HF 2724

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/15/2016 09:32am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing funding for a voluntary school social
worker aid program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [124D.99] SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin School social workers. new text end

new text begin A school district or charter school may
receive school social worker aid under this section by notifying the commissioner of
education of the school district's or charter school's desire for state aid by June 1 of the
year preceding the year the aid is provided.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local plan. new text end

new text begin The board of directors of a school district or charter school
receiving aid under this section must adopt a written plan to provide sufficient school
social workers for its students. The plan must establish timelines for meeting the goal of at
least one full-time social worker for each 250 pupils in average daily membership.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aid amount. new text end

new text begin School social worker aid equals the greater of $20,000 or
$200 times the school district's or charter school's pupil units for that year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Maintenance of effort new text end new text begin . new text end

new text begin A school district or charter school receiving aid
under this section must not reduce the number of school social workers employed by the
district or charter school in the current year to a number below the level of school social
workers employed by the school district or charter school in the fiscal year preceding the
first year of aid under this section.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Contracting new text end new text begin . new text end

new text begin A school district or charter school may contract for school
social work services to meet the school social worker-to-student ratio established in the
local plan adopted under subdivision 2.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Reserve account. new text end

new text begin State aid received under this section must be reserved
and spent only for the salary, benefit, material, and contract costs of school social workers.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of education for payment of school social worker aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.99.
new text end