HF 1963

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2023 04:41pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing a school district's American Indian
education aid to carry forward from one school year to the next under certain
circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.81, subdivisions
2a, 5, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

American Indian education aid.

(a) The American Indian education aid for
an eligible district or tribal contract school equals the greater of (1) the sum of $20,000 plus
the product of $358 times the difference between the number of American Indian students
enrolled on October 1 of the previous school year and 20; or (2) if the district or school
received a grant under this section for fiscal year 2015, the amount of the grant for fiscal
year 2015.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the American Indian education aid must not exceed
the district or tribal contract school's actual expenditure according to the approved plan
under subdivision 2 new text begin , except as provided in subdivision 2b new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment for
aid for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.81, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Carry forward of funds. new text end

new text begin If a school district or Tribal contract school does
not expend the full amount of its aid described in its plan and received under this section
in the designated fiscal year, the school district or Tribal contract school may carry forward
the remaining funds to the following fiscal year and is not subject to an aid reduction only
if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the district is otherwise adhering to the plan developed under subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (2) the American Indian education parent advisory committee for that school has approved
the carry forward; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the school district reports the reason for the carry forward and describes the district's
intended actions to ensure the funds are expended in the following fiscal year. The district
must report this information to the Department of Education in the form and manner and
according to the timelines specified by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment for
aid for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.81, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Records.

Participating schools and districts must keep records and afford access
to them as the commissioner finds necessary to ensure that American Indian education
programs are implemented in conformity with sections 124D.71 to 124D.82. Each school
district or participating school must keep accurate, detailed, and separate revenue and
expenditure accounts for deleted text begin pilot deleted text end American Indian education programs funded under this
section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment for
aid for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end