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HF 1634

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/20/2013 10:40am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to education finance; modifying sparsity revenue for a school district that
has ended an academic pairing agreement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012
Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 8a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 8a,
is amended to read:


Subd. 8a.

Sparsity revenue for school districts that close facilitiesnew text begin or end
academic pairing programsnew text end .

new text begin (a) new text end A school district that closes a school facility or whose
sparsity revenue is reduced by a school closure in another district is eligible for elementary
and secondary sparsity revenue equal to the greater of the amounts calculated under
subdivisions 6, 7, and 8 or the total amount of sparsity revenue for the previous fiscal
year if the school board of the district has adopted a written resolution stating that the
district intends to close the school facility, but cannot proceed with the closure without
the adjustment to sparsity revenue authorized by this subdivision. The written resolution
must be approved by the board and filed with the commissioner of education prior to the
start of the fiscal year for which aid under this subdivision is first requested. A school
district whose sparsity revenue is affected by a closure in another district is not required to
adopt a written resolution under this section.

new text begin (b) The sparsity revenue for a school district ending an academic pairing on or
after July 1, 2010, where that agreement was in place for more than 15 years equals the
greater of the amount calculated under subdivisions 6, 7, and 8, or the total amount of
sparsity revenue for the previous fiscal year.
 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 2014 and later.
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