Minnesota Legislature
HF 804
as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; raising kindergarten through grade 12 academic
achievement through increased student participation in international
baccalaureate courses and programs in addition to preadvanced placement and
advanced placement programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 120B.132.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.132, is amended to read:
120B.132 RAISED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVANCED
PLACEMENTnew text begin AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEnew text end PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; eligibility.
A program is established to raise
kindergarten through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student
participation in preadvanced placement deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end advanced placementnew text begin , and international
baccalaureate new text end programsnew text begin , consistent with section 120B.13new text end . Schools and charter schools
eligible to participate under this section:
(1) new text begin must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a new
international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization,
or expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization, or
expand an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or
new text end
new text begin (2) new text end must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new or
expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses
and exams or preadvanced placement deleted text begin coursesdeleted text end new text begin initiativenew text end ; and
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by:
(i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placementnew text begin or
international baccalaureate courses or programsnew text end ;
(ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement new text begin or international baccalaureate
new text end courses or programs that are available to students;
(iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in
advanced placement new text begin or international baccalaureate new text end courses or programs and succeed;
(iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access
to advanced placementnew text begin or international baccalaureatenew text end courses and programs; or
(v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other
disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced
placement new text begin or international baccalaureate new text end courses or programs and achieving satisfactory
scores on related exams.
Subd. 2.
Application and review process; funding priority.
(a) Charter schools
and school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to
the commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive
funding to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the
specific efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic
achievement, consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or
charter school's current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement deleted text begin ordeleted text end preadvanced
placementnew text begin , and international baccalaureate new text end courses and programs. The proposed budget
must demonstrate that the applicant's efforts will deleted text begin supplement but not supplant any
expenditures for advanced placement and preadvanced placement courses and programs
the applicant currently makes available to studentsdeleted text end new text begin support implementation of advanced
placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programsnew text end .
Expenditures for administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The
commissioner may require an applicant to provide additional information.
(b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether
the applicant satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1.
The commissioner may give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that
demonstrates:
(1) a focus on developing or expanding new text begin preadvanced placement, new text end advanced
placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureatenew text end courses deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end programs or increasing students'
participation in, access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the
participation, access, or success of low-income and other disadvantaged students;
(2) a compelling need for access to new text begin preadvanced placement, new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or
international baccalaureate courses ornew text end programs;
(3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community
organizations in student activities that are integral to new text begin preadvanced placement, new text end advanced
placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureatenew text end courses deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end programs;
(4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are
available for new text begin preadvanced placement, new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureate
courses ornew text end programs; or
(5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged
students.
Subd. 3.
Funding; permissible funding uses.
(a) The commissioner shall award
grants to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of
subdivisions 1 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical
basis to the extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed
the lesser of:
(1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; or
(2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under
subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum deleted text begin grantdeleted text end new text begin
fundingnew text end award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of
the current fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum deleted text begin grantdeleted text end new text begin fundingnew text end award
computed using prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings,
school openings, grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between
the prior fiscal year and the current fiscal year.
(b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive
funding under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to:
(1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students,
including low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced
deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin placement, new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureate courses or new text end programs;
(2) further develop new text begin preadvanced placement, new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or international
baccalaureatenew text end courses or programs;
(3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including
low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in new text begin preadvanced placement,
new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureate courses or new text end programs;
(4) purchase books and supplies;
(5) pay course or program fees;
(6) increase students' participation in and success with new text begin preadvanced placement,
new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or international baccalaureate courses ornew text end programs;
(7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or
international baccalaureate new text end courses or programs through online learning;
(8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement
new text begin or international baccalaureate courses or new text end programs; or
(9) engage in other activity directly related to expanding students' access to,
participation in, and success with preadvanced placement deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end advanced placementnew text begin , or
international baccalaureate new text end courses deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end programs, including low-income and other
disadvantaged students.
Subd. 4.
Annual reports.
(a) Each school district and charter school that receives
a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data to
demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised students'
academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner
in the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by
February 15 must make summary data about this program available to the education
policy and finance committees of the legislature.
(b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section
annually must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial
Accounting and Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end
preadvanced placementnew text begin , and international baccalaureate courses and new text end programs. The report
must demonstrate that the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from
other sources for advanced placement deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end preadvanced placementnew text begin , and international
baccalaureate courses and new text end programs compared with the previous fiscal year, and the
district or charter school has expended all grant funds, consistent with its approved budget.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to the 2007-2008 school year and later.
new text end
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin
$7,300,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $8,111,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of education to establish advanced placement,
preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs under section 1.
new text end