HF 861

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; making adjustments to
the Department of Education's treatment of the
Fertile-Beltrami tax base when making levy adjustments.

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

Section 1. new text begin TAX BASE ADJUSTMENTS, FERTILE-BELTRAMI.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of education, when making offsetting
levy adjustments between levy categories to ensure that each
levy category is positive for Independent School District No.
599, Fertile-Beltrami, shall make such adjustments first between
levy categories that are imposed on identical tax bases before
making such adjustments between levy categories that are imposed
on different tax bases. The commissioner may make offsetting
levy adjustments between the general fund and the debt service
fund, if necessary.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of education must make the offsetting
levy adjustments according to the process in paragraph (a) until
Independent School District No. 599, Fertile-Beltrami's current
referendum authority, under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.17,
expires.
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