tier
1 or Tier 2 license who are seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The following are eligible for grants under this subdivision:
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(1) school districts;
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(2) charter schools;
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(3) service cooperatives; and
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(4) partnerships between one or more teacher preparation providers, school districts, or
charter schools.
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new text begin
(c) Grant funds must be used to support teachers holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license and
seeking a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license through completion of a teacher preparation program or
the licensure via portfolio process. A grant recipient must provide teachers holding a Tier
1 or Tier 2 license with professional development, mentorship, and coursework aligned to
state standards for teacher licensure.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may collaborate with the
Department of Education and the Office of Higher Education to administer the grant program.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant.
new text end
new text begin
(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Teacher recruitment marketing campaign. new text end
new text begin
(a) To develop two contracts to
develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign under this subdivision:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
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(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a request for
proposals to develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to elevate the
profession and recruit teachers, especially teachers of color and American Indian teachers.
Outreach efforts may include and support current and former Teacher of the Year finalists
interested in being recruitment fellows to encourage prospective educators throughout the
state. The board may renew a grant contract with a prior recipient if it determines sufficient
deliverables were achieved and the plans of the firm or organization are more promising
than proposals from other entities.
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new text begin
(c) The outreach and marketing campaign must focus on increasing interest in teaching
in Minnesota public schools for the following individuals:
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new text begin
(1) high school and college students of color or American Indian students who have not
chosen a career path; or
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new text begin
(2) adults from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the teacher workforce who
may be seeking to change careers.
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new text begin
(d) The board must award two $250,000 grants each year to firms or organizations that
demonstrate capacity to reach wide and varied audiences of prospective teachers based on
a work plan with quarterly deliverables. Preferences may be given to firms or organizations
that are led by people of color and that have people of color working on the campaign with
a proven record of success. The grant recipients must recognize current pathways or programs
to become a teacher and must partner with educators, schools, institutions, and racially
diverse communities. The grant recipients are encouraged to provide in-kind contributions
or seek funds from nonstate sources to supplement the grant award.
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new text begin
(e) The board may use no more than three percent of the appropriation amount to
administer the program under this subdivision, and may have an interagency agreement
with the Department of Education including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
new text end
new text begin
(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin
(a) The revisor of statutes must change the term "pipeline" to "pathway" wherever it
appears in Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.77.
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new text begin
(b) The revisor of statutes must change the term "collaborative urban and greater
Minnesota educators of color grant program" to "educator tuition assistance program"
wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635.
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ARTICLE 4
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Eligible programming.
(a) The grantee institutions may provide scholarships
to eligible students progressing toward educational goals new text begin in a prekindergarten through grade
12 educational setting new text end in any area of teacher licensure, including an associate's, bachelor's,
master's, or doctoral degree in the following:
(1) any educational certification necessary for employment;
(2) early childhood family education or prekindergarten licensure;
(3) elementary and secondary education;
(4) school administration; or
(5) any educational program that provides services to American Indian students in
prekindergarten through grade 12.
(b) Scholarships may be used to cover an eligible student's cost of attendance under
section 136A.126, subdivision 3.
(c) For purposes of recruitment, the grantees or their contracted partner institutions must
agree to work with their respective organizations to hire an American Indian work-study
student or other American Indian staff to conduct initial information queries and to contact
persons working in schools to provide programming regarding education professions to
high school students who may be interested in education as a profession.
(d) At least 80 percent of the grants awarded under this section must be used for student
scholarships. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded under this section may be used
for recruitment or administration of the student scholarships.
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
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$ new text end |
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20,646,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
21,548,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,973,000 for 2025 and $18,673,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,074,000 for 2026 and $19,474,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Indian teacher training program grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For joint grants to
assist people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.63:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.63, subdivision 10.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Native language revitalization grants to schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school
districts, charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to offer language instruction in Dakota
and Anishinaabe languages or another language indigenous to the United States or Canada:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Grant amounts are to be determined based upon the number of schools within a
district implementing language courses. Eligible expenses include costs for teachers, program
supplies, and curricular resources.
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new text begin
(c) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Up to $300,000 each year is for administrative and programmatic capacity at the
Department of Education.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Tribal contract school aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,313,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,554,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $2,092,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $232,000 for 2026 and $2,322,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Early childhood programs at Tribal contract schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For early childhood
family education programs at Tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 5
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
(2).
(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:
(1) "Regular transportation" is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
of a district without a secondary school;
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; and
(vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was
established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021,
that provides:
(A) academic instruction;
(B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and
(C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve
all children of enrolled pupils.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) "Excess transportation" is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
(3) "Desegregation transportation" is transportation within and outside of the district
during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under
court order.
(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
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(viii) services described in items (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128new text begin ; and
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new text begin (ix) the amounts described in paragraph (d)new text end .
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For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
30, a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
16b, a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless
student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through
the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased
after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
according to paragraph (a), items (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled
transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil
transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a
school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless
or in a shelter care facility.
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(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
new text begin
(d) For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the
cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes:
new text end
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(1) the additional cost of transporting:
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(i) a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 30;
new text end
new text begin
(ii) a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
16b;
new text end
new text begin
(iii) a homeless student in another district to the school of origin; or
new text end
new text begin
(iv) a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the school
of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used
primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph
(a), clause (1), items (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation
category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the
regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin
For purposes of clause (1), a school district may transport a child who does not have a school
of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless or
in a shelter care facility.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.76, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Special education initial aid.
For fiscal year 2021 and later, a district's special
education initial aid equals the sum of:
(1) the least of 62 percent of the district's old formula special education expenditures
for the prior fiscal year, excluding pupil transportation expenditures, 50 percent of the
district's nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior year, excluding pupil
transportation expenditures, or 56 percent of the product of the sum of the following amounts,
computed using prior fiscal year data, and the program growth factor:
(i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the sum of:
(A) $460; plus
(B) $405 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 who
are eligible to receive free meals plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 who are
eligible to receive reduced-price meals to the total October 1 enrollment; plus
(C) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus
(ii) $13,300 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of autism
spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus
(iii) $19,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of deaf
and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus
(iv) $25,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of
developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound,
physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind; deleted text begin plus
deleted text end
(2) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4)new text begin , items (i) to (viii), reimbursed at
95 percent for fiscal year 2026 and later; and
new text end
new text begin (3) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4), item (ix), reimbursed at 100
percent for fiscal year 2026 and laternew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
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$ new text end |
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2,240,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,570,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end
new text begin
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
41,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
42,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Special education; regular. new text end
new text begin
(a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.76:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,774,809,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,010,570,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $322,670,000 for 2025 and $2,452,139,000 for
2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $345,190,000 for 2026 and $2,665,380,000 for
2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end
new text begin
For special education out-of-state
tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Special education separate sites and programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,470,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,695,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $427,000 for 2025 and $4,043,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $449,000 for 2026 and $4,246,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
488,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
538,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $44,000 for 2025 and $444,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2026 and $489,000 for 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 6
FACILITIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Long-term facilities maintenance revenue.
(a) Long-term facilities
maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted
pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35
years, plus (ii) the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and
suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with
an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per sitenew text begin and, beginning in fiscal year 2028, roof repair
and replacement with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per sitenew text end , plus (iii) for a school
district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 142D.08, the
cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to
accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would
have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes
2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii) for a school
district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 142D.08, the
cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to
accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a school district that qualified for eligibility under
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2010
remains eligible for funding under this section as a district that would have qualified for
eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a),
for fiscal year 2017 and later.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Facilities plans.
(a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district
or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan
adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety,
and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management
and remediation of lead hazards.new text begin For fiscal year 2028 and later, the plan must address the
maintenance and repair schedule for each school's roof for which funding is requested.new text end For
planning purposes, the plan must also address provisions for providing a gender-neutral
single-user restroom at each school site.
(b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for
approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan
or levy for the costs.
(c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt
service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal
and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue
for that year.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy.
(a) A district's long-term
facilities maintenance equalized levy equals the district's long-term facilities maintenance
equalization revenue minus the greater of:
(1) the lesser of the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue or
the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
section 123B.59, subdivision 6; or
(2) the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the greater
of (i) zero, or (ii) one minus the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit
in the year preceding the year the levy is certified to deleted text begin 123 percent ofdeleted text end new text begin the product of the
equalizing factor andnew text end the state average adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit for
all school districts in the year preceding the year the levy is certified.new text begin The equalizing factor
equals 123 percent for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and 127 percent for fiscal year 2028 and
later.
new text end
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described
in section 126C.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue.
(a) A district
may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further
erosion of facilitiesnew text begin and, beginning in fiscal year 2028, repair and replacement of roofsnew text end ;
(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities;
(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57;
(4) remodeling or constructing a gender-neutral single-user restroom at each school site;
or
(5) by board resolution, to transfer money from the general fund reserve for long-term
facilities maintenance to the debt redemption fund to pay the amounts needed to meet, when
due, principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued under subdivision 5.
(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related to the
school.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.71, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Review and comment.
A school district, a special education cooperative, or
a cooperative unit of government, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, must not
enter into an installment contract for purchase or a lease agreement, hold a referendum for
bonds, nor solicit bids for new construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational
facility that requires an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if it has a capital
loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if it does not have a capital loan outstanding,
prior to review and comment by the commissioner. New construction, expansion, or
remodeling of an educational facility funded only with general education revenue, deleted text begin lease
levy proceeds from an additional capital expenditure levy under section 126C.40, subdivision
1,deleted text end capital facilities bond proceeds, or long-term facilities maintenance revenue is exempt
from this provision. A capital project under section 123B.63 addressing only technology is
exempt from this provision if the district submits a school board resolution stating that funds
approved by the voters will be used only as authorized in section 126C.10, subdivision 14.
A school board shall not separate portions of a single project into components to avoid the
requirements of this subdivision.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
To lease building or land.
(a) When an independent or a special school
district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically
advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for school
storage or furniture repair, deleted text begin and it determines that the operating capital revenue authorized
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose,deleted text end it may apply to the
commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose.
An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain deleted text begin financial
justification for the proposed levy,deleted text end the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a
description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.new text begin Projects funded under this
subdivision that require an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if the school
district has a capital loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if the school district
does not have a capital loan outstanding, are subject to review and comment under section
123B.71, subdivision 8, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
new text end
(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must new text begin be
annually prescribed by the commissioner, and must new text end includenew text begin but are not limited tonew text end : the
reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity, the
feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity of the lease to
the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, deleted text begin anddeleted text end the appropriateness of the proposed lease
to the space needs deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin of the district,new text end the financial condition of the districtnew text begin , and a review of
the statutory operating debt percentage applicable to the districtnew text end . The commissioner must
not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district
of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy
must not be used for deleted text begin custodial or other maintenance servicesdeleted text end new text begin operating costsnew text end . A district may
not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building
or site to itself.
(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this
subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily for
regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed
building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or
secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the
previously existing building.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is
needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment
purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner
under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required
by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments
agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include a provision giving the
school districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without penalty.
(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed $212
times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.
(f) For agreements for which a review and comment new text begin under section 123B.71, subdivision
8, new text end have been submitted to the Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term
"instructional purpose" as used in this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.
(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the limit
in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e)
for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:
(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the preceding
five years;
(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;
(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and
(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by avoiding
over construction of school facilities.
(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other
cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint powers district under
section 471.59 may include in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases
of administrative and classroom space for programs of the intermediate school district or
other cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or joint powers district under
section 471.59. This authority must not exceed $65 times the adjusted pupil units of the
member districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this
section. The intermediate school district, other cooperative unit, or joint powers district may
specify which member districts will levy for lease costs under this paragraph.
(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the lease
cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner must
deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to lease
instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority under
this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative space
under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed instructional
lease.
(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
district's proportionate share of deferred maintenance expenditures for a district-owned
building or site leased to a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint
powers district under section 471.59 for any instructional purposes or for school storage.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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 following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Capital lease" means an agreement to use, construct, or remodel a site that results
in ownership of the site by the district.
new text end
new text begin
(c) "Instructional purposes" means that the use of a building or land being leased leads
to education-related outcomes identified in law or state program policy.
new text end
new text begin
(d) "Joint powers lease" means a capital lease or operational lease under which two or
more districts agree to contribute to the annual lease costs. Under a joint powers lease, the
host district or joint powers district has the authority to allocate lease costs to member
districts for leases approved by the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin
(e) "Operating costs" means the costs of regular maintenance or custodial supplies and
services.
new text end
new text begin
(f) "Operational lease" means an agreement to use buildings or land that does not result
in ownership of the property by the district.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.45, is amended to read:
126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.
(a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena,
may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed the net
actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as
operating costs less any operating revenues.
new text begin
(b) Two or more school districts may enter into a cooperation agreement to operate and
maintain an ice arena. A district with a cooperation agreement must apportion the qualifying
costs and annual levy amount among each cooperating district as specified in the cooperation
agreement. Cooperating districts must report the apportionment of the costs and levy to the
Department of Education in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the deleted text begin Office of Monitoring in thedeleted text end department that the district will offer equal
sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas
of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger
level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
16,218,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
14,327,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,986,000 for 2025 and $14,232,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,581,000 for 2026 and $12,746,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end
new text begin
(a) For equity in telecommunications
access:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner must reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 must be prorated.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.
new text end
new text begin
(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education on the number
of grants that were awarded each year and the number of grant applications that were
unfunded each year.
new text end
new text begin
(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
106,451,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
105,587,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $10,719,000 for 2025 and $95,732,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $10,636,000 for 2026 and $94,951,000 for 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 7
SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School food service fund.
(a) The expenses described in this subdivision must
be recorded as provided in this subdivision.new text begin To the extent possible, the Department of
Education must not limit eligible expenditures from the food service fund to a level below
that allowed by federal law.
new text end
(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be
attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food
service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community
service activities.
(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food
service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and
serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing
of meals or the kitchen deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin or serving area sectionsnew text end of the lunchroom may be charged
to the food service fund or to the general fund of the district.new text begin For the purposes of this
paragraph, the costs of serving food include the costs of technology and systems related to
serving line automation and meal tracking.new text end The costs of deleted text begin lunchroom supervision,deleted text end lunchroom
custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and other administrative costs
of the food service program must be charged to the general fund.
deleted text begin
That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as
attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided
that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other
individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company.
If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the
charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors
as determined by the department.
deleted text end
new text begin
Staff whose primary responsibility is financial or program management of food service
operations may charge time spent managing the program to the food service program.
new text end
(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from
the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food
service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be
purchased.
(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased
from the food service fund.
(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit
is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the
deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of
that second fiscal year. deleted text begin However, if a district contracts with a food service management
company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated
by a payment from the food service management company.
deleted text end
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund
for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the
commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at
the end of the third fiscal year.
(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three
successive years, a district may recode for deleted text begin that fiscal yeardeleted text end the new text begin documented new text end costs of deleted text begin lunchroom
supervision,deleted text end lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and
other administrative costs of the food service program charged to the general fund according
to paragraph (c)new text begin , or costs under paragraph (j),new text end and charge those costs to the food service
fund new text begin identified by the commissioner new text end in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus
deleted text begin in the food service funddeleted text end .
(i) For purposes of this subdivision, "lunchroom furniture" means tables and chairs
regularly used by pupils in a lunchroom from which they may consume milk, meals, or
snacks in connection with school or community service activities.
new text begin
(j) In addition to the uses authorized in paragraph (h) and subject to the same surplus
fund balance limitations in paragraph (h), a district may spend the excess funds on expenses
that improve the school food service, including the costs of plumbing, electrical, air handling,
ventilation, or other building utility work necessary to operate equipment essential for food
service activities or to remediate food service-related health and safety hazards.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2027 and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.119, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Summer deleted text begin Food Servicedeleted text end new text begin Electronic Benefit Transfernew text end Program
deleted text begin replacementdeleted text end aid.
State funds are available to compensate deleted text begin department-approveddeleted text end new text begin school food
authorities who gather student data for thenew text end Summer deleted text begin Food Servicedeleted text end new text begin Electronic Benefit Transfernew text end
Program sponsors. Reimbursement shall be made deleted text begin ondeleted text end new text begin bynew text end December 15 based on deleted text begin total meals
served by each sponsor from the end of the school year to the beginning of the next school
yeardeleted text end new text begin the number of pupil units eligible during the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
Program eligibility yearnew text end on a pro rata basis.
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Basic system support. new text end
new text begin
(a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,995,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
18,372,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,752,000 for 2025 and $16,243,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,804,000 for 2026 and $16,568,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end
new text begin
For statewide licenses to online databases
selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
university libraries:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin School lunch. new text end
new text begin
For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
264,162,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
276,392,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin School breakfast. new text end
new text begin
For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
57,642,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
60,413,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end
new text begin
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
387,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
387,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2025 and $1,800,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2026 and $1,800,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Regional library telecommunications. new text end
new text begin
(a) For regional library
telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2025 and $2,070,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2026 and $2,070,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin School library aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes 2024,
section 124D.992:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,376,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,376,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program. new text end
new text begin
To support local education
agencies uploading data for and administering the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
Program:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed July 1, 2025.
new text end
ARTICLE 8
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Kindergarten entry assessment. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the kindergarten entry assessment
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,357,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,743,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $1,743,000.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Children, Youth, and Families. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in
this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth,
and Families in the fiscal years designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Administration. new text end
new text begin
(a) For central office administrative funds for the Department
of Children, Youth, and Families:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,143,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,143,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The base for this program is $1,143,000 for fiscal year 2028 and later.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Early childhood family education. new text end
new text begin
(a) For early childhood family education
under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.11:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
39,365,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
41,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,792,000 for 2025 and $35,573,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,952,000 for 2026 and $37,348,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
142D.11:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
245,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
222,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2025 and $217,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2026 and $198,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.093:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,127,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,083,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $414,000 for 2025 and $3,713,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $412,000 for 2026 and $3,671,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin School readiness aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For school readiness aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 142D.06:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2025 and $30,315,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2026 and $30,315,000 for 2027.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Office of Higher Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education in the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Early childhood and family education teacher shortage. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to
Minnesota institutions of higher education to address the early childhood and family
education teacher shortage:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Grant funds may be used to provide tuition and other supports to students.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 9
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
55,281,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
56,919,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $5,401,000 for 2025 and $49,880,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $5,542,000 for 2026 and $51,377,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,560,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,580,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $151,000 for 2025 and $1,409,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $156,000 for 2026 and $1,424,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Community education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,080,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
11,815,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $871,000 for 2025 and $9,209,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,023,000 for 2026 and $10,792,000 for 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults. new text end
new text begin
For programs for deaf, deafblind,
and hard-of-hearing adults under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end
new text begin
For payment of the costs of the
commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.55:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Neighborhood partnership grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For neighborhood partnership grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Regional neighborhood partnership grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For regional neighborhood
partnership grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $200,000 each year is for the following programs:
new text end
new text begin
(1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
new text end
new text begin
(2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
new text end
new text begin
(3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
new text end
new text begin
(4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
new text end
new text begin
(5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
new text end
new text begin
(6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin School-age care aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.22:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $1,000 for 2026.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $0 for 2026 and $1,000 for 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 10
STATE AGENCIES
Section 1.
new text begin
[127A.205] EDUCATION GRANT TERMINATION.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner of education must not enter into a grant agreement, or must
terminate a grant agreement, if any of the following conditions apply:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the recipient is a nonprofit organization that is required to file a Form 990 or Form
990-EZ with the Internal Revenue Service, but has failed to do so. If the organization has
not been in existence long enough or is not required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, the
organization must provide the department its most recent financial statements or an audit
approved within the previous 12 months;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the recipient is required to file a report under section 309.53 and has not filed the
report;
new text end
new text begin
(3) the recipient fails to file an annual renewal and is administratively dissolved by the
secretary of state; or
new text end
new text begin
(4) the recipient fails to maintain tax-exempt status under state or federal law.
new text end
new text begin
(b) This section does not apply to a grant to a political subdivision, including a school
district, a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a charter school.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin CANCELLATION; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Office of Inspector General. new text end
new text begin
$1,500,000 from the appropriation in Laws
2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter
115, article 10, section 3, for the Office of Inspector General is canceled on the effective
date of this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Specific Learning Disability. new text end
new text begin
$500,000 from the appropriation in Laws 2023,
chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 115,
article 10, section 3, for the engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
Disability is canceled on the effective date of this section.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end
new text begin
The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board in the fiscal years designated. Any balance remaining in
fiscal 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end
new text begin
For the Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
3,633,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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3,633,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Department. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Department of Education:
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$ new text end |
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43,401,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
39,401,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
Of these amounts:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
new text end
new text begin
(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
new text end
new text begin
(3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
new text end
new text begin
(4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
new text end
new text begin
(5) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 only is for legal fees and costs associated with litigation
against the department relating to constitutional challenges to the state's education system;
new text end
new text begin
(6) $2,359,000 each year is for modernizing district data submissions;
new text end
new text begin
(7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
Disability;
new text end
new text begin
(8) $150,000 each year is for an ethnic studies specialist in the academic standards
division to provide support to the ethnic studies working group and to school districts seeking
to establish or strengthen ethnic studies courses;
new text end
new text begin
(9) $150,000 each year is for the comprehensive school mental health services lead under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.215;
new text end
new text begin
(10) $150,000 each year is for a school health services specialist under Minnesota
Statutes, section 121A.20;
new text end
new text begin
(11) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
new text end
new text begin
(12) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
new text end
new text begin
(13) $2,000,000 each year is for staffing the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center
at the Department of Education;
new text end
new text begin
(14) $175,000 each year is for administrative expenses for unemployment aid;
new text end
new text begin
(15) $120,000 each year is to support schools and districts in accessing resources on
cannabis use and substance use; and
new text end
new text begin
(16) $572,000 each year is for administration of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer
Program.
new text end
new text begin
(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $39,401,000.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
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$ new text end |
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17,504,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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17,261,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of these amounts, $321,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The base for fiscal year 2028 is $17,261,000 and the base for fiscal year 2029 and
later is $17,261,000.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2026 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of these amounts, $24,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 11
THE READ ACT
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.118, is amended to read:
120B.118 TITLE; THE READ ACT.
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Title. new text end
Sections 120B.118 to 120B.124 may be cited as the "Reading to
Ensure Academic Development Act" or the "Read Act."
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Policy. new text end
new text begin
It is the intent of the legislature that public schools promote foundational
literacy and grade-level reading proficiency through the use of curricula, textbooks,
instructional materials, instructional practices, interventions, and teacher development and
training based solely on the science of reading.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a.
Certified trained facilitator.
"Certified trained facilitator" means a person
employed by a district or deleted text begin regional literacy networkdeleted text end new text begin Minnesota service cooperativenew text end who has
completed professional development approved by the Department of Education in structured
literacy, completed the vendor's certification prerequisites and facilitator training
requirements, completed the vendor's annual recertification requirements, remains in good
standing with the sponsoring agency and vendor, uses the vendor's training materials with
fidelity, and participates in mentoring or coaching provided by CAREI and the Department
of Education on facilitating literacy training. A literacy lead who meets the requirements
under this subdivision may be a certified trained facilitator.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Evidence-based.
new text begin Evidence-based literacy instruction and literacy materials are
based on the science of reading. new text end "Evidence-based" means the instruction or item described
is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence andnew text begin science-based reading research,
andnew text end has demonstrated a record of success in increasing students' reading competency in the
areas of phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading
fluency, and reading comprehension. Evidence-based literacy instruction is explicit,
systematic, and includes phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding,
spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension that can be differentiated
to meet the needs of individual students. Evidence-based instruction does not include the
three-cueing system, as defined in subdivision 16.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Oral language.
"Oral language," also called "deleted text begin spokendeleted text end new text begin expressivenew text end languagenew text begin "
or "receptive languagenew text end ," includes speaking and listening, and consists of five components:
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Oral language also includes
sign language, in which speaking and listening skills are defined as expressive and receptive
skills, and consists of phonology, including sign language phonological awareness,
morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 14a. new text end
new text begin Science-based reading research. new text end
new text begin
"Science-based reading research" means
research that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective observational or experimental procedures
to obtain knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading and
writing difficulties; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) explains how proficient reading and writing develop, why some children have
difficulties developing key literacy skills, and how schools can best assess and instruct early
literacy, including the use of evidence-based literacy instruction practices to promote reading
and writing achievement.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 15.
Structured literacy.
"Structured literacy" means an approach to reading
instruction new text begin based on the science of reading new text end in which teachers carefully structure important
literacy skills, concepts, and the sequence of instruction to facilitate children's literacy
learning and progress. Structured literacy is characterized by the provision of systematic,
explicit, sequential, and diagnostic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabulary and oral language development, and reading comprehension.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Identification; report.
(a) Each school district must screen every student
enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 using a screening tool approved by
the Department of Education three times each school year: (1) within the first six weeks of
the school year; (2) by February 15 each year; and (3) within the last six weeks of the school
year. Students enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, including multilingual
learners and students receiving special education services, must be universally screened for
mastery of foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding,
fluency, deleted text begin oraldeleted text end language, and for characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool
approved by the Department of Education. The screening for characteristics of dyslexia
may be integrated with universal screening for mastery of foundational skills and deleted text begin oraldeleted text end new text begin
expressive-receptivenew text end languagenew text begin mastery. The screening tool used must be a valid and reliable
universal screener that is highly correlated with foundational reading skills. For students
reading at grade level, beginning in the winter of grade 2, the oral reading fluency screener
may be used to assess reading difficulties, including characteristics of dyslexia, without
requiring a separate screening of each subcomponent of foundational reading skillsnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end A district must submit data on student performance in kindergarten, grade 1, grade
2, and grade 3 on foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics,
decoding, fluency, and oral language to the Department of Education in the annual local
literacy plan submission due on June 15.
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Students in grades 4 and above, including multilingual learners and students
receiving special education services, who deleted text begin do not demonstrate mastery of foundational
reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language,deleted text end new text begin
are not reading at grade levelnew text end must be screened new text begin for reading difficulties, including
characteristics of dyslexia,new text end using a screening tool approved by the Department of Education
deleted text begin for characteristics of dyslexiadeleted text end , and must continue to receive evidence-based instruction,
interventions, and progress monitoring until the students achieve grade-level proficiency.
A parent, in consultation with a teacher, may opt a student out of the literacy screener if the
parent and teacher decide that continuing to screen would not be beneficial to the student.
In such limited cases, the student must continue to receive progress monitoring and literacy
interventions.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Reading screeners in English, and in the predominant languages of district students
where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to
literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction
appropriate to the specific needs of multilingual learners. The district must use an approved,
developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screener and annually report summary
screener results to the commissioner by June 15 in the form and manner determined by the
commissioner.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end The district also must include in itsnew text begin localnew text end literacy plan under subdivision 4a, a
summary of the district's efforts to screen, identify, and provide interventions to students
who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by
the Department of Education. Districts are strongly encouraged to use a MTSS framework.
With respect to students screened or identified under paragraph (a), the report must include:
(1) a summary of the district's efforts to screen fornew text begin reading difficulties, includingnew text end dyslexia;
(2) the number of students universally screened for that reporting year;
(3) the number of students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia for that year; and
(4) an explanation of how students identified under this subdivision are provided with
alternate instruction and interventions under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Intervention.
(a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district
shall provide reading intervention to accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading
at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school year. A district is
encouraged to provide reading intervention through a MTSS framework. If a student does
not read at or above grade level by the end of the current school year, the district must
continue to provide reading intervention until the student reads at grade level. District
intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, collaboration
with appropriate school and community programs that specialize in evidence-based
instructional practices and measure mastery of foundational reading skills, including
phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language. Intervention may
include but is not limited to requiring student attendance in summer school, intensified
reading instruction that may require that the student be removed from the regular classroom
for part of the school day, extended-day programs, or programs that strengthen students'
cultural connections.
(b) A district or charter school is strongly encouraged to provide a personal learning
plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured by the
statewide reading assessment in grade 3 or a screener identified by the Department of
Education under section 120B.123. The district or charter school must determine the format
of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and other
appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation with
the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must include targeted instruction
that is evidence-based and ongoing progress monitoring, and address knowledge gaps and
skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and
outside of the regular school day, group interventions, periodic assessments or screeners,
and reasonable timelines. The personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in
the student's best interest; a student may not be retained solely due to delays in literacy or
not demonstrating grade-level proficiency. A school must maintain and regularly update
and modify the personal learning plan until the student reads at grade level. This paragraph
does not apply to a student under an individualized education program.
(c) Starting in the deleted text begin 2025-2026deleted text end new text begin 2026-2027new text end school year, a district must use only
evidence-based literacy interventions. Districts are strongly encouraged to use intervention
materials approved by the Department of Education under the Read Act.
(d) Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, to provide a Tier 2 literacy intervention, a
paraprofessional or other unlicensed person, including a volunteer, must be supervised by
a licensed teacher who has completed training in evidence-based reading instruction approved
by the Department of Education, and has completed evidence-based training developed
under the Read Act by CAREI or the regional literacy networks under section 120B.124,
subdivision 4, or a training that the department has determined meets or exceeds the
requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Staff development.
(a) A district must provide training on evidence-based
structured literacy instruction to teachers and instructional staff in accordance with
subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). The training must include teaching in the areas of
phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, reading
comprehension, and culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy.
(b) Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to identify the staff development
needs so that:
(1) elementary teachers are able to implement explicit, systematic, evidence-based
instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,
and comprehension with emphasis on mastery of foundational reading skills as defined in
section 120B.119 and other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves
grade-level reading and writing proficiency;
(2) elementary teachers receive training to provide students with evidence-based reading
and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic, and literacy
needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for the identified
students;
(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have opportunities to improve reading
and writing instruction through approved professional development identified in the local
literacy plan;
(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are
able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are multilingual learners
by maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English
language development, including deleted text begin oraldeleted text end academic language development, and build academic
literacy; and
(5) licensed teachers are trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables students
to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
(c) A district that offers early childhood programs, including voluntary prekindergarten
for eligible four-year-old children, early childhood special education, and school readiness
programs, must provide classroom teachers in early childhood programs training approved
by the Department of Education to provide children in early childhood programs with
explicit, systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness; oral language,
including listening comprehension; vocabulary; and letter-sound correspondence.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
Subd. 4a.
Local literacy plan.
(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must
adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level every year
beginning in kindergarten and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special
education services in achieving their individualized reading goals. A district must update
and submit the plan to the commissioner by June 15 each year. The plan must be consistent
with the Read Act, and include the following:
(1) a process to assess students' foundational reading skills, oral language, and level of
reading proficiency and the approved screeners used, by school site and grade level, under
section 120B.123;
(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the targeted reading
instruction that is evidence-based and includes an intervention strategy for a student and
the process for intensifying or modifying the reading strategy in order to obtain measurable
reading progress;
(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the
intervention;
(5) identification of staff development needs, including a plan to meet those needs;
(6) the curricula used by school site and grade level and, if applicable, the district plan
and timeline for adopting deleted text begin approveddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end curricula and materials starting in the
2025-2026 school year;
(7) a statement of whether the district has adopted a MTSS framework;
(8) student data using the measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery identified
by the Department of Education for the following students:
(i) students in kindergarten through grade 3;
(ii) students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia; and
(iii) students in grades 4 to 12 who are identified as not reading at grade level;
(9) the number of teachers and other staff who have completed training approved by the
department;
(10) the number of teachers and other staff proposed for training in structured literacy;
and
(11) how the district used funding provided under the Read Act to implement the
requirements of the Read Act.
(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district website and
submit it to the commissioner of education using the template developed by the commissioner
of educationnew text begin annuallynew text end beginning June 15, 2024.
(c) deleted text begin By March 1, 2024, the commissioner of education must developdeleted text end new text begin Districts must usenew text end
a streamlined templatenew text begin developed by the commissioner of educationnew text end for local literacy plans
that meets the requirements of this subdivision and requires all reading instruction and
teacher training in reading instruction to be evidence-based. The template must require a
district to report information using the student categories required in the commissioner's
report under paragraph (d). The template must focus district resources on improving students'
foundational reading skills while reducing paperwork requirements for teachers.
(d) By December 1, 2025, the commissioner of education must submit a report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education
summarizing the local literacy plans submitted to the commissioner. The summary must
include the following information:
(1) the number of teachers and other staffnew text begin , by grade level,new text end who have completed training
approved by the Department of Education;
(2) the number of teachers and other staffnew text begin , by grade level,new text end required to complete the
training under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, who have not completed the training;
(3) the number of teachers exempt under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, from
completing training approved by the Department of Education;
(4) by school site and grade, the approved screeners and the reading curriculum used;
and
(5) by school site and grade, using the measurements of foundational literacy skills and
mastery identified by the department, both aggregated data and disaggregated data on student
performance on the approved screeners using the student categories under section 120B.35,
subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).
(e) By December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, the commissioner of education must
submit updated reports containing the information required under paragraph (d) to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Dual language immersion programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) A district dual language immersion
program selecting evidence-based screening tools, training, curriculum, or literacy
intervention materials after July 1, 2025, must establish an advisory committee to identify
literacy screening tools, training for teachers and staff, and curriculum and literacy
intervention materials in the target language. Upon request, the Department of Education
and regional literacy networks must provide technical assistance to the advisory committee.
The committee must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) include members whose first language is the target language, families of enrolled
students, a member with expertise in special education, and teachers and other instructional
staff;
new text end
new text begin
(2) use a rubric or other instrument to evaluate the alignment of the screening tools,
training, and curriculum and literacy intervention materials to the science of reading; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) recommend strategies to support the transfer of literacy skills from the target language
to English.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A district dual language immersion program is not required to comply with the
requirements under the Read Act except as provided under this subdivision. A district dual
language immersion program must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) provide training in accordance with section 120B.123, subdivision 5, to teachers and
staff that provide instruction in foundational reading skills in English or assist in providing
literacy interventions in English;
new text end
new text begin
(2) administer an approved screener in English in accordance with subdivision 2 in a
grade in which the program provides instruction in foundational reading skills in English;
and
new text end
new text begin
(3) use evidence-based curriculum and literacy intervention materials aligned to the
science of reading when providing instruction in foundational reading skills in English.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner must provide a district dual language immersion program with a
local literacy plan template that the district must use to report:
new text end
new text begin
(1) how the district assesses students' foundational reading skills, oral language, and
level of reading proficiency in the target language;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the district's process to notify families with timely information about students' reading
proficiency, including how the student's reading proficiency is assessed, any reading-related
services or supports provided to the student and the student's progress, and strategies for
families to use at home in helping students succeed in become grade-level proficient in
reading in English or in the target language;
new text end
new text begin
(3) a description of how the district will determine and provide targeted reading
instruction in the target language of instruction and supports to students identified as needing
additional support in developing mastery of foundational reading skills;
new text end
new text begin
(4) how the district will identify staff development needs related to literacy instruction
and a plan to meet the identified needs;
new text end
new text begin
(5) the reading curricula used by grade level; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) district efforts used to support the transfer of literacy skills from the target language
to English.
new text end
new text begin
(d) A district dual language immersion program must post and submit its local literacy
plan in accordance with subdivision 4a, but the plan is only required to include the
information required under this subdivision.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years only,
a district dual language immersion program is not required to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) use an approved screening tool, unless the screening tool uses the program's target
language;
new text end
new text begin
(2) provide teachers and other staff approved training on literacy instruction unless the
training is in the target language; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) use approved curriculum or literacy intervention materials that are not in the target
language.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Approved screeners.
(a) A district must administer an approved
evidence-based reading screener to students in kindergarten through grade 3 within the first
six weeks of the school year, by February 15 each year, and again within the last six weeks
of the school year. The screener must be one of the screening tools approved by the
Department of Education. A district must identify any screener it uses in the district's annual
literacy plan, and submit screening data with the annual literacy plan by June 15.
(b) Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, district staffdeleted text begin , contractors,deleted text end and deleted text begin volunteersdeleted text end new text begin
external partners offering literacy supports in schoolsnew text end may only use screeners that have been
approved by the Department of Education.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Professional development.
(a) A district must provide training from a menu
of approved evidence-based training programs to the following teachers and staff by July
1, 2026:
(1) reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten through grade
12;
(2) all classroom teachers of students in kindergarten through grade 3 and children in
prekindergarten programs;
(3) new text begin kindergarten through grade 12 new text end special education teachersnew text begin responsible for foundational
reading skills instructionnew text end ;
(4) curriculum directors;
(5) instructional support staff, contractors, and volunteers who assist in providing Tier
2 interventions;
(6) employees who select literacy instructional materials for a district; and
(7) teachers licensed to teach English to multilingual learners.
(b) A district must provide training from a menu of approved evidence-based training
programs to the following teachers by July 1, 2027:
(1) teachers who provide reading instruction to students in grades 4 to 12; and
(2) teachers who provide instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program.
(c) The commissioner of education may grant a district an extension to the deadlines in
this subdivision.
(d) Training provided by deleted text begin a department-approved certified trained facilitatordeleted text end new text begin the followingnew text end
may satisfy the professional development requirements under this subdivisiondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin :
new text end
new text begin
(1) a certified trained facilitator; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) a training program that the department has determined meets the professional
development requirements under the Read Act.
new text end
(e) For the 2024-2025 new text begin and 2025-2026 new text end school deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin yearsnew text end only, the hours of instruction
requirement under section 120A.41 for students in deleted text begin andeleted text end elementarynew text begin and secondarynew text end school, as
defined in section 120A.05, deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 9new text begin and 13new text end , is reduced by 5-1/2 hours
for a district that enters into an agreement with the exclusive representative of the teachers
that requires teachers to receive at least 5-1/2 hours of approved evidence-based training
required under this subdivisiondeleted text begin , on a day when other students in the district receive
instructiondeleted text end . If a charter school's teachers are not represented by an exclusive representative,
the charter school may reduce the number of instructional hours for students in deleted text begin andeleted text end elementary
new text begin and secondary new text end school, as defined in section 120A.05, deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 9new text begin and 13new text end ,
by 5-1/2 hours after consulting with its teachers in order to provide teachers with at least
5-1/2 hours of evidence-based training required under this subdivision deleted text begin on a day when other
students receive instructiondeleted text end .new text begin The hours of instruction reduction for secondary school students
is applicable only for the 2025-2026 school year.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Department of Education.
(a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make
available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section
120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational
reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.
(b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section
120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by
the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the
department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional
development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is
evidence-based.
(c) The department and CAREI must identify training required for a literacy lead and
literacy specialist employed by a district or Minnesota service cooperatives.
(d) The department must employ one or more literacy specialists to provide support to
districts implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under
the Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking
and implementation.
(e) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with
section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
(f) The department must partner with CAREI as required under section 120B.124 to
approve literacy intervention modelsnew text begin by June 30, 2025new text end , subject to final determination by
the department. The department must make a list of the deleted text begin 15deleted text end approved evidence-based
intervention models available to districts as they are approved by CAREIdeleted text begin , starting November
1, 2025deleted text end . Upon approval of the evidence-based intervention models, the department must
ensure the models are reviewed by a contracted third party for culturally responsive guidance
and materials, and make those findings available to districts once the review process is
complete. The department must notify districts of the two-step review process for all materials
approved under the Read Act for effectiveness as evidence-based structured literacy, and
for cultural responsiveness.new text begin The department may identify additional literacy intervention
models after the partnership with CAREI has ended.
new text end
(g) The department and CAREI must provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and support
to certified trained facilitators.
new text begin
(h) CAREI must complete all requirements under paragraphs (a) to (g) by June 30, 2025.
Starting July 1, 2025, the department must complete any ongoing activities required under
this subdivision without assistance from CAREI.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Dual language immersion programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) The Department of Education must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) develop and issue guidance to district language immersion programs on screeners;
new text end
new text begin
(2) identify materials available in programs' target languages to provide instruction in
foundational reading skills and an instrument for evaluating alignment to the science of
reading;
new text end
new text begin
(3) identify professional development opportunities in programs' target languages on
providing instruction in foundational reading skills aligned to the science of reading; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) make recommendations on how districts can support the transfer of literacy skills
from the target language to English.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The department must post the guidance, list of materials and professional development
opportunities, and recommendations on its website.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Resources.
(a) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI
for two years beginning July 1, 2023, until deleted text begin Augustdeleted text end new text begin Junenew text end 30, 2025, to support implementation
of the Read Act. The department and CAREI must jointly:
(1) identify at least five literacy curricula and supporting materials that are evidence-based
or focused on structured literacy by January 1, 2024, and post a list of the curricula on the
department website. The list must include curricula that use culturally and linguistically
responsive materials that reflect diverse populations and curricula that reflect the experiences
of students from diverse backgrounds, including multilingual learners, biliterate students,
and students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. A district that purchases an
approved curriculum before the cultural responsiveness review is completed is encouraged
to work with the curriculum's publisher to obtain updated materials that are culturally and
linguistically responsive and reflect diverse populations. A district is not required to use an
approved curriculum;
(2) identify at least three professional development programs that focus on the five pillars
of literacy and the components of structured literacy by August 15, 2023, subject to final
approval by the department. The department must post a list of the programs on the
department website. The programs may include a program offered by CAREI. The
requirements of section 16C.08 do not apply to the selection of a provider under this section;
(3) identify evidence-based literacy intervention materials for students in kindergarten
through grade 12;
(4) develop an evidence-based literacy lead training and coaching program that trains
and supports literacy specialists throughout Minnesota to support schools' efforts in screening,
measuring growth, monitoring progress, and implementing interventions in accordance with
subdivision 1. Literacy lead training must include instruction on how to train
paraprofessionals and volunteers that provide Tier 2 interventions on evidence-based literacy
intervention;
(5) identify measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery that a district must
report on a local literacy plan;
(6) provide guidance to districts about best practices in literacy instruction, and practices
that are not evidence-based;
(7) develop MTSS model plans that districts may adopt to support efforts to screen,
identify, intervene, and monitor the progress of students not reading at grade level;
(8) ensure that teacher professional development options and MTSS framework trainings
are geographically equitable by supporting trainings through the regional service
cooperatives;
(9) develop a coaching and mentorship program for certified trained facilitators based
on the previously approved trainings; and
(10) identify at least 15 evidence-based literacy intervention models by deleted text begin November 1deleted text end new text begin
June 30new text end , 2025, and post a list of the interventions on the department website. A district is
not required to use an approved intervention model.
(b) The department must contract with a third party to develop culturally and linguistically
responsive supplemental materials and guidance for the approved literacy curricula to meet
the culturally and linguistically responsive standards under paragraph (a), clause (1).
new text begin
(c) The department must post on its website the rubric used to evaluate curriculum under
this subdivision and how each curriculum reviewed was evaluated under the rubric. The
department must also identify any curriculum that was not approved based on any criteria
other than alignment to evidence-based structured literacy practices.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Ongoing review of literacy materials.
The department may partner with one
or more institutions of higher education to conduct independent and objective reviews of
curriculum and intervention materials. The department must determine whether it will
partner with an institution of higher education to conduct ongoing reviews of literacy
materials by June 1, 2026. A publisher may submit curriculum or intervention materials for
review. The publisher is responsible for paying the cost of the review directly to the institution
of higher education. The review must use deleted text begin the rubric useddeleted text end new text begin a rubric based on the science of
readingnew text end to approve curriculum deleted text begin under subdivision 1deleted text end new text begin and post the rubric on the department
websitenew text end . The department and institution of higher education may approve the curriculum
or intervention materials if they determine that the curriculum or intervention materials are
evidence-based, focused on structured literacy, culturally and linguistically responsive, and
reflect diverse populations. The department must add the approved curriculum or intervention
materials to the list of curricula and materials approved under the Read Act.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Comprehensive review of literacy materials.
Starting in 2033, the department
and an institution of higher education may partner to conduct a comprehensive review of
curriculum and intervention materials to identify literacy curriculum deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end supporting
materials, and intervention materials that are evidence-based, focused on structured literacy,
new text begin based on the science of reading, new text end culturally and linguistically responsive, and reflect diverse
populations. new text begin The department must post on its website the rubrics used to evaluate curriculum
and intervention materials.new text end The department must revise the list of approved curriculum and
supporting materials, and intervention materials based on the findings of the review.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Partnership expiration. new text end
new text begin
The partnership between the department and CAREI
expires June 30, 2025. Starting July 1, 2025, the department must complete any duties
provided under this section without participation by CAREI.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.091, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data;
report.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of
School Administrators, in cooperation with board-approved teacher or administrator
preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data on teacher and
administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this subdivision. The
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of School Administrators
annually by July 1 must update and post the reported summary preparation and performance
data on teachers and administrators from the preceding school years on their respective
websites.
(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation providers must include:
(1) summary data on teacher educator qualifications and their years of experience either
as birth through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
(2) the current number and percentage of enrolled candidates who entered the program
through a transfer pathway disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual;
(3) the current number and percentage of program completers by program who received
a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual;
(4) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
through a transfer pathway and received a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race,
except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal
personally identifiable information about an individual;
(5) the current number and percentage of program completers who were hired to teach
full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year
disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable
results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual;
(6) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
through a transfer pathway and who were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in
a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individual;
(7) board-adopted survey results measuring initial licensure program quality and structure
in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individual;
(8) board-adopted survey results from school principals or supervisors on initial licensure
program quality and structure; and
(9) the number and percentage of program completers who met or exceeded the state
threshold score on the board-adopted teacher performance assessmentnew text begin required under section
122A.185new text end .
Program reporting must be consistent with subdivision 2.
(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved by
the Board of School Administrators must include:
(1) summary data on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty
undergraduate and graduate degrees and the years of experience either as kindergarten
through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
(2) the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the
program;
(3) the current number and percentage of students who graduated, received a standard
Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota
school district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individual;
(4) the number of credits by graduate program that students in the preceding school year
needed to complete to graduate;
(5) survey results measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the
program in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation
would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable
information about an individual; and
(6) information under subdivision 3, paragraphs (c) and (d).
Program reporting must be consistent with section 122A.14, subdivision 10.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.092, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Reading strategies.
(a) A teacher preparation provider approved by the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons for classroom
teacher licensure must include in its teacher preparation programs evidence-based best
practices in readingnew text begin focused on the science of readingnew text end , consistent with sections 120B.118
to 120B.124, including instruction on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development,
reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Instruction on reading must enable the licensure
candidate to teach reading in the candidate's content areas. Teacher candidates must be
instructed in using students' native languages as a resource in creating effective differentiated
instructional strategies for English learners developing literacy skills. A teacher preparation
provider also must prepare early childhood and elementary teacher candidates for Tier 3
and Tier 4 teaching licenses under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively.
(b) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education
must require instruction in applying evidence-based, structured literacy reading instruction
programsnew text begin based on the science of readingnew text end that:
(1) teach students to read using foundational knowledge, practices, and strategies
consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, with emphasis on mastery of foundational
reading skills so that students achieve continuous progress in reading; and
(2) teach specialized instruction in reading strategies, interventions, and remediations
that enable students of all ages and proficiency levels, including multilingual learners and
students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia, to become proficient readers.
(c) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education,
early childhood education, special education, and reading intervention must include
instruction on dyslexia, as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2. Teacher preparation
programs may consult with the Department of Education, including the dyslexia specialist
under section 120B.122, to develop instruction under this paragraph. Instruction on dyslexia
must be modeled on practice standards of the International Dyslexia Association, and must
address:
(1) the nature and symptoms of dyslexia;
(2) resources available for students who show characteristics of dyslexia;
(3) evidence-based instructional strategies for students who show characteristics of
dyslexia, including the structured literacy approach; and
(4) outcomes of intervention and lack of intervention for students who show
characteristics of dyslexia.
(d) Nothing in this section limits the authority of a school district to select a school's
reading program or curriculum.
new text begin
(e) The board must post on its website the rubric or other instrument it uses to evaluate
whether a teacher preparation program includes reading instruction that complies with this
subdivision and is consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124.
new text end
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Tests.
(a) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and
Tier 4 licenses to pass an examination or performance assessment of general pedagogical
knowledge and examinations or assessments of licensure field specific content. An applicant
is exempt from the examination requirements if the applicant:
(1) completed a board-approved teacher preparation program;
(2) completed licensure via portfolio pursuant to section 122A.18, subdivision 10, and
the portfolio has been recommended;
(3) obtained national board certification from the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards; or
(4) completed a state-approved teacher preparation program in another state and passed
licensure examinations in that state, if applicable. The content examination requirement
does not apply if no relevant content exam exists.
new text begin
(b) The board must adopt rules requiring an applicant for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license in
elementary education to demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and ability to provide instruction
in foundational reading skills based on the science of reading. An applicant may satisfy this
requirement through one of the following:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a performance assessment;
new text end
new text begin
(2) satisfactory completion of training from a department-approved certified trained
facilitator; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) satisfactory completion of other training that satisfies the professional development
requirements under the Read Act.
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end All testing centers in the state must provide monthly opportunities for untimed
content and pedagogy examinations. These opportunities must be advertised on the test
registration website. The board must require the exam vendor to provide other equitable
opportunities to pass exams, including: (1) waiving testing fees for test takers who qualify
for federal grants; (2) providing free, multiple, full-length practice tests for each exam and
free, comprehensive study guides on the test registration website; (3) making content and
pedagogy exams available in languages other than English for teachers seeking licensure
to teach in language immersion programs; and (4) providing free, detailed exam results
analysis by test objective to assist applicants who do not pass an exam in identifying areas
for improvement. Any applicant who has not passed a required exam after two attempts
must be allowed to retake the exam, including new versions of the exam, without being
charged an additional fee.
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Minnesota reading corps program.
(a) A Minnesota reading corps program
is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based
problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start
program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with
students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including
evidence-based literacy instruction under sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, to children age
3 to grade 3 and interventions for children in kindergarten to grade 3.
(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing
literacy program goals and data use under section 142D.12, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
(c) Literacy programs under this subdivision must usenew text begin a department-approved screener,new text end
evidence-based reading instructionnew text begin ,new text end and interventions focused on structured literacy.
ServeMinnesota must demonstrate to the department that the training AmeriCorps members
receive meets or exceeds the requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4, for volunteers.
Minnesota Reading Corps AmeriCorps members are not required to complete the training
under section deleted text begin 120B.24deleted text end new text begin 120B.124new text end , subdivision 4.
(d) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates
program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end
Sec. 24.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
CAREI.
(a) To contract with the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota for the Read Act implementation partnership
under section 120B.124:
| $ |
4,200,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
0 |
..... |
2025 |
(b) This appropriation is available until June 30, deleted text begin 2026deleted text end new text begin 2025new text end .
(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 25.
Laws 2024, chapter 109, article 4, section 19, is amended to read:
Sec. 19. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND STANDARDS BOARD
READING AUDIT REPORT.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must conduct an audit
that evaluates whether and how approved teacher training programs for candidates for the
following licensure areas meet subject matter standards for reading:
(1) early childhood education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.3000;
(2) elementary education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.3200; and
(3) special education in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 8710.5000.
(b) The board must submit an initial report with its findings to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education by January 15,
2025, and a final report by August 1, 2026. Each report must:
(1) identify the reading standards for each licensure area; identify how they are aligned
to the requirements of the Read Act, including requirements on evidence-based instruction,
phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading
comprehension; and identify how they are aligned to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.092, subdivision 5;
(2) describe how the board conducted the audit;
(3) identify the results of the audit; and
(4) summarize the program effectiveness reports for continuing approval related to
reading standards reviewed by the board, including the board determinations under Minnesota
Rules, part 8705.2200.
new text begin
(c) The final report must include the rubric or other instrument used to conduct the audit
and evaluate program alignment with the science of reading.
new text end
Sec. 26.
Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
CAREI paraprofessional and volunteer training.
(a) For CAREI to develop
training for paraprofessionals and volunteers that regularly provide Tier 2 literacy
interventions to students in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124,
subdivision 4:
| $ |
375,000 |
..... |
2025 |
(b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, deleted text begin 2027deleted text end new text begin 2025new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 27. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
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
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Department literacy specialist. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a full-time literacy specialist at the
Department of Education:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Read Act compliance. new text end
new text begin
(a) For state aid for school districts, charter schools,
and cooperative units for costs related to compliance with the Read Act, Minnesota Statutes,
sections 120B.118 to 120B.124:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The aid amount for each school district, charter school, and cooperative unit providing
direct instructional services equals the greater of $2,000 or $45.70 times the number of
students served by the school district, charter school, or cooperative as determined by the
fall 2024 enrollment count of students.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit must place any aid received
under this subdivision in a reserved account in the general fund. Aid in the reserved account
must be used to implement requirements under the Read Act.
new text end
new text begin
(d) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The aid is 100 percent payable in fiscal year 2026.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Read Act implementation. new text end
new text begin
(a) For costs related to Read Act implementation
and the termination of the partnership with the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
700,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
175,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $175,000.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Read Act professional development. new text end
new text begin
(a) For evidence-based training on
structured literacy for teachers working in school districts, charter schools, and service
cooperatives:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2026 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2027 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $6,500,000 each year is for the regional literacy
networks and $1,250,000 each year is for statewide training. The department must use the
funding to develop a data collection system to: (1) collect and analyze the submission of
the local literacy plans and student-level universal screening data; (2) establish the regional
literacy networks as a partnership between the department and the Minnesota service
cooperatives; and (3) administer statewide training based in structured literacy to be offered
free to school districts and charter schools and facilitated by the regional literacy networks
and the department. The regional literacy networks must focus on implementing
comprehensive literacy reform efforts based on structured literacy. Each regional literacy
network must maintain a literacy lead position and maintain a team of trained literacy
coaches to facilitate evidence-based structured literacy training opportunities and ongoing
supports to school districts and charter schools in each region. Funds may be used to provide
training in structured literacy to grade 4 and 5 classroom teachers and literacy professors
from Minnesota institutions of higher education.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education the number of teachers from each district who
received approved structured literacy training using funds under this subdivision, and the
amounts awarded to districts, charter schools, or service cooperatives.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The regional literacy networks and staff from the Department of Education must
provide ongoing support to school districts, charter schools, and service cooperatives
implementing evidence-based literacy instruction.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
new text end
ARTICLE 12
FORECAST
A. GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 1, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 1, section 15, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
General education aid.
(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
| $ |
8,103,909,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
8,333,843,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,280,528,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and $7,396,655,000 for
2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $771,421,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $7,562,422,000deleted text end new text begin
$7,509,107,000new text end for 2025.
Sec. 2.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Enrollment options transportation.
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
| $ |
23,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
25,000 deleted text end new text begin 23,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 3.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Abatement aid.
(a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:
| $ |
2,318,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,516,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,503,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and $2,192,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $243,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $2,273,000deleted text end new text begin $1,260,000new text end for
2025.
Sec. 4.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Consolidation transition aid.
(a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
| $ |
7,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
180,000 deleted text end new text begin 0 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and deleted text begin $180,000deleted text end new text begin $0new text end for 2025.
Sec. 5.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Nonpublic pupil education aid.
(a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
| $ |
21,176,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
24,478,000 deleted text end new text begin 23,337,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and $19,251,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,138,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $22,340,000deleted text end new text begin $21,199,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 6.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Nonpublic pupil transportation.
(a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
| $ |
22,979,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
27,177,000 deleted text end new text begin 25,802,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,115,000 for 2023 and $20,864,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,318,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $24,859,000deleted text end new text begin $23,484,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 7.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Career and technical aid.
(a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
| $ |
1,664,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
874,000 deleted text end new text begin 937,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $183,000 for 2023 and $1,481,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $164,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $710,000deleted text end new text begin $773,000new text end for 2025.
B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Sec. 8.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 8, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 13, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Achievement and integration aid.
(a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
| $ |
82,818,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
85,043,000 deleted text end new text begin 84,300,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $74,646,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,294,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $76,749,000deleted text end new text begin $76,006,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 9.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 9, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 6, section 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 6.
Charter school building lease aid.
(a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
| $ |
91,457,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
94,906,000 deleted text end new text begin 93,684,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $82,410,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,156,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $85,750,000deleted text end new text begin $84,528,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 10.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 21, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 21.
Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
| $ |
14,828,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
16,413,000 deleted text end new text begin 14,799,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 11.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 23.
Literacy incentive aid.
(a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
| $ |
41,071,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
41,588,000 deleted text end new text begin 40,570,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and $36,465,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $4,051,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $37,537,000deleted text end new text begin $36,519,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 12.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
Subd. 34.
Paraprofessional training.
(a) For compensation associated with paid
orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes,
section 121A.642:
| $ |
0 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
7,230,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,997,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and deleted text begin $7,230,000deleted text end new text begin $1,997,000new text end for 2025.
Sec. 13.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
American Indian education aid.
(a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
| $ |
18,131,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
19,672,000 deleted text end new text begin 19,649,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 2023 and $16,972,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,885,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $17,787,000deleted text end new text begin $17,764,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 14.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Tribal contract school aid.
(a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:
| $ |
1,673,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,131,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,153,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and $1,418,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $157,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $1,974,000deleted text end new text begin $1,996,000new text end for
2025.
C. TEACHERS
Sec. 15.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 14, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 5, section 11, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Alternative teacher compensation aid.
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
| $ |
88,706,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
89,012,000 deleted text end new text begin 88,206,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,882,000
for fiscal year 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,875,000 for fiscal year 2024 and deleted text begin $80,137,000deleted text end new text begin
$79,331,000new text end for fiscal year 2025.
Sec. 16.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Student support personnel aid.
(a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
| $ |
30,255,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
36,498,000 deleted text end new text begin 36,259,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2023 and $30,255,000 for fiscal
year 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,361,000 for fiscal year 2024 and deleted text begin $33,137,000deleted text end new text begin
$32,898,000new text end for fiscal year 2025.
D. SPECIAL EDUCATION
Sec. 17.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Aid for children with disabilities.
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
| $ |
1,597,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,844,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,952,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.
Sec. 18.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Court-placed special education revenue.
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
| $ |
39,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
40,000 deleted text end new text begin 0 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 19.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 18, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 7, section 4, is amended
to read:
Subd. 4.
Special education; regular.
(a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:
| $ |
2,288,826,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,486,181,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,582,007,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and $2,058,966,000 for
2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $289,842,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $2,196,339,000deleted text end new text begin
$2,292,165,000new text end for 2025.
Sec. 20.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 19, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Special education separate sites and programs.
(a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
4:
| $ |
3,880,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
4,505,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,282,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $3,880,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $431,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $4,074,000deleted text end new text begin $3,851,000new text end for
2025.
Sec. 21.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Travel for home-based services.
(a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
| $ |
425,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
475,000 deleted text end new text begin 440,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2023 and $393,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $43,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $432,000deleted text end new text begin $397,000new text end for 2025.
E. FACILITIES
Sec. 22.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 22, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 8, section 5, is amended
to read:
Subd. 6.
Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.
(a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
| $ |
107,905,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
107,865,000 deleted text end new text begin 107,262,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and $97,084,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,787,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $97,078,000deleted text end new text begin $96,475,000new text end
for 2025.
F. NUTRITION
Sec. 23.
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2023,
chapter 55, article 9, section 16, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 23, and Laws 2024, chapter
115, article 9, section 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
School lunch.
For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:
| $ |
218,801,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin 239,686,000 deleted text end new text begin 251,667,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 24.
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2023,
chapter 55, article 9, section 17, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 24, and Laws 2024, chapter
115, article 9, section 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School breakfast.
For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158:
| $ |
44,178,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin 48,747,000 deleted text end new text begin 54,835,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 25.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 25, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Kindergarten milk.
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
| $ |
428,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
428,000 deleted text end new text begin 387,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 26.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
School library aid.
(a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
deleted text begin 134.356deleted text end new text begin 124D.992new text end :
| $ |
21,586,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
23,903,000 deleted text end new text begin 23,791,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $21,586,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,398,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $21,505,000deleted text end new text begin $21,393,000new text end
for 2025.
G. EARLY EDUCATION
Sec. 27.
Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2024,
chapter 81, section 27, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Early childhood family education aid.
(a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section deleted text begin 124D.135deleted text end new text begin 142D.11new text end :
| $ |
37,209,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
38,985,000 deleted text end new text begin 37,874,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and $33,691,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,743,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $35,242,000deleted text end new text begin $34,131,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 28.
Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2024,
chapter 81, section 28, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Developmental screening aid.
(a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections deleted text begin 121A.17deleted text end new text begin 142D.091new text end and deleted text begin 121A.19deleted text end new text begin 142D.093new text end :
| $ |
4,148,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
4,151,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,156,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $349,000 for 2023 and $3,799,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $3,729,000deleted text end new text begin $3,734,000new text end for
2025.
Sec. 29.
Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 17, as amended by Laws 2024,
chapter 81, section 29, is amended to read:
Subd. 17.
Home visiting aid.
(a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
deleted text begin 124D.135deleted text end new text begin 142D.11new text end :
| $ |
382,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
300,000 deleted text end new text begin 290,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and $341,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $37,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $263,000deleted text end new text begin $253,000new text end for 2025.
H. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Sec. 30.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 30, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Adult basic education aid.
(a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
| $ |
52,566,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
53,684,000 deleted text end new text begin 53,880,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and $47,387,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $5,265,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $48,419,000deleted text end new text begin $48,615,000new text end
for 2025.
Sec. 31.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 81, section 31, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Adults with disabilities program aid.
(a) For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
| $ |
710,000 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,520,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,433,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $1,449,000deleted text end new text begin $1,362,000new text end for
2025.
Sec. 32.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 10, as amended by
Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 33, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
School-age care aid.
(a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.22:
| $ |
0 |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,000 deleted text end new text begin 0 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and deleted text begin $1,000deleted text end new text begin $0new text end for 2025.
Sec. 33. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
Sections 1 to 32 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H2433-2
124D.992 SCHOOL LIBRARY AID.
Subdivision 1.
School library aid.
For fiscal year 2024 and later, school library aid for a district equals the greater of $16.11 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $40,000. For fiscal year 2024 and later, school library aid for a charter school equals the greater of $16.11 times the charter school's adjusted pupil units for the school year or $20,000.
Subd. 1a.
State school librarian.
In fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education may retain up to $130,000 of the amount appropriated for school library aid under this section for the costs of the state school librarian under section 127A.151. The aid for each school district and charter school under subdivision 1 must be reduced proportionately. The reduction in aid under this subdivision must be applied to the current year aid payment.
Subd. 2.
Uses of school library aid.
School library aid must be reserved and used for directly funding the costs of the following purposes within a library:
(1) the salaries and benefits of a school library media specialist;
(2) electronic, computer, and audiovisual equipment;
(3) information technology infrastructure and digital tools;
(4) electronic and material resources; or
(5) furniture, equipment, or supplies.
Subd. 3.
Report.
By January 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, the commissioner of education must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education on how school districts and charter schools used aid under this section in the previous fiscal year. In preparing the report, the commissioner may use information available from the uniform financial accounting and reporting system. The report must be filed in accordance with section 3.195.