HF 3327

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/17/2016 02:38pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; eliminating requirement that under-performing districts use
general education revenue at the commissioner's direction to accelerate progress
on world's best workforce goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement,
section 120B.11, subdivision 9.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 120B.11, subdivision 9, is
amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Annual evaluation.

(a) The commissioner must identify effective
strategies, practices, and use of resources by districts and school sites in striving for the
world's best workforce. The commissioner must assist districts and sites throughout the
state in implementing these effective strategies, practices, and use of resources.

deleted text begin (b) The commissioner must identify those districts in any consecutive three-year
period not making sufficient progress toward improving teaching and learning for all
students, including English learners with varied needs, consistent with section 124D.59,
subdivisions 2 and 2a, and striving for the world's best workforce. The commissioner, in
collaboration with the identified district, may require the district to use up to two percent
of its basic general education revenue per fiscal year during the proximate three school
years to implement commissioner-specified strategies and practices, consistent with
paragraph (a), to improve and accelerate its progress in realizing its goals under this
section. In implementing this section, the commissioner must consider districts' budget
constraints and legal obligations.
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deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner shall report by January 25 of each year to the committees
of the legislature having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education the
list of school districts that have not submitted their report to the commissioner under
subdivision 5 and the list of school districts not achieving their performance goals
established in their plan under subdivision 2.