Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 1357
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 07/09/2025 01:26 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; calculating a school's compensatory revenue eligibility
on the basis of both direct certification and the application of education benefits;
modifying the percent of compensatory revenue spent at each site under certain
conditions; establishing a Compensatory Revenue Task Force; modifying
professional development requirements for Read Act implementation; providing
funding for teacher training; increasing funding for the school unemployment aid
account in the special revenue fund; requiring reports; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.123, subdivision 5; 126C.10,
subdivision 3b; 126C.15, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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) special education teachers;
(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 a department-approved certified trained facilitator may satisfy
the professional development requirements under this subdivision.
(e) For the 2024-2025new text begin and 2025-2026new 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 an elementary school, as defined in
section 120A.05, subdivision 9, 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 subdivision,
on a day when other students in the district receive instruction. 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 an elementary school, as defined in section 120A.05,
subdivision 9, 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 on a
day when other students receive instruction.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
Subd. 3b.
Free and reduced-price meals.
Beginning October 1, 2024, the commissioner
shall determine the number of children eligible by means of direct certificationnew text begin and through
the application of educational benefitsnew text end to receive either a free or reduced-price meal on
October 1 each year. Children enrolled in a building on October 1 and determined to be
eligible by means of direct certificationnew text begin or through the application of educational benefitsnew text end
to receive free or reduced-price meals by December 15 of that school year shall be counted
as eligible on October 1 for purposes of subdivision 3. The commissioner must use federal
definitions for these purposes. The commissioner may adopt reporting guidelines to assure
accuracy of data counts and eligibility. Districts must use any guidelines adopted by the
commissioner.
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This section is effective for aid for fiscal year 2026 and later.
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Sec. 3.
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).
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(f) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027 only, notwithstanding the percentages specified in
paragraphs (a) and (b), if the district's compensatory pupil count excludes students identified
through the application of educational benefits, 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.
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Sec. 4. new text begin COMPENSATORY REVENUE TASK FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Task force established. new text end
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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, and the uses of compensatory
revenue.
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new text begin Membership. new text end
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The commissioner of education must appoint the following
members to the task force by August 1, 2025:
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(1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
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(2) the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
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(3) the executive director of the Minnesota School Boards Association or the executive
director's designee;
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(4) the executive director of Education Minnesota or the executive director's designee;
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(5) the executive director of the Minnesota Rural Education Association or the executive
director's designee;
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(6) the executive director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership or the executive
director's designee, and one parent of a child eligible for free or reduced-price meals under
the federal meal standards, appointed by the executive director;
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(7) the executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts or the
executive director's designee;
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(8) a representative of a school district of a city of the first class appointed by the
executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts;
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(9) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs or the
executive director's designee;
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(10) the executive director of Schools Advocating for Fair Funding or the executive
director's designee;
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(11) the executive director of EdAllies or the executive director's designee, and one
parent of a child eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal meal standards,
appointed by the executive director;
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(12) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials
or the executive director's designee; and
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(13) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools or the
executive director's designee.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Duties. new text end
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The task force must:
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(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;
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(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;
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(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 of educational benefits;
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(4) determine whether compensatory revenue should be generated at the school district
or school site level;
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(5) evaluate whether the compensatory revenue formula should contain a concentration
formula;
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(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; and
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(7) evaluate the best uses of compensatory revenue.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Compensation. new text end
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Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3, governs
compensation of the members of the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Meetings and administrative support. new text end
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(a) The commissioner of education or
the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than
August 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.
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(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.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Reporting. new text end
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The task force must issue a preliminary report to the legislature by
February 15, 2026, and a final report to the legislature by February 15, 2027. The reports
must be prepared and filed consistent with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
3.195.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Expiration. new text end
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The task force expires February 15, 2027.
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Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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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 in the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Additional compensatory aid. new text end
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For additional general education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13:
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Teacher compensation for Read Act training. new text end
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(a) For payment of state aid
to school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units providing direct instructional
services:
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(b) The state aid for each school district, charter school, and cooperative unit providing
direct instruction equals the greater of $2,000, or $40 times the number of students served
by the school district, charter school, or cooperative unit as determined by the fall 2024
enrollment count of students. The Department of Education must send payments to school
districts, charter schools, and cooperative units providing direct instructional services by
October 15, 2025. This aid is 100 percent payable in fiscal year 2026.
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(c) A district, charter school, or cooperative unit must use funding under this subdivision
to compensate eligible teachers in accordance with Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section
7, or in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with the exclusive representative
of teachers in the district that provides how eligible teachers must be compensated for time
spent completing training required under the Read Act.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Unemployment aid for hourly workers over the summer term. new text end
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(a) For school
unemployment aid for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.995:
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(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.995.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Compensatory Revenue Task Force. new text end
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For the activities of the Compensatory
Revenue Task Force:
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