1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; modifying the process for approving community 
1.3 	education adults with disabilities programs; requiring reporting;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 8.Program approval. To be eligible for revenue for the program for adults with 
1.8 	disabilities, a program and budget must receive approval from the(a) Beginning July 1, 
1.9 	2024, and at least once every five years thereafter, a district's community education section 
1.10 	in the department advisory council must review and approve the district's adults with 
1.11 	disabilities program. Approval may be for five years. During that time, a board must report 
1.12 	any significant changes to the department for approval. For programs offered cooperatively, 
1.13 	the request for approval must include an agreement on the method by which local money 
1.14 	is to be derived and distributed. A request for approval The program must seek feedback 
1.15 	from adults with disabilities and other community organizations providing services to adults 
1.16 	with disabilities.
1.17 	(b) Each school district with an adults with disabilities program must include all of at 
1.18 	least the following information about its adults with disabilities program in its annual 
1.19 	community education report under subdivision 14:
1.20 	(1) the characteristics of the people to be served by the program; and
1.21 	(2) a description of the program services and activities;.
1.22 	(3) program budget and amount of aid requested;
2.1 	(4) participation by adults with disabilities in developing the program;
2.2 	(5) assessment of the needs of adults with disabilities; and
2.3 	(6) cooperative efforts with community organizations.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, for plans developed on or 
2.5 	after that date.