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HF 1323

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

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 02/24/2005

Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10
2.11 2.12
2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23
2.24
2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22
3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18
5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31
6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34
7.35 7.36 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34
8.35 8.36 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17
9.18
9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34
9.35 9.36 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12
11.13
11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34 11.35 11.36 12.1
12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13
12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35 12.36 13.1 13.2
13.3
13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15
13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32
13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5
14.6
14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15
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14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4
15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20
15.21
15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 15.36 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 16.34 16.35 16.36
17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23
17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33 17.34 17.35
17.36 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34
18.35 18.36 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7
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19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21
19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 19.34 19.35 19.36 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17
20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 20.33 20.34 20.35 20.36 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12
21.13 21.14
21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23
21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 21.34 21.35 21.36
22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8
22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18
22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30
22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 22.36 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 23.33 23.34 23.35 23.36 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 24.34 24.35 24.36 25.1
25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10
25.11
25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 25.30 25.31 25.32 25.33 25.34 25.35 25.36 26.1 26.2
26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12
26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25
26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 26.31 26.32 26.33 26.34 26.35
26.36
27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8
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27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16
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27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 27.33 27.34 27.35 27.36 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24
28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 28.33 28.34 28.35 28.36 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 29.32 29.33
29.34 29.35 29.36 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 30.34 30.35 30.36 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7
31.8
31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17
31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 31.33 31.34 31.35 31.36 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28
32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 32.34 32.35 32.36 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16
33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32
33.33
33.34 33.35 33.36 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 34.35 34.36 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 35.35 35.36 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33
36.34 36.35 36.36 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 37.32 37.33
37.34 37.35 37.36 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10
38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19
38.20 38.21 38.22
38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27
38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.34 38.35
38.36 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19
39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.33 39.34 39.35 39.36 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4
40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9
40.10 40.11
40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28
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40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 40.34 40.35 40.36 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 41.32 41.33 41.34 41.35 41.36 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11
42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 42.33 42.34 42.35 42.36 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17
43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 43.33 43.34 43.35 43.36 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 44.32 44.33 44.34 44.35 44.36 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32 45.33 45.34
45.35 45.36 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14
46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 46.31 46.32 46.33 46.34 46.35 46.36 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19
47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 47.33 47.34 47.35 47.36 48.1 48.2
48.3
48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32
48.33 48.34 48.35 48.36 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 49.34 49.35 49.36 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 50.32 50.33 50.34 50.35 50.36 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 51.33 51.34 51.35 51.36 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23 52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 52.32 52.33 52.34 52.35 52.36 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6
53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 53.35 53.36 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11
54.12
54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 54.34 54.35 54.36 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19
55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 55.33 55.34 55.35 55.36 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7
56.8
56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 56.34 56.35 56.36 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 57.33 57.34 57.35 57.36 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11
58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19 58.20 58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33 58.34 58.35 58.36 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 59.32 59.33 59.34 59.35 59.36 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31 60.32 60.33 60.34 60.35 60.36
61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 61.34 61.35 61.36 62.1 62.2 62.3
62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30 62.31 62.32 62.33 62.34 62.35 62.36 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4
63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11
63.12 63.13
63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.32 63.33 63.34 63.35 63.36 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32 64.33 64.34 64.35 64.36 65.1 65.2
65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13
65.14 65.15
65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21
65.22
65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 65.34 65.35 65.36 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 66.33 66.34 66.35 66.36 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 67.34 67.35 67.36 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 68.33 68.34
68.35 68.36 69.1
69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.35 69.36 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9
70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 70.34 70.35 70.36 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12
71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.31 71.32 71.33 71.34 71.35
71.36 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 72.34 72.35 72.36 73.1
73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16
73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25
73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34
73.35 73.36 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30
74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 74.35 74.36 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 75.35 75.36 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25
76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33 76.34 76.35 76.36 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 77.33 77.34 77.35 77.36 78.1 78.2 78.3
78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25
78.26 78.27
78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 78.35 78.36 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19
79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 79.34 79.35 79.36 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34 80.35 80.36 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33 81.34 81.35
81.36 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 82.33 82.34 82.35 82.36 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 83.33 83.34 83.35 83.36 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 84.32 84.33 84.34 84.35 84.36 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7
85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33 85.34 85.35 85.36 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24
86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 86.34 86.35 86.36 87.1 87.2
87.3
87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 87.32 87.33 87.34 87.35 87.36 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33
88.34 88.35 88.36 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34 89.35 89.36 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11
90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 90.34 90.35 90.36
91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 91.35 91.36 92.1 92.2
92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18
92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34 92.35 92.36 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 93.34 93.35 93.36 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 94.36 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12
95.13
95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 95.35 95.36 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13
96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 96.34 96.35 96.36 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19
97.20
97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 97.34 97.35 97.36 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29
98.30 98.31 98.32 98.33 98.34 98.35 98.36 99.1 99.2
99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 99.33 99.34 99.35 99.36 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33 100.34 100.35 100.36 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 101.34 101.35 101.36 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20
102.21
102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32
102.33 102.34 102.35 102.36 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24
103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 103.35 103.36 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 104.35 104.36 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 105.36 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7
106.8 106.9 106.10
106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33 106.34 106.35 106.36 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27
107.28 107.29 107.30
107.31 107.32 107.33 107.34 107.35 107.36 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30
108.31 108.32 108.33
108.34 108.35 108.36 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15
109.16 109.17 109.18
109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 109.33 109.34 109.35 109.36 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 110.34 110.35 110.36 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 111.34 111.35 111.36 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 112.34 112.35 112.36 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4
113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 113.34 113.35 113.36 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34
114.35 114.36 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 115.34 115.35 115.36 116.1 116.2
116.3 116.4
116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 116.35 116.36 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 117.34 117.35 117.36 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10
118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22
118.23 118.24
118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29
118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 118.34 118.35 118.36
119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5
119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 119.34 119.35 119.36 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 120.34 120.35 120.36 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 121.35 121.36 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28
122.29 122.30
122.31 122.32
122.33 122.34 122.35 122.36 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22
123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 123.35 123.36 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 124.36 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12
125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 125.35 125.36
126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13
126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 126.33 126.34 126.35 126.36 127.1 127.2 127.3
127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11
127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21
127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 127.34 127.35 127.36 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16
128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30
128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 128.35 128.36 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4
129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21
129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 129.34 129.35 129.36 130.1 130.2
130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 130.35 130.36 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 131.34 131.35 131.36 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16
132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 132.34 132.35 132.36 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 133.33 133.34 133.35 133.36 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12
134.13 134.14
134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 134.35 134.36 135.1 135.2
135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13
135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24
135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 135.33 135.34 135.35 135.36 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20
136.21
136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 136.35 136.36 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 137.33 137.34 137.35 137.36 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 138.33 138.34 138.35 138.36 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31
139.32
139.33 139.34 139.35 139.36 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10
140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 140.33 140.34 140.35 140.36 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11
141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 141.35 141.36 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12
142.13 142.14
142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32
142.33 142.34
142.35 142.36 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 143.34 143.35
143.36 144.1
144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26
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A bill for an act
 relating to education; providing for kindergarten
through grade 12 education and early childhood and
family education including general education, other
general programs, education excellence, special
programs, facilities and technology, nutrition,
libraries, early childhood family support, community
education and prevention, self-sufficiency and
lifelong learning, and state agencies; authorizing
rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 13.321, by adding a
subdivision; 120A.05, by adding a subdivision;
120A.22, subdivision 12; 120B.02; 120B.13,
subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 120B.30,
subdivisions 1, 1a; 121A.17, subdivision 1; 121A.19;
122A.12, subdivision 2; 122A.413; 122A.414; 122A.415,
subdivisions 1, 3; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 123A.05,
subdivision 2; 123A.24, subdivision 2; 123A.27;
123A.485, subdivision 2; 123B.09, subdivision 8;
123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.42, subdivision 3;
123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivision
4; 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 5, 9; 124D.081,
subdivision 6; 124D.09, subdivision 13; 124D.11,
subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8; 124D.15, subdivisions 1,
3, 5, 10, 12, by adding subdivisions; 124D.16,
subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 124D.531,
subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.66,
subdivision 3; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.86,
subdivision 3; 124D.88, subdivision 4; 125A.11,
subdivision 1; 125A.51; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4, by
adding subdivisions; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, by
adding subdivisions; 126C.01, subdivision 7; 126C.05,
subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a,
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 13a, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 31, 32, by adding subdivisions; 126C.13,
subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7,
9, 13; 126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.457; 126C.48, by
adding a subdivision; 126C.63, subdivisions 5, 8;
127A.45, subdivision 11; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8;
127A.49, subdivision 2; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05,
subdivisions 2, 2b, 3; 171.30, subdivision 1; 260A.03;
290.01, subdivision 19c; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 122A;
123A; 123B; 124D; 125B; 171; 290; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 122A.415, subdivision 2;
122A.60; 123A.39, subdivision 3; 123B.05; 124D.15,
subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13; 124D.16,
subdivisions 1, 4; 126C.12; 126C.41, subdivision 5;
126C.43, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.44; 126C.445;
126C.45; 126C.455; 127A.50; Laws 1996, chapter 412,
article 5, section 28; Laws 1997, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 4, section 31; Laws 2001,
First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section
87; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6,
article 1, section 53, as amended.

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

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.05, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 18.new text end

new text begin Kindergarten.new text end

new text begin "Kindergarten" means a program
designed for pupils five years of age on September 1 of the
calendar year in which the school year commences that prepares
pupils to enter first grade the following school year. A
program designed for pupils younger than five years of age on
September 1 of the calendar year in which the school year
commences that prepares pupils to enter kindergarten the
following school year is a prekindergarten program.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.413, is
amended to read:


122A.413 EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

Subdivision 1.

Qualifying plan.

A district new text begin or charter
school new text end may develop an educational improvement plan for the
purpose of qualifying for alternative teacher compensation aid
under sections 122A.414 and 122A.415. The plan must include
measures for improving school district, new text begin charter school,new text end school
site, teacher, and individual student performance.

Subd. 2.

Plan components.

The educational improvement
plan must be approved by the school board and have at least
these elements:

(1) assessment and evaluation tools to measure student
performance and progress;

(2) performance goals and benchmarks for improvement;

(3) measures of student attendance and completion rates;

(4) a rigorous professional development system that is
aligned with educational improvement, designed to achieve
teaching quality improvement, and consistent with clearly
defined research-based standards;

(5) measures of student, family, and community involvement
and satisfaction;

(6) a data system about students and their academic
progress that provides parents and the public with
understandable information; and

(7) a teacher induction and mentoring program for
probationary teachers that provides continuous learning and
sustained teacher support. The process for developing the plan
must involve district new text begin or charter school new text end teachers.

Subd. 3.

new text begin district new text end school site accountability.

A district
that develops a plan under subdivisions 1 and 2 must ensure that
each school site develops a board-approved educational
improvement plan that is aligned with the district educational
improvement plan under subdivision 2. While a site plan must be
consistent with the district educational improvement plan, it
may establish performance goals and benchmarks that meet or
exceed those of the district. The process for developing the
plan must involve site teachers.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.414, is
amended to read:


122A.414 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION.

Subdivision 1.

Restructured pay system.

A restructured
teacher compensation system is established under subdivision 2
to provide incentives for teachers to improve their knowledge
and skills and for school districts new text begin and charter schools new text end to
recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, and to support
teachers' roles in improving students' educational achievement.

Subd. 2.

Alternative teacher professional pay system.

(a) To participate in this program, a school district new text begin or charter
school new text end must have an educational improvement plan as described in
section 122A.413 and an alternative teacher professional pay
system as described in paragraph (b).

(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system must:

(1) describe deleted text begin the conditions necessary for deleted text end new text begin how teachers can
achieve new text end career advancement and additional compensation;

(2) new text begin describe how the school district will new text end provide career
advancement options for teachers deleted text begin retaining deleted text end new text begin which allow them to
retain new text end primary roles in student instructionnew text begin . These options
shall include positions that provide multiple career paths such
as master and mentor teaching positions to help peers increase
their teaching skillsnew text end ;

(3) use a professional pay system that replaces the deleted text begin step
deleted text end new text begin lockstep steps new text end and deleted text begin lane deleted text end new text begin lanes new text end salary deleted text begin schedule and is not based
on years of service deleted text end new text begin system and allows school districts and
charter schools to compensate teachers for satisfactory service
and completion of annual performance goals;
new text end

new text begin (4) include performance compensation for teachers in
districts or charter schools based on, at a minimum:
 new text end

new text begin (i) student achievement gains and school achievement gains
under section 120B.35, locally selected standardized
assessments, or both; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) results of individual teacher evaluations based on
classroom observations by a locally selected evaluation teamnew text end ;

deleted text begin (4) encourage teachers' continuous improvement in content
knowledge, pedagogy, and use of best practices deleted text end new text begin (5) provide staff
development for teachers that:
 new text end

new text begin (i) utilize best practice research;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) are integrated and collaborative;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) provide for ongoing site-based and teacher-led
professional growth activities aligned with student needs as
outlined in sections 122A.413 and 122A.601; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) focus on the identified needs of students, which may
include skill development in reading strategies, methods to
align curriculum with learning standards, intervention with
students not meeting proficiency level, and use of state and
local assessment datanew text end ; and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end implement deleted text begin an objective deleted text end new text begin a teacher performance
new text end evaluation deleted text begin system deleted text end new text begin that is a comprehensive system based on
scientifically based education research and on specific
performance and accountability goals aligned with the
district's, the charter school's, or the site's educational
improvement plan as described in section 122A.413 and the staff
development plan described in section 122A.601. The evaluation
shall include the locally selected evaluation team. The
evaluation of each teacher's performance in the school shall
occur several times during the school yearnew text end , including classroom
observationdeleted text begin , that is aligned with the district's or the site's
educational improvement plan as described in section 122A.413deleted text end .

Subd. 3.

Report.

Participating districtsnew text begin , charter
schools,new text end and school sites must report on the implementation and
effectiveness of the alternative teacher compensation plan,
particularly addressing each requirement under subdivision 2 and
make biennial recommendations by January 1 to their school
boards. The school boards shall transmit new text begin a copy of the report
with new text end a summary of the findings and recommendations of their
district new text begin or charter school new text end to the commissioner new text begin of educationnew text end .

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.415,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end amount.

(a) A school district
new text begin or charter school new text end that meets the conditions of section 122A.414
and submits an application approved by the commissioner is
eligible for alternative compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenuenew text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner must consider only applications
submitted jointly by a school district and the exclusive
representative of the teachers for participation in the
program. The application must contain a formally adopted
collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding, or
other binding agreement that implements an alternative teacher
professional pay system consistent with section 122A.414new text begin , is in
compliance with the Public Employment Labor Relations Act under
chapter 179A,new text end and includes all teachers in a districtdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or new text end all
teachers at a school sitedeleted text begin , or at least 25 percent of the
teachers in a districtdeleted text end . deleted text begin The commissioner, in approving
applications, may give preference to applications involving
entire districts or sites or to applications that align measures
of teacher performance with student academic achievement and
progress under section 120B.35, subdivision 1.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end Alternative compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end for a qualifying
school districtdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin or new text end sitedeleted text begin , or portion of a district or school
site is as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) for a school district deleted text end in which the school board and the
exclusive representative of the teachers agree to place all
teachers in the district or at the site on the alternative
compensation schedule, alternative compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue
new text end equals deleted text begin $150 deleted text end new text begin $225 new text end times the district's or the site's number of
pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous fiscal yeardeleted text begin ; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) for a district in which the school board and the
exclusive representative of the teachers agree that at least 25
percent of the district's licensed teachers will be paid on the
alternative compensation schedule, alternative compensation aid
equals $150 times the percentage of participating teachers times
the district's number of pupils enrolled as of October 1 of the
previous fiscal yeardeleted text end .

new text begin (c) Charter school applications must be submitted by the
chair of the charter school board of directors and must
contain: (1) an agreement that implements an alternative
teacher compensation program consistent with section 122A.414;
(2) a resolution by the charter school board of directors
adopting the agreement; and (3) documentation of a vote of the
teachers showing that at least 70 percent of the teachers
supporting the agreement that implements the alternative teacher
compensation program.
 new text end

new text begin Alternative compensation revenue for a qualifying charter
school must be calculated under section 126C.10, subdivision 34,
paragraph (b).
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.415,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end timing.

(a) Districts deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , school
new text end sitesnew text begin , or charter schools new text end with approved applications must
receive alternative compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end for each school
year that the district deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , school new text end sitenew text begin , or charter school,
new text end participates in the program as described in this subdivision.
Districts deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , school new text end sitesnew text begin , or charter schools new text end with applications
deleted text begin received deleted text end new text begin approved new text end by the commissioner deleted text begin before June 1 of the first
year of a two-year contract deleted text end shall receive alternative
compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end for deleted text begin both deleted text end new text begin the school new text end years deleted text begin of the
contract. Districts or sites with applications received by the
commissioner after June 1 of the first year of a two-year
contract shall receive alternative compensation aid only for the
second year of the contract deleted text end new text begin in which the alternative teacher
compensation program is implemented for the full school
yearnew text end . new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later,new text end a qualifying district deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin ,
school new text end sitenew text begin , or charter school new text end that received alternative
compensation deleted text begin aid deleted text end new text begin revenue new text end for the previous fiscal year must
receive at least an amount new text begin of alternative compensation revenue
new text end equal to the lesser of the amount it received for the previous
fiscal year or deleted text begin its proportionate share of the previous year's
appropriation deleted text end new text begin the amount it qualifies for under subdivision 1
for the current fiscal year new text end if the districtnew text begin , charter school,new text end or
site submits a timely application and the commissioner
determines that the districtnew text begin , charter school,new text end or site continues
to implement an alternative teacher professional pay system,
consistent with its application under this section. deleted text begin The
commissioner must approve initial applications for school
districts qualifying under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause
(1), by January 15 of each year. If any money remains, the
commissioner must approve aid amounts for school districts
qualifying under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (2), by
February 15 of each year.
deleted text end

(b) The commissioner shall select applicants that qualify
for this program, notify school districtsnew text begin , charter schools,new text end and
school sites about the program, develop and disseminate
application materials, and carry out other activities needed to
implement this section.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.09,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Financial arrangements.

For a pupil enrolled
in a course under this section, the department must make
payments according to this subdivision for courses that were
taken for secondary credit.

The department must not make payments to a school district
or postsecondary institution for a course taken for
postsecondary credit only. The department must not make
payments to a postsecondary institution for a course from which
a student officially withdraws during the first 14 days of the
quarter or semester or who has been absent from the
postsecondary institution for the first 15 consecutive school
days of the quarter or semester and is not receiving instruction
in the home or hospital.

A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:

(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the
reimbursement per credit hour shall be deleted text begin an amount equal to 88
percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $415,
multiplied by 1.3, and divided by 45 deleted text end new text begin $109 for fiscal year 2006
and $111 for fiscal year 2007 and laternew text end ; or

(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the
reimbursement per credit hour shall be deleted text begin an amount equal to 88
percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance
minus $415, multiplied by 1.3, and divided by 30 deleted text end new text begin $163 for fiscal
year 2006 and $166 for fiscal year 2007 and laternew text end .

The department must pay to each postsecondary institution
100 percent of the amount in clause (1) or (2) within 30 days of
receiving initial enrollment information each quarter or
semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or
semester, the change shall be reported by the postsecondary
institution at the time the enrollment information for the
succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the
department notifies a postsecondary institution that an
overpayment has been made, the institution shall promptly remit
the amount due.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.65,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

School district lep revenue.

(a) new text begin For fiscal
year 2006,new text end a district's limited English proficiency programs
revenue equals the product of (1) $700 deleted text begin in fiscal year 2004 and
later deleted text end times (2) the greater of 20 or the adjusted marginal cost
average daily membership of eligible pupils of limited English
proficiency enrolled in the district during the current fiscal
year. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's limited
English proficiency programs revenue equals the product of (1)
$704 times (2) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily
membership of eligible pupils of limited English proficiency
enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year.
new text end

(b) A pupil ceases to generate state limited English
proficiency aid in the school year following the school year in
which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a
commissioner-provided assessment that measures the pupil's
emerging academic English.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.01,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Shared time aid.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end aid for
shared time pupils must equal the formula allowance times the
full-time equivalent resident pupil units for shared time
pupils. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, aid for shared time
pupils equals the sum of the formula allowance times the
full-time equivalent resident pupil units for shared time pupils
and the secondary education allowance times the full-time
equivalent resident pupil units for shared time pupils in grades
7 through 12.new text end Aid for shared time pupils is in addition to any
other aid to which the district is otherwise entitled. Shared
time average daily membership may not be used in the computation
of pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, for any
purpose other than the computation of shared time aid pursuant
to subdivisions 6 to 8 and section 126C.19, subdivisions 1 to 3.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each
Minnesota resident pupil in average daily membership enrolled in
the district of residence, in another district under sections
123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.06, 124D.07, 124D.08, or
124D.68; in a charter school under section 124D.10; or for whom
the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or
125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.

(a) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a prekindergarten pupil with a
disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
commissioner and has an individual education plan is counted as
the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
service to 825 times 1.25 with a minimum average daily
membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.25 pupil units. new text begin For
fiscal year 2007 and later, a prekindergarten pupil with a
disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
commissioner and has an individual education plan is counted as
the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
service to 825 with a minimum average daily membership of 0.28,
but not more than one pupil unit.
new text end

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a prekindergarten pupil who is
assessed but determined not to be handicapped is counted as the
ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times
1.25. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, a prekindergarten pupil
who is assessed but determined not to be handicapped is counted
as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825.
new text end

(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled
in a program approved by the commissioner is counted as the
ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individual
education program plan to 875, but not more than one.

(d) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph
(c) is counted as .557 of a pupil unit for fiscal year deleted text begin 2000 deleted text end new text begin 2006
and .5 of a pupil unit for fiscal year 2007 new text end and thereafter.

(e) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 3 is counted as
1.115 pupil units for fiscal year deleted text begin 2000 deleted text end new text begin 2006 and one pupil unit
for fiscal year 2007 new text end and thereafter.

(f) A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06
pupil units for fiscal year deleted text begin 1995 deleted text end new text begin 2006 and one pupil unit for
fiscal year 2007 new text end and thereafter.

(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as
1.3 pupil units new text begin for fiscal year 2006 and one pupil unit for
fiscal year 2007 and thereafternew text end .

(h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options
program is counted as 1.3 pupil units new text begin for fiscal year 2006 and
one pupil unit for fiscal year 2007 and thereafternew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Adjusted pupil units.

(a) Adjusted pupil units
for a district or charter school means the sum of:

(1) the number of pupil units served, according to
subdivision 7, plus

(2) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the
district or charter school pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or
125A.65, minus

(3) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the
district or charter school receives tuition under section
123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or
125A.65.

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end adjusted marginal cost pupil
units means the greater of:

(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in
paragraph (a) for the current school year and .23 times the
pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school
year; or

(2) the number of adjusted pupil units defined in paragraph
(a) for the current school year.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Resident pupil units.

(a) Resident pupil units
for a district means the number of pupil units according to
subdivision 1 residing in the district.

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end resident marginal cost pupil
units means the greater of:

(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in
paragraph (a) for the current year and .23 times the pupil units
defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or

(2) the number of resident pupil units defined in paragraph
(a) for the current school year.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General education revenue.

(a) deleted text begin For fiscal
year 2003, the general education revenue for each district
equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, basic skills
revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
revenue, total operating capital revenue, and equity revenue.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2004 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , the general
education revenue for each district equals the sum of the
district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, basic skills
revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity
revenue, new text begin alternative compensation revenue,new text end and transition
revenue.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the general education
revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic
revenue, secondary education revenue, declining enrollment
revenue, extended time revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary
sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation
sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity
revenue, alternative compensation revenue, discretionary
revenue, and transition revenue.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Basic revenue.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end the basic
revenue for each district equals the formula allowance times the
adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The
formula allowance for fiscal year deleted text begin 2001 deleted text end new text begin 2006 new text end is deleted text begin $3,964. The
formula allowance for fiscal year 2002 is $4,068. The formula
allowance for fiscal year 2003 and subsequent years is
$4,601 deleted text end new text begin $4,693new text end . new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, the basic
revenue for each district equals the formula allowance times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2007 and later is $5,188.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Extended time revenue.

(a) new text begin For fiscal year
2006,new text end a school district's extended time revenue is equal to the
product of deleted text begin $4,601 deleted text end new text begin $4,693 new text end and the sum of the adjusted marginal
cost pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily
membership in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to
section 126C.05, subdivision 8.

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, a school district's
extended time revenue equals $5,801 times the sum of the
adjusted pupil units of the district for each pupil in average
daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to
section 126C.05, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end A school district's extended time revenue may be used
for extended day programs, extended week programs, summer
school, and other programming authorized under the learning year
program.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 2b.new text end

new text begin Secondary education revenue.new text end

new text begin For fiscal year
2007 and later, the secondary education revenue for each
district equals the secondary education allowance times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year in grades 7 through
12. The secondary education allowance for fiscal year 2007 and
later is $936.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 2c.new text end

new text begin Declining enrollment revenue.new text end

new text begin For fiscal year
2007 and later, the declining enrollment revenue for each
district with a decline in the number of adjusted pupil units
between the previous school year and the current school year
equals $1,297 times the decline in adjusted pupil units between
the previous school year and the current school year.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensatory education revenue.

(a) new text begin For fiscal
year 2006,new text end the compensatory education revenue for each building
in the district equals deleted text begin the formula allowance minus $415 deleted text end new text begin $4,278
new text end times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to
section 126C.05, subdivision 3. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later,
the compensatory education revenue for each building in the
district equals $4,388 times the compensation revenue pupil
units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
new text end Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated
according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

(b) When the district contracting with an alternative
program under section 124D.69 changes prior to the start of a
school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting
with the alternative program for the current school year, and
shall not be paid to the district contracting with the
alternative program for the prior school year.

(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning
center changes prior to the start of a school year, the
compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal
agent district for the prior school year.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Training and experience revenue.

new text begin (a) For fiscal
year 2006,new text end the training and experience revenue for each district
equals the greater of zero or the result of the following
computation:

(1) subtract .8 from the training and experience index;

(2) multiply the result in clause (1) by the product of
$660 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school
year.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the training and
experience allowance for each district equals the greater of
zero or the result of the following computation:
new text end

new text begin (1) subtract .8 from the training and experience index;
new text end

new text begin (2) multiply the result in clause (1) by $800.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Definitions.

The definitions in this
subdivision apply only to subdivisions 7 and 8.

(a) "High school" means a secondary school that has pupils
enrolled in at least the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. If there
is no secondary school in the district that has pupils enrolled
in at least the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, and the school is
at least 19 miles from the next nearest school, the commissioner
must designate one school in the district as a high school for
the purposes of this section.

(b) "Secondary average daily membership" means, for a
district that has only one high school, the average daily
membership of pupils served in grades 7 through 12. For a
district that has more than one high school, "secondary average
daily membership" for each high school means the product of the
average daily membership of pupils served in grades 7 through 12
in the high school, times the ratio of six to the number of
grades in the high school.

(c) "Attendance area" means the total surface area of the
district, in square miles, divided by the number of high schools
in the district. For a district that does not operate a high
school and is less than 19 miles from the nearest operating high
school, the attendance area equals zero.

(d) "Isolation index" for a high school means the square
root of 55 percent of the attendance area plus the distance in
miles, according to the usually traveled routes, between the
high school and the nearest high school. For a district in
which there is located land defined in section 84A.01, 84A.20,
or 84A.31, the distance in miles is the sum of:

(1) the square root of one-half of the attendance area; and

(2) the distance from the border of the district to the
nearest high school.

(e) "Qualifying high school" means a high school that has
an isolation index greater than 23 and that has secondary
average daily membership of less than 400.

(f) "Qualifying elementary school" means an elementary
school that is located 19 miles or more from the nearest
elementary school or from the nearest elementary school within
the district and, in either case, has an elementary average
daily membership of an average of 20 or fewer per grade.

(g) "Elementary average daily membership" means, for a
district that has only one elementary school, the average daily
membership of pupils served in kindergarten through grade 6.
For a district that has more than one elementary school,
"average daily membership" for each school means the average
daily membership of pupils served in kindergarten through grade
6 multiplied by the ratio of seven to the number of grades in
the elementary school.

new text begin (h) "Sparsity allowance" means $4,693 for fiscal year 2006
and $4,787 for fiscal year 2007 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Secondary sparsity revenue.

(a) A district's
secondary sparsity revenue for a school year equals the sum of
the results of the following calculation for each qualifying
high school in the district:

(1) the deleted text begin formula deleted text end new text begin sparsity new text end allowance for the school year,
multiplied by

(2) the secondary average daily membership of pupils served
in the high school, multiplied by

(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 400 minus the
secondary average daily membership by 400 plus the secondary
daily membership, multiplied by

(4) the lesser of 1.5 or the quotient obtained by dividing
the isolation index minus 23 by ten.

(b) A newly formed district that is the result of districts
combining under the cooperation and combination program or
consolidating under section 123A.48 must receive secondary
sparsity revenue equal to the greater of: (1) the amount
calculated under paragraph (a) for the combined district; or (2)
the sum of the amounts of secondary sparsity revenue the former
districts had in the year prior to consolidation, increased for
any subsequent changes in the secondary sparsity formula.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Elementary sparsity revenue.

A district's
elementary sparsity revenue equals the sum of the following
amounts for each qualifying elementary school in the district:

(1) the deleted text begin formula deleted text end new text begin sparsity new text end allowance for the year, multiplied
by

(2) the elementary average daily membership of pupils
served in the school, multiplied by

(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 140 minus the
elementary average daily membership by 140 plus the average
daily membership.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Total operating capital revenue.

(a) For
fiscal year deleted text begin 2000 and thereafter deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , total operating capital
revenue for a district equals the amount determined under
paragraph (b) or (c), plus $73 times the adjusted marginal cost
pupil units for the school year. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and
later, total operating capital revenue for a district equals the
amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plus $88 times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year.new text end The revenue must be
placed in a reserved account in the general fund and may only be
used according to deleted text begin paragraph (d) or deleted text end subdivision 14.

(b) For fiscal deleted text begin years 2000 and later deleted text end new text begin year 2006new text end , capital
revenue for a district equals $100 times the district's
maintenance cost index times its adjusted marginal cost pupil
units for the school year. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later,
capital revenue for a district equals $120 times the district's
maintenance cost index times its adjusted pupil units for the
school year.
new text end

(c) For fiscal deleted text begin years 2000 and later deleted text end new text begin year 2006new text end , the revenue
for a district that operates a program under section 124D.128,
is increased by an amount equal to $30 times the number of
marginal cost pupil units served at the site where the program
is implemented. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, the revenue for
a district that operates a program under section 124D.128, is
increased by an amount equal to $43 times the number of pupil
units served at the site where the program is implemented.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) For fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the district
must reserve an amount equal to $5 per adjusted marginal cost
pupil unit for telecommunication access costs. Reserve revenue
under this paragraph must first be used to pay for ongoing or
recurring telecommunication access costs, including access to
data and video connections, including Internet access. Any
revenue remaining after covering all ongoing or recurring access
costs may be used for computer hardware or equipment.
 deleted text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 13a, is amended to read:


Subd. 13a.

Operating capital levy.

To obtain operating
capital revenue for fiscal year deleted text begin 2005 deleted text end new text begin 2007 new text end and later, a district
may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating
capital revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or
the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted deleted text begin marginal
cost deleted text end pupil unit to deleted text begin $22,222 deleted text end new text begin $26,640new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 17, is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Transportation sparsity definitions.

The
definitions in this subdivision apply to subdivisions 18 and 19.

(a) "Sparsity index" for a district means the greater of .2
or the ratio of the square mile area of the district to the
resident pupil units of the district.

(b) "Density index" for a district means the ratio of the
square mile area of the district to the resident pupil units of
the district. However, the density index for a district cannot
be greater than .2 or less than .005.

new text begin (c) "Transportation allowance" means $4,693 for fiscal year
2006 and $5,188 for fiscal year 2007 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

Transportation sparsity revenue allowance.

(a)
new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a district's transportation sparsity
allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of the
following computation:

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end Multiply the deleted text begin formula deleted text end new text begin transportation new text end allowance
deleted text begin according to subdivision 2,deleted text end by .1469.

deleted text begin (ii) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end Multiply the result in clause deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end by the
district's sparsity index raised to the 26/100 power.

deleted text begin (iii) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end Multiply the result in clause deleted text begin (ii) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end by the
district's density index raised to the 13/100 power.

deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end Multiply the deleted text begin formula deleted text end new text begin transportation new text end allowance
deleted text begin according to subdivision 2,deleted text end by .0485.

deleted text begin (v) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end Subtract the result in clause deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end from the
result in clause deleted text begin (iii) deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end .

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's
transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or
the result of the following computation:
 new text end

new text begin (1) Multiply the transportation allowance by .1432.
 new text end

new text begin (2) Multiply the result in clause (1) by the district's
sparsity index raised to the 28/100 power.
 new text end

new text begin (3) Multiply the result in clause (2) by the district's
density index raised to the 13/100 power.
 new text end

new text begin (4) Multiply the transportation allowance by .0458.
 new text end

new text begin (5) Subtract the result in clause (4) from the result in
clause (3).
 new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2006,new text end transportation sparsity
revenue is equal to the transportation sparsity allowance times
the adjusted marginal cost pupil units. new text begin For fiscal year 2007
and later, transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the
transportation sparsity allowance times the adjusted pupil units.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 24, is amended to read:


Subd. 24.

Equity revenue.

(a) new text begin For fiscal years 2004
through 2006,new text end a school district qualifies for equity revenue if:

(1) the school district's adjusted marginal cost pupil unit
amount of basic revenuedeleted text begin , supplemental revenue, transition
revenue,deleted text end and referendum revenue is less than the value of the
school district at or immediately above the 95th percentile of
school districts in its equity region for those revenue
categories; and

(2) the school district's administrative offices are not
located in a city of the first class on July 1, 1999.

new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, a school district qualifies for
equity revenue if the school district's referendum revenue per
adjusted pupil unit is less than 28 percent of the formula
allowance.
new text end

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end equity revenue for a qualifying
district that receives referendum revenue under section 126C.17,
subdivision 4, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted
marginal cost pupil units for that year; times (2) the sum of
(i) $13, plus (ii) $75, times the school district's equity index
computed under subdivision 27.

(c) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end equity revenue for a qualifying
district that does not receive referendum revenue under section
126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of the district's
adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year times $13.

new text begin (d) For fiscal year 2007 and later, equity revenue for a
qualifying district equals the product of (1) the district's
adjusted pupil units for that year; times (2) $101 times the
school district's equity index computed under subdivision 27.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to revenue for fiscal year
2004 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 25, is amended to read:


Subd. 25.

Regional equity gap.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end the
regional equity gap equals the difference between the value of
the school district at or immediately above the fifth percentile
of deleted text begin adjusted general deleted text end new text begin referendum new text end revenue per adjusted marginal
cost pupil unit and the value of the school district at or
immediately above the 95th percentile of deleted text begin adjusted general
deleted text end new text begin referendum new text end revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 26, is amended to read:


Subd. 26.

District equity gap.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a
district's equity gap equals the greater of zero or the
difference between the deleted text begin district's adjusted general deleted text end new text begin referendum
new text end revenue deleted text begin and the value deleted text end new text begin per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit new text end of
the school district at or immediately above the regional 95th
percentile deleted text begin of adjusted general deleted text end new text begin and the district's referendum
new text end revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit. new text begin For fiscal year
2007 and later, a district's equity gap equals the greater of
zero or the difference between 28 percent of the formula
allowance and the district's referendum revenue per adjusted
pupil unit.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 27, is amended to read:


Subd. 27.

District equity index.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a
district's equity index equals the ratio of the deleted text begin sum of the
deleted text end district equity gap amount to the regional equity gap
amount. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's equity
index equals the ratio of the district equity gap amount to 28
percent of the formula allowance.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Equity region.

For the purposes of computing
equity revenue under subdivision 24 new text begin for fiscal year 2006new text end , a
district whose administrative offices on July 1, 1999, is
located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or
Washington County is part of the metro equity region. Districts
whose administrative offices on July 1, 1999, are not located in
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington
County are part of the rural equity region.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 29, is amended to read:


Subd. 29.

Equity levy.

To obtain equity revenue for
fiscal year deleted text begin 2005 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , a district may levy an amount
not more than the product of its equity revenue for the fiscal
year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum
market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000.
new text begin To obtain equity revenue for fiscal year 2007 and later, a
district may levy an amount not more than the product of its
equity revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or
the ratio of its referendum market value per resident pupil unit
to $572,000.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 31, is amended to read:


Subd. 31.

Transition revenue.

(a) A district's
transition allowance for fiscal years 2004 through deleted text begin 2008 deleted text end new text begin 2006
new text end equals the greater of zero or the product of the ratio of the
number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units the district would
have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002
to the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal
year 2004, times the difference between: (1) the lesser of the
district's general education revenue per adjusted marginal cost
pupil unit for fiscal year 2003 or the amount of general
education revenue the district would have received per adjusted
marginal cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2004 according to
Minnesota Statutes 2002, and (2) the district's general
education revenue for fiscal year 2004 excluding transition
revenue divided by the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil
units the district would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under
Minnesota Statutes 2002.

new text begin (b) A district's transition allowance for fiscal years 2007
through 2010 equals the greater of zero or the difference
between:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the sum of:
 new text end

new text begin (i) the amount of general education revenue the district
would have received for fiscal year 2007 under the formulas in
effect for fiscal year 2006, plus
new text end

new text begin (ii) $199 times the district's adjusted pupil units for
fiscal year 2007, plus
new text end

new text begin (iii) the amount of the district's levy limitations for
taxes payable in 2005 for:
 new text end

new text begin (A) building leases, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 126C.40, subdivision 1, excluding the portion of the
levy limitation attributable to leases eligible for levy for
taxes payable in 2006 and later under section 126C.40,
subdivision 1, paragraph (j);
 new text end

new text begin (B) unemployment insurance, according to Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 126C.43, subdivision 2;
 new text end

new text begin (C) judgments, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 126C.43, subdivision 3;
 new text end

new text begin (D) safe schools, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 126C.44;
 new text end

new text begin (E) tree growth replacement, according to Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 126C.445;
 new text end

new text begin (F) ice arenas, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 126C.45;
 new text end

new text begin (G) swimming pools, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 126C.455;
 new text end

new text begin (H) lost interest earnings, according to Laws 2002, chapter
377, article 5, section 53;
 new text end

new text begin (I) severance, according to Minnesota Statutes 2004,
sections 123A.39, subdivision 3 and 126C.41, subdivision 5;
 new text end

new text begin (J) extended hours and school days according to Laws 1997,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 31; and
new text end

new text begin (K) other miscellaneous levies according to Laws 1996,
chapter 412, article 5, section 28 and Laws 2001, First Special
Session chapter 5, article 3, section 87; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the district's general education revenue for fiscal
year 2007 excluding transition revenue, divided by the
district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

new text begin (c) new text end A district's transition allowance for fiscal year deleted text begin 2009
deleted text end new text begin 2011 new text end and later is zero.

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A district's transition revenue for fiscal year
deleted text begin 2004 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006 new text end equals new text begin the sum of (1) new text end the product of the
district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted
marginal cost pupil unitsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin plus (2) the amount of referendum
revenue under section 126C.17 and general education revenue,
excluding transition revenue, for fiscal year 2004 attributable
to pupils four or five years of age on September 1, 2003,
enrolled in a prekindergarten program implemented by the
district before July 1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten
pupils under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, for fiscal year
2004, plus (3) the amount of compensatory education revenue
under subdivision 3 for fiscal year 2005 attributable to pupils
four years of age on September 1, 2003, enrolled in a
prekindergarten program implemented by the district before July
1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten pupils under section
126C.05, subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2004.
new text end

new text begin (e) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2007
through fiscal year 2010 equals the product of the district's
transition allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units.
 new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 32, is amended to read:


Subd. 32.

Transition levy.

To obtain transition revenue
for fiscal year deleted text begin 2005 deleted text end new text begin 2007 new text end and later, a district may levy an
amount not more than the product of its transition revenue for
the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its
referendum market value per resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil unit to
deleted text begin $476,000 deleted text end new text begin $572,000new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 34. new text end

new text begin Basic alternative compensation aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For
fiscal year 2006, the basic alternative compensation aid for a
district or charter school with an alternative compensation plan
approved under section 122A.415 equals the alternative
compensation revenue according to section 122A.415, subdivision
1.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the basic alternative
compensation aid for a district with an alternative compensation
plan approved under section 122A.415 equals 68.9 percent of the
alternative compensation revenue according to section 122A.415,
subdivision 1. The basic alternative compensation aid for a
charter school with an alternative compensation plan approved
under section 122A.415 equals the school's alternative
compensation revenue according to section 122A.415, subdivision
1, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative compensation
aid and alternative compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative compensation revenue
for those districts according to section 122A.415, subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) and section
122A.415, subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $16,727,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and $61,871,000 for fiscal year 2007 and
later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative
compensation revenue approved under section 122A.415, so as not
to exceed these limits.
 new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin Alternative compensation levy. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year
2007 and later, the alternative compensation levy for a district
receiving basic alternative compensation aid equals the product
of (1) the difference between the district's alternative
compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative
compensation aid times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the
district's adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to
$6,900.
 new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin Alternative compensation aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal
year 2007 and later, a district's alternative compensation
equalization aid equals the district's alternative compensation
revenue minus the district's basic alternative compensation aid
minus the district's alternative compensation levy. If a
district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the
alternative compensation equalization aid must be reduced in
proportion to the actual amount levied.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A district's alternative compensation aid equals the
sum of the district's basic alternative compensation aid and the
district's alternative compensation equalization aid.
 new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 37.new text end

new text begin Discretionary revenue.new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal year
2007 and later, a district's discretionary revenue equals the
product of (1) the sum of $150 plus the district's training and
experience allowance according to subdivision 5, times (2) the
adjusted pupil units for the school year.
new text end

new text begin (b) Discretionary revenue is subject to reverse referendum
according to section 126C.48, subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 38.new text end

new text begin Discretionary levy.new text end

new text begin To obtain discretionary
revenue for fiscal year 2007 and later, a district may levy an
amount not more than the product of its discretionary revenue
for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its
adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $6,900.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 39.new text end

new text begin Discretionary aid.new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and
later, a district's discretionary aid equals its discretionary
revenue minus its discretionary levy times the ratio of the
actual amount levied to the permitted levy.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.13,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

General education aid.

(a) deleted text begin For fiscal year
2004, a district's general education aid is the sum of the
following amounts:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) general education revenue;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) shared time aid according to section 126C.01,
subdivision 7;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) referendum aid according to section 126C.17; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) online learning aid according to section 126C.24.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2005 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , a district's
general education aid is the sum of the following amounts:

(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue,
total operating capital, and transition revenue;

(2) operating capital aid according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 13b;

(3) equity aid according to section 126C.10, subdivision
30;

(4) transition aid according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 33;

(5) shared time aid according to section 126C.01,
subdivision 7;

(6) referendum aid according to section 126C.17; and

(7) online learning aid according to section 126C.24.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's general
education aid is the sum of the following amounts:
 new text end

new text begin (1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue,
total operating capital revenue, alternative compensation
revenue, transition revenue, and discretionary revenue;
 new text end

new text begin (2) operating capital aid according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 13b;
 new text end

new text begin (3) equity aid according to section 126C.10, subdivision
30;
 new text end

new text begin (4) alternative compensation aid according to section
126C.10, subdivision 36;
 new text end

new text begin (5) transition aid according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 33;
 new text end

new text begin (6) discretionary aid according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 39;
 new text end

new text begin (7) shared time aid according to section 126C.01,
subdivision 7;
 new text end

new text begin (8) referendum aid according to section 126C.17; and
new text end

new text begin (9) online learning aid according to section 126C.24.
 new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Referendum allowance.

(a) For fiscal year
deleted text begin 2003 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , a district's initial referendum revenue
allowance equals the sum of the allowance under section 126C.16,
subdivision 2, plus any additional allowance per resident
marginal cost pupil unit authorized under subdivision 9 before
May 1, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 and later, plus the referendum
conversion allowance approved under subdivision 13, minus $415.
For districts with more than one referendum authority, the
reduction must be computed separately for each authority. The
reduction must be applied first to the referendum conversion
allowance and next to the authority with the earliest expiration
date. A district's initial referendum revenue allowance may not
be less than zero.

(b) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2003, a district's referendum revenue
allowance equals the initial referendum allowance plus any
additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit
authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and
December 30, 2001, for fiscal year 2003 and later.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2004 and later deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , a district's
referendum revenue allowance equals the sum of:

(1) the product of (i) the ratio of the resident marginal
cost pupil units the district would have counted for fiscal year
2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.05, to the
district's resident marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year
2004, times (ii) the initial referendum allowance plus any
additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit
authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and May
30, 2003, for fiscal year 2003 and later, plus

(2) any additional allowance per resident marginal cost
pupil unit authorized under subdivision 9 after May 30, 2003,
for fiscal year 2005 and later.

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's referendum
revenue allowance equals the sum of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the product of (i) the ratio of the resident marginal
cost pupil units the district would have counted for fiscal year
2007 under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05, to the
district's resident pupil units for fiscal year 2007, times (ii)
the referendum revenue allowance the district would have
received for fiscal year 2007 and later under Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), based on
elections held under subdivision 9, before May 30, 2005, plus
new text end

new text begin (2) any additional allowance per resident pupil unit
authorized under subdivision 9 after May 30, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Referendum allowance limit.

(a) deleted text begin Notwithstanding
subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2003, a district's referendum
allowance must not exceed the greater of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the sum of a district's referendum allowance for fiscal
year 1994 times 1.162 plus its referendum conversion allowance
for fiscal year 2003, minus $415;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) 18.2 percent of the formula allowance;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) for a newly reorganized district created on July 1,
2002, the referendum revenue authority for each reorganizing
district in the year preceding reorganization divided by its
resident marginal cost pupil units for the year preceding
reorganization, minus $415; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1,
2002, the referendum revenue authority for each reorganizing
district in the year preceding reorganization divided by its
resident marginal cost pupil units for the year preceding
reorganization.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for fiscal year deleted text begin 2004
deleted text end new text begin 2007 new text end and later, a district's referendum allowance must not
exceed the greater of:

(1) the sum of: (i) a district's referendum allowance for
fiscal year 1994 times 1.177 times the annual inflationary
increase as calculated under paragraph (c) plus (ii) its
referendum conversion allowance for fiscal year 2003, minus
(iii) $415;

(2) the greater of (i) deleted text begin 18.6 deleted text end new text begin 28 new text end percent of the formula
allowance or (ii) deleted text begin $855.79 deleted text end new text begin $1,396 new text end times the annual inflationary
increase as calculated under paragraph (c); or

(3) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1,
deleted text begin 2002 deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , the referendum revenue authority for each
reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization
divided by its resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil units for the year
preceding reorganization.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year
2005 and later, "inflationary increase" means one plus the
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban
consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor
Standards, for the current fiscal year to fiscal year 2004. deleted text begin For
fiscal years 2009 and later, for purposes of paragraph (b),
clause (1), the inflationary increase equals the inflationary
increase for fiscal year 2008 plus one-fourth of the percentage
increase in the formula allowance for that year compared with
the formula allowance for fiscal year 2008.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Total referendum revenue.

new text begin For fiscal year 2006,
new text end the total referendum revenue for each district equals the
district's referendum allowance times the resident marginal cost
pupil units for the school year. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and
later, the total referendum revenue for each district equals the
district's referendum allowance times the resident pupil units
for the school year.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Referendum equalization revenue.

(a) For fiscal
year 2003 and later, a district's referendum equalization
revenue equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization
revenue and the second tier referendum equalization revenue.

(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization revenue
equals the district's first tier referendum equalization
allowance times the district's resident marginal cost pupil
units for that year.

(c) deleted text begin For fiscal years 2003 and 2004, a district's first tier
referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the
district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $126.
For fiscal year 2005, a district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance equals the lesser of the district's
referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $405.deleted text end For fiscal
year 2006 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end , a district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance equals the lesser of the district's
referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $500. new text begin For fiscal
year 2007 and later, a district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance equals the lesser of the district's
referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $601.
new text end

(d) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a district's second tier
referendum equalization revenue equals the district's second
tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's
resident marginal cost pupil units for that year. new text begin For fiscal
year 2007 and later, a district's second tier referendum
equalization revenue equals the district's second tier
referendum equalization allowance times the district's resident
pupil units for that year.
new text end

(e) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a district's second tier
referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the
district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 18.6
percent of the formula allowance, minus the district's first
tier referendum equalization allowance. new text begin For fiscal year 2007
and later, a district's second tier referendum equalization
allowance equals the lesser of the district's referendum
allowance under subdivision 1 or 28 percent of the formula
allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum
equalization allowance.
new text end

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the second tier
referendum allowance for a district qualifying for secondary
sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 7, or
elementary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision
8, equals the district's referendum allowance under subdivision
1 minus the district's first tier referendum equalization
allowance.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Referendum equalization levy.

(a) For fiscal
year 2003 and later, a district's referendum equalization levy
equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization levy
and the second tier referendum equalization levy.

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a district's first tier
referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier
referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the
ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident
marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and
later, a district's first tier referendum equalization levy
equals the district's first tier referendum equalization revenue
times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $572,000.
new text end

(c) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end a district's second tier
referendum equalization levy equals the district's second tier
referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the
ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident
marginal cost pupil unit to $270,000. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and
later, a district's second tier referendum equalization levy
equals the district's second tier referendum equalization
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $331,500.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Referendum equalization aid.

(a) A district's
referendum equalization aid equals the difference between its
referendum equalization revenue and levy.

(b) If a district's actual levy for first or second tier
referendum equalization revenue is less than its maximum levy
limit for that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the referendum
equalization aid for a district, where the referendum
equalization aid under paragraph (a) exceeds 90 percent of the
referendum revenue, must not exceed deleted text begin 18.6 deleted text end new text begin 28 new text end percent of the
formula allowance times the district's resident deleted text begin marginal cost
deleted text end pupil units. A district's referendum levy is increased by the
amount of any reduction in referendum aid under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Referendum revenue.

(a) The revenue authorized
by section 126C.10, subdivision 1, may be increased in the
amount approved by the voters of the district at a referendum
called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the
board or shall be called by the board upon written petition of
qualified voters of the district. The referendum must be
conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy
authority, if approved, first becomes payable. Only one
election to approve an increase may be held in a calendar year.
Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under paragraph (g),
the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of
the increased revenue per resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil unit, the
estimated referendum tax rate as a percentage of referendum
market value in the first year it is to be levied, and that the
revenue must be used to finance school operations. The ballot
may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased
revenue per resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil unit that differs from
year to year over the number of years for which the increased
revenue is authorized. deleted text begin If the ballot contains a schedule
showing different amounts, it must also indicate the estimated
referendum tax rate as a percent of referendum market value for
the amount specified for the first year and for the maximum
amount specified in the schedule.deleted text end The ballot may state that
existing referendum levy authority is expiring. In this case,
the ballot may also compare the proposed levy authority to the
existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed
increase as the amount, if any, over the expiring referendum
levy authority. The ballot must designate the specific number
of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum
authorization applies. new text begin The ballot, including a ballot on the
question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue amount under
paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per resident pupil
unit" as "per pupil." new text end The notice required under section 275.60
may be modified to read, in cases of renewing existing levies:

"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU MAY BE VOTING
FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE."

The ballot may contain a textual portion with the
information required in this subdivision and a question stating
substantially the following:

"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition
to) the board of ........., School District No. .., be approved?"

If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per
resident marginal cost pupil unit times the resident deleted text begin marginal
cost deleted text end pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after
the levy is certified shall be authorized for certification for
the number of years approved, if applicable, or until revoked or
reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum.

(b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail
at least 15 days but no more than 30 days before the day of the
referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum and the
proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than
one notice to any taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed
notice under this subdivision, owners must be those shown to be
owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county
where tax statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the
records of the county treasurer. Every property owner whose
name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or the
county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice
unless the owner has requested in writing that the county
auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include the
name on the records for this purpose. The notice must project
the anticipated amount of tax increase in annual dollars and
annual percentage for typical residential homesteads,
agricultural homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial
property within the school district.

The notice for a referendum may state that an existing
referendum levy is expiring and project the anticipated amount
of increase over the existing referendum levy in the first year,
if any, in annual dollars and annual percentage for typical
residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments, and
commercial-industrial property within the district.

The notice must include the following statement: "Passage
of this referendum will result in an increase in your property
taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, the
notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this
referendum may result in an increase in your property taxes."

(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing
the increased revenue amount authorized pursuant to paragraph
(a) may be called by the board and shall be called by the board
upon the written petition of qualified voters of the district.
A referendum to revoke or reduce the revenue amount must state
the amount per resident marginal cost pupil unit by which the
authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the
voters of the district pursuant to paragraph (a) must be
available to the school district at least once before it is
subject to a referendum on its revocation or reduction for
subsequent years. Only one revocation or reduction referendum
may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any
specific year and for years thereafter.

(d) A petition authorized by paragraph (a) or (c) is
effective if signed by a number of qualified voters in excess of
15 percent of the registered voters of the district on the day
the petition is filed with the board. A referendum invoked by
petition must be held on the date specified in paragraph (a).

(e) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on
the question is required to pass a referendum authorized by this
subdivision.

(f) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the
district must submit a copy of the notice required under
paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor of
each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days
after the results of the referendum have been certified by the
board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of the
results of the recount by the canvassing board, the district
must notify the commissioner of the results of the referendum.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Referendum conversion allowance.

(a) A school
district that received supplemental or transition revenue in
fiscal year 2002 may convert its supplemental revenue conversion
allowance and transition revenue conversion allowance to
additional referendum allowance under subdivision 1 for fiscal
year 2003 and thereafter. A majority of the school board must
approve the conversion at a public meeting before November 1,
2001. For a district with other referendum authority, the
referendum conversion allowance approved by the board continues
until the portion of the district's other referendum authority
with the earliest expiration date after June 30, 2006, expires.
For a district with no other referendum authority, the
referendum conversion allowance approved by the board continues
until June 30, 2012.

(b) A school district that received transition revenue in
fiscal year deleted text begin 2004 deleted text end new text begin 2007 new text end may convert all or part of its transition
revenue to referendum revenue with voter approval in a
referendum called for the purpose. The referendum must be held
in accordance with subdivision 9, except that the ballot may
state that existing transition revenue authority is being
canceled or is expiring. In this case, the ballot shall compare
the proposed referendum allowance to the canceled or expiring
transition revenue allowance. For purposes of this comparison,
the canceled or expiring transition revenue allowance per
adjusted deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil unit shall be converted to an
allowance per resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil unit based on the
district's ratio of adjusted deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil units to
resident deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil units for the preceding fiscal
year. The referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November new text begin of 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009new text end . The
notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read:
"BY VOTING 'YES' ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU MAY BE VOTING FOR
A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE." deleted text begin Elections under this paragraph must
be held in 2007 or earlier.
deleted text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.45,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Payment percentage for reimbursement aids.

One
hundred percent of the aid for the previous fiscal year must be
paid in the current year for the following aids:
new text begin telecommunications/Internet access equity and according to
section 125B.26,new text end special education special pupil aid according
to section 125A.75, subdivision 3, aid for litigation costs
according to section 125A.75, subdivision 8, aid for
court-placed special education expenses according to section
125A.79, subdivision 4, and aid for special education
out-of-state tuition according to section 125A.79, subdivision 8
new text begin and shared time aid according to section 126C.01, subdivision 7new text end .

Sec. 50. new text begin KINDERGARTEN REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 120A.05,
subdivision 18; 120A.20, subdivision 1; and 124D.02, subdivision
1, pupils four or five years of age on September 1 of the
calendar year in which the school year commences and enrolled in
a prekindergarten program implemented by the district before
July 1, 2003, may be reported as kindergarten pupils under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, for fiscal
years 2004 and earlier.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2004 and
earlier.
 new text end

Sec. 51. new text begin TRANSITION REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS.
new text end

new text begin For taxes payable in 2006, a district may levy an amount
equal to the increase in the district's transition levy for
fiscal year 2006 under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10,
subdivision 31, paragraphs (c) and (d).
 new text end

Sec. 52. new text begin FISCAL YEAR 2006 COMPENSATORY REVENUE FOR
REFUGEES.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.05,
subdivisions 3 and 16, refugees from the Wat Krabok Refugee Camp
in Thailand who were not enrolled in a Minnesota public school
on October 1, 2004, but who were enrolled in a Minnesota public
school on March 15, 2005, must be included in the calculation of
compensatory revenue pupil units for fiscal year 2006.
 new text end

Sec. 53. new text begin ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION REVENUE GUARANTEE.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.415,
subdivision 1, and 126C.10, subdivision 34, a school district
that received alternative compensation aid for fiscal year 2005,
but does not qualify for alternative compensation revenue for
fiscal year 2006 or 2007, shall receive basic alternative
compensation aid for that fiscal year equal to the lesser of the
amount of alternative compensation aid it received for fiscal
year 2005 or the amount it would have received for that fiscal
year under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.415,
subdivision 1, if the district submits a timely application and
the commissioner determines that the district continues to
implement an alternative professional pay system, consistent
with its application under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
122A.415, for fiscal year 2005. A district qualifying for basic
alternative compensation aid under this section does not qualify
for the alternative compensation levy under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.10, subdivision 35. This section applies only to
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and does not apply to later fiscal
years.
 new text end

Sec. 54. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin General education aid. new text end

new text begin For general education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $ 5,022,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 5,194,663,400 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $906,039,000 for 2005 and
$4,116,211,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $920,521,000 for 2006 and
$4,274,142,600 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Referendum tax base replacement aid. new text end

new text begin For
referendum tax base replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.17, subdivision 7a:
 new text end

new text begin $ 8,704,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 8,704,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2005 and
$7,129,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2006 and
$7,129,000 for 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 55. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 122A.415, subdivision
2; and 123B.05, are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.12 and 127A.50,
are repealed for revenue for fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

ARTICLE 2

OTHER GENERAL PROGRAMS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.05,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Reserve revenue.

Each district that is a member
of an area learning center must reserve revenue in an amount
equal to at least 90 percent of the district average general
education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount equal to the
product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, times .0485 new text begin for fiscal year 2006 and .0458 for
fiscal year 2007 and laternew text end , calculated without basic skills
revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, and the transportation
portion of the transition revenue adjustment, times the number
of pupil units attending an area learning center program under
this section. The amount of reserved revenue under this
subdivision may only be spent on program costs associated with
the area learning center. Compensatory revenue must be
allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [123A.10] EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of an education
administrative district is to increase the efficiency of
administrative services for elementary and secondary education
by combining administrative functions for multiple school
districts, while maintaining independent school district control
of individual student attendance sites.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Agreement to establish an education
administrative district. new text end

new text begin Boards meeting the requirements of
subdivision 3 may enter into a written agreement to establish an
education administrative district. The agreement must address
methods to improve the efficiency of delivering administrative
services. The agreement and subsequent amendments must be
adopted by majority vote of the full membership of each board.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Requirements for formation. new text end

new text begin (a) An education
administrative district must have one of the following at the
time of formation:
 new text end

new text begin (1) at least five districts;
 new text end

new text begin (2) at least three districts with a total of at least 5,000
pupils in average daily membership; or
new text end

new text begin (3) at least three districts with a total of at least 2,000
square miles.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Members of an education administrative district must be
contiguous. Districts with a cooperation agreement according to
section 123A.32 may belong to an education administrative
district only as a unit.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a noncontiguous district
may be a member of an education administrative district if the
commissioner of education determines that:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a district between the education administrative
district and the noncontiguous district has considered and is
unwilling to become a member; or
new text end

new text begin (2) a noncontiguous configuration of member districts has
sufficient technological or other resources to offer effective
levels of administrative services.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Commissioner review and comment. new text end

new text begin Before
entering into an agreement, the school boards of the proposed
member districts must jointly submit the proposed agreement to
the commissioner for review and comment. The commissioner shall
submit a review and comment on the educational and economic
advisability of the proposed agreement to the school boards
within 60 days of receiving the proposal. If the commissioner
submits a negative review and comment, the districts do not
qualify for levy authority according to section 123A.12,
subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Notice and public hearing on proposed
agreement. new text end

new text begin Before entering into an agreement, the board of each
member district must publish the commissioner's review and
comment and a summary of the proposed agreement and its effect
upon the district at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the district. The board must conduct a public
hearing on the proposed agreement not more than ten days after
the notice and at least 30 days before entering into an
agreement.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [123A.11] EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT
BOARD.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin School district representation. new text end

new text begin The
education administrative district board shall be composed of at
least one representative appointed by the school board of each
member district. Each representative must be a member of the
appointing school board. Each representative shall serve at the
pleasure of the appointing board and may be recalled by a
majority vote of the appointing board. Each representative
shall serve for the term that is specified in the agreement.
The board shall select its officers from among its members and
shall determine the terms of the officers. The board shall
adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business. The board may
conduct public meetings via interactive television if the board
complies with chapter 13D in each location where board members
are present.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Provision of administrative services. new text end

new text begin An
education administrative district board shall implement the
agreement for delivering administrative services, defined in
section 123A.12, needed in the education administrative district.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Personnel. new text end

new text begin The board may employ personnel as
necessary to provide administrative services for the education
administrative district. Education administrative district
staff shall participate in retirement programs. Notwithstanding
section 123B.143, subdivision 1, a member district of an
education administrative district must contract with the
education administrative district to obtain the services of a
superintendent. The person to provide the services need not be
employed by the education administrative district or a member
district at the time the contract is entered into.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Contracts. new text end

new text begin The board may enter into contracts
with districts and other public and private agencies to provide
administrative services needed in the education administrative
district.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin General law. new text end

new text begin The board shall be governed,
unless specifically provided otherwise, by section 471.59.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin After each of its first five
years of operation, the board shall submit an annual report to
the member districts and the commissioner regarding the
activities of the education administrative district, including
analysis of the impact of the arrangement on administrative
costs and efficiency.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [123A.12] EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT
AGREEMENT.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Implementation; review. new text end

new text begin An education
administrative district board shall implement the agreement for
provision of administrative services to the member school
districts adopted by the member districts according to section
123A.10, subdivision 2. The education administrative district
board shall review the agreement annually and propose necessary
amendments to the member districts.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Administrative services. new text end

new text begin (a) The agreement must
provide for the selection of one superintendent for the
administrative district at a specified time, according to
section 123B.143, subdivision 1, by the administrative district
board.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The agreement must specify which other noninstructional
services are to be provided by the education administrative
district. These services may include, but are not limited to,
business management, human resources, payroll, food service,
buildings and grounds maintenance, pupil transportation,
technology coordination, curriculum coordination, community
education, nursing services, student records, district policy,
student administrative services, and school building
administration.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Timing and duration. new text end

new text begin (a) The initial agreement
must specify a time schedule for implementation.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The initial agreement must be for a period of at least
three years. After completing the first two years, the
agreement may be extended by majority vote of the full
membership of each board.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Finances. new text end

new text begin The initial agreement must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) include a three-year budget projection comparing
existing administrative services and their costs with the
proposed services and their costs for each year;
 new text end

new text begin (2) specify what retirement and severance incentives may be
offered to licensed and nonlicensed staff, and how these costs
will be apportioned among the member districts. The incentives
must conform with section 123A.48, subdivision 23;
 new text end

new text begin (3) specify any other start-up costs for the education
administrative district and how these costs will be apportioned
among the member districts;
 new text end

new text begin (4) specify the estimated amounts that each member district
will levy under subdivision 5 for the costs specified in clauses
(2) and (3); and
new text end

new text begin (5) specify an equitable distribution formula for the
education administrative district board to assess and certify to
each member school district its proportionate share of
expenses. Each member district must remit its assessment to the
education administrative district board within 30 days after
receipt.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Levy. new text end

new text begin A school district that is a member of an
education administrative district may levy an amount equal to
the district's share of costs approved by the commissioner for
retirement and severance incentives and other start-up costs
included in the initial agreement under subdivision 4, clauses
(2) and (3), over a period of time not to exceed three years.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Reports to department of education. new text end

new text begin Member
districts may submit joint reports and jointly provide
information required by the department. The joint reports must
allow information, including expenditures for the education
administrative district, to be attributed to each member
district.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Addition and withdrawal of districts. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon
approval by majority vote of a district school board and of the
education administrative district board, an adjoining district
may become a member of the education administrative district and
be governed by the provisions of this section and the agreement
in effect. A noncontiguous district may become a member with
the approval of the commissioner according to the criteria
specified in section 123A.10, subdivision 3, paragraph (c). A
new member added to an existing education administrative
district may levy for approved costs of retirement and severance
incentives according to subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin (b) After its first three years of membership, a district
may withdraw from the education administrative district and from
the agreement in effect by a majority vote of the full board
membership of the member district desiring withdrawal and upon
compliance with provisions in the agreement establishing the
education administrative district. The withdrawal shall become
effective at the end of the next following fiscal year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Dissolution. new text end

new text begin After the first three years of the
education administrative district, the boards of each member
district may agree to dissolve the education administrative
district effective at the end of any fiscal year or at an
earlier time as they may mutually agree. A dissolution must be
accomplished in accordance with any applicable provisions of the
agreement establishing the education administrative district.
The dissolution must not affect the continuing liability of the
previous member districts for continuing obligations, including
unemployment benefits.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Cooperative unit defined.

For the purposes of
this section, a cooperative unit is:

(1) an education district organized under sections 123A.15
to 123A.19;

(2) a cooperative vocational center organized under section
123A.22;

(3) an intermediate district organized under chapter 136D;

(4) new text begin an education administrative district organized under
sections 123A.10 to 123A.12;
new text end

new text begin (5) new text end a service cooperative organized under section 123A.21;
or

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end a regional management information center organized
under section 123A.23 or as a joint powers district according to
section 471.59.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.27, is
amended to read:


123A.27 RESERVED REVENUE FOR DISTRICT COOPERATION.

new text begin (a) new text end A district that was a member of an intermediate school
district organized pursuant to chapter 136D on July 1, 1996,
must place a portion of its general education revenue in a
reserved account for instructional services from entities formed
for cooperative services for special education programs and
secondary vocational programs. The amount reserved is equal to
the levy made according to Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement,
section 124.2727, subdivision 6, for taxes payable in 1994
divided by the actual pupil units in the intermediate school
district for fiscal year 1995 times the number of actual pupil
units in the school district in 1995. The district must use
5/11 of the revenue for special education and 6/11 of the
revenue for secondary vocational education. The district must
demonstrate that the revenue is being used to provide the full
range of special education and secondary vocational programs and
services available to each child served by the intermediate.
The secondary vocational programs and services must meet the
requirements established in an articulation agreement developed
between the commissioner of education and the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

new text begin (b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate
school district must place a portion of its discretionary
revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 37, in a reserve
account for leases of administrative and classroom space for
intermediate school district programs. The amount reserved is
equal to the district's share of intermediate school district
lease costs for administrative and classroom space for the
fiscal year in which the levy is certified not to exceed $27 per
adjusted pupil unit.
 new text end

new text begin (c) new text end A district that was a member of an education district
organized pursuant to section 123A.15 on July 1, 1999, must
place a portion of its general education revenue in a reserve
account for instructional services from entities formed for
cooperative services. Services may include secondary vocational
programs, special education programs, staff development, and
gifted and talented instruction. The amount reserved is equal
to $50 per pupil unit times the actual number of pupil units in
the district.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.485,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Aid.

(a) Consolidation transition aid is equal
to deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $240 new text end times the number of resident pupil units in the
newly created district in the year of consolidation and deleted text begin $100
deleted text end new text begin $120 new text end times the number of resident pupil units in the first year
following the year of consolidation. The number of pupil units
used to calculate aid in either year shall not exceed deleted text begin 1,000 for
districts consolidating July 1, 1994, and 1,500 deleted text end new text begin 1,250 new text end for
districts consolidating July 1, deleted text begin 1995 deleted text end new text begin 2005new text end , and thereafter.

(b) If the total appropriation for consolidation transition
aid for any fiscal year, plus any amount transferred under
section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is insufficient to pay all
districts the full amount of aid earned, the department must
first pay the districts in the first year following the year of
consolidation the full amount of aid earned and distribute any
remaining funds to the newly created districts in the first year
of consolidation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.42,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Cost; limitation.

(a) The cost per pupil of the
textbooks, individualized instructional or cooperative learning
materials, and standardized tests provided for in this section
for each school year must not exceed the statewide average
expenditure per pupil, adjusted deleted text begin pursuant deleted text end new text begin according new text end to deleted text begin clause
deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (b), by the Minnesota public elementary and secondary
schools for textbooks, individualized instructional materials
and standardized tests as computed and established by the
department by February 1 of the preceding school year from the
most recent public school year data then available.

(b) The cost computed in deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (a) shall be
increased by an inflation adjustment equal to deleted text begin the percent of
increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, from the second preceding school year to the
current school year deleted text end new text begin two percent for fiscal year 2006, 4.04
percent for fiscal year 2007, and two percent for fiscal year
2008new text end .

(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or
intermediary service areas the total cost for each school year
of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, and
standardized tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The
allotment shall not exceed the product of the statewide average
expenditure per pupil, according to clause (a), adjusted
pursuant to clause (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic
school pupils who make requests pursuant to this section and who
are enrolled as of September 15 of the current school year.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.92,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section
and section 125A.76, the terms defined in this subdivision have
the meanings given to them.

(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the
regular and excess transportation categories" means the quotient
obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of:

(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular
category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the
excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus

(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the
district's school bus fleet and mobile units computed on a
straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for
districts operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades
1 to 12 for all students in the district and 12-1/2 percent per
year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus

(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the
district's type three school buses, as defined in section
169.01, subdivision 6, clause (5), which must be used a majority
of the time for pupil transportation purposes, computed on a
straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per year of the
cost of the type three school buses by:

(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the
regular category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (1), and
the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).

(b) "Transportation category" means a category of
transportation service provided to pupils as follows:

(1) Regular transportation is:

(i) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year for resident elementary pupils residing one mile or
more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the
public or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation
transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; but with
respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic
schools, only to the extent permitted by sections 123B.84 to
123B.87;

(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language
immersion programs;

(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent
and that pupil's child between the pupil's home and the child
care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;

(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in
another district, of resident pupils of a district without a
secondary school; and

(v) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year required under subdivision 3 for nonresident
elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for
nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the
attendance area border to the public school is two miles or
more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon
kindergarten transportation.

For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may
designate a licensed day care facility, respite care facility,
the residence of a relative, or the residence of a person chosen
by the pupil's parent or guardian as the home of a pupil for
part or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or
guardian, and if that facility or residence is within the
attendance area of the school the pupil attends.

(2) Excess transportation is:

(i) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year for resident secondary pupils residing at least one
mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident
pupils residing less than one mile from school who are
transported because of extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime
hazards; and

(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular
school year required under subdivision 3 for nonresident
secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two
miles from the public school they attend, and for nonresident
pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are
transported because of extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime
hazards.

(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within
and outside of the district during the regular school year of
pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the
commissioner or under court order.

(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities"
is:

(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot
be transported on a regular school bus between home or a respite
care facility and school;

(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities
from home or from school to other buildings, including centers
such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, and
treatment centers where special instruction or services required
by sections 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65
are provided, within or outside the district where services are
provided;

(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with
disabilities required by sections 125A.12, and 125A.26 to
125A.48;

(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a
district maintaining special classes;

(v) transportation from one educational facility to another
within the district for resident pupils enrolled on a
shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary
transportation required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to
125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities who are provided
special instruction and services on a shared-time basis new text begin or if
resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary
travel between public and private schools or neutral
instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the
district's program for children with a disabilitynew text end ;

(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities
to and from board and lodging facilities when the pupil is
boarded and lodged for educational purposes; and

(vii) services described in clauses (i) to (vi), when
provided for pupils with disabilities in conjunction with a
summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's
individual education plan or in conjunction with a learning year
program established under section 124D.128.

new text begin For purposes of computing special education base revenue
under section 125A.76, subdivision 2, the cost of providing
transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the
additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a
temporary nonshelter home in another district to the school of
origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in
another district to the school of origin but only through the
end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned
school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily
for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii).
Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation
category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure
per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories according to paragraph (a).
 new text end

(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:

(i) transportation from one educational facility to another
within the district for resident pupils enrolled on a
shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding
transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under
clause (4);

(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a
nonpublic school and a public school or a neutral site for
nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and

(iii) late transportation home from school or between
schools within a district for nonpublic school pupils involved
in after-school activities.

(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to
provide facilities for educational programs and services,
including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services,
and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school
premises is a neutral site as defined in section 123B.41,
subdivision 13.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.92,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

District reports.

new text begin (a) new text end Each district must report
data to the department as required by the department to account
for transportation expenditures.

new text begin (b) Salaries and fringe benefits of district employees
whose primary duties are other than transportation, including
central office administrators and staff, building administrators
and staff, teachers, social workers, school nurses, and
instructional aides, must not be included in a district's
transportation expenditures, except that a district may include
salaries and benefits according to paragraph (c) for (1) an
employee designated as the district transportation director, (2)
an employee providing direct support to the transportation
director, or (3) an employee providing direct transportation
services such as a bus driver or bus aide.
new text end

new text begin (c) Salaries and fringe benefits of other district
employees who work part-time in transportation and part-time in
other areas must not be included in a district's transportation
expenditures unless the district maintains documentation of the
employee's time spent on pupil transportation matters in the
form and manner prescribed by the department.
new text end

new text begin (d) Pupil transportation expenditures, excluding
expenditures for capital outlay, leased buses, student board and
lodging, crossing guards, and aides on buses, must be allocated
among transportation categories based on a cost per mile, cost
per student, cost per hour, or cost per route, regardless of
whether the transportation services are provided on
district-owned or contractor-owned school buses. Expenditures
for school bus driver salaries and fringe benefits may either be
directly charged to the appropriate transportation category or
may be allocated among transportation categories on a cost per
mile, cost per student basis, cost per hour, or cost per route.
Expenditures by private contractors or individuals who provide
transportation exclusively in one transportation category must
be charged directly to the appropriate transportation category.
Transportation services provided by contractor-owned school bus
companies incorporated under different names but owned by the
same individual or group of individuals must be treated as the
same company for cost allocation purposes.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for expenditure
reporting for fiscal year 2006 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.92,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Nonpublic pupil transportation aid.

(a) A
district's nonpublic pupil transportation aid for deleted text begin the 1996-1997
and later school years deleted text end new text begin fiscal year 2006 and later new text end for
transportation services for nonpublic school pupils according to
sections 123B.88, 123B.84 to 123B.86, and this section, equals
the sum of the amounts computed in paragraphs (b) and (c). This
aid does not limit the obligation to transport pupils under
sections 123B.84 to 123B.87.

(b) For regular and excess transportation according to
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), an amount
equal to the product of:

(1) the district's actual expenditure per pupil transported
in the regular and excess transportation categories during the
second preceding school year; times

(2) the number of nonpublic school pupils residing in the
district who receive regular or excess transportation service or
reimbursement for the current school year; times

(3) deleted text begin the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current school year to the
formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2,
for the second preceding school year deleted text end new text begin 1.02 for fiscal year 2006,
1.0404 for fiscal year 2007, 1.02 for fiscal year 2008, and 1.0
for fiscal year 2009 and laternew text end .

(c) For nonpublic nonregular transportation according to
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (5), an amount equal to the
product of:

(1) the district's actual expenditure for nonpublic
nonregular transportation during the second preceding school
year; times

(2) deleted text begin the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current school year to the
formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2,
for the second preceding school year deleted text end new text begin 1.02 for fiscal year 2006,
1.0404 for fiscal year 2007, 1.02 for fiscal year 2008, and 1.0
for fiscal year 2009 and laternew text end .

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for
fiscal year 2004 in section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the
commissioner shall use the amount of the formula allowance for
the current year minus $415 in determining the nonpublic pupil
transportation revenue in paragraphs (b) and (c) for fiscal year
2004.
 deleted text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.081,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Preparedness revenue.

(a) A qualifying school
district is eligible for first-grade preparedness revenue equal
to deleted text begin the basic formula allowance for that year deleted text end new text begin $2,537 new text end times the
number of children five years of age or older enrolled in a
kindergarten program at the site on October 1 of the previous
year deleted text begin times .53deleted text end .

(b) This revenue must supplement and not replace
compensatory revenue that the district uses for the same or
similar purposes under chapters 120B, 123A, 123B, 124D, 126C,
and 127A.

(c) A pupil enrolled in the first grade preparedness
program at a qualifying school site is eligible for
transportation under section 123B.88, subdivision 1.

(d) First grade preparedness revenue paid to a charter
school for which a school district is providing transportation
according to section 124D.10, subdivision 16, shall be decreased
by an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance
according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, timesdeleted text begin .0485 deleted text end new text begin .0458
new text end times the pupil units calculated according to paragraph (a).
This amount shall be paid to the school district for
transportation costs.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.51, is
amended to read:


125A.51 PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITHOUT DISABILITIES;
EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION.

The responsibility for providing instruction and
transportation for a pupil without a disability who has a
short-term or temporary physical or emotional illness or
disability, as determined by the standards of the commissioner,
and who is temporarily placed for care and treatment for that
illness or disability, must be determined as provided in this
section.

(a) The school district of residence of the pupil is the
district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides.

(b) When parental rights have been terminated by court
order, the legal residence of a child placed in a residential or
foster facility for care and treatment is the district in which
the child resides.

(c) Before the placement of a pupil for care and treatment,
the district of residence must be notified and provided an
opportunity to participate in the placement decision. When an
immediate emergency placement is necessary and time does not
permit resident district participation in the placement
decision, the district in which the pupil is temporarily placed,
if different from the district of residence, must notify the
district of residence of the emergency placement within 15 days
of the placement.

(d) When a pupil without a disability is temporarily placed
for care and treatment in a day program and the pupil continues
to live within the district of residence during the care and
treatment, the district of residence must provide instruction
and necessary transportation to and from the treatment facility
for the pupil. Transportation shall only be provided by the
district during regular operating hours of the district. The
district may provide the instruction at a school within the
district of residence, at the pupil's residence, or in the case
of a placement outside of the resident district, in the district
in which the day treatment program is located by paying tuition
to that district. The district of placement may contract with a
facility to provide instruction by teachers licensed by the
state Board of Teaching.

(e) When a pupil without a disability is temporarily placed
in a residential program for care and treatment, the district in
which the pupil is placed must provide instruction for the pupil
and necessary transportation while the pupil is receiving
instruction, and in the case of a placement outside of the
district of residence, the nonresident district must bill the
district of residence for the actual cost of providing the
instruction for the regular school year and for summer school,
excluding transportation costs.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), if the pupil is homeless
and placed in a public or private homeless shelter, then the
district that enrolls the pupil under section 127A.47,
subdivision 2, shall provide the transportation, unless the
district that enrolls the pupil and the district in which the
pupil is temporarily placed agree that the district in which the
pupil is temporarily placed shall provide transportation.new text end When
a pupil without a disability is temporarily placed in a
residential program outside the district of residence, the
administrator of the court placing the pupil must send timely
written notice of the placement to the district of residence.
The district of placement may contract with a residential
facility to provide instruction by teachers licensed by the
state Board of Teaching. For purposes of this section, the state
correctional facilities operated on a fee-for-service basis are
considered to be residential programs for care and treatment.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end The district of residence must include the pupil in
its residence count of pupil units and pay tuition as provided
in section 123A.488 to the district providing the instruction.
Transportation costs must be paid by the district providing the
transportation and the state must pay transportation aid to that
district. For purposes of computing state transportation aid,
pupils governed by this subdivision must be included in the
disabled transportation category new text begin if the pupils cannot be
transported on a regular school bus route without special
accommodationsnew text end .

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.40,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

To lease building or land.

(a) When an
independent or a special school district or a group of
independent or special school districts finds it economically
advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any
instructional purposes or for school storage or furniture
repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue
authorized under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is
insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the commissioner
for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy
for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under
this subdivision must contain financial justification for the
proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease,
and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.

(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under
this subdivision must include: the reasonableness of the price,
the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity, the
feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or
land, conformity of the lease to the laws and rules of the state
of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed lease to
the space needs and the financial condition of the district.
The commissioner must not authorize a levy under this
subdivision in an amount greater than 90 percent of the cost to
the district of renting or leasing a building or land for
approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy must not be used
for custodial or other maintenance services. A district may not
levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or
renting a district-owned building or site to itself.

(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district
may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing:
(1) a newly constructed building used primarily for regular
kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a
newly constructed building addition or additions used primarily
for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction
that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the
previously existing building.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy
under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a
district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is
needed by the district to make payments required by a lease
purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for
a district by the commissioner under this paragraph may be in
the amount needed by the district to make payments required by a
lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or
other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided
that any agreement include a provision giving the school
districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without
penalty.

(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district
for any year must not exceed deleted text begin $90 deleted text end new text begin $108 new text end times the resident pupil
units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.

(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been
submitted to the Department of Education after April 1, 1998,
the term "instructional purpose" as used in this subdivision
excludes expenditures on stadiums.

(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school
district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) if the school
district petitions the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed
the limit in paragraph (e) for not more than five years if the
district meets the following criteria:

(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil
enrollment growth in the preceding five years;

(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term
public interest;

(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation
of government services; and

(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term
interest of the district by avoiding over construction of school
facilities.

(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate
school district may include in its authority under this section
90 percent of the costs associated with leases of administrative
and classroom space for intermediate school district programs.
This authority must not exceed deleted text begin $22.50 deleted text end new text begin $27 new text end times the adjusted
deleted text begin marginal cost deleted text end pupil units of the member districts. This
authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under
this section.

(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in
paragraph (a), a district that is a member of the "Technology
and Information Education Systems" data processing joint board,
that finds it economically advantageous to enter into a lease
purchase agreement for a building for a group of school
districts or special school districts for staff development
purposes, may levy for its portion of lease costs attributed to
the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e).

new text begin (j) For taxes payable in 2006 and later, no lease levy
shall be authorized under this subdivision unless the amount is
needed by the district to make payments required by a lease
purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
deferred payment agreement where ownership of the leased
property is being acquired by the lessee at the end of the lease
term, and the agreement was entered into prior to January 1,
2005.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.48, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Reverse referendum. new text end

new text begin (a) At the time a district
certifies its proposed levy to the county auditor according to
section 275.065, subdivision 1, the school board must certify
the amount of discretionary revenue, special education levy
revenue, and deferred maintenance revenue per pupil unit that
the board intends to raise. If the board certifies an amount
for fiscal year 2007 greater than the sum of the district's
training and experience revenue for fiscal year 2006 plus the
district's levy limitation for taxes payable in 2005 for the
levies specified in subdivision 31, paragraph (b), clause
(1)(iii), plus $76 times the district's fiscal year 2007
adjusted pupil units, the excess amount certified is subject to
reverse referendum under paragraphs (b) and (c). If the amount
certified for fiscal year 2008 and later exceeds the amount
certified for the previous fiscal year, the increase over the
amount certified for the previous fiscal year is subject to
reverse referendum under paragraphs (b) and (c).
 new text end

new text begin (b) If a district certifies revenue under paragraph (a)
that is subject to reverse referendum, the district must publish
notice of the intended increase subject to reverse referendum by
September 30. The notice must include the amount of the revenue
increase per adjusted pupil unit and the property tax increase
in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads,
agricultural homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial
property within the district.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Revenue tentatively authorized by the board under this
subdivision becomes authorized unless a petition signed by more
than 15 percent of the registered voters of the district is
filed with the school board within 30 days of the publication of
notice. The percentage is to be determined with reference to
the number of registered voters in the district on the last day
before the petition is filed with the board. The petition must
call for a referendum on the question of whether to increase the
revenue. The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on
the question is required to pass a referendum authorized by this
section. The referendum must be held on the last Tuesday in
January.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.49,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Abatements.

Whenever by virtue of chapter 278,
sections 270.07, 375.192, or otherwise, the net tax capacity of
any district for any taxable year is changed after the taxes for
that year have been spread by the county auditor and the local
tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the
original net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax
capacities, the county auditor shall, prior to February 1 of
each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount
of any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district
during the preceding year. Each year, the commissioner shall
pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount
calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision.
This amount shall be deducted from the amount of the levy
authorized by section 126C.46. The amount of the abatement
adjustment must be the product of:

(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county
auditor, times

(2) the ratio of:

(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy
in the new text begin third new text end preceding year according to the following:

(A) section 123B.57, if the district received health and
safety aid according to that section for the second preceding
year;

(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for
community education programs according to that section for the
second preceding year;

(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district
received early childhood family education aid according to
section 124D.135 for the second preceding year; and

(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district
received referendum equalization aid according to that section
for the second preceding year; to

(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in
the new text begin third new text end preceding December, plus or minus auditor's
adjustments.

Sec. 17. new text begin SCHOOL BUS LEVY; CARPENTER SCHOOL BUSES.
new text end

new text begin For taxes payable in 2006 through 2010, a school district
may levy an amount, not to exceed in the aggregate, $30,000
times the number of Carpenter school buses in its fleet as of
January 1, 2004, that have been determined to have potentially
defective welds and are subject to limitations imposed by the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2006.
 new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end

new text begin For
transportation of pupils attending postsecondary institutions
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.03:
 new text end

new text begin $55,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $55,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Abatement revenue. new text end

new text begin For abatement aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
 new text end

new text begin $820,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $870,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $216,000 for 2005 and
$604,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $133,000 for 2006 and
$737,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Consolidation transition. new text end

new text begin For districts
consolidating under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485:
 new text end

new text begin $246,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $-0- for 2006 and $246,000
for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil aid. new text end

new text begin For nonpublic pupil
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.87 and
123B.40 to 123B.43:
 new text end

new text begin $15,797,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $16,770,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $2,718,000 for 2005 and
$13,079,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $2,890,000 for 2006 and
$13,880,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end

new text begin For nonpublic
pupil transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.92, subdivision 9:
 new text end

new text begin $22,098,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $23,249,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,788,000 for 2005 and
$18,310,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $4,046,000 for 2006 and
$19,203,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin First grade preparedness. new text end

new text begin For first grade
preparedness grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.081:
 new text end

new text begin $7,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $7,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin One room schoolhouse. new text end

new text begin For a grant to
Independent School District No. 690, Warroad, to operate the
Angle Inlet School:
 new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; albert lea. new text end

new text begin For declining
pupil aid to Independent School District No. 241, Albert Lea:
 new text end

new text begin $75,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; mesabi east. new text end

new text begin For
declining pupil aid to Independent School District No. 2711,
Mesabi East:
 new text end

new text begin $50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Declining pupil aid; roseau. new text end

new text begin For declining
pupil aid to Independent School District No. 682, Roseau:
 new text end

new text begin $10,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123A.39, subdivision 3;
126C.41, subdivision 5; 126C.43, subdivisions 2 and 3; 126C.44;
126C.445; 126C.45; and 126C.455, are repealed effective for
taxes payable in 2006.
 new text end

new text begin Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 5, section 28; Laws 1997,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 31; Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 87;
and Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1,
section 53, as amended by Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 5,
section 5, are repealed effective for taxes payable in 2006.
 new text end

ARTICLE 3

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.321, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 10.new text end

new text begin Teacher data from value-added assessment
model.new text end

new text begin Data on individual teachers generated from a value-added
assessment model are governed under section 120B.362.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [120A.23] SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT; DRIVING
PRIVILEGES.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Attendance. new text end

new text begin The school attendance
requirement for driving privileges is a tool available to school
districts to encourage students to regularly attend school. A
student meets the school attendance requirement when the student
provides verification that the student:
 new text end

new text begin (1) has a high school diploma or general education
development certificate (GED);
 new text end

new text begin (2) has withdrawn from school under section 120A.22,
subdivision 8;
 new text end

new text begin (3) is enrolled and attending a public school, SAAP, or
charter school, or is receiving alternative educational services
during the pendency of a school expulsion, or is homeschooled or
attending a nonpublic school, and does not meet the definition
of a habitual truant under section 260C.007, subdivision 19; or
new text end

new text begin (4) has conformed to attendance laws, rules, and policies
of the student's school, school district, and the state.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Certification of attendance. new text end

new text begin Upon student
request, a school principal or other administrator at the
student's public school, SAAP, or charter school must sign a
written certificate form in a timely manner that verifies the
student does not meet the definition of a habitual truant as
defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 19, for the school's
last and current grading period, to the extent that data is
available. As set forth in section 171.056, the Department of
Public Safety shall develop a certificate form for the school
administrator to complete that includes the student's name, date
of birth, and address. For any data not included in the school
district, SAAP, or charter school definition of directory
information, the school district, SAAP, or charter school must
obtain the informed consent of the parent or guardian to release
data to the Department of Public Safety. The school, district,
SAAP, or charter school must include in the student attendance
policy it distributes to the parent or guardian and student that
it will request a parent or guardian to sign an informed consent
form to transfer directory information about the student to the
Department of Public Safety.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ongoing reporting of truancy data to department
of public safety. new text end

new text begin A school district, SAAP, or charter school
may notify the Department of Public Safety electronically in a
manner and format prescribed by the Department of Public Safety
of students who meet the definition of habitual truancy for the
last grading period. The electronic notification must include
each student's name, date of birth, and address. For any data
not included in the school district, SAAP, or charter school
definition of directory information, the school district, SAAP,
or charter school must obtain the informed consent of the parent
or guardian to release the data to the Department of Public
Safety.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Opt out provision. new text end

new text begin A district school board,
board of a state approved alternative program (SAAP), or charter
school board of directors may, by majority vote, waive the
school attendance requirement for driving privileges under
section 171.056 for students enrolled in the district, SAAP, or
charter school. The school board, SAAP board, or board of
directors must vote to waive the requirement on or before
September 30 of the initial school year for which the waiver is
effective. If a school board, SAAP board, or board of directors
intends to rescind its waiver and require students to comply
with the school attendance requirement under section 171.056,
for a later school year or school years, the board must vote on
or before September 30 of the school year for which the waiver
is initially rescinded. For a school district, charter school,
or SAAP that opts out, the school board must send an annual
certificate to the Department of Public Safety verifying that it
is opting out of the attendance requirement for driving
privileges for its students. The Department of Public Safety
shall develop a certificate form for the school board to
complete if that school district has opted out of the attendance
requirement for driving privileges.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin School districts, SAAPs, and charter
schools that choose to participate in the school attendance
requirement for driving privileges must include that notice in
their district wide school attendance policy and include the
steps a student must take to obtain an initial certification of
attendance, the required steps to obtain certification of
attendance after a student has failed to obtain an initial
license or after a license is cancelled, the appeal provision,
and the frequency and method followed if it chooses to send
ongoing truancy reports to the Department of Public Safety
regarding students 15 years and older who are habitually truant
as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 19.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Hardship waiver. new text end

new text begin (a) Pursuant to section
171.30, subdivision 1, a student may seek a limited license from
the Department of Public Safety based upon the hardship that
would occur by cancellation of a student's driver's license or
permit or by the student's inability to obtain an initial
provisional or driver's license. The school district
superintendent or the equivalent administrator of a SAAP or
charter school may consult with the Department of Public Safety
to assist in making the limited license determination.
 new text end

new text begin (b) In addition, the school board, SAAP board, or charter
school board may choose to include in their attendance policy an
internal appeal process for students to utilize prior to
electronically submitting truancy data to the Department of
Public Safety or when a school administrator has not signed a
certificate of attendance. The student seeking review would
submit a request for a hardship waiver hearing to the school
district superintendent or the equivalent administrator of a
SAAP or charter school in a manner and on a form the school
administrator prescribes. The attendance policy would set forth
the time frame and process utilized by the district
superintendent or equivalent administrator to make its
determination. The student and the student's parent or guardian
would be able to submit documentary and oral evidence as part of
the appeal process. Upon completion of the appeal process, the
school district superintendent or the equivalent administrator
would submit its written decision to the student and the
student's parent or guardian within two business days after the
determination is made. The decision must include a provision
informing the student of the right to seek a limited license
under section 171.30 from the Department of Public Safety.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Model school policy. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the
Department of Education will develop and make available to
districts a districtwide model school policy for attendance.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8.new text end

new text begin Nonpublic schools.new text end

new text begin Nonpublic schools may choose
to participate in the school attendance requirement for driving
privileges.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1,
2005, and applies to all persons under 18 years of age
possessing or applying for a motorized bicycle permit, driver's
instruction permit, or provisional license on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.22,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Legitimate exemptions.

A parent, guardian, or
other person having control of a child may apply to a school
district to have the child excused from attendance for the whole
or any part of the time school is in session during any school
year. Application may be made to any member of the board, a
truant officer, a principal, or the superintendent. new text begin The school
district may include a provision in its attendance policy that
written documentation from the student's parent or legal
guardian may be requested to verify the reason for the school
absence.new text end The board of the district in which the child resides
may approve the application upon the following being
demonstrated to the satisfaction of that board:

(1) that the child's bodily or mental condition is such as
to prevent attendance at school or application to study for the
period requireddeleted text begin ; or deleted text end new text begin , which shall include:
new text end

new text begin (i) student illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or
counseling appointments;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) family emergencies;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an
immediate family member; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) active duty in any military branch of the United
States;
 new text end

(2) that deleted text begin for the school years 1988-1989 through 1999-2000
the child has already completed the studies ordinarily required
in the 10th grade and that for the school years beginning with
the 2000-2001 school year the child has already completed the
studies ordinarily required to graduate deleted text end new text begin the child has already
completed the state and district standard requirements for
graduation new text end from high school; or

(3) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other
person having control of the child, that the child attend for a
period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three hours in
any week, a school for religious instruction conducted and
maintained by some church, or association of churches, or any
Sunday school association incorporated under the laws of this
state, or any auxiliary thereof. This school for religious
instruction must be conducted and maintained in a place other
than a public school building, and it must not, in whole or in
part, be conducted and maintained at public expense. However, a
child may be absent from school on such days as the child
attends upon instruction according to the ordinances of some
church.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.02, is
amended to read:


120B.02 EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS FOR MINNESOTA'S
STUDENTS.

(a) The legislature is committed to establishing rigorous
academic standards for Minnesota's public school students. To
that end, the commissioner shall adopt in rule statewide
academic standards. The commissioner shall not prescribe in
rule or otherwise the delivery system, classroom assessments, or
form of instruction that school sites must use. For purposes of
this chapter, a school site is a separate facility, or a
separate program within a facility that a local school board
recognizes as a school site for funding purposes.

(b) All commissioner actions regarding the rule must be
premised on the following:

(1) the rule is intended to raise academic expectations for
students, teachers, and schools;

(2) any state action regarding the rule must evidence
consideration of school district autonomy; and

(3) the Department of Education, with the assistance of
school districts, must make available information about all
state initiatives related to the rule to students and parents,
teachers, and the general public in a timely format that is
appropriate, comprehensive, and readily understandable.

(c) When fully implemented, the requirements for high
school graduation in Minnesota must require students to deleted text begin pass the
basic skills test requirements and deleted text end satisfactorily complete, as
determined by the school district, the course credit
requirements under section 120B.024new text begin and:
new text end

new text begin (1) for students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006
school year, to pass the basic skills test requirements; or
new text end

new text begin (2) for students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006
school year and later, to pass the Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments Second Edition (MCA-IIs)new text end .

(d) The commissioner shall periodically review and report
on the state's assessment process.

(e) School districts are not required to adopt specific
provisions of deleted text begin the Goals 2000 and deleted text end the federal School-to-Work
programs.

Sec. 5.

new text begin [120B.128] EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM (EPAS) PROGRAM.
 new text end

new text begin (a) School districts and charter schools may elect to
participate in the Educational Planning and Assessment System
(EPAS) program offered by ACT, Inc. to provide a longitudinal,
systematic approach to student educational and career planning,
assessment, instructional support, and evaluation. The EPAS
achievement tests include English, reading, mathematics,
science, and components on planning for high school and
postsecondary education, interest inventory, needs assessments,
and student education plans. These tests are linked to the ACT
assessment for college admission and allow students, parents,
teachers, and schools to determine the student's college
readiness before grades 11 and 12.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of education shall provide ACT Explore
tests for students in grade 8 and the ACT Plan test for students
in grade 10 to assess individual student academic strengths and
weaknesses, academic achievement and progress, higher order
thinking skills, and college readiness. The state shall pay the
test costs for school districts and charter schools that choose
to participate in the EPAS program. The commissioner shall
establish an application procedure and a process for state
payment of costs.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.13,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Program structure; training programs for
teachers.

(a) The advanced placement and international
baccalaureate programs are well-established academic programs
for mature, academically directed high school students. These
programs, in addition to providing academic rigor, offer sound
curricular design, accountability, comprehensive external
assessment, feedback to students and teachers, and the
opportunity for high school students to compete academically on
a global level. Advanced placement and international
baccalaureate programs allow students to leave high school with
the academic skills and self-confidence to succeed in college
and beyond. The advanced placement and international
baccalaureate programs help provide Minnesota students with
world-class educational opportunity.

(b) Critical to schools' educational success is ongoing
advanced placement/international baccalaureate-approved teacher
training. A secondary teacher assigned by a deleted text begin district deleted text end new text begin public or
nonpublic school new text end to teach an advanced placement or international
baccalaureate course or other interested educator may
participate in a training program offered by The College Board
or International Baccalaureate North America, Inc. The state
may pay a portion of the tuition, room, deleted text begin and deleted text end boardnew text begin , and
out-of-state travel new text end costs a teacher or other interested educator
incurs in participating in a training program. The commissioner
shall determine application procedures and deadlines, deleted text begin and deleted text end select
teachers and other interested educators to participate in the
training programnew text begin , and determine the payment process and amount
of the subsidynew text end . The procedures determined by the commissioner
shall, to the extent possible, ensure that advanced placement
and international baccalaureate courses become available in all
parts of the state and that a variety of course offerings are
available in school districts. This subdivision does not
prevent teacher or other interested educator participation in
training programs offered by The College Board or International
Baccalaureate North America, Inc., when tuition is paid by a
source other than the state.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.13,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Subsidy for examination fees.

The state may pay
all or part of the fee for advanced placement or international
baccalaureate examinations deleted text begin for pupils of low-income families in
public and nonpublic schoolsdeleted text end . The commissioner shall deleted text begin adopt a
schedule for fee subsidies that may allow payment of the entire
fee for deleted text end new text begin pay all examination fees for all public and nonpublic
students of new text end low-income families, as defined by the commissionernew text begin ,
and to the limit of the available appropriation, shall also pay
a portion or all of the examination fees for other public and
nonpublic students sitting for an advanced placement
examination, international baccalaureate examination, or bothnew text end .
The commissioner shall determine procedures for state payments
of fees.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Teacher stipends. new text end

new text begin A teacher who teaches an
advanced placement or international baccalaureate course shall
receive a stipend for each student in the teacher's course who
receives a three or higher on the advanced placement examination
or the international baccalaureate examination that covers the
subject matter of the course. The commissioner shall determine
the payment process and the amount of teacher stipends.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin College credit. new text end

new text begin The colleges and universities
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system must
award, and the University of Minnesota and private postsecondary
institutions are encouraged to award, college credit to high
school students who receive a score of three or higher on an
advanced placement or International Baccalaureate program
examination.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [120B.131] COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM
(CLEP).
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Program structure. new text end

new text begin The College-Level
Examination Program (CLEP) offered by The College Board provides
students with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level
achievement and receive college credit or advanced standing
through a program of examinations in undergraduate college
courses. Schools must provide information about CLEP and the
opportunity to receive college credit from a Minnesota
postsecondary institution to students successfully completing a
college-level course.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement for examination fees. new text end

new text begin The state
may reimburse CLEP examination fees for a Minnesota public high
school student who has successfully completed one or more
college-level courses in high school and earned a satisfactory
score on one or more CLEP examinations in the following subjects:
composition and literature, mathematics and science, social
sciences and history, foreign languages, and business and
humanitites. The state may reimburse each successful student
for up to six examination fees. The commissioner shall
establish application procedures and a process and schedule for
fee reimbursements. The commissioner must give priority to
reimburse the CLEP examination fees of students of low-income
families.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin College credit. new text end

new text begin The colleges and universities
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system must
award, and the University of Minnesota and private postsecondary
institutions are encouraged to award, college credit to high
school students who receive a satisfactory score on a CLEP
examination under this section. The commissioner, in
consultation with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
shall set a passing score for college credits.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.30,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Statewide testing.

(a) The commissioner,
with advice from experts with appropriate technical
qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with
subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment
system, for each grade level to be tested, state-constructed
tests developed from and aligned with the state's required
academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered
annually to all students in grades 3 through 8 and at the high
school level. A state-developed test in a subject other than
writing, developed after the 2002-2003 school year, must include
both multiple choice and constructed response questions. The
commissioner shall establish one or more months during which
schools shall administer the tests to students each school
year. new text begin For students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006
school year,new text end only Minnesota basic skills tests in reading,
mathematics, and writing shall fulfill students' basic skills
testing requirements for a passing state notation. The passing
scores of the state tests in reading and mathematics are the
equivalent of:

(1) 70 percent correct for students entering grade 9 in
1996; and

(2) 75 percent correct for students entering grade 9 in
1997 and thereafter, as based on the first uniform test
administration of February 1998.

new text begin For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school
year and later, only the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Second Edition (MCA-IIs) in reading, mathematics, and writing
shall fulfill students' academic standard requirements.
 new text end

(b) The third through 8th grade and high school level test
results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes
affecting student learning and district instruction and
curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability.
The commissioner must disseminate to the public the test results
upon receiving those results.

(c) State tests must be constructed and aligned with state
academic standards. The testing process and the order of
administration shall be determined by the commissioner. The
statewide results shall be aggregated at the site and district
level, consistent with subdivision 1a.

(d) In addition to the testing and reporting requirements
under this section, the commissioner shall include the following
components in the statewide public reporting system:

(1) uniform statewide testing of all students in grades 3
through 8 and at the high school level that provides exemptions,
only with parent or guardian approval, for those very few
students for whom the student's individual education plan team
under sections 125A.05 and 125A.06, determines that the student
is incapable of taking a statewide test, or for a limited
English proficiency student under section 124D.59, subdivision
2, if the student has been in the United States for fewer than
three years;

(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and
compared across school districts and across time on a statewide
basis, including average daily attendance, high school
graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and
grade level;

(3) students' scores on the American College Test; and

(4) state results from participation in the National
Assessment of Educational Progress so that the state can
benchmark its performance against the nation and other states,
and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to
the national effort to monitor achievement.

(e) Districts must report exemptions under paragraph (d),
clause (1), to the commissioner consistent with a format
provided by the commissioner.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.30,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Statewide and local assessments; results.

(a)
The commissioner must develop deleted text begin language arts deleted text end new text begin readingnew text end ,
mathematics, and science assessments aligned with state academic
standards that districts and sites must use to monitor student
growth toward achieving those standards. The commissioner must
not develop statewide assessments for academic standards in
social studies and the arts. The commissioner must require:

(1) annual deleted text begin language arts deleted text end new text begin reading new text end and mathematics
assessments in grades 3 through 8 and at the high school level
for the 2005-2006 school year and later; and

(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3
through 5 span, the grades 6 through 9 span, and a life sciences
assessment in the grades 10 through 12 span for the 2007-2008
school year and later.

(b) The commissioner must ensure that all statewide tests
administered to elementary and secondary students measure
students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
values, attitudes, and beliefs.

(c) Reporting of assessment results must:

(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information
on the performance of individual students, schools, school
districts, and the state;

(2) include, by the 2006-2007 school year, a value-added
component to measure student achievement growth over time; and

(3) new text begin for students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006
school year,new text end determine whether students have met the state's
basic skills requirementsnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (4) for students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006
school year and later, determine whether students have met the
state's academic standardsnew text end .

(d) Consistent with applicable federal law and subdivision
1, paragraph (d), clause (1), the commissioner must include
alternative assessments for the very few students with
disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate
and for students with limited English proficiency.

(e) A school, school district, and charter school must
administer statewide assessments under this section, as the
assessments become available, to evaluate student progress in
achieving the academic standards. If a state assessment is not
available, a school, school district, and charter school must
determine locally if a student has met the required academic
standards. A school, school district, or charter school may use
a student's performance on a statewide assessment as one of
multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A
school, school district, or charter school may use a high school
student's performance on a statewide assessment as a percentage
of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's
assessment score on the student's transcript.

Sec. 13.

new text begin [120B.362] VALUE-ADDED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of education must implement a
value-added assessment program to assist school districts,
public schools, and charter schools in assessing and reporting
students' growth in academic achievement under section 120B.30,
subdivision 1a. The program must use assessments of students'
academic achievement to make longitudinal comparisons of each
student's academic growth over time. School districts, public
schools, and charter schools may apply to the commissioner to
participate in the initial trial program using a form and in the
manner the commissioner prescribes. The commissioner must
select program participants from urban, suburban, and rural
areas throughout the state.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may issue a request for a proposal to
contract with an organization that provides a value-added
assessment model that reliably estimates school and school
district effects on students' academic achievement over time.
The model the commissioner selects must accommodate diverse data
and must use each student's test data across grades.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The contract under paragraph (b) must be consistent
with the definition of "best value" under section 16C.02,
subdivision 4.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.12,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Terms; compensation; removal; administrationnew text begin ;
reimbursementnew text end .

new text begin (a) new text end Membership terms, removal of members, and
the filling of membership vacancies are as provided in section
214.09. The terms of the initial board members must be
determined by lot as follows:

(1) three members must be appointed for terms that expire
August 1, 2002;

(2) three members must be appointed for terms that expire
August 1, 2003; and

(3) four members must be appointed for terms that expire
August 1, 2004.

Members shall not receive the daily payment under section
214.09, subdivision 3. The public employer of a member shall
not reduce the member's compensation or benefits for the
member's absence from employment when engaging in the business
of the board. The provision of staff, administrative services,
and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the
setting of fees; the selection and duties of an executive
secretary to serve the board; and other provisions relating to
board operations are as provided in chapter 214. Fiscal year
and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 214.07
and 214.08.

new text begin (b) The board may reimburse local school districts for the
cost of a substitute teacher employed when a regular teacher is
providing professional assistance to the state by serving on the
board or on a committee or task force appointed by the board.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [122A.245] TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope and requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) As an
alternative to postsecondary teacher preparation programs and
alternative preparation licensing for teachers under section
122A.24, a teacher training program is established for qualified
professionals to acquire an entrance license. Providers,
approved by the commissioner under subdivision 3, may offer the
program in the instructional fields of science, mathematics,
world languages, English as a second language, and special
education.
 new text end

new text begin (b) To participate in the teacher training program, the
applicant must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an
accredited four-year postsecondary institution;
 new text end

new text begin (2) have an undergraduate major or postbaccalaureate degree
in the subject to be taught or in an equivalent or related
subject area in which the applicant is seeking licensure;
 new text end

new text begin (3) pass an examination of skills in reading, writing, and
mathematics as required by section 122A.18;
 new text end

new text begin (4) pass Praxis II Subject Assessment for each subject area
to be taught;
 new text end

new text begin (5) have a cumulative grade point average requirement of
2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale for a bachelor's degree;
 new text end

new text begin (6) have evidence of employment related to the subject to
be taught; and
new text end

new text begin (7) have evidence of being hired as a teacher on condition
of participating in an approved program described in subdivision
2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program. new text end

new text begin A teacher training program provided
under this section is one year in duration and must include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a nine-credit summer or preinduction preparation
program that includes classroom management techniques and
on-site classroom observation that must be completed before the
candidate is employed in the classroom;
 new text end

new text begin (2) 200 clock hours of instruction in essential skills and
knowledge including curriculum, instruction, and classroom
management presented after school, Saturdays, or both throughout
the year. The completed 200 clock hours shall lead to a
teaching license and may provide up to 15 graduate credits
toward a master's degree in education;
 new text end

new text begin (3) on-the-job mentoring, supervision, and evaluation
arranged by the local district of employment. Mentoring must be
provided by an experienced teacher with licensure in the subject
taught by applicant. Three evaluations, including at least
three classroom observations, must be conducted by the
evaluation team and a written report of each evaluation
prepared. The third evaluation contains the team's
recommendation for licensure. The evaluation team must include
the mentor, the principal, and a member of the approved teacher
training program; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a one-week intensive workshop that includes analysis
and reflection of the first year of teaching at the completion
of the school year. These hours may be counted as part of 200
clock hours required in clause (2).
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program approval. new text end

new text begin Program proposals submitted
to the commissioner of education for approval must be developed
and submitted by a Minnesota public or private postsecondary
institution. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
commissioner must approve teacher training programs under this
section based on criteria developed by an advisory group
appointed by the commissioner. The advisory group shall
include, at a minimum, a representative of the Board of
Teaching, school superintendents, principals, teachers, the
Department of Education, and postsecondary institutions,
including those offering degrees in teaching preparation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligibility license. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to
the contrary, an applicant who successfully meets the criteria
established under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall receive a
one-year eligibility license to teach at the place of employment
identified under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (7).
During the one-year eligibility period, a mentor must be
assigned under subdivision 2, clause (3). The applicant teacher
and teacher mentor must meet to confer on classroom and
instructional issues a minimum of once every week throughout the
full school year.
 new text end

new text begin The hiring district may deduct the cost of providing the
mentor for the teacher training program participant from the
participant's salary for the year of training.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Standard entrance license. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary, the Board of Teaching must issue a standard
entrance license to a training program licensee who successfully
completes the program under subdivision 2, successfully teaches
in a classroom for one complete school year, and receives a
positive recommendation from the applicant's evaluation team.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Qualified teacher. new text end

new text begin A person with a valid
eligibility license under subdivision 5 is a qualified teacher
under section 122A.16.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [122A.601] STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirement. new text end

new text begin Each school district must
implement a staff development program that improves the quality
of teaching and increases the achievement of all students.
Staff development must be a part of each district and site
improvement plan and must be aligned with state and federal
requirements. A school board must use the revenue authorized in
section 122A.61 for staff development that addresses areas
identified for improvement by the district advisory committee
and site teams, or for violence prevention training authorized
in section 120B.22, subdivision 2.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin District staff development advisory
committee. new text end

new text begin (a) The school board must appoint a district staff
development advisory committee. A majority of the advisory
committee must be teachers representing various grade levels,
subject areas, and special education. The district committee
must also include personnel who work with federal programs,
nonteaching staff, parents, paraprofessionals, and
administrators including the superintendent or superintendent's
designee.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The district staff development advisory committee shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) analyze student achievement and other kinds of
district-related data;
 new text end

new text begin (2) establish districtwide staff development goals and
learning outcomes based on the analysis of data, including the
goal of eliminating achievement gaps among students;
 new text end

new text begin (3) review the site team staff development plans for
alignment with district goals;
 new text end

new text begin (4) review the site team staff development plans for
alignment with applications for federal funding;
 new text end

new text begin (5) approve the site team plans or consult with site teams
as needed to align with district goals and applications for
federal funding;
 new text end

new text begin (6) forward the approved site team plans and district staff
development goals and learning outcomes to the superintendent
and to the school board for approval prior to implementation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Staff development school site team. new text end

new text begin (a) Each
school site in a district must establish a staff development
school site team that must include the principal. A majority of
the site team must be teachers representing various grade
levels, subject areas, and special education. The site team may
also include nonteaching staff, personnel who work with federal
programs, parents, and paraprofessionals. Kindergarten through
grade 12 sites may function with a single committee that serves
as both the site team and the district advisory committee.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The staff development site team shall create a staff
development plan for the site that improves instruction and
student achievement. The plan shall:
 new text end

new text begin (1) analyze student achievement and other kinds of
site-related data;
 new text end

new text begin (2) establish staff development goals and learning outcomes
for the site based on the analysis of data, including the goal
of eliminating achievement gaps among groups of students;
 new text end

new text begin (3) identify procedures at each site for annually assessing
and evaluating progress toward meeting the goals and outcomes;
 new text end

new text begin (4) specify the staff development activities needed to
increase the content knowledge and instructional skills of
staff; and
new text end

new text begin (5) specify the staff development activities needed to
enhance the leadership skills of principals to support
instruction.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Effective staff development activities. new text end

new text begin Staff
development activities must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) focus on the school classroom and research-based
strategies that improve student learning;
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide opportunities for teachers to practice and
improve their skills over time;
 new text end

new text begin (3) provide opportunities for teachers to use data to
increase student achievement as part of their daily work;
 new text end

new text begin (4) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional
skills;
 new text end

new text begin (5) align with state and local academic standards; and
new text end

new text begin (6) provide opportunities to build professional
relationships, foster collaboration among principals and staff
who provide instruction, and provide opportunities for
teacher-to-teacher mentoring.
 new text end

new text begin Staff development activities may include curriculum development
and curriculum training programs, and activities that provide
teachers and other members of site-based teams training to
enhance team performance. In addition, the school district may
implement other staff development activities as required by law
and those associated with alternative teacher compensation
models. Release time provided for teachers to supervise
students on field trips and school activities, or independent
tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher's knowledge and
skills, such as preparing report cards, calculating grades, or
organizing classroom materials, may not be counted as staff
development time that is financed with staff development
reserved revenue under section 122A.61.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Staff development report. new text end

new text begin (a) By October 15 of
each year, the district and site staff development committees
shall write and submit a report of staff development activities
and expenditures for the previous year, in the form and manner
determined by the commissioner. The report must include
assessment and evaluation data indicating progress toward
district and site staff development goals based on teaching and
learning outcomes, including the percentage of teachers
participating in effective staff development activities under
subdivision 4.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The report must provide a breakdown of expenditures for:
 new text end

new text begin (1) curriculum development and curriculum training
programs; and
new text end

new text begin (2) staff development training models, workshops, and
conferences, and the cost of releasing teachers or providing
substitute teachers for staff development purposes.
 new text end

new text begin The report must also include whether the expenditures were
incurred at the district level or the school site level, and
whether the school site expenditures were made possible by
grants to school sites that demonstrate exemplary use of
allocated staff development revenue. These expenditures must be
reported using the Uniform Financial and Accounting and
Reporting Standards.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall report the staff development
progress and expenditure data to the house of representatives
and senate committees having jurisdiction over education by
February 15 each year.
 new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.61,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Staff development revenue.

A district is
required to reserve an amount equal to at least two percent of
the basic revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for
deleted text begin in-service deleted text end new text begin staff development new text end education for programs under
section 120B.22, subdivision 2, for new text begin district and site new text end staff
development deleted text begin plans, including plans for challenging instructional
activities and experiences under deleted text end new text begin planning and implementation of
staff development activities consistent with new text end section
122A.60, deleted text begin and for curriculum development and programs, other
in-service education, teachers' workshops, teacher conferences,
deleted text end the cost of substitute teachers new text begin for new text end staff development purposes,
preservice and in-service education for special education
professionals and paraprofessionals, new text begin other staff in the district
plan,new text end and other related costs for staff development efforts new text begin as
specified in the district plannew text end . new text begin The school district must use
staff development revenue for activities under section 122A.60.
A district may reduce the amount reserved for the current year
by the amount expended for these purposes in the current fiscal
year from its reserved for staff development fund balance.
Prior to the end of the reporting school year,new text end a district
may deleted text begin annually deleted text end waive the new text begin annual new text end requirement to reserve deleted text begin their deleted text end new text begin two
percent of its new text end basic revenue new text begin or some portion for the next school
year,new text end under this section deleted text begin if deleted text end new text begin by new text end a majority vote of the licensed
teachers in the district and a majority vote of the school board
deleted text begin agree to a resolution to waive the requirementdeleted text end . A district in
statutory operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue
according to this sectionnew text begin , but must develop district plans, site
plans, and the annual report under section 122A.60new text end . Districts
may expend an additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff
development based on their needs. With the exception of amounts
reserved for staff development from revenues allocated directly
to school sites, the board must initially allocate 50 percent of
the reserved revenue to deleted text begin each deleted text end school deleted text begin site deleted text end new text begin sites new text end in the district
deleted text begin on a per teacher basis, which must be retained by the school
site until used deleted text end new text begin with a proportionate amount per site based on
the number of teachersnew text end . The board may retain deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin up to 50
new text end percent to be used for district wide staff development effortsnew text begin ,
for grants to sites for staff development, or bothnew text end . deleted text begin The
remaining 25 percent of the revenue must be used to make grants
to school sites for best practices methods. A grant may be used
for any purpose authorized under section 120B.22, subdivision 2,
122A.60, or for the costs of curriculum development and
programs, other in-service education, teachers' workshops,
teacher conferences, substitute teachers for staff development
purposes, and other staff development efforts, and determined by
the site professional development team. The site professional
development team must demonstrate to the school board the extent
to which staff at the site have met the outcomes of the
program.deleted text end The board may withhold a portion of initial allocation
of revenue if the staff development new text begin goals are not being
addressed or if the learning new text end outcomes are not being met.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.09,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Duties.

The board must superintend and manage
the schools of the district; adopt rules for their organization,
government, and instruction; keep registers; and prescribe
textbooks and courses of study. The board may enter into an
agreement with a postsecondary institution for secondary or
postsecondary nonsectarian courses to be taught at a secondary
school, nonsectarian postsecondary institution, or another
location. new text begin The board must not enter into an agreement which
limits a district superintendent's duty to assign and reassign
teachers or administrators to the schools in which the teachers
will teach or the administrators will administer.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for agreements
entered into on or after July 1, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.143,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Contract; duties.

All districts
maintaining a classified secondary school must employ a
superintendent who shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of
the school board. The authority for selection and employment of
a superintendent must be vested in the board in all cases. An
individual employed by a board as a superintendent shall have an
initial employment contract for a period of time no longer than
three years from the date of employment. Any subsequent
employment contract must not exceed a period of three years. A
board, at its discretion, may or may not renew an employment
contract. A board must not, by action or inaction, extend the
duration of an existing employment contract. Beginning 365 days
prior to the expiration date of an existing employment contract,
a board may negotiate and enter into a subsequent employment
contract to take effect upon the expiration of the existing
contract. A subsequent contract must be contingent upon the
employee completing the terms of an existing contract. If a
contract between a board and a superintendent is terminated
prior to the date specified in the contract, the board may not
enter into another superintendent contract with that same
individual that has a term that extends beyond the date
specified in the terminated contract. A board may terminate a
superintendent during the term of an employment contract for any
of the grounds specified in section 122A.40, subdivision 9 or 13.
A superintendent shall not rely upon an employment contract with
a board to assert any other continuing contract rights in the
position of superintendent under section 122A.40.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 122A.40, subdivision
10 or 11, 123A.32, 123A.75, or any other law to the contrary, no
individual shall have a right to employment as a superintendent
based on order of employment in any district. If two or more
districts enter into an agreement for the purchase or sharing of
the services of a superintendent, the contracting districts have
the absolute right to select one of the individuals employed to
serve as superintendent in one of the contracting districts and
no individual has a right to employment as the superintendent to
provide all or part of the services based on order of employment
in a contracting district. The superintendent of a district
shall perform the following:

(1) visit and supervise the schools in the district, report
and make recommendations about their condition when advisable or
on request by the board;

(2) recommend to the board employment and dismissal of
teachers;

(3) new text begin before the start of the school year, and at other times
as needed, superintend the assignment of teachers or
administrators to schools to best meet student and school needs
as determined by the superintendent;
new text end

new text begin (4) new text end superintend school grading practices and examinations
for promotions;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end make reports required by the commissioner;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end by January 10, submit an annual report to the
commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, in
consultation with school districts, identifying the expenditures
that the district requires to ensure an 80 percent student
passage rate on the basic standards test taken in the eighth
grade, identifying the highest student passage rate the district
expects it will be able to attain on the basic standards test by
grade 12, the amount of expenditures that the district requires
to attain the targeted student passage rate, and how much the
district is cross-subsidizing programs with special education,
basic skills, and general education revenue; and

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end perform other duties prescribed by the board.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.11,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General education revenue.

(a) General
education revenue must be paid to a charter school as though it
were a district. new text begin For fiscal years 2004 and 2005,new text end the general
education revenue for each adjusted marginal cost pupil unit is
the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus
the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's
district of residence, minus an amount equal to the product of
the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision
2, timesdeleted text begin .0485 deleted text end new text begin 0.0485new text end , calculated without basic skills
revenue, new text begin extended time revenue, transition revenue,new text end and
transportation sparsity revenue, plus basic skills revenue and
transition revenue as though the school were a school district.
new text begin For fiscal year 2006, the general education revenue for each
adjusted marginal cost pupil unit is the state average general
education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum
equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence,
minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance
according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times 0.0485,
calculated without basic skills revenue, extended time revenue,
alternative compensation revenue, transition revenue, and
transportation sparsity revenue, plus basic skills revenue and
transition revenue as though the school were a school district,
plus the basic alternative compensation aid according to section
126C.10, subdivision 34. For fiscal year 2007 and later, the
general education revenue for each adjusted pupil unit is the
state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the
referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of
residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula
allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times
0.0458, calculated without basic skills revenue, extended time
revenue, secondary education revenue, declining enrollment
revenue, alternative compensation revenue, transition revenue,
and transportation sparsity revenue, plus secondary education
revenue, declining enrollment revenue, basic skills revenue, and
transition revenue as though the school were a school district
plus the basic alternative compensation aid according to section
126C.10, subdivision 34. For fiscal year 2006, the general
education revenue for each extended time marginal cost pupil
unit equals $4,465. For fiscal year 2007 and later, the general
education revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals
$5,535. Notwithstanding section 126C.10, the general education
aid for a charter school for general education revenue
categories that require a levy equals the school's revenue for
those categories.
new text end

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for charter schools in
the first year of operation, general education revenue new text begin for
fiscal year 2006 new text end shall be computed using the number of adjusted
pupil units in the current fiscal year.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.11,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Transportation revenue.

Transportation revenue
must be paid to a charter school that provides transportation
services according to section 124D.10, subdivision 16, according
to this subdivision. Transportation aid shall equal
transportation revenue.

In addition to the revenue under subdivision 1, new text begin for fiscal
year 2006,new text end a charter school providing transportation services
must receive general education aid deleted text begin for each pupil unit deleted text end equal to
the sum of new text begin the product of (i) new text end an amount equal to the product of
the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision
2, timesdeleted text begin .0485 deleted text end new text begin 0.0485new text end , plus the transportation sparsity
allowance for the school district in which the charter school is
located new text begin times (ii) the adjusted marginal cost pupil units, plus
the product of $228 times the extended time marginal cost pupil
unitsnew text end .

new text begin In addition to the revenue under subdivision 1, for fiscal
year 2007 and later, a charter school providing transportation
services must receive general education aid equal to the sum of
the product of (i) the formula allowance according to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, times 0.0458, plus the transportation
sparsity allowance for the school district in which the charter
school is located times (ii) the adjusted pupil units, plus the
product of $266 times the extended time pupil units.
 new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.11,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Building lease aid.

new text begin (a) new text end When a charter school
finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
or land for any instructional purposes and it determines that
the total operating capital revenue under section 126C.10,
subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply
to the commissioner for building lease aid for this purpose.
The commissioner must review and either approve or deny a lease
aid application using the following criteria:

(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market
values;

(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable
state laws and rules; and

(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the
context of the space needs and financial circumstances of the
charter school.

A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives
for custodial, maintenance service, utility, or other operating
costs.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2006,new text end the amount of building lease aid
per pupil unit served for a charter school deleted text begin for any year deleted text end shall
not exceed the lesser of (a) 90 percent of the approved cost or
(b) the product of the pupil units served for the current school
year times the greater of the charter school's building lease
aid per pupil unit served for fiscal year 2003, excluding the
adjustment under Laws 2002, chapter 392, article 6, section 4,
or $1,200. new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, the amount of
building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the
lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the greater
of (i) the sum of the elementary pupil units served for the
current school year times $1,316 plus the secondary pupil units
served for the current school year times $1,552 or (ii) the
product of the charter school's building lease aid per pupil
unit served for fiscal year 2003 as adjusted according to
section 126C.05, subdivision 14, excluding the adjustment under
Laws 2002, chapter 392, article 6, section 4, times the pupil
units served for the current school year.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.11,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Start-up costs.

new text begin (a) new text end During the first two years
of a charter school's operation, the charter school is eligible
for aid to pay for start-up costs and additional operating costs.
new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end start-up cost aid equals the greater of:

(1) $50,000 per charter school; or

(2) $500 times the charter school's pupil units served for
that year.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, start-up cost aid
equals the greater of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $50,000 per charter school; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the sum of $550 times the charter school's pupil units
served in prekindergarten through grade 6 for that year plus
$648 times the charter school's pupil units served in grades 7
through 12.
 new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin [124D.4531] CAREER AND TECHNICAL LEVY.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Career and technical levy. new text end

new text begin (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:
 new text end

new text begin (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
new text end

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

new text begin (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;
 new text end

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

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

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

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

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

new text begin (vii) specialized vocational instructional supplies.
 new text end

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

new text begin (c) 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. 2. new text end

new text begin Allocation from cooperative centers and
intermediate districts. new text end

new text begin 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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Levy guarantee. new text end

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

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

new text begin (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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compliance with rules. new text end

new text begin (a) Levy authority must
be granted under this section only for services rendered or for
costs incurred in career and technical education programs
approved by the commissioner and operated in accordance with
rules adopted by the commissioner. The rules must not require
any minimum number of administrative staff, any minimum period
of coordination time or extended employment for career and
technical education personnel, or the availability of vocational
student activities or organizations for a career and technical
education program to qualify for this levy. Levy authority
shall be granted only for services rendered and for costs
incurred by essential, licensed personnel, or approved
paraprofessionals who meet the requirements for licensure
pursuant to the rules of the Minnesota Board of Teaching.
 new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this paragraph, "licensed personnel"
means persons holding a valid career and technical license
issued by the commissioner. If an average of five or fewer
secondary full-time equivalent students are enrolled per teacher
in an approved postsecondary program at Intermediate District
No. 287, 916, or 917, "licensed personnel" means persons holding
a valid vocational license issued by the commissioner or the
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 127A.42, the commissioner may
modify or withdraw the program or levy authority under this
section without proceeding under section 127A.42, at any time.
To do so, the commissioner must determine that the program does
not comply with rules of the Department of Education or that any
facts concerning the program or its budget differ from the facts
in the district's approved application.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Limit. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may reduce the levy
under this section for a career and technical education program
that receives funds from any other source. A district or center
must not receive a total amount of levy authority pursuant to
this section which, when added to funds from other sources, will
provide the program an amount for salaries and travel which
exceeds 100 percent of the amount of its expenditures for
salaries and travel in the program.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Levy for contracted services. new text end

new text begin In addition to
the provisions of subdivisions 4 and 5, a school district or
cooperative center may contract with a public or private agency
other than a Minnesota school district or cooperative center for
the provision of career and technical education services. The
commissioner must adopt rules relating to program approval
procedures and criteria for these contracts and levy authority
must be granted only for contracts approved by the
commissioner. The district or cooperative center contracting
for these services must be construed to be providing the
services.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7.new text end

new text begin District reports.new text end

new text begin 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 levy formula.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes
payable in 2008.
 new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.66,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Eligible services.

(a) Assurance of mastery
programs may provide direct instructional services to an
eligible pupil, or a group of eligible pupils, under the
following conditions in paragraphs (b) to (d).

(b) Instruction may be provided at one or more grade levels
from kindergarten to grade 8 and for students in grades 9
through 12 who new text begin were enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006
school year and new text end have failed the basic skills testsnew text begin , or were
enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later and
who have failed the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
(MCA-IIs) in reading, mathematics, or writing as required for
high school graduation under section 120B.02new text end . If an assessment
of pupils' needs within a district demonstrates that the
eligible pupils in grades kindergarten to grade 8 are being
appropriately served, a district may serve eligible pupils in
grades 9 to 12.

(c) Instruction must be provided under the supervision of
the eligible pupil's regular classroom teacher. Instruction may
be provided by the eligible pupil's classroom teacher, by
another teacher, by a team of teachers, or by an education
assistant or aide. A special education teacher may provide
instruction, but instruction that is provided under this section
is not eligible for aid under section 125A.76.

(d) The instruction that is provided must differ from the
initial instruction the pupil received in the regular classroom
setting. The instruction may differ by presenting different
curriculum than was initially presented in the regular classroom
or by presenting the same curriculum:

(1) at a different rate or in a different sequence than it
was initially presented;

(2) using different teaching methods or techniques than
were used initially; or

(3) using different instructional materials than were used
initially.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.83,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Revenue amount.

An American Indian-controlled
tribal contract or grant school that is located on a reservation
within the state and that complies with the requirements in
subdivision 1 is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant
school aid. The amount of aid is derived by:

(1) multiplying deleted text begin the formula allowance under section
126C.10, subdivision 2, less $170,deleted text end new text begin $5,425 new text end times the difference
between (i) the resident pupil units as defined in section
126C.05, subdivision 6, in average daily membership, excluding
section 126C.05, subdivision 13, and (ii) the number of pupils
for the current school year, weighted according to section
126C.05, subdivision 1, receiving benefits under section 123B.42
or 123B.44 or for which the school is receiving reimbursement
under section 124D.69;

(2) adding to the result in clause (1) an amount equal to
the product of deleted text begin the formula allowance under section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, less $300 deleted text end new text begin $4,475 new text end times the tribal contract
compensation revenue pupil units;

(3) subtracting from the result in clause (2) the amount of
money allotted to the school by the federal government through
Indian School Equalization Program of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 25,
part 39, subparts A to E, for the basic program as defined by
section 39.11, paragraph (b), for the base rate as applied to
kindergarten through twelfth grade, excluding small school
adjustments and additional weighting, but not money allotted
through subparts F to L for contingency funds, school board
training, student training, interim maintenance and minor
repair, interim administration cost, prekindergarten, and
operation and maintenance, and the amount of money that is
received according to section 124D.69;

(4) dividing the result in clause (3) by the sum of the
resident pupil units in average daily membership, excluding
section 126C.05, subdivision 13, plus the tribal contract
compensation revenue pupil units; and

(5) multiplying the sum of the resident pupil units,
including section 126C.05, subdivision 13, in average daily
membership plus the tribal contract compensation revenue pupil
units by the lesser of deleted text begin $1,500 deleted text end new text begin $1,676 new text end or the result in clause (4).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Integration revenue.

Integration revenue equals
the following amounts:

(1) for Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, $206
times the adjusted pupil units for deleted text begin the school year deleted text end new text begin fiscal year
2006 and $249 times the adjusted pupil units for fiscal year
2007 and laternew text end ;

(2) for Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, $445
times the adjusted pupil units for deleted text begin the school year deleted text end new text begin fiscal year
2006 and $534 times the adjusted pupil units for fiscal year
2007 and laternew text end ;

(3) for Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, the sum
of $445 times the adjusted pupil units deleted text begin for the school year deleted text end and
an additional $35 times the adjusted pupil units deleted text begin for the school
year deleted text end that is provided entirely through a local levy new text begin for fiscal
year 2006, and the sum of $534 times the adjusted pupil units
and an additional $43 times the adjusted pupil units that is
provided entirely through a local levy for fiscal year 2007 and
laternew text end ;

(4) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), or (3),
that must implement a plan under Minnesota Rules, parts
3535.0100 to 3535.0180, where the district's enrollment of
protected students, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part
3535.0110, exceeds 15 percent, the lesser of (i) the actual cost
of implementing the plan during the fiscal year minus the aid
received under subdivision 6, or (ii) $129 times the adjusted
pupil units for deleted text begin the school year deleted text end new text begin fiscal year 2006 and $156 times
the adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2007 and laternew text end ;

(5) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), (3), or
(4), that is required to implement a plan according to the
requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180,
the lesser of

(i) the actual cost of implementing the plan during the
fiscal year minus the aid received under subdivision 6, or

(ii) $92 times the adjusted pupil units for deleted text begin the school year
deleted text end new text begin fiscal year 2006 and $111 times the adjusted pupil units for
fiscal year 2007 and laternew text end .

Any money received by districts in clauses (1) to (3) which
exceeds the amount received in fiscal year 2000 shall be subject
to the budget requirements in subdivision 1a; and

(6) for a member district of a multidistrict integration
collaborative that files a plan with the commissioner, but is
not contiguous to a racially isolated district, integration
revenue equals the amount defined in clause (5).

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.88,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Start-up costs.

During the first two years of a
metropolitan magnet school's operation, the school is eligible
for aid to pay for start-up costs and additional operating
costs. new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end start-up cost aid equals $500
times the magnet school's pupil units served for that year. new text begin For
fiscal year 2007 and later, start-up cost aid equals $569 times
the magnet school's pupil units served for that year.
new text end

Sec. 29.

new text begin [124D.98] SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this
section the following terms have the meanings given.
 new text end

new text begin (b) "Federal poverty guidelines" mean the poverty
guidelines for the 48 contiguous states used by the United
States Department of Health and Human Services as most recently
published in the Federal Register.
 new text end

new text begin (c) "Liability for tax" means the tax imposed under chapter
290 for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable
credits allowed under chapter 290.
 new text end

new text begin (d) "Qualified school" means an elementary or secondary
nonpublic school, not including home schools, wherein a resident
of this state may legally fulfill the state's compulsory
attendance laws, which is accredited by an education accrediting
agency recognized by the Minnesota Nonpublic Education Council
under section 123B.445, paragraph (a), which is not operated for
profit, and which adheres to the provisions of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and chapter 363A.
 new text end

new text begin (e) "Scholarship granting organization" or "SGO" means a
charitable organization that is exempt from federal taxation
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is
registered with the attorney general's office, and is certified
by the commissioner of education as meeting the criteria of this
section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner duties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of
education:
 new text end

new text begin (1) must maintain a list of SGOs;
 new text end

new text begin (2) must make the list available on the Department of
Education's Web site and by other means;
 new text end

new text begin (3) must develop an application process for SGOs to be
certified by the Department of Education under this section;
 new text end

new text begin (4) may remove an organization from the list of qualifying
SGOs, after notifying the organization and providing an
opportunity for a public hearing, if the organization has a
history of financial mismanagement or repeated violations of the
law;
 new text end

new text begin (5) must develop a process for SGOs to annually report to
the department as described under this section; and
new text end

new text begin (6) may audit the scholarship funds of an SGO.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Qualifications of an sgo. new text end

new text begin To qualify as a
scholarship granting organization, the charitable organization:
 new text end

new text begin (1) must allocate at least 80 percent of its annual revenue
from contributions claimed for credit under section 290.0676,
subdivision 1, for education scholarship grants to children to
allow them to attend any qualified school of their parents'
choice;
 new text end

new text begin (2) may only award scholarship grants funded by
contributions claimed for credit under section 290.0676,
subdivision 1, to students who are residents of Minnesota and
are from families with incomes equal to or less than 200 percent
of the federal poverty guidelines;
 new text end

new text begin (3) must not restrict the availability of scholarships to
students of one school;
 new text end

new text begin (4) may not charge a fee of any kind to students under
consideration for a scholarship;
 new text end

new text begin (5) may only award scholarship grants funded by
contributions claimed for the tax credit to students who are not
enrolled in a nonpublic school during the school year in which
the students first apply for scholarship grants from an SGO;
 new text end

new text begin (6) must require parents of a child awarded a scholarship
grant funded by contributions under the tax credit program to
sign a written notification authorizing their child's school to
release data about their child's performance on state
assessments, other standardized tests, or both to the SGO and
the department. The SGO and department would be required to
protect the privacy of individual student data and to report
academic achievement data for scholarship recipients to the
public only in the aggregate;
 new text end

new text begin (7) must require a private school receiving payment of
tuition through a scholarship grant funded by contributions
under the tax credit program and awarded by an SGO to an
enrolled student of the school to sign an agreement that it:
 new text end

new text begin (i) will provide data about the student's performance on
state assessments, other standardized tests, or both to the SGO
and department once it has received written authorization from
the student's parents; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) will not use different admissions standards for a
student with a scholarship grant from an SGO;
 new text end

new text begin (8) must agree to annually report to the department:
 new text end

new text begin (i) the number of students awarded scholarship grants
funded by contributions under the tax credit program;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) the total amount of scholarship grant dollars awarded
from contributions under the tax credit program;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) the total number of schools attended by scholarship
grant recipients;
 new text end

new text begin (iv) the total amount of contributions received under the
tax credit program; and
new text end

new text begin (v) the percentage of contributions received under the tax
credit program that was provided as scholarship grants to
families;
 new text end

new text begin (9) must provide the department with the same annual report
that the organization is required to provide the attorney
general's office under section 309.53;
 new text end

new text begin (10) may only award scholarship grants funded by
contributions claimed for the tax credit to students entering
grades 3 through 11 who meet the criteria for being academically
at risk as defined in 124D.68, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
clause (1) or (2) during the school year in which they first
apply for a scholarship grant from an SGO. A student entering
grade 12 may receive a scholarship grant if the student received
a scholarship grant in grade 11; and
new text end

new text begin (11) may only award scholarship grants funded by
contributions claimed for the tax credit that will equal 100
percent of the tuition and fees charged by a qualified school.
The maximum scholarship grant that may be awarded by an SGO is
$5,000 for students entering grades 3 through 8, and $10,000 for
students entering grades 9 through 12.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4.new text end

new text begin Application for credit certificate.new text end

new text begin The
corporation shall apply to the Department of Education for a tax
credit certificate. A corporation shall receive a tax credit
certificate under section 290.0676 if the scholarship granting
organization (SGO) appears on the list of qualifying SGOs
maintained by the Department of Education. Tax credit
certificates under this section shall be made available by the
Department of Education on a first-come, first-served basis
until the maximum statewide credit amount has been reached. The
statewide credit maximum amount is $0 in fiscal year 2006 and
$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2007. A contribution by a corporation
to a SGO shall be made no later than 60 days following written
notification of the approval of an application. The
commissioner of education shall issue the tax credit certificate
in the amount of one-half of the amount contributed to the SGO
after the corporation has made the contribution to the SGO. The
commissioner of education shall not issue a tax credit
certificate for an amount greater than $100,000.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.457, is
amended to read:


126C.457 CAREER AND TECHNICAL LEVY.

new text begin For taxes payable in 2006 and 2007,new text end a school district may
levy an amount equal to the greater of (1) $10,000, or (2) the
district's fiscal year 2001 entitlement for career and technical
aid under Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.453. The
district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue
for the fiscal year in which it is certified. Revenue received
under this section must be reserved and used only for career and
technical programs.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.47,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Charter schools.

(a) The general education aid
for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a
charter school under section 124D.10. The adjustments must be
made according to this subdivision.

(b) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end general education aid paid to a
district in which a charter school not providing transportation
according to section 124D.10, subdivision 16, is located must be
increased by an amount equal to the new text begin sum of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the new text end product of: deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end the sum of an amount equal to
the product of the formula allowance according to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0485, plus the transportation
sparsity allowance for the district; times deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end the new text begin adjusted
marginal cost new text end pupil units attributable to the pupilnew text begin ; plus
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of $228 times the extended time marginal
cost pupil units attributable to the pupilnew text end .

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2007 and later, general education aid
paid to a district in which a charter school not providing
transportation according to section 124D.10, subdivision 16, is
located must be increased by an amount equal to the sum of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the product of: (i) the sum of an amount equal to the
product of the transportation allowance according to section
126C.10, subdivision 17, times .0458, plus the transportation
sparsity allowance for the district; times (ii) the adjusted
pupil units attributable to the pupil; plus
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of $266 times the extended time pupil units
attributable to the pupil.
 new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.04,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Persons not eligible.

The department
shall not issue a driver's license:

(1) to any person under 18 years unless:

(i) the applicant is 16 or 17 years of age and has a
previously issued valid license from another state or country or
the applicant has, for the 12 consecutive months preceding
application, held a provisional license and during that time has
incurred (A) no conviction for a violation of section 169A.20,
169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (B) no
conviction for a crash-related moving violation, and (C) not
more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not
crash related. "Moving violation" means a violation of a
traffic regulation but does not include a parking violation,
vehicle equipment violation, or warning citation;

(ii) the application for a license is approved by (A)
either parent when both reside in the same household as the
minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (B) the parent or spouse
of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court
order for custody, then (C) the parent or spouse of the parent
with whom the minor is living or, if subitems (A) to (C) do not
apply, then (D) the guardian having custody of the minor or, in
the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father,
mother, or guardian, or is married or otherwise legally
emancipated, then (E) the minor's adult spouse, adult close
family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval
required by this item contains a verification of the age of the
applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, adult
spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(iii) the applicant presents a certification by the person
who approves the application under item (ii), stating that the
applicant has driven a motor vehicle accompanied by and under
supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age for at
least ten hours during the period of provisional licensure; new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (iv) the applicant presents a certificate of school
attendance under section 171.056, or the school board, SAAP
board, or charter school board has submitted a certificate that
it has waived the attendance requirement for the driving
privilege for its students in accordance with section 120A.23;
new text end

(2) to any person who is 18 years of age or younger, unless
the person has applied for, been issued, and possessed the
appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of six months, and,
with respect to a person under 18 years of age, a provisional
license for a minimum of 12 months;

(3) to any person who is 19 years of age or older, unless
that person has applied for, been issued, and possessed the
appropriate instruction permit for a minimum of three months;

(4) to any person whose license has been suspended during
the period of suspension except that a suspended license may be
reinstated during the period of suspension upon the licensee
furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the same manner
as provided in the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act;

(5) to any person whose license has been revoked except
upon furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the same
manner as provided in the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile
Insurance Act and if otherwise qualified;

(6) to any drug-dependent person, as defined in section
254A.02, subdivision 5;

(7) to any person who has been adjudged legally incompetent
by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, or inebriation,
and has not been restored to capacity, unless the department is
satisfied that the person is competent to operate a motor
vehicle with safety to persons or property;

(8) to any person who is required by this chapter to take a
vision, knowledge, or road examination, unless the person has
successfully passed the examination. An applicant who fails
four road tests must complete a minimum of six hours of
behind-the-wheel instruction with an approved instructor before
taking the road test again;

(9) to any person who is required under the Minnesota
No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act to deposit proof of financial
responsibility and who has not deposited the proof;

(10) to any person when the commissioner has good cause to
believe that the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by
the person would be inimical to public safety or welfare;

(11) to any person when, in the opinion of the
commissioner, the person is afflicted with or suffering from a
physical or mental disability or disease that will affect the
person in a manner as to prevent the person from exercising
reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while
operating it upon the highways;

(12) to a person who is unable to read and understand
official signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic;

(13) to a child for whom a court has ordered denial of
driving privileges under section 260C.201, subdivision 1, or
260B.235, subdivision 5, until the period of denial is
completed; or

(14) to any person whose license has been canceled, during
the period of cancellation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1,
2005, and applies to all students under 18 years of age
possessing or applying for a driver's instruction permit or
provisional license on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Person less than 18 years of age.

(a)
Notwithstanding any provision in subdivision 1 to the contrary,
the department may issue an instruction permit to an applicant
who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:

(1) has completed a course of driver education in another
state, has a previously issued valid license from another state,
or is enrolled in either:

(i) a public, private, or commercial driver education
program that is approved by the commissioner of public safety
and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or

(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program
when the student is receiving full-time instruction in a home
school within the meaning of sections 120A.22 and 120A.24, the
student is working toward a homeschool diploma, the student's
status as a homeschool student has been certified by the
superintendent of the school district in which the student
resides, and the student is taking home-classroom driver
training with classroom materials approved by the commissioner
of public safety;

(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the
driver education program;

(3) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;

(4) has passed a department-administered test of the
applicant's knowledge of traffic laws;

(5) has completed the required application, which must be
approved by (i) either parent when both reside in the same
household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the
parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event
there is no court order for custody, then (iii) the parent or
spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items
(i) to (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody
of the minor or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has
no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or
otherwise legally emancipated, then (v) the applicant's adult
spouse, adult close family member, or adult employer; provided,
that the approval required by this clause contains a
verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the
parent, guardian, adult spouse, adult close family member, or
adult employer; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(6) new text begin presents a certificate of school attendance under
section 171.056, or the school board, SAAP board, or charter
school board has submitted a certificate that it has waived the
attendance requirement for the driving privilege for its
students in accordance with section 120A.23; and
new text end

new text begin (7) new text end has paid the fee required in section 171.06,
subdivision 2.

(b) The instruction permit is valid for one year from the
date of application and may be renewed upon payment of a fee
equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction permit under
section 171.06, subdivision 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1,
2005, and applies to all students under 18 years of age
possessing or applying for a driver's instruction permit on or
after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Instruction permit use by person under age 18.

(a) This subdivision applies to persons who have applied for and
received an instruction permit under subdivision 2.

(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession,
operate a motor vehicle, but must be accompanied by and be under
the supervision of a certified driver education instructor, the
permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver
age 21 or older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the
permit holder.

(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when
every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child
passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who
violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace
officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this
paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the
driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in
section 171.04, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not
record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving
record.

(d) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free
of convictions for moving violations, as defined in section
171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions for violation of
section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to
169A.53. If the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in
violation of the law, the commissioner shall suspend, cancel, or
revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section
violated.

new text begin (e) The permit holder must comply with the school
attendance requirement under section 171.056, except when the
attendance requirement is waived under section 120A.23. If the
permit holder does not attend school as required, the
commissioner shall cancel the permit according to section
171.056.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1,
2005, and applies to all students under 18 years of age
possessing or applying for a driver's instruction permit on or
after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Motorized bicycle.

Notwithstanding any
provision in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department, upon
application and payment of the fee prescribed in section 171.02,
subdivision 3, may issue a motorized bicycle instruction permit
to an applicant who is 15 years of age and who has successfully
completed the written portion of the examination prescribed by
the commissioner. The holder of this instruction permit who has
the permit in possession may operate a motorized bicycle within
one mile of the holder's residence for the purpose of practicing
to take the operator portion of the examination prescribed by
the commissionernew text begin , and who presents a school attendance
certificate under section 171.056, or the school board, SAAP
board, or charter school board has submitted a certificate that
it has waived the attendance requirement for the driving
privilege for its students in accordance with section 120A.23new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1,
2005, and applies to all students under 18 years of age
possessing or applying for a motorized bicycle instruction
permit on or after that date.
 new text end

Sec. 36.

new text begin [171.056] SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT FOR
DRIVER'S INSTRUCTION PERMIT, MOTORIZED BICYCLE PERMIT, AND
PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1.new text end [ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S
INSTRUCTION PERMIT, MOTORIZED BICYCLE PERMIT, OR PROVISIONAL
LICENSE.] new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except
when the attendance requirement is waived under section 120A.23,
school attendance is a requirement for the issuance of a new
driver's instruction permit, motorized bicycle permit, or
provisional license or the renewal of a permit to a student
under 18 years of age. The student meets the school attendance
requirement when the student:
new text end

new text begin (1) has a high school diploma or general education
development certificate (GED);
 new text end

new text begin (2) has withdrawn from school under section 120A.22,
subdivision 8; or
new text end

new text begin (3)(i) is enrolled and attending a public school, SAAP, or
charter school; is not truant under section 260C.007,
subdivision 19; or is receiving alternative educational services
during the pendency of a school expulsion, or is homeschooled or
attending a nonpublic school; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) has conformed to attendance laws, rules, and policies
of the student's school, school district, and the state.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A student under 18 years of age who applies for a
motorized bicycle permit, instruction permit, or provisional
license must submit information in the manner and format
prescribed by the Department of Public Safety certifying that
the student has met the requirement for the permit or license
under paragraph (a).
 new text end

new text begin (c) As set forth in section 120A.23, a school principal or
other administrator at the student's school must sign a written
certificate form that verifies the student does not meet the
definition of a habitual truant as defined in section 260C.007,
subdivision 19, for the last grading period and the student's
current grading period. The Department of Public Safety shall
develop a certificate form for the school administrator to
complete that includes the student's name, date of birth, and
address. For any data not included in the school district,
SAAP, or charter school definition of directory information, the
school district, SAAP, or charter school must obtain the
informed consent of the parent or guardian to release data to
the Department of Public Safety. The school district, SAAP, or
charter school must include in the student attendance policy it
distributes to the parent or guardian and student that it will
request a parent or guardian to sign an informed consent form to
transfer directory information about the student to the
department. The Department of Public Safety shall develop a
certificate form for the school administrator to complete if
that school district has opted out of the attendance requirement
for driving privileges.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of permit or license. new text end

new text begin (a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Department of
Public Safety shall cancel the motorized bicycle permit,
instruction permit, or provisional license of a student under 18
years of age when a school administrator notifies the department
in writing that the student:
 new text end

new text begin (1) meets the definition of a habitual truant under section
260C.007, subdivision 19, has not withdrawn from school under
section 120A.22, subdivision 8, is not being homeschooled or
attending a nonpublic school, and has not obtained a high school
diploma or general education development certificate (GED); or
new text end

new text begin (2) has been expelled from a public or charter school, is
not enrolled and attending school at another public or nonpublic
school, including being homeschooled, and has refused to
participate in the alternative educational services offered by
the district, as required by section 121A.55, during the
pendency of the expulsion. The school district, SAAP, or
charter school must obtain the informed consent of the parent or
guardian to release this data to the department.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 171.14, or other law to the
contrary, the Department of Public Safety shall cancel the
permit or license of a student under 18 years of age until the
earliest of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the student becomes 18 years of age;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the student withdraws from school under section
120A.22;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the student obtained a high school diploma or general
education development certificate (GED);
 new text end

new text begin (4) the student has withdrawn from the student's prior
public school and is now being homeschooled or attending a
nonpublic school; or
new text end

new text begin (5) a school administrator notifies the department to
reinstate the student's permit or license because the student
attended school or participated in alternative educational
services for 30 consecutive school days without an unexcused
absence immediately following the date the department issued its
cancellation notice.
 new text end

new text begin (c) If a school district, SAAP, or charter school chooses
to send truancy data to the Department of Public Safety each
grading period, it shall notify:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the Department of Public Safety electronically in a
manner and format prescribed by the department that includes the
student's name, date of birth, and address. For any data not
included in the school district, SAAP, or charter school
definition of directory information, the school district, SAAP,
or charter school must obtain the informed consent of the parent
or guardian to release the data to the department; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the student and the student's parent or legal guardian,
by first class mail or other reasonable means, that the
student's motorized bicycle permit, instruction permit, or
provisional license may be canceled and the student may request
a hardship waiver from the Department of Public Safety. The
Department of Public Safety may consult with the student's
school to obtain relevant information prior to issuing its
hardship waiver determination, based upon the provisions in
section 171.30.
 new text end

new text begin The Department of Public Safety shall notify the student
and the student's parent or guardian in writing that the
student's permit or license has been canceled under section
171.14, except that the cancellation shall begin ten calendar
days from the date the written notice is issued. The notice
shall provide notification to the student and the student's
parent or guardian of the student's right to seek a hardship
waiver and the procedure and timelines involved for that
proceeding.
 new text end

new text begin (d) When a student satisfies a requirement for reinstating
driving privileges under paragraph (b), a school administrator
must electronically certify to the department, in the manner and
format the department prescribes, that the student has satisfied
a requirement under paragraph (b). The school district, SAAP,
or charter school must obtain the informed consent of the parent
or guardian to release this data to the department.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3.new text end [EXPUNGEMENT OF DRIVER'S LICENSE RECORD.] new text begin Once
the student turns 18 years of age, the student may submit a
request to have the student's truancy data and any record of a
refusal to issue or cancellation of a provisional or driver's
license based upon a student's truancy expunged from the
Department of Public Safety motor vehicle records. Upon proof
of the student's age, the department must expunge the student's
record.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.30,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Conditions of issuance.

(a) In any case
where a person's license has been suspended under section
new text begin 171.056,new text end 171.18, 171.173, or 171.186, or revoked under section
169.792, 169.797, 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.17, or 171.172, the
commissioner may issue a limited license to the driver including
under the following conditions:

(1) if the driver's livelihood or attendance at a chemical
dependency treatment or counseling program depends upon the use
of the driver's license;

(2) if the use of a driver's license by a homemaker is
necessary to prevent the substantial disruption of the
education, medical, or nutritional needs of the family of the
homemaker; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(3) if attendance at a postsecondary institution of
educationnew text begin , or attendance at a public school new text end by an enrolled
student of that institution new text begin or public school new text end depends upon the
use of the driver's licensenew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (4) if the use of a driver's license by a minor is
necessary for the employment of the minor or the minor's family,
or to prevent the substantial disruption of the educational,
nutritional, or medical needs of the minor or the minor's familynew text end .

(b) The commissioner in issuing a limited license may
impose such conditions and limitations as in the commissioner's
judgment are necessary to the interests of the public safety and
welfare including reexamination as to the driver's
qualifications. The license may be limited to the operation of
particular vehicles, to particular classes and times of
operation, and to particular conditions of traffic. The
commissioner may require that an applicant for a limited license
affirmatively demonstrate that use of public transportation or
carpooling as an alternative to a limited license would be a
significant hardship.

(c) For purposes of this subdivisiondeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end "homemaker" refers to the person primarily performing
the domestic tasks in a household of residents consisting of at
least the person and the person's dependent child or other
dependentsnew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "minor" refers to a student under the age of 18 who has
not withdrawn from public schoolnew text end .

(d) The limited license issued by the commissioner shall
clearly indicate the limitations imposed and the driver
operating under the limited license shall have the license in
possession at all times when operating as a driver.

(e) In determining whether to issue a limited license, the
commissioner shall consider the number and the seriousness of
prior convictions and the entire driving record of the driver
and shall consider the number of miles driven by the driver
annually.

(f) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has
been revoked under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner
may only issue a limited license to the person after the person
has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or
written statement indicating that the driver or owner has
insurance coverage satisfactory to the commissioner of public
safety. The commissioner of public safety may require the
insurance identification card provided to satisfy this
subdivision be certified by the insurance company to be
noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.

(g) The limited license issued by the commissioner to a
person under section 171.186, subdivision 4, must expire 90 days
after the date it is issued. The commissioner must not issue a
limited license to a person who previously has been issued a
limited license under section 171.186, subdivision 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 260A.03, is
amended to read:


260A.03 NOTICE TO PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHEN CHILD IS A
CONTINUING TRUANT.

Upon a child's initial classification as a continuing
truant, the school attendance officer or other designated school
official shall notify the child's parent or legal guardian, by
first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following:

(1) that the child is truant;

(2) that the parent or guardian should notify the school if
there is a valid excuse for the child's absences;

(3) that the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the
attendance of the child at school pursuant to section 120A.22
and parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be
subject to prosecution under section 120A.34;

(4) that this notification serves as the notification
required by section 120A.34;

(5) that alternative educational programs and services may
be available in the district;

(6) that the parent or guardian has the right to meet with
appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the child's
truancy;

(7) new text begin that if a student meets the habitual truant definition
under section 260C.007, subdivision 19, the student may not be
able to obtain a driver's license or permit, or an existing
license or permit, may be canceled, unless the school waived the
attendance requirement under section 120A.23. The school
district, SAAP, or charter school must obtain the informed
consent of the parent or guardian to release this data to the
Department of Public Safety;
new text end

new text begin (8) new text end that if the child continues to be truant, the parent
and child may be subject to juvenile court proceedings under
chapter 260C;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end that if the child is subject to juvenile court
proceedings, the child may be subject to suspension,
restriction, or delay of the child's driving privilege pursuant
to section 260C.201; and

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end that it is recommended that the parent or guardian
accompany the child to school and attend classes with the child
for one day.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1,
2005.
 new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.01,
subdivision 19c, is amended to read:


Subd. 19c.

Corporations; additions to federal taxable
income.

For corporations, there shall be added to federal
taxable income:

(1) the amount of any deduction taken for federal income
tax purposes for income, excise, or franchise taxes based on net
income or related minimum taxes, including but not limited to
the tax imposed under section 290.0922, paid by the corporation
to Minnesota, another state, a political subdivision of another
state, the District of Columbia, or any foreign country or
possession of the United States;

(2) interest not subject to federal tax upon obligations
of: the United States, its possessions, its agencies, or its
instrumentalities; the state of Minnesota or any other state,
any of its political or governmental subdivisions, any of its
municipalities, or any of its governmental agencies or
instrumentalities; the District of Columbia; or Indian tribal
governments;

(3) exempt-interest dividends received as defined in
section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(4) the amount of any net operating loss deduction taken
for federal income tax purposes under section 172 or 832(c)(10)
of the Internal Revenue Code or operations loss deduction under
section 810 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(5) the amount of any special deductions taken for federal
income tax purposes under sections 241 to 247 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(6) losses from the business of mining, as defined in
section 290.05, subdivision 1, clause (a), that are not subject
to Minnesota income tax;

(7) the amount of any capital losses deducted for federal
income tax purposes under sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(8) the exempt foreign trade income of a foreign sales
corporation under sections 921(a) and 291 of the Internal
Revenue Code;

(9) the amount of percentage depletion deducted under
sections 611 through 614 and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(10) for certified pollution control facilities placed in
service in a taxable year beginning before December 31, 1986,
and for which amortization deductions were elected under section
169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through
December 31, 1985, the amount of the amortization deduction
allowed in computing federal taxable income for those
facilities;

(11) the amount of any deemed dividend from a foreign
operating corporation determined pursuant to section 290.17,
subdivision 4, paragraph (g);

(12) the amount of any environmental tax paid under section
59(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(13) the amount of a partner's pro rata share of net income
which does not flow through to the partner because the
partnership elected to pay the tax on the income under section
6242(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(14) the amount of net income excluded under section 114 of
the Internal Revenue Code;

(15) any increase in subpart F income, as defined in
section 952(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the taxable
year when subpart F income is calculated without regard to the
provisions of section 614 of Public Law 107-147; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(16) 80 percent of the depreciation deduction allowed under
section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of
this clause, if the taxpayer has an activity that in the taxable
year generates a deduction for depreciation under section 168(k)
and the activity generates a loss for the taxable year that the
taxpayer is not allowed to claim for the taxable year, "the
depreciation allowed under section 168(k)" for the taxable year
is limited to excess of the depreciation claimed by the activity
under section 168(k) over the amount of the loss from the
activity that is not allowed in the taxable year. In succeeding
taxable years when the losses not allowed in the taxable year
are allowed, the depreciation under section 168(k) is allowednew text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (17) the amount deducted under section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Code that represents contributions to a scholarship
granting organization for which a credit is claimed under
section 290.0676new text end .

Sec. 40.

new text begin [290.0676] CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS.
 new text end

new text begin A corporation is allowed a credit against the corporate
franchise tax due under this chapter equal to 50 percent of the
amount contributed to a scholarship granting organization under
section 124D.98. The maximum credit allowed in a taxable year
is $100,000. The credit may not be claimed for contributions
designated for the use of a specific student. The credit for
the taxable year may not exceed the corporation's liability for
tax. The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the manner in
which the credit may be claimed. This may include allowing the
credit only as a separately processed claim for refund.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2005.
 new text end

Sec. 41. new text begin BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS; RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY.
new text end

new text begin On or before June 30, 2007, the Board of School
Administrators may adopt rules to revise and clarify Minnesota
Rules, chapter 3512.
 new text end

Sec. 42. new text begin CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM RULES.
new text end

new text begin By January 1, 2007, the commissioner of education must
adopt rules for approval of career and technical education
programs consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.4531,
subdivisions 4 and 6, that emphasize emerging workforce skills.
Program approval for fiscal year 2008 and later must be based on
the rules.
 new text end

Sec. 43. new text begin MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS; RULES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education shall adopt rules on or
before January 1, 2005, to implement the Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments Second Edition (MCA-IIs) in reading, mathematics,
and writing.
 new text end

Sec. 44. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this
section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department
of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support
programs; teacher stipends. new text end

new text begin For student examination fees,
training and related costs for teachers and other interested
educators, and teacher stipends under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.13:
 new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of
the appropriation each year and the international baccalaureate
program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation each
year. The department, in consultation with representatives of
the advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs
selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory Council and IBMN,
respectively, shall determine the amounts of the expenditures
each year for examination fees, training and support programs,
and teacher stipends for each program.
 new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end

new text begin For building
lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision
4:
 new text end

new text begin $25,401,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $30,791,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,894,000 for 2005 and
$21,507,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $4,752,000 for 2006 and
$26,039,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Charter school startup aid. new text end

new text begin For charter school
startup cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11:
 new text end

new text begin $1,353,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,141,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $-0- for 2005 and
$1,353,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $299,000 for 2006 and
$2,842,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Integration aid. new text end

new text begin For integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86, subdivision 5:
 new text end

new text begin $57,513,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $57,310,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $9,820,000 for 2005 and
$47,693,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $10,539,000 for 2006 and
$46,771,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Magnet school grants. new text end

new text begin For magnet school and
program grants:
 new text end

new text begin $ 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin These amounts may be used for magnet school programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Magnet school startup aid. new text end

new text begin For magnet school
startup aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88:
 new text end

new text begin $ 221,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $-0- for 2006 and $221,000
for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration
transportation grants. new text end

new text begin For interdistrict desegregation or
integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
 new text end

new text begin $7,714,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $9,851,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Success for the future. new text end

new text begin For American Indian
success for the future grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.81:
 new text end

new text begin $2,137,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,137,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $386,000 for 2005 and
$1,751,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $386,000 for 2006 and
$1,751,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin American indian scholarships. new text end

new text begin For American
Indian scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.84:
 new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin American indian teacher preparation
grants. new text end

new text begin For joint grants to assist American Indian people to
become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
 new text end

new text begin $ 190,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 190,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Tribal contract schools. new text end

new text begin For tribal contract
school aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83:
 new text end

new text begin $2,169,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $2,362,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $363,000 for 2005 and
$1,806,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $398,000 for 2006 and
$1,964,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal
schools. new text end

new text begin For early childhood family education programs at
tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $ 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Youthworks program. new text end

new text begin For funding youthworks
programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
 new text end

new text begin $ 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin A grantee organization may provide health and child care
coverage to the dependents of each participant enrolled in a
full-time youth works program to the extent such coverage is not
otherwise available.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Student organizations. new text end

new text begin For student
organizations:
 new text end

new text begin $ 625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 625,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Online learning aid. new text end

new text begin For online learning aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.096:
 new text end

new text begin $2,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Education planning and assessment program. new text end

new text begin For
the Educational Planning and Assessment (EPAS) program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.128:
 new text end

new text begin $ 829,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 829,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18.new text end [COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP).] new text begin For
the College Level Examination program (CLEP) under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.131:
new text end

new text begin $ 825,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,650,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Collaborative urban educator. new text end

new text begin For the
collaborative urban educator program:
 new text end

new text begin $ 528,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 528,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Career and technical education grants. new text end

new text begin For
career and technical education grants:
 new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

Sec. 45. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.60, is repealed.
 new text end

ARTICLE 4

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.11,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Special education aid.

new text begin (a) new text end Except as provided
in subdivision 2, special education aid must be paid to a
charter school according to section 125A.76, as though it were a
school district.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2006,new text end the charter school may charge
tuition to the district of residence as new text begin follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the charter school does not receive general
education revenue on behalf of the student according to
subdivision 1, tuition shall be charged as new text end provided in section
125A.11new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) if the charter school receives general education
revenue on behalf of the student according to subdivision 1,
tuition shall be charged as provided in section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, paragraph (d)new text end .

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the special education
aid paid to the charter school shall be adjusted as follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) if the charter school does not receive general
education revenue on behalf of the student according to
subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section
125A.11; or
new text end

new text begin (2) if the charter school receives general education
revenue on behalf of the student according to subdivision 1, the
aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, paragraph (d).
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.11,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.

new text begin (a) For fiscal year 2006,new text end when a school district provides
instruction and services outside the district of residence,
board and lodging, and any tuition to be paid, shall be paid by
the district of residence. The tuition rate to be charged for
any child with a disabilitynew text begin , excluding a pupil for whom tuition
is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 7,
paragraph (d),new text end must be the new text begin sum of (1) the new text end actual cost of
providing special instruction and services to the child
including deleted text begin a proportionate amount for capital outlay and debt
service but not including any amount for deleted text end new text begin special new text end transportation,
new text begin plus (2) the amount of general education revenue and referendum
aid excluding portions attributable to district and school
administration, district support services, operations and
maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation
attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil
receives instruction in the regular classroom, plus (3) the
portion of general education revenue and referendum aid
attributable to district and school administration, district
support services, operations and maintenance, capital
expenditures, and pupil transportation attributable to that
pupil,new text end minus new text begin (4) new text end the amount of special new text begin education new text end aid for
children with a disability received on behalf of that child. If
the boards involved do not agree upon the tuition rate, either
board may apply to the commissioner to fix the rate. new text begin Without
regard to chapter 14,new text end the commissioner must then set a date for
a hearing new text begin or request a written statement from each boardnew text end , giving
each board at least ten days' notice, and after the hearing new text begin or
review of the written statements new text end the commissioner must make an
order fixing the tuition rate, which is binding on both school
districts. new text begin General education revenue and referendum aid
attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident
district's average general education and referendum revenue per
adjusted average daily membership.
new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, when a school district
provides special instruction and services for a pupil with a
disability as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of
residence, excluding a pupil for whom an adjustment to special
education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, paragraph (e), special education aid paid to the
resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the
actual cost of providing special instruction and services
including special transportation to the pupil, plus (2) the
amount of general education revenue and referendum aid excluding
portions attributable to district and school administration,
district support services, operations and maintenance, capital
expenditures, and pupil transportation attributable to that
pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives instruction in
the regular classroom, plus (3) the portion of general education
revenue and referendum aid attributable to district and school
administration, district support services, operations and
maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation
attributable to that pupil, minus (4) the amount of special
education aid received on behalf of that child. General
education revenue and referendum aid attributable to a pupil
must be calculated using the resident district's average general
education and referendum revenue per adjusted average daily
membership. If the resident district's special education aid is
insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining
adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this
section, the definitions in this subdivision apply.

(a) "Base year" for fiscal year 1998 and later fiscal years
means the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which
aid will be paid.

(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section
126C.10, subdivision 2. For the purposes of computing basic
revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a disability
shall be counted as prescribed in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural
liaisons, related services, and support services staff providing
direct services to students. Essential personnel may also
include special education paraprofessionals or clericals
providing support to teachers and students by preparing
paperwork and making arrangements related to special education
compliance requirements, including parent meetings and
individual education plans.

(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in
section 126C.05.

(e) "Program growth factor" means deleted text begin 1.046 deleted text end new text begin 1.04 new text end for fiscal
deleted text begin year 2003 deleted text end new text begin years 2007 and 2008new text end , and 1.0 for fiscal year deleted text begin 2004 deleted text end new text begin 2009
new text end and later.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

State total special education aid.

deleted text begin The state
total special education aid for fiscal year 2004 equals
$530,642,000.deleted text end The state total special education aid for fiscal
year 2005 equals $529,164,000. The state total special
education aid for later fiscal years equals:

(1) the state total special education aid for the preceding
fiscal year; times

(2) deleted text begin the program growth factor; times
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end the ratio of the state total average daily membership
for the current fiscal year to the state total average daily
membership for the preceding fiscal year.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Special education levy revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal
year 2007, the state total special education revenue equals the
state total special education aid times the program growth
factor. For fiscal year 2008 and later, the state total special
education revenue equals:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the state total special education revenue for the
preceding fiscal year, times
new text end

new text begin (2) the program growth factor, times
new text end

new text begin (3) the ratio of the state total average daily membership
for the current fiscal year to the state total average daily
membership for the preceding fiscal year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the state total special
education levy revenue equals the difference between the state
total special education revenue and the state total special
education aid.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2007 and later, the special education
levy revenue for a school district, charter school, or state
academy equals the product of the state total special education
levy revenue times the ratio of the school district, charter
school, or state academy's special education aid to the state
total special education aid.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Special education levy equalization revenue is subject
to reverse referendum according to section 126C.48, subdivision
9.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Special education levy. new text end

new text begin To obtain special
education levy revenue for fiscal year 2007 and later, a
district may levy an amount not more than the product of its
special education levy revenue for the fiscal year times the
lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per
adjusted pupil unit to $6,900.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5c. new text end

new text begin Special education levy equalization aid. new text end

new text begin (a)
For fiscal year 2007 and later, a school district's special
education levy equalization aid equals its special education
levy equalization revenue minus its special education levy times
the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The special education levy equalization aid for a
charter school or a state academy equals the charter school or
state academy's special education levy revenue.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.79,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this
section, the definitions in this subdivision apply.

(a) "Unreimbursed special education cost" means the sum of
the following:

(1) expenditures for teachers' salaries, contracted
services, supplies, equipment, and transportation services
eligible for revenue under section 125A.76; plus

(2) expenditures for tuition bills received under sections
125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65 for services eligible for revenue
under section 125A.76, subdivision 2; minus

(3) revenue for teachers' salaries, contracted services,
supplies, and equipment under section 125A.76; minus

(4) tuition receipts under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and
125A.65 for services eligible for revenue under section 125A.76,
subdivision 2.

(b) deleted text begin "General revenue" means for fiscal year 1996, the sum
of the general education revenue according to section 126C.10,
subdivision 1, as adjusted according to section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, plus the total referendum revenue according to
section 126C.17, subdivision 4. For fiscal years 1997 and
later,deleted text end "General revenue" means the sum of the general education
revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, as adjusted
according to section 127A.47, subdivisions 7 and 8, plus the
total referendum revenue minus transportation sparsity revenue
minus total operating capital revenue.

(c) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in
section 126C.05.

(d) "Program growth factor" means 1.02 for fiscal year
2003, and 1.0 for fiscal year 2004 and later.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.79,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Initial excess cost aidnew text begin ; fiscal years 2004 and
2005new text end .

For fiscal years deleted text begin 2002 deleted text end new text begin 2004 new text end and deleted text begin later deleted text end new text begin 2005new text end , a district's
initial excess cost aid equals the greatest of:

(1) 75 percent of the difference between (i) the district's
unreimbursed special education cost and (ii) 4.36 percent of the
district's general revenue;

(2) 70 percent of the difference between (i) the increase
in the district's unreimbursed special education cost between
the base year as defined in section 125A.76, subdivision 1, and
the current year and (ii) 1.6 percent of the district's general
revenue; or

(3) zero.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.79, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Initial excess cost aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal years 2006
and later, a district's initial excess cost aid equals the
greater of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) 75 percent of the difference between (i) the district's
unreimbursed special education cost for the previous fiscal
year, and (ii) 4.36 percent of the district's general revenue
for the previous fiscal year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) zero.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.79, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Supplemental excess cost aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal
years 2006 and later, a district's supplemental excess cost aid
equals the greater of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) 75 percent of the difference between (i) the increase
in the district's unreimbursed special education excess cost
between the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year,
and (ii) $80 times the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil
units for the current fiscal year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) zero.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The state total supplemental excess cost aid for any
fiscal year must not exceed $2,000,000. If the state total
supplemental excess cost aid according to paragraph (a) exceeds
$2,000,000, the supplemental excess cost aid for each district
shall be reduced proportionately so that the state total equals
$2,000,000.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.79,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

District special education excess cost aid.

new text begin (a)
new text end A district's special education excess cost aid for fiscal deleted text begin year
2002 and later deleted text end new text begin years 2004 and 2005 new text end equals the state total
special education excess cost aid times the ratio of the
district's initial excess cost aid to the state total initial
excess cost aid.

new text begin (b) A district's special education excess cost aid for
fiscal year 2006 and later equals the sum of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the product of the difference between the state total
special education excess cost aid and the state total
supplemental excess cost aid times the ratio of the district's
initial excess cost aid to the state total initial excess cost
aid; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the district's supplemental excess cost aid according
to subdivision 5b.
 new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 127A.47,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Alternative attendance programs.

The general
education aid new text begin and special education aid new text end for districts must be
adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district under
sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.06, 124D.08, and
124D.68. The adjustments must be made according to this
subdivision.

(a) General education aid paid to a resident district must
be reduced by an amount equal to the referendum equalization aid
attributable to the pupil in the resident district.

(b) General education aid paid to a district serving a
pupil in programs listed in this subdivision must be increased
by an amount equal to the referendum equalization aid
attributable to the pupil in the nonresident district.

(c) If the amount of the reduction to be made from the
general education aid of the resident district is greater than
the amount of general education aid otherwise due the district,
the excess reduction must be made from other state aids due the
district.

(d) new text begin For fiscal year 2006,new text end the district of residence must
pay tuition to a district or an area learning center, operated
according to paragraph deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end , providing special instruction
and services to a pupil with a disability, as defined in section
125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51, who is
enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision. The tuition
must be equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special
instruction and services to the pupil, including deleted text begin a proportionate
amount for debt service and for capital expenditure facilities
and equipment, and debt service but not including any amount for
deleted text end new text begin special new text end transportation, minus (2) the amount of general
education revenue and new text begin referendum aid attributable to that pupil
for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction
and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding
portions attributable to district and school administration,
district support services, operations and maintenance, capital
expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) new text end special
education aid deleted text begin but not including any amount for transportation,
deleted text end attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district
providing special instruction and services. new text begin For purposes of
this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum aid
attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving
district's average general education revenue and referendum aid
per adjusted average daily membership.
new text end

(e) new text begin For fiscal year 2007 and later, special education aid
paid to a resident district must be reduced by an amount equal
to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and
services, including special transportation, for a pupil with a
disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as
defined in section 125A.51, who is enrolled in a program listed
in this subdivision, minus (2) the amount of general education
revenue and referendum aid attributable to that pupil for the
portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and
services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions
attributable to district and school administration, district
support services, operations and maintenance, capital
expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special
education aid attributable to that pupil, that is received by
the district providing special instruction and services. For
purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and
referendum aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using
the serving district's average general education revenue and
referendum aid per adjusted average daily membership. Special
education aid paid to the district providing special instruction
and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for
a cooperative, must be increased by the amount of the reduction
in the aid paid to the resident district. If the resident
district's special education aid is insufficient to make the
full adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other
state aids due to the district.
new text end

new text begin (f) new text end An area learning center operated by a service
cooperative, intermediate district, education district, or a
joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the
constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for
pupils rather than to have the general education revenue paid to
a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in paragraph
(d) new text begin or (e)new text end , the district of residence must pay tuition equal to
at least 90 percent of the district average general education
revenue per pupil unit minus an amount equal to the product of
the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision
2, times .0485 new text begin for fiscal year 2006, and .0458 for fiscal year
2007 and later fiscal yearsnew text end , calculated without basic skills
revenue and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of
pupil units for pupils attending the area learning center, plus
the amount of compensatory revenue generated by pupils attending
the area learning center.

Sec. 14. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Special education; regular. new text end

new text begin For special
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75:
 new text end

new text begin $527,768,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $526,102,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $95,778,000 for 2005 and
$431,990,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $95,471,000 for 2006 and
$430,631,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Special education regular equalization aid. new text end

new text begin For
special education regular equalization aid:
 new text end

new text begin $2,030,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end

new text begin For aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for
children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence
can be determined:
 new text end

new text begin $3,351,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,942,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is available.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end

new text begin For aid for
teacher travel for home-based services under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
 new text end

new text begin $ 186,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 192,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2005 and
$154,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $33,000 for 2006 and
$159,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Special education; excess costs. new text end

new text begin For excess
cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision
7:
 new text end

new text begin $91,786,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $91,360,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $39,003,000 for 2005 and
$52,783,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $38,724,000 for 2006 and
$52,636,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Litigation costs for special education. new text end

new text begin For
paying the costs a district incurs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 8:
 new text end

new text begin $ 17,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 17,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Transition for disabled students. new text end

new text begin For aid for
transition programs for children with disabilities under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.454:
 new text end

new text begin $8,774,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,748,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,591,000 for 2005 and
$7,183,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,587,000 for 2006 and
$7,161,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end

new text begin For
reimbursing serving school districts for unreimbursed eligible
expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $ 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Out-of-state tuition special education. new text end

new text begin For
special education out-of-state tuition according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
 new text end

new text begin $ 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

ARTICLE 5

FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.53,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Equalized debt service levy.

(a) The equalized
debt service levy of a district equals the sum of the first tier
equalized debt service levy and the second tier equalized debt
service levy.

(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy
equals the district's first tier debt service equalization
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:

(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax
capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy
is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for the
school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is
certified; to

(2) deleted text begin $3,200 deleted text end new text begin $3,832new text end .

(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy
equals the district's second tier debt service equalization
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:

(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax
capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy
is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for the
school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is
certified; to

(2) deleted text begin $8,000 deleted text end new text begin $9,546new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.54, is
amended to read:


123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.

(a) deleted text begin $28,367,000 deleted text end new text begin $19,167,000 new text end in fiscal year deleted text begin 2006 deleted text end new text begin 2008 new text end and
deleted text begin $25,560,000 deleted text end new text begin $16,403,000 new text end in fiscal year deleted text begin 2007 deleted text end new text begin 2009 new text end and later are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
education for payment of debt service equalization aid under
section 123B.53.

(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by
the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same
purpose in any year from any state fund.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.57,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Health and safety levy.

To receive health and
safety revenue, a district may levy an amount equal to the
district's health and safety revenue as defined in subdivision 3
multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient
derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the
district for the year preceding the year the levy is certified
by the adjusted marginal cost pupil units in the district for
the school year to which the levy is attributable,
to deleted text begin $2,935 deleted text end new text begin $3,535new text end .

Sec. 4.

new text begin [123B.591] DEFERRED MAINTENANCE REVENUE.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) An independent or
special school district that does not qualify to participate in
the alternative facilities bonding and levy under section
123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is eligible to receive
deferred maintenance revenue.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Deferred maintenance revenue is subject to reverse
referendum according to section 126C.48, subdivision 9.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Deferred maintenance revenue. new text end

new text begin The deferred
maintenance revenue for an eligible school district equals the
product of $50 times the adjusted pupil units for the school
year times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
average age of building space to 35 years.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Deferred maintenance levy. new text end

new text begin To obtain deferred
maintenance revenue for fiscal year 2007 and later, a district
may levy an amount not more than the product of its deferred
maintenance revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one
or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil
unit to $6,900.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Deferred maintenance aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2007
and later, a district's deferred maintenance aid equals its
deferred maintenance revenue minus its deferred maintenance levy
times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted
levy.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5.new text end

new text begin Reserve account.new text end

new text begin Deferred maintenance revenue
must be maintained in a reserve account within the general fund.
Deferred maintenance revenue may be used only for expenditures
that would be eligible for alternative facilities bonding and
levy revenue under section 123B.59, subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), if the district qualified for that revenue under section
123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [125B.26] TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET ACCESS
EQUITY AID.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Costs to be submitted. new text end

new text begin (a) A district or
charter school shall submit its actual
telecommunications/Internet access costs for the previous fiscal
year, adjusted for any e-rate revenue received, to the
department by August 15 of each year as prescribed by the
commissioner. Costs eligible for reimbursement under this
program are limited to the following:
 new text end

new text begin (1) ongoing or recurring telecommunications/Internet access
costs associated with Internet access, data lines, and video
links providing:
 new text end

new text begin (i) the equivalent of one data line, video link, or
integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium
that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second
(T1) for each elementary school, middle school, or high school
under section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, including the
recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing
Internet access service fees; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) the equivalent of one data line or video circuit, or
integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium
that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second
(T1) for each district, including recurring telecommunications
line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service fees;
 new text end

new text begin (2) recurring costs of contractual or vendor-provided
maintenance on the school district's wide area network to the
point of presence at the school building up to the router,
codec, or other service delivery equipment located at the point
of presence termination at the school or school district;
 new text end

new text begin (3) recurring costs of cooperative, shared arrangements for
regional delivery of telecommunications/Internet access between
school districts, postsecondary institutions, and public
libraries including network gateways, peering points, regional
network infrastructure, Internet2 access, and network support,
maintenance, and coordination; and
new text end

new text begin (4) service provider installation fees for installation of
new telecommunications lines or increased bandwidth.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Costs not eligible for reimbursement under this program
include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) recurring costs of school district staff providing
network infrastructure support;
 new text end

new text begin (2) recurring costs associated with voice and standard
telephone service;
 new text end

new text begin (3) costs associated with purchase of network hardware,
telephones, computers, or other peripheral equipment needed to
deliver telecommunications access to the school or school
district;
 new text end

new text begin (4) costs associated with laying fiber for
telecommunications access;
 new text end

new text begin (5) costs associated with wiring school or school district
buildings;
 new text end

new text begin (6) costs associated with purchase, installation, or
purchase and installation of Internet filtering; and
new text end

new text begin (7) costs associated with digital content, including
on-line learning or distance learning programming, and
information databases.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin E-rates. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for aid under this
section, a district or charter school is required to file an
e-rate application either separately or through its
telecommunications access cluster and have a current technology
plan on file with the department. Discounts received on
telecommunications expenditures shall be reflected in the costs
submitted to the department for aid under this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement criteria. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall
develop criteria for approving costs submitted by school
districts and charter schools under subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin District aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2006, a district
or charter school's Internet access equity aid equals 90 percent
of the district or charter school's approved cost for the
previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding $15
times the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the
previous fiscal year. For fiscal year 2007 and later, a
district or a district or charter school's Internet access
equity aid equals 90 percent of the district or charter school's
approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to
subdivision 1 exceeding $18 times the district's adjusted pupil
units for the previous fiscal year, as adjusted under section
126C.05, subdivision 14.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Telecommunications/internet access services for
nonpublic schools. new text end

new text begin (a) Districts shall provide each year upon
formal request by or on behalf of a nonpublic school, not
including home schools, located in that district or area,
ongoing or recurring telecommunications access services to the
nonpublic school either through existing district providers or
through separate providers.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The amount of district aid for telecommunications
access services for each nonpublic school under this subdivision
equals the lesser of:
 new text end

new text begin (1) 90 percent of the nonpublic school's approved cost for
the previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding
$10 for fiscal year 2006 and $13 for fiscal year 2007 and later
times the number of weighted pupils enrolled at the nonpublic
school as of October 1 of the previous school year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of the district's aid per pupil unit
according to subdivision 4 times the number of weighted pupils
enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous
school year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, nonpublic school
pupils shall be weighted by grade level using the weighting
factors defined in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Each year, a district providing services under
paragraph (a) may claim up to five percent of the aid determined
in paragraph (b) for costs of administering this subdivision.
No district may expend an amount for these telecommunications
access services which exceeds the amount allocated under this
subdivision. The nonpublic school is responsible for the
Internet access costs not covered by this section.
 new text end

new text begin (e) At the request of a nonpublic school, districts may
allocate the amount determined in paragraph (b) directly to the
nonpublic school to pay for or offset the nonpublic school's
costs for telecommunications access services, however, the
amount allocated directly to the nonpublic school may not exceed
the actual amount of the school's ongoing or recurring
telecommunications access costs.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6.new text end

new text begin Severability.new text end

new text begin If any portion of this section is
found by a court to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions
of the section shall remain in effect.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.63,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Levy.

"Levy" means a district's net debt
service levy after the reduction of debt service equalization
aid under section 123B.53, subdivision 6. For taxes payable in
2003 and later, each district's maximum effort debt service levy
for purposes of subdivision 8, must be reduced by an equal
number of percentage points if the commissioner of finance
determines that the levy reduction will not result in a payment
from the general fund in the state treasury according to section
16A.641, as would be required under section 126C.72, subdivision
3. A district's levy that is adjusted under this section must
not be reduced below deleted text begin 30.1 deleted text end new text begin 25 new text end percent of the district's adjusted
net tax capacity.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.63,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Maximum effort debt service levy.

(a) "Maximum
effort debt service levy" means the lesser of:

(1) a levy in whichever of the following amounts is
applicable:

(i) in any district receiving a debt service loan for a
debt service levy payable in 2002 and thereafter, or granted a
capital loan after January 1, 2002, a levy in total dollar
amount computed at a rate of deleted text begin 40 deleted text end new text begin 32 new text end percent of adjusted net tax
capacity for taxes payable in 2002 and thereafter;

(ii) in any district receiving a debt service loan for a
debt service levy payable in 2001 or earlier, or granted a
capital loan before January 2, deleted text begin 2001 deleted text end new text begin 2002new text end , a levy in a total
dollar amount computed at a rate of deleted text begin 32 deleted text end new text begin 28 new text end percent of adjusted
net tax capacity for taxes payable in 2002 and thereafter; or

(2) a levy in any district for which a capital loan was
approved prior to August 1, 1981, a levy in a total dollar
amount equal to the sum of the amount of the required debt
service levy and an amount which when levied annually will in
the opinion of the commissioner be sufficient to retire the
remaining interest and principal on any outstanding loans from
the state within 30 years of the original date when the capital
loan was granted.

(b) The board in any district affected by the provisions of
paragraph (a), clause (2), may elect instead to determine the
amount of its levy according to the provisions of paragraph (a),
clause (1). If a district's capital loan is not paid within 30
years because it elects to determine the amount of its levy
according to the provisions of paragraph (a), clause (2), the
liability of the district for the amount of the difference
between the amount it levied under paragraph (a), clause (2),
and the amount it would have levied under paragraph (a), clause
(1), and for interest on the amount of that difference, must not
be satisfied and discharged pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 1988,
or an earlier edition of Minnesota Statutes if applicable,
section 124.43, subdivision 4.

Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Health and safety revenue. new text end

new text begin For health and
safety aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57,
subdivision 5:
 new text end

new text begin $ 818,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 575,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $244,000 for 2005 and
$574,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2006 and
$449,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Debt service equalization. new text end

new text begin For debt service aid
according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
 new text end

new text begin $25,882,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $21,769,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $5,365,000 for 2005 and
$20,517,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $4,534,000 for 2006 and
$17,235,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Alternative facilities bonding aid. new text end

new text begin For
alternative facilities bonding aid, according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:
 new text end

new text begin $19,287,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $19,287,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $3,490,000 for 2005 and
$15,797,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $3,490,000 for 2006 and
$15,797,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end

new text begin For equity
in telecommunications access:
 new text end

new text begin $4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $4,600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Deferred maintenance aid. new text end

new text begin For deferred
maintenance aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591:
 new text end

new text begin $2,383,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

ARTICLE 6

NUTRITION

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School lunch. new text end

new text begin For school lunch aid according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, and Code of Federal
Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
 new text end

new text begin $7,765,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $7,880,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Traditional school breakfast. new text end

new text begin For traditional
school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.116:
 new text end

new text begin $4,655,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $4,745,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Summer school service replacement aid. new text end

new text begin For
summer food service replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.119:
 new text end

new text begin $ 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

ARTICLE 7

LIBRARIES

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Basic support. new text end

new text begin For basic support grants
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.32 to 134.35:
 new text end

new text begin $8,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,551,000 for 2005 and
$7,019,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,551,000 for 2006 and
$7,019,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end

new text begin For
grants according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and
134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
 new text end

new text begin $ 903,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 903,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $163,000 for 2005 and
$740,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $163,000 for 2006 and
$740,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Electronic library for minnesota. new text end

new text begin For statewide
licenses to on-line databases selected in cooperation with the
Higher Education Services Office for school media centers,
public libraries, and state government agency libraries, and
public, private, or university libraries:
 new text end

new text begin $1,039,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,091,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Regional library telecommunications aid. new text end

new text begin For
regional library telecommunications aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:
 new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Of the 2006 appropriation, $217,000 is for 2005 and
$983,000 is for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin Of the 2007 appropriation, $217,000 is for 2006 and
$983,000 is for 2007.
 new text end

ARTICLE 8

EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY SUPPORT

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.17,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Early childhood developmental screening.

Every school board must provide for a mandatory program of early
childhood developmental screening for children once before
school entrance, targeting children who are between deleted text begin 3-1/2 deleted text end new text begin three
new text end and four years old. This screening program must be established
either by one board, by two or more boards acting in
cooperation, by service cooperatives, by early childhood family
education programs, or by other existing programs. This
screening examination is a mandatory requirement for a student
to continue attending kindergarten or first grade in a public
school. A child need not submit to developmental screening
provided by a board if the child's health records indicate to
the board that the child has received comparable developmental
screening from a public or private health care organization or
individual health care provider. new text begin A student identification
number, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall be
assigned at the time of early childhood developmental screening
or at the time of the provision of health records indicating a
comparable screening. Each school district must provide the
essential data in accordance with section 125B.07, subdivision
6, to the Department of Education.new text end Districts are encouraged to
reduce the costs of preschool developmental screening programs
by utilizing volunteers in implementing the program.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.19, is
amended to read:


121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.

Each school year, the state must pay a district deleted text begin $40 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for
each new text begin three-year-old new text end child screenednew text begin ; $40 for each four-year-old
child screened; and $30 for each five-year-old child screened
prior to kindergarten new text end according to the requirements of section
121A.17. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district
may permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that,
when added to the aid, is sufficient.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment; purpose.

A district or a
group of districts may establish a school readiness program
for deleted text begin eligible deleted text end children new text begin age three to kindergarten entrancenew text end . The
purpose of a school readiness program is to deleted text begin provide all eligible
children adequate opportunities to participate in child
development programs that enable the children to enter school
with the necessary skills and behavior and family stability and
support to progress and flourish deleted text end new text begin prepare children to enter
kindergartennew text end .

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Program deleted text begin eligibility deleted text end new text begin requirementsnew text end .

A school
readiness program must deleted text begin include the followingdeleted text end :

(1) deleted text begin a comprehensive plan to anticipate and meet the needs
of participating families by coordinating existing social
services programs and by fostering collaboration among agencies
or other community-based organizations and programs that provide
a full range of flexible, family-focused services to families
with young children deleted text end new text begin Conduct a child development assessment on
each child to guide intentional curriculum planning and promote
kindergarten readiness. This assessment must be conducted on
each child at entrance into the program and once prior to exit
of the program and be maintained as part of a child's cumulative
recordnew text end ;

(2) deleted text begin a development and learning component to help children
develop appropriate social, cognitive, and physical skills, and
emotional well-being deleted text end new text begin adopt and implement department early
learning standardsnew text end ;

(3) deleted text begin health referral services to address children's medical,
dental, mental health, and nutritional needs deleted text end new text begin demonstrate use of
comprehensive curriculum based on early childhood research and
professional practice that prepares children for kindergartennew text end ;

(4) deleted text begin a nutrition component to meet children's daily
nutritional needs deleted text end new text begin arrange for early childhood screening and
appropriate referralnew text end ;

(5) deleted text begin parents' involvement in meeting children's educational,
health, social service, and other needs deleted text end new text begin involve parents in
program planning and decision makingnew text end ;

(6) deleted text begin community outreach to ensure participation by families
who represent the racial, cultural, and economic diversity of
the community;deleted text end new text begin coordinate with relevant community-based
services; and
new text end

(7) deleted text begin community-based staff and program resources, including
interpreters, that reflect the racial and ethnic characteristics
of the children participating in the program; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) a literacy component to ensure that the literacy needs
of parents are addressed through referral to and cooperation
deleted text end new text begin cooperate new text end with adult basic education programs and other adult
literacy programs.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Application and reporting requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) A
school readiness program must submit a biennial plan to the
commissioner for approval to receive aid under section 124D.16.
The plan must document that the program will meet the program
requirements under subdivision 3. A school district shall
submit the biennial plan by April 1 to the commissioner on a
form prescribed by the commissioner. One-half of the districts
shall first submit the plan by April 1, 2006, and one-half of
the districts by April 1, 2007.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Programs receiving school readiness funds must submit
an annual report to the department.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Services with new or existing providers.

A
district deleted text begin is encouraged to deleted text end new text begin may new text end contract with a deleted text begin public deleted text end new text begin charter
school new text end or deleted text begin nonprofit deleted text end new text begin community-based new text end organization to provide
eligible children developmentally appropriate services that meet
the program requirements in subdivision 3. In the alternative,
a district may pay tuition or fees to place an eligible child in
an existing program. A district may establish a new program
where no existing, reasonably accessible program meets the
program requirements in subdivision 3. new text begin A copy of each contract
must be submitted to the commissioner with the biennial plan.
new text end Services may be provided in a site-based program or in the home
of the child or a combination of both. The district may not
restrict participation to district residents.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Supervision.

A program provided by a board
must be supervised by a licensed early childhood teacher, a
certified early childhood educator, or a licensed parent
educator. deleted text begin A program provided according to a contract between a
district and a nonprofit organization or another private
organization must be supervised and staffed according to the
terms of the contract.
deleted text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Program fees.

A district deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must new text end adopt a
sliding fee schedule based on a family's income but must waive a
fee for a participant unable to pay. deleted text begin The fees charged must be
designed to enable eligible children of all socioeconomic levels
to participate in the program.
deleted text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Assistance. new text end

new text begin The department must provide
assistance to districts with programs described in this section.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.16,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Amount of aid.

(a) A district is eligible to
receive school readiness aid new text begin for eligible prekindergarten pupils
enrolled in a school readiness program under section 124D.15 new text end if
the deleted text begin program deleted text end new text begin biennial new text end plan required by deleted text begin subdivision 1 deleted text end new text begin section
124D.15, subdivision 3a,new text end has been approved by the commissioner.

(b) For fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, a district must
receive school readiness aid equal to:

(1) the number of deleted text begin eligible deleted text end four-year-old children in the
district on October 1 for the previous school year times the
ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that
year to the total number of deleted text begin eligible deleted text end four-year-old children
reported to the commissioner for the previous school year; plus

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district
from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch
program for the deleted text begin second deleted text end previous school year times the ratio of
50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to
the total number of pupils in the state from families eligible
for the free or reduced school lunch program for the deleted text begin second
deleted text end previous school year.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.16,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Use of aid.

School readiness aid shall be used
only to provide a school readiness program and may be used to
provide transportation. Not more than five percent of deleted text begin the
aid deleted text end new text begin program revenue, as defined in subdivision 5,new text end may be used
for the cost of administering the program. Aid must be used to
supplement and not supplant local, state, and federal funding.
Aid may not be used for instruction and services required under
sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65. Aid may not be used to
purchase land or construct buildings, but may be used to lease
or renovate existing buildings.

Sec. 12. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School readiness. new text end

new text begin For revenue for school
readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15
and 124D.16:
 new text end

new text begin $8,893,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $8,888,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $1,638,000 for 2005 and
$7,255,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $1,603,000 for 2006 and
$7,285,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end

new text begin For early
childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
 new text end

new text begin $12,187,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $12,558,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $2,150,000 for 2005 and
$10,037,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $2,217,000 for 2006 and
$10,341,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Health and developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin For
health and developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
 new text end

new text begin $2,984,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $3,413,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $481,000 for 2005 and
$2,503,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $552,000 for 2006 and
$2,861,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Head start program. new text end

new text begin For Head Start programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52:
 new text end

new text begin $17,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $17,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.15, subdivisions
2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13; and 124D.16, subdivision 4, are
repealed.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.16, subdivision
1, is repealed effective July 1, 2006.
 new text end

ARTICLE 9

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.22,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

School-age care levy.

To obtain school-age care
revenue, a school district may levy an amount equal to the
district's school-age care revenue as defined in subdivision 2
multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient
derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the
district for the year before the year the levy is certified by
the resident pupil units in the district for the school year to
which the levy is attributable, to deleted text begin $2,433 deleted text end new text begin $2,925new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Community education aid. new text end

new text begin For community
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:
 new text end

new text begin $1,958,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $459,000 for 2005 and
$1,499,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $331,000 for 2006 and
$919,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end

new text begin For
adults with disabilities programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.56:
 new text end

new text begin $ 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $128,000 for 2005 and
$582,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $128,000 for 2006 and
$582,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end

new text begin For programs for
hearing-impaired adults under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.57:
 new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin School-age care revenue. new text end

new text begin For extended day aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22:
 new text end

new text begin $ 15,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 5,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $4,000 for 2005 and $11,000
for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $2,000 for 2006 and $3,000
for 2007.
 new text end

ARTICLE 10

SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.531,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State total adult basic education aid.

(a) The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year
deleted text begin 2004 equals $34,388,000. The state total adult basic education
aid for fiscal year deleted text end 2005 deleted text begin and later deleted text end is $36,509,000. new text begin The state
total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2006 and later
is $36,509,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during the
previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision
3.new text end Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state
total adult basic education aid must be set aside for adult
basic education supplemental service grants under section
124D.522.

(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding
basic population aid, equals the difference between the amount
computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population
aid under subdivision 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to revenue distributions
for fiscal year 2006.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.531,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Adult basic education program aid limit.

(a)
Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, the total adult basic
education aid for a program per prior year contact hour must not
exceed $21 per prior year contact hour computed under
subdivision 3, clause (2).

(b) For fiscal year 2004, the aid for a program under
subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program
membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under
subdivision 3, clause (2), for fiscal year 2003 by more than the
greater of eight percent or $10,000.

(c) For fiscal year 2005, the aid for a program under
subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program
membership, must not exceed the sum of the aid for that program
under subdivision 3, clause (2), and Laws 2003, First Special
Session chapter 9, article 9, section 8, paragraph (a), for the
preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of eight percent
or $10,000.

(d) For fiscal year 2006 and later, the aid for a program
under subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program
membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under
subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year
by more than the greater of eight percent or $10,000.

(e) Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for
unreimbursed costs new text begin occurring in the program year as defined in
section 124D.52, subdivision 3new text end .

new text begin (f) Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a
program because of the program aid limitation under paragraph
(a) must be added to the state total adult basic education aid
for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1. Any adult basic
education aid that is not paid to a program because of the
program aid limitations under paragraph (b), (c), or (d), must
be reallocated among programs by adjusting the rate per contact
hour under subdivision 3, clause (2).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment and applies to revenue distributions
for fiscal year 2006.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin GRANTS FOR INTENSIVE ENGLISH INSTRUCTION FOR NEW
ADULT REFUGEES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education shall establish a
reimbursement grant program to fund intensive English as a
second language (ESL) programs for adult refugees. Intensive ESL
programming must provide intensive instruction for adult
refugees who are making inadequate literacy progress as measured
by a standard assessment test. The intensive instruction must
be focused on participants gaining sufficient literacy to
achieve self-sufficiency through employment.
 new text end

new text begin Organizations eligible for grants under this section
include adult basic education programs, school districts,
postsecondary institutions, and nonprofit or community-based
organizations or other private organizations with experience in
providing English language instruction to non-English speaking
immigrants and refugees. Grant applications must contain
information required by the commissioner in the form prescribed
by the commissioner. At a minimum, the application must
document experience in literacy programs serving immigrants and
refugees, describe fiscal accounting systems and reporting
capacity, ensure that administrative expenses are limited to
five percent of grant funds, and provide a description of the
proposed instructional services and training plans. Funds must
be paid to programs on a reimbursement basis. The grant program
expires on June 30, 2007.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end

new text begin For adult basic
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, in
fiscal year 2004 and Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531, in
fiscal year 2005:
 new text end

new text begin $36,514,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $36,541,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin The 2006 appropriation includes $6,580,000 for 2005 and
$29,934,000 for 2006.
 new text end

new text begin The 2007 appropriation includes $6,614,000 for 2006 and
$29,927,000 for 2007.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ged tests. new text end

new text begin For payment of 60 percent of the
costs of GED tests under Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 4,
section 44, subdivision 10:
 new text end

new text begin $ 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Intensive english instruction. new text end

new text begin For grants for
intensive English instruction for adult refugees under section 3:
 new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Lead hazard reduction. new text end

new text begin For lead hazard
reduction under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46:
 new text end

new text begin $ 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $ 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year. The commissioner of education may
transfer this appropriation to the commissioner of health.
 new text end

ARTICLE 11

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise
indicated, the sums indicated in this section are appropriated
from the general fund to the Department of Education for the
fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department. new text end

new text begin (a) For the Department of Education:
 new text end

new text begin $31,896,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $33,757,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's
Museum.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of
Science.
 new text end

new text begin (d) $250,000 each year is for the administration of the
scholarship tax credit. The commissioner of education may
transfer these funds to the Department of Revenue to assist with
the administration of this program.
 new text end

new text begin (e) $9,000,000 each year is for statewide testing support
under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30.
 new text end

new text begin (f) $500,000 in fiscal year 2007 is for alternative teacher
programs.
 new text end

new text begin (g) $300,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $1,600,000 in fiscal
year 2007 is for value added index assessment model.
 new text end

new text begin (h) $164,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $200,000 in fiscal
year 2007 is for administration of the school readiness program
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16.
 new text end

new text begin (i) $1,200,000 each year is for development of interactive
science assessments.
 new text end

new text begin (j) $50,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $75,000 in fiscal year
2007 is for the development and distribution to school districts
of materials addressing the dangers of methamphetamine.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Board of teaching. new text end

new text begin For the Board of Teaching:
 new text end

new text begin $605,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $605,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Board of school administrators. new text end

new text begin For the Board
of School Administrators:
 new text end

new text begin $180,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $160,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Federal grants and aids. new text end

new text begin The expenditures of
federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be
spent as indicated.
 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
the general fund to the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf
and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
 new text end

new text begin $10,800,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $10,953,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS
EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from
the general fund to the Perpich Center for Arts Education for
the fiscal years designated:
 new text end

new text begin $6,255,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
new text end

new text begin $6,255,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end

new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
 new text end