HF 2245

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Omnibus E-12 education finance bill.

ARTICLE 1: GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1: Additional revenues; priority language modified.

Section 2: Program established language modified.

Section 3: Commissioner designation language modified.

Section 4: Student planning language modified.

Section 5: Pupil unit language modified.

Section 6: Basic revenue language modified.

Section 7: Gifted and talented revenue language modified.

Section 8: Equity revenue language modified.

Section 9: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid language modified.

Section 10: Reallocating general education revenue for all-day kindergarten and prekindergarten language modified.

Section 11: General education aid language modified.

Section 12: County apportionment deduction language modified.

Section 13: Adjustment for failure to meet federal maintenance of effort language modified.

Section 14: Safe schools levy language modified.

Section 15: Aid reduction; levy revenue recognition change language modified.

Section 16: alternative attendance programs language modified.

Section 17: Abatements language modified.

Section 18: Excess tax increment language modified.

Section 19: Questions language modified.

Section 20: Report to commissioner of education language modified.

Section 21: Application process language modified.

Section 22: Onetime energy assistance aid language modified.

Section 23: School finance reform; task force established language modified.

Section 24: Appropriations language provided.

Section 25: Revisor's instruction language provided.

Section 26: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 2: EDUCATIION EXCELLENCE

Section 1: Early childhood literacy programs language modified.

Section 2: Education records language modified.

Section 3: Required academic standards language modified.

Section 4: elective standards language modified.

Section 5: Graduation requirements; course credits language modified.

Section 6: Identification language modified.

Section 7: Raised academic achievement; advanced placement and international baccalaureate program language modified.

Section 8: Gifted and talented students programs language modified.

Section 9: Statewide testing and reporting system language modified.

Section 10: Educational accountability language modified.

Section 11: School performance report cards language modified.

Section 12: Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial language modified.

Section 13: Coursework and training language provided.

Section 14: Center functions language modified.

Section 15: Membership in economic development, community and civic organizations language provided.

Section 16: Contract; duties language modified.

Section 17: Alternative attendance programs language modified.

Section 18: Concurrent enrollment program aid language modified.

Section 19: Definitions language modified.

Section 20: Authorization; notice; limitations on enrollment language modified.

Section 21: Online learning parameters language modified.

Section 22: Department of Education language modified.

Section 23: Formation of school language modified.

Section 24: Related party lease costs language modified.

Section 25: Pupil enrollment upon nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract language modified.

Section 26: Multiracial diversity language provided.

Section 27: Eligible services language modified.

Section 28: Awards language modified.

Section 29: Parent and family involvement policy language provided.

Section 30: Alternative delivery of specialized instruction services language modified.

Section 31: Alternative instruction required before assessment referral language modified.

Section 32: No child Left Behind review language modified.

Section 33: Board of school administrators; rulemaking authority language modified.

Section 34: Rulemaking required language modified.

Section 35: Rulemaking authorized; supplemental education service providers language modified.

Section 36: Rulemaking authority language provided.

Section 37: Grant program to promote professional teaching standards language modified.

Section 38: World languages pilot program grants language provided.

Section 39: Bilingual and multilingual certificates; Department of Education language provided.

Section 40: School performance report cards; advisory group recommendations language modified.

Section 41: Advisory task force on Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities and K-12 standards-based reform language provided.

Section 42: American Indian scholarship language provided

Section 43: World languages resources language provided.

Sections 44-46: Appropriations language provided.

Section 47: Revisor's instruction language provided.

Section 48: Repealer language provided.

ARTICLE 3: SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Sections 1-2: Definitions language modified.

Section 3: Initial aid language modified.

Section 4: Nonresident tuition rate; other costs language modified.

Section 5: School of parents' choice language modified.

Section 6: Extended school year language modified.

Section 7: Statewide hearing loss early education intervention coordinator language modified.

Section 8: Travel aid language modified.

Section 9: Program and aid approval language modified.

Section 10: Litigation costs; annual report language modified.

Section 11: Definitions language modified.

Section 12: Special education initial aid language modified.

Section 13: State total special education aid language modified.

Section 14: School district special education aid language modified.

Section 15: Special education forecast maintenance of effort language modified.

Section 16: Alternative delivery initial aid adjustment language modified.

Section 17: Definitions language modified.

Section 18: Initial excess cost aid language modified.

Section 19: State total special education excess cost aid language modified.

Section 20: Out-of-state tuition language modified.

Section 21: Alternative attendance programs language modified.

Section 22: Special education tuition billing for fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008 language modified.

Section 23: Task force to compare federal and state special education requirements language modified.

Section 24: Appropriations language provided.

Section 25: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 4: FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1: Citation language modified.

Section 2: Policy and purpose language modified.

Section 3: Approval authority; application forms language modified.

Section 4: Grant application process language modified.

Section 5: Definitions language modified.

Section 6: Debt service appropriation language modified.

Section 7: Health and safety revenue language modified.

Section 8: Capital project levy referendum language modified.

Section 9: No election language modified.

Section 10: Job opportunity building zone property language modified.

Section 11: School technology and operating capital aid language provided.

Section 12: Bonding authorization language provided.

Section 13: Tax levy for debt service language modified.

Section 14: Administrative lease levy; Spring Lake Park language modified.

Section 15: Health and safety revenue; Clearbrook-Gonvik language provided.

Section 16: Appropriations language provided.

ARTICLE 5: NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING

Section 1: Budgets; form of notification language modified.

Section 2: Budget approval language modified.

Section 3: Account transfer for reorganizing districts language modified.

Section 4: Elimination of reserve accounts language provided.

Section 5: School lunch aid computation language modified.

Section 6: Building allocation language modified.

Section 7: Levy authority for unfunded severance and retirement costs language modified.

Section 8: Notice to commissioner; forms language modified.

Section 9: Proposed levy language modified.

Section 10: Overlapping jurisdictions language modified.

Section 11: Plainview-Elgin-Millville; consolidated district fund balance calculations language provided.

Section 12: Fund transfer language modified.

Section 13: Appropriations language provided.

Section 14: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 6: LIBRARIES

Section 1: Services to the blind and physically handicapped language provided.

Section 2: Limitation language modified.

Section 3: Department of Education; library appropriations language provided.

ARTICLE 7: STATE AGENCIES

Section 1: Cross-subsidy report language modified.

Section 2: Disposition of license fee language modified.

Section 3: Rulemaking authority; career and technical education language provided.

Section 4: Appropriations; Department of Education language provided.

Section 5: Appropriations; Minnesota state academics language provided.

Section 6: Appropriations; Perpich center for arts education language provided.

Section 7: Appropriations; Department of Public Safety language provided.

ARTICLE 8: PUPIL TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS

Section 1: Early childhood family education participants language modified.

Section 2: Student training language modified.

Section 3: Cellular phone language provided.

Section 4: Personal cellular phone call prohibition language modified.

Section 5: Driver seat belt language modified.

Section 6: National standards adopted language modified.

Section 7: Applicability language modified.

Section 8: Electrical system; battery language modified.

Section 9: Identification language modified.

Section 10: Seat and crash barriers language modified.

Section 11: Driver's license classifications, endorsements, exemptions language modified.

Section 12: Exception for certain school bus drivers language modified.

Section 13: Training language modified.

Section 14: Rules revised; commissioner of public safety language modified.

Section 15: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 9: EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PROGRAMS

Section 1: Distribution of appropriation language modified.

Section 2: Application requirements language modified.

Section 3: Full-day requirements language provided.

Section 4: Developmental screening program information language modified.

Section 5: Establishment; purpose language modified.

Section 6: Program requirements language modified.

Section 7: Teachers language modified.

Section 8: Plan and program data submission requirements language provided.

Section 9: Revenue language modified.

Section 10: Early childhood family education levy language modified.

Section 11: Use of revenue restricted language modified.

Section 12: Home visiting levy language modified.

Section 13: Program requirements language modified.

Section 14: after-school community learning programs language provided.

Section 15: State total adult basic education aid language modified.

Section 16: Adult basic education program aid limit language modified.

Section 17: Appropriation language provided.

Section 18: Appropriations; Department of Health language provided.

Section 19: Repealer provided.

ARTICLE 10: EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1: General education aid language modified.

Section 2: Enrollment options transportation language modified.

Section 3: Abatement revenue language modified.

Section 4: Consolidation transition language modified.

Section 5: nonpublic pupil education aid language modified.

Section 6: Nonpublic pupil transportation language modified.

Section 7: Charter school building lease aid language modified.

Section 8: Charter school startup aid language modified.

Section 9: Integration aid language modified.

Section 10: Interdistrict desegregation or integration grants language modified.

Section 11: Tribal contract school language modified.

Section 12: Special education language modified.

Section 13: Aid for children with disabilities language modified.

Section 14: Travel for home-based services language modified.

Section 15: Transition for disabled students language modified.

Section 16: Health and safety revenue language modified.

Section 17: Debt service equalization language modified.

Section 18: Traditional school breakfast; kindergarten milk language modified.

Section 19: School readiness language modified.

Section 20: Early childhood family education aid language modified.

Section 21: Health and developmental screening aid language modified.

Section 22: Early childhood Part C language modified.

Section 23: Community education aid language modified.

Section 24: School-age care revenue language modified.

Section 25: Adult basic education aid language modified.

ARTICLE 11: TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Section 1: Revenue language modified.

Section 2: Taxable property language modified.

Section 3: Account transfer for statutory operating debt language modified.

Section 4: Statutory operating debt language modified.

Section 5: Debt elimination language modified.

Section 6: Applicability language modified.

Section 7: Net unreserved general fund balances language modified.

Section 8: Foundation staff language modified.

Section 9: Allocations from cooperative unites language modified.

Section 10: Local interagency agreements language modified.

Section 11: Procedural safeguards; parent and child rights language modified.

Section 12: Compliant procedure language modified.

Section 13: Interagency dispute procedure language modified.

Section 14: Internet access for students language modified.

Section 15: Training and experience index language modified.

Section 16: Pupil unit language modified.

Section 17: Reporting language modified.

Section 18: Telecommunications aid language modified.

Section 19: Repealer provided.

JAJ 5/23/7