HF 3388

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/04/2010 09:50am

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for prekindergarten through grade 12 education,
including general education, education excellence, special programs, facilities
and technology, libraries, nutrition, accounting, early childhood education,
and state agencies; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 120A.41; 120B.128; 122A.14, by adding
a subdivision; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.23, subdivision 2; 122A.40,
subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 122A.41, subdivisions 2, 4; 123B.75,
subdivision 5; 123B.77, subdivision 1a; 126C.10, subdivision 2a; 127A.441;
127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes
2009 Supplement, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.40, subdivisions 6, 8;
122A.41, subdivisions 3, 5; 124D.10, subdivision 13; Laws 2009, chapter 96,
article 1, section 24; article 2, section 67; article 3, section 21; article 4, section
12; article 5, section 13; article 6, section 11; article 7, sections 3, subdivision 2;
5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120A.41, is amended to read:

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; deleted text begin DAYS deleted text end new text begin HOURS new text end OF INSTRUCTION.

A school board's annual school calendar must include at least deleted text begin the number of days of
student instruction the board formally adopted as its school calendar at the beginning of
the 1996-1997 school year deleted text end new text begin 425 hours of instruction for a kindergarten student without a
disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of
instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not including summer school new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Levy recognition.

(a) "School district tax settlement revenue" means the
current, delinquent, and manufactured home property tax receipts collected by the county
and distributed to the school district.

(b) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2004 and later years, deleted text end In June of deleted text begin each year deleted text end new text begin 2010 new text end , the school district
must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:

(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in
that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 126C.13, subdivision
4, received in July and August of that calendar year; or

(2) the sum of:

(i) 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17, in
calendar year 2000; and

(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to
section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections
124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3,
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision
6.

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2011 and later years, in June of each year, the school district must
recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in
that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 126C.13, subdivision
4, received in July and August of that calendar year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the sum of:
new text end

new text begin (i) the greater of 48.6 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section
126C.17, in the prior calendar year or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified
according to section 126C.17, in calendar year 2000; plus
new text end

new text begin (ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to
section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections
124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3,
paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision
6; plus
new text end

new text begin (iii) 48.6 percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the
school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments,
not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state, that remains after subtracting
the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17 and the amount recognized
according to item (ii).
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 124D.10, subdivision 13, is
amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Length of school year.

A charter school must provide instruction each
year for at least the number of deleted text begin days deleted text end new text begin hours new text end required by section 120A.41. It may provide
instruction throughout the year according to sections 124D.12 to 124D.127 or 124D.128.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Extended time revenue.

(a) A school district's extended time revenue is
equal to the product of $4,601 and the sum of the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of
the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2
according to section 126C.05, subdivision 8 new text begin , if the district has extended time average daily
membership in the current year new text end .

(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day
programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized
under the learning year program.

Sec. 5.

new text begin [127A.431] REDUCTION OF AID FOR NOT PROVIDING REQUIRED
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall reduce the state aid paid to a school district or charter school
that does not provide instruction for at least the number of hours required under section
120A.41. If instruction is not provided for the required number of hours, state aid shall be
reduced by the difference between the required number of hours and the number of hours
instruction is provided, divided by the required number of hours, multiplied by 60 percent
of the basic revenue, as defined in section 126C.10, subdivision 2, of the district or charter
school for that year. However, a district or charter school not providing the required
number of hours may appeal to the commissioner for a waiver of the state aid reduction
if (1) the circumstances causing loss of instructional time below the required minimum
number of hours are beyond the control of the board, and (2) a good faith attempt is made
to make up time lost due to these circumstances.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.441, is amended to read:

127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.

Each year, the state aids payable to any school district for that fiscal year that are
recognized as revenue in the school district's general and community service funds shall
be adjusted by an amount equal to (1) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the
prior fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) new text begin or (c) new text end , minus (2)
the amount the district recognized as revenue for the current fiscal year pursuant to section
123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) new text begin or (c) new text end . For purposes of making the aid adjustments
under this section, the amount the district recognizes as revenue for either the prior fiscal
year or the current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b),
shall not include any amount levied pursuant to section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school
districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3);
126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2;
126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision 6. Payment from the permanent school fund shall not
be adjusted pursuant to this section. The school district shall be notified of the amount of
the adjustment made to each payment pursuant to this section.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) The term "other district receipts" means payments by
county treasurers pursuant to section 276.10, apportionments from the school endowment
fund pursuant to section 127A.33, apportionments by the county auditor pursuant to
section 127A.34, subdivision 2, and payments to school districts by the commissioner of
revenue pursuant to chapter 298.

(b) The term "cumulative amount guaranteed" means the product of

(1) the cumulative disbursement percentage shown in subdivision 3; times

(2) the sum of

(i) the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated aid and credit
entitlements paid according to subdivision 13; plus

(ii) 100 percent of the entitlements paid according to subdivisions 11 and 12; plus

(iii) the other district receipts.

(c) The term "payment date" means the date on which state payments to districts
are made by the electronic funds transfer method. If a payment date falls on a Saturday,
a Sunday, or a weekday which is a legal holiday, the payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding business day. The commissioner may make payments on dates
other than those listed in subdivision 3, but only for portions of payments from any
preceding payment dates which could not be processed by the electronic funds transfer
method due to documented extenuating circumstances.

(d) The current year aid payment percentage equals deleted text begin 90 deleted text end new text begin 73 new text end .

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Payment dates and percentages.

(a) For fiscal year 2004 and later,
the commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as
follows: the cumulative amount guaranteed minus the sum of (a) the district's other district
receipts through the current payment, and (b) the aid and credit payments through the
immediately preceding payment. For purposes of this computation, the payment dates and
the cumulative disbursement percentages are as follows:

	Payment date	Percentage
Payment 1	July 15:	5.5
Payment 2	July 30:	8.0
Payment 3	August 15:	17.5
Payment 4	August 30:	20.0
Payment 5	September 15:	22.5
Payment 6	September 30:	25.0
Payment 7	October 15:	27.0
Payment 8	October 30:	30.0
Payment 9	November 15:	32.5
Payment 10	November 30:	36.5
Payment 11	December 15:	42.0
Payment 12	December 30:	45.0
Payment 13	January 15:	50.0
Payment 14	January 30:	54.0
Payment 15	February 15:	58.0
Payment 16	February 28:	63.0
Payment 17	March 15:	68.0
Payment 18	March 30:	74.0
Payment 19	April 15:	78.0
Payment 20	April 30:	85.0
Payment 21	May 15:	90.0
Payment 22	May 30:	95.0
Payment 23	June 20:	100.0

(b) deleted text begin In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2004, the
commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin Payment 3 deleted text end	deleted text begin August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid property tax credits established in section deleted text end
deleted text begin Payment 4 deleted text end	deleted text begin August 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits deleted text end
deleted text begin Payment 6 deleted text end	deleted text begin September 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits deleted text end
deleted text begin Payment 8 deleted text end	deleted text begin October 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), deleted text begin for fiscal year 2005 and
later, deleted text end the commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed
as follows:

Payment 3	August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid property tax credits established in section 273.1392
Payment 4	August 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits
Payment 6	September 30: 40 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits
Payment 8	October 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7b. new text end

new text begin Advance final payment. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 3 and 7, a
school district or a charter school exceeding its expenditure limitations under section
123B.83 as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year may receive a portion of its final payment
for the current fiscal year on June 20, if requested by the district or charter school. The
amount paid under this subdivision must not exceed the lesser of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the difference between 90 percent and the current year payment percentage in
subdivision 2, paragraph (d), in the current fiscal year times the sum of the district or
charter school's general education aid plus the aid adjustment in section 127A.50 for
the current fiscal year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the amount by which the district or charter school's net negative unreserved
general fund balance as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year exceeds 2.5 percent of the
district or charter school's expenditures for that fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin (b) The state total advance final payment under this subdivision for any year must
not exceed $7,500,000. If the amount requested exceeds $7,500,000, the advance final
payment for each eligible district must be reduced proportionately.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Aid payment percentage.

Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, 12a,
and 14, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter and chapters 120A,
120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, 125B, 126C, 134, and section 273.1392,
shall be paid at the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated entitlement during
the fiscal year of the entitlement. deleted text begin For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated
entitlement for special education excess cost aid under section 125A.79 for fiscal year
2005 equals 70 percent of the district's entitlement for the second prior fiscal year. deleted text end For the
purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special education excess
cost aid under section 125A.79 for fiscal year 2006 and later equals 74.0 percent of the
district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according
to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual
data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, is amended to read:

Sec. 24. APPROPRIATIONS; STATE.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

General education aid.

For general education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 5,195,504,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,307,758,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 5,626,994,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,927,599,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes deleted text begin $555,864,000 deleted text end new text begin $554,696,000 new text end for 2009 and
deleted text begin $4,639,640,000 deleted text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,753,062,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $500,976,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,366,755,000 new text end for 2010 and
deleted text begin $5,126,018,000 deleted text end new text begin new text end new text begin $3,560,844,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 3.

Enrollment options transportation.

For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

	$	deleted text begin 48,000 deleted text end new text begin 36,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 52,000 deleted text end new text begin 38,000 new text end	.....	2011

Subd. 4.

Abatement revenue.

For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:

	$	deleted text begin 1,175,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 1,034,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,141,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $1,035,000 deleted text end new text begin $860,000 new text end for
2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $115,000 deleted text end new text begin $317,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $919,000 deleted text end new text begin
$824,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 5.

Consolidation transition.

For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:

	$	deleted text begin 854,000 deleted text end new text begin 679,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 927,000 deleted text end new text begin 916,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $0 for 2009 and deleted text begin $854,000 deleted text end new text begin $679,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $94,000 deleted text end new text begin $250,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $833,000 deleted text end new text begin $666,000 new text end
for 2011.

Subd. 6.

Nonpublic pupil education aid.

For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

	$	deleted text begin 17,250,000 deleted text end new text begin 14,303,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 17,889,000 deleted text end new text begin 17,785,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,647,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $15,603,000 deleted text end new text begin $12,656,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,733,000 deleted text end new text begin $4,680,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $16,156,000 deleted text end new text begin
$13,105,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 7.

Nonpublic pupil transportation.

For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

	$	deleted text begin 22,159,000 deleted text end new text begin 18,454,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 22,712,000 deleted text end new text begin 22,553,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $2,077,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $20,082,000 deleted text end new text begin $16,377,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $2,231,000 deleted text end new text begin $6,056,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $20,481,000 deleted text end new text begin
$16,497,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 8.

One-room schoolhouse.

For a grant to Independent School District No.
690, Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

	$	65,000	.....	2010
	$	65,000	.....	2011

Subd. 9.

Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson.

For school
district flood enrollment impact aid as a result of the floods of August 2007:

$

158,000

.....

2010

The base appropriation for later fiscal years is $0.

Subd. 10.

Lancaster.

For a grant to Independent School District No. 356, Lancaster,
to replace the loss of sparsity revenue:

	$	100,000	.....	2010
	$	100,000	.....	2011

The base appropriation for later fiscal years is $0.

Subd. 11.

Compensatory revenue pilot project.

For grants for participation in the
compensatory revenue pilot program under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 50:

	$	2,175,000	.....	2010
	$	2,175,000	.....	2011

Of this amount, $1,500,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District
No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin; $210,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School
District No. 279, Osseo; $160,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School
District No. 281, Robbinsdale; $75,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School
District No. 286, Brooklyn Center; $165,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
School District No. 535, Rochester; and $65,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
School District No. 833, South Washington.

If a grant to a specific school district is not awarded, the commissioner may increase
the aid amounts to any of the remaining participating school districts.

This appropriation is part of the base budget for subsequent fiscal years.

ARTICLE 2

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.128, is amended to read:

120B.128 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
(EPAS) PROGRAM.

(a) School districts and charter schools may elect to participate in the Educational
Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program offered by ACT, Inc. to provide a
longitudinal, systematic approach to student educational and career planning, assessment,
instructional support, and evaluation. The EPAS achievement tests include English,
reading, mathematics, science, and components on planning for high school and
postsecondary education, interest inventory, needs assessments, and student education
plans. These tests are linked to the ACT assessment for college admission and allow
students, parents, teachers, and schools to determine the student's college readiness before
grades 11 and 12.

(b) The commissioner of education shall provide ACT Explore tests for students
in grade 8 and the ACT Plan test for students in grade 10 to assess individual student
academic strengths and weaknesses, academic achievement and progress, higher order
thinking skills, and college readiness. The state shall pay the test costs for school districts
and charter schools that choose to participate in the EPAS program. new text begin Any unexpended
funds may be used to cover the cost of appropriate data collection and analysis by the
state. new text end The commissioner shall establish an application procedure and a process for state
payment of costs.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:

Subd. 4.

License and rules.

(a) The board must adopt rules to license public school
teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.

(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to deleted text begin successfully complete deleted text end new text begin pass new text end a
skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics as a requirement for deleted text begin initial teacher
licensure deleted text end new text begin entrance into a board-approved teacher preparation program new text end . Such rules must
require college and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation program to
provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills
examination, including those for whom English is a second language.

(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board,
upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed
graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the
person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the
dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the
person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application
of chapter 14.

(d) The board must provide the leadership and shall adopt rules for the redesign of
teacher education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum
that focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. The board shall implement
new systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness
based on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes.

(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to
deleted text begin successfully complete deleted text end new text begin pass new text end an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and
examinations of licensure-specific teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by
September 1, 2001. The rules under this paragraph also must require candidates for
initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or elementary students to successfully complete,
as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the
candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, scientifically based reading
instruction under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and their knowledge and understanding
of the foundations of reading development, the development of reading comprehension,
and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability to integrate that knowledge
and understanding. new text begin The rules under this paragraph also must require general education
candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or elementary students to pass,
as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the
candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in mathematics.
new text end

(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with
elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain
periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.

(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses.

(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a
candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities
necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.

(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established
by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses.

(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 122A.20 and
214.10. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.

(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in
the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and
adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual
students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.

(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related
services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or
registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who
license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.

(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading
preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect
until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at
least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual
directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.

(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation
in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and
adolescents.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Rules incorporating national standards. new text end

new text begin The Board of School
Administrators must engage in rulemaking to incorporate national standards into the
licensing standards for principals. The rules must address national standards for effective
school leadership.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Authority to license.

(a) The Board of Teaching must license
teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1, except for supervisory personnel,
as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2.

(b) The Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as
defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2, except for athletic coaches.

(c) Licenses under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School
Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the licensing
section of the department.

new text begin (d) The Board of Teaching and the Department of Education must enter into a data
sharing agreement to share educational data at the K-12 level for the limited purpose
of program approval and improvement for teacher education programs. The program
approval process must include targeted redesign of teacher preparation programs to
address identified K-12 student areas of concern. The Board of Teaching must ensure
that this information remains confidential and shall only be used for this purpose. Any
unauthorized disclosure shall be subject to a penalty.
new text end

new text begin (e) The Board of School Administrators and the Department of Education must enter
into a data sharing agreement to share educational data at the K-12 level for the limited
purpose of program approval and improvement for education administration programs.
The program approval process must include targeted redesign of education administration
preparation programs to address identified K-12 student areas of concern. The Board of
School Administrators must ensure that this information remains confidential and shall
only be used for this purpose. Any unauthorized disclosure shall be subject to a penalty.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Teacher and support personnel qualifications.

(a) The Board of
Teaching must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to persons the board finds to be
qualified and competent for their respective positions.

(b) The board must require a person to deleted text begin successfully complete deleted text end new text begin pass new text end an examination of
skills in reading, writing, and mathematics before being granted an initial teaching license
to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten, elementary, secondary, or special
education programs. The board must require colleges and universities offering a board
approved teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance that includes a
formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution who did not achieve a
qualifying score on the skills examination, including those for whom English is a second
language. The colleges and universities must provide assistance in the specific academic
areas of deficiency in which the person did not achieve a qualifying score. School
districts must provide similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance that includes a
formal diagnostic component and mentoring to those persons employed by the district
who completed their teacher education program outside the state of Minnesota, received
a one-year license to teach in Minnesota and did not achieve a qualifying score on the
skills examination, including those persons for whom English is a second language. The
Board of Teaching shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature
on the total number of teacher candidates during the most recent school year taking the
skills examination, the number who achieve a qualifying score on the examination, the
number who do not achieve a qualifying score on the examination, the distribution of all
candidates' scores, the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once
before, and the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once before
and achieve a qualifying score.

deleted text begin (c) A person who has completed an approved teacher preparation program and
obtained a one-year license to teach, but has not successfully completed the skills
examination, may renew the one-year license for two additional one-year periods. Each
renewal of the one-year license is contingent upon the licensee:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) providing evidence of participating in an approved remedial assistance program
provided by a school district or postsecondary institution that includes a formal diagnostic
component in the specific areas in which the licensee did not obtain qualifying scores; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) attempting to successfully complete the skills examination during the period
of each one-year license.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end The Board of Teaching must grant continuing licenses only to those persons
who have met board criteria for granting a continuing license, which includes deleted text begin successfully
completing deleted text end new text begin passing new text end the skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare
persons for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common
core of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended
for teacher licensure. This common core shall meet the standards developed by the
interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992 "model standards for
beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to standards adopted under
this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching shall report annually to
the education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates
on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph during the
most recent school year.

new text begin (e) All colleges and universities approved by the Board of Teaching to prepare
persons for teacher licensure must require online pedagogy and at least one online course
to be completed by all persons recommended for teacher licensure.
new text end

new text begin (f) The Board of Teaching must ensure the K-12 teacher licensing standards maintain
a high level of alignment with the K-12 student standards. The Board of Teaching must
adopt a review cycle that mirrors the K-12 student standards review cycle set by the
Department of Education. The teacher standards must be reviewed and aligned with the
K-12 student standards within one year of the final review and adoption of the K-12
student standards.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applicants licensed in other states.

(a) Subject to the requirements
of sections 122A.18, subdivision 8, and 123B.03, the Board of Teaching must issue
a teaching license or a temporary teaching license under paragraphs (b) to (e) to an
applicant who holds at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college
or university and holds or held a similar out-of-state teaching license that requires the
applicant to successfully complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing
state, which includes field-specific teaching methods and student teaching or essentially
equivalent experience.

(b) The Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:

(1) deleted text begin successfully completed deleted text end new text begin passed new text end all exams and new text begin successfully completed new text end human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and
grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less
than a similar Minnesota license.

(c) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three
one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who holds or held an out-of-state
teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels, where the scope of the
out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less than a similar Minnesota license,
but has not deleted text begin successfully completed deleted text end new text begin passed new text end all exams and new text begin successfully completed new text end human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching.

(d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three
one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who:

(1) deleted text begin successfully completed deleted text end new text begin passed new text end all exams and new text begin successfully completed new text end human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field
and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade
level less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific teaching
methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.

The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods and student teaching
or equivalent experience by successfully participating in a one-year school district
mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and
Minnesota graduation requirements.

(e) The Board of Teaching must issue a temporary teaching license for a term of
up to three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the out-of-state
license to an applicant who:

(1) deleted text begin successfully completed deleted text end new text begin passed new text end all exams and new text begin successfully completed new text end human
relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and

(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license is
more limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.

(f) The Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three one-year
temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision.

(g) The Board of Teaching must not issue a license under this subdivision if the
applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in a
particular licensure field.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.40, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Probationary period.

(a) The first three consecutive years of a teacher's
first teaching experience in Minnesota in a single district is deemed to be a probationary
period of employment, and after completion thereof, the probationary period in each
district in which the teacher is thereafter employed shall be one year. The school board
must adopt a plan for written evaluation of teachers during the probationary period. new text begin The
written evaluation must be conducted by a licensed administrator and must include: (1)
individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan under
section 122A.413 and the staff development plan under section 122A.60; and (2) objective
evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and periodically trained
evaluation team that understands teaching and learning. new text end Evaluation must occur at least
three times each year for a teacher performing services on 120 or more school days, at
least two times each year for a teacher performing services on 60 to 119 school days, and
at least one time each year for a teacher performing services on fewer than 60 school
days. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers' workshops, and other staff
development opportunities and days on which a teacher is absent from school must not
be included in determining the number of school days on which a teacher performs
services. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), during the probationary period
any annual contract with any teacher may or may not be renewed as the school board
shall see fit. However, the board must give any such teacher whose contract it declines
to renew for the following school year written notice to that effect before July 1. If the
teacher requests reasons for any nonrenewal of a teaching contract, the board must give
the teacher its reason in writing, including a statement that appropriate supervision was
furnished describing the nature and the extent of such supervision furnished the teacher
during the employment by the board, within ten days after receiving such request. The
school board may, after a hearing held upon due notice, discharge a teacher during the
probationary period for cause, effective immediately, under section 122A.44.

(b) A board must discharge a probationary teacher, effective immediately, upon
receipt of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's
license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse.

(c) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for active military service and who promptly resumes teaching consistent with
federal reemployment timelines for uniformed service personnel under United States
Code, title 38, section 4312(e), is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience
for purposes of paragraph (a).

(d) A probationary teacher must complete at least 60 days of teaching service each
year during the probationary period. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers'
workshops, and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is
absent from school do not count as days of teaching service under this paragraph.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 122A.40, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Mentoring for probationary teachers.

new text begin (a) new text end A school board and an
exclusive representative of the teachers in the district must develop a probationary
teacher peer review process through joint agreement. The process deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin shall new text end include
having trained observers serve as mentors or coaches or having teachers participate in
professional learning communities.

new text begin (b) Districts shall provide support to teachers throughout their probationary period
to ensure new teachers are successfully meeting tenure requirements. The support to
new teachers shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) professional learning driven by standards of professional practice to improve
teaching and reflection on practice, including an orientation process introducing the new
teacher to the district, school, and teaching assignment;
new text end

new text begin (2) seminars to promote professional growth and differentiated based on teacher
and student needs;
new text end

new text begin (3) trained mentors provided with opportunities to meet with the new teacher
for coaching, collaboration, and reflection on practice; to assist in implementation of
professional growth plans; and to conduct formative assessments and observations to
measure new teachers' development and to be utilized in improvement of teaching; and
new text end

new text begin (4) development of new teachers' professional growth plan based on teaching
practice, student learning, and teacher evaluations conducted at least three times per year
pursuant to the objective evaluation program described in subdivision 5, paragraph (a).
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.40, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7b. new text end

new text begin Teacher tenure renewal system. new text end

new text begin (a) The teacher tenure renewal system
is established:
new text end

new text begin (1) to require teacher employment and renewal of that employment at least every
five years based on the academic achievement growth of students;
new text end

new text begin (2) to support teachers' professional growth and responsibility in improving the
academic achievement growth of students; and
new text end

new text begin (3) to encourage teachers to undertake challenging assignments.
new text end

new text begin (b) After completion of the initial three-year probationary period, without discharge,
a teacher who is reemployed shall continue in service and hold that position during good
behavior and efficient and competent service for periods of five years. The terms and
conditions of a teacher's employment contract, including salary and salary increases,
must be based either on the length of the school year or an extended school calendar
under section 120A.415.
new text end

new text begin (c) At the end of every five years of a teacher's service, the school district must either
renew or terminate a teacher's service to the district. The district's tenure determination
must be based on the following factors:
new text end

new text begin (1) a portfolio of the teacher's five-year professional growth plan based on teaching
practice, student learning, and successful teacher evaluations conducted at least three
times per year pursuant to an objective evaluation program that must include:
new text end

new text begin (i) individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan
under section 122A.413 and the staff development plan under section 122A.60; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) objective evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and
periodically trained evaluation team that understands teaching and learning;
new text end

new text begin (2) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35; and
new text end

new text begin (3) locally selected standardized academic assessment student outcomes.
new text end

new text begin (d) The school board shall give each teacher notice of renewal or termination of
employment in writing before July 1 of the end of the five-year period.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, is
amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Peer coaching for continuing contract teachers.

new text begin (a) new text end A school board and
an exclusive representative of the teachers in the district shall develop a peer review
process for continuing contract teachers through joint agreement. The process may
include having trained observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in
professional learning communities.

new text begin (b) Districts shall provide support to teachers to ensure teachers' professional growth
through:
new text end

new text begin (1) professional learning driven by standards of professional practice to improve
teaching and reflection on practice;
new text end

new text begin (2) seminars to promote professional growth and differentiated based on teacher and
student needs; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a five-year professional growth plan focused on teachers' growth linked to
teaching practice, student learning, and successful teacher evaluations as defined under
section 122A.40, subdivision 7b, paragraph (c), clause (1), conducted at least three times
per year.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Probationary period; discharge or demotion.

(a) All teachers in
the public schools in cities of the first class during the first three years of consecutive
employment shall be deemed to be in a probationary period of employment during which
period any annual contract with any teacher may, or may not, be renewed as the school
board, after consulting with the peer review committee charged with evaluating the
probationary teachers under subdivision 3, shall see fit. The school site management team
or the school board if there is no school site management team, shall adopt a plan for a
written evaluation of teachers during the probationary period according to subdivision 3.
new text begin The written evaluation must be conducted by a licensed administrator and must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan
under section 122A.413 and the staff development plan under section 122A.60; and
new text end

new text begin (2) objective evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and
periodically trained evaluation team that understands teaching and learning.
new text end

Evaluation by the peer review committee charged with evaluating probationary
teachers under subdivision 3 shall occur at least three times each year for a teacher
performing services on 120 or more school days, at least two times each year for a teacher
performing services on 60 to 119 school days, and at least one time each year for a
teacher performing services on fewer than 60 school days. Days devoted to parent-teacher
conferences, teachers' workshops, and other staff development opportunities and days on
which a teacher is absent from school shall not be included in determining the number of
school days on which a teacher performs services. The school board may, during such
probationary period, discharge or demote a teacher for any of the causes as specified in
this code. A written statement of the cause of such discharge or demotion shall be given to
the teacher by the school board at least 30 days before such removal or demotion shall
become effective, and the teacher so notified shall have no right of appeal therefrom.

(b) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for active military service and who promptly resumes teaching consistent with
federal reemployment timelines for uniformed service personnel under United States
Code, title 38, section 4312(e), is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience
for purposes of paragraph (a).

(c) A probationary teacher must complete at least 60 days of teaching service each
year during the probationary period. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers'
workshops, and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is
absent from school do not count as days of teaching service under this paragraph.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Mentoring for probationary teachers.

new text begin (a) new text end A board and an exclusive
representative of the teachers in the district must develop a probationary teacher peer
review process through joint agreement. The process may include having trained
observers serve as mentors or coaches or having teachers participate in professional
learning communities.

new text begin (b) Districts shall provide support to teachers throughout their probationary period
to ensure new teachers are successfully meeting tenure requirements. The support to
new teachers shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) professional learning driven by standards of professional practice to improve
teaching and reflection on practice, including an orientation process introducing the new
teacher to the district, school, and teaching assignment;
new text end

new text begin (2) seminars to promote professional growth and differentiated based on teacher
and student needs;
new text end

new text begin (3) trained mentors provided with opportunities to meet with the new teacher
for coaching, collaboration, and reflection on practice; to assist in implementation of
professional growth plans; and to conduct formative assessments and observations to
measure new teachers' development and to be utilized in improvement of teaching; and
new text end

new text begin (4) development of the new teacher's professional growth plan based on teaching
practice, student learning, and teacher evaluations conducted at least three times per year
pursuant to the objective evaluation program described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 122A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

deleted text begin Period of service after probationary period; discharge or demotion deleted text end new text begin
Teacher tenure renewal system new text end .

(a) new text begin The teacher tenure renewal system is established:
new text end

new text begin (1) to require teacher employment and renewal of that employment at least every
five years based on the academic achievement growth of students;
new text end

new text begin (2) to support teachers' professional growth and responsibility in improving the
academic achievement growth of students; and
new text end

new text begin (3) to encourage teachers to undertake challenging assignments.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end After the completion of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the initial three-year new text end probationary period, without
discharge, deleted text begin such teachers as are thereupon deleted text end new text begin a teacher who is new text end reemployed shall continue in
service and hold deleted text begin their respective deleted text end new text begin that new text end position during good behavior and efficient and
competent service deleted text begin and must not be discharged or demoted except for cause after a hearing deleted text end new text begin
for periods of five years new text end . The terms and conditions of a teacher's employment contract,
including salary and salary increases, must be based either on the length of the school year
or an extended school calendar under section 120A.415.

deleted text begin (b) A probationary teacher is deemed to have been reemployed for the ensuing
school year, unless the school board in charge of such school gave such teacher notice in
writing before July 1 of the termination of such employment.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) A teacher electing to have an employment contract based on the extended school
calendar under section 120A.415 must participate in staff development training under
subdivision 4a and shall receive an increased base salary.
deleted text end

new text begin (c) At the end of every five years of a teacher's service, the school district must either
renew or terminate a teacher's service to the district. The district's tenure determination
must be based on the following factors:
new text end

new text begin (1) a portfolio of the teacher's five-year professional growth plan based on teaching
practice, student learning, and successful teacher evaluations conducted at least three
times per year pursuant to an objective evaluation program that must include:
new text end

new text begin (i) individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan
under section 122A.413 and the staff development plan under section 122A.60; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) objective evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and
periodically trained evaluation team that understands teaching and learning;
new text end

new text begin (2) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35; and
new text end

new text begin (3) locally selected standardized academic assessment student outcomes.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Peer coaching for continuing contract teachers.

new text begin (a) new text end A school board
and an exclusive representative of the teachers in the district must develop a peer
review process for nonprobationary teachers through joint agreement. The process may
include having trained observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in
professional learning communities.

new text begin (b) Districts shall provide support to teachers to ensure teachers' professional growth
through:
new text end

new text begin (1) professional learning driven by standards of professional practice to improve
teaching and reflection on practice;
new text end

new text begin (2) seminars to promote professional growth and differentiated based on teacher and
student needs; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a five-year professional growth plan focused on teacher's growth linked to
teaching practice and student learning and successful teacher evaluations conducted at
least three times per year as defined under section 122A.41, subdivision 4, paragraph
(c), clause (1).
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.77, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

School district consolidated financial statement.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner,
in consultation with the advisory committee on financial management, accounting, and
reporting, shall develop and maintain a school district consolidated financial statement
format that converts uniform financial accounting and reporting standards data under
subdivision 1 into a more understandable format.

new text begin (b) In addition to the information required under paragraph (a), the consolidated
financial statement must also report information regarding the teacher collective bargaining
agreement, including settlement date, salary and fringe benefit costs for the current
biennium and the next biennium, and duty days for teacher work year. Each school district
must report data to the department as required by the department to complete this report.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, is amended to read:

Sec. 67. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Charter school building lease aid.

For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 40,453,000 deleted text end new text begin 34,811,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 44,775,000 deleted text end new text begin 46,375,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,704,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $36,749,000 deleted text end new text begin $31,107,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $4,083,000 deleted text end new text begin $11,505,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $40,692,000 deleted text end new text begin
$34,870,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 3.

Charter school startup aid.

For charter school startup cost aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11:

	$	deleted text begin 1,488,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,273,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 1,064,000 deleted text end new text begin 793,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $202,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $1,286,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,071,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $142,000 deleted text end new text begin $395,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $922,000 deleted text end new text begin
$398,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 4.

Integration aid.

For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.86, subdivision 5:

	$	deleted text begin 65,358,000 deleted text end new text begin 52,106,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 65,484,000 deleted text end new text begin 63,962,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $6,110,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $59,248,000 deleted text end new text begin $45,996,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $6,583,000 deleted text end new text begin $17,011,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $58,901,000 deleted text end new text begin
$46,951,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 5.

Magnet school grants.

For magnet school and program grants under
Minnesota Statutes section 124D.88:

	$	750,000	.....	2010
	$	750,000	.....	2011

Subd. 6.

Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.

For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:

	$	14,468,000	.....	2010
	$	17,582,000	.....	2011

Subd. 7.

Success for the future.

For American Indian success for the future grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81:

	$	deleted text begin 2,137,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,774,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	2,137,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $213,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $1,924,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,561,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $213,000 deleted text end new text begin $576,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $1,924,000 deleted text end new text begin
$1,561,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 8.

American Indian teacher preparation grants.

For joint grants to assist
American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:

	$	190,000	.....	2010
	$	190,000	.....	2011

Subd. 9.

Tribal contract schools.

For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:

	$	deleted text begin 2,030,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,702,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 2,211,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,186,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $191,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $1,839,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,511,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $204,000 deleted text end new text begin $558,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $2,007,000 deleted text end new text begin
$1,628,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 10.

Early childhood programs at tribal schools.

For early childhood
family education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:

	$	68,000	.....	2010
	$	68,000	.....	2011

Subd. 11.

Statewide testing and reporting system.

For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:

	$	15,150,000	.....	2010
	$	15,150,000	.....	2011

None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision shall be used for contract
costs associated with hand-scoring of constructed-response items of the Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment-Series II in reading, science, and mathematics, with the
exception of mathematics grades 3 to 8 of the 2009-2010 school year. Any balance in
the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. Any amount generated
as a result of the savings from foregoing hand-scoring shall be, to the extent possible,
redirected into the development of computerized statewide testing.

Subd. 12.

Examination fees; teacher training and support programs.

(a) For
students' advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs
for teachers and other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13,
subdivision 1:

	$	4,500,000	.....	2010
	$	4,500,000	.....	2011

(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation
each year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the
appropriation each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the
advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced
Placement Advisory Council and IBMN, respectively, shall determine the amounts of
the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
each program.

(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least
$500,000 each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs
and follow-up support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international
baccalaureate programs. The commissioner shall determine the payment process and
the amount of the subsidy.

(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent
of available appropriations shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an
advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 13.

Concurrent enrollment programs.

For concurrent enrollment programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:

	$	2,000,000	.....	2010
	$	2,000,000	.....	2011

If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
the aid payment to each district.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 14.

Collaborative urban educator.

For the collaborative urban educator
grant program:

	$	528,000	.....	2010
	$	528,000	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 15.

Youth works program.

For funding youth works programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:

	$	900,000	.....	2010
	$	900,000	.....	2011

A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time youth works program to the extent such coverage
is not otherwise available.

Subd. 16.

Student organizations.

For student organizations:

	$	deleted text begin 725,000 deleted text end new text begin 724,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 725,000 deleted text end new text begin 724,000 new text end	.....	2011

$40,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations.

$38,000 each year is for student organizations serving service occupations.

$88,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations.

$84,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations.

$131,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations.

$125,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations.

$95,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 17.

Education Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program.

For
the Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.128:

	$	829,000	.....	2010
	$	829,000	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 18.

Early childhood literacy programs.

For early childhood literacy
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:

	$	1,375,000	.....	2010
	$	1,375,000	.....	2011

Up to $1,375,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support
AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota Reading Corps program established by
Serve Minnesota, including costs associated with the training and teaching of early literacy
skills to children age three to grade 3 and the evaluation of the impact of the program
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 19.

Math and science teacher centers.

For math and science teacher centers
under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.72:

$

750,000

.....

2010

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 17. new text begin RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of education shall adopt rules consistent with chapter 14 which
provide English language proficiency standards for instruction of students identified
as limited English proficient under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.58 to 124D.64.
The English language proficiency standards must encompass the language domains of
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The English language proficiency standards must
reflect social and academic dimensions of acquiring a second language that are accepted
of English language learners in prekindergarten through grade 12. The English language
proficiency standards must address the specific contexts for language acquisition in the
areas of social and instructional settings as well as academic language encountered in
language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The English language proficiency
standards must express the progression of language development through language
proficiency levels. The English language proficiency standards must be implemented
for all limited English proficient students beginning in the 2011-2012 school year and
assessed beginning in the 2012-2013 school year.
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin The sum indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the
Department of Education to integrate teacher collective bargaining data into the financial
statement under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.77:
new text end

new text begin $15,000 new text end

new text begin 2011 new text end

new text begin The base appropriation is $3,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $2,000 for fiscal year 2013.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Section 1.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, is amended to read:

Sec. 21. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Special education; regular.

For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:

	$	deleted text begin 734,071,000 deleted text end new text begin 609,003,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 781,497,000 deleted text end new text begin 772,845,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $71,947,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $662,124,000 deleted text end new text begin
$537,056,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $73,569,000 deleted text end new text begin $198,637,000 new text end for 2010 and
deleted text begin $707,928,000 deleted text end new text begin $574,208,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 3.

Aid for children with disabilities.

For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

	$	deleted text begin 1,717,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,109,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 1,895,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,176,000 new text end	.....	2011

If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available.

Subd. 4.

Travel for home-based services.

For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

	$	deleted text begin 258,000 deleted text end new text begin 214,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 282,000 deleted text end new text begin 276,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $234,000 deleted text end new text begin $190,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $26,000 deleted text end new text begin $69,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $256,000 deleted text end new text begin $207,000 new text end
for 2011.

Subd. 5.

Special education; excess costs.

For excess cost aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 7:

	$	deleted text begin 110,871,000 deleted text end new text begin 96,926,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 110,877,000 deleted text end new text begin 110,871,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $37,046,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $73,825,000 deleted text end new text begin $59,880,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $37,022,000 deleted text end new text begin $50,967,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $73,855,000 deleted text end new text begin
$59,904,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 6.

Court-placed special education revenue.

For reimbursing serving
school districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in
the serving school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79,
subdivision 4:

	$	76,000	.....	2010
	$	78,000	.....	2011

Subd. 7.

Special education out-of-state tuition.

For special education out-of-state
tuition according to Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:

	$	250,000	.....	2010
	$	250,000	.....	2011

ARTICLE 4

FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, is amended to read:

Sec. 12. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

Health and safety revenue.

For health and safety aid according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:

	$	deleted text begin 161,000 deleted text end new text begin 131,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 160,000 deleted text end new text begin 139,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $10,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $151,000 deleted text end new text begin $121,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $16,000 deleted text end new text begin $44,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $144,000 deleted text end new text begin $95,000 new text end
for 2011.

Subd. 3.

Debt service equalization.

For debt service aid according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

	$	deleted text begin 7,948,000 deleted text end new text begin 6,608,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 9,275,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,466,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $851,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $7,097,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,757,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $788,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,128,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $8,487,000 deleted text end new text begin
$6,338,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 4.

Alternative facilities bonding aid.

For alternative facilities bonding aid,
according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:

	$	deleted text begin 19,287,000 deleted text end new text begin 16,008,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	19,287,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $17,359,000 deleted text end new text begin $14,080,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,928,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,207,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $17,359,000 deleted text end new text begin
$14,080,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 5.

Equity in telecommunications access.

For equity in telecommunications
access:

	$	3,750,000	.....	2010
	$	3,750,000	.....	2011

If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 shall be prorated.

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 6.

Deferred maintenance aid.

For deferred maintenance aid, according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 2,302,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,931,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 2,073,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,191,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $260,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $2,042,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,671,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $226,000 deleted text end new text begin $617,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $1,847,000 deleted text end new text begin
$1,574,000 new text end for 2011.

ARTICLE 5

LIBRARIES, NUTRITION, AND ACCOUNTING

Section 1.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, is amended to read:

Sec. 13. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

School lunch.

For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

	$	deleted text begin 12,688,000 deleted text end new text begin 12,296,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 13,069,000 deleted text end new text begin 12,665,000 new text end	.....	2011

Subd. 3.

School breakfast.

For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.1158:

	$	deleted text begin 4,978,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,773,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 5,147,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,936,000 new text end	.....	2011

Subd. 4.

Kindergarten milk.

For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:

	$	deleted text begin 1,098,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,103,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 1,120,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,126,000 new text end	.....	2011

Subd. 5.

Summer school service replacement aid.

For summer food service
replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:

	$	150,000	.....	2010
	$	150,000	.....	2011

Subd. 6.

Basic system support.

For basic system support grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:

	$	deleted text begin 13,570,000 deleted text end new text begin 11,264,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	13,570,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $12,213,000 deleted text end new text begin $9,907,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,357,000 deleted text end new text begin $3,663,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $12,213,000 deleted text end new text begin
$9,907,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 7.

Multicounty, multitype library systems.

For grants under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:

	$	deleted text begin 1,300,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,079,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	1,300,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $1,170,000 deleted text end new text begin $949,000 new text end for
2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $130,000 deleted text end new text begin $351,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $1,170,000 deleted text end new text begin
$949,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 8.

Electronic library for Minnesota.

For statewide licenses to online
databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for
school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public
or private college or university libraries:

	$	900,000	.....	2010
	$	900,000	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 9.

Regional library telecommunications aid.

For regional library
telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

	$	deleted text begin 2,300,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,909,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	2,300,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $2,070,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,679,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $230,000 deleted text end new text begin $621,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $2,070,000 deleted text end new text begin
$1,679,000 new text end for 2011.

ARTICLE 6

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY,
AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, is amended to read:

Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1.

Department of Education.

The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.

Subd. 2.

School readiness.

For revenue for school readiness programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:

	$	deleted text begin 10,095,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,379,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	10,095,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,009,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $9,086,000 deleted text end new text begin $7,370,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,009,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,725,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $9,086,000 deleted text end new text begin
$7,370,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 3.

Early childhood family education aid.

For early childhood family
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

	$	deleted text begin 22,955,000 deleted text end new text begin 19,131,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 22,547,000 deleted text end new text begin 22,418,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,020,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $19,935,000 deleted text end new text begin $16,111,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $2,214,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,958,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $20,333,000 deleted text end new text begin
$16,460,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 4.

Health and developmental screening aid.

For health and developmental
screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

	$	deleted text begin 3,694,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,904,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 3,800,000 deleted text end new text begin 3,518,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $367,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $3,327,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,537,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $369,000 deleted text end new text begin $938,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $3,431,000 deleted text end new text begin
$2,580,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 5.

Head Start program.

For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:

	$	20,100,000	.....	2010
	$	20,100,000	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 6.

Educate parents partnership.

For the educate parents partnership under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:

	$	deleted text begin 50,000 deleted text end new text begin 48,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 50,000 deleted text end new text begin 48,000 new text end	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 7.

Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention
program.

For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

	$	deleted text begin 287,000 deleted text end new text begin 275,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 287,000 deleted text end new text begin 273,000 new text end	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 8.

Community education aid.

For community education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:

	$	deleted text begin 585,000 deleted text end new text begin 487,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 467,000 deleted text end new text begin 502,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $73,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $512,000 deleted text end new text begin $414,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation deleted text begin included $56,000 deleted text end new text begin includes $153,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $411,000 deleted text end new text begin
$349,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 9.

Adults with disabilities program aid.

For adults with disabilities
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

	$	deleted text begin 710,000 deleted text end new text begin 590,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	710,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $639,000 deleted text end new text begin $519,000 new text end for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $71,000 deleted text end new text begin $191,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $639,000 deleted text end new text begin $519,000 new text end
for 2011.

Subd. 10.

Hearing-impaired adults.

For programs for hearing-impaired adults
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:

	$	70,000	.....	2010
	$	70,000	.....	2011

Subd. 11.

School-age care revenue.

For extended day aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.22:

	$	1,000	.....	2010
	$	1,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $0 for 2009 and $1,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes $0 for 2010 and $1,000 for 2011.

Subd. 12.

Adult basic education aid.

For adult basic education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:

	$	deleted text begin 42,975,000 deleted text end new text begin 35,671,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 44,258,000 deleted text end new text begin 44,049,000 new text end	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $4,187,000 for 2009 and deleted text begin $38,788,000 deleted text end new text begin $31,484,000 new text end
for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes deleted text begin $4,309,000 deleted text end new text begin $11,644,000 new text end for 2010 and deleted text begin $39,949,000 deleted text end new text begin
$32,405,000 new text end for 2011.

Subd. 13.

GED tests.

For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.55:

	$	125,000	.....	2010
	$	125,000	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

ARTICLE 7

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Department.

(a) For the Department of Education:

	$	deleted text begin 20,943,000 deleted text end new text begin 20,133,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 20,943,000 deleted text end new text begin 20,005,000 new text end	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.

(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.

(d) deleted text begin $632,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching deleted text end new text begin $607,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
$655,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for the Board of Teaching. Of the $655,000 in fiscal year
2011, $55,000 is for rulemaking costs outlined in article 2. Additional rulemaking costs
of $30,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $20,000 in fiscal year 2013 are added to the base of
$600,000 new text end . Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(e) deleted text begin $171,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators deleted text end new text begin $164,000 in fiscal
year 2010 and $262,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for the Board of School Administrators. Of
the $262,000 in fiscal year 2011, $100,000 is for rulemaking costs outlined in article 2 new text end .
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

new text begin The base appropriation for fiscal year 2012 is $162,000.
new text end

(f) deleted text begin $40,000 each year deleted text end new text begin $10,000 in fiscal year 2010 new text end is for an early hearing loss
intervention coordinator under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.63, subdivision 5. deleted text begin If the
department expends federal funds to employ a hearing loss coordinator under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.63, subdivision 5, then the appropriation under this paragraph is
reallocated for purposes of employing a world languages coordinator.
deleted text end

(g) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.

(h) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for
Minnesota's Washington, D.C., office.

(i) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget
document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as
indicated. The commissioner must provide, to the K-12 Education Finance Division in
the house of representatives and the E-12 Budget Division in the senate, details about the
distribution of state incentive grants, education technology state grants, teacher incentive
funds, and statewide data system funds as outlined in the supplemental federal funds
submission dated March 25, 2009.

new text begin (j) $24,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $23,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be transferred
from the department's special revenue fund to the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 5, is amended to read:

Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.

The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

	$	deleted text begin 7,087,000 deleted text end new text begin 6,949,000 new text end	.....	2010
	$	deleted text begin 7,087,000 deleted text end new text begin 6,867,000 new text end	.....	2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

new text begin The base appropriation for later fiscal years is $6,867,000.
new text end

new text begin $19,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be transferred from
the Perpich Center's special revenue fund to the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation reductions in this article include, and are not in addition to,
appropriation changes and reductions that have been implemented under the commissioner
of management and budget's unallotment actions that commenced in July 2009.
new text end