HF 4077

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

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing secondary sparsity funding for certain
schools that primarily serve students who have been assessed as chemically
dependent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 7.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Secondary sparsity revenue.

(a) A district's secondary sparsity revenue
for a school year equals the sum of the results of the following calculation for each
qualifying high school in the district:

(1) the formula allowance for the school year, multiplied by

(2) the secondary average daily membership of pupils served in the high school,
multiplied by

(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 400 minus the secondary average daily
membership by 400 plus the secondary daily membership, multiplied by

(4) the lesser of 1.5 or the quotient obtained by dividing the isolation index minus
23 by ten.

(b) A newly formed district that is the result of districts combining under the
cooperation and combination program or consolidating under section 123A.48 must
receive secondary sparsity revenue equal to the greater of: (1) the amount calculated
under paragraph (a) for the combined district; or (2) the sum of the amounts of secondary
sparsity revenue the former districts had in the year prior to consolidation, increased for
any subsequent changes in the secondary sparsity formula.

new text begin (c) A qualifying charter school or qualifying contract alternative program is
eligible for sparsity revenue equal to the school's secondary enrollment times the ratio
of the amount of sparsity revenue computed in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the number of
secondary students served by those schools. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualifying
charter school or contract alternative program means a charter school or contract
alternative program under section 124D.69 that provides a comprehensive secondary
academic program for students from a diverse geographical area who have been assessed
chemically dependent and who have completed a licensed treatment program for chemical
dependency. This revenue is in addition to all other revenue for that qualifying school.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.
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