Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 903
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/10/2025 06:05 p.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; including elementary counseling services for
nonpublic pupils in nonpublic pupil aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, section 123B.44, subdivisions 1, 5, 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.44, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Provided services.
The commissioner of education shall promulgate
rules under the provisions of chapter 14 requiring each district or other intermediary service
area: deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end to provide each year upon formal request by a specific date by or on behalf of
a nonpublic school pupil enrolled in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, the
same specific health services as are provided for public school pupils by the district where
the nonpublic school is located; and deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end to provide each year upon formal request by a
specific date by or on behalf of a nonpublic school new text begin elementary or new text end secondary pupil enrolled
in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, deleted text begin the same specificdeleted text end guidance and
counseling services deleted text begin as are provided for public school secondary pupils by the district where
the nonpublic school is locateddeleted text end . The district where the nonpublic school is located must
provide the necessary transportation within the district boundaries between the nonpublic
school and a public school or neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided
pupil support services under this section if the district elects to provide pupil support services
at a site other than the nonpublic school. Each request for pupil support services must set
forth the guidance and counseling or health services requested by or on behalf of all eligible
nonpublic school pupils enrolled in a given nonpublic school. No district or intermediary
service area must not expend an amount for these pupil support services which exceeds the
amount allotted to it under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2026 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Guidance and counseling services; allotment.
new text begin (a) new text end Each school year the
commissioner shall allot to the school districts or intermediary service areas for the provision
of guidance and counseling services pursuant to this section the actual cost of the services
provided for the pupils in each respective nonpublic school for that school year.
new text begin
(b) The allotment for guidance and counseling services for the elementary pupils in each
nonpublic school must not exceed the average expenditure per public school elementary
pupil for guidance and counseling services by public schools that provide these services to
their elementary pupils, multiplied by the number of elementary pupils in that particular
nonpublic school who request these services and who are enrolled as of September 15 of
the current school year.
new text end
new text begin (c) new text end The allotment for guidance and counseling services for the secondary pupils in each
nonpublic school must not exceed the average expenditure per public school secondary
pupil for deleted text begin thesedeleted text end new text begin guidance and counselingnew text end services by deleted text begin those Minnesotadeleted text end public schools deleted text begin whichdeleted text end new text begin
thatnew text end provide these services to their secondary pupils, multiplied by the number of secondary
pupils in that particular nonpublic school who request these services and who are enrolled
as of September 15 of the current school year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2026 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.44, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Computation of maximum allotments.
For purposes of computing maximum
allotments for each school year pursuant to this section, the average public school expenditure
per pupil for health services and the average public school expenditure per new text begin elementary pupil
and per new text end secondary pupil for guidance and counseling services shall be computed and
established by the department by February 1 of the preceding school year from the most
recent public school year data then available.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2026 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; NONPUBLIC PUPIL AID.
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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 Nonpublic pupil aid. new text end
new text begin
For nonpublic pupil aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections
123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
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