HF 4492

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/10/2018 03:07pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for Minnesota's public schools
by increasing the general education basic formula allowance for fiscal year 2019;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 123B.42,
subdivision 3; 123B.92, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement,
section 126C.10, subdivision 2; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article
1, section 19, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.42, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Cost; limitation.

(a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology,
and standardized tests provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the
statewide average expenditure per pupil, adjusted pursuant to deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (b), by the
Minnesota public elementary and secondary schools for textbooks, individualized
instructional materials and standardized tests as computed and established by the department
by February 1 of the preceding school year from the most recent public school year data
then available.

(b) The cost computed in deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (a) shall be increased by an inflation
adjustment equal to the new text begin greater of zero or the new text end percent of increase in the formula allowance,
pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, from the second preceding school year to the
current school year. deleted text begin Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years
2015 and 2016 in section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount
of the formula allowance for the current year minus $414 in determining the inflation
adjustment for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
deleted text end

(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the total
cost for each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized instructional
or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and standardized
tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not exceed the product of
the statewide average expenditure per pupil, according to deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (a), adjusted
pursuant to deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic school pupils who
make requests pursuant to this section and who are enrolled as of September 15 of the current
school year.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Nonpublic pupil transportation aid.

(a) A district's nonpublic pupil
transportation aid for the 1996-1997 and later school years for transportation services for
nonpublic school pupils according to sections 123B.88, 123B.84 to 123B.86, and this section,
equals the sum of the amounts computed in paragraphs (b) and (c). This aid does not limit
the obligation to transport pupils under sections 123B.84 to 123B.87.

(b) For regular and excess transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b),
clauses (1) and (2), an amount equal to the product of:

(1) the district's actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess
transportation categories during the second preceding school year; times

(2) the number of nonpublic school pupils residing in the district who receive regular
or excess transportation service or reimbursement for the current school year; times

(3) new text begin the greater of zero or new text end the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, for the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, for the second preceding school year.

(c) For nonpublic nonregular transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b),
clause (5), an amount equal to the product of:

(1) the district's actual expenditure for nonpublic nonregular transportation during the
second preceding school year; times

(2) new text begin the greater of zero or new text end the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, for the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, for the second preceding school year.

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016
in section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula
allowance for the current year minus $414 in determining the nonpublic pupil transportation
revenue in paragraphs (b) and (c) for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Basic revenue.

The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance
times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year
2017 is $6,067. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,188. The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2019 new text begin is $6,438. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2020 new text end and later is $6,312.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

General education aid.

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

	$	7,032,051,000	.....	2018
	$	deleted text begin 7,227,809,000 deleted text end new text begin ....... new text end	.....	2019

The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and $6,345,223,000 for 2018.

The 2019 appropriation includes $705,024,000 for 2018 and deleted text begin $6,522,785,000 deleted text end new text begin $....... new text end for
2019.