HF 4075

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

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring school districts to maintain a separate account to
identify expenditures for nonpublic school pupil special education instruction
and services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 123B.76,
subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 123B.76, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Expenditures by building.

(a) For the purposes of this section, "building"
means education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.

(b) Each district shall maintain separate accounts to identify general fund
expenditures for each building. All expenditures for regular instruction, secondary
vocational instruction, and school administration must be reported to the department
separately for each building. All expenditures for special education instruction,
instructional support services, and pupil support services provided within a specific
building must be reported to the department separately for each building. Salary
expenditures reported by building must reflect actual salaries for staff at the building
and must not be based on districtwide averages. new text begin All expenditures for special education
instruction and services for nonpublic school pupils must be reported separately by
location of instruction and services. new text end All other general fund expenditures may be reported
by building or on a districtwide basis.

(c) The department must annually report information showing school district general
fund expenditures per pupil by program category for each building and estimated school
district general fund revenue generated by pupils attending each building on its Web
site. For purposes of this report:

(1) expenditures not reported by building shall be allocated among buildings on a
uniform per pupil basis;

(2) basic skills revenue shall be allocated according to section 126C.10, subdivision
4;

(3) secondary sparsity revenue and elementary sparsity revenue shall be allocated
according to section 126C.10, subdivisions 7 and 8;

(4) other general education revenue shall be allocated on a uniform per pupil unit
basis;

(5) first grade preparedness aid shall be allocated according to section 124D.081;

(6) state and federal special education aid and Title I aid shall be allocated in
proportion to district expenditures for these programs by building; and

(7) other general fund revenues shall be allocated on a uniform per pupil basis,
except that the department may allocate other revenues attributable to specific buildings
directly to those buildings.

new text begin (d) The amount of state and federal special education aid for nonpublic school pupils
receiving special education instruction and services and the number of nonpublic school
pupils with a disability assessed and receiving special education instruction and services
from school districts must be shown in a separate category.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end