1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing voluntary
1.3 	full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision
1.5 	1, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.General education revenue. (a) For fiscal
1.10 	year 2003, the general education revenue for each district
1.11 	equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, basic skills
1.12 	revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
1.13 	revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
1.14 	revenue, total operating capital revenue, and equity revenue.
1.15 	(b) For fiscal year 2004 2007 and later, the general
1.16 	education revenue for each district equals the sum of the
1.17 	district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, full-day
1.18 	kindergarten revenue,basic skills revenue, training and
1.19 	experience revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary
1.20 	sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total
1.21 	operating capital revenue, equity revenue, and transition
1.22 	revenue.
1.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for
1.24 	fiscal year 2007.

1.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
2.1 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.2 		Subd. 2b.Full-day kindergarten. (a) A school district
2.3 	may operate a full-day kindergarten program as a part of its
2.4 	general fund activities.  A school board, at its discretion, may
2.5 	choose to offer half-day kindergarten programs, full-day
2.6 	kindergarten programs, or a combination of kindergarten programs.
2.7 	(b) Each school district is eligible for full-day
2.8 	kindergarten aid equal to the adjusted average daily membership
2.9 	of its kindergarten population times the formula allowance for
2.10 	that year, times 0.42.
2.11 	(c) This aid is in addition to any other revenue received
2.12 	for these kindergarten pupils.
2.13 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for
2.14 	fiscal year 2007.