HF 1860

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

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing a pilot
program to allow school districts to spend
compensatory revenue at school sites with low test
scores; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
126C.15, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.15,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Building allocation.

(a) A district must
allocate its compensatory revenue to each school building in the
district where the children who have generated the revenue are
served new text begin unless the school district has received permission under
section 3 to allocate compensatory revenue according to student
performance measures developed by the school board new text end .

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may allocate
up to five percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that
the district received during the previous fiscal year to school
sites according to a plan adopted by the school board.

(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05,
subdivision 3, "building" means education site as defined in
section 123B.04, subdivision 1.

(d) If the pupil is served at a site other than one owned
and operated by the district, the revenue shall be paid to the
district and used for services for pupils who generate the
revenue.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005,
for revenue for fiscal year 2006.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.15,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Recommendation.

A school site decision-making
team, as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), or the instruction and curriculum advisory committee under
section 120B.11, if the school has no school site decision team,
shall recommend how the compensatory education revenue will be
used to carry out the purpose of this section. new text begin A school
district that has received permission under section 3 to
allocate compensatory revenue according to school performance
measures shall share its plan for the distribution of
compensatory revenue with the school site decision team.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005,
for revenue for fiscal year 2006.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin COMPENSATORY REVENUE ALLOCATION; TEST SCORE PILOT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pilot program created. new text end

new text begin A three-year pilot
program is created to allow a school district to allocate
compensatory revenue received under Minnesota Statutes, section
126C.10, subdivision 3, among its school buildings according to
each building's school performance measures.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Application process. new text end

new text begin A school district that
seeks to allocate its compensatory revenue to school sites based
on student performance may submit an application to the
commissioner of education by June 1, 2005. The application must
include a written resolution approved by the school board that:
(1) identifies the test results that will be used to assess
student performance; (2) describes the method for distribution
of compensatory revenue to the school sites; and (3) summarizes
the evaluation procedure the district will use to determine if
the redistribution of compensatory revenue improves overall
student performance. The application must be submitted in the
form and manner specified by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Commissioner selection. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may
select up to five school districts to participate in the pilot
program. The commissioner must notify the selected school
districts by July 1, 2005.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must
submit a report by February 15, 2008, to the education
committees of the legislature evaluating the effectiveness of
the pilot 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