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HF 2497

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/08/2023 10:45am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23
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1.26 1.27 1.28 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16
3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17
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4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26
4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11
5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27
5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13
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8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20
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10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12
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18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26
19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 20.33 20.34 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11
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31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 32.1 32.2 32.3
32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31
34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27
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51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26
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54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24
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A bill for an act
 relating to education finance; providing funding for prekindergarten through grade
12 education; modifying provisions for general education, education excellence,
teachers, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood,
community education, and state agencies; requiring reports; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 119A.52; 120A.20, subdivision 1;
120A.41; 120B.018, by adding a subdivision; 120B.02, by adding a subdivision;
120B.12; 121A.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 121A.19; 121A.41, subdivision 7; 121A.582,
subdivision 1; 122A.06, subdivision 4; 122A.187, by adding a subdivision;
122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.63, by adding a subdivision; 122A.73, subdivisions
2, 3, 5; 123B.595, subdivision 1; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.095, subdivisions
2, 7, 8; 124D.111; 124D.1158; 124D.128, subdivision 2; 124D.151, subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 124D.165, subdivisions 2, 6; 124D.2211;
124D.231; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.55; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.65,
subdivision 5; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.74, subdivision 3; 124D.81; 124D.98,
by adding a subdivision; 125A.03; 125A.71, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision
2e; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 17, 19; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2d, 4; 126C.15,
subdivision 2; 126C.17, by adding a subdivision; 126C.40, subdivision 6; 134.355,
subdivisions 5, 6, 7; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section
9; article 11, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 121A; 122A; 124D; 125A; 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them.

(a) "Digital learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end learning facilitated by technology that offers students an
element of control over the time, place, path, or pace of their learning and includes blended
and online learning.

(b) "Blended learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a form of digital learning that occurs when a student
learns part time in a supervised physical setting and part time through digital delivery of
instruction, or a student learns in a supervised physical setting where technology is used as
a primary method to deliver instruction.

(c) "Online learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a form of digital learning delivered by an approved online
learning provider under paragraph (d).

(d) "Online learning provider" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a school district, an intermediate school district,
an organization of two or more school districts operating under a joint powers agreement,
or a charter school located in Minnesota that provides online learning to students and is
approved by the department to provide online learning courses.

(e) "Student" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a Minnesota resident enrolled in a school under section 120A.22,
subdivision 4,new text begin or in a Tribal contract or grant school authorized to receive aid under section
124D.83new text end in kindergarten through grade 12.

(f) "Online learning student" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a student enrolled in an online learning course or
program delivered by an online learning provider under paragraph (d).

(g) "Enrolling district" means the school district or charter school in which a student is
enrolled under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, for purposes of compulsory attendance.

(h) "Supplemental online learning" means an online learning course taken in place of a
course period at a local district school.

(i) "Full-time online learning provider" means an enrolling school authorized by the
department to deliver comprehensive public education at any or all of the elementary, middle,
or high school levels.

(j) "Online learning course syllabus" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a written document that an online learning
provider transmits to the enrolling district using a format prescribed by the commissioner
to identify the state academic standards embedded in an online course, the course content
outline, required course assessments, expectations for actual teacher contact time and other
student-to-teacher communications, and the academic support available to the online learning
student.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Financial arrangements.

(a) For a student enrolled in an online learning course,
the department must calculate average daily membership and make payments according to
this subdivision.

(b) The initial online learning average daily membership equals 1/12 for each semester
course or a proportionate amount for courses of different lengths. The adjusted online
learning average daily membership equals the initial online learning average daily
membership times .88.

(c) No online learning average daily membership shall be generated if: (1) the student
does not complete the online learning course, or (2) the student is enrolled in online learning
provided by the enrolling district.

(d) Online learning average daily membership under this subdivision for a student
currently enrolled in a Minnesota public schoolnew text begin or in a Tribal contract or grant school
authorized to receive aid under section 124D.83new text end shall be used only for computing average
daily membership according to section 126C.05, subdivision 19, paragraph (a), clause (2),
and for computing online learning aid according to section 124D.096.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

English learner.

(a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten through
grade 12new text begin ; an early childhood special education student under Part B, section 619 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1419;new text end or
a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151 or a school readiness plus program who meets the requirements under
subdivision 2a or the following requirements:

(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
usually speaks a language other than English; and

(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English language
proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include observations,
teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate assessment
instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in academic classes
taught in English.

(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in the
previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's
emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English
learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall generate state English
learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff
score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring
the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom teachers,
consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate academic
language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to successfully
and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in new text begin early childhood special education
or new text end prekindergarten under section 124D.151, through grade 12 shall not be counted as an
English learner in calculating English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision
17, and shall not generate state English learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5,
if:

(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program for
English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or

(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in Minnesota
public schools since July 1, 1996.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

School district EL revenue.

(a) A district's English learner programs revenue
equals the product of (1) deleted text begin $704deleted text end new text begin $755new text end times (2) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily
membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal
year.

(b) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following the
school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided
assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 17, is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

English learner pupil units.

(a) English learner pupil units for fiscal year
2004 and thereafter shall be determined according to this subdivision.

(b) The English learner concentration percentage for a district equals the product of 100
times the ratio of:

(1) the number of eligible English learners in average daily membership enrolled in the
district during the current fiscal year; to

(2) the number of pupils in average daily membership enrolled in the district.

(c) The English learner pupil units for each eligible English learner in average daily
membership equals the lesser of one or the quotient obtained by dividing the English learner
concentration percentage for the pupil's district of enrollment by deleted text begin 11.5deleted text end new text begin 16.8new text end .

(d) English learner pupil units shall be counted by the district of enrollment.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), for the purposes of this subdivision, pupils enrolled
in a cooperative or intermediate school district shall be counted by the district of residence.

(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, the terms defined in section 124D.59 have the
same meaning.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 19, is amended to read:


Subd. 19.

Online learning students.

(a) The average daily membership for a public
school pupil new text begin or a pupil enrolled in a school authorized to receive Tribal contract or grant
aid under section 124D.83 new text end generating online learning average daily membership according
to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), equals the sum of: (1) the ratio of the
sum of the number of instructional hours the pupil is enrolled in a regular classroom setting
at the enrolling school to the actual number of instructional hours in the school year at the
enrolling school, plus (2) .12 times the initial online learning average daily membership
according to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b).

(b) When the sum of the average daily membership under paragraph (a) and the adjusted
online learning average daily membership under section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph
(b), exceeds the maximum allowed for the student under subdivision 8 or 15, as applicable,
the average daily membership under paragraph (a) shall be reduced by the excess over the
maximum, but shall not be reduced below .12. The adjusted online learning average daily
membership according to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), shall be reduced
by any remaining excess over the maximum.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Basic revenue.

new text begin (a) new text end The basic revenue for each district equals the formula
allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. deleted text begin The formula allowance for
fiscal year 2021 is $6,567. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2022 is $6,728.deleted text end The formula
allowance for fiscal year 2023 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end is $6,863.new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year
2024 is $7,138. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2025 is $7,281. The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2026 and later must be determined as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) in January of the calendar year in which the formula allowance begins, the
commissioner of education must calculate the change in the Consumer Price Index for all
urban consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor
for the average of the fourth calendar quarter of the second prior fiscal year compared to
the average of the fourth calendar quarter of the immediately prior fiscal year; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) the formula allowance in effect for the prior fiscal year must be increased by the
lesser of 3.0 percent or the percentage change calculated in clause (1), with the resulting
amount rounded to the nearest whole dollar, except in cases of negative Consumer Price
Index growth then the formula allowance will remain the same as the prior year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must publish the formula allowance by the end of February of
each year.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Basic skills revenue.

A school district's basic skills revenue equals the sum
of:

(1) compensatory revenue under subdivision 3; plus

(2) English learner revenue under section 124D.65, subdivision 5; plus

(3) deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $536new text end times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision
17.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Building allocation.

(a) A district or cooperative must allocatenew text begin at least 80
percent ofnew text end its compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative
where the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
measures developed by the school board.

(b) deleted text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (a),deleted text end A district or cooperative may allocate deleted text begin up to 50deleted text end new text begin no
more than 20new text end percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to
school sites according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money reallocated under
this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be spent on
students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or other prekindergarten
programs.

(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) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue generated
by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.

(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building closings,
changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student demographics
between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory revenue among
sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the department any
adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must use the adjusted
compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under section 123B.76,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.17, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end

new text begin Renewal by school board. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the election requirements of
subdivision 9, a school board may renew an expiring referendum not already renewed by
board action authorized by this subdivision if:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the per-pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring, or for
an expiring referendum that was adjusted annually by the rate of inflation, the same as the
per-pupil amount of the expiring referendum, adjusted annually for inflation in the same
manner as if the expiring referendum had continued;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by
the voters; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) the school board has adopted a written resolution authorizing the renewal after holding
a meeting and allowing public testimony on the proposed renewal.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The resolution must be adopted by the school board by June 15 of any calendar year
and becomes effective 60 days after its adoption.
 new text end

new text begin (c) A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the referendum generates revenue
for the school district.
 new text end

new text begin (d) A district renewing an expiring referendum under this subdivision must submit a
copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the county auditor no later than
September 1 of the calendar year in which the levy is certified.
 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

Sec. 11.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 9, is amended to
read:


Sec. 9. ENGLISH LEARNER CROSS SUBSIDY REDUCTION AID.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.65, English learner aid is increased
by $2,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end 2023deleted text begin , 2024, and 2025deleted text end . The commissioner
must allocate the aid to each school district and charter school based on the school district's
or charter school's proportionate share of English learner and concentration revenue under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, clauses (2) and (3), for the preceding
fiscal year.

(b) Revenue under this section must be used and reserved as basic skills revenue
according to Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.15.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 9, the effective
date, is amended to read:


EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2022 and
expires at the end of fiscal year deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .

Sec. 13. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin General education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 8,061,348,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 8,173,753,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $710,314,000 for 2023 and $7,351,034,000 for
2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $767,613,000 for 2024 and $7,406,140,000 for
2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end

new text begin For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Abatement aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,339,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,665,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and $2,213,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $245,000 for 2024 and $2,420,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 187,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 290,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and $180,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2024 and $270,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 20,516,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 21,900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and $18,591,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,065,000 for 2024 and $19,835,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end

new text begin (a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 21,026,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 22,176,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,964,000 for 2023 and $19,062,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,117,000 for 2024 and $20,059,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end

new text begin For a grant to Independent School District No. 690,
Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 65,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 65,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,603,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 830,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $196,000 for 2023 and $1,407,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $156,000 for 2024 and $674,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. new text end

new text begin (a) To
reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 55,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 55,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply using the form and manner of
application prescribed by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the
commissioner must prorate the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

ARTICLE 2

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.018, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Personalized, competency-based education. new text end

new text begin "Personalized, competency-based
education" means a system of learning in which the:
 new text end

new text begin (1) staff and students are empowered to make important decisions about the students'
learning experiences, how the students will create and apply knowledge, and how students
will demonstrate their learning;
 new text end

new text begin (2) student assessments implemented at the local level are meaningful, positive, and
empowering learning experience for students that yields timely, relevant, and actionable
evidence;
 new text end

new text begin (3) students receive timely, differentiated support based on the students' individual
learning needs;
 new text end

new text begin (4) students' progress is based on evidence of mastery rather than by hours of attendance;
 new text end

new text begin (5) students learn actively using different pathways and varied pacing;
 new text end

new text begin (6) strategies to ensure equity for all students are embedded in the culture, structure, and
pedagogy of schools and education systems; and
 new text end

new text begin (7) rigorous, common expectations for learning, including knowledge, skills, and
dispositions identified in required academic standards, are explicit, transparent, measurable,
and transferable.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Personalized, competency-based education. new text end

new text begin (a) A school district or charter
school may adopt a locally developed competency-based education plan to allow students
to satisfactorily complete both required academic standards under section 120B.021, and
credits under section 120B.024, and advance to higher levels of learning by demonstrating
mastery of required state standards, regardless of the time, place, or pace of learning. The
local plan may be implemented in individual school sites within a school district or
districtwide. Personalized, competency-based education is designed to improve educational
outcomes for students by advancing their mastery of concepts and skills.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A school district or charter school that adopts a personalized, competency-based
education plan must include a description in its long-term strategic plan under section
120B.11 or annual public report under section 124E.16 and post on its website information
on how:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the plan's components satisfy required state standards and the goals included in the
world's best workforce plan under section 120B.11;
 new text end

new text begin (2) competencies include explicit and measurable student learning objectives aligned to
required and elective state standards and benchmarks;
 new text end

new text begin (3) students master competencies along a personalized and flexible pathway. A student
may demonstrate mastery of competencies through successful performance of the
competencies, application of the competencies, or both;
 new text end

new text begin (4) local assessments are used to personalize learning experiences for a student; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) students receive timely and personalized support based on individual learning needs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) A school district or charter school with a personalized, competency-based education
plan must administer the required statewide assessments to all students in the appropriate
grade levels consistent with section 120B.30.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Average daily membership for a student participating in a personalized,
competency-based education is subject to the limits under section 126C.05, subdivision 8.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.12, is amended to read:


120B.12 deleted text begin READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE
3.deleted text end new text begin BOLD LITERACY ACT; THRIVING READERS AT EVERY GRADE.
new text end

Subdivision 1.

Literacy goal.

new text begin (a) new text end The legislature seeks to have every child reading at
or above grade level deleted text begin no later than the end of grade 3,deleted text end new text begin every year, beginning in kindergarten, new text end
including deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end learnersdeleted text begin , and that teachers provide comprehensive,
scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin and students receiving special education services. By 2027, school
leaders and educators must provide evidence-basednew text end reading instructionnew text begin through a multitiered
system of support (MTSS). Instruction must focus on student mastery of the foundational
reading skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency, as well as the development of
oral language, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills. Students must receive
evidence-based instruction that is proven to effectively teach children to read,new text end consistent
with section 122A.06, subdivision 4.

new text begin (b) To meet this goal, each school district and charter school must ensure all
prekindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, reading intervention
teachers, special education teachers, and instructional support staff with responsibility for
teaching reading complete training approved by the Department of Education and based on
evidence-based reading instruction by July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Subd. 2.

Identification; report.

(a) deleted text begin Each school district must identify before the end ofdeleted text end new text begin
On a quarterly basis beginning no later than November 15 each year, every student enrolled
innew text end kindergarten, grade 1, deleted text begin anddeleted text end grade 2 deleted text begin all students who are not reading at grade level. Students
identified as not reading at grade level by the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 must
be screened, in a locally determined mannerdeleted text end ,new text begin and grade 3 in a public school, including
multilingual learners and students receiving special education services, must be universally
screened for mastery of foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics,
decoding, fluency, oral language, and characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening
tool approved by the Department of Education. The screening new text end for characteristics of dyslexiadeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin
may be integrated with universal screening for mastery of foundational reading skills and
oral language. Data on student performance in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3
on foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency,
and oral language must be submitted to the Department of Education by December 15 and
June 15 in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
new text end

(b) Students in deleted text begin grade 3 or higher who demonstrate a reading difficulty to a classroom
teacherdeleted text end new text begin grades 4 and above, including multilingual learners and students receiving special
education services, who are not demonstrating mastery of foundational reading skills,
including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language,new text end must be
screeneddeleted text begin , in a locally determined manner,deleted text end new text begin using a screening tool approved by the Department
of Educationnew text end for characteristics of dyslexia,deleted text begin unless a different reason for the reading difficulty
has been identified.deleted text end new text begin and continue to receive evidence-based instruction, interventions, and
progress monitoring until grade-level proficiency is achieved.
new text end

(c) Reading assessments in English, and in the predominant languages of district students
where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to
literacy. The district deleted text begin alsodeleted text end must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction
appropriate to the specific needs of deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end learners. deleted text begin The district must use a
locally adopted, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and
annually report summary assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.
deleted text end

(d) new text begin By June 15, new text end the district deleted text begin alsodeleted text end must deleted text begin annuallydeleted text end new text begin submit an annualnew text end report to the
commissioner deleted text begin by July 1 a summary ofdeleted text end new text begin in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner, summarizingnew text end the district's efforts to screen deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end identifynew text begin , and provide
interventions through a MTSS tonew text end students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia deleted text begin usingdeleted text end new text begin
as measured by anew text end screening deleted text begin tools such as thosedeleted text end new text begin tool approved by the Department of Education
andnew text end recommended by the department's dyslexia specialist. With respect to students screened
or identified under paragraph (a), the report must include:

(1) a summary of the district's efforts to screen for dyslexia;

(2) the number of studentsnew text begin universallynew text end screened for that reporting year; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) the number of students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia for that yeardeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

deleted text begin (e) A studentdeleted text end new text begin (4) an explanation of how through a MTSS studentsnew text end identified under this
subdivision deleted text begin must bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end provided with alternate instructionnew text begin and interventionsnew text end under section
125A.56, subdivision 1.

Subd. 2a.

Parent notification and involvement.

new text begin (a) Beginning with the initial screening
by November 15, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, new text end schoolsdeleted text begin , at least annually,deleted text end must give
the parent of each studentnew text begin , including multilingual learners and students receiving special
education services,new text end who is not reading at or above grade levelnew text begin ,new text end timely information about:

(1) the student's reading proficiency deleted text begin as measured by a locally adopted assessment;deleted text end new text begin ,
including student performance on foundational reading skills, oral language, and whether
the student has been identified as demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia, as measured by
a screening tool approved by the Department of Education;
new text end

(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the studentnew text begin within a MTSS
framework, specific curricula being used, the training and licensure of the teacher providing
reading-related services, how these services address identified learning needs,new text end andnew text begin hownew text end the
student's progressnew text begin will be monitorednew text end ; and

(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming
grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.

new text begin (b) new text end A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education
evaluation.

Subd. 3.

Intervention.

(a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district
shall provide reading interventionnew text begin through a MTSSnew text end to accelerate student growth and reach
the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school year.
If a student does not read at or above grade level by the end of deleted text begin grade 3deleted text end new text begin the current school
yearnew text end , the district must continue to provide reading intervention until the student reads at
grade level. District intervention methods deleted text begin shall encouragedeleted text end new text begin must includenew text end family engagement
and, where possible, collaboration with appropriate school and community programsdeleted text begin .
Intervention methodsdeleted text end new text begin that specialize in evidence-based instructional practices and measure
mastery of foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding,
fluency, and oral language. By July 1, 2025, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention programs must
be taught by a certified or licensed reading specialist andnew text end may include, but are not limited
to, requiringnew text begin studentnew text end attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may
require that the student be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day,
extended-day programs, or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.new text begin
Supplemental reading instruction may not replace core Tier 1 literacy instruction provided
to all students.
new text end

(b) A school district or charter school deleted text begin is strongly encouraged todeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end provide a personal
learning plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured
by deleted text begin the statewide reading assessment in grade 3deleted text end new text begin state-approved progress monitoring tools in
kindergarten through grade 5new text end . The district or charter school must determine the format of
the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and other appropriate
professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in deleted text begin consultationdeleted text end new text begin collaborationnew text end with
the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must address knowledge new text begin and
skill new text end gaps deleted text begin and skill deficienciesdeleted text end through deleted text begin strategies such as specific exercises and practicesdeleted text end new text begin
explicit, systematic instruction consistent with structured literacy practicesnew text end during and
outside of the regular school day, periodic deleted text begin assessmentsdeleted text end new text begin progress monitoringnew text end , and reasonable
timelines. deleted text begin The personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in the student's
best interest.deleted text end new text begin By July 1, 2025, personal learning plans must be implemented by a certified
or licensed reading specialist.new text end A school must maintain and regularly update and modify the
personal learning plan until the student reads at grade level. This paragraph does not apply
to a student under an individualized education program.

Subd. 4.

Staff development.

new text begin (a) new text end Each districtnew text begin and charter schoolnew text end shall use the data under
subdivision 2 to identify the staff development needs so thatdeleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1)deleted text end elementary teachers deleted text begin are able to implementdeleted text end new text begin , early childhood educators, kindergarten
through grade 12 reading intervention teachers, special education teachers, and instructional
support staff with responsibility for teaching reading must:
new text end

new text begin (1) receive and complete sufficient training to providenew text end comprehensivedeleted text begin , scientifically
baseddeleted text end reading and oral language instructionnew text begin , including explicit, systematic, evidence-based
instruction on foundational reading skills that meets students' developmental, linguistic,
and cultural literacy needs;
new text end

new text begin (2) by July 1, 2025, receive training and ongoing coaching to support evidence-based
structured literacy practices using a training program approved by the Department of
Education, which must be funded by literacy incentive aid received annually by districts
and charter schools under section 124D.98, and other legislatively funded training
opportunities approved by the Department of Education;
 new text end

new text begin (3) implement comprehensive, evidence-based reading and oral language instruction,
consistent with structured literacy practices, using a MTSS for the intervention methods or
programs selected by the district for the identified students;
 new text end

deleted text begin in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and other literacy-related areas
including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading proficiency;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically
based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic,
and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for
the identified students;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve
reading and writing instruction;
 deleted text end

(4) deleted text begin licensed teachersdeleted text end recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin
benew text end able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin
multilingualnew text end learners by maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate
students' English language development, including oral academic language development,
and build academic literacy; and

(5) deleted text begin licensed teachers aredeleted text end new text begin benew text end well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables
students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.

new text begin (b) In addition to paragraph (a):
 new text end

new text begin (1) instruction provided by elementary teachers must include explicit, systematic
instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,
and comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and other literacy-related
areas, including writing and oral language, until the student achieves grade-level reading
and writing proficiency; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) instruction provided by early childhood educators must include explicit, systematic
instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness; oral language, including listening
comprehension; vocabulary; and letter-sound correspondence.
 new text end

Subd. 4a.

Local literacy plan.

(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must
deleted text begin adoptdeleted text end new text begin develop and submitnew text end a local literacy plan deleted text begin to havedeleted text end new text begin using the template provided by the
Department of Education annually by June 15 for the upcoming school year. The local
literacy plan must be implemented to ensure thatnew text end every child new text begin in prekindergarten through
grade 3, including multilingual learners and students receiving special education services,
demonstrates mastery of foundational literacy skills and is new text end readingnew text begin proficiently,new text end at or above
grade leveldeleted text begin no later than the end of grade 3, including English learnersdeleted text end new text begin , at every gradenew text end . The
plan must be consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and include the followingnew text begin
requirements by June 15, 2024new text end :

(1) a process new text begin within a MTSS framework new text end to assess students'new text begin foundational reading skills,
oral language, andnew text end level of reading proficiency deleted text begin and data to support the effectiveness of an
assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading proficiency;deleted text end new text begin using a
screening tool approved by the Department of Education. Screening data must also be used
to identify students with characteristics of dyslexia;
new text end

(2) a process to notify and deleted text begin involvedeleted text end new text begin collaborate withnew text end parentsnew text begin to promote evidence-based
and culturally relevant language and literacy support at homenew text end ;

(3) a description of deleted text begin how schools in the district will determine the proper reading
intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying the reading
strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;deleted text end new text begin the data-based decision-making
process within the MTSS framework to determine the evidence-based core reading instruction
and Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention required to meet the student's identified needs;
new text end

deleted text begin (4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the
intervention; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs.
 deleted text end

new text begin (4) the progress-monitoring process for intensifying or modifying the reading instruction
and intervention until grade level proficiency is achieved;
 new text end

new text begin (5) a process within a MTSS framework to implement explicit, systematic, evidence-based
core instruction at Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 intervention, including special education, for
students who are not reading at or above grade level;
 new text end

new text begin (6) the name and description of the curricula, instructional materials, and intervention
methods and programs used in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 intervention, including special
education, the training and licensure of the teacher providing instruction and intervention
services, and how these services address identified learning needs. Instruction and
intervention methods may not include the three-cueing system to teach foundational reading
skills, including word recognition. Progress monitoring must be completed to provide
information on the effectiveness of the intervention;
 new text end

new text begin (7) a process to screen and identify students with characteristics of dyslexia as required
by section 120B.12; and
 new text end

new text begin (8) beginning with the June 15, 2024, submission, the local literacy plan must include
the requirements in clauses (1) to (6) and a professional development plan to meet the goal
of training all prekindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, reading
intervention teachers, special education teachers, and instructional support staff with
responsibility for teaching reading, in evidence-based reading instruction by June 15, 2025.
Documentation of teacher completion of training must be submitted annually in the form
and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
 new text end

(b) The district must deleted text begin postdeleted text end new text begin submitnew text end itsnew text begin localnew text end literacy plannew text begin to the Department of Education
by June 15 for the upcoming school year and post its literacy plannew text end on the official school
district website.

Subd. 5.

Commissioner.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall deleted text begin recommend to districts multiple
assessment toolsdeleted text end new text begin provide a menu of state-approved evidence-based screening toolsnew text end to assist
districts and teachers with identifying students under subdivision 2. new text begin By January 1, 2024,
new text end the commissioner shall deleted text begin alsodeleted text end make available deleted text begin examples of nationally recognized and
research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to providedeleted text end new text begin a menu of approved
training opportunities for teachers to be trained in evidence-based reading instruction to
ensure students receivenew text end comprehensive, deleted text begin scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end reading
instruction and interventionnew text begin consistent with structured literacy practicesnew text end under this section.new text begin
The commissioner shall make available guidance to assist districts and schools in the
evaluation and selection of or adaptation of curricula for instruction and intervention that
support evidence-based structured literacy practices; a template for the local literacy plan;
a template for the annual dyslexia report; and a template for parent notification.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner, in partnership with the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board, shall establish guidelines for teacher relicensure that include at least 45
hours of training in evidence-based instructional practices to ensure educator mastery in
the teaching of foundational reading practices. Institutions of higher education must work
to ensure that teacher candidates receive instruction and practicum opportunities to learn
and apply evidence-based instructional practices to ensure student mastery of foundational
reading skills.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [121A.201] MTSS AND COLLABORATIVE MINNESOTA PARTNERSHIPS
TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS (COMPASS).
 new text end

new text begin Beginning July 1, 2023, all Minnesota school districts and charter schools must be offered
training and support in implementing MTSS through the Department of Education
COMPASS team and the Department of Education's regional partners, the Minnesota service
cooperatives. COMPASS is the state school improvement model providing a statewide
system through which all districts and schools may receive support in the areas of literacy,
math, social-emotional learning, and mental health within the MTSS framework. The MTSS
framework is the state's systemic, continuous school improvement framework for ensuring
positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and academic outcomes for every
student. MTSS provides access to layered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive,
evidence-based practices. The MTSS framework relies on the understanding and belief that
every student can learn and thrive, and it engages an anti-bias and socially just approach to
examining policies and practices and ensuring equitable distribution of resources and
opportunity. The MTSS systemic framework requires:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a district-wide infrastructure consisting of effective leaders, collective efficacy among
staff, positive school climate, linked teams, and professional learning that supports continuous
improvement;
 new text end

new text begin (2) authentic engagement with families and communities to develop reciprocal
relationships and build new opportunities for students together;
 new text end

new text begin (3) multilayered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive instruction and support
that allows every student the support they need to reach meaningful and rigorous learning
standards. Tiers of support include core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and intensive (Tier
3) instruction levels;
 new text end

new text begin (4) valid and reliable assessment tools and processes to assess student and system
performance and inform necessary changes; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) a data-based decision-making approach in which problems are precisely defined and
analyzed, solutions address root causes, and implementation is monitored to ensure success.
The data-based problem-solving component of the MTSS framework consists of three major
subcomponents: accessible and integrated data, decision-making process, and system
performance.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Comprehensive, deleted text begin scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end reading instruction.

(a)
"Comprehensive, deleted text begin scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end reading instruction" includes a program
or collection of instructional practices that is based on valid, replicablenew text begin , empirical researchnew text end
evidence showing deleted text begin that when these programs ordeleted text end new text begin how proficient reading and writing develop;
why some students have difficulty learning to read; how to effectively assess and teach
students; and how to improve outcomes through intervention. When evidence-based readingnew text end
practices are used, students can be expected to achieve, at a minimum, deleted text begin satisfactory reading
progressdeleted text end new text begin mastery of grade-level reading standardsnew text end . The deleted text begin program ordeleted text end collection of
new text begin evidence-based new text end practices must include, at a minimum, effective, deleted text begin balanceddeleted text end new text begin explicit, systematic,
and sequentialnew text end instruction in all five areas of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabularynew text begin and oral languagenew text end development, and reading comprehension.

new text begin (b) new text end Comprehensive, deleted text begin scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end reading instruction deleted text begin also includes
and integrates instructional strategies for continuously assessing, evaluating, and
communicating the student's reading progress and needs in order to design and implement
ongoing interventions so that students of all ages and proficiency levels can read and
comprehend text, write, and apply higher level thinking skills.deleted text end new text begin occurs within a MTSS
framework. The framework includes a process for monitoring student progress, evaluating
program fidelity, and analyzing student outcomes and needs in order to design and implement
ongoing evidenced-based instruction and interventions so that students read and comprehend
grade-level text, write with grade-level proficiency, and apply higher level thinking skills.
Instruction within a MTSS framework includes core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and
intensive (Tier 3 and special education) reading instruction used at each grade level and
must be designed around teaching the foundational reading skills.new text end For deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end
learners developing literacy skills, districts deleted text begin are encouraged to usedeleted text end new text begin must provide instruction
that builds on their linguistic and cultural strengths usingnew text end strategies that teach reading and
writing in the students' native language and English at the same time.

new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end "Fluency" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end the ability deleted text begin of studentsdeleted text end to read text deleted text begin with speed, accuracy,deleted text end new text begin
accurately, automatically,new text end andnew text begin withnew text end proper expression.

new text begin (2) "Foundational reading skills" includes phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics
and decoding, and fluency. Foundational reading skills appropriate to each grade level must
be mastered in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3. Struggling readers in grade 4
and above who do not demonstrate mastery of grade-level foundational reading skills must
continue to receive explicit, systematic instruction to reach mastery.
 new text end

new text begin (3) "Multitiered system of support" or "MTSS" means a systemic, continuous
improvement framework for ensuring positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental,
and academic outcomes for every student. The MTSS framework provides access to layered
tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive, evidence-based practices and relies on the
understanding and belief that every student can learn and thrive. Through a MTSS at the
core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and intensive (Tier 3) levels, educators provide high
quality, evidence-based instruction and intervention that is matched to a student's needs;
progress is monitored to inform instruction and set goals; and data is used for educational
decision making.
 new text end

new text begin (4) "Oral language," also called "spoken language," includes speaking and listening, and
consists of five components: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
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deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end "Phonemic awareness" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end the ability deleted text begin of studentsdeleted text end to notice, think about, and
manipulate individual sounds in spoken syllables and words.

deleted text begin (d) "Phonics" is the understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships
between written letters and spoken words. Phonics instruction is a way of teaching reading
that stresses learning how letters correspond to sounds and how to apply this knowledge in
reading and spelling.
 deleted text end

new text begin (6) "Phonics instruction" means the explicit, systematic, and direct instruction of the
relationships between letters and the sounds they represent and the application of this
knowledge in reading and spelling.
 new text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end "Reading comprehension" deleted text begin is an active process that requires intentional thinking
during which meaning is constructed through interactions between text and reader.
Comprehension skills are taught explicitly by demonstrating, explaining, modeling, and
implementing specific cognitive strategies to help beginning readers derive meaning through
intentional, problem-solving thinking processes.deleted text end new text begin means a function of word recognition skills,
which includes phonemic awareness and language comprehension skills.
new text end

new text begin (8) "Structured literacy" means an approach to reading instruction in which teachers
carefully structure important literacy skills, concepts, and the sequence of instruction to
facilitate children's literacy learning and progress. Structured literacy is characterized by
the provision of systematic, explicit, sequential, and diagnostic instruction in phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and oral language development, and reading
comprehension.
 new text end

new text begin (9) "Three-cueing system," also known as "meaning structure visual (MSV)," means a
method that teaches students to use meaning, structure and syntax, and visual cues when
attempting to read an unknown word.
 new text end

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end "Vocabulary development" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end the process of deleted text begin teaching vocabulary both
directly and indirectly, with repetition and multiple exposures to vocabulary items. Learning
in rich contexts, incidental learning, and use of computer technology enhance the acquiring
of vocabularydeleted text end new text begin acquiring new words. A robust vocabulary improves all areas of
communication: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Vocabulary growth is directly
related to school achievement and is a strong predictor for reading successnew text end .

new text begin (d) Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a public school district or charter school
must not implement instruction or intervention methods for students that are based on any
practice or program that uses visual memory or the three-cueing system for teaching word
recognition.
 new text end

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end Nothing in this subdivision limits the authority of a school district to select a
school's reading program or curriculumdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin as long as the selection process includes an
evaluation to ensure selected curriculum is evidence-based. School districts must be provided
guidance from the Department of Education to assist districts and schools in the selection
or adaptation of curriculum that supports evidence-based instructional practices.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Department of Education.

(a) The department must review and approve or
disapprove online learning providers within 90 calendar days of receiving an online learning
provider's completed application. The commissioner, using research-based standards of
quality for online learning programs, must review all approved online learning providers
on a cyclical three-year basis. Approved online learning providers annually must submit
program data to, confirm statements of assurances for, and provide program updates including
a current course list to the commissioner.

(b) The online learning courses and programs must be rigorous, aligned with state
academic standards, and contribute to grade progression in a single subject. The online
learning provider, other than a digital learning provider offering digital learning to its enrolled
students only under subdivision 4, paragraph (d), must give the commissioner written
assurance that: (1) all courses meet state academic standards; and (2) the online learning
curriculum, instruction, and assessment, expectations for actual teacher-contact time or
other student-to-teacher communication, and academic support meet nationally recognized
professional standards and are described as such in an online learning course syllabus that
meets the commissioner's requirements. Once an online learning provider is approved under
this paragraph, all of its online learning course offerings are eligible for payment under this
section unless a course is successfully challenged by an enrolling district or the department
under paragraph (c).

(c) An enrolling district may challenge the validity of a course offered by an online
learning provider. The department must review such challenges based on the approval
procedures under paragraph (b). The department may initiate its own review of the validity
of an online learning course offered by an online learning provider.

(d) The department may collect a fee not to exceed $250 for approving online learning
providers or $50 per course for reviewing a challenge by an enrolling district.

(e) The department must develop, publish, and maintain a list of online learning providers
that it has reviewed and approved.

(f) The department may review a complaint about an online learning provider, or a
complaint about a provider based on the provider's response to notice of a violation. If the
department determines that an online learning provider violated a law or rule, the department
may:

(1) create a compliance plan for the provider; or

(2) withhold funds from the provider under sections 124D.095, 124E.25, and 127A.42.
The department must notify an online learning provider in writing about withholding funds
and provide detailed calculations.

new text begin (g) An online learning program fee administration account is created in the special
revenue fund. Funds retained under paragraph (d) shall be deposited in the account. Money
in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated with administering
and monitoring online and digital learning programs.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.231, is amended to read:


124D.231 FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them.

(a) "Community organization" means a nonprofit organization that has been in existence
for three years or more and serves persons within the community surrounding the covered
school site on education and other issues.

(b) "Community school consortium" means a group of schools and community
organizations that propose to work together to plan and implement community school
programming.

(c) "Community school programming" means services, activities, and opportunities
described under subdivision 2, paragraph deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end .

new text begin (d) "Community-wide full-service community school leadership team" means a
district-level team that is responsible for guiding the vision, policy, resource alignment,
implementation, oversight, and goal setting for community school programs within the
district. This team shall include representatives from the district, including teachers, school
leaders, students, and family members from the eligible schools; community members;
system-level partners that include representatives from government agencies, relevant
unions, and nonprofit and other community-based partners; and, if applicable, the full-service
community school initiative director.
 new text end

new text begin (e) "Full-service community school initiative director" means a director responsible for
coordinating districtwide administrative and leadership assistance to community school
sites and site coordinators, including serving as chairperson for the district's community-wide
full-service community school leadership team; site coordinator support; data gathering and
evaluation; administration of partnership and data agreements, contracts, and procurement;
and grant administration.
 new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end "High-quality child care or early childhood education programming" means
educational programming for preschool-aged children that is grounded in research, consistent
with best practices in the field, and provided by licensed teachers.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end "School site" means a school site at which an applicant has proposed or has been
funded to provide community school programming.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end "Site coordinator" deleted text begin is an individualdeleted text end new text begin means a full-time staff member serving one
eligible schoolnew text end who is responsible for deleted text begin aligningdeleted text end new text begin the identification, implementation, and
coordination ofnew text end programming deleted text begin withdeleted text end new text begin to addressnew text end the needs of the school community identified
in the baseline analysis.

Subd. 2.

Full-service community school program.

(a) The commissioner shall provide
funding to new text begin districts and charter schools with new text end eligible school sites to plan, implement, and
improve full-service community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following
criteria:

(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section
120B.35, subdivision 2; or

(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved by
the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.

(b) deleted text begin An eligible school site may receive up to $150,000 annually.deleted text end new text begin Districts and charter
schools may receive up to:
new text end

new text begin (1) $100,000 for each eligible school available for up to one year to fund planning
activities, including convening a full-service community school leadership team, facilitating
family and community stakeholder engagement, conducting a baseline analysis, and creating
a full-service community school plan. At the end of this period, the school must submit a
full-service community school plan pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e); and
 new text end

new text begin (2) $200,000 annually for each eligible school for up to three years of implementation
of a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g). new text end School sites
receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency to hire a
site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site.new text begin Districts or charter schools
receiving funding under this section for three or more schools shall provide or contract with
a partner agency to provide a full-service community school initiative director.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) Of grants awarded, implementation funding of up to $20,000 must be available for
up to one year for planning for school sites. At the end of this period, the school must submit
a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraph (g). If the site decides not to
use planning funds, the plan must be submitted with the application.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner shall consider additional school factors when dispensing funds
including: schools with significant populations of students receiving free or reduced-price
lunches; significant homeless and highly mobile rates; deleted text begin anddeleted text end equity among urban, suburban,
and greater Minnesota schoolsnew text begin ; and demonstrated success implementing full-service
community school programmingnew text end .

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A school site must establish a new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team
responsible for developing school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs,
and overseeing the process of implementing expanded programming deleted text begin at each covered sitedeleted text end .
The school leadership team shall have deleted text begin betweendeleted text end new text begin at leastnew text end 12 deleted text begin to 15deleted text end members and shall meet
the following requirements:

(1) at least 30 percent of the members are parentsnew text begin , guardians, or studentsnew text end and 30 percent
of the members are teachers at the school site and must include the school principal and
representatives from partner agencies; and

(2) the new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team must be responsible for overseeing
the baseline analyses under paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e) and the creation of a full-service community
school plan under paragraphs (f) and (g)new text end . A new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team
must new text begin meet at least quarterly and new text end have ongoing responsibility for monitoring the development
and implementation of full-service community school operations and programming at the
school site and shall issue recommendations to schools on a regular basis and summarized
in an annual report. These reports shall also be made available to the public at the school
site and on school and district websites.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end School sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to deleted text begin beginning programming
asdeleted text end new text begin the creation ofnew text end a full-service community schoolnew text begin plannew text end . The analysis shall include:

(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team,
deleted text begin which shall includedeleted text end new text begin includingnew text end the following elements:

(i) identification of challenges facing the school;

(ii) analysis of the student body, including:

(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;

(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of these
students;

(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and the
needs of these students;new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (E) number and percentage of students by race and ethnicity;
 new text end

(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, English
learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or reduced-price
lunch;

(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such
disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, includingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but not limited
todeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin American Indian students andnew text end students of color, students with disabilities, students who
are English learners, and students receiving free or reduced-price lunch are represented
among students subject to such actions;

(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic categories,
includingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but not limited todeleted text begin ,deleted text end race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability status, and
free or reduced-price lunch status;

(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and

(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of deleted text begin wraparound servicesdeleted text end new text begin full-service
community school activitiesnew text end , including, but not limited to:

deleted text begin (A) mechanisms for meeting students' social, emotional, and physical health needs,
which may include coordination of existing services as well as the development of new
services based on student needs; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (B) strategies to create a safe and secure school environment and improve school climate
and discipline, such as implementing a system of positive behavioral supports, and taking
additional steps to eliminate bullying;
 deleted text end

new text begin (A) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning through
partnerships with social and health service agencies and providers, and may include medical,
dental, vision care, and mental health services or counselors to assist with housing,
transportation, nutrition, immigration, or criminal justice issues;
 new text end

new text begin (B) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities, including before-school,
after-school, weekend, and summer programs that provide additional academic instruction,
individualized academic support, enrichment activities, and learning opportunities that
emphasize real-world learning and community problem solving and may include art, music,
drama, creative writing, hands-on experience with engineering or science, tutoring and
homework help, or recreational programs that enhance and are consistent with the school's
curriculum;
 new text end

new text begin (C) active family and community engagement that brings students' families and the
community into the school as partners in education and makes the school a neighborhood
hub, providing adults with educational opportunities that may include adult English as a
second language classes, computer skills, art, or other programs that bring community
members into the school for meetings or events; and
 new text end

new text begin (D) collaborative leadership and practices that build a culture of professional learning,
collective trust, and shared responsibility and include a school-based full-service community
school leadership team, a full-service community school site coordinator, a full-service
community school initiative director, a community-wide leadership team, other leadership
or governance teams, teacher learning communities, or other staff to manage the joint work
of school and community organizations;
 new text end

(2) a baseline analysis of community assets deleted text begin and a strategic plan for utilizing and aligning
identified assets. This analysis should include, but is not limited to, adeleted text end new text begin , includingnew text end
documentation of individuals in the community, faith-based organizations, community and
neighborhood associations, colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service
agencies deleted text begin whodeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end may be able to provide support and resources; and

(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by the
school leadership team, includingdeleted text begin , but not limited todeleted text end :

(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education programs;

(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and

(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Each school site receiving funding under this section must deleted text begin establishdeleted text end new text begin develop a
full-service community school plan that utilizes and aligns district and community assets
and establishes services innew text end at least two of the following types of programming:

(1) early childhood:

(i) early childhood education; and

(ii) child care services;

(2) academic:

(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;

(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;

(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;

(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been new text begin chronically absent,
new text end truant, suspended, or expelled; and

(v) specialized instructional support services;

(3) parental involvement:

(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;

(ii) parent leadership development activitiesnew text begin that empower and strengthen families and
communities, provide volunteer opportunities, or promote inclusion in school-based
leadership teamsnew text end ; and

(iii) parenting education activities;

(4) mental and physical health:

(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and
conflict mediation;

(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;

(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;

(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;

(v) nutrition services;

(vi) primary health and dental care; and

(vii) mental health counseling services;

(5) community involvement:

(i) service and service-learning opportunities;

(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and

(iii) homeless prevention services;

(6) positive discipline practices; and

(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in the
baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team at each school site must
develop a full-service community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team
will take, including:

(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;

(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;

(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact of
programming on the participating children and adults;

(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school and
community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement organizations,
businesses, and social service providers;

(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as universities,
hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the development
and implementation of community school programming;

(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and

(7) plan for school leadership team development.

Subd. 3.

Full-service community school review.

(a) deleted text begin Every three years,deleted text end A full-service
community school site must submit to the commissioner, and make available at the school
site and online, a report describing efforts to integrate community school programming at
each covered school site and the effect of the transition to a full-service community school
on participating children and adults. This report shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:

(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the school site in development or implementing
the community school plan;

(2) problems encountered in the design and execution of the community school plan,
including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation impeding program
implementation;

(3) the operation of the school leadership team and its contribution to successful execution
of the community school plan;

(4) recommendations for improving delivery of community school programming to
students and families;

(5) the number and percentage of students receiving community school programming
who had not previously been served;

(6) the number and percentage of nonstudent community members receiving community
school programming who had not previously been served;

(7) improvement in retention among students who receive community school
programming;

(8) improvement in academic achievement among students who receive community
school programming;

(9) changes in student's readiness to enter school, active involvement in learning and in
their community, physical, social and emotional health, and student's relationship with the
school and community environment;

(10) an accounting of anticipated local budget savings, if any, resulting from the
implementation of the program;

(11) improvements to the frequency or depth of families' involvement with their children's
education;

(12) assessment of community stakeholder satisfaction;

(13) assessment of institutional partner satisfaction;

(14) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to
provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;

(15) increases in access to services for students and their families; andnew text begin .
new text end

(16) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
partners.

(b) Reports submitted under this section shall be evaluated by the commissioner with
respect to the following criteria:

(1) the effectiveness of the school or the community school consortium in implementing
the full-service community school plan, including the degree to which the school site
navigated difficulties encountered in the design and operation of the full-service community
school plan, including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation
impeding program implementation;

(2) the extent to which the project has produced lessons about ways to improve delivery
of community school programming to students;

(3) the degree to which there has been an increase in the number or percentage of students
and nonstudents receiving community school programming;

(4) the degree to which there has been an improvement in retention of students and
improvement in academic achievement among students receiving community school
programming;

(5) local budget savings, if any, resulting from the implementation of the program;

(6) the degree of community stakeholder and institutional partner engagement;

(7) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to provide
services in the absence of future funding under this section;

(8) increases in access to services for students and their families; and

(9) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
partners.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.74, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Enrollment of other children; shared time enrollment.

To the extent deleted text begin it is
economically feasibledeleted text end new text begin that the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of
American Indian people are met and American Indian student accountability factors are the
same or higher than their non-American Indian peersnew text end , a district or participating school may
make provision for the voluntary enrollment of non-American Indian children in the
instructional components of an American Indian education program in order that they may
acquire an understanding of the cultural heritage of the American Indian children for whom
that particular program is designed. However, in determining eligibility to participate in a
program, priority must be given to American Indian children. American Indian children
and other children enrolled in an existing nonpublic school system may be enrolled on a
shared time basis in American Indian education programs.

Sec. 9.

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


124D.81 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION AID.

Subdivision 1.

Procedures.

A school district, charter school,new text begin cooperative unit as defined
in section 123A.24, subdivision 2,new text end or American Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant
school enrolling at least 20 American Indian students on October 1 of the previous school
year deleted text begin and operating an American Indian education program according to section 124D.74deleted text end is
eligible fornew text begin Americannew text end Indian education aid if it meets the requirements of this section.
Programs may provide for contracts for the provision of program components by nonsectarian
nonpublic, community, Tribal, charter, or alternative schools. The commissioner shall
prescribe the form and manner of application for aids, and no aid shall be made for a program
not complying with the requirements of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82.

Subd. 2.

Plans.

To deleted text begin qualify fordeleted text end new text begin receivenew text end aid, an eligible district, charter school,new text begin cooperative
unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2,new text end or Tribal contract school must develop
and submit a plan for approval by the Indian education director that shall:

(a) Identify the measures to be used to meet the requirements of sections 124D.71 to
124D.82;

(b) Identify the activities, methods and programs to meet the identified educational needs
of the children to be enrolled in the program;

(c) Describe how district goals and objectives as well as the objectives of sections
124D.71 to 124D.82 are to be achieved;

(d) Demonstrate that required and elective courses as structured do not have a
discriminatory effect within the meaning of section 124D.74, subdivision 5;

(e) Describe how each school program will be organized, staffed, coordinated, and
monitored; and

(f) Project expenditures for programs under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82.

Subd. 2a.

American Indian education aid.

(a) The American Indian education aid for
an eligible districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or Tribal contract school equals the greater of (1) the
sum of deleted text begin $20,000deleted text end new text begin $40,000new text end plus the product of deleted text begin $358deleted text end new text begin $500new text end 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 districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or Tribal contract school's actual expenditure according to the
approved plan under subdivision 2.

Subd. 3.

Additional requirements.

Each districtnew text begin or cooperative unitnew text end receiving aid under
this section must each year conduct a count of American Indian children in the schools of
the district; test for achievement; identify the extent of other educational needs of the children
to be enrolled in the American Indian education program; and classify the American Indian
children by grade, level of educational attainment, age and achievement. Participating
schools must maintain records concerning the needs and achievements of American Indian
children served.

Subd. 4.

Nondiscrimination; testing.

In accordance with recognized professional
standards, all testing and evaluation materials and procedures utilized for the identification,
testing, assessment, and classification of American Indian children must be selected and
administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory and must be valid for the
purpose of identifying, testing, assessing, and classifying American Indian children.

Subd. 5.

Records.

Participating schools deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end districtsnew text begin , and cooperative unitsnew text end 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 districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or participating school must keep accurate,
detailed, and separate revenue and expenditure accounts for pilot American Indian education
programs funded under this section.

Subd. 6.

Money from other sources.

A districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or participating school
providing American Indian education programs shall be eligible to receive moneys for these
programs from other government agencies and from private sources when the moneys are
available.

Subd. 7.

Exceptions.

Nothing in sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 shall be construed as
prohibiting a districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or school from implementing an American Indian
education program which is not in compliance with sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 if the
proposal and plan for that program is not funded pursuant to this section.

Sec. 10.

new text begin [124D.901] STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL AID.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given:
 new text end

new text begin (1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the
start of the 2023-2024 school year; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) "student support services personnel" means an individual licensed to serve as a school
counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency
counselor in Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
 new text end

new text begin (2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective
services;
 new text end

new text begin (3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and
comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical,
social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school
mental health services;
 new text end

new text begin (4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
of their training and licensure;
 new text end

new text begin (5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making,
and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates
interdisciplinary collaboration; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) improve student health, school safety, and school climate to support academic success
and career and college readiness.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aid eligibility and application. new text end

new text begin A school district, charter school, intermediate
school district, or other cooperative unit is eligible to apply for student support personnel
aid under this section. The commissioner must prescribe the form and manner of the
application, which must include a plan describing how the aid will be used.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end

new text begin (a) The initial student support personnel aid
for a school district equals the greater of $22 times the October 1 enrollment count of the
prior school year or $35,000. The initial student support personnel aid for a charter school
equals $22 times the October 1 enrollment count of the prior school year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member
of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that enrolls students equals $6
times the October 1 enrollment count of the prior school year. If a district is a member of
more than one cooperative unit that enrolls students, the revenue must be allocated among
the cooperative units.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the student support personnel aid must not
exceed the district or cooperative unit's actual expenditure according to the approved plan
under subdivision 3.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Allowed uses; match requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Cooperative student support personnel
aid must be transferred to the intermediate district or other cooperative unit of which the
district is a member and must be used to hire new positions for student support services
personnel at the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
 new text end

new text begin (b) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve
as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
dependency counselor in Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin By February 1 following any fiscal year in which student
support personnel aid was received, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating how the new position affected
two or more of the following measures:
 new text end

new text begin (1) school climate;
 new text end

new text begin (2) student health;
 new text end

new text begin (3) attendance rates;
 new text end

new text begin (4) academic achievement;
 new text end

new text begin (5) career and college readiness; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) postsecondary completion rates.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.98, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive literacy reform. new text end

new text begin Beginning July 1, 2023, literacy incentive
aid must be used to support comprehensive literacy reform efforts in public schools as
follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) for public school prekindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators,
reading intervention teachers, special education teachers, and instructional support staff
with responsibility for teaching reading, to be trained in and administer approved screening
and progress monitoring tools, if not already trained to administer selected tools;
 new text end

new text begin (2) to provide training in evidence-based reading instruction practices using a training
program approved by the Department of Education and to be completed no later than
September 1, 2025, unless the commissioner of education grants an extension;
 new text end

new text begin (3) to hire a certified or licensed reading or dyslexia specialist who is trained in
evidence-based reading instruction practices as determined by the commissioner of education
to oversee a school district's or charter school's implementation of required components
under section 120B.12 no later than June 15, 2025, unless the commissioner of education
grants an extension; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) to provide materials, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure interventions under
section 125A.56, subdivision 1, are evidence-based.
 new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 83,427,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 84,306,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $75,255,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,360,000 for 2024 and $75,946,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 18,460,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 19,789,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,179,000 for 2023 and $17,281,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,919,000 for 2024 and $17,870,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 95,404,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 100,393,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,966,000 for 2023 and $86,438,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,603,000 for 2024 and $90,790,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end

new text begin (a) To reimburse districts for
the costs of college entrance examination fees for students who are eligible for free or
reduced-price meals who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section
120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (e):
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,011,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,011,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Concurrent enrollment aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.091:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
the aid payment to each school district.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Early childhood literacy programs. new text end

new text begin (a) For early childhood literacy programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,950,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,950,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Up to $7,950,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support
AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by
ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with training and teaching early literacy skills
to children ages three through grade 3 and evaluating the impact of the program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end

new text begin (a) For students'
advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and
other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
each program.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of
available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
offerings. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must distribute grant funds equitably
among geographic areas in the state, including schools located in greater Minnesota and in
the seven-county metropolitan area.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end

new text begin For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 12,165,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 13,480,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 42,216,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 42,451,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and $37,610,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $4,178,000 for 2024 and $38,273,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Independence College and Community. new text end

new text begin (a) For transfer to the
Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community
for tuition reduction and institutional support:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 625,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 625,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Minnesota math corps program. new text end

new text begin (a) For the Minnesota math corps program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
Academy:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 200,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 200,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals
and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability
system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the
extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000
of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by
principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's
accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
Act.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to museums and education
centers:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 460,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 460,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) $269,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
 new text end

new text begin (c) $50,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
 new text end

new text begin (d) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
 new text end

new text begin (e) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
 new text end

new text begin (f) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
 new text end

new text begin (g) A recipient of a grant under this subdivision must use the funds to encourage and
increase access for historically underserved communities.
 new text end

new text begin (h) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin P-TECH schools. new text end

new text begin (a) For P-TECH support grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.093, subdivision 5:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 791,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 791,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The amounts in this subdivision are for grants, including to a public-private
partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.695:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Rural career and technical education consortium. new text end

new text begin (a) For rural career and
technical education consortium grants:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end

new text begin (a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
coverage is not otherwise available.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Starbase MN. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 through
6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace
environment using state-of-the-art technology:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 21. new text end

new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end

new text begin (a) For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 10,892,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 10,892,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 22. new text end

new text begin Student organizations. new text end

new text begin (a) For student organizations:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 768,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 768,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
 new text end

new text begin (c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
 new text end

new text begin (d) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary).
 new text end

new text begin (e) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS).
 new text end

new text begin (f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students in grade 9
and below.
 new text end

new text begin (g) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate).
 new text end

new text begin (h) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
 new text end

new text begin (i) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 23. new text end

new text begin Tribal contract school aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,544,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,726,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and $2,289,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $245,000 for 2024 and $2,481,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 24. new text end

new text begin Align youth apprenticeship programs. new text end

new text begin (a) To support the alignment of youth
apprenticeship programs coordinated by the Department of Education to registered
apprenticeship programs coordinated by the Department of Labor and Industry:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 100,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin COMPASS and MTSS. new text end

new text begin (a) To support the development and implementation
of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student
Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 20,200,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 19,246,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $6,950,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,996,000 in fiscal year 2025
are to support implementation of MTSS and COMPASS. Funds must be used to support
increased capacity at the Department of Education and the Minnesota Service Cooperatives
for implementation supports.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter
schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision
2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS coordinators; deferring costs
for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional learning; and piloting a
Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple reporting structures to
streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school districts and charter
schools. Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and grant administration.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Of this amount, $5,250,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network
focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train
regional support staff from the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support school leaders
and teachers to implement evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Funds
may also be used to host an annual Mathematics Standards-Based Instructional Institute.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Of this amount, $2,000,000 each year is for a grant to the Building Assets, Reducing
Risks Center to provide access to services to all MTSS grantees under this subdivision.
 new text end

new text begin (f) Of this amount, $1,000,000 each year is for the University of Minnesota Center for
Applied Research and Educational Improvement to support implementation and evaluation
of the MTSS framework.
 new text end

new text begin (g) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this
subdivision may include but is not limited to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in
implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional
learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework;
 new text end

new text begin (2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.11, world's best workforce;
 new text end

new text begin (3) providing support to districts and charter schools in streamlining various applications,
reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan;
 new text end

new text begin (4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a
universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students
who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development
difficulties;
 new text end

new text begin (5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by
screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods;
 new text end

new text begin (6) dyslexia screening and intervention that are evidence-based;
 new text end

new text begin (7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified
in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information;
 new text end

new text begin (8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions
and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and
 new text end

new text begin (9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS.
 new text end

new text begin (h) The base in fiscal year 2026 in $18,958,000.
 new text end

new text begin (i) Up to five percent of the funds identified for grants is available for grant administration
costs.
 new text end

new text begin (j) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 26. new text end

new text begin Computer science education. new text end

new text begin (a) To create a state plan for increasing computer
science instruction:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 370,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 403,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $375,000 beginning in fiscal year 2025 is for grants to districts and
charter schools to increase computer science instruction to implement elements of the state
plan. Up to five percent is available for grant administration.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The base in fiscal year 2026 is $463,000.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 27. new text end

new text begin Competency-based education expansion. new text end

new text begin (a) For expanding
competency-based education under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.02, subdivision 1a:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 31,011,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Planning grants are available to encourage districts, charter schools, and area learning
centers to develop criteria around personalized, competency-based education requirements.
A grant application must include evidence that the district, charter school, or area learning
center:
 new text end

new text begin (1) will implement personalized, competency-based education schoolwide or has a plan
to phase in implementation schoolwide;
 new text end

new text begin (2) has partners that must help with the plan and assist with implementation;
 new text end

new text begin (3) will implement activities and programs that focus on the implementation of the core
principles and outcome-based measures aligned to academic standards and benchmarks,
including a local system of assessment creating meaningful, positive, and empowering
learning experiences for students that yield timely, relevant, and actionable data;
 new text end

new text begin (4) has the capacity, qualifications, local governing body support, and time to successfully
plan the program and an intentional and feasible planning process, including full participation
in department professional development and technical assistance cohorts or networks;
 new text end

new text begin (5) will align their budget as necessary with the planning process; and
 new text end

new text begin (6) will communicate and promote the plan with parents, teachers, and members of the
community in developing the plan.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Grant recipients must annually report to the commissioner by June 30 on
implementation progress and the numbers of students participating and earning credits or
grade progressing through competency-based education. Grant recipients must describe
progress in specific areas of study, progress in meeting the stated goals in their application,
and any adjustments needed to achieve their stated goals.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Up to five percent of this appropriation may be retained for administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 28. new text end

new text begin Rigorous coursework expansion. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to expand rigorous coursework
primarily for but not limited to disadvantaged and underrepresented students and students
in greater Minnesota:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant funds may be used to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) recruit and support the underserved and underrepresented student groups in advanced
placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment options, and concurrent
enrollment classes, including translation of marketing materials, adding sections to promote
smaller class sizes, creating writing centers to ensure students' success in college-level
classes, and establishing partnerships with community-based organizations, including
culturally based organizations;
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide teacher training for added rigorous courses;
 new text end

new text begin (3) provide students with transportation to and from the postsecondary institution for
postsecondary enrollment option courses;
 new text end

new text begin (4) expand current rigorous course offerings to engage underserved students; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) increase support for students enrolled in early or middle college programs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Up to five percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 29. new text end

new text begin Expand student access to career and technical education. new text end

new text begin (a) To grow and
expand student access to quality career and technical education pathways across the state:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 28,790,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $26,290,000 is for grants to school districts and charter schools to
incentivize growth and expansion of career and technical education programs. Grant funds
may be used for teacher development, student development, replacing or purchasing
equipment, and curriculum.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of this amount, $2,500,000 is for statewide mentoring supports.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to five percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (e) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 30. new text end

new text begin Full-service community schools. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to plan or expand the full-service community schools programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.231:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 13,836,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Up to five percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 31. new text end

new text begin Culturally relevant practices grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to districts and charter
schools to implement and improve the conditions, strategies, resources, and training for
equity, diversity, and inclusion:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 31,076,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grants may be used to hire staff to coordinate and train their peers on culturally
relevant practices, fund essential training and coaching for all school staff, increase schools'
capacity to partner with community experts, and support data collection and monitoring
practices. Grants may be for up to $500,000 and must be prioritized for schools with the
greatest inequities as demonstrated by achievement.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Up to five percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 32. new text end

new text begin Minnesota BOLD Literacy. new text end

new text begin (a) To implement BOLD Literacy, Minnesota's
birth through grade 12 action plan for literacy achievement:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 33,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 32,800,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $18,000,000 each year is to fund the development of regional literacy
networks. The regional literacy networks must focus on the implementation of comprehensive
literacy reform efforts based on structured literacy. Each Minnesota service cooperative
must add a literacy director position and establish a team of trained literacy coaches to
facilitate evidence-based training opportunities and ongoing supports to school districts and
charter schools in each of their regions.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of this amount, $9,200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $9,000,000 annually thereafter
is for a contract to develop a statewide training based in structured literacy, to be offered
free to school districts and charter schools and facilitated by the regional literacy networks
and Minnesota Service Cooperatives.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Of this amount, $1,000,000 each year is for partnerships with institutions of higher
education to establish literacy labs to serve as training grounds for teacher candidates to
meet requirements of their course work by tutoring students who are not reading at grade
level using evidence-based structured literacy practices. Up to eight grants of up to $200,000
may be made to institutions of higher education.
 new text end

new text begin (e) Of this amount, $4,800,000 each year is for community partnerships for organizations
to maintain and expand their literacy-related efforts across Minnesota communities as
follows:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $1,000,000 is for the State Library Services to expand work on early literacy
development in community and school libraries, including training staff on evidence-based
early literacy practices in public libraries and school libraries;
 new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000,000 is for a contract with the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota to support statewide evaluation;
 new text end

new text begin (3) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Minnesota Reading Corp to expand the Bridge 2
Read resources to support teachers trained in evidence-based instruction practices; and
 new text end

new text begin (4) $1,800,000 is for a grant to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota
and the Dakotas, and the Parent Child+ Program to maintain their current level of
programming.
 new text end

new text begin (f) Up to five percent of grant amounts in this subdivision is available for grant
administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (g) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 33. new text end

new text begin Native language revitalization grants to schools. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to school
districts and charter schools to offer language instruction in Dakota and Anishinaabe
languages or another language indigenous to the United States or Canada:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,117,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,117,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant amounts are to be determined based upon the number of schools within a
district implementing language courses. Eligible expenses include costs for teachers, program
supplies, and curricular resources.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The base for this appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2026 is $7,117,000.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 34. new text end

new text begin Pilot to fully fund postsecondary enrollment options. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to
school districts and charter schools for a pilot program to explore fully funding the
postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 47,892,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant funds may be used to provide districts with an amount equal to up to 88 percent
of average daily membership for students taking PSEO courses and to provide supports to
students taking PSEO courses.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Up to five percent of grant amounts in this subdivision is available for grant
administration costs.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 22,206,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 26,299,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $22,206,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,467,000 for 2024 and $23,832,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 36. new text end

new text begin Student support personnel. new text end

new text begin (a) To address shortages of school support
personnel services that benefit children and young people's social, emotional, and physical
health through strategies to fund additional positions within early childhood systems, public
schools, and the Department of Education, and to implement a workforce development
initiative:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,550,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,550,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $2,400,000 each year is to fund a workforce development initiative
to increase the number of student support personnel each year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of this amount, $150,000 each year is to fund a school mental health service lead at
the Department of Education.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 37. new text end

new text begin Student voice models. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to implement key youth voice strategies:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 7,617,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $500,000 is for a grant to Minnesota Youth Council (MYC) to
increase stipends, supports for youth, and student-led engagement; to hire external facilitators;
and to build regular communication channels between the MYC and the Department of
Education.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Remaining funds may be granted to organizations, including but not limited to school
districts, charter schools, Tribal Nations, community organizations, service cooperatives,
networks, and coalitions to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) build the capacity of schools to implement key youth voice strategies, including
youth participatory action research teams, identity-based student groups, reimagining the
role of student council, and mixed-methods evaluation and engagement projects to secure
youth voice; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) support external community partnerships to coordinate regional programs and
supports.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to five percent of the grants in this subdivision is available for grant administration.
 new text end

new text begin (e) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 38. new text end

new text begin Alternatives to exclusionary discipline. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to districts and charters
to reduce discipline disparities by prohibiting the use of exclusionary discipline practices
to address subjective behavior concerns, including but not limited to behavior defined as
disruptive, disorderly, defiant, and noncompliant in kindergarten through grade 5:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 5,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 5,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant funds may be used to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) expand training and coaching opportunities for school staff, including covering lost
time, substitute teachers, and hourly rates for all licensed and nonlicensed staff to attend;
 new text end

new text begin (2) implement anti-bias and trauma-informed practices;
 new text end

new text begin (3) employ alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices, including but not limited
to providing group and individual interventions to build social-emotional learning skills,
providing adult mentoring for students, providing opportunities for student voice, conducting
collaboration with student's families or guardians, and providing trauma-informed mental
health support;
 new text end

new text begin (4) hire additional staff to identify, coordinate, and partner with community experts; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) conduct monitoring and evaluation measures as determined by the commissioner.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

ARTICLE 3

TEACHERS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.187, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin American Indian history and culture. new text end

new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers renewing their license
under sections 122A.181 to 122A.184 to include in the renewal requirements professional
development in the cultural heritage and contemporary contributions of American Indians,
with particular emphasis on Minnesota Tribal Nations.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.

(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed deleted text begin $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 anddeleted text end
$88,118,000 for fiscal year deleted text begin 2017deleted text end new text begin 2023; $88,329,000 for fiscal year 2024; $88,330,000 for
fiscal year 2025; $89,226,000 for fiscal year 2026; and $89,327,000 for fiscal year 2027new text end
and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation aid
approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits by not approving new participants
or by prorating the aid among participating districts, intermediate school districts, school
sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also reallocate a portion of the allowable
aid for the biennium from the second year to the first year to meet the needs of approved
participants.

(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.63, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Indian teacher training program account. new text end

new text begin (a) An account is
established in the special revenue fund known as the "Minnesota Indian teacher training
program account."
 new text end

new text begin (b) Funds appropriated for the Minnesota Indian teacher training program under this
section must be transferred to the Minnesota Indian teacher training program account in the
special revenue fund.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the Minnesota
Indian teacher training program under this section. Any returned funds are available to be
regranted. Grant recipients may apply to use grant money over a period of up to 60 months.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to $75,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated with
administering and monitoring the program under this section.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Grow Your Own district programs.

(a) A school districtnew text begin , charter school, or
a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2,new text end may apply for a grant for a
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation programnew text begin
to establish a Grow Your Own pathway for adults to obtain their first professional teaching
license. Grantees must partner with a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board-approved teacher preparation program. Partnerships may also include institutions
that have an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher preparation programnew text end .
The grant recipient must use at least 80 percent of grant funds to provide tuition scholarships
or stipends to enable school district employees or community members affiliated with a
school district, who are of color or American Indian and who seek a teaching license, to
participate in the teacher preparation program.new text begin Grant funds may also be used to pay for
teacher licensure exams and licensure fees.
new text end

(b) A district using grant funds under this subdivision to provide financial support to
teacher candidates may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the
district for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Grants for programs serving secondary school students.

(a) In addition to
grants for developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under section 124D.09,
subdivision 10, a school district or charter school may apply for grants under this section
to offer other innovative programs that encourage secondary school students, especially
students of color and American Indian students, to pursue teaching.new text begin A school district, charter
school, or a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for grants to
develop innovative Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students,
especially students of color and American Indian students, to pursue teaching.new text end To be eligible
for a grant under this subdivision, deleted text begin a school district or charter schooldeleted text end new text begin an applicantnew text end must ensure
that the aggregate percentage of secondary school students of color and American Indian
students participating in the program is equal to or greater than the aggregate percentage of
students of color and American Indian students in the school district deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end charter schoolnew text begin , or
cooperative unitnew text end .

(b) A grant recipient must use grant funds awarded under this subdivision for:

(1) supporting future teacher clubs or service-learning opportunities that provide middle
and high school students with experiential learning that supports the success of younger
students or peers and increases students' interest in pursuing a teaching career;

new text begin (2) developing and offering postsecondary enrollment options courses for "Introduction
to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" consistent with section 124D.09, subdivision
10, that would meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
 new text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end providing direct support, including wrap-around services, for students who are
of color or American Indian to enroll and be successful in postsecondary enrollment options
courses under section 124D.09 that would meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
or

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end offering scholarships to graduating high school students who are of color or
American Indian to enroll in board-approved undergraduate teacher preparation programs
at a college or university in Minnesota.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Grow Your Own program account.

(a) An account is established in the special
revenue fund known as the "Grow Your Own program account."

(b) Funds appropriated for the Grow Your Own program under this section must be
transferred to the Grow Your Own program account in the special revenue fund.

(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the Grow
Your Own program under this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted.
Grant recipients may apply to use grant money over a period of up to 60 months.

(d) Up to deleted text begin $100,000deleted text end new text begin $175,000new text end annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs
associated with administering and monitoring the program under this section.

Sec. 7.

new text begin [122A.731] GRANTS FOR GROW YOUR OWN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATOR PROGRAMS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must award grants for
Grow Your Own Early Childhood Educator programs established under this section in order
to develop an early childhood education workforce that more closely reflects the state's
increasingly diverse student population and ensures all students have equitable access to
high-quality early educators.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grow Your Own Early Childhood Educator programs. new text end

new text begin (a)
Minnesota-licensed family child care or licensed center-based child care programs, school
district or charter school early learning programs, Head Start programs, institutions of higher
education, and other community partnership nongovernmental organizations may apply for
a grant to host, build, or expand an early childhood educator preparation program that leads
to an individual earning the credential or degree needed to enter or advance in the early
childhood education workforce. Examples include programs that help interested individuals
earn the child development associate (CDA) credential, an associate's degree in child
development, or a bachelor's degree in early childhood studies or early childhood licensures.
The grant recipient must use at least 80 percent of grant funds for student stipends, tuition
scholarships, or unique student teaching or field placement experiences.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Programs providing financial support to interested individuals may require a
commitment from the individuals awarded, as determined by the commissioner, to teach in
the program or school for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed one year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant procedure. new text end

new text begin (a) Eligible programs must apply for a grant under this
section in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. To the extent that there are
sufficient applications, the commissioner must, to the extent practicable, award an equal
number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the metropolitan
area.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For the 2023-2024 school year and later, grant applications for new and existing
programs must be received by the commissioner no later than January 15 of the year prior
to the school year in which the grant will be used. The commissioner must review all
applications and notify grant recipients by March 15 or as soon as practicable of the
anticipated amount awarded. If the commissioner determines that sufficient funding is
unavailable for the grants, the commissioner must notify grant applicants by June 30 or as
soon as practicable that there are insufficient funds.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grow Your Own Early Childhood Education program account. new text end

new text begin (a) An
account is established in the special revenue fund known as the "Grow Your Own Early
Childhood Education program account."
 new text end

new text begin (b) Funds appropriated for the Grow Your Own Early Childhood Education program
under this section must be transferred to the Grow Your Own Early Childhood Education
program account in the special revenue fund.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the Grow
Your Own Early Childhood Education program under this section. Any returned funds are
available to be regranted. Grant recipients may apply to use grant money over a period of
up to 60 months.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to $175,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated
with administering and monitoring the program under this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients must annually report to the commissioner in the form
and manner determined by the commissioner on their activities under this section, including
the number of educators supported through grant funds and the number of educators obtaining
credentials by type. Data must indicate the beginning level of education and ending level
of education of individual participants and an assessment of program effectiveness, including
participant feedback, areas for improvement, and employment changes and current
employment status, where applicable, after completing preparation programs. The
commissioner must publish a report for the public that summarizes the activities and
outcomes of grant recipients and what was done to promote sharing of effective practices
among grant recipients and potential grant applicants.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [122A.732] GRANTS FOR GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS IN TEACHER
LICENSURE SHORTAGE AREAS.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education must award grants for
Grow Your Own programs established under this section in order to support increasing the
teacher workforce in licensure shortage areas.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grow Your Own shortage area programs. new text end

new text begin (a) A school district, charter
school, or cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant to
establish a Grow Your Own program focusing on licensure shortage areas. A Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation provider, including
an alternative preparation provider, that offers a board-approved licensing program identified
as a shortage area by the board may also apply for a grant under this section.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The grant must support pathways for adults to obtain a professional teaching license
in an identified shortage area. Identified shortage areas are determined by the board and
listed in the most recent Biennial Minnesota Teacher Supply and Demand report.
 new text end

new text begin (c) At least 80 percent of grant funds must be used to provide tuition scholarships or
stipends to enable teacher preparation program participants to attend and receive certification
in a licensure shortage area. Funds may also be used to support currently licensed teachers
who seek to add an additional license or endorsement that would enable them to fill teaching
positions in shortage areas. This grant does not include programs for school support personnel
such as counselors, nurses, and school psychologists.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant procedure. new text end

new text begin (a) Eligible programs must apply for a grant under this
section in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. To the extent that there are
sufficient applications, the commissioner must, to the extent practicable, award an equal
number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the metropolitan
area.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may prioritize grant awards for specific licensure shortage areas
for grant funding, including but not limited to programs leading to special education licenses.
The commissioner may dedicate any amount of appropriated funding for grants specific to
these prioritized licensure shortage areas programs. The commissioner may also waive the
requirement to award an equal number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota
and those in the metropolitan area if necessary to meet the prioritized teacher workforce
needs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) For grants awarded for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the commissioner must dedicate
funding to programs specifically designed to support new and current special education
teachers who are working in Minnesota schools under a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license to meet the
requirements for a Tier 3 license. The commissioner may dedicate any amount of appropriated
funding for grants specific to special education teacher preparation programs. The
commissioner may also waive the requirement to award an equal number of grants between
applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the metropolitan area if necessary to meet the
prioritized teacher workforce needs.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grow Your Own Shortage Area program account. new text end

new text begin (a) An account is
established in the special revenue fund known as the "Grow Your Own Shortage Area
program account."
 new text end

new text begin (b) Funds appropriated for the Grow Your Own Shortage Area program under this section
must be transferred to the Grow Your Own Shortage Area program account in the special
revenue fund.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the Grow
Your Own Shortage Area program under this section. Any returned funds are available to
be regranted. Grant recipients may apply to use grant money over a period of up to 60
months.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to $175,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated
with administering and monitoring the program under this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients must annually report to the commissioner in the form
and manner determined by the commissioner on their activities under this section. The
commissioner must publish a report for the public that summarizes the activities and
outcomes of grant recipients and what was done to promote sharing of effective practices
among grant recipients and potential grant applicants.
 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

Sec. 9.

new text begin [122A.77] PAID STUDENT TEACHING.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must develop a system to provide
teacher candidates who are completing field-specific student teaching requirements of a
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program
with a stipend during the student teaching period.
 new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, student teachers are considered temporary employees
and are not eligible to enroll in local bargaining units or eligible for locally bargained
benefits. Student teacher wages are subject to state and federal taxes, including contributions
to Social Security.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota districts and charter schools that host student teachers must provide student
teacher stipends under this section. Host schools must be reimbursed by the department as
described in this section.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Paid student teaching formula. new text end

new text begin (a) By March 31 of each year, Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation programs
collaborating with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must provide
the commissioner of education with a projected number of student teachers for the following
school year.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Annually, the commissioner of education must establish a stipend amount per teacher
based on the projected number of student teachers and the available funds for the program.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2024.
 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program. new text end

new text begin (a) For the
concurrent enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.76:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 375,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 375,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grow Your Own. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to develop, continue, or expand Grow Your
Own programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.73, 122A.731, and 122A.732:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 24,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 24,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of these amounts:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $12,500,000 each year is for programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.73,
and is subject to the requirements under section 122A.73, subdivision 5;
 new text end

new text begin (2) $1,500,000 each year is for Grow Your Own Early Childhood Educator programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.731, and is subject to the requirements under
Minnesota Statutes, 122A.731, subdivision 4; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) $10,000,000 each year is for Grow Your Own Shortage Area programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.732, and is subject to the requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, 122A.732, subdivision 4.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to institutions offering
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 475,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 475,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 88,548,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 88,178,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,825,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,723,000
for fiscal year 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,856,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $79,322,000
for fiscal year 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Indian teacher training program grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For joint grants to
assist people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.63:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,210,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 600,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.63, subdivision 10.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Come Teach in Minnesota hiring bonuses. new text end

new text begin (a) For the Come Teach in
Minnesota hiring bonuses pilot program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.59:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 200,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 200,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.59, subdivision 5.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Early childhood teacher shortage. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to Minnesota institutions of
higher education to address the early childhood education teacher shortage:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 478,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 478,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant funds may be used to provide tuition and other supports to students.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $688,000.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Educator career pathway. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to encourage middle and high school students to become educators by creating new
educator career pathway program components in high schools and postsecondary institutions
that are primarily focused on but are not limited to disadvantaged and underrepresented
populations:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 6,650,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $5,050,000 is for grants to school districts and charter schools to
establish educator career pathway program cohorts of high school students. Grant funds
must be used for the following purposes:
 new text end

new text begin (1) to develop mentorship and support programs in a cohort-based pathway toward
becoming a licensed teacher;
 new text end

new text begin (2) to recruit and retain participants;
 new text end

new text begin (3) to provide experiential learning opportunities including job shadowing, tutoring, and
paid work-based learning in the classroom; or
 new text end

new text begin (4) for tuition, fees, and materials for prospective educators enrolled in the postsecondary
coursework required to become a licensed teacher in Minnesota. Grantees must create
partnerships with institutions of higher education.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of this amount, $1,600,000 is for school districts and charter schools to establish
tuition incentives for high school teachers to obtain credentials for teaching concurrent
enrollment courses. Grant applications must be evaluated in part based on the need for
educators qualified to teach concurrent enrollment courses.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Paid student teaching. new text end

new text begin (a) To provide a stipend to pre-service teachers student
teaching under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.77:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 14,615,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 14,615,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Statewide teacher mentoring program. new text end

new text begin (a) For a statewide teacher induction
and mentoring program:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 9,367,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Funds may be used for:
 new text end

new text begin (1) competitive grants to Minnesota regional partners, including institutions of higher
education, regional service cooperatives, other district or charter collaboratives, and
professional organizations, to provide mentoring supports for new teachers, on-the-ground
training, technical assistance, and networks or communities of practice for local new teachers,
districts, and charter schools to implement Minnesota's induction model;
 new text end

new text begin (2) competitive grants to school districts to fund Teacher of Record mentorships to Tier
1 special education teachers, including training and supervision; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) contracts with national content experts and research collaboratives to assist in
developing Minnesota's induction model, to provide ongoing training to mentors and
principals, and to evaluate the program over time.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Reimbursements for teacher licensing and exam fees. new text end

new text begin (a) For reducing
financial burdens for aspiring teachers by funding costs associated with Minnesota teacher
licensing exams and first professional teacher license fees for newly graduated teachers:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,350,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must establish a process for newly licensed teachers to be
reimbursed for expenses related to:
 new text end

new text begin (1) application fees to the board for initial licensure; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) exam fees for required licensure exams to obtain a teaching license in Minnesota.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants. new text end

new text begin (a)
For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.635:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The board may retain up to $30,000 of the appropriation amount in each fiscal year
to monitor and administer the grant program, and a portion of these funds may be transferred
to the Office of Higher Education as determined by the executive director of the board and
the commissioner to support the administration of the program.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
of color. new text end

new text begin (a) For the development and expansion of mentoring, induction, and retention
programs designed for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.70:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,996,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,996,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Of these amounts, at least $2,330,000 each fiscal year must be granted for the
development and expansion of mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed for
teachers of color or American Indian teachers.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Teacher recruitment marketing campaign. new text end

new text begin (a) To develop contracts to develop
and implement an outreach and marketing campaign under this subdivision:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a request for
proposals to develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to elevate the
profession and recruit teachers, especially teachers of color and American Indian teachers.
Outreach efforts must include and support current and former Teacher of the Year finalists
interested in being recruitment fellows to encourage prospective educators throughout the
state.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The outreach and marketing campaign must focus on creating interest in teaching in
Minnesota public schools among the following individuals:
 new text end

new text begin (1) high school and college students of color or American Indian students who have not
chosen a career path; or
 new text end

new text begin (2) adults from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the teacher workforce who
may be seeking to change careers.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The board must award grants each year to firms or organizations that demonstrate
capacity to reach wide and varied audiences of prospective teachers based on a work plan
with quarterly deliverables. Preference must be given to firms or organizations that are led
by People of Color and that have People of Color working on the campaign with a proven
record of success. The grant recipients must recognize current pathways or programs to
become a teacher and must partner with educators, schools, institutions, and racially diverse
communities. The grant recipients are encouraged to provide in-kind contributions or seek
funds from nonstate sources to supplement the grant award.
 new text end

new text begin (e) The board may use no more than three percent of the appropriation amount to
administer the program under this subdivision, and may have an interagency agreement
with the Department of Education, including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
 new text end

new text begin (f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

ARTICLE 4

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Age limitations; pupils.

(a) All schools supported in whole or in part
by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any person who:
(1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is under 21 years of age or who
meets the requirements of paragraph (c); and (3) satisfies the minimum age requirements
imposed by this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the
conduct of all students under 21 years of age attending a public secondary school is governed
by a single set of reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the school board.

(b) A person shall not be admitted to a public school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless
the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a 1st grade student, unless
the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except
that any school board may establish a policy for admission of selected pupils at an earlier
age under section 124D.02.

(c) A pupil who becomes age 21 after enrollment is eligible for continued free public
school enrollment until at least one of the following occurs: (1) the first September 1 after
the pupil's 21st birthday; (2) the pupil's completion of the graduation requirements; (3) the
pupil's withdrawal with no subsequent enrollment within 21 calendar days; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (4) the end
of the school yearnew text begin ; or (5) in the case of a student with a disability as set forth in section
125A.02, the pupil's 22nd birthdaynew text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.41, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Pupil.

(a) "Pupil" means any student:

(1) without a disability under 21 years of age; or

(2) with a disability under deleted text begin 21deleted text end new text begin 22new text end years old who has not received a regular high school
diploma deleted text begin or for a child with a disability who becomes 21 years old during the school year
but has not received a regular high school diploma, until the end of that school yeardeleted text end ; and

(3) who remains eligible to attend a public elementary or secondary school.

(b) A "student with a disability" or a "pupil with a disability" has the same meaning as
a "child with a disability" under section 125A.02.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.

(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of:

(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus

(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus

(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
year of the cost of the type three school buses by:

(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
(2).

(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:

(1) Regular transportation is:

(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;

(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;

(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;

(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
of a district without a secondary school;

(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; and

(vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was
established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021,
that provides:

(A) academic instruction;

(B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and

(C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve
all children of enrolled pupils.

For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.

(2) Excess transportation is:

(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and

(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.

(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during
the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance
areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.

(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:

(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
bus between home or a respite care facility and school;

(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;

(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;

(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;

(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
children with a disability;

(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;

(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
and

(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128.

For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
30, new text begin a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
16b, new text end a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless
student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through
the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased
after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled
transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil
transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a
school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless
or in a shelter care facility.

(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:

(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);

(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and

(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.

(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.128, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner designation.

(a) A state-approved alternative program designated
by the state must be a site. A state-approved alternative program must provide services to
students who meet the criteria in section 124D.68 and who are enrolled in:

(1) a district that is served by the state-approved alternative program; or

(2) a charter school located within the geographic boundaries of a district that is served
by the state-approved alternative program.

(b) To be designated, a state-approved alternative program must demonstrate to the
commissioner that it will:

(1) provide a program of instruction that permits pupils to receive instruction throughout
the entire year; and

(2) develop and maintain a separate record system that, for purposes of section 126C.05,
permits identification of membership attributable to pupils participating in the program.
The record system and identification must ensure that the program will not have the effect
of increasing the total average daily membership attributable to an individual pupil as a
result of a learning year program. The record system must include the date the pupil originally
enrolled in a learning year program, the pupil's grade level, the date of each grade promotion,
the average daily membership generated in each grade level, the number of credits or
standards earned, and the number needed to graduate.

(c) A student who has not completed a school district's graduation requirements may
continue to enroll in courses the student must complete in order to graduate until the student
satisfies the district's graduation requirements or the student is 21 years old, whichever
comes first.new text begin A student with a disability as set forth in section 125A.02 may continue to
enroll in courses until the student graduates with a regular high school diploma or the student
is 22 years old, whichever comes first.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Eligible pupils.

(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements
of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program, if the pupil:

(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a
locally determined achievement test;

(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;

(3) is pregnant or is a parent;

(4) has been assessed as having substance use disorder;

(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;

(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a
program pursuant to section 124D.69;

(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;

(8) has experienced mental health problems;

(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;

(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner;

(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or

(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.

(b) A pupil otherwise qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and
not yet 22 years of age, and is an English learner with an interrupted formal education
according to section 124D.59, subdivision 2a, new text begin or is a pupil with a disability as set forth in
section 125A.02, new text end is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section
124D.68 and in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision
10, and is funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.03, is amended to read:


125A.03 SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY.

(a) As defined in paragraph (b), every district must provide special instruction and
services, either within the district or in another district, for all children with a disability,
including providing required services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section
300.121, paragraph (d), to those children suspended or expelled from school for more than
ten school days in that school year, who are residents of the district and who are disabled
as set forth in section 125A.02. For purposes of state and federal special education laws,
the phrase "special instruction and services" in the state Education Code means a free and
appropriate public education provided to an eligible child with disabilities. "Free appropriate
public education" means special education and related services that:

(1) are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without
charge;

(2) meet the standards of the state, including the requirements of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, Part B or C;

(3) include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education;
and

(4) are provided to children ages three through 21 in conformity with an individualized
education program that meets the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, subpart A, sections 300.320 to 300.324, and provided to infants and toddlers in
conformity with an individualized family service plan that meets the requirements of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, subpart A, sections 303.300 to 303.346.

(b) Notwithstanding any age limits in laws to the contrary, special instruction and services
must be provided from birth deleted text begin until July 1 after the child with a disability becomes 21 years
olddeleted text end new text begin until the child with a disability becomes 22 years oldnew text end but shall not extend beyond
secondary school or its equivalent, except as provided in section 124D.68, subdivision 2.
Local health, education, and social service agencies must refer children under age five who
are known to need or suspected of needing special instruction and services to the school
district. Districts with less than the minimum number of eligible children with a disability
as determined by the commissioner must cooperate with other districts to maintain a full
range of programs for education and services for children with a disability. This section
does not alter the compulsory attendance requirements of section 120A.22.

(c) At the board's discretion, a school district that participates in a reciprocity agreement
with a neighboring state under section 124D.041 may enroll and provide special instruction
and services to a child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address
as assigned by the United States Postal Service if the district has completed child
identification procedures for that child to determine the child's eligibility for special education
services, and the child has received developmental screening under sections 121A.16 to
121A.19.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:


Subd. 2e.

Cross subsidy reduction aid.

(a) A school district's annual cross subsidy
reduction aid equals the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the
previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year.

(b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals deleted text begin 2.6 percent for fiscal year 2020 and 6.43 percent
for fiscal year 2021deleted text end new text begin 47.3 percent for fiscal year 2024new text end and later.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [125A.81] SPECIAL EDUCATION SEPARATE SITES AND PROGRAMS
AID.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "special education separate site
and program" means a public separate day school facility attended by students with
disabilities for 50 percent or more of their school day.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility for special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end

new text begin An
education cooperative under section 471.59, education district under section 123A.15,
service cooperative under section 123A.21, or intermediate school district under section
136D.01 qualifies for additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs
for every kindergarten through grade 12 child with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02,
served in a special education separate site or program as defined in subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Uses of special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end

new text begin Additional state
funding to special education separate sites and programs under this section may be used for
the same purposes as are permitted for state special education aid under section 125A.76.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2024 and
later, additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs equals $1,689
times the adjusted kindergarten through grade 12 pupil units served in special education
separate sites and programs under subdivision 1.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY; RULEMAKING.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of education must begin the rulemaking process to amend
Minnesota Rules, part 3525.1341, and establish a stakeholder workgroup to review current
specific learning disabilities criteria by December 31, 2023. By June 30, 2024, the workgroup
must make recommendations aligned with related state and federal requirements, including:
 new text end

new text begin (1) removing discrepancy from criteria;
 new text end

new text begin (2) developing a plan to operationalize changes to criteria to align with current best
practices and address concerns of multiple stakeholder groups, including but not limited to
administrators, parents, educators, researchers, related services staff, advocates, lawyers,
and minority and immigrant groups;
 new text end

new text begin (3) providing definitions and clarification of terms and procedures within existing
requirements;
 new text end

new text begin (4) establishing the accountability process, including procedures and targets, for districts
and cooperatives to use in evaluating their progress toward implementation of the amended
rule; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) developing an evaluation framework for measuring intended and unintended results
of amended criteria. Intended and unintended results may include overidentification and
underidentification of minorities, delays to referral and identification, transitioning from
developmental delay to specific learning disability, consistency of identification across
districts and the state, adding unnecessary paperwork, limiting team decision making, or
limiting access and progress with intensive and individualized special education support.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Following the development of recommendations from the stakeholder workgroup,
the commissioner must proceed with the rulemaking process and recommended alignment
with other existing state and federal law.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Concurrent with rulemaking, the commissioner must establish technical assistance
and training capacity on the amended criteria, and training and capacity building must begin
upon final approval of the amended rule.
 new text end

new text begin (d) The amended rule must go into full effect no later than five years after the proposed
revised rules are approved by the administrative law judge.
 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Special education; regular. new text end

new text begin (a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,272,843,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,454,204,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $228,456,000 for 2023 and $2,044,387,000 for
2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $278,047,000 for 2024 and $2,176,157,000 for
2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,674,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,888,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 401,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 420,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $38,000 for 2023 and $363,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2024 and $380,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end

new text begin For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 26,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 27,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end

new text begin For special education out-of-state
tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 250,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Special education separate sites and programs. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
4:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,378,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 5,083,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $4,378,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $486,000 for 2024 and $4,597,000 for 2025.
 new text end

ARTICLE 5

FACILITIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Long-term facilities maintenance revenue.

deleted text begin (a) For fiscal year 2017
only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $193
times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor
air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section
123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, plus (ii) for a
school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151,
the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to
accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would
have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes
2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii) for a school
district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the
cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to
accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater
of (1) the sum of (i) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or
the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost approved by the
commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement
projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more
per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program
under section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing
instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the
amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57,
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591,
and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing
instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals
the greater ofnew text begin :
new text end

(1) the sum ofnew text begin :
new text end

(i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the
district's average building age to 35 yearsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end plus

(ii) the cost approved by the commissioner for deleted text begin indoor air quality, fire alarm and
suppression, and asbestos abatementdeleted text end projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, new text begin roof
replacement, sidewalk replacement, and parking lot replacement new text end with an estimated cost of
$100,000 or more per sitedeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end plus

(iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing
instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instructiondeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or

(2) the sum ofnew text begin :
new text end

(i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014,
section 123B.591deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end and

(ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing
instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2024 and later, a school district under section 123B.02 or section
123B.50 that does not qualify under paragraph (c) may receive long-term facilities
maintenance revenue as specified in paragraph (a) and facilities improvement aid. Facilities
improvement aid for fiscal year 2024 is $110,000 per eligible district. Facilities improvement
aid for fiscal year 2025 is $122,000 per eligible district. Facilities improvement aid for fiscal
year 2026 is $127,250 per eligible district. Facilities improvement aid for fiscal year 2027
and later is $138,500 per eligible district. Facilities improvement aid may be used for
purposes under subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clause (1). Facilities improvement aid must
be maintained in a reserve account within the general fund. The reserve amount must be
below $1,000,000 at least once per fiscal year.
 new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Notwithstanding deleted text begin paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)deleted text end new text begin paragraph (a)new text end , a school district that
qualified for eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2010 remains eligible for funding under this section as a district
that would have qualified for eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.40, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Lease purchase; installment buys.

(a) Upon application to, and approval by,
the commissioner in accordance with the procedures and limits in subdivision 1, paragraphs
(a) and (b), a district, as defined in this subdivision, may:

(1) purchase real or personal property under an installment contract or may lease real
or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease purchase agreement, by which
installment contract or lease purchase agreement title is kept by the seller or vendor or
assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any; and

(2) annually levy the amounts necessary to pay the district's obligations under the
installment contract or lease purchase agreement.

(b) The obligation created by the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement
must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section 475.53, and does
not constitute debt under other law. An election is not required in connection with the
execution of the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement.

(c) The proceeds of the levy authorized by this subdivision must not be used to acquire
a facility to be primarily used for athletic or school administration purposes.

(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "district" means:

(1) Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625,
St. Paul, Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, or Independent School District No.
535, Rochester, if the district's desegregation plan has been determined by the commissioner
to be in compliance with Department of Education rules relating to equality of educational
opportunity and where the acquisition of property under this subdivision is determined by
the commissioner to contribute to the implementation of the desegregation plan; or

(2) other districts eligible for revenue under section 124D.862 if the facility acquired
under this subdivision is to be primarily used for a joint program for interdistrict
desegregation and the commissioner determines that the joint programs are being undertaken
to implement the districts' desegregation plan.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the prohibition against a levy by a district to lease
or rent a district-owned building to itself does not apply to levies otherwise authorized by
this subdivision.

(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, any references in subdivision 1 to building or
land shall include personal property.

new text begin (g) This subdivision is subject to review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision
8.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 24,511,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 22,500,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,424,000 for 2023 and $22,087,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,454,000 for 2024 and $20,046,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 138,204,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 143,685,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,832,000 for 2023 and $127,372,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $14,151,000 for 2024 and $129,534,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end

new text begin (a) For equity in telecommunications
access:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 shall be prorated.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Building and cyber security grant program. new text end

new text begin (a) To provide grants to school
districts and charter schools to improve building security and cyber security:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 50,000,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Funds may be used for security-related facility improvements, cyber security insurance
premiums, and associated costs.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

ARTICLE 6

NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.111, is amended to read:


124D.111 SCHOOL MEALS POLICIES; LUNCH AID; FOOD SERVICE
ACCOUNTING.

Subdivision 1.

School meals policies.

(a) Each Minnesota participant in the national
school lunch program must adopt and post to its website, or the website of the organization
where the meal is served, a school meals policy.

(b) The policy must be in writing and clearly communicate student meal charges when
payment cannot be collected at the point of service. The policy must be reasonable and
well-defined and maintain the dignity of students by prohibiting lunch shaming or otherwise
ostracizing the student.

(c) The policy must address whether the participant uses a collections agency to collect
unpaid school meals debt.

(d) The policy must ensure that once a participant has placed a meal on a tray or otherwise
served the meal to a student, the meal may not be subsequently withdrawn from the student
by the cashier or other school official, whether or not the student has an outstanding meals
balance.

(e) The policy must ensure that a student who has been determined eligible for free and
reduced-price lunch must always be served a reimbursable meal even if the student has an
outstanding debt.

(f) If a school contracts with a third party for its meal services, it must provide the vendor
with its school meals policy. Any contract between the school and a third-party provider
entered into or modified after July 1, 2021, must ensure that the third-party provider adheres
to the participant's school meals policy.

Subd. 1a.

School lunch aid amounts.

Each school year, the state must pay participants
in the national school lunch program new text begin either:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid and free student lunch and 52.5 cents for
each reduced-price lunch served to studentsnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under subdivision 1c, the
amount specified in subdivision 1dnew text end .

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other
participant in the national school lunch program must apply to the department for school
meals payments in the manner provided by the department.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 1c. new text end

new text begin Free school meals program. new text end

new text begin (a) The free school meals program is created
within the Department of Education.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Each school that participates in the United States Department of Agriculture National
School Lunch program and has an Identified Student Percentage below the federal percentage
determined for all meals to be reimbursed at the free rate via the Community Eligibility
Provision must participate in the free school meals program.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Each school that participates in the United States Department of Agriculture National
School Lunch program and has an Identified Student Percentage at or above the federal
percentage determined for all meals to be reimbursed at the free rate must participate in the
federal Community Eligibility Provision in order to participate in the free school meals
program.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Each school that participates in the free school meals program must:
 new text end

new text begin (1) participate in the United States Department of Agriculture School Breakfast Program
and the United States Department of Agriculture National School Lunch Program; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide to all students at no cost up to two federally reimbursable meals per school
day, with a maximum of one free breakfast and one free lunch.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 1d. new text end

new text begin Free school meals program aid amount. new text end

new text begin The department must provide to
every Minnesota school participating in the free school meals program state funding for
each school lunch and breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one breakfast and
one lunch per student per school day. The state aid equals the difference between the
applicable federal reimbursement rate at that school site for a free meal, as determined
annually by the United States Department of Agriculture, and the actual federal
reimbursement received by the participating school for the breakfast or lunch served to the
student.
 new text end

deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Application. deleted text end

deleted text begin A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other
participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to the department for this
payment on forms provided by the department.
 deleted text end

Subd. 2a.

Federal child and adult care food program; criteria and notice.

The
commissioner must post on the department's website eligibility criteria and application
information for nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for
approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food
program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested nonprofit organizations
about:

(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including
how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other
criteria;

(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its
application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation
the commissioner provides to the applicant; and

(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.

Subd. 3.

School food service fund.

(a) The expenses described in this subdivision must
be recorded as provided in this subdivision.

(b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be
attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food
service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community
service activities.

(c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food
service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and
serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, and other expenses involving the preparing
of meals or the kitchen section of the lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund
or to the general fund of the district. The costs of lunchroom supervision, lunchroom custodial
services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food service program
must be charged to the general fund.

That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as
attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided
that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other
individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company.
If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the
charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors
as determined by the department.

(d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from
the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food
service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be
purchased.

(e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased
from the food service fund.

(f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit
is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the
deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of
that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management
company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated
by a payment from the food service management company.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund
for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the
commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at
the end of the third fiscal year.

(h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three
successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the costs of lunchroom supervision,
lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, and other administrative costs of the food
service program charged to the general fund according to paragraph (c) and charge those
costs to the food service fund in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus in the
food service fund.

Subd. 4.

No fees.

A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section must
make lunch available without charge and must not deny a school lunch to all participating
students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, whether or not that student has an
outstanding balance in the student's meals account deleted text begin attributable to a la carte purchases or for
any other reasondeleted text end .

Subd. 5.

Respectful treatment.

(a) The participant must also provide meals to students
in a respectful manner according to the policy adopted under subdivision 1. The participant
must ensure that any reminders for payment of outstanding student meal balances do not
demean or stigmatize any child participating in the school lunch program, including but not
limited to dumping meals, withdrawing a meal that has been served, announcing or listing
students' names publicly, or affixing stickers, stamps, or pins. The participant must not
impose any other restriction prohibited under section 123B.37 due to unpaid student meal
balances. The participant must not limit a student's participation in any school activities,
graduation ceremonies, field trips, athletics, activity clubs, or other extracurricular activities
or access to materials, technology, or other items provided to students due to an unpaid
student meal balance.

(b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines a participant has
violated the requirement to provide meals to participating students in a respectful manner,
the commissioner or the commissioner's designee must send a letter of noncompliance to
the participant. The participant is required to respond and, if applicable, remedy the practice
within 60 days.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for meals provided on or after July 1,
2023.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.1158, is amended to read:


124D.1158 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Purposenew text begin ; eligibilitynew text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The purpose of the school breakfast program is
to provide affordable morning nutrition to children so that they can effectively learn. deleted text begin Public
and
deleted text end

new text begin (b) A school district, charter school,new text end nonpublic deleted text begin schools that participatedeleted text end new text begin school, or other
participantnew text end in the federal school breakfast program may receive state breakfast aid.

new text begin (c)new text end Schools shall encourage all children to eat a nutritious breakfast, either at home or
at school, and shall work to eliminate barriers to breakfast participation at school such as
inadequate facilities and transportation.

deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Program; eligibility. deleted text end

deleted text begin Each school year, public and nonpublic schools that
participate in the federal school breakfast program are eligible for the state breakfast program.
 deleted text end

Subd. 3.

Program reimbursement.

Each school year, the state must reimburse each
participating school new text begin either:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid breakfast
served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served to a
prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151new text begin , early childhood special education student participating in a program
authorized under section 124D.151,new text end or a kindergarten studentnew text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under section 124D.111,
subdivision 1c, state aid as provided in section 124D.111, subdivision 1dnew text end .

Subd. 4.

No fees.

A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must
make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who
qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an
approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151new text begin , early childhood
special education students participating in a program authorized under section 124D.151,new text end
and all kindergarten students.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Base aid distribution.

deleted text begin Fivedeleted text end new text begin Fifteennew text end percent of the available aid funds shall be
paid to each system as base aid for basic system services.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Adjusted net tax capacity per capita distribution.

deleted text begin Twenty-fivedeleted text end new text begin Fifteennew text end percent
of the available aid funds shall be distributed to regional public library systems based upon
the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each member county or participating portion of
a county as calculated for the deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end year preceding the fiscal year for which aid is
provided. Each system's entitlement shall be calculated as follows:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end multiply the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each county or participating
portion of a county by .0082deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end add sufficient aid funds that are available under this subdivision to raise the
amount of the county or participating portion of a county with the lowest value calculated
according to deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end to the amount of the county or participating portion
of a county with the next highest value calculated according to deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end .
Multiply the amount of the additional aid funds by the population of the county or
participating portion of a countydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end continue the process described in deleted text begin paragraph (b)deleted text end new text begin clause (2)new text end by adding sufficient
aid funds that are available under this subdivision to the amount of a county or participating
portion of a county with the next highest value calculated in deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end to raise
it and the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with lower values
calculated in deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end up to the amount of the county or participating portion
of a county with the next highest value, until reaching an amount where funds available
under this subdivision are no longer sufficient to raise the amount of a county or participating
portion of a county and the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with
lower values up to the amount of the next highest county or participating portion of a countydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end if the point is reached using the process in deleted text begin paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin clauses (2) and
(3)new text end at which the remaining aid funds under this subdivision are not adequate for raising the
amount of a county or participating portion of a county and all counties and participating
portions of counties with amounts of lower value to the amount of the county or participating
portion of a county with the next highest value, those funds are to be divided on a per capita
basis for all counties or participating portions of counties that received aid funds under the
calculation in deleted text begin paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin clauses (2) and (3)new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
 new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Population determination.

new text begin A regional public library system's new text end population deleted text begin shall
be determined according todeleted text end new text begin must be calculated using the most recent estimate available
undernew text end section 477A.011, subdivision 3new text begin , at the time the aid amounts are calculated, which
must be by April 1 in the year the calculation is madenew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School lunch. new text end

new text begin For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 193,518,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 201,297,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin School breakfast. new text end

new text begin For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 23,696,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 24,521,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end

new text begin For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 659,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 659,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Summer school food service replacement. new text end

new text begin For summer school food service
replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 150,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 150,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Basic system support. new text end

new text begin (a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 15,370,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 15,570,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2023 and $14,013,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,557,000 for 2024 and $14,013,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,300,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,300,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2023 and $1,170,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2024 and $1,170,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end

new text begin For statewide licenses to online databases
selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
university libraries:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Regional library telecommunications. new text end

new text begin (a) For regional library
telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,300,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,300,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2023 and $2,070,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2024 and $2,070,000 for 2025.
 new text end

ARTICLE 7

EARLY EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 119A.52, is amended to read:


119A.52 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION.

(a) The commissioner of education must distribute money appropriated for that purpose
to federally designated Head Start programs to expand services and to serve additional
low-income childrendeleted text begin . Migrant and Indian reservation programs must be initially allocated
money based on the programs' share of federal funds.deleted text end new text begin , which may include costs associated
with program operations, infrastructure, or reconfiguration to serve children from birth to
age five in center-based services. The distribution must occur in the following order: (1)
10.72 percent of the total Head Start appropriation must be initially allocated to federally
designated Tribal Head Start programs; (2) the Tribal Head Start portion of the appropriation
must be initially allocated to Tribal Head Start programs based on the programs' share of
federal funds; and (3) migrant programs must be initially allocated funding based on the
programs' share of federal funds.new text end The remaining money must be initially allocated to the
remaining local agencies based equally on the agencies' share of federal funds and on the
proportion of eligible children in the agencies' service area who are not currently being
served. A Head Start program must be funded at a per child rate equal to its contracted,
federally funded base level at the start of the fiscal year. For all agencies without a federal
Early Head Start rate, the state average federal cost per child for Early Head Start applies.
In allocating funds under this paragraph, the commissioner of education must assure that
each Head Start program in existence in 1993 is allocated no less funding in any fiscal year
than was allocated to that program in fiscal year 1993. Before paying money to the programs,
the commissioner must notify each program of its initial allocation and how the money must
be used. Each program must present a plan under section 119A.535. For any program that
cannot utilize its full allocation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the commissioner must
reduce the allocation proportionately. Money available after the initial allocations are reduced
must be redistributed to eligible programs.

(b) The commissioner must develop procedures to make payments to programs based
upon the number of children reported to be enrolled during the required time period of
program operations. Enrollment is defined by federal Head Start regulations. The procedures
must include a reporting schedule, corrective action plan requirements, and financial
consequences to be imposed on programs that do not meet full enrollment after the period
of corrective action. Programs reporting chronic underenrollment, as defined by the
commissioner, will have their subsequent program year allocation reduced proportionately.
Funds made available by prorating payments and allocations to programs with reported
underenrollment will be made available to the extent funds exist to fully enrolled Head Start
programs through a form and manner prescribed by the department.

(c) Programs with approved innovative initiatives that target services to high-risk
populations, including homeless families and families living in homeless shelters and
transitional housing, are exempt from the procedures in paragraph (b). This exemption does
not apply to entire programs. The exemption applies only to approved innovative initiatives
that target services to high-risk populations, including homeless families and families living
in homeless shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Age limitations; pupils.

(a) All schools supported in whole or in part
by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any person who:
(1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is under 21 years of age or who
meets the requirements of paragraph (c); and (3) satisfies the minimum age requirements
imposed by this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the
conduct of all students under 21 years of age attending a public secondary school is governed
by a single set of reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the school board.

(b) A person shall not be admitted to a public schoolnew text begin :new text end (1)new text begin as a public prekindergarten
pupil, unless the pupil is at least four years of age as of September 1 of the calendar year
in which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; (2)new text end as a
kindergarten pupil, unless the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar
year in which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end
as a 1st grade student, unless the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the
calendar year in which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or
has completed kindergarten; except that any school board may establish a policy for
admission of selected pupils at an earlier age under section 124D.02.

(c) A pupil who becomes age 21 after enrollment is eligible for continued free public
school enrollment until at least one of the following occurs: (1) the first September 1 after
the pupil's 21st birthday; (2) the pupil's completion of the graduation requirements; (3) the
pupil's withdrawal with no subsequent enrollment within 21 calendar days; or (4) the end
of the school year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.41, is amended to read:


120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not
including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least
850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include deleted text begin at least 350deleted text end new text begin between
425 and 850new text end hours of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must
include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day
week schedule has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.

(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of
instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.19, is amended to read:


121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.

Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by the
district according to the requirements of section 121A.17. The amount of state aid for each
child or student screened shall be: (1) deleted text begin $75deleted text end new text begin $98new text end for a child screened at age three; (2) deleted text begin $50deleted text end new text begin $65new text end
for a child screened at age four; (3) deleted text begin $40deleted text end new text begin $52new text end for a child screened at age five or six prior to
kindergarten; and (4) deleted text begin $30deleted text end new text begin $39new text end for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in
a public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to
the requirements of section 121A.17. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may
permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is
sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened
more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except
if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling
in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been
screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening
aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer
date.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment; purpose.

A deleted text begin district, a charter school, a group of districts,
a group of charter schools, or a group of districts and charter schoolsdeleted text end new text begin school district, charter
school, center-based, or family child care provider licensed under section 245A.03, or Head
Start agency licensed under section 245A.03 that meets program requirements under
subdivision 2new text end may establish a voluntary new text begin public new text end prekindergarten programnew text begin for eligible
four-year-old childrennew text end . The purpose of a voluntarynew text begin publicnew text end prekindergarten program is to
prepare children for success as they enter kindergarten in the following year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A voluntary new text begin public new text end prekindergarten program
provider must:

(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and
emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and
language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English
learners, to the extent practicable;

(2) deleted text begin measure each child's cognitive and social skillsdeleted text end new text begin assess each child's progress toward
the state's early learning standards at program entrance and exitnew text end using a
new text begin commissioner-approved new text end formative deleted text begin measure aligned to the state's early learning standards
when the child enters and again before the child leaves the program, screening and progress
monitoring measures, and other age-appropriate versions from the state-approved menu of
kindergarten entry profile measuresdeleted text end new text begin age-appropriate assessment unless otherwise indicated
by the child's individualized educational program. The results of the assessment data must
be submitted to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the commissionernew text end ;

(3) provide comprehensive program contentnew text begin aligned with the state early learning
standards,new text end including the implementation of curriculum, assessment, and new text begin intentional
new text end instructional strategies deleted text begin aligned with the state early learning standards, and kindergarten
through grade 3 academic standardsdeleted text end new text begin that meet the needs of all learnersnew text end ;

(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity
to address learning needs including offering a program deleted text begin with at least 350deleted text end new text begin between 425 and
850new text end hours of instruction per school year for a prekindergarten student;

(5) provide voluntary new text begin public new text end prekindergarten deleted text begin instructionaldeleted text end staff salaries deleted text begin comparabledeleted text end new text begin and
set salary schedules equivalentnew text end to the salaries of deleted text begin local kindergarten through grade 12
instructional staffdeleted text end new text begin public school district elementary school staff with similar credentials and
experience for school district and charter public prekindergarten program sites, and to the
extent practicable, for Head Start and licensed center and family child care sitesnew text end ;

new text begin (6) employ a lead teacher for each voluntary public prekindergarten classroom who has
at least a bachelor's degree in early education or a related field no later than July 1, 2031.
Teachers employed by an eligible provider for at least three of the last five years immediately
preceding July 1, 2025, who meet the necessary content knowledge and teaching skills for
early childhood educators, as demonstrated through measures determined by the state, may
be employed as a lead teacher. "Lead teacher" means an individual with primary
responsibility for the instruction and care of eligible children in a classroom;
 new text end

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with familiesdeleted text begin , community-based
prekindergarten programs,deleted text end and school district kindergarten programs;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end involve parents in program deleted text begin planningdeleted text end new text begin decision-makingnew text end and transition planning by
implementing parent engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically
responsive activities in prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early
childhood family education under section 124D.13;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social
service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including
early childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;

deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20
childrennew text begin in school-based programs, staff-to-child ratio and group size as required for center
and family child care licensing for center-based and family-based child care sites, and
staff-to-child ratio and group size as determined by Head Start standards for Head Start
sitesnew text end ;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and
coaching for deleted text begin bothdeleted text end school districtnew text begin , Head Start,new text end and deleted text begin community-based early learningdeleted text end new text begin licensed
center and family-basednew text end providers that is informed by a measure of adult-child interactions
and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content,
assessment, native and English language development programs, and instructiondeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early
childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and
instruction.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11
and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of
education.
 deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Mixed delivery deleted text begin of servicesdeleted text end new text begin program plannew text end .

deleted text begin A district or charter school may
contract with a charter school, Head Start or child care centers, family child care programs
licensed under section 245A.03, or a community-based organization to provide eligible
children with developmentally appropriate services that meet the program requirements in
subdivision 2. Components of a mixed-delivery plan include strategies for recruitment,
contracting, and monitoring of fiscal compliance and program quality. deleted text end new text begin All public
prekindergarten programs within each school district boundary that receive funding for
voluntary public prekindergarten programs must develop and submit a mixed delivery
program plan to the Department of Education by July 1, 2025, and every other year thereafter,
in a manner and format prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must ensure alignment
of all public prekindergarten program providers within the school district boundary in
meeting the program requirements in subdivision 2 and must include:
 new text end

new text begin (1) a description of the process used to convene and get group agreement among all
public prekindergarten program providers within the district boundaries in order to coordinate
efforts regarding the requirements in subdivision 2;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the public prekindergarten program providers within the school
district boundaries, including but not limited to the name and location of partners, and the
number of hours and days per week the program will be offered at each program site;
 new text end

new text begin (3) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each
school site or mixed-delivery location;
 new text end

new text begin (4) a plan for recruitment, outreach, and communication regarding the availability of
public prekindergarten programming within the community;
 new text end

new text begin (5) coordination and offering of professional development opportunities, as needed;
 new text end

new text begin (6) coordination of the required child assessments, as needed, and continuous quality
improvement efforts to ensure quality instruction;
 new text end

new text begin (7) a plan for providing the services and supports included in the individualized education
program for any child in the voluntary public prekindergarten program;
 new text end

new text begin (8) a plan to get to salaries equivalent to school staff with comparable credentials and
experience;
 new text end

new text begin (9) a detailed plan for transitioning children and families to kindergarten; and
 new text end

new text begin (10) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent, charter school director,
Head Start director, and child care program director or owner that the proposed program
meets the requirements of subdivision 2. A statement of assurances must be submitted in
the mixed delivery program plan and must be signed by an individual from each public
prekindergarten program provider with authority to enter into the agreement.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Funding. new text end

new text begin (a) School district and charter school voluntary public prekindergarten
programs are funded based on the number of eligible pupils enrolled as authorized under
chapters 124D, 124E, and 126C.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Head Start, center, and family child care providers that are licensed under section
245A.03 are funded in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner of education at
a maximum per pupil allowance as established in paragraph (c). The commissioner must
prorate the allowance if the number of instructional hours is less than the maximum.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The Head Start, center, and family child care maximum allowance for fiscal years
2026 and 2027 is $11,200. The Head Start, center, and family child care maximum allowance
for fiscal year 2028 and later equals the product of $11,200 times the ratio of the formula
allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current fiscal year to the formula
allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for fiscal year 2027.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Up to $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 and thereafter
may be used by the commissioner for distribution of funds to Head Start, center, and family
child care providers, including via a third party administrator.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Eligibility.

deleted text begin Adeleted text end new text begin (a) An eligiblenew text end child new text begin means a child new text end whonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end is four years of age as of September 1 in the calendar year in which the school year
commences deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (2) meets at least one of the following criteria:
 new text end

new text begin (i) qualifies for free or reduced-price meals;
 new text end

new text begin (ii) is an English language learner as defined by section 124D.59, subdivision 2;
 new text end

new text begin (iii) is American Indian;
 new text end

new text begin (iv) is experiencing homelessness;
 new text end

new text begin (v) has an individualized education plan under section 125A.08;
 new text end

new text begin (vi) was identified as having a potential risk factor that may influence learning through
health and developmental screening under sections 121.19 to 121A.16;
 new text end

new text begin (vii) is in foster care; kinship care, including children receiving Northstar kinship
assistance under chapter 256N; or is in need of child protection services;
 new text end

new text begin (viii) has a parent who is a migrant or seasonal agriculture laborer under section 181.85;
or
 new text end

new text begin (ix) has a parent who is incarcerated.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Annew text end eligible deleted text begin todeleted text end new text begin child is eligible tonew text end participate in a voluntary new text begin public new text end prekindergarten
program free of charge. deleted text begin An eligible four-year-old child served in a mixed-delivery system
by a child care center, family child care program licensed under section 245A.03, or
community-based organizationdeleted text end new text begin Programs may charge a sliding fee for the instructional hours
that exceed 850 during the school year, any hours that provide before or after school child
care during the school year, or any hours that provide child care during the summer. A child
that does not meet the eligibility requirements in paragraph (a), clause (2), may participate
in the same classroom as eligible children andnew text end may be charged a new text begin sliding new text end fee as long as deleted text begin the
mixed-delivery partnerdeleted text end new text begin state fundingnew text end was not awarded deleted text begin a seatdeleted text end for that child.

new text begin (c) new text end Each eligible child must complete a health and developmental screening within 90
days of program enrollment under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, and provide documentation
of required immunizations under section 121A.15.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(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).

(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total
number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs
under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160
participants deleted text begin for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 3,160 participants for
fiscal years 2024 and laterdeleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal years 2024 and
2025.
 new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Financial accounting.

An eligible school district or charter school must record
expenditures attributable to voluntarynew text begin publicnew text end prekindergarten pupils according to guidelines
prepared by the commissioner under section 127A.17.new text begin Center-based and family child care
providers and Head Start agencies must record expenditures attributable to voluntary public
prekindergarten pupils according to guidelines developed and approved by the commissioner
of education.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Family eligibility.

(a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship,
parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:

(1) have an eligible child; and

(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the
current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free
and reduced-price lunch program or Child and Adult Care Food Program, National School
Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections
2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance
programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement
in foster care under section 260C.212.

(b) An "eligible child" means a child who has not yet enrolled in kindergarten and isdeleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) at least three butdeleted text end not yet five years of age on September 1 of the current school yeardeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) a sibling from birth to age five of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under
this section provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course
of study for a high school equivalency test; or
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services.
 deleted text end

(c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20
and as long as funds are available.

(d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter
119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007.

(e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
scholarship under this section.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.165, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Early learning scholarship account.

(a) An account is established in the
special revenue fund known as the "early learning scholarship account."

(b) Funds appropriated for early learning scholarships under this section must be
transferred to the early learning scholarship account in the special revenue fund.

(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for early learning
scholarships under this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted.

(d) Up to deleted text begin $950,000deleted text end new text begin $2,133,000new text end annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs
associated with administering and monitoring early learning scholarships.

new text begin (e) The commissioner may use funds under paragraph (c) for the purpose of family
outreach and distribution of scholarships.
 new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age
of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in
average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under
sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under
chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22,
123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03
to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.

(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by
the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of
the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum
average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.

(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted
as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.

deleted text begin (c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875,
but not more than one.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025,new text end a prekindergarten pupil who is not included in
paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled in deleted text begin an approveddeleted text end new text begin anew text end voluntary new text begin public new text end prekindergarten
program under section 124D.151 is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction
to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil units.new text begin For fiscal year 2026 and later, a
prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled in a voluntary
public prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as the ratio of the number
of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not less than 0.6 or more than 1.0 pupil units.
new text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A kindergarten pupil deleted text begin who is not included in paragraph (c)deleted text end is counted as 1.0 pupil
unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to
all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in
section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day,
every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as
1.2 pupil units.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end For fiscal years 2018 through deleted text begin 2023deleted text end new text begin 2025new text end , a prekindergarten pupil who:

(1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or (d);

(2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program under Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 5, article 8, section 9; and

(3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a
school readiness plus program,

is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more
than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same
manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school
funding formulas.new text begin This paragraph expires July 1, 2025.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation revenue pupil units.

Compensation revenue pupil units must
be computed according to this subdivision.

(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district
equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; to

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal
year.

(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of
one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration
percentage by 80.0.

(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; times

(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times

(3) .60.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under
section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of
operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current
fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative
program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be
computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner,
and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number
of days of student instruction to 170 days.

deleted text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten seats discontinued
in fiscal year 2024 due to the reduction in the participation limit under section 124D.151,
subdivision 6, those discontinued seats must not be used to calculate compensation revenue
pupil units for fiscal year 2024.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual
pupils and not on a building average or minimum.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:


Subd. 2d.

Declining enrollment revenue.

(a) A school district's declining enrollment
revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula allowance
for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the preceding year
and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), new text begin for public prekindergarten programs new text end for fiscal year
deleted text begin 2024deleted text end new text begin 2026new text end only, prekindergarten pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end , must be excluded from the calculation of declining enrollment revenue.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School readiness. new text end

new text begin (a) For revenue for school readiness programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 33,683,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 33,683,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2023 and $30,315,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2024 and $30,315,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end

new text begin (a) For the early learning scholarship program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 160,709,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 160,709,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.165, subdivision 6.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $132,509,000.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Head Start program. new text end

new text begin (a) For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 25,100,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 25,100,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 38,607,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 40,876,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and $35,089,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,898,000 for 2024 and $36,978,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,351,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 4,359,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $350,000 for 2023 and $4,001,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $443,000 for 2024 and $3,916,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin ParentChild+ program. new text end

new text begin For a grant to the ParentChild+ program:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 900,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing
suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. new text end

new text begin (a)
For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.162:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 281,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 281,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end

new text begin (a) For transfer to the commissioner
of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,750,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the
child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year
for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Early childhood programs at Tribal contract schools. new text end

new text begin (a) For early childhood
family education programs at Tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 68,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 68,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end

new text begin (a) For the educate parents partnership under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 49,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 49,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 391,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 315,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and $350,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $38,000 for 2024 and $277,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Head Start, center, and family child care prekindergarten funding and
administration. new text end

new text begin For Head Start, center, and family child care public prekindergarten
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151, subdivision 3a:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The base for this forecast program in fiscal year 2026 is $99,551,000 and the base
for fiscal year 2027 is $118,812,000.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Prekindergarten planning. new text end

new text begin (a) For planning and implementation of public
prekindergarten under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151, including contracts with third
parties with expertise in early childhood development, assessment, facilitation, project
management, human centered design, coaching, and training:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 5,233,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 5,233,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $4,394,000 and the base for fiscal year 2027 is
$4,544,000.
 new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivisions 5 and 6, new text end new text begin are repealed.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
 new text end

ARTICLE 8

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.2211, is amended to read:


124D.2211 AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMS.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

A competitive statewide after-school community learning
grant program is established to provide grants to deleted text begin community or nonprofit organizations,
political subdivisions, for-profit or nonprofit child care centers, or school-based programs
that servedeleted text end new text begin support eligible organizations to provide culturally affirming and enriching
after-school and summer learning programs for school-agenew text end youth after school or during
nonschool hours.new text begin Grants must be used to offer a broad array of academic enrichment activities
that promote positive after-school and summer learning activities, including art, music,
community engagement, literacy, science, technology, engineering, math, health, and
recreation programs.new text end The commissioner shall develop criteria for after-school community
learning programsnew text begin that promote partnerships and active collaboration with the schools that
participating students attendnew text end .new text begin The commissioner may award grants under this section to
community or nonprofit organizations, culturally specific organizations, American Indian
organizations, Tribal nations, political subdivisions, public libraries, or school-based
programs that serve youth after school, during the summer, or during nonschool hours.
new text end

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Program outcomesdeleted text end new text begin Objectivesnew text end .

The deleted text begin expected outcomesdeleted text end new text begin objectivesnew text end of the
after-school community learning programs are to deleted text begin increasedeleted text end :

deleted text begin (1) school connectedness of participants;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) academic achievement of participating students in one or more core academic areas;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the capacity of participants to become productive adults; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) prevent truancy from school and prevent juvenile crime.
 deleted text end

new text begin (1) increase access to comprehensive and culturally affirming after-school and summer
learning and enrichment opportunities that meet the academic, social, and emotional needs
of historically underserved students;
 new text end

new text begin (2) promote engagement in learning and connections to school and community; and
 new text end

new text begin (3) encourage school attendance and improve academic performance.
 new text end

Subd. 3.

Grants.

new text begin (a) new text end An applicant deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end submit an after-school community learning
program proposal to the commissioner. The submitted deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin proposalnew text end must include:

deleted text begin (1) collaboration with and leverage of existing community resources that have
demonstrated effectiveness;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) outreach to children and youth; and
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) involvement of local governments, including park and recreation boards or schools,
unless no government agency is appropriate.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin Proposals will be reviewed and approved by the commissioner.
 deleted text end

new text begin (1) an assessment of the needs and available resources for the after-school community
learning program and a description of how the proposed program will address the needs
identified, including how students and families were engaged in the process;
 new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the partnership between a school and another eligible entity;
 new text end

new text begin (3) an explanation of how the proposal will support the objectives identified in subdivision
2, including the use of best practices;
 new text end

new text begin (4) a plan to implement effective after-school and summer learning practices and provide
staff access to professional development opportunities; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) a description of the data they will use to evaluate the impact of the program.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must review proposals and award grants to programs that:
 new text end

new text begin (1) primarily serve historically underserved students; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) provide opportunities for academic enrichment and a broad array of additional services
and activities to meet program objectives.
 new text end

new text begin (c) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award grants equitably among the
geographic areas of Minnesota, including rural, suburban, and urban communities.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Technical assistance and continuous improvement. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner
must monitor and evaluate the performance of grant recipients to assess the effectiveness
of after-school community learning programs in meeting the objectives identified in
subdivision 2.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must provide technical assistance, capacity building, and
professional development to grant recipients, including guidance on effective practices for
after-school and summer learning programs.
 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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State total adult basic education aid.

(a) The state total adult basic
education aid for fiscal year 2011 equals $44,419,000, plus any amount that is not paid
during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education aid for later
fiscal years equals:

(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any amount
that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision
4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3; times

(2)new text begin the greater of 1.00 ornew text end the lesser of:

(i) 1.03; or

(ii) the average growth in state total contact hours over the prior ten program years.

Three percent of the state total adult basic education aid must be set aside for adult basic
education supplemental service grants under section 124D.522.

(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals the
difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population
aid under subdivision 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
 new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.531, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Adult basic education program aid limit.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivisions
2 and 3, the total adult basic education aid for a program per prior year contact hour must
not exceed deleted text begin $22deleted text end new text begin $30new text end per prior year contact hour computed under subdivision 3, clause (2).

(b) The aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program
membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for
the first preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of 11 percent or $10,000.

(c) Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for unreimbursed costs occurring
in the program year as defined in section 124D.52, subdivision 3.

(d) Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a program because of the program
aid limitation under paragraph (a) must be added to the state total adult basic education aid
for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1. Any adult basic education aid that is not paid
to a program because of the program aid limitations under paragraph (b) must be reallocated
among programs by adjusting the rate per contact hour under subdivision 3, clause (2).

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.55, is amended to read:


124D.55 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST
FEES.

(a) The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible
individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests,
but not more than $40 for an eligible individual.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years deleted text begin 2020 and 2021deleted text end new text begin 2023 through 2027new text end
only, new text begin subject to the availability of funds, new text end the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee
charged to an eligible individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high
school equivalency tests, but not more than the cost of one full battery of tests per year for
any individual.

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

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. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Community education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 123,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 84,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $14,000 for 2023 and $109,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $12,000 for 2024 and $72,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 710,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 710,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and $639,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end

new text begin For programs for hearing-impaired adults under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 70,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 70,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin School-age care aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.22:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 1,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $1,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $1,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Tier 1 grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For education partnership program Tier 1 sustaining grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,600,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 2,600,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Tier 2 implementing grants. new text end

new text begin For Tier 2 implementing grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.99:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 480,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 480,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 51,763,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 51,758,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and $46,584,000 for 2024.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $5,175,000 for 2024 and $46,583,000 for 2025.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end

new text begin (a) For payment of the costs of the
commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.55:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 615,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 125,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $490,000 in fiscal year 2024 is available until June
30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin After school community learning grant program. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants for after
school community learning programs in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.2211:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 43,715,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 0
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, a portion may be used for a contract with Ignite Afterschool to build
out a state-wide system of support for continuous improvement.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

ARTICLE 9

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

The legislature recognizes certain past inequities in access to
athletic programs and in the various degrees of athletic opportunity previously afforded
members of each sexnew text begin , race, and ethnicitynew text end . The purpose of this section is to provide an equal
opportunity for members of both sexes new text begin and members of all races and ethnicities new text end to participate
in athletic programs.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Equal opportunity in athletic programs.

Each educational institution or public
service shall provide equal opportunity for members of both sexes new text begin and members of all races
and ethnicities new text end to participate in its athletic program. In determining whether equal opportunity
to participate in athletic programs is available for the purposes of this section, at least the
following factors shall be considered to the extent that they are applicable to a given situation:
whether the opportunity for males and females to participate in the athletic program reflects
the demonstrated interest in athletics of the males and females in the student body of the
educational institution or the population served by the public service; new text begin whether the opportunity
for members of all races and ethnicities to participate in the athletic program reflects the
demonstrated interest in athletics of members of all races and ethnicities in the student body
of the educational institution or the population served by the public service; new text end whether the
variety and selection of sports and levels of competition effectively accommodate the
demonstrated interests of members of both sexes; new text begin whether the variety and selection of sports
and levels of competition effectively accommodate the demonstrated interests of members
of all races and ethnicities; new text end the provision of equipment and supplies; scheduling of games
and practice times; assignment of coaches; provision of locker rooms; practice and
competitive facilities; and the provision of necessary funds for teams of one sex.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.582, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Reasonable force standard.

(a) A teacher or school principal, in
exercising the person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under
the circumstances to correct or restrain a student deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin tonew text end prevent new text begin imminent new text end bodily harm or
death to new text begin the student or to new text end another.

(b) A school employee, school bus driver, or other agent of a district, in exercising the
person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under the
circumstances to restrain a student deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin tonew text end prevent bodily harm or death to new text begin the student or to
new text end another.

(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not authorize conduct prohibited under section 125A.0942.

new text begin (d) Districts must report data on their use of any reasonable force used on a student with
a disability to correct or restrain the student to prevent imminent bodily harm or death to
the student or another that is consistent with the definition of physical holding under section
125A.0941, paragraph (c), as outlined in section 125A.0942, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
 new text end

new text begin (e) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, districts must report annually by July
15, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner, data from the prior school year
about any reasonable force used on a general education student to correct or restrain the
student to prevent imminent bodily harm or death to the student or another that is consistent
with the definition of physical holding under section 125A.0941, paragraph (c).
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.71, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Rental income; appropriation.

Rental incomedeleted text begin , excluding rent for land
and living residences,deleted text end must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving
fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for rental income is annually
appropriated to the academies for staff development purposes. Payment from the revolving
fund for rental income may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the
administrator of the academies.

Sec. 5.

new text begin [127A.21] OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment of Office of the Inspector General; powers; duties. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner must establish within the department an Office of the Inspector General. The
Office of the Inspector General is charged with protecting the integrity of the department
and the state by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in department programs.
The Office of the Inspector General must conduct independent and objective investigations
to promote the integrity of the department's programs and operations. When fraud or other
misuse of public funds is detected, the Office of the Inspector General must report it to the
appropriate law enforcement entity and collaborate and cooperate with law enforcement to
assist in the investigation and any subsequent civil and criminal prosecution.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Data practices; hiring; reporting. new text end

new text begin The Office of the Inspector General has
access to all program data, regardless of classification under chapter 13, held by the
department, school districts or charter schools, grantees, and any other recipient of funds
from the department. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must hire an
inspector general to lead the Office of the Inspector General. The inspector general must
hire a deputy inspector general and, at the discretion of the inspector general, sufficient
assistant inspectors general to carry out the duties of the office. In a form and manner
determined by the inspector general, the Office of the Inspector General must develop a
public platform for the public to report instances of potential fraud, waste, or abuse of public
funds administered by the department.
 new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 11, section 4, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Department.

(a) For the Department of Education:

$
 30,837,000
 .....
 2022
$
 deleted text begin 26,287,000 deleted text end new text begin
26,690,000
 new text end 		.....
 2023

Of these amounts:

(1) $319,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;

(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;

(3) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
analysis;

(4) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;

(5) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist;

(6) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;

(7) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
litigation; and

(8) $340,000 in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 only are for voluntary prekindergarten
programs.

(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.

(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.

(d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing
information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
and mechanisms specified in that agreement.

(e) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (a), the base for fiscal year 2024 and later
is $25,965,000.

new text begin (f) $430,000 in fiscal year 2023 only is for costs associated with implementing changes
to the school lunch and school breakfast programs in Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.111
and 124D.1158.
 new text end

new text begin (g) On the effective date of this act, $1,500,000 from the fiscal year 2022 appropriation
for legal fees and costs associated with litigation is canceled to the general fund.
 new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated
in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for
the fiscal years designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in
the second year.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department. new text end

new text begin (a) For the Department of Education:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 60,193,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 49,365,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Of these amounts:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
 new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
 new text end

new text begin (3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
 new text end

new text begin (4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
 new text end

new text begin (5) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
litigation;
 new text end

new text begin (6) $595,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,609,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for modernizing
district data submissions. The base for this appropriation is $2,359,000 in fiscal year 2026
and thereafter;
 new text end

new text begin (7) $1,792,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,340,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for information
technology infrastructure and portfolio resources. The base for this appropriation is
$4,906,000 in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter;
 new text end

new text begin (8) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
section 127A.21;
 new text end

new text begin (9) $2,460,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,586,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
administration, monitoring, information technology, and other costs associated with voluntary
public prekindergarten programs. The base for this program in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter
is $2,806,000;
 new text end

new text begin (10) $2,000,000 each year is for the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Center;
 new text end

new text begin (11) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources; and
 new text end

new text begin (12) $7,952,000 in fiscal year 2024 is available until June 30, 2027.
 new text end

new text begin (b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.
 new text end

new text begin (c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
 new text end

new text begin (d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing
information technology costs may be incorporated into the service level agreement and may
be paid to the Department of Information Technology Services by the Department of
Education under the rates and mechanisms specified in that agreement.
 new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 17,445,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 16,868,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Of these amounts:
 new text end

new text begin (1) $125,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for an audiology booth and related testing
equipment; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) $445,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $185,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for a mental health
day treatment program. These funds are available until June 30, 2027. The base amount for
the allocation under this clause is $185,000 in fiscal year 2026 and later.
 new text end

new text begin (b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $17,115,000 and the base for fiscal year 2027 and
later is $16,872,000.
 new text end

new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 9,219,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 8,411,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for furniture replacement in the
agency's dormitory and classrooms, including costs associated with moving and disposal.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end

new text begin (a) The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,404,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 3,561,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
 new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing information technology
costs may be incorporated into an interagency agreement and may be paid to the Department
of Information Technology Services by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board under the mechanism specified in that agreement.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Licensure by portfolio. new text end

new text begin (a) For licensure by portfolio:
 new text end

new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 34,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2024
 new text end
new text begin $
 new text end 		new text begin 34,000
 new text end 		new text begin .....
 new text end 		new text begin 2025
 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue
fund.
 new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 23-03974

124D.151 VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.

Subd. 5.

Application process; priority for high poverty schools.

(a) To qualify for program approval for fiscal year 2017, a district or charter school must submit an application to the commissioner by July 1, 2016. To qualify for program approval for fiscal year 2018 and later, a district or charter school must submit an application to the commissioner by January 30 of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the program will be implemented. The application must include:

(1) a description of the proposed program, including the number of hours per week the program will be offered at each school site or mixed-delivery location;

(2) an estimate of the number of eligible children to be served in the program at each school site or mixed-delivery location; and

(3) a statement of assurances signed by the superintendent or charter school director that the proposed program meets the requirements of subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2017 by August 1, 2016, and must review all applications submitted for fiscal year 2018 and later by March 1 of the fiscal year in which the applications are received and determine whether each application meets the requirements of paragraph (a).

(c) The commissioner must divide all applications for new or expanded voluntary prekindergarten programs under this section meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) and school readiness plus programs into four groups as follows: the Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts; other school districts located in the metropolitan equity region as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; school districts located in the rural equity region as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 28; and charter schools. Within each group, the applications must be ordered by rank using a sliding scale based on the following criteria:

(1) concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches by school site on October 1 of the previous school year. A school site may contract to partner with a community-based provider or Head Start under subdivision 3 or establish an early childhood center and use the concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price meals from a specific school site as long as those eligible children are prioritized and guaranteed services at the mixed-delivery site or early education center. For school district programs to be operated at locations that do not have free and reduced-price lunch concentration data for kindergarten programs for October 1 of the previous school year, including mixed-delivery programs, the school district average concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches must be used for the rank ordering;

(2) presence or absence of a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the school district or close proximity of the district. School sites with the highest concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that do not have a three- or four-star Parent Aware program within the district or close proximity of the district shall receive the highest priority, and school sites with the lowest concentration of kindergarten students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that have a three- or four-star Parent Aware rated program within the district or close proximity of the district shall receive the lowest priority; and

(3) whether the district has implemented a mixed delivery system.

(d) The limit on participation for the programs as specified in subdivision 6 must initially be allocated among the four groups based on each group's percentage share of the statewide kindergarten enrollment on October 1 of the previous school year. Within each group, the participation limit for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 must first be allocated to school sites approved for aid in the previous year to ensure that those sites are funded for the same number of participants as approved for the previous year. The remainder of the participation limit for each group must be allocated among school sites in priority order until that region's share of the participation limit is reached. If the participation limit is not reached for all groups, the remaining amount must be allocated to the highest priority school sites, as designated under this section, not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis. For fiscal year 2020 and later, the participation limit must first be allocated to school sites approved for aid in fiscal year 2017, and then to school sites approved for aid in fiscal year 2018 based on the statewide rankings under paragraph (c).

(e) Once a school site or a mixed delivery site under subdivision 3 is approved for aid under this subdivision, it shall remain eligible for aid if it continues to meet program requirements, regardless of changes in the concentration of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

(f) If the total number of participants approved based on applications submitted under paragraph (a) is less than the participation limit under subdivision 6, the commissioner must notify all school districts and charter schools of the amount that remains available within 30 days of the initial application deadline under paragraph (a), and complete a second round of allocations based on applications received within 60 days of the initial application deadline.

(g) Procedures for approving applications submitted under paragraph (f) shall be the same as specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), except that the allocations shall be made to the highest priority school sites not funded in the initial allocation on a statewide basis.

Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(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).

(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160 participants for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 3,160 participants for fiscal years 2024 and later.