as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/01/1999 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to education; amending secondary career and 1.3 technical education funding; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, 1.5 and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota 1.6 Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, subdivisions 4, 5, 1.7 and 6. 1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, 1.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.11 Subdivision 1. [STATE PAYMENT OF AIDS.] The state shall 1.12 pay aids for secondaryvocationalcareer and technical education 1.13 programs on a current funding basis. The definition of career 1.14 and technical education for funding purposes is limited to 1.15 grades 10 through 12 and is expanded to include all business and 1.16 industrial technology programs which comply with the quality 1.17 standards and measures in subdivision 5. 1.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, 1.19 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 1.20 Subd. 3. [SECONDARYVOCATIONALCAREER AND TECHNICAL 1.21 EDUCATION AID.] A district's secondaryvocationalcareer and 1.22 technical education aid for a fiscal year equalsthe lesser of:1.23(a) $80 times the district's average daily membership in1.24grades 10 to 12; or1.25(b) 2550 percent of approved expenditures for the 1.26 following: 2.1 (1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel 2.2 providing direct instructional services to students in that 2.3 fiscal year for services rendered in the district's approved 2.4 secondaryvocationalcareer and technical education programs; 2.5 (2) contracted services provided by a public or private 2.6 agency other than a Minnesota school district or cooperative 2.7 center under subdivision 7; 2.8 (3) necessary travel between instructional sites by 2.9licensedsecondaryvocationalcareer and technical education 2.10 personnel; 2.11 (4) necessary travel bylicensedsecondaryvocational2.12 career and technical education personnel for vocational student 2.13 organization activities held within the state for instructional 2.14 purposes; 2.15 (5) curriculum development activities that are part of a 2.16five-yeartwo-year plan for improvement based on program 2.17 assessment; 2.18 (6) necessary travel bylicensedsecondaryvocational2.19 career and technical education personnel for noncollegiate 2.20 credit bearing professional development;and2.21 (7) specializedvocationalcareer and technical 2.22 instructional supplies; 2.23 (8) specialized career and technical instructional 2.24 equipment; and 2.25 (9) salaries of licensed vocational directors for the 2.26 purpose of providing leadership in broad-based community 2.27 involvement, developing and implementing plans for program 2.28 improvement, and quality assurance. 2.29(c) Up to ten percent of a district's secondary vocational2.30aid may be spent on equipment purchases. Districts using2.31secondary vocational aid for equipment purchases must report to2.32the department on the improved learning opportunities for2.33students that result from the investment in equipment.2.34 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, is 2.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 2.36 Subd. 5a. [STANDARDS AND QUALITY.] Aid must be paid under 3.1 this section only for services rendered or for costs incurred in 3.2 secondary career and technical education programs approved by 3.3 the commissioner and operated in accordance with the following 3.4 quality indicators: 3.5 (1) program content is guided by recognized occupational 3.6 skill standards; 3.7 (2) program content includes teaching of employability 3.8 skills; 3.9 (3) academic content standards are included in the 3.10 curriculum as suggested by the skill standard; 3.11 (4) class size is commensurate with facility and training 3.12 stations available; and 3.13 (5) broad-based planning, involving community, business 3.14 partnerships, and higher education is a basis for all program 3.15 development and improvement. 3.16 The commissioner must issue guidelines, procedures, and 3.17 criteria for approval of a district's quality indicators and 3.18 implement a five-year program approval cycle to ensure programs 3.19 are on the cutting edge of technology. Aid must be paid only 3.20 for programs approved by the commissioner and funds must be 3.21 dedicated to activities in subdivision 3. 3.22 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, 3.23 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 3.24 Subd. 7. [AID FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES.] In addition to the 3.25 provisions of subdivisions 2 and65a, a school district or 3.26 cooperative center may contract with a public or private agency 3.27 other than a Minnesota school district or cooperative center for 3.28 the provision of secondary vocational education services. The 3.29state boardcommissioner mustpromulgate rulesissue guidelines 3.30 relating to program approval procedures and criteria for these 3.31 contracts and aid must be paid only for contracts approved by 3.32 the commissioner. The district or cooperative center 3.33 contracting for these services must be construed to be providing 3.34 the services. 3.35 Sec. 5. [REPEALER.] 3.36 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, subdivisions 4, 4.1 5, and 6, are repealed. 4.2 Sec. 6. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 4.3 Sections 1 to 5 are effective for revenue for fiscal year 4.4 2000.