HF 1136

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/16/2011 09:35am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; modifying the regional library system maintenance
of effort formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.34, subdivision
4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.34, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Limitation.

(a) For calendar year 2010 and later, a regional library
basic system support grant shall not be made to a regional public library system for a
participating city or county which decreases the dollar amount provided for support for
operating purposes of public library service below the amount provided by it for the
second, or third preceding year, whichever is less. For purposes of this subdivision and
subdivision 1, any funds provided under section 473.757, subdivision 2, for extending
library hours of operation shall not be considered amounts provided by a city or county for
support for operating purposes of public library service. This subdivision shall not apply
to new text begin a new text end participating deleted text begin cities or counties deleted text end new text begin city or county new text end where the adjusted net tax capacity of
that city or county has decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction in support is not
greater than the dollar amount by which support would be decreased if the reduction in
support were made in direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax capacity.

(b) For calendar year 2009 and later, in any calendar year in which a city's or
county's aid under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 or credit reimbursement under section
273.1384 is reduced after the city or county has certified its levy payable in that year, it
may reduce its local support by the lesser of:

(1) ten percent; or

(2) a percent equal to the ratio of the aid and credit reimbursement reductions to the
city's or county's revenue base, based on aids certified for the current calendar year. For
calendar year 2009 only, the reduction under this paragraph shall be based on 2008 aid and
credit reimbursement reductions under the December 2008 unallotment, as well as any
aid and credit reimbursement reductions in calendar year 2009. For pay 2009 only, the
commissioner of revenue will calculate the reductions under this paragraph and certify
them to the commissioner of education within 15 days of May 17, 2009.

(c) For taxes payable in 2010 and later, in any payable year in which the total
amounts certified for city or county aids under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 are less
than the total amounts paid under those sections in the previous calendar year, a city or
county may reduce its local support by the lesser of:

(1) ten percent; or

(2) a percent equal to the ratio of:

(i) the difference between (A) the sum of the aid it was paid under sections
477A.011 to 477A.014 and the credit reimbursement it received under section 273.1384
in the previous calendar year and (B) the sum of the aid it is certified to be paid in the
current calendar year under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 and the credit reimbursement
estimated to be paid under section 273.1384; to

(ii) its revenue base for the previous year, based on aids actually paid in the previous
calendar year. The commissioner of revenue shall calculate the percent aid cut for each
county and city under this paragraph and certify the percentage cuts to the commissioner
of education by August 1 of the year prior to the year in which the reduced aids and
credit reimbursements are to be paid. The percentage of reduction related to reductions
to credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 shall be based on the best estimation
available as of July 30.

new text begin (d) For calendar year 2011 and later, a city whose library operating budget is reduced
by ten percent or more due to retirement of personnel and other reduced operating costs
may reduce its local support by an equal amount.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Notwithstanding paragraph (a), (b), deleted text begin or deleted text end (c), new text begin or (d), new text end no city or county shall
reduce its support for public libraries below the minimum level specified in subdivision 1.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "revenue base" means the sum of:

(1) its levy for taxes payable in the current calendar year, including the levy on
the fiscal disparities distribution under section 276A.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
or 473F.08, subdivision 3, paragraph (a);

(2) its aid under sections 477A.011 to 477A.014 in the current calendar year; and

(3) its taconite aid in the current calendar year under sections 298.28 and 298.282.