as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/15/2024 09:36am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying the process for approving community
education adults with disabilities programs; requiring reporting; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
deleted text begin To be eligible for revenue for the program for adults with
disabilities, a program and budget must receive approval from thedeleted text end new text begin (a) Beginning July 1,
2024, and at least once every five years thereafter, a district's new text end community education deleted text begin section
in the departmentdeleted text end new text begin advisory council must review and approve the district's adults with
disabilities programnew text end . deleted text begin Approval may be for five years. During that time, a board must report
any significant changes to the department for approval. For programs offered cooperatively,
the request for approval must include an agreement on the method by which local money
is to be derived and distributed. A request for approvaldeleted text end new text begin The program must seek feedback
from adults with disabilities and other community organizations providing services to adults
with disabilities.
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new text begin (b) Each school district with an adults with disabilities programnew text end must include deleted text begin all ofdeleted text end new text begin at
leastnew text end the followingnew text begin information about its adults with disabilities program in its annual
community education report under subdivision 14new text end :
(1) new text begin the new text end characteristics of the people deleted text begin to bedeleted text end servednew text begin by the programnew text end ;new text begin and
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(2) new text begin a new text end description of the program services and activitiesdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin .
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(3) program budget and amount of aid requested;
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(4) participation by adults with disabilities in developing the program;
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(5) assessment of the needs of adults with disabilities; and
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(6) cooperative efforts with community organizations.
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This section is effective July 1, 2024, for plans developed on or
after that date.
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