HF 1436

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/04/2015 11:32am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing basic needs revenue; reserving revenue for
essential uses identified by school boards; providing limited-term relief from
state mandates.

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

Section 1. new text begin BASIC NEEDS REVENUE. new text end

new text begin
The basic needs allowance for fiscal year 2016 equals $175. The basic needs
allowance for fiscal year 2017 equals $355. Basic needs revenue for a school district
or charter school equals the basic needs allowance times the adjusted pupil units for
the school year.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin RESERVE ACCOUNT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Reserve account authorized. new text end

new text begin (a) For fiscal years 2016 and 2017
only, a school district may establish a reserve account in the general fund and specify the
purposes for which money transferred into the account will be used. Funds transferred into
the account shall not be used for any purpose not specifically authorized by the district.
new text end

new text begin (b) The school board of a school district that creates an account under paragraph
(a) may formally resolve to make or schedule to make a fund transfer from the general
fund to the reserve account. No transfer shall be made or scheduled without a formal
resolution of the school board. Each scheduled transfer must be defined as a specific dollar
amount or a percentage of the district's unreserved net general fund balance on the date of
the scheduled transfer. The district may make more than one transfer to the account. The
amount of any transfer must not exceed the net unreserved general fund balance on the
date of the transfer. The amount scheduled to be transferred may assume revenues that the
district reasonably anticipates to recognize for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
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new text begin (c) Any balance remaining in the reserve account on July 1, 2017, shall be transferred
to the district's unreserved general fund balance and the reserve account shall be closed.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School districts and exclusive representative. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 179A, and any other law to the contrary, the exclusive representative and
employer shall not enter into a collective bargaining agreement that requires the use of
funds in, or scheduled to be transferred into, a reserve account created under this section.
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Sec. 3. new text begin RELIEF FROM STATE MANDATES.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school
years only, a district is not required to comply with a state law or rule applicable to that
school if enacted, adopted, or amended after May 16, 2014. A school board that formally
resolves not to comply with a state law or rule under this section must transmit to the
commissioner a timely, electronic notice of its intent not to comply, cite the law or rule
implicated, and identify a reason for noncompliance.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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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.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Basic needs revenue. new text end

new text begin For basic needs revenue:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 144,647,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2016 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 310,776,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end

new text begin The base for fiscal year 2018 and later is zero.
new text end