HF 2721

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/10/2016 03:17pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing the voluntary realignment of the school
district boundaries between Independent School Districts Nos. 152, Moorhead,
and 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton.

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

Section 1. new text begin VOLUNTARY BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT; MOORHEAD AND
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Boundary realignment allowed. new text end

new text begin The school boards of Independent
School Districts Nos. 152, Moorhead, and 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, may realign
their shared district boundaries according to the provisions of this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Plan to establish new boundaries. new text end

new text begin (a) The school boards of Independent
School Districts Nos. 152, Moorhead, and 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, may jointly
develop a plan to realign their shared school district boundaries over a period of years.
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new text begin (b) The plan must specify and identify each group of parcels that will be transferred
and the method used to determine the year during which each set of parcels is transferred.
The method of transfer may include an analysis of the relative tax base of the parcels to
be transferred and may make the transfers of parcels effective upon the relationship in
relative tax bases.
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new text begin (c) The written plan must be adopted by each school board after the board has
allowed public testimony on the plan.
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new text begin (d) The plan must be filed with both the county auditor and the commissioner of
education.
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new text begin (e) After adopting the plan, each school board must publish notice of the plan
realigning district boundaries. The notice must include a general description of the area
that will be affected by the proposed boundary alignment and the method by which the
boundaries will be realigned. The notice must also be mailed to each property owner of
record in the area proposed for realignment.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Bonded debt. new text end

new text begin As of the effective date of each exchange of parcels between
the two school districts, for the next and subsequent tax years, the taxable property in the
newly aligned parcel is taxable for a portion of the bonded debt of the school district to
which the property is attached and is not taxable for the bonded debt from the school
district from which the property is detached.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin County auditor notified. new text end

new text begin After adoption of the plan, each school board
must provide a copy of the plan to the county auditor. The county auditor may request
any other necessary information from the school districts to affect the transfer of parcels
between the school districts. Each year, the school districts must notify the county auditor
of what block of parcels, if any, will be transferred between the two school districts. The
county auditor must notify each affected property owner of the boundary change.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Report to Department of Education. new text end

new text begin Upon adoption of the plan, the
school boards must submit a copy of the plan to the Department of Education. The districts
must also provide any additional information necessary for computing school aids and
levies to the Department of Education in the form and manner requested by the department.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the school boards of
Independent School Districts Nos. 152, Moorhead, and 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton,
and their respective chief clerical officers timely comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
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