as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/27/2019 01:06pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/25/2019 |
A bill for an act
relating to education; increasing the number of funded participants in the voluntary
prekindergarten program for fiscal year 2020 and later; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
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(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the
estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year
2017. If the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year,
the aid of the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.
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voluntary prekindergarten program under this section to not more than deleted text begin 3,160deleted text end new text begin 7,160new text end .
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(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner must limit the total number of
participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs to not
more than 6,160 participants for fiscal year 2018 and 7,160 participants for fiscal year 2019.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2020 and later.
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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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For the voluntary prekindergarten
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151:
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The 2020 appropriation includes $....... for 2019 and $....... for 2020. The 2021
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