as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/14/2011 10:30am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; changing the status of th Perpich Center for Arts
Education from a state agency to a charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 122A.416; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 129C.10, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 6, 7, 8; 129C.105; 129C.15; 129C.20; 129C.25; 129C.26.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.416, is amended to read:
Notwithstanding sections 122A.413, 122A.414, 122A.415, and 126C.10,
multidistrict integration collaboratives deleted text begin and the Perpich Center for Arts Educationdeleted text end are
eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation revenue as if they were intermediate
school districts. To qualify for alternative teacher compensation revenue, a multidistrict
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requirements of sections 122A.413, 122A.414, and 122A.415 that apply to intermediate
school districts, must report its enrollment as of October 1 of each year to the department,
and must annually report its expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay
system consistent with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards to the
department by November 30 of each year.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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The Perpich Center for Arts Education
may organize as a charter school consistent with section 124D.10.
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(a) Consistent with section 124D.10, subdivision 3, in order to
organize as a charter school, the Perpich Center for Arts Education must attempt to find
at least one qualified charter school authorizer that will authorize and serve as a charter
school authorizer for the Perpich Center for Arts Education charter school.
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(b) If a qualified authorizer cannot be found, the Department of Education shall
authorize the Perpich Center for Arts Education charter school. If a qualified authorizer
is later found, the Department of Education may transfer authorization to the qualified
authorizer under section 124D.10.
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The Perpich Center for Arts Education charter school is eligible
for state charter school aid, including aid for start-up and operating costs, as provided
in section 124D.11.
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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(a) The Perpich Center for Arts Education is dissolved as a state agency.
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(b) Official state records held at the Perpich Center for Arts Education shall be
transferred to the Department of Education.
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(c) Oversight of the facility occupied by the Perpich Center for Arts Education
shall be transferred to the Department of Administration. If the Perpich Center for Arts
Education organizes as a charter school under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.10, the
charter school shall have the right of first refusal to lease the building from the state.
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This section is effective July 1, 2012.
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The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich
Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
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After the conclusion of the 2010-2011 school year, the fiscal year 2012 appropriation
is available for immediate transfer to the Department of Administration or Minnesota
Management and Budget in order to administer severance payments and oversee the
closing of the Perpich Center for Arts Education as a state agency.
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Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 129C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 6, 7, and 8;
129C.105; 129C.15; 129C.20; 129C.25; and 129C.26,
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are repealed.
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