HF 3236

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

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; reestablishing funding for hazardous transportation;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, by adding
subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 126C.13, subdivision
4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, is amended to
read:

Subd. 18.

new text begin Pupil new text end transportation sparsity new text begin and safety new text end revenue deleted text begin allowance deleted text end .

(a) A
district's transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of the
following computation:

(i) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .1469.

(ii) Multiply the result in clause (i) by the district's sparsity index raised to the
26/100 power.

(iii) Multiply the result in clause (ii) by the district's density index raised to the
13/100 power.

(iv) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .0485.

(v) Subtract the result in clause (iv) from the result in clause (iii).

(b) Transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the transportation sparsity allowance
times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units.

new text begin (c) Pupil transportation safety revenue is available to a school district that has
established a pupil transportation safety committee under section 123B.88, subdivision
3a. Pupil transportation safety revenue equals the costs necessary to transport pupils who
face hazardous transportation conditions and are being transported according to a plan
developed under section 123B.88, subdivision 3a, and adopted by the school board.
new text end

new text begin (d) Pupil transportation revenue equals the sum of a district's transportation sparsity
revenue and its pupil transportation safety revenue.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 18a. new text end

new text begin Pupil transportation safety levy. new text end

new text begin A school district's pupil transportation
safety levy equals a district's pupil transportation safety revenue under subdivision 18
times the lesser of one or the ratio of the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net
tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the year the levy is certified by the
adjusted marginal cost pupil units in the district for the school year to which the levy is
attributable, to $12,000.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for taxes payable in 2007.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 18b. new text end

new text begin Pupil transportation safety aid. new text end

new text begin A school district's pupil transportation
safety aid equals the difference between the district's pupil transportation safety revenue
under subdivision 18 and its pupil transportation levy under subdivision 18a. If a district
does not levy the entire amount permitted, pupil transportation safety aid must be reduced
in proportion to the actual amount levied.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:

Subd. 4.

General education aid.

deleted text begin (a) For fiscal year 2006, a district's general
education aid is the sum of the following amounts:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue, total operating capital, and
transition revenue;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) operating capital aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.10, subdivision 13b deleted text end ;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) equity aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.10, subdivision 30 deleted text end ;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) transition aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.10, subdivision 33 deleted text end ;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) shared time aid according to section deleted text begin 126C.01, subdivision 7 deleted text end ;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) referendum aid according to section ; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) online learning aid according to section .
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end For fiscal year 2007 and later, a district's general education aid is the sum of
the following amounts:

(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue, total operating capital
revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, new text begin pupil transportation safety revenue,
new text end and transition revenue;

(2) operating capital aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 13b;

(3) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30;

(4) alternative teacher compensation aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 36;

(5) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33;

(6) shared time aid under section 126C.01, subdivision 7;

(7) referendum aid under section 126C.17; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(8) online learning aid according to section 124D.096 new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (9) pupil transportation safety aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 18b new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin FISCAL YEAR 2007 ONLY.
new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2007 only, a school district's pupil transportation safety revenue
is provided entirely in state aid.
new text end