Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: HF3150

hf3150 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Kindergarten through grade 12 funding provisions
referendum equalization levy provisions modified. ARTICLE 1 BUDGET MODIFICATIONS
Section 1: Elementary and Secondary Education Act money not appropriated. Sec.
2: Intermediate school district revenue anticipation certificate issuance
authorized. Sec. 3: Rate adjustment regulations clarified. Sec. 4: Commission
duties reduced. Sec. 5: Nonprofit delegation authorized. Sec. 6: Integration
revenue modified. Sec. 7: Integration levy modified. Sec. 8: Integration aid
modified. Sec. 9: Learning year pupil unit calculation procedure clarified. Sec.
10: Compensatory education revenue modified.Secs. 11-13: Conforming changes.
Sec. 14: Career and technical levy established. Sec. 15: Conforming change. Sec.
16: State property agreement time period modified. Sec. 17: Appropriation
expiration date established. Sec. 18: General education aid increased. Sec. 19:
Best practices seminar appropriation reduced. Sec. 20: Integration aid reduced.
Sec. 21: Youthworks program appropriation base etablished. Sec. 22: Education
and employment transitions program money reduced. Sec. 23: Individual
interagency intervention plan money reduced. Sec. 24: Department of children,
families, and learning money reduced. Sec. 25: Perpich center for arts education
appropriations reduced. Sec. 26: Cambridge-Isanti excess cost aid adjustment
provided. Sec. 27: Transition provided. Sec. 28: Appropriation transfer
provided. Sec. 29: Capital account transfer for Truman provided. Sec. 30:
Minnesota Association of Alternative program money appropriated. Sec. 31:
Repealer. Sec. 32: Actions for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and retroactive repeal
actions provided.ARTICLE 2 FORECAST ADJUSTMENTSSection 1: Debt service
appropriations reduced. Sec. 2: Abatement aid appropriations reduced. Sec. 3:
Nonpublic pupil aid increased for 2002 and reduced for 2003. Sec. 4: Nonpublic
pupil transportation appropriations increased. Sec. 5: Consolidation transition
aid reduced. Sec. 6: Charter school building lease aid reduced. Sec. 7: Charter
school startup grant appropriations reduced. Sec. 8: Magnet school startup aid
reduced. Sec. 9: Success for the future grants for American Indians reduced.
Sec. 10: Tribal contract school aid reduced. Sec. 11: School evaluation services
base established. Sec. 12: Special education aid increased. Sec. 13: Disabled
children aid reduced for 2002 and increased for . Sec. 14: Home-based services
travel aid increased. Sec. 15: Special education excess cost aid increased. Sec.
16: Disabled student transition program aid increased. Sec. 17: Health and
safety aid reduced. Sec. 18: Debt service aid reduced. Sec. 19: Alternative
facilities bonding aid increased. Sec. 20: Telecommunication access cost revenue
appropriations reduced. Sec. 21: School lunch appropriations reduced. Sec. 22:
Fast break to learning grant appropriation reduced.ARTICLE 3 EDUCATION POLICY
Sec. 1: American heritage education encouraged; religious-based education in
public schools allowed. Sec. 2: Pledge of allegiance recitation required. Sec.
3: Flag etiquette instruction required. Sec. 4: Staff development revenue
reservation not required. Sec. 5: School board formation of schools method
established. Sec. 6: Charter schools made subject to pledge of allegiance
requirements. Sec. 7: American Heritage Education in Minnesota Public Schools
Act required.ARTICLE 4 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTSSecs. 1-9: Technical statutory
references added. Sec. 10: Repealer.AE