HF 3210

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

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; making four-year-old students eligible for extended
time programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05, subdivision
15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to
read:

Subd. 15.

Learning year pupil units.

(a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning
year program under section 124D.128, an area learning center under sections 123A.05 and
123A.06, an alternative program approved by the commissioner, or a contract alternative
program under section 124D.68, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or subdivision 3a, for more
than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more than 935 hours in a school
year for an elementary student, or more than 425 hours in a school year for a kindergarten
student without a disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average
daily membership for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a. The amount in excess
of one pupil must be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction
provided to that pupil in excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours
required for a full-time secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii)
the greater of 935 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil
in the district to 935 for an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of
425 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a
disability in the district to 425 for a kindergarten student without a disability. Hours that
occur after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable to the following
fiscal year. A kindergarten student must not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average
daily membership under this subdivision. A student in grades 1 through 12 must not be
counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision.

(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an alternative program
that has an independent study component, a district must meet the requirements in this
paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, a continual learning plan consistent
with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that has a state-approved public
alternative program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the
district average general education revenue per pupil unit less compensatory revenue per
pupil unit times the number of pupil units generated by students attending a state-approved
public alternative program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this
subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the state-approved public
alternative program. Compensatory revenue must be allocated according to section
126C.15, subdivision 2.

(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved alternative program
without an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for
less than a full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan
for the pupil, consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that
has a state-approved public alternative program must reserve revenue in an amount equal
to at least 90 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit less
compensatory revenue per pupil unit times the number of pupil units generated by students
attending a state-approved public alternative program. The amount of reserved revenue
available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the
state-approved public alternative program. Compensatory revenue must be allocated
according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved alternative program that
has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact
time and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation
standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the
number of hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.

(iv) For an alternative program having an independent study component, the
commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the kinds of
independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and the means
of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.

new text begin (c) A school district may count a pupil who is at least four years of age, not yet
enrolled in kindergarten, and participating in a learning year program as not more than
.2 pupils in average daily membership for purposes of extended time revenue only. For
purposes of this paragraph, the hours of instruction for a full-time pupil in average daily
membership equal 850.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2006
and later.
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