HF 806

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for career and technical
programming by adding an aid component; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 124D.4531.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.4531, is amended to read:

124D.4531 CAREER AND TECHNICAL deleted text begin LEVY deleted text end new text begin REVENUE new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Career and technical levy.

(a) A district with a career and technical
program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified
may levy an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) $80 times the district's average daily membership in grades 10 through 12 for the
fiscal year in which the levy is certified; or

(2) 25 percent of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is
certified for the following:

(i) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional
services to students in that fiscal year for services rendered in the district's approved
career and technical education programs;

(ii) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota
school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;

(iii) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical
education personnel;

(iv) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;

(v) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for
improvement based on program assessment;

(vi) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and

(vii) specialized vocational instructional supplies.

(b) new text begin The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
year in which it is certified.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end

new text begin A district with a career and technical program
approved under this section is eligible for career and technical state aid in an amount equal
to 25 percent of approved expenditures under subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Revenue uses. new text end

Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical deleted text begin levy deleted text end new text begin
revenue new text end may be spent on equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical
deleted text begin levy deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end for equipment purchases must report to the department on the improved
learning opportunities for students that result from the investment in equipment.

deleted text begin (c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
year in which it is certified.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Allocation from cooperative centers and intermediate districts.

For
purposes of this section, a cooperative center or an intermediate district must allocate its
approved expenditures for career and technical education programs among participating
districts.

Subd. 3.

Levy guarantee.

Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the career and technical
education levy for a district is not less than the lesser of:

(1) the district's career and technical education levy authority for the previous
fiscal year; or

(2) 100 percent of the approved expenditures for career and technical programs
included in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified.

Subd. 4.

District reports.

Each district or cooperative center must report data to the
department for all career and technical education programs as required by the department
to implement the career and technical new text begin aid and new text end levy deleted text begin formula deleted text end new text begin formulas new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2009.
new text end