<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 630<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to education; providing funding and policy for early childhood and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>family, prekindergarten through grade 12, and adult education, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>general education, student accountability, education excellence, charter schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>special education, facilities, technology, nutrition, libraries, accounting, early <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>childhood, self-sufficiency, lifelong learning, state agencies, and forecast <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>adjustments; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.319, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>15.059, subdivision 5b; 120A.20, subdivision 1; 120A.41; 120B.02; 120B.021, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision 1; 120B.023; 120B.024; 120B.125; 120B.128; 120B.30, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>1, 1a; 120B.31, subdivision 1; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.2205; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 2; 122A.23, subdivision 2; 122A.28, subdivision 1; 122A.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 3; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 123B.41, subdivision 7; 123B.54; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>123B.88, subdivision 22; 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 5; 124D.02, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>1; 124D.095, subdivision 10; 124D.10; 124D.11, subdivision 5; 124D.111, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivision 1; 124D.119; 124D.122; 124D.128, subdivision 2; 124D.42; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>124D.4531, subdivision 1; 124D.52, by adding a subdivision; 124D.531, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>subdivision 1; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.61; 124D.79, subdivision 1, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>adding a subdivision; 125A.0941; 125A.0942; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.27, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivisions 8, 11, 14; 125A.28; 125A.29; 125A.30; 125A.32; 125A.33; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>125A.35, subdivision 1; 125A.36; 125A.43; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4a, 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>by adding subdivisions; 125A.78, subdivision 2; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>126C.01, by adding a subdivision; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 15; 126C.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 14, 24, 29, 32; 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 126C.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 126C.40, subdivision 6; 126C.44; 126C.48, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>8; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 128D.11, subdivision 3; 134.32; 134.34; 134.351, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivisions 3, 7; 134.353; 134.354; 134.355, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>134.36; 260A.02, subdivision 3; 260A.03; 260A.05, subdivision 1; 260A.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>subdivision 1; Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 12; Laws 2011, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>as amended; article 2, section 50, subdivisions 2, as amended, 4, as amended, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>section 11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>amended; article 4, section 10, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>as amended, 6, as amended; article 5, section 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 6, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>3, as amended, 5, as amended; article 7, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>3, as amended, 4, as amended, 8, as amended; article 8, section 2, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>2, as amended, 3, as amended; article 9, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 121A; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>124D; 126C; 127A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>16F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.454, subdivisions 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>10, 11; 125A.35, subdivisions 4, 5; 125A.76, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7; 125A.79, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>subdivisions 6, 7; 126C.17, subdivision 13; Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0010; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>3501.0020; 3501.0030, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>16; 3501.0040; 3501.0050; 3501.0060; 3501.0090; 3501.0100; 3501.0110; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>3501.0120; 3501.0130; 3501.0140; 3501.0150; 3501.0160; 3501.0170; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>3501.0180; 3501.0200; 3501.0210; 3501.0220; 3501.0230; 3501.0240; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>3501.0250; 3501.0270; 3501.0280, subparts 1, 2; 3501.0290; 3501.0505; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>3501.0510; 3501.0515; 3501.0520; 3501.0525; 3501.0530; 3501.0535; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>3501.0540; 3501.0545; 3501.0550; 3501.1000; 3501.1020; 3501.1030; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>3501.1040; 3501.1050; 3501.1110; 3501.1120; 3501.1130; 3501.1140; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>3501.1150; 3501.1160; 3501.1170; 3501.1180; 3501.1190.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>May 18, 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 630 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 630 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
            		"<b>ARTICLE 1</b>
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><b>GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Age limitations; pupils.</b> (a) All schools supported in whole or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>in part by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>person who: (1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is under 21 years of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>age or who meets the requirements of paragraph (c); and (3) satisfies the minimum age <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>requirements imposed by this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>contrary, the conduct of all students under 21 years of age attending a public secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>school is governed by a single set of reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>school board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>(b) A person shall not be admitted to a public school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>unless the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a 1st grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>student, unless the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>kindergarten; except that any school board may establish a policy for admission of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>selected pupils at an earlier age under section 124D.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(c) A pupil who becomes age 21 after enrollment is eligible for continued free public <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>school enrollment until at least one of the following occurs: (1) the first September 1 after <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>the pupil's 21st birthday; (2) the pupil's completion of the graduation requirements; (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>the pupil's withdrawal with no subsequent enrollment within 21 calendar days; or (4) <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the end of the school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.41, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><b>120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>student in grades 1 though 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>though 12, not including summer school. Nothing in this section permits a school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>to adopt The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 850 hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 165 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>unless has been approved by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.126</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Voluntary dissolution; referendum revenue.</b> As of the effective date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>the voluntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more existing districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.46</statute_ref>, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>approved by the voters of all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>126C.17, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision, is canceled. However, if all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>territory of any independent district is included in the enlarged district, and if the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>net tax capacity of taxable property in that territory comprises 90 percent or more of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>the adjusted net tax capacity of all taxable property in an enlarged district, the enlarged <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>district's referendum revenue shall be determined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>The referendum revenue shall be the revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var> pupil unit times the number of resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the enlarged <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>district. Any new referendum revenue shall be authorized only after approval is granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>by the voters of the entire enlarged district in an election pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, <br />
            		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Consolidation; maximum authorized referendum revenues.</b> (a) As <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>of the effective date of a consolidation pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref>, if the plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>consolidation so provides, or if the plan for consolidation makes no provision concerning <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>referendum revenues, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>by the voters of all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, <br />
            		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision shall be recalculated as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>be the revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>equal to the combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>the component districts for the year preceding the consolidation, unless the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>revenue authorization of the newly created district is subsequently modified pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>years, weighted by the districts' resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>preceding consolidation. For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>for individual districts shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>authorities for all the consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>were originally approved with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Alternative method.</b> (a) As of the effective date of a consolidation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref>, if the plan for consolidation so provides, the authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>for all referendum revenues previously approved by the voters of all affected districts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>those districts pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>shall be combined as provided in this subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>for the newly created district may be any allowance per resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var> pupil unit provided in the plan for consolidation, but may not exceed the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount equal to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of the component <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>districts for the year preceding the consolidation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>years, weighted by the districts' resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>preceding consolidation. For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>for individual districts shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>authorities for all the consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>were originally approved with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>continue for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>district. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>modified pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.41, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Elementary pupils.</b> "Elementary pupils" means pupils in grades <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>kindergarten through 6; provided, each kindergarten pupil in a half-day program shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>counted as one-half pupil for all computations pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.42</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.44</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.48</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.42, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cost; limitation.</b> (a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>and standardized tests provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>statewide average expenditure per pupil, adjusted pursuant to clause (b), by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>public elementary and secondary schools for textbooks, individualized instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>materials and standardized tests as computed and established by the department by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>1 of the preceding school year from the most recent public school year data then available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(b) The cost computed in clause (a) shall be increased by an inflation adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>equal to the percent of increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, from the second preceding school year to the current school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var> Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>allowance for the current year minus $414 in determining the inflation adjustment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>fiscal years 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>total cost for each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>and standardized tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>exceed the product of the statewide average expenditure per pupil, according to clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(a), adjusted pursuant to clause (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic school pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>who make requests pursuant to this section and who are enrolled as of September 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>the current school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.88, subdivision 22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 22. <b>Postsecondary enrollment options pupils.</b> Districts may provide bus <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>transportation along school bus routes when space is available, for pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>programs at a postsecondary institution under the postsecondary enrollment options <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>program. The transportation is permitted only if it does not increase the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>expenditures for transportation. Fees collected for this service under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.36, <br />
            		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (13), shall be subtracted from the authorized cost for nonregular <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>transportation for the purpose of section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92</statute_ref>. A school district may provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>transportation for a pupil participating in an articulated program operated under an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>agreement between the school district and the postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>and mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>districts operating a program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref> for grades 1 to 12 for all students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>the district and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>, which must be used a majority of the time for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>per year of the cost of the type three school buses by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>pupils as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Regular transportation is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>attend, and resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>kindergarten transportation; but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>nonpublic schools, only to the extent permitted by sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>the pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>the home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>pupils of a district without a secondary school; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>area border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>when the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>of a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>program for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>for part or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>residence, or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Excess transportation is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>nonpublic school they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>residing less than one mile from school who are transported because of full-service school <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>they attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>to the school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>full-service school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>court order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>school bus between home or a respite care facility and school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> are provided, within or outside the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>where services are provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>125A.12
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>classes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>transportation required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.18</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, for resident pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>and private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>district's program for children with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>equipped with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>section 504 plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>pupil's individualized education program or in conjunction with a learning year program <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>established under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>subdivision 2, the cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(A) the additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>home in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through the end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>disabled transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>does not have a school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>the siblings are homeless.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>public school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>services pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.44</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>educational programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>services, and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>neutral site as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.41, subdivision 13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>District reports.</b> (a) Each district must report data to the department as <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>required by the department to account for transportation expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(b) Salaries and fringe benefits of district employees whose primary duties are <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>other than transportation, including central office administrators and staff, building <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>administrators and staff, teachers, social workers, school nurses, and instructional aides, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>must not be included in a district's transportation expenditures, except that a district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>include salaries and benefits according to paragraph (c) for (1) an employee designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>as the district transportation director, (2) an employee providing direct support to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>transportation director, or (3) an employee providing direct transportation services such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>a bus driver or bus aide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(c) Salaries and fringe benefits of the district employees listed in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>clauses (1), (2), and (3), who work part time in transportation and part time in other areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>must not be included in a district's transportation expenditures unless the district maintains <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>documentation of the employee's time spent on pupil transportation matters in the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>and manner prescribed by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(d) A school district that contracts for transportation service may allocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>transportation expense to transportation categories based upon contract rates. Districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>may only allocate transportation expense to transportation categories based upon contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>rates if contract rates are reasonably consistent on a cost-per-hour, cost-per-mile, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>cost-per-route, or cost-per-student basis. In order to allocate transportation expense based <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>upon contract rates, a school district, if audited, must be able to demonstrate to the auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>that variances in the application of transportation cost basis rates are appropriate. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>(e) Pupil transportation expenditures, excluding expenditures for capital outlay, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>leased buses, student board and lodging, crossing guards, and aides on buses, must may<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var> be allocated among transportation categories based on cost-per-mile or cost-per-student <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>regardless of whether the transportation services are provided on district-owned or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>contractor-owned school buses. Expenditures for school bus driver salaries and fringe <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>benefits may either be directly charged to the appropriate transportation category or may <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>be allocated among transportation categories based on cost-per-mile or cost-per-student. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>Expenditures by private contractors or individuals who provide transportation exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>in one transportation category must be charged directly to the appropriate transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>category. Transportation services provided by contractor-owned school bus companies <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>incorporated under different names but owned by the same individual or group of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>individuals must be treated as the same company for cost allocation purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), districts contracting for transportation services <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>are exempt from the standard cost allocation method for authorized and nonauthorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>transportation categories if the district: (1) bids its contracts separately for authorized and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>nonauthorized transportation categories and for special transportation separate from regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>and excess transportation; (2) receives bids or quotes from more than one vendor for these <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>transportation categories; and (3) the district's cost-per-mile does not vary more than ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>percent among categories, excluding salaries and fringe benefits of bus aides. If the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>reported by the district for contractor-owned operations vary by more than ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>among categories, the department shall require the district to reallocate its transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>costs, excluding salaries and fringe benefits of bus aides, among all categories.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation aid.</b> (a) A district's nonpublic pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>transportation aid for the 1996-1997 and later school years for transportation services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>nonpublic school pupils according to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.88</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.86</statute_ref>, and this <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>section, equals the sum of the amounts computed in paragraphs (b) and (c). This aid does <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>not limit the obligation to transport pupils under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(b) For regular and excess transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>clauses (1) and (2), an amount equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(1) the district's actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>transportation categories during the second preceding school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(2) the number of nonpublic school pupils residing in the district who receive regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>or excess transportation service or reimbursement for the current school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(3) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>2
         </statute_ref>, for the second preceding school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>(c) For nonpublic nonregular transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(b), clause (5), an amount equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>(1) the district's actual expenditure for nonpublic nonregular transportation during <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>the second preceding school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(2) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>2
         </statute_ref>, for the second preceding school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(d) Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal year 2004<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var> years 2015 and 2016 in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>amount of the formula allowance for the current year minus $415 $414 in determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>the nonpublic pupil transportation revenue in paragraphs (b) and (c) for fiscal year 2004<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var> years 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Kindergarten instruction.</b> The board may establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>one or more kindergartens for the instruction of children and after July 1, 1974, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>provide kindergarten instruction for all eligible children, either in the district or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>another district. All children to be eligible for kindergarten must be at least five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school year commences. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>addition all children selected under an early admissions policy established by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>board may be admitted. If established, a board-adopted early admissions policy must <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>describe the process and procedures for comprehensive evaluation in cognitive, social, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>and emotional developmental domains to help determine the child's ability to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>kindergarten grade expectations and progress to first grade in the subsequent year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>comprehensive evaluation must use valid and reliable instrumentation, be aligned with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>state kindergarten expectations, and include a parent report and teacher observations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the child's knowledge, skills, and abilities. The early admissions policy must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>available to parents in an accessible format and is subject to review by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>of education. The evaluation is subject to section 127A.41. Nothing in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>shall prohibit a school district from establishing Head Start, prekindergarten, or nursery <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>school classes for children below kindergarten age. Any school board with evidence that <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>providing kindergarten will cause an extraordinary hardship on the school district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>apply to the commissioner of education for an exception.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.128, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner designation.</b> (a) A state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>designated by the state must be a site. A state-approved alternative program must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>services to students who meet the criteria in section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref> and who are enrolled in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a district that is served by the state-approved alternative program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a charter school located within the geographic boundaries of a district that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>served by the state-approved alternative program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school district or charter school may be approved biennially by the state to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>provide additional instructional programming that results in grade level acceleration. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>program must be designed so that students make grade progress during the school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>and graduate prior to the students' peers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) To be designated, a district, charter school, or state-approved alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>program must demonstrate to the commissioner that it will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide a program of instruction that permits pupils to receive instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>throughout the entire year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) develop and maintain a separate record system that, for purposes of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>126C.05
         </statute_ref>, permits identification of membership attributable to pupils participating in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>program. The record system and identification must ensure that the program will not have <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>the effect of increasing the total average daily membership attributable to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>pupil as a result of a learning year program. The record system must include the date the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>pupil originally enrolled in a learning year program, the pupil's grade level, the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>each grade promotion, the average daily membership generated in each grade level, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>number of credits or standards earned, and the number needed to graduate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (c) A student who has not completed a school district's graduation requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>may continue to enroll in courses the student must complete in order to graduate until <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>the student satisfies the district's graduation requirements or the student is 21 years old, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>whichever comes first.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.4531, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><b>124D.4531 CAREER AND TECHNICAL </b><b>LEVY</b><b> REVENUE</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Career and technical </b><b>levy</b><b> revenue</b><b>.</b> (a) A district with a career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>technical program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>certified may levy an amount is eligible for career and technical revenue equal to 35 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>in the district's approved career and technical education programs, excluding salaries <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>reimbursed by another school district under clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>(2) amounts paid to another Minnesota school district for salaries of essential, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>licensed personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>services rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>(2) (3) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Minnesota school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(3) (4) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>education personnel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(4) (5) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(5) (6) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>improvement based on program assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>(6) (7) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(7) (8) specialized vocational instructional supplies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical levy revenue may be spent on <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical levy revenue for equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>students that result from the investment in equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>year in which it is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(d) The amount of the levy certified revenue calculated under this subdivision may <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>not exceed $17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>and $15,393,000 $20,657,000 for taxes payable in 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>(e) If the estimated levy revenue exceeds the amount in paragraph (d), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>commissioner must reduce the percentage in paragraph (a), clause (2), until the estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>levy revenue no longer exceeds the limit in paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Career and technical levy.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 only, a district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>levy an amount not more than the product of its career and technical revenue times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>year in which the levy is certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>The career and technical revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2014 equals $7,612.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>the product of its career and technical revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal year in which the levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. The career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2015 and later equals $7,612.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For fiscal year 2014 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>career and technical aid equals its career and technical revenue less its career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>levy. If the district levy is less than the permitted levy, the district's career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>aid shall be reduced proportionately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Allocation from cooperative centers and intermediate districts.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>purposes of this section, a cooperative center or an intermediate district must allocate its <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>approved expenditures for career and technical education programs among participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Levy</b><b> Revenue</b><b> guarantee.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>the career and technical education levy revenue for a district is not less than the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>(1) the district's career and technical education levy authority revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>previous fiscal year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(2) 100 percent of the approved expenditures for career and technical programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>included in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Levy, pay 2012-2014</b><b> Revenue adjustments</b><b>.</b> Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3, for taxes payable in 2012 to 2014 only, the department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>calculate the career and technical levy authority revenue for each district according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, and adjust the levy authority revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>each district proportionately to meet the statewide levy revenue target under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>paragraph (d). For purposes of calculating the levy revenue guarantee under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>3, the career and technical education levy authority revenue for the previous fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>is the levy authority revenue according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>before adjustments to meet the statewide levy revenue target.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>District reports.</b> Each district or cooperative center must report data to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>department for all career and technical education programs as required by the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>to implement the career and technical levy revenue formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Allocation from districts participating in agreements for secondary </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var><b>education or interdistrict cooperation.</b> For purposes of this section, a district with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>career and technical program approved under this section that participates in an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref> must allocate its levy revenue authority under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>section among participating districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Pupil unit.</b> Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>in average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>; in a charter school under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>123A.22
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>124D.05
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, shall be counted according to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>by the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>of the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.25 1.0 with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>minimum average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.25 1.0 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.25 1.0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>by the commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>education services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>program to 875, but not more than one.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as .612 pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>units A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>units if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil units, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 3 6 is counted as 1.115 1.0 pupil units for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06 pupil units for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>year 1995 and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.3 1.2 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) (g) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>as 1.3 1.2 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Adjusted pupil units.</b> (a) Adjusted pupil units for a district or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>school means the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(1) the number of pupil units served, according to subdivision 7, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>(2) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school pays <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.22</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, <br />
            		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.05</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(3) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>receives tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.22</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>123B.88, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.05</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>(b) Adjusted marginal cost pupil units means the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>year and .23 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(2) the number of adjusted pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Resident pupil units.</b> (a) Resident pupil units for a district means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>number of pupil units according to subdivision 1 residing in the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(b) Resident marginal cost pupil units means the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current year <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>and .23 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(2) the number of resident pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Learning year pupil units.</b> (a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>year program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, an area learning center or an alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>program approved by the commissioner under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123A.06</statute_ref>, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>contract alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>subdivision 3a, for more than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>than 935 hours in a school year for an elementary student, more than 850 hours in a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>year for a kindergarten student without a disability in an all-day kindergarten program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>or more than 425 hours in a school year for a half-day kindergarten student without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>. The amount in excess of one pupil must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction provided to that pupil in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii) the greater of 935 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil in the district to 935 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of 425 hours or the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a disability in the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>425 for a kindergarten student without a disability; and (iv) the greater of 425 hours or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>number of hours required for a half-time kindergarten student without a disability in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>district to 425 for a half-day kindergarten student without a disability. Hours that occur <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable to the following fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>year. A kindergarten student must not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>membership under this subdivision. A student in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an area learning center <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>or alternative learning program that has an independent study component, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>must meet the requirements in this paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>a continual learning plan consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>district that has an area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>revenue in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the district average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, calculated without basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>skills and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>students attending an area learning center or alternative learning program. The amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>associated with the area learning center or alternative learning program. Basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, by pupils attending the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>without an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for less <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>than a full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>pupil, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that has an area <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>at least 90 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit, minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, calculated without basic skills and transportation sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by students attending an area learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>center or alternative learning program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>alternative learning program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, by pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>that has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>time and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>number of hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>(iv) For a state-approved alternative program having an independent study <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>component, the commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>kinds of independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>the means of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b>  (a) For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>extended time revenue, gifted and talented revenue, small schools revenue, basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(b)  For fiscal year 2015 and later, the general education revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>revenue, declining enrollment revenue, small schools revenue, basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>revenue.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Basic revenue.</b> For fiscal year 2014, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2011 is $5,124. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>fiscal year 2012 is $5,174. For fiscal year 2015 and later, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>allowance for fiscal year 2013 and subsequent years is $5,224. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>fiscal year 2014 is $5,302. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later is $5,806.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Extended time revenue.</b> (a) A school district's extended time revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>is equal to the product of $4,601 $5,017 and the sum of the adjusted marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>than 1.2 according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>under the learning year program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Gifted and talented revenue.</b> Gifted and talented revenue for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>district equals the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that school year times <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>$12 for fiscal year 2008 and later $13. A school district must reserve gifted and talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>revenue and, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.15</statute_ref>, must spend the revenue only to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) identify gifted and talented students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) provide education programs for gifted and talented students; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) provide staff development to prepare teachers to best meet the unique needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>of gifted and talented students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>Small schools revenue.</b> (a) A school district, not including a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>school, is eligible for small schools revenue equal to the greater of the calculation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>paragraph (b) or (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(b) The product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(1) $5,224 $544;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(2) the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>(3) the greater of zero or the ratio of (i) 1,000 960 less the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>cost pupil units for that year, to (ii) 1,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(4) 0.10 960.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(c) For the purpose of revenue calculated under paragraph (d), "district" includes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>qualifying high school under subdivision 6 that is located in a district with more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>qualifying high school under subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(d) The product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(1) $544;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(2) the district's adjusted pupil units for that year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(3) the greater of zero or the ratio of (i) 960 less the district's adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>for that year, to (ii) 960.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Declining enrollment revenue.</b> A school district's declining enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>allowance for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>preceding year and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Compensatory education revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>compensatory education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>allowance minus $415 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. For fiscal year 2015 and later, the compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>$839 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>subdivision 3. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.15, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.69</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>alternative program for the prior school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>of a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Secondary sparsity revenue.</b> (a) A district's secondary sparsity revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>for a school year equals the sum of the results of the following calculation for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>qualifying high school in the district:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(1) the formula allowance for the school year minus $530, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(2) the secondary average daily membership of pupils served in the high school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 400 minus the secondary average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>membership by 400 plus the secondary daily membership, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>(4) the lesser of 1.5 or the quotient obtained by dividing the isolation index minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>23 by ten.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(b) A newly formed district that is the result of districts combining under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>cooperation and combination program or consolidating under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref> must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>receive secondary sparsity revenue equal to the greater of: (1) the amount calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>under paragraph (a) for the combined district; or (2) the sum of the amounts of secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>sparsity revenue the former districts had in the year prior to consolidation, increased for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>any subsequent changes in the secondary sparsity formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Elementary sparsity revenue.</b> A district's elementary sparsity revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>equals the sum of the following amounts for each qualifying elementary school in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>district:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>(1) the formula allowance for the year minus $530, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(2) the elementary average daily membership of pupils served in the school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 140 minus the elementary average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>membership by 140 plus the average daily membership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Total operating capital revenue.</b> (a) Total operating capital revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>a district equals the amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plus $73 $79 times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The revenue must be placed in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>reserved account in the general fund and may only be used according to subdivision 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(b) Capital revenue for a district equals $100 $109 times the district's maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>cost index times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(c) The revenue for a district that operates a program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>increased by an amount equal to $30 $31 times the number of marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>units served at the site where the program is implemented.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13a. <b>Operating capital levy.</b> To obtain operating capital revenue for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>year 2007 2015 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>operating capital revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to the operating capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor equals $10,194 $14,500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Uses of total operating capital revenue.</b> Total operating capital revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>may be used only for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(1) to acquire land for school purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>that are part of a lease agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>buildings with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>purpose;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>according to chapter 299F;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>asbestos-related repairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>or transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>indicates the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.51, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>(13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>assessments for service charges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216C.37</statute_ref> or loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>Fund Act according to sections 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>pay the amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>obligations issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>service loans or capital loans according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.70</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>cooperative agreement between two or more districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>(18) to purchase or lease computers and related materials hardware, software, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>annual licensing fees, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>noninstructional equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(20) to purchase textbooks as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(22) to lease or purchase vehicles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>equipment for integrated information management systems for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>results-oriented graduation rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>for students with individualized education programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(iii) other classroom information management needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>maintenance of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>and applications software; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>(25) to pay the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>moving and storage costs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Transportation sparsity revenue allowance.</b> (a) A district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>computation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(i) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .1469 .141.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>(ii) Multiply the result in clause (i) by the district's sparsity index raised to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>26/100 power.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(iii) Multiply the result in clause (ii) by the district's density index raised to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>13/100 power.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(iv) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .0485 .0466.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>(v) Subtract the result in clause (iv) from the result in clause (iii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(b) Transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the transportation sparsity allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>Equity revenue.</b> (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district's adjusted marginal cost pupil unit amount of basic revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>transition revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>or immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>revenue categories; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>class on July 1, 1999.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>cost pupil units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $13 $14, plus (ii) $75 $80, times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>school district's equity index computed under subdivision 27.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>cost pupil units for that year times $13 $14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>equal to the district's resident marginal cost pupil units times the difference between ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>percent of the statewide average amount of referendum revenue per resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var> pupil unit for that year and the district's referendum revenue per resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var> pupil unit. A school district's revenue under this paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>region equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) multiplied by 
         <statute_ref>1.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For fiscal year 2007 and later, notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), A school <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>district that has per pupil referendum revenue below the 95th percentile qualifies for<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var> district's additional equity revenue equal to $46 equals $50 times its adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A district that does not qualify for revenue under paragraph (f) qualifies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>equity revenue equal to $46 times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 29. <b>Equity levy.</b> To obtain equity revenue for fiscal year 2005 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its equity revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $510,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 31. <b>Transition revenue.</b> (a) A district's transition allowance equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>the transition revenue the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivisions 31, 31a, and 31c, and the greater of zero or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>the product of the ratio of the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times the difference between: <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the lesser sum of: <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the district's general education revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>for fiscal year 2003 or the amount of general education revenue the district would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>received per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2004 2015 according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>Minnesota Statutes 2002, 2012, section 126C.10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(ii) the integration revenue the district received for fiscal year 2013 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>Statutes 2012, section 124D.86;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(iii) the pension adjustment the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>(iv) the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>(v) the special education excess cost aid the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79;  and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>(2) the sum of the district's:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(i) general education revenue for fiscal year 2004 2015 excluding transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>under section 126C.10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(ii) achievement and integration revenue for fiscal year 2015 under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>124D.862; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(iii) special education aid for fiscal year 2015 under section 125A.76; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>divided by the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units the district would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal years 2006 through 2009 equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision 31a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2010 2015 and later equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>sum of the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>cost pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>31a plus the district's transition for tuition reciprocity revenue under subdivision 31c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 32. <b>Transition levy.</b> To obtain transition revenue for fiscal year 2005 2015<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var> and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $510,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 34, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 34. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>2008, and 2009, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, equals 73.1 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>the alternative teacher compensation revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate school district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>charter school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b</statute_ref>, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times the number of pupils enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year, or on October 1 of the current fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>for those districts under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For fiscal years 2010 and later 2013 and 2014 only, the basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, <br />
            		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>subdivision 2b
         </statute_ref>, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>an intermediate school district or charter school with a plan approved under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>122A.414, subdivisions 2a
         </statute_ref> and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>October 1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>compensation revenue for those districts under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>(c) (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b) and section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, <br />
            		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, the state total basic alternative teacher compensation aid entitlement must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>not exceed $75,636,000 for fiscal year 2007 and later. The commissioner must limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>amount of alternative teacher compensation aid approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415</statute_ref> so as <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>not to exceed these limits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 35. <b>Alternative teacher compensation levy.</b> For fiscal year 2007 years 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var> and later 2014 only, the alternative teacher compensation levy for a district receiving basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>alternative teacher compensation aid equals the product of (1) the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>district's alternative teacher compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>teacher compensation aid times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $5,634.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 36, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 36. <b>Alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2007 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>2013 and later 2014 only, a district's alternative teacher compensation equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>equals the district's alternative teacher compensation revenue minus the district's basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>alternative teacher compensation aid minus the district's alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>levy. If a district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>compensation equalization aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>compensation equalization aid.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 38. <b>Pension adjustment revenue.</b> A school district's pension adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>(1) the difference between the district's adjustment under Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>section 127A.50, subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2014 per adjusted pupil unit and the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>average adjustment under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.50, subdivision 1, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>fiscal year 2014 per adjusted pupil unit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>(2) the district's adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Revenue.</b> Of a district's general education revenue for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>2000 2015 and thereafter each school district shall reserve an amount equal to the formula<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var> allowance multiplied by the following calculation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>(1) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in kindergarten times .057 $299; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>(2) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in grades 1 to 3 6 times .115; plus $459.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>(3) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in grades 4 to 6 times .06.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Additional revenue use.</b> If the board of a district determines that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>district has achieved and is maintaining the class sizes specified in subdivision 4, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>may use the revenue to reduce class size in grades 4, 5, and 6, provide all-day, everyday <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>kindergarten, prepare and use individualized learning plans, improve program offerings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>purchase instructional material, services, or technology, or provide staff development <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>needed for reduced class sizes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.126, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var><b>126C.126 USE OF GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE FOR ALL-DAY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var><b>KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A school district may spend general education revenue on extended time <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>kindergarten and prekindergarten programs. At the school board's discretion, the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>may use revenue generated by the all-day kindergarten pupil count under section 126C.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (d), to meet the needs of three- and four-year-olds in the district. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>A school district may not use these funds on programs for three- and four-year-old children <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>while maintaining a fee-based all-day kindergarten program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Student achievement rate.</b> The commissioner must establish the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>achievement rate by July 1 of each year for levies payable in the following year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>student achievement rate must be a rate, rounded up to the nearest hundredth of a percent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>that, when applied to the adjusted net tax capacity for all districts, raises the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>specified in this subdivision. The student achievement rate must be the rate that raises <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and later years. The student achievement rate may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>be changed due to changes or corrections made to a district's adjusted net tax capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>after the rate has been established. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>Student achievement levy.</b> To obtain general education revenue, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>district may levy an amount not to exceed the student achievement rate times the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>net tax capacity of the district for the preceding year. If the amount of the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>achievement levy would exceed the general education revenue, the student achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>levy must be determined according to subdivision 3c.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3c. <b>Student achievement levy; districts off the formula.</b> (a) If the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>of the student achievement levy for a district exceeds the district's general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue, and transition revenue, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>amount of the student achievement levy must be limited to the district's general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A levy made according to this subdivision shall also be construed to be the levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>made according to subdivision 3b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>General education aid.</b>  (a) For fiscal years 2007 2013 and later 2014 only, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>a district's general education aid is the sum of the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue, total operating capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) operating capital aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) equity aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) alternative teacher compensation aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) transition aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.01, subdivision 7</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) referendum aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivisions 7 and 7a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) online learning aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.096</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district's general education aid equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(1) general education revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>and transition revenue, minus the student achievement levy, multiplied times the ratio of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>the actual amount of student achievement levy levied to the permitted student achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>levy; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(2) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(3) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>(4) shared time aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 7; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(5) referendum aid under section 126C.17, subdivisions 7 and 7a; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(6) online learning aid under section 124D.096.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Use of revenue.</b> The basic skills revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils who <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their age. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>families for entry into school whether the student first enrolls in kindergarten or first grade. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.66</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios, or team <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>with a community-based organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>(5) comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and site <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>plans according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, for teachers, teacher aides, principals, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>personnel to improve their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>appropriate remediation, intervention, accommodations, or modifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>(6) instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>the individual needs of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>(7) programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe and secure <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>guidance services, and social work services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>(8) bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(9) all day kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>(10) early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, voluntary home visits under section 124D.13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>subdivision 4, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare children for kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>(11) extended school day and extended school year programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>(11) (12) substantial parent involvement in developing and implementing remedial <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Building allocation.</b> (a) A district or cooperative must allocate its <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative where <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>measures developed by the school board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district or cooperative may allocate up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>five percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>sites according to a plan adopted by the school board, and a district or cooperative may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>allocate up to an additional five percent of its compensatory revenue for activities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>subdivision 1, clause (10), according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>may be spent on students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>other prekindergarten programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, "building" <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>means education site as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.76, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var><b>126C.17 REFERENDUM REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Referendum allowance.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>initial referendum revenue allowance equals the sum of the allowance under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var><statute_ref>126C.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>unit authorized under subdivision 9 before May 1, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>plus the referendum conversion allowance approved under subdivision 13, minus $415. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>For districts with more than one referendum authority, the reduction must be computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>separately for each authority. The reduction must be applied first to the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>conversion allowance and next to the authority with the earliest expiration date. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>district's initial referendum revenue allowance may not be less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>(b) For fiscal year 2003, a district's referendum revenue allowance equals the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>referendum allowance plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and December 30, 2001, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>fiscal year 2003 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(c) For fiscal year 2004 and later, a district's referendum revenue allowance equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(1) the product of (i) the ratio of the resident marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>to the district's resident marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times (ii) the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>referendum allowance plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and May 30, 2003, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>year 2003 and later, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>(2) any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>subdivision 9 after May 30, 2003, for fiscal year 2005 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(a) A district's initial referendum allowance for fiscal year 2015 equals the result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>the following calculations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(1) multiply the referendum allowance the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, by the resident marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(2) add to the result of clause (1) the adjustment the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>(3) divide the result of clause (2) by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>year 2015; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>(4) if the result of clause (3) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(b) A district's referendum allowance equals the sum of the district's initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>referendum allowance for fiscal year 2015, plus any additional referendum allowance per <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>adjusted pupil unit authorized after June 30, 2013, minus any allowances expiring in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>year 2016 or later. For a district with more than one referendum allowance for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, the allowance calculated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>paragraph (a) must be divided into components such that the same percentage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>district's allowance expires at the same time as the old allowances would have expired <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Referendum allowance limit.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>year 2007 2015 and later, a district's referendum allowance must not exceed the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(1) the sum of: (i) a district's referendum allowance for fiscal year 1994 times 1.177 <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>times the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b) plus (ii) its <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>referendum conversion allowance for fiscal year 2003, minus (iii) $215;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>(2) the greater of (i): 26 percent of the formula allowance or (ii) $1,294 times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b); or times the greatest of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>(1) $1,845;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>(2) the sum of the referendum revenue the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 4, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, and the adjustment the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>units for fiscal year 2015; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>(3) the product of the referendum allowance limit the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, plus the adjustment the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(3) (4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1, 2006 2013, the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>revenue authority for each reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization divided <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>by its resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units for the year preceding reorganization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year 2005 2016 and later, "inflationary <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>increase" means one plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Standards, for the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>fiscal year to fiscal year 2004 2015. For fiscal years 2009 year 2016 and later, for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>of paragraph (a), clause (1) (3), the inflationary increase equals the inflationary increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>for fiscal year 2008 plus one-fourth of the percentage increase in the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>for that year compared with the formula allowance for fiscal year 2008 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Sparsity exception.</b> A district that qualifies for sparsity revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref> is not subject to a referendum allowance limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Total referendum revenue.</b> The total referendum revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>equals the district's referendum allowance times the resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>units for the school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Referendum equalization revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later,<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var> A district's referendum equalization revenue equals the sum of the first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>equalization revenue and the second tier referendum equalization revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var> pupil units for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>(c) For fiscal year 2006, a district's first tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $500. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>fiscal year 2007, a district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $600.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>For fiscal year 2008 and later, A district's first tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $700 $760.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(d) A district's second tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>second tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var> adjusted pupil units for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>(e) For fiscal year 2006, a district's second tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 18.6 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>of the formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>For fiscal year 2007 and later, A district's second tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 26 25 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>of the formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the second tier referendum allowance for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>district qualifying for secondary sparsity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>elementary sparsity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, equals the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>referendum allowance under subdivision 1 minus the district's first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>equalization allowance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Referendum equalization levy.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>a district's referendum equalization levy equals the sum of the first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>equalization levy and the second tier referendum equalization levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $510,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(c) A district's second tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's second <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>tier referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $270,000 $290,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Referendum equalization aid.</b> (a) A district's referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>equals the difference between its referendum equalization revenue and levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(b) If a district's actual levy for first or second tier referendum equalization revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>is less than its maximum levy limit for that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the referendum equalization aid for a district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>where the referendum equalization aid under paragraph (a) exceeds 90 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>referendum revenue, must not exceed 26 25 percent of the formula allowance times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>district's resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units. A district's referendum levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>increased by the amount of any reduction in referendum aid under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Referendum tax base replacement aid.</b> For each school district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>had a referendum allowance for fiscal year 2002 exceeding $415, for each separately <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>authorized referendum levy, the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>commissioner of education, shall certify the amount of the referendum levy in taxes <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>payable year 2001 attributable to the portion of the referendum allowance exceeding $415 <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>levied against property classified as class 2, noncommercial 4c(1), or 4c(4), under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>273.13
         </statute_ref>, excluding the portion of the tax paid by the portion of class 2a property consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>of the house, garage, and surrounding one acre of land. The resulting amount must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>used to reduce the district's referendum levy amount otherwise determined, and must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>paid to the district each year that the referendum authority remains in effect, is renewed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>or new referendum authority is approved. The aid payable under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>be subtracted from the district's referendum equalization aid under subdivision 7. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>referendum equalization aid after the subtraction must not be less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7b. <b>Referendum aid guarantee.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>district's referendum equalization aid for fiscal year 2015 must not be less than the sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>of the referendum equalization aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 7, and the adjustment the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, referendum equalization aid for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>and later, for a district qualifying for additional aid under paragraph (a) for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>2015, must not be less than the product of (1) the district's referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>for fiscal year 2015, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>revenue for that school year to the district's referendum revenue for fiscal year 2015, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>(3) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value used for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>year 2015 referendum equalization calculations to the district's referendum market value <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>used for that year's referendum equalization calculations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Unequalized referendum levy.</b> Each year, a district may levy an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>equal to the difference between its total referendum revenue according to subdivision 4 <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>and its referendum equalization revenue according to subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Referendum revenue.</b> (a) The revenue authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>at a referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>The referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>authority, if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>may be held in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>subdivision 11, paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>first Monday in November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>determined by the board, of increased revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the increased revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the rate of inflation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the amount, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>unit" as "per pupil." The notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>275.60</statute_ref> may be modified to read, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>cases of renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>TO EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE."<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>subdivision and a question stating substantially the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ........., <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>School District No. .., be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var> adjusted pupil unit times the resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall be authorized for certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until revoked or reduced by the voters <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>of the district at a subsequent referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>tax statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>Every property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>or the county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>has requested in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>include the name on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>amount of tax increase in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>and project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>the first year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>result in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>the notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>existing operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>amount authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>revoke or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per resident marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.36"></a><var>39.36</var>pupil unit by which the authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>voters of the district pursuant to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>least once before it is subject to a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>years. Only one revocation or reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>referendum revenue for any specific year and for years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>copy of the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>auditor of each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>of the referendum have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>the commissioner of the results of the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>School referendum levy; market value.</b> A school referendum levy must <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>be levied against the referendum market value of all taxable property as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>126C.01, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. Any referendum levy amount subject to the requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>subdivision must be certified separately to the county auditor under section 
         <statute_ref>275.07</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Referendum date.</b> (a) Except for a referendum held under paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>any referendum under this section held on a day other than the first Tuesday after the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>Monday in November must be conducted by mail in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.46</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 9, paragraph (b), to the contrary, in the case of a referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>conducted by mail under this paragraph, the notice required by subdivision 9, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>must be prepared and delivered by first-class mail at least 20 days before the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>(b) In addition to the referenda allowed in subdivision 9, clause (a), the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>may grant authority to a district to hold a referendum on a different day if the district is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>statutory operating debt and has an approved plan or has received an extension from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>department to file a plan to eliminate the statutory operating debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(c) The commissioner must approve, deny, or modify each district's request for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>referendum levy on a different day within 60 days of receiving the request from a district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Referendum conversion allowance.</b> A school district that received <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>supplemental or transition revenue in fiscal year 2002 may convert its supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>revenue conversion allowance and transition revenue conversion allowance to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>referendum allowance under subdivision 1 for fiscal year 2003 and thereafter. A majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>of the school board must approve the conversion at a public meeting before November 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>2001. For a district with other referendum authority, the referendum conversion allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>approved by the board continues until the portion of the district's other referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.36"></a><var>40.36</var>authority with the earliest expiration date after June 30, 2006, expires. For a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>with no other referendum authority, the referendum conversion allowance approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>the board continues until June 30, 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var><b>126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the department the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>amount necessary for general education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13</statute_ref>, the early graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>achievement scholarship program under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.08</statute_ref>, and the early graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>military service award program under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.09</statute_ref>. This amount must be reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>from any state fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>To lease building or land.</b> (a) When an independent or a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>school district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>school storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>apply to the commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>financial justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>lease, and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>include: the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>activity, the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>of the lease to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>the proposed lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>commissioner must not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>the cost to the district of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>The proceeds of this levy must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>A district may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>district-owned building or site to itself.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>previously existing building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>is needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>and the levy meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>the commissioner under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>include a provision giving the school districts the right to terminate the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>annually without penalty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>$150 $162 times the resident adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>is attributable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>limit in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>preceding five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>avoiding over construction of school facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases of administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>classroom space for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>exceed $43 $46 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), for taxes payable in <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>2012 to 2023, a district that is a member of the "Technology and Information Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>Systems" data processing joint board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>a lease agreement to finance improvements to a building and land for a group of school <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>districts or special school districts for staff development purposes, may levy for its portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>of lease costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e). The total <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>levy authority under this paragraph shall not exceed $632,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>lease cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>must deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>lease instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>under this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>space under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>instructional lease.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.40, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Lease purchase; installment buys.</b> (a) Upon application to, and approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>by, the commissioner in accordance with the procedures and limits in subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>paragraphs (a) and (b), a district, as defined in this subdivision, may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(1) purchase real or personal property under an installment contract or may lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>real or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease purchase agreement, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>which installment contract or lease purchase agreement title is kept by the seller or vendor <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>or assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>(2) annually levy the amounts necessary to pay the district's obligations under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>installment contract or lease purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>(b) The obligation created by the installment contract or the lease purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>agreement must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>475.53
         </statute_ref>, and does not constitute debt under other law. An election is not required in <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>connection with the execution of the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(c) The proceeds of the levy authorized by this subdivision must not be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>acquire a facility to be primarily used for athletic or school administration purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "district" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>(1) a school district which is eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>3
         </statute_ref>, clause (1), (2), or (3), and whose Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, Independent School District No. 709, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>Duluth, or Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, if the district's desegregation<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var> plan has been determined by the commissioner to be in compliance with Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>Education rules relating to equality of educational opportunity and school desegregation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>and, for a district eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clause (4) <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>or (5), where the acquisition of property under this subdivision is determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>commissioner to contribute to the implementation of the desegregation plan; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>(2) a school district that participates in a joint program for interdistrict desegregation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>with a district defined in clause (1) other districts eligible for revenue under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>124D.862  if the facility acquired under this subdivision is to be primarily used for the a<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var> joint program for interdistrict desegregation and the commissioner determines that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>joint programs are being undertaken to implement the districts' desegregation plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the prohibition against a levy by a district to lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>or rent a district-owned building to itself does not apply to levies otherwise authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, any references in subdivision 1 to building <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>or land shall include personal property.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var><b>126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 $36 multiplied by the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>and used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>counties who contract with the district for the following purposes: <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>609.101, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>district's schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>the school district; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>who are not district employees or contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>attempt to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>police department of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>containing the school receiving the services. If a local police department or a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>sheriff's department does not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>contract for these services with any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>partially within the school district's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (c) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Alternative attendance programs.</b> (a) The general education aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>district under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) General education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced by an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>equal to the referendum equalization aid attributable to the pupil in the resident district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) General education aid paid to a district serving a pupil in programs listed in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>subdivision must be increased by an amount equal to the greater of (1) the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>equalization aid attributable to the pupil in the nonresident district; or (2) the product of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>the district's open enrollment concentration index, the maximum amount of referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>revenue in the first tier, and the district's net open enrollment pupil units for that year. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>district's open enrollment concentration index equals the greater of: (i) zero, or (ii) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>lesser of 1.0, or the difference between the district's ratio of open enrollment pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>served to its resident pupil units for that year and 0.2. This clause does not apply to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>school district where more than 50 percent of the open enrollment students are enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>solely in online learning courses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the amount of the reduction to be made from the general education aid of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>resident district is greater than the amount of general education aid otherwise due the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>district, the excess reduction must be made from other state aids due the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For fiscal year 2006, the district of residence must pay tuition to a district or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>area learning center, operated according to paragraph (f), providing special instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>services to a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision. The tuition must <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>be equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, minus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>referendum aid attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average general <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For fiscal year 2007 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>be reduced by an amount equal to (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>cost of providing special education and services" means the difference between: (1) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>actual cost of providing special instruction and services, including special transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>special education, for a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>(2) if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>special education aid  under section 125A.76 attributable to that pupil, that is received by <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>the district providing special instruction and services. For purposes of this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>calculated using the serving district's average general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>special education and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var> under paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>to make the full adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aids <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>paragraph (d) or (e), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>times .0485 .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue and transportation sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area learning center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Charter schools.</b> (a) The general education aid for districts must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>adjusted for each pupil attending a charter school under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>. The adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(b) General education aid paid to a district in which a charter school not providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>transportation according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, is located must be increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>by an amount equal to the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>(1) the product of: (i) the sum of an amount equal to the product of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>transportation sparsity allowance for the district; times (ii) the adjusted marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var> pupil units attributable to the pupil; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(2) the product of $223 and the extended time marginal cost pupil units attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>to the pupil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.51, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var><b>127A.51 STATEWIDE AVERAGE REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>By October 1 of each year the commissioner must estimate the statewide average <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the disparity in adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>general revenue among pupils and districts by computing the ratio of the 95th percentile <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>to the fifth percentile of adjusted general revenue. The commissioner must provide that <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>information to all districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>If the disparity in adjusted general revenue as measured by the ratio of the 95th <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>percentile to the fifth percentile increases in any year, the commissioner shall recommend <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>to the legislature options for change in the general education formula that will limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>disparity in adjusted general revenue to no more than the disparity for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>school year. The commissioner must submit the recommended options to the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>committees of the legislature by January 15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, adjusted general revenue means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(1) for fiscal year 2002, the sum of basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>2
         </statute_ref>; supplemental revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 9 and 12; transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 20</statute_ref>; referendum revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>equity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 24a and 24b; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>(2) for fiscal year 2003 and later, the sum of basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>; referendum revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; and equity revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 24a and 24b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Tax rate adjustment.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>each school district tax rate established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B to 127A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>by multiplying the rate by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity for assessment year <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>2012 as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2013 House File No. 677, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>a similarly styled bill passed in a special session, to the statewide total tax capacity for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>assessment year 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Equalizing factors.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust each <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>school district equalizing factor established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>127A, by dividing the equalizing factor by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>assessment year 2012 as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2013 House <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>File No. 677, or a similarly styled bill passed in a special session, to the statewide total tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>capacity for assessment year 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,051,766,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,370,640,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $781,842,000 for 2013 and $5,269,924,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $823,040,000 for 2014 and $5,547,600,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>127A.49:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,747,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,136,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $301,000 for 2013 and $2,446,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $385,000 for 2014 and $2,751,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>Statutes, section 123A.485:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">472,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">480,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2013 and $432,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $68,000 for 2014 and $412,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,582,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,169,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,099,000 for 2013 and $13,483,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,122,000 for 2014 and $14,047,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,565,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,946,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,668,000 for 2013 and $15,897,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,502,000 for 2014 and $16,444,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>One-room schoolhouse.</b> For a grant to Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>690, Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Compensatory revenue pilot project.</b> For grants for participation in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>compensatory revenue pilot program under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>article 1, section 50, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 21:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 7,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 7,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>Of this amount, $4,730,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin; $240,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>District No. 286, Brooklyn Center; $660,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>School District No. 279, Osseo; $500,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>District No. 281, Robbinsdale; $520,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>District No. 535, Rochester; $205,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>District No. 833, South Washington; and $470,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>School District No. 241, Albert Lea. If a grant to a specific school district is not awarded, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>the commissioner may increase the aid amounts to any of the remaining participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>school districts. The base budget for this program for fiscal year 2016 and later is <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>$2,325,000, and the grants must be distributed in the same proportion as in fiscal year 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Compensatory pilot project formula aid.</b> For grants for compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>pilot project formula aid as calculated under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.195:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,109,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,109,000 for 2013 and $0 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,680,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $4,320,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $680,000 for 2014 and $5,000,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 120B.08; and 120B.09, are repealed for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 126C.10, subdivisions 31a, 31b, 31c, 34, 35, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>and 36; 126C.17, subdivision 13; and 127A.50, subdivisions 1 and 5, are repealed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 2</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var><b>STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[120B.018] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Academic standard.</b> "Academic standard" means a summary description <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>of student learning in a required content area under section 120B.021 or elective content <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>area under section 120B.022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Benchmark.</b> "Benchmark" means specific knowledge or skill that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>student must master to complete part of an academic standard by the end of the grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>level or grade band.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Credit.</b> "Credit" means the determination by the local school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>that a student has successfully completed an academic year of study or mastered the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>applicable subject matter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Elective standard.</b> "Elective standard" means a locally adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>expectation for student learning in career and technical education and world languages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Required standard.</b> "Required standard" means (1) a statewide adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>expectation for student learning in the content areas of language arts, mathematics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>science, social studies, physical education, and the arts, or (2) a locally adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>expectation for student learning in health or the arts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.02, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var><b>120B.02 EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS </b><b>AND GRADUATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var><b>REQUIREMENTS </b><b>FOR MINNESOTA'S STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Educational expectations.</b> (a) The legislature is committed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>establishing rigorous academic standards for Minnesota's public school students. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>that end, the commissioner shall adopt in rule statewide academic standards. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>commissioner shall not prescribe in rule or otherwise the delivery system, classroom <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>assessments, or form of instruction that school sites must use. For purposes of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>a school site is a separate facility, or a separate program within a facility that a local school <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>board recognizes as a school site for funding purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>(b) All commissioner actions regarding the rule must be premised on the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(1) the rule is intended to raise academic expectations for students, teachers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>(2) any state action regarding the rule must evidence consideration of school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>autonomy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>(3) the Department of Education, with the assistance of school districts, must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>available information about all state initiatives related to the rule to students and parents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>teachers, and the general public in a timely format that is appropriate, comprehensive, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>readily understandable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>(c) When fully implemented, the requirements for high school graduation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>Minnesota must require students to satisfactorily complete, as determined by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>district, the course credit requirements under section 120B.024, all state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>standards or local academic standards where state standards do not apply, and successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>pass graduation examinations as required under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>(d) (c) The commissioner shall periodically review and report on the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>assessment process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>(e) (d) School districts are not required to adopt specific provisions of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>School-to-Work programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Graduation requirements.</b> To graduate from high school, students must <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>demonstrate to their enrolling school district or school their satisfactory completion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>credit requirements under section 120B.024 and their understanding of academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>on a nationally normed college entrance exam. A school district must adopt graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law or rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>students entering grade 9 in the 2013-2014 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Required academic standards.</b> (a) The following subject areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>are required for statewide accountability:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) language arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) science;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>citizenship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) physical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner must submit proposed standards in science and social studies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>the legislature by February 1, 2004.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>alternative standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A school district, no later than the 2007-2008 school year, must adopt graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law or rule. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>A school district that incorporates these state graduation requirements before the 2007-2008 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>school year must provide students who enter the 9th grade in or before the 2003-2004 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>school year the opportunity to earn a diploma based on existing locally established <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>graduation requirements in effect when the students entered the 9th grade. (c) District <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a result of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.10</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>120B.20</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner must include the contributions of Minnesota American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>tribes and communities as they relate to the academic standards during the review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>revision of the required academic standards.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.023, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var><b>120B.023 BENCHMARKS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Benchmarks implement, supplement statewide academic </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var><b>standards.</b> (a) The commissioner must supplement required state academic standards with <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>grade-level benchmarks. High school career and college ready benchmarks may cover <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>more than one grade. The benchmarks must implement statewide academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>by specifying the academic knowledge and skills that Schools must offer and students <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>must achieve all benchmarks for an academic standard to satisfactorily complete a that<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var> state standard. The commissioner must publish benchmarks to inform and guide parents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>teachers, school districts, and other interested persons and to use in developing tests <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>consistent with the benchmarks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall publish benchmarks in the State Register and transmit <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>the benchmarks in any other manner that informs and guides parents, teachers, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>districts, and other interested persons and makes them accessible to the general public. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>commissioner must use benchmarks in developing career and college readiness assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>under section 120B.30. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee for publications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>(c) Once established, the commissioner may change the benchmarks only with <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>specific legislative authorization and after completing a review under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>(d) The commissioner must develop and implement a system for reviewing each <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>of the required academic standards and related benchmarks and elective standards on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>periodic cycle, consistent with subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>(e) (d) The benchmarks are not subject to chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Revisions and reviews required.</b> (a) The commissioner of education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>and graduation requirements and implement a review ten-year cycle for to review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>revise state academic standards and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>During each ten-year review and revision cycle, the commissioner also must examine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>alignment of each required academic standard and related benchmark with the knowledge <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>and skills students need for career and college readiness and advanced work in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>particular subject area. The commissioner must include the contributions of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>American Indian tribes and communities as related to the academic standards during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>review and revision of the required academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>(b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>2010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>(1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>grade; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>(2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>standards in mathematics, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.36"></a><var>55.36</var>benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit or a career <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>and technical education credit that meets standards underlying the chemistry, physics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>or biology credit or a combination of those standards approved by the district. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>(e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>2012-2013 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>standards and related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>(f) The commissioner in the 2010-2011 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in social studies to require <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised social studies standards beginning in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>2013-2014 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>standards and related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.024, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var><b>120B.024 </b><b>GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; COURSE</b><b> CREDITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Graduation requirements.</b> (a) Students beginning 9th grade in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>2011-2012 school year and later must successfully complete the following high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>level course credits for graduation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>in English language arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) three credits of mathematics, encompassing at least algebra, geometry, statistics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>and probability including an algebra II credit or its equivalent, sufficient to satisfy all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>the academic standard standards in mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>grade standards in mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (4) three credits of science, including at least: (i) one credit in of biology; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>(ii) one chemistry or physics credit or a career and technical education credit that meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>standards underlying the chemistry, physics, or biology credit or a combination of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>standards approved by the district, but meeting biology standards under this item does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>meet the biology requirement under item (i), one credit of chemistry or physics, and one <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>elective credit of science. The combination of credits under this clause must be sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry or physics and (ii) all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>academic standards in science;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (5) three and one-half credits of social studies, encompassing at least United <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>States history, geography, government and citizenship, world history, and economics or <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>three credits of social studies encompassing at least United States history, geography, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>government and citizenship, and world history, and one-half credit of economics taught in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>a school's social studies, agriculture education, or business department sufficient to satisfy <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>all of the academic standards in social studies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) one credit in of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>standards in the arts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) a minimum of seven elective course credits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A course credit is equivalent to a student successfully completing an academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>year of study or a student mastering the applicable subject matter, as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>local school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Credit equivalencies.</b> (a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>school's agriculture education or business department may fulfill a one-half credit in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5), if the credit is sufficient to satisfy all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>academic standards in economics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An agriculture science course or career and technical education credit may <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>fulfill a the elective science credit requirement other than the specified science credit in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>biology under paragraph (a), clause (3). subdivision 1, clause (4), if the course meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>academic standards in science as approved by the district. An agriculture science or <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.36"></a><var>57.36</var>career and technical education credit may fulfill the credit in chemistry or physics or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>elective science credit required under subdivision 1, clause (4), if (1) the credit meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>chemistry, physics, or biology academic standards or a combination of these academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>standards as approved by the district and (2) the student satisfies either all of the chemistry <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>academic standards, all of the physics academic standards, or all of the applicable elective <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>science standards prior to graduation. An agriculture science or career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>education credit may not fulfill the required biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A career and technical education course credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>credit requirement or a science credit requirement other than the specified science credit in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>biology under paragraph (a) subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), or (5) (6).<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>(d) An agriculture education teacher is not required to meet the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 1, item B, to meet the credit equivalency <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>requirements of paragraph (b) above.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>students entering 9th grade in the 2013-2014 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var><b>120B.11 SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCESS FOR REVIEWING CURRICULUM, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var><b>INSTRUCTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT</b><b>; STRIVING FOR THE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var><b>WORLD'S BEST WORKFORCE</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>120B.10</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>the following terms have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable a <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>student to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var> and career and college readiness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "World's best workforce" means striving to: meet school readiness goals; have <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>all third grade students achieve grade-level literacy; close the academic achievement gap <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>among all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>students not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>graduating from high school; and have all students graduate from high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Performance measures.</b> Measures to determine school district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>school site progress in striving to create the world's best workforce must include at least:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>(1) student performance on the National Association of Education Progress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>(2) the size of the academic achievement gap by student subgroup;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>(3) student performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>(4) high school graduation rates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(5) career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Adopting </b><b>policies</b><b> plans and budgets</b><b>.</b>  A school board, at a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>meeting, shall have in place an adopted written policy adopt a comprehensive, long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>strategic plan to support and improve teaching and learning that includes the following is <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>aligned with creating the world's best workforce and includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) clearly defined district and school site goals and benchmarks for instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>including the use of best practices, district and school curriculum, and student achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>for all student subgroups identified in section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a process for assessing and evaluating each student's progress toward meeting state <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>and local academic standards and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>in pursuit of student and school success and curriculum affecting students' progress and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>growth toward career and college readiness and leading to the world's best workforce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a system for periodically reviewing and evaluating to periodically review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>evaluate the effectiveness of all instruction and curriculum, taking into account strategies <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>and best practices, student outcomes, school principal evaluations under section 123B.147, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>subdivision 3, and teacher evaluations under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a plan strategies for improving instruction, curriculum, and student achievement; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an education effectiveness plan aligned with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.625</statute_ref> practices that <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>integrates integrate high-quality instruction, rigorous curriculum, and technology, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>collaborative professional culture that develops and supports teacher quality, performance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>and effectiveness; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) an annual budget for continuing to implement the district plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>District advisory committee.</b> Each school board shall establish an <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>advisory committee to ensure active community participation in all phases of planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>improving the instruction and curriculum affecting state and district academic standards, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>consistent with subdivision 2. A district advisory committee, to the extent possible, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>reflect the diversity of the district and its learning school sites, and shall include teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>parents, support staff, students, and other community residents. The district may establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>building site teams as subcommittees of the district advisory committee under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>4. The district advisory committee shall recommend to the school board rigorous academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.36"></a><var>59.36</var>standards, student achievement goals and measures consistent with subdivision 1a and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>sections 120B.022, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c), and 120B.35, district assessments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>and program evaluations. Learning School sites may expand upon district evaluations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>instruction, curriculum, assessments, or programs. Whenever possible, parents and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>community residents shall comprise at least two-thirds of advisory committee members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Building</b><b> Site</b><b> team.</b> A school may establish a building site team to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>develop and implement an strategies and education effectiveness plan practices to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>instruction, curriculum, and student achievement at the school site, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>subdivision 2. The team shall advise advises the board and the advisory committee about <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>developing the annual budget and revising an instruction and curriculum improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>plan that aligns curriculum, assessment of student progress and growth in meeting state <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>and district academic standards, and instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Report.</b> (a) By October 1 of each year, the school board shall use standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>statewide reporting procedures the commissioner develops and adopt a report that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) student achievement goals for meeting state academic standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) results of local assessment data, and any additional test data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the annual school district improvement plans including staff development goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) information about district and learning site progress in realizing previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>adopted improvement plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the amount and type of revenue attributed to each education site as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Consistent with requirements for school performance reports under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>120B.36, subdivision 1, the school board shall publish a summary of the report in the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>newspaper with the largest circulation in the district, by mail, or by electronic means <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>such as on the district Web site. The school board shall hold an annual public meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>to review, and revise where appropriate, student achievement goals, local assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>outcomes, plans, strategies, and practices for improving curriculum and instruction, and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>review district success in realizing the previously adopted student achievement goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>related benchmarks and the improvement plans leading to the world's best workforce. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>electronic means are used, school districts must publish notice of the report in a periodical <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>of general circulation in the district. School districts must make copies of the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>available to the public on request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The title of the report shall contain the name and number of the school district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>read "Annual Report on Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Achievement." The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>must include at least the following information about advisory committee membership:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name of each committee member and the date when that member's term <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>expires;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the method and criteria the school board uses to select committee members; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the date by which a community resident must apply to next serve on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>committee. The school board must transmit an electronic summary of its report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>commissioner in the form and manner the commissioner determines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Student evaluation.</b> The school board annually shall provide high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>graduates or GED recipients who receive a diploma or its equivalent from the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>district with an opportunity to report to the board on the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the quality of district instruction, curriculum, and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the quality of district delivery of instruction, curriculum, and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the utility of district facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the effectiveness of district administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Periodic report.</b> Each school district shall periodically ask survey affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>constituencies about their connection to and level of satisfaction with school. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>district shall include the results of this evaluation in the summary report required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Biennial evaluation; assessment program.</b> At least once every two years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>the district report shall include an evaluation of the district testing programs, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) written objectives of the assessment program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) names of tests and grade levels tested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) use of test results; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) student achievement results compared to previous years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Annual evaluation.</b> (a) The commissioner must identify effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>strategies, practices, and use of resources by districts and school sites in striving for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>world's best workforce. The commissioner must assist districts and sites throughout the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>state in implementing these effective strategies, practices, and use of resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(b) The commissioner must identify those districts in any consecutive three-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>period not making sufficient progress toward improving teaching and learning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>striving for the world's best workforce. The commissioner, in collaboration with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>identified district, may require the district to use up to two percent of its basic general <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>education revenue per fiscal year during the proximate three school years to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>commissioner-specified strategies and practices, consistent with paragraph (a), to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>and accelerate its progress in realizing its goals under this section. In implementing this <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>section, the commissioner must consider districts' budget constraints and legal obligations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[120B.115] REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>(a) Regional centers of excellence are established to assist and support school <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>boards, school districts, school sites, and charter schools in implementing research-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>interventions and practices to increase the students' achievement within a region. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>The centers must develop partnerships with local and regional service cooperatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>postsecondary institutions, integrated school districts, the department, children's mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>health providers, or other local or regional entities interested in providing a cohesive <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>and consistent regional delivery system that serves all schools equitably. Centers must <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>assist school districts, school sites, and charter schools in developing similar partnerships. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>Center support may include assisting school districts, school sites, and charter schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>with common principles of effective practice, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>(1) defining measurable education goals under section 120B.11, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>(2) implementing evidence-based practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>(3) engaging in data-driven decision-making;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>(4) providing multi-layered levels of support;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>(5) supporting culturally responsive teaching and learning aligning state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>(6) engaging parents, families, youth, and local community members in programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>and activities at the school district, school site, or charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>Centers must work with school site leadership teams to build capacity to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>programs that close the achievement gap, increase students' progress and growth toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>career and college readiness, and increase student graduation rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>(b) The department must assist the regional centers of excellence to meet staff, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>facilities, and technical needs, provide the centers with programmatic support, and work <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>with the centers to establish a coherent statewide system of regional support, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>consulting, training, and technical support, to help school boards, school districts, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>sites, and charter schools effectively and efficiently implement the world's best workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>goals under section 120B.11 and other state and federal education initiatives.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.125, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var><b>120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var><b>TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; INVOLUNTARY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var><b>CAREER TRACKING PROHIBITED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(a) Consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.128</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.131</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.132</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.14</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>120B.15
         </statute_ref>, 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>school districts are strongly encouraged to, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, must<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var> assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore their college and career interests and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>education or employment. All students' plans must be designed to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(1) provide a comprehensive academic plan for completing a college and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>career-ready curriculum premised on meeting state and local academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>developing 21st century skills such as team work, collaboration, and good work habits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>(3) help students identify personal learning styles that may affect their postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>education and employment choices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>(4) help students succeed at gaining gain access to postsecondary education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>career options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>(5) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and integrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>relevant career-focused courses into strong academic content;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>(6) help students and families identify and gain access to appropriate counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>and other supports and assistance that enable students to complete required coursework, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>prepare for postsecondary education and careers, and obtain information about <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>postsecondary education costs and eligibility for financial aid and scholarship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>(7) help students and families identify collaborative partnerships of kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>through grade 12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>and provide students with experiential learning opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>(8) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>keeps the student "on track" making adequate progress to meet state and local high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>involuntarily select a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>(c) School districts are encouraged to seek and use revenue and in-kind contributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>from nonstate sources and to seek administrative cost savings through innovative local <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>funding arrangements, such as the Collaboration Among Rochester Educators (CARE) <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>model for funding postsecondary enrollment options, among other sources, for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>of implementing this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.128, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var><b>120B.128 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var><b>(EPAS) PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>(a) School districts and charter schools may elect to participate in the Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program offered by ACT, Inc. to provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>longitudinal, systematic approach to student educational and career planning, assessment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>instructional support, and evaluation. The EPAS achievement tests include English, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>reading, mathematics, science, and components on planning for high school and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>postsecondary education, interest inventory, needs assessments, and student education <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>plans. These tests are linked to the ACT assessment for college admission and allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>students, parents, teachers, and schools to determine the student's college readiness before <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>grades 11 and 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>(b) The commissioner of education shall provide ACT Explore tests for students <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>in grade 8 and the ACT Plan test for students in grade 10 to assess individual student <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>academic strengths and weaknesses, academic achievement and progress, higher order <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>thinking skills, and college readiness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>(c) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2011-2012 school year who have <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>not yet demonstrated proficiency on the Minnesota comprehensive assessments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>graduation-required assessments for diploma, or the basic skills testing requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>prior to high school graduation may satisfy state high school graduation requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>for assessments in reading, mathematics, and writing by taking the graduation-required <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), the WorkKeys <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>job skills assessment, the Compass college placement test, a nationally recognized armed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>services vocation aptitude test, or the ACT assessment for college admission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>(d) The state shall pay the test costs for school districts and charter schools that <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>choose to participate in the EPAS program public school students to participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>assessments under this section. The commissioner shall establish an application procedure <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>and a process for state payment of costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var><b>120B.15 GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) School districts may identify students, locally develop programs addressing <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>instructional and affective needs, provide staff development, and evaluate programs to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>provide gifted and talented students with challenging and appropriate educational programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) School districts may must adopt guidelines for assessing and identifying students <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>for participation in gifted and talented programs. The guidelines should include the use of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) multiple and objective criteria; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) assessments and procedures that are valid and reliable, fair, and based on current <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>theory and research. Assessments and procedures should be sensitive to underrepresented <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>groups, including, but not limited to, low-income, minority, twice-exceptional, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) School districts must adopt procedures for the academic acceleration of gifted <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>and talented students. These procedures must include how the district will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) assess a student's readiness and motivation for acceleration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) match the level, complexity, and pace of the curriculum to a student to achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>the best type of academic acceleration for that student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(d) School districts must adopt procedures consistent with section 124D.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>subdivision 1, for early admission to kindergarten or first grade of gifted and talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>learners. The procedures must be sensitive to underrepresented groups.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[120B.21] MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>instruction for students in grades 6 through 12 aligned with local health standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>integrated into existing programs, curriculum, or the general school environment of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>district or charter school. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>human services and mental health organizations, is encouraged to provide districts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>charter schools with:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>(1) age-appropriate model learning activities for grades 6 through 12 that encompass <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>the mental health components of the National Health Education Standards and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>benchmarks developed by the department's quality teaching network in health and best <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>practices in mental health education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>(2) a directory of resources for planning and implementing age-appropriate mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>health curriculum and instruction in grades 6 through 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Statewide testing.</b>  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>with appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>with subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>grade level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed from and as computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>reading and mathematics assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>academic standards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, include multiple choice questions, and be are<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var> administered annually to all students in grades 3 through 8 7. Reading and mathematics <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>assessments for all students in grade 8 must be aligned with the state's required reading and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>mathematics standards, be administered annually, and include multiple choice questions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var> State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's required academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021 </statute_ref>and administered to all high school students in a subject other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>writing must include multiple choice questions. The commissioner shall establish one <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>or more months during which schools shall administer the tests to students each school <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>year. For students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, Minnesota basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>skills tests in reading, mathematics, and writing shall fulfill students' basic skills testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>requirements for a passing state notation. The passing scores of basic skills tests in reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>and mathematics are the equivalent of 75 percent correct for students entering grade 9 <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>based on the first uniform test administered in February 1998. Students who have not <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>successfully passed a Minnesota basic skills test by the end of the 2011-2012 school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>must pass the graduation-required assessments for diploma under paragraph (c), except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years only, these students may satisfy the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>graduation test requirement for math by complying with paragraph (d), clauses (1) and (3). <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>paragraphs (c), clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>the Compass college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, or (v) <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>a nationally recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>eligible to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>1, paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>Compass college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, or (v) a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>nationally recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>an alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>academic standards as described in section 
         <statute_ref>120B.023</statute_ref> in the following manner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>(1) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>the 2012-2013 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 2012-2013 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>later, only the following options shall fulfill students' state graduation test requirements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student education and career planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for reading and mathematics:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) obtaining an achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>determined through a standard setting process on the Minnesota comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or achieving a passing <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>score as determined through a standard setting process on the graduation-required <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>assessment for diploma in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>subsequent retests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>on the state-identified language proficiency test in reading and the mathematics test for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>English learners or the graduation-required assessment for diploma equivalent of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>assessments for students designated as English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>education program or 504 plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) obtaining achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>determined through a standard setting process on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>or assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics for students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>an individualized education program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>individualized education program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for writing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) achieving a passing score on the graduation-required assessment for diploma;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>the state-identified language proficiency test in writing for students designated as English <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>education program or 504 plan; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) demonstrate understanding of required academic standards on a nationally <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>normed college entrance exam;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) achievement and career and college readiness tests in mathematics, reading, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>writing, consistent with paragraph (e) and to the extent available, to monitor students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>continuous development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>students' progress and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>diagnosing areas where students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>interventions, or remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>data, determine students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>best practices that support academic rigor for the student; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>need for postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>state-identified alternative assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>completion. A student under clause (2) must receive targeted, relevant, academically <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>intervention plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>so that the student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>for postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>124D.49, and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>student in grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>to participate in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>Students are not required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>assessment under this subdivision to graduate from high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Students enrolled in grade 8 in any school year from the 2005-2006 school <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>year to the 2009-2010 school year who do not pass the mathematics graduation-required <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>assessment for diploma under paragraph (c) are eligible to receive a high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>if they:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>(1) complete with a passing score or grade all state and local coursework and credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>required for graduation by the school board granting the students their diploma;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>(2) participate in district-prescribed academic remediation in mathematics; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) fully participate in at least two retests of the mathematics GRAD test or until <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>they pass the mathematics GRAD test, whichever comes first. To improve the secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>and postsecondary outcomes of all students, the alignment between secondary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>postsecondary education programs and Minnesota's workforce needs, and the efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>and cost-effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary programs, the commissioner, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>consulting with the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and using <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>a request for proposal process, shall contract for a series of assessments that are consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>with this subdivision, aligned with state academic standards, and include career and college <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>readiness benchmarks. Mathematics, reading, and writing assessments for students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>grades 8 and 10 must be predictive of a nationally normed assessment for career and college <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>readiness. This nationally recognized assessment must be a college entrance exam and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>given to students in grade 11. This series of assessments must include a college placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>diagnostic exam and contain career exploration elements. The commissioner and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must collaborate in aligning <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>instruction and assessments for adult basic education students to provide the students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>diagnostic information about any targeted interventions they need so that they may seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>postsecondary education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use the career exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>elements in these assessments to help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>families explore and plan for postsecondary education or careers based on the students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. Districts and schools must use timely regional labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>market information and partnerships, among other resources, to help students and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>families successfully develop, pursue, review, and revise an individualized plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.36"></a><var>69.36</var>postsecondary education or a career. This process must help increase students' engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>in and connection to school, improve students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>understanding of career pathways as a sequence of academic and career courses that lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>to an industry-recognized credential, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>available to all students, whatever their interests and career goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>(2) Students in grade 10 or 11 not yet academically ready for a career or college based <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>on their growth in academic achievement between grades 8 and 10 must take the college <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>placement diagnostic exam before taking the college entrance exam under clause (3). <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>Students, their families, the school, and the district can then use the results of the college <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>placement diagnostic exam for targeted instruction, intervention, or remediation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>improve students' knowledge and skills in core subjects sufficient for a student to graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>and have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>(3) All students except those eligible for alternative assessments must be given the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>college entrance part of these assessments in grade 11. A student under this clause who <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which include career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>college readiness benchmarks, on these assessments is academically ready for a career or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>college and is encouraged to participate in courses awarding college credit to high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>students. Such courses and programs may include sequential courses of study within <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>broad career areas and technical skill assessments that extend beyond course grades.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>(4) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>awarding college credit to high school students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) A study to determine the alignment between these assessments and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>academic standards under this chapter must be conducted. Where alignment exists, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>commissioner must seek federal approval to, and immediately upon receiving approval, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>replace the federally required assessments referenced under subdivision 1a and section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>120B.35, subdivision 2, with assessments under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>career or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>derived, clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>skills so that students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>identified and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>or charter school must place record on the high school transcript a student's current pass <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>status for each subject that has a required graduation assessment progress toward career <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, (g) The school board granting the students their diplomas may formally <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>decide to include a notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>graduating seniors who, according to established school board criteria, demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>exemplary academic achievement during high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>(e) (h) The 3rd through 8th 7th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>8 and high school test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>student learning and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>accountability. The commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>adaptive assessments in grades 3 through 7 that reveal a trajectory toward career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>college readiness. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>assessments, grade 8, and high school test results upon receiving those results.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) (i) The 3rd through 8th grade grades 3 through 7 computer-adaptive assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>and grade 8  and high school tests must be aligned with state academic standards. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>commissioner shall determine the testing process and the order of administration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site and district level, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) In addition to the testing and reporting requirements under this section, (j) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>system:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) uniform statewide testing computer-adaptive assessments of all students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>grades 3 through 8 7 and testing at the grade 8 and  high school level levels that provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>appropriate, technically sound accommodations or alternate assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>districts and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>school graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) state results on the American College Test; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>Progress so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>states, and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>to monitor achievement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var>and applies to the 2013-2014 school year and later, except that paragraph (a) applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>the day following final enactment and the requirements for using computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>mathematics and reading assessments for grades 3 through 7 apply in the 2015-2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>school year and later. The series of assessments contracted for under paragraph (d) apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>in the 2014-2015 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide and local assessments; results.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>section, the following definitions have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include test items that are on-grade level and items <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>that may be above or below a student's grade level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>grade level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>academic standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>standards above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>the student's grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>violate the requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>grade level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>below the student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>administering below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8 7, state-developed grade 8 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var> high school reading and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>science assessments under clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>growth toward achieving those standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>assessments for academic standards in social studies, health and physical education, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>the arts. The commissioner must require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>through 8 7, and grade 8 and  high school reading and mathematics tests; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>grades 6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>and the commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>science assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>within three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>assessment reflects new performance standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>assessment to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>middle school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>areas, and aligned to state academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (e) The commissioner must ensure that all statewide state tests administered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>elementary and secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>not students' values, attitudes, and beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (f) Reporting of state assessment results must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) include a value-added growth indicator of student achievement under section<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var> 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)(i) for students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>whether students have met the state's basic skills requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>whether students have met the state's academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (g) Consistent with applicable federal law and subdivision 1, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>clause (1), the commissioner must include appropriate, technically sound accommodations <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>or alternative assessments for the very few students with disabilities for whom statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>assessments under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>proficiency progress toward career and college readiness in the context of the state's grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>level academic standards. If a state assessment is not available, a school, school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>and charter school must determine locally if a student has met the required academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>standards. A school, school district, or charter school may use a student's performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>on a statewide assessment as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>retention. A school, school district, or charter school may use a high school student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>performance on a statewide assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>course, or place a student's assessment score on the student's transcript.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>later except the requirements for using computer-adaptive mathematics and reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>assessments for grades 3 through 7 apply in the 2015-2016 school year and later. Results <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>related to career and college readiness benchmarks apply in the 2014-2015 school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Educational accountability and public reporting.</b> Consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>with the direction to adopt statewide academic standards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.02</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>department, in consultation with education and other system stakeholders, must establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>coordinated and comprehensive system of educational accountability and public reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>that promotes greater academic achievement, preparation for higher academic education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>preparation for the world of work, citizenship under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.021, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>clause (4), and 
         <statute_ref>120B.024</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (4), and the arts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>State growth target; other state measures.</b> (a) The state's educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>indicators of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>statewide or districtwide assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>assessment and evaluation directors and staff and researchers must implement a model <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes criteria for identifying schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added measures under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>120B.299, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. The model may be used to advance educators' professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' diverse learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel data under <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>. The model must allow users to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>growth data using the nine student categories identified under the federal 2001 No Child <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>Left Behind Act and two student gender categories of male and female, respectively, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>following appropriate reporting practices to protect nonpublic student data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>The commissioner must report separate measures of student growth and proficiency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>consistent with this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>(c) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>academic and career opportunities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>graduates in the most recent school year who completed course work important to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>preparing them for postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>the core academic subjects required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>universities as determined by the Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>school graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>120B.021, subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, or industry certification courses or programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>analyze and report separate categories of information using the nine student categories <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>identified under the federal 2001 No Child Left Behind Act and two student gender <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>categories of male and female, respectively, following appropriate reporting practices to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>protect nonpublic student data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>(d) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>safety and students' engagement and connection at school. The summary data under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>paragraph are separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>or evaluating the performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.36"></a><var>75.36</var>with qualified experts on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>must identify highly reliable variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>The summary data may be used at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>individuals received, collected, or created that are used to generate the summary data <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>under this paragraph are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>identify and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>providers under sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>students' graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>report summary data on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>subdivision 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>off-track students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (e) applies to data that are collected in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>2014-2015 school year and later and reported annually beginning July 1, 2015. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>School performance </b><b>report cards</b><b> reports</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>shall report student academic performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br />
            		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>120B.35, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 120B.35, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and racial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>economic integration under section 124D.861; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.15</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>for purposes of determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>enrollment demographics; district mobility; and extracurricular activities. The report also <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status under applicable federal law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>and must not set any designations applicable to high- and low-performing schools due <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>solely to adequate yearly progress status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>Web site school performance report cards reports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner must make available performance report cards reports by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>beginning of each school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) School performance report card data are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>annually post school performance report cards reports to the department's public Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>site no later than September 1, except that in years when the report card reflects reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>reflect new performance standards, the commissioner shall post the school performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>report cards reports no later than October 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.52, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Standard high school diploma for adults.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>adopt rules for providing a standard adult high school diploma to persons who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>(1) are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(2) do not have a high school diploma; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>(3) successfully complete an adult basic education program of instruction approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>by the commissioner of education necessary to earn an adult high school diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(b) Persons participating in an approved adult basic education program of instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>must demonstrate the competencies, knowledge, and skills sufficient to ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>postsecondary programs and institutions and potential employers regard persons with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>standard high school diploma and persons with a standard adult high school diploma as <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>equally well prepared and qualified graduates. Approved adult basic education programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>of instruction under this subdivision must issue a standard adult high school diploma to <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>persons who successfully demonstrate the competencies, knowledge, and skills required <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>by the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>CAREER PATHWAYS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var><b>TASK FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Recommendations.</b> (a) A career pathways and technical education <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>advisory task force is established to recommend to the Minnesota legislature, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>with Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>how to structurally redesign secondary and postsecondary education to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>(1) improve secondary and postsecondary outcomes for students and adult learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>(2) align secondary and postsecondary education programs serving students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>adult learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>(3) align secondary and postsecondary education programs and Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>workforce needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>(4) measure and evaluate the combined efficacy of Minnesota's public kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>through grade 12 and postsecondary education programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>(b) Advisory task force members, in preparing these recommendations, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>seek the advice of education providers, employers, policy makers, and other interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>stakeholders and must at least consider how to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>(1) better inform students about career options, occupational trends, and educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>paths leading to viable and rewarding careers and reduce the gap between the demand for <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>and preparation of a skilled Minnesota workforce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(2) in consultation with a student's family, develop and periodically adapt, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>needed, an education and work plan for each student aligned with the student's personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>and professional interests, abilities, skills, and aspirations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>(3) improve monitoring of high school students' progress with targeted interventions <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>and support and remove the need for remedial instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>(4) increase and accelerate opportunities for secondary school students to earn <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>postsecondary credits leading to a certificate, industry license, or degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>(5) better align high school courses and expectations and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>credit-bearing courses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>(6) better align high school standards and assessments, postsecondary readiness <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>measures and entrance requirements, and the expectations of Minnesota employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>(7) increase the rates at which students complete a postsecondary certificate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>industry license, or degree; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(8) provide graduates of two-year and four-year postsecondary institutions with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>foundational skills needed for civic engagement, ongoing employment, and continuous <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>learning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The Career Pathways Advisory Task Force shall have 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>members appointed by July 15, 2013, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>(1) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>Administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>(2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>(3) one member appointed by the University of Minnesota who is a faculty member <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>(4) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>a faculty member working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>(5) one member appointed by the National Research Center for Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Department of Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>(7) one member appointed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(8) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(9) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>faculty for foundational skills and general education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>(10) one member representing licensed career and technical education teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>appointed by Education Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>(11) one member appointed by the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>Employment and Economic Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(12) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>(13) one member appointed by the Minnesota Business Partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>(14) one member appointed by the Minnesota Secondary School Principals <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>(15) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>(16) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Counselors Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>(17) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>(18) four members appointed by the commissioner of education who have expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.36"></a><var>79.36</var>in any of the areas with which the task force has been charged in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Terms.</b> Each member shall serve until the task force sunsets, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>replaced by their appointing authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>First meeting; acting chair; chair.</b> The commissioner of education shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>convene the first meeting by August 15, 2013, and shall act as chair until the task force <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>elects a chair from among its members at the first meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Staff; technical assistance.</b> The commissioner of education, on request <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>by the task force, will provide technical assistance and provide staff assistance sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>for the task force to carry out its duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> By February 15, 2014, the task force shall submit a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>report describing its recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>legislative committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>grade 12 education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Sunset.</b> The task force expires the day after the task force reports to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>legislature, or February 15, 2014, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>STANDARD ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ADVISORY TASK </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var><b>FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of education shall appoint a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>nine-member advisory task force to recommend programmatic requirements for adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>basic education programs of instruction leading to a standard adult high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8. <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The commissioner of education must appoint representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>from the following organizations to the task force by July 1, 2013:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>(1) one employee of the Department of Education with expertise in adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(2) five administrators and teachers with expertise in development of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>curriculum from local adult basic education programs located in rural, suburban, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>urban areas of the state, at least one of whom represents the Literacy Action network;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(3) one employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities with expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>in adult basic education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>(4) one employee of the Department of Employment and Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>with expertise in adult basic education and employment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(5) one member of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce familiar with adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>education programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The duties of the task force shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>(1) reviewing "Minnesota Adult Secondary Credential: a Student Strategy for <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>Workforce Readiness and Individual Prosperity," a report submitted in 2012 by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>Minnesota Adult Secondary Task Force, and other relevant materials; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>(2) developing specific criteria to be used in awarding the new adult diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>First meeting.</b> The commissioner of education must convene the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>meeting of the task force by August 1, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Chair.</b> The commissioner shall appoint a chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Assistance.</b> The commissioner, upon request, must provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>assistance to task force members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Report.</b> By February 1, 2014, the task force must submit its <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>recommendations to the commissioner of education for providing a standard adult high <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>school diploma to persons who are not eligible for kindergarten through grade 12 services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>who do not have a high school diploma, and who successfully complete an approved adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>basic education program of instruction necessary to earn an adult high school diploma. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>The commissioner must consider these recommendations when adopting rules under <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Sunset.</b> The task force sunsets the day after submitting its report under <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>subdivision 7, or February 2, 2014, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Minnesota Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Statewide testing and reporting system.</b> For the statewide testing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,955,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,001,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Educational planning and assessment system (EPAS) program.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>the educational planning and assessment system program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>section 120B.128:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">829,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.023, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021, subdivision 4. The revisor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>make necessary cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>(a) Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0505; 3501.0510; 3501.0515; 3501.0520; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>3501.0525; 3501.0530; 3501.0535; 3501.0540; 3501.0545; and 3501.0550, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0010; 3501.0020; 3501.0030, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16; 3501.0040; 3501.0050; 3501.0060; 3501.0090; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>3501.0100; 3501.0110; 3501.0120; 3501.0130; 3501.0140; 3501.0150; 3501.0160; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>3501.0170; 3501.0180; 3501.0200; 3501.0210; 3501.0220; 3501.0230; 3501.0240; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>3501.0250; 3501.0270; 3501.0280, subparts 1 and 2; 3501.0290; 3501.1000; 3501.1020; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>3501.1030; 3501.1040; 3501.1050; 3501.1110; 3501.1120; 3501.1130; 3501.1140; <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>3501.1150; 3501.1160; 3501.1170; 3501.1180; and 3501.1190, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 3</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var><b>EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Ages and terms.</b> (a) Every child between seven and 16 17 years of age must <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>receive instruction unless the child has graduated. Every child under the age of seven who <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>is enrolled in a half-day kindergarten, or a full-day kindergarten program on alternate days, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>or other kindergarten programs shall receive instruction. Except as provided in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>6, a parent may withdraw a child under the age of seven from enrollment at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>(b) A school district by annual board action may require children subject to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>subdivision to receive instruction in summer school. A district that acts to require children <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>to receive instruction in summer school shall establish at the time of its action the criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>for determining which children must receive instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(c) A pupil 16 years of age or older who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>subdivision 2, may be assigned to an area learning center. Such assignment may be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>only after consultation with the principal, area learning center director, and parent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Withdrawal from school.</b> Any student between 16 and 18 who is 17 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>old who seeks to withdraw from school, and the student's parent or guardian must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>(1) attend a meeting with school personnel to discuss the educational opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>available to the student, including alternative educational opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>(2) sign a written election to withdraw from school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Assessment of performance.</b> (a) Each year the performance of every <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>child ages seven through 16 and every child ages 16 through 17 for which an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>report was filed pursuant to section 120A.24, subdivision 1, after the child is 16 and who <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>is not enrolled in a public school must be assessed using a nationally norm-referenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>standardized achievement examination. The superintendent of the district in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>child receives instruction and the person in charge of the child's instruction must agree about <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>the specific examination to be used and the administration and location of the examination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>(b) To the extent the examination in paragraph (a) does not provide assessment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>all of the subject areas in subdivision 9, the parent must assess the child's performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>in the applicable subject area. This requirement applies only to a parent who provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>instruction and does not meet the requirements of subdivision 10, clause (1), (2), or (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>(c) If the results of the assessments in paragraphs (a) and (b) indicate that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>child's performance on the total battery score is at or below the 30th percentile or one <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>grade level below the performance level for children of the same age, the parent must <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>obtain additional evaluation of the child's abilities and performance for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>determining whether the child has learning problems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>(d) A child receiving instruction from a nonpublic school, person, or institution that <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>is accredited by an accrediting agency, recognized according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.445</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>recognized by the commissioner, is exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Legitimate exemptions.</b> (a) A parent, guardian, or other person <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>having control of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>attendance for the whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>year. Application may be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a principal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>or the superintendent. The school district may state in its school attendance policy that <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>it may ask the student's parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>the child's absence from school. A note from a physician or a licensed mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>professional stating that the child cannot attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>district in which the child resides may approve the application upon the following being <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>demonstrated to the satisfaction of that board:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>(1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>school or application to study for the period required, which includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>(i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>(ii) family emergencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>(iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>(iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>(v) the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>diagnosis; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>(vi) other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>(2) that the child has already completed state and district standards required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>graduation from high school; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>(3) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>child, that the child attend for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>hours in any week, a school for religious instruction conducted and maintained by some <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>church, or association of churches, or any Sunday school association incorporated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>the laws of this state, or any auxiliary thereof. This school for religious instruction must <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>be conducted and maintained in a place other than a public school building, and it must <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>not, in whole or in part, be conducted and maintained at public expense. However, a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>may be absent from school on such days as the child attends upon instruction according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>the ordinances of some church.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a parent may withdraw a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>from an all-day, every-day kindergarten program and put their child in a half-day program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>if offered, or an alternate-day program without being truant. A school board must excuse a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>kindergarten child from a part of a school day at the request of the child's parent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Reports to superintendent.</b> (a) The person or nonpublic school in <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>charge of providing instruction to a child must submit to the superintendent of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>in which the child resides the name, birth date, and address of the child; the annual tests <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>intended to be used under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, if required; the name of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>instructor; and evidence of compliance with one of the requirements specified in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>120A.22, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>(1) by October 1 of the first school year the child receives instruction after reaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>the age of seven;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>(2) within 15 days of when a parent withdraws a child from public school after <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>age seven to provide instruction in a nonpublic school that is not accredited by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>state-recognized accredited agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>(3) within 15 days of moving out of a district; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>(4) by October 1 after a new resident district is established.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>(b) The person or nonpublic school in charge of providing instruction to a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>between the ages of seven and 16 and every child ages 16 through 17 for which an <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>initial report was filed pursuant to this subdivision after the child is 16 must submit, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>October 1 of each school year, a letter of intent to continue to provide instruction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>this section for all students under the person's or school's supervision and any changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>the information required in paragraph (a) for each student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>(c) The superintendent may collect the required information under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>through an electronic or Web-based format, but must not require electronic submission of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>information under this section from the person in charge of reporting under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exclusions.</b> In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>that are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>(1) purchased without a prescription;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>including section 
         <statute_ref>144.343, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and any other law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>present or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>medicine should be given without delay;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>(5) used off the school grounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>illness or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 
         <statute_ref>144.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>144.12</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>a pupil with an asthma inhaler if the district has received a written authorization from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the medication, the inhaler is properly <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested school personnel to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written authorization for the pupil to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>self-administer the medication each school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>(10) prescription nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>121A.2205</statute_ref>, if the parent and prescribing medical professional annually inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>the pupil's school in writing that (i) the pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine and requires immediate access to nonsyringe <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly labeled to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>school for the pupil as needed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.2205, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var><b>121A.2205 POSSESSION AND USE OF </b><b>NONSYRINGE INJECTORS OF</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var><b> EPINEPHRINE</b><b> AUTO-INJECTORS</b><b>; MODEL POLICY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>(1) "administer" means the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>the body of an individual;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>(2) "epinephrine auto-injector" means a device that automatically injects a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>premeasured dose of epinephrine; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>(3) "school" means a public school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>nonpublic school, excluding a home school, under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>is subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan for use of epinephrine auto-injectors.</b> (a) At the start of each school <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>year or at the time a student enrolls in school, whichever is first, a student's parent, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>staff, including those responsible for student health care, and the prescribing medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>professional must develop and implement an individualized written health plan for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>student who is prescribed nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors that enables <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>the student to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>(1) possess nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>(2) if the parent and prescribing medical professional determine the student is unable <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>to possess the epinephrine, have immediate access to nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>auto-injectors in close proximity to the student at all times during the instructional day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>The plan must designate the school staff responsible for implementing the student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>health plan, including recognizing anaphylaxis and administering nonsyringe injectors of<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var> epinephrine auto-injectors when required, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>121A.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>clause (10). This health plan may be included in a student's 504 plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>(b) A school under this section is a public school under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>4
         </statute_ref>, or a nonpublic school, excluding a home school, under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>that is subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Other nonpublic schools are <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>encouraged to develop and implement an individualized written health plan for students <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>requiring nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>121A.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (10).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>(c) A school district and its agents and employees are immune from liability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>any act or failure to act, made in good faith, in implementing this section and section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>121A.2207.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>(d) The education commissioner may develop and transmit to interested schools a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>model policy and individualized health plan form consistent with this section and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>504 plan requirements. The policy and form may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>(1) assess a student's ability to safely possess nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var> auto-injectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>(2) identify staff training needs related to recognizing anaphylaxis and administering <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>epinephrine when needed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>(3) accommodate a student's need to possess or have immediate access to nonsyringe <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors in close proximity to the student at all times during <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>the instructional day; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>(4) ensure that the student's parent provides properly labeled nonsyringe injectors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>epinephrine auto-injectors to the school for the student as needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>(e) Additional nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine auto-injectors may be available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>school first aid kits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>(f) The school board of the school district must define instructional day for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[121A.2207] LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var><b>STOCK SUPPLY OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>Notwithstanding section 151.37, districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>auto-injectors to be maintained and administered by school personnel to a student or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>other individual if, in good faith, it is determined that person is experiencing anaphylaxis <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>regardless of whether the student or other individual has a prescription for an epinephrine <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>auto-injector. The administration of an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>this section is not the practice of medicine. <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Arrangements with manufacturers.</b> A district or school may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>arrangements with manufacturers of epinephrine auto-injectors to obtain epinephrine <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>auto-injectors at fair-market, free, or reduced prices. A third party, other than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>manufacturer or supplier, may pay for a school's supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.39, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var><b>121A.39 SCHOOL COUNSELORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>(a) A school district is strongly encouraged to have an adequate student-to-counselor <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>ratio for its students beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>(b) A school counselor shall assist a student in meeting the requirements for high <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>school graduation, college and career exploration, and selection, college affordability <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>planning, and successful transitions into postsecondary education or training.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>License and rules.</b> (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to pass a skills examination in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>reading, writing, and mathematics as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>that the board may issue up to two additional temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>otherwise qualified candidate who has not yet passed the skills exam. Such rules must <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>require college and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score on the skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>examination, including those for whom English is a second language.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>of chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. The board shall implement new <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. Teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>preparation programs including alternative teacher preparation programs under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>122A.245
         </statute_ref>, among other programs, must include a content-specific, board-approved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>performance-based assessment that measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>for instruction and assessment; engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>student learning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>scientifically based reading instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref>, subdivision 4, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>integrate that knowledge and understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>system and students' diverse learning needs. The board must include these licenses in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership roles for successful <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional culture dedicated to meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century and formalizes mentoring and induction <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>for newly licensed teachers that is provided through a teacher support framework.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.36"></a><var>89.36</var>necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.20</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>214.10
         </statute_ref>. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>preparation, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. The rules do not take effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation may <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students' mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 125A.0942 <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>Paragraph (n) is effective August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Teacher and support personnel qualifications.</b> (a) The Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>Teaching must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to persons the board finds to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>qualified and competent for their respective positions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>(b) The board must require a person to pass an examination of skills in reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>writing, and mathematics before being granted an initial teaching license to provide direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>instruction to pupils in prekindergarten, elementary, secondary, or special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>programs, except that the board may issue up to two additional temporary, one-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate who has not yet passed the skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>exam. The board must require colleges and universities offering a board approved teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>preparation program to provide make available upon request remedial assistance that <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution who did <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination, including those for whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>English is a second language. The colleges and universities must provide make available<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var> assistance in the specific academic areas of deficiency in which the person did not achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>a qualifying score. School districts may make available upon request similar, appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>and timely remedial assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to those <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>persons employed by the district who completed their teacher education program, who did <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>not achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination, including those persons for whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>English is a second language and persons under section 122A.23, subdivision 2, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>(h), who completed their teacher's education program outside the state of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>and who received a temporary license to teach in Minnesota. The Board of Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the total number <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>of teacher candidates during the most recent school year taking the skills examination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>the number who achieve a qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>achieve a qualifying score on the examination, the distribution of all candidates' scores, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once before, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once before and achieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>a qualifying score.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must grant continuing licenses only to those persons who <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>have met board criteria for granting a continuing license, which includes passing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics consistent with paragraph (b) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>persons for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>core of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>for teacher licensure. This common core shall meet the standards developed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992 "model standards for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.35"></a><var>91.35</var>beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to standards adopted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.36"></a><var>91.36</var>this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching shall report annually to <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>the education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>most recent school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applicants licensed in other states.</b> (a) Subject to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.18, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>123B.03</statute_ref>, the Board of Teaching must issue a teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>license or a temporary teaching license under paragraphs (b) to (e) to an applicant who holds <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and holds <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>or held a similar out-of-state teaching license that requires the applicant to successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing state, which includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>field-specific teaching methods and student teaching or essentially equivalent experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>(b) The Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>than a similar Minnesota license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>(c) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules and paragraph (h), must <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>issue up to three one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who holds or held <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field and grade levels, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade level less than a similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed all exams and human relations <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>preparation components required by the Board of Teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>(d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same content field <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than one grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>level less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods and student teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>or equivalent experience by successfully participating in a one-year school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>Minnesota graduation requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>(e) The Board of Teaching must issue a temporary teaching license for a term of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>up to three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the out-of-state <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>license to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license is <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>more limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>(f) The Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three one-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>(g) The Board of Teaching must not issue a license under this subdivision if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>particular licensure field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>(h) The Board of Teaching must require an applicant for a teaching license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>a temporary teaching license under this subdivision to pass a skills examination in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>reading, writing, and mathematics before the board issues the license. Consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>section 122A.18, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and notwithstanding other provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>this subdivision, the board may issue up to two additional temporary, one-year teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>licenses to an otherwise qualified applicant who has not yet passed the skills exam.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>K-12 license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var><b>relicensure</b><b>.</b> (a) The Board of Teaching must review and determine appropriate licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>requirements for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license to teach <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through grade 12. In addition to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>other requirements, a candidate must demonstrate the minimum level of proficiency in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>American sign language as determined by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>(b) Among other relicensure requirements, each teacher under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>complete 30 continuing education clock hours on hearing loss topics, including American <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>Sign Language, American Sign Language linguistics, or deaf culture, in each licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>renewal period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Notice of nonrenewal; opportunity to respond.</b> A school board that <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>declines to renew the coaching contract of a licensed or nonlicensed head varsity coach <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>must notify the coach within 14 days of that decision. If the coach requests reasons for not <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>renewing the coaching contract, the board must give the coach its reasons in writing within <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>ten days of receiving the request. The existence of parent complaints must not be the sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>reason for a board not to renew a coaching contract. Upon request, the board must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>the coach with a reasonable opportunity to respond to the reasons at a board meeting. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>hearing may be opened or closed at the election of the coach unless the board closes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>meeting under section 
         <statute_ref>13D.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, to discuss private data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Development, evaluation, and peer coaching for continuing contract </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var><b>teachers.</b> (a) To improve student learning and success, a school board and an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>representative of the teachers in the district, consistent with paragraph (b), may develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>a teacher evaluation and peer review process for probationary and continuing contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>teachers through joint agreement. If a school board and the exclusive representative of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>teachers do not agree to an annual teacher evaluation and peer review process, then the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers must implement the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>for evaluation and review under paragraph (c). The process must include having trained <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in professional learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>communities, consistent with paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>(b) To develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation process for <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>teachers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>(1) must, for probationary teachers, provide for all evaluations required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>(2) must establish a three-year professional review cycle for each teacher that <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>includes an individual growth and development plan, a peer review process, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>opportunity to participate in a professional learning community under paragraph (a), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>at least one summative evaluation performed by a qualified and trained evaluator such as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>school administrator. For the years when a tenured teacher is not evaluated by a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>and trained evaluator, the teacher must be evaluated by a peer review;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>(3) must be based on professional teaching standards established in rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>(4) must coordinate staff development activities under sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>122A.61
         </statute_ref> with this evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>(5) may provide time during the school day and school year for peer coaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>teacher collaboration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>(6) may include mentoring and induction programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>(7) must include an option for teachers to develop and present a portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>demonstrating evidence of reflection and professional growth, consistent with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>122A.18, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and include teachers' own performance assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>based on student work samples and examples of teachers' work, which may include video <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>among other activities for the summative evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>(8) must use an agreed upon teacher value-added assessment model for the grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>levels and subject areas for which value-added data are available and establish state or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>measures of student growth for the grade levels and subject areas for which value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>data are not available as a basis for 35 percent of teacher evaluation results must use data <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>from valid and reliable assessments aligned to state and local academic standards and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>use state and local measures of student growth that may include value-added models or <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>student learning goals to determine 35 percent of teacher evaluation results;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>(9) must use longitudinal data on student engagement and connection, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>student outcome measures explicitly aligned with the elements of curriculum for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>teachers are responsible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>(10) must require qualified and trained evaluators such as school administrators to <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>perform summative evaluations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>(11) must give teachers not meeting professional teaching standards under clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>(3) through (10) support to improve through a teacher improvement process that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>established goals and timelines; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>(12) must discipline a teacher for not making adequate progress in the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>improvement process under clause (11) that may include a last chance warning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>termination, discharge, nonrenewal, transfer to a different position, a leave of absence, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>other discipline a school administrator determines is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>Data on individual teachers generated under this subdivision are personnel data <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>(c) The department, in consultation with parents who may represent parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>organizations and teacher and administrator representatives appointed by their respective <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>organizations, representing the Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Association of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.35"></a><var>95.35</var>Administrators, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota Elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.36"></a><var>95.36</var>and Secondary Principals Associations, Education Minnesota, and representatives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>the Minnesota Assessment Group, the Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>Chamber of Commerce, and Minnesota postsecondary institutions with research expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>in teacher evaluation, must create and publish a teacher evaluation process that complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>with the requirements in paragraph (b) and applies to all teachers under this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref> for whom no agreement exists under paragraph (a) for an annual teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>evaluation and peer review process. The teacher evaluation process created under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>subdivision does not create additional due process rights for probationary teachers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Development, evaluation, and peer coaching for continuing contract </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var><b>teachers.</b> (a) To improve student learning and success, a school board and an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>representative of the teachers in the district, consistent with paragraph (b), may develop an <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>annual teacher evaluation and peer review process for probationary and nonprobationary <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>teachers through joint agreement. If a school board and the exclusive representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>the teachers in the district do not agree to an annual teacher evaluation and peer review <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>process, then the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers must <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>implement the plan for evaluation and review developed under paragraph (c). The process <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>must include having trained observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>in professional learning communities, consistent with paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>(b) To develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation process for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>teachers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>(1) must, for probationary teachers, provide for all evaluations required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>(2) must establish a three-year professional review cycle for each teacher that <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>includes an individual growth and development plan, a peer review process, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>opportunity to participate in a professional learning community under paragraph (a), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>at least one summative evaluation performed by a qualified and trained evaluator such <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>as a school administrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>(3) must be based on professional teaching standards established in rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>(4) must coordinate staff development activities under sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>122A.61
         </statute_ref> with this evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>(5) may provide time during the school day and school year for peer coaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.35"></a><var>96.35</var>teacher collaboration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>(6) may include mentoring and induction programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>(7) must include an option for teachers to develop and present a portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>demonstrating evidence of reflection and professional growth, consistent with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>122A.18, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and include teachers' own performance assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>based on student work samples and examples of teachers' work, which may include video <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>among other activities for the summative evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>(8) must use an agreed upon teacher value-added assessment model for the grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>levels and subject areas for which value-added data are available and establish state or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>measures of student growth for the grade levels and subject areas for which value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>data are not available as a basis for 35 percent of teacher evaluation results must use data <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>from valid and reliable assessments aligned to state and local academic standards and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>use state and local measures of student growth that may include value-added models or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>student learning goals to determine 35 percent of teacher evaluation results;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>(9) must use longitudinal data on student engagement and connection and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>student outcome measures explicitly aligned with the elements of curriculum for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>teachers are responsible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>(10) must require qualified and trained evaluators such as school administrators to <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>perform summative evaluations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>(11) must give teachers not meeting professional teaching standards under clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>(3) through (10) support to improve through a teacher improvement process that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>established goals and timelines; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>(12) must discipline a teacher for not making adequate progress in the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>improvement process under clause (11) that may include a last chance warning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>termination, discharge, nonrenewal, transfer to a different position, a leave of absence, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>other discipline a school administrator determines is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>Data on individual teachers generated under this subdivision are personnel data <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>(c) The department, in consultation with parents who may represent parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>organizations and teacher and administrator representatives appointed by their respective <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>organizations, representing the Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Association of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>Administrators, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota Elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>and Secondary Principals Associations, Education Minnesota, and representatives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>the Minnesota Assessment Group, the Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>Chamber of Commerce, and Minnesota postsecondary institutions with research expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>in teacher evaluation, must create and publish a teacher evaluation process that complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.36"></a><var>97.36</var>with the requirements in paragraph (b) and applies to all teachers under this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref> for whom no agreement exists under paragraph (a) for an annual teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>evaluation and peer review process. The teacher evaluation process created under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>subdivision does not create additional due process rights for probationary teachers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>and later, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>compensation revenue under subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>aid for an intermediate school district or charter school with a plan approved under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>October 1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>compensation revenue for those districts under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,636,000 for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Alternative teacher compensation levy.</b> For fiscal year 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>the alternative teacher compensation levy for a district receiving basic alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>compensation aid equals the product of (1) the difference between the district's alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>teacher compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>aid, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's adjusted net tax capacity per <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>adjusted pupil unit to $6,100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Alternative teacher compensation equalization aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>2015 and later, a district's alternative teacher compensation equalization aid equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>district's alternative teacher compensation revenue minus the district's basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>teacher compensation aid minus the district's alternative teacher compensation levy. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>equalization aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>compensation equalization aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Staff development revenue.</b> A district is required to reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, for in-service education for programs under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>for staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>experiences under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, and for curriculum development and programs, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>in-service education, teachers' evaluation, teachers' workshops, teacher conferences, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>cost of substitute teachers staff development purposes, preservice and in-service education <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>for special education professionals and paraprofessionals, and other related costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>staff development efforts. A district may annually waive the requirement to reserve their <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>basic revenue under this section if a majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>and a majority vote of the school board agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>A district in statutory operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue according <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>to this section. Districts may expend an additional amount of unreserved revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>staff development based on their needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Termination of enrollment.</b> A district may terminate the enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>of a nonresident student enrolled under this section or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref> at the end of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>school year if the student meets the definition of a habitual truant under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, <br />
            		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>subdivision 19
         </statute_ref>, the student has been provided appropriate services under chapter 260A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>and the student's case has been referred to juvenile court. A district may also terminate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>enrollment of a nonresident student over the age of 16 17 enrolled under this section if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>student is absent without lawful excuse for one or more periods on 15 school days and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>not lawfully withdrawn from school under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.095, subdivision 10, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Online </b><b>and Digital </b><b>Learning Advisory Council.</b> (a) An Online and <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>Digital Learning Advisory Council is established. The term for each council member shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>be three years. The advisory council is composed of 12 14 members from throughout the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>state who have demonstrated experience with or interest in online learning. Two members <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>of the council must represent technology business. The remaining membership must <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>represent the following interests:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>(1) superintendents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>(2) special education specialists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>(3) technology directors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>(4) teachers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>(5) rural, urban, and suburban school districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>(6) supplemental programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>(7) full-time programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>(8) consortia;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>(9) charter schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>(10) Board of Teaching-approved teacher preparation programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>(11) parents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>The members of the council shall be appointed by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>(b) The advisory council shall bring to the attention of the commissioner and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>legislature any matters related to online and digital learning and. The advisory council <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>shall provide input to the department and the legislature in online learning matters related, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>but not restricted, to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>(1) quality assurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>(2) teacher qualifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>(3) program approval;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>(4) special education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>(5) attendance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>(6) program design and requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>(7) fair and equal access to programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>(b) By June 30, 2013,  (c) The Online Learning advisory council with the support of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Learning Commons shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>(1) oversee the development and maintenance of a catalog of publicly available <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>digital learning content currently aligned to Minnesota academic standards to include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>(i) indexing of Minnesota academic standards with which curriculum is aligned;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>(ii) a method for student and teacher users to provide evaluative feedback; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>(iii) a plan for ongoing maintenance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>(2) recommend methods for including student performance data on the digital <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>learning content within the catalog.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>(d) The advisory council shall also consider and provide input to the department and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>legislature on digital learning matters including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>(1) a review and approval process to ensure the quality of online learning providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>based on teacher qualifications, support for special education services, definitions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>student attendance, program design, and equal access;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>(2) effective use of technology and related instructional strategies to improve student <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>outcomes and advance students' 21st century skills and knowledge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>(3) measures to determine the impact of various forms of online and digital learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>in and outside of the classroom;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>(4) resources to help parents, students, and schools choose among enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>options in a transparent education system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>(5) how to personalize or differentiate learning to meet the needs, abilities, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>learning styles of each student and support students' ownership of their learning so that all <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>students are digital learners and have access to high-quality digital curriculum in every <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>class and grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>(6) professional development in best practices to prepare current and future teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>other education leaders, and other school staff  to use and evaluate the effectiveness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>digital tools and instructional strategies, provide personalized or differentiated instruction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>and focus on competency-based learning and advancement so that all educators have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.35"></a><var>101.35</var>digital presence and use high-quality digital curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>(7) support for collaborative efforts to leverage resources for digital instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>content and curriculum; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>(8) barriers to improving the use of classroom technology and methods to ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>each student has access to a digital device and high-speed Internet at school and at home.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>(e) The advisory council shall make policy recommendations to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>and committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>education annually by December 15 of each year, including implementation plans based <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>on recommendations from previous councils and task forces related to online and digital <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>learning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>(c) (f) The Online and Digital Learning Advisory Council under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>expires June 30, 2013 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.122, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var><b>124D.122 ESTABLISHMENT OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>The board of any district or a consortium of districts, with the approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>commissioner, may establish and operate a flexible learning year program in one or more of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>the day or residential facilities for children with a disability within the district. Consortiums <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>may use a single application and evaluation process, though results, public hearings, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>board approvals must be obtained for each district as required under appropriate sections.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.42, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var><b>124D.42 READING </b><b>AND MATH </b><b>CORPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Program training.</b> The commission must, within available resources:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>(1) orient each grantee organization in the nature, philosophy, and purpose of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>(2) build an ethic of community service through general community service training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>(3) provide guidance on integrating programmatic-based measurement into program <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>models.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Minnesota reading corps program.</b> (a) A Minnesota reading corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>program is established to provide ServeMinnesota Innovation AmeriCorps members with <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>Head Start program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>schools with students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>skills, including comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>122A.06, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, to children age 3 to grade 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>governing literacy program goals and data use under section 
         <statute_ref>119A.50, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>(c) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> (a) A Minnesota math corps program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>established to give ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members a data-based problem-solving <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>model of mathematics instruction useful for providing elementary and middle school <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>students and their teachers with instructional support to meet state academic standards in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>mathematics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>School district EL revenue.</b> (a) A district's English learner programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>revenue equals the product of (1) $700 in fiscal year 2004 and later $704 times (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>greater of 20 or the adjusted marginal cost average daily membership of eligible English <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>(b) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>the school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Community involvement.</b> The commissioner must provide for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>maximum involvement of the state committees on American Indian education, parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>of American Indian children, secondary students eligible to be served, American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>language and culture education teachers, American Indian teachers, teachers' aides, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>representatives of community groups, and persons knowledgeable in the field of American <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>Indian education, in the formulation of policy and procedures relating to the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>. The commissioner must annually hold a field hearing on <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>Indian education to gather input from American Indian educators, parents, and students on <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>the state of American Indian education in Minnesota. Results of the hearing must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>available to all 11 tribal nations for review and comment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.79, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Consultation with the tribal nations education committee.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>commissioner shall seek consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>issues relating to American Indian education including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(1) administration of the commissioner's duties under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>and other programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(2) administration of other programs for the education of American Indian people, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>determined by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>(3) awarding of scholarships to eligible American Indian students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>(4) administration of the commissioner's duties regarding awarding of American <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>Indian postsecondary preparation grants to school districts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>(5) recommendations of education policy changes for American Indians.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>(b) Membership in the Tribal Nations Education Committee is the sole discretion <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>of the committee and nothing in this subdivision gives the commissioner authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>dictate committee membership.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[124D.791] INDIAN EDUCATION DIRECTOR.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment.</b> An Indian education director shall be appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> The commissioner shall select the Indian education <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>director on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications and knowledge of <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>American Indian education, culture, practices, and beliefs. The Indian education director <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>serves in the unclassified service. The commissioner may remove the Indian education <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>director for cause. The commissioner is encouraged to seek qualified applicants who <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>are enrolled members of a tribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> Compensation of the Indian education director shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>established under chapter 15A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties; powers.</b> The Indian education director shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>(1) serve as the liaison for the department with the Tribal Nations Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>Committee, the 11 reservations, the Minnesota Chippewa tribe, the Minnesota Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>Affairs Council, and the urban advisory council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>(2) evaluate the state of American Indian education in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>(3) engage the tribal bodies, community groups, parents of children eligible to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>served by American Indian education programs, American Indian administrators and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>teachers, persons experienced in the training of teachers for American Indian education <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>programs, the tribally controlled schools, and other persons knowledgeable in the field of <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>American Indian education and seek their advice on policies that can improve the quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>of American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>(4) advise the commissioner on American Indian education issues, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>(i) issues facing American Indian students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>(ii) policies for American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>(iii) awarding scholarships to eligible American Indian students and in administering <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>the commissioner's duties regarding awarding of American Indian postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>preparation grants to school districts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>(iv) administration of the commissioner's duties under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>and other programs for the education of American Indian people;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>(5) propose to the commissioner legislative changes that will improve the quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>of American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>(6) develop a strategic plan and a long-term framework for American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>education, in conjunction with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, that is updated every <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>five years and implemented by the commissioner, with goals to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>(i) increase American Indian student achievement, including increased levels of <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>proficiency and growth on statewide accountability assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>(ii) increase the number of American Indian teachers in public schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>(iii) close the achievement gap between American Indian students and their more <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>advantaged peers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>(iv) increase the statewide graduation rate for American Indian students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>(v) increase American Indian student placement in postsecondary programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>the workforce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>(7) keep the American Indian community informed about the work of the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>by reporting to the Tribal Nations Education Committee at each committee meeting.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>[124D.861] ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION FOR MINNESOTA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Program to close the academic achievement and opportunity gap; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var><b>revenue uses.</b> (a) The "Achievement and Integration for Minnesota" program is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>to pursue racial and economic integration and increase student academic achievement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>create equitable educational opportunities, and reduce academic disparities based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>students' diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds in Minnesota public schools. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>(b) For purposes of this section and section 124D.862, "eligible district" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>district required to submit a plan to the commissioner under Minnesota Rules governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>school desegregation and integration, or be a member of a multidistrict integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>collaborative that files a plan with the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>(c) Eligible districts must use the revenue under section 124D.862 to pursue <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>academic achievement and racial and economic integration through: (1) integrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>learning environments that prepare all students to be effective citizens and enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>social cohesion; (2) policies and curricula and trained instructors, administrators, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>counselors, and other advocates to support and enhance integrated learning environments <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>under this section, including through magnet schools, innovative, research-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>instruction, differentiated instruction, and targeted interventions to improve achievement; <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>and (3) rigorous, career and college readiness programs for underserved student <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>populations, consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 1; integrated learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>environments to increase student academic achievement; cultural fluency, competency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>and interaction; graduation and educational attainment rates; and parent involvement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan implementation; components.</b> (a) The school board of each eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>district must formally develop and implement a long-term plan under this section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>plan must be incorporated into the district's comprehensive strategic plan under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>120B.11. Plan components may include: innovative and integrated prekindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>through grade 12 learning environments that offer students school enrollment choices; <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>family engagement initiatives that involve families in their students' academic life <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>and success; professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>focused on improving the academic achievement of all students; increased programmatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>opportunities focused on rigor and college and career readiness for underserved students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>including students enrolled in alternative learning centers under section 123A.05, public <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>alternative programs under section 126C.05, subdivision 15, and contract alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>programs under section 124D.69, among other underserved students; or recruitment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>retention of teachers and administrators with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>plan must contain goals for: (1) reducing the disparities in academic achievement among <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.35"></a><var>106.35</var>all students and specific categories of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>paragraph (b), excluding the student categories of gender, disability, and English learners; <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>and (2) increasing racial and economic integration in schools and districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>(b) Among other requirements, an eligible district must implement effective, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>research-based interventions that include formative assessment practices to reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>disparities in student academic performance among the specific categories of students as <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>measured by student progress and growth on state reading and math assessments and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>as aligned with section 120B.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>(c) Eligible districts must create efficiencies and eliminate duplicative programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>and services under this section, which may include forming collaborations or a single, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>seven-county metropolitan areawide partnership of eligible districts for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Public engagement; progress report and budget process.</b> (a) To <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>receive revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>incorporate school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>comprehensive integration plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>(b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>its progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan.  At the hearing, the board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>provide the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>reducing the disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>of students and in realizing racial and economic integration, consistent with the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>plan and the measures in paragraph (a).  At least 30 days before the formal hearing under <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>this paragraph, the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>performance data, and other longitudinal data on the district Web site.  A district must hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>one hearing to meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>(c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>the year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>disapprove the district's budget by June 1 of that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>(d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (a) must be based on student <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>growth and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>subdivision 1, and student performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>reading and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>school year under section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, and either (i) school enrollment choices, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>(ii) the number of world language proficiency or high achievement certificates awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>under section 120B.022, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c), or (iii) school safety and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>students' engagement and connection at school under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be based on: students' progress toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>career and college readiness under section 120B.30, subdivision 1; or rigorous coursework <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Timeline and implementation.</b> A board must approve its plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>submit it to the department by March 15. If a district that is part of a multidistrict council <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>applies for revenue for a plan, the individual district shall not receive revenue unless it <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>ratifies the plan adopted by the multidistrict council. Each plan has a term of three years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>For the 2014-15 school year, an eligible district under this section must submit its plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>to the commissioner for review by March 15, 2014.  For the 2013-14 school year only, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>an eligible district may continue to implement its current plan until the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>approves a new plan under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Evaluation.</b> The commissioner must evaluate the efficacy of district <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>plans in reducing the disparities in student academic performance among the specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>categories of students within the district, and in realizing racial and economic integration.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>The commissioner shall report evaluation results to the kindergarten through grade 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>education committees of the legislature by February 1 of every odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[124D.862] ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Initial achievement and integration revenue.</b> (a) An eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>district's initial achievement and integration revenue equals the sum of (1) $350 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>the district's adjusted pupil units for that year times the ratio of the district's enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>of protected students for the previous school year to total enrollment for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>school year and (2) the greater of zero or 66 percent of the difference between the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 and the district's integration revenue for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>year 2014 under clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>(b) In each year, 0.3 percent of each district's initial achievement and integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>revenue is transferred to the department for the oversight and accountability activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>required under this section and section 124D.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Incentive revenue.</b> An eligible school district's maximum incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>revenue equals $10 per adjusted pupil unit. In order to receive this revenue, a district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>be implementing a voluntary plan to reduce racial and economic enrollment disparities <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>through intradistrict and interdistrict activities that have been approved as a part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>district's achievement and integration plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration revenue.</b> Achievement and integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>revenue equals the sum of initial achievement and integration revenue and incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For fiscal year 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>a district's achievement and integration aid equals 70 percent of its achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>integration revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Achievement and integration levy.</b> A district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>integration levy equals its achievement and integration revenue times the levy percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>specified in H.F. No. 677 or a similarly styled bill. For Special School District No. 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>District No. 709, Duluth, 100 percent of the levy certified under this subdivision is shifted <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>into the prior calendar year for purposes of sections 123B.75, subdivision 5, and 127A.441.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Revenue uses.</b> (a) At least 80 percent of a district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>integration revenue received under this section must be used for innovative and integrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>learning environments, school enrollment choices, family engagement activities, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>approved programs providing direct services to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>(b) Up to 20 percent of the revenue may be used for professional development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>staff development activities and placement services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>(c) No more than ten percent of the total amount of revenue may be spent on <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>administrative services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Revenue reserved.</b> Integration revenue received under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>be reserved and used only for the programs authorized in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Commissioner authority to withhold revenue.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>must review the results of each district's integration and achievement plan by August 1 at <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>the end of the third year of implementing the plan and determine if the district met its goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>(b) If a district met its goals, it may submit a new three-year plan to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>for review.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>(c) If a district has not met its goals, the commissioner must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>(1) develop a district improvement plan and timeline, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>affected district, that identifies strategies and practices designed to meet the district's goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>under this section and section 120B.11; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>(2) use up to 20 percent of the district's integration revenue, until the district's goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>are reached, to implement the improvement plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>later. Subdivision 5 is effective for taxes payable in 2014 only.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.007, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Habitual truant.</b> "Habitual truant" means a child under the age of 16 17 <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>years who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for seven school days <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>per school year if the child is in elementary school or for one or more class periods on <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>seven school days per school year if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>high school, or a child who is 16 or 17 years of age who is absent from attendance at school <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>without lawful excuse for one or more class periods on seven school days per school year<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var> and who has not lawfully withdrawn from school under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var><b>CONFORMING CHANGES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>The education commissioner shall review Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>3535.0180, for consistency with Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.861 and 124D.862, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>and make recommendations to the education committees of the legislature by February 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>2014, for revising the rules or amending applicable statutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>TEACHER LICENSURE ADVISORY TASK FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment and duties.</b> (a) A Teacher Licensure Advisory Task <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>Force is established to make recommendations to the Board of Teaching, the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>commissioner, and the education committees of the legislature on requirements for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>teacher applicants to demonstrate mastery of reading, writing, and mathematics skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>through nationally normed assessments, a professional skills portfolio, or accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>college coursework, among other methods of demonstrating skills mastery; and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>alternative licensure pathway for nonnative English speakers seeking licensure to teach in <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>a language immersion program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>(b) Task force recommendations on how teacher candidates demonstrate skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>mastery must encompass the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>(1) assessment content must be relevant to the teacher's subject area licensure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>(2) the scope of assessment content must be documented in sufficient detail to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>correspond to a similarly detailed description of relevant public school curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>(3) the scope of assessment content must be publicly available and readily accessible <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>on the Web site of the Board of Teaching and all Minnesota board-approved teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>preparation programs and institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>(4) the Board of Teaching and all Minnesota board-approved teacher preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>programs and institutions, upon request, must make available to the public at cost a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>review of the scope of assessment content;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>(5) if applicable, and consistent with federal and state data practices laws including <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>the definition of summary data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 19, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>the Board of Teaching and all Minnesota board-approved teacher preparation programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>and institutions annually must post on their Web site up-to-date longitudinal summary <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>data showing teacher candidates' overall passing rate and the passing rate for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>demographic group of teacher candidates taking a skills assessment in that school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>in previous school years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>(6) reliable evidence showing assessment content is not culturally biased;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>(7) the Board of Teaching and all Minnesota board-approved teacher preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>programs and institutions must appropriately accommodate teacher candidates <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>with documented learning disabilities, including an appeals process if a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>accommodations is denied; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>(8) if applicable, give timely, detailed item analysis feedback to teacher candidates <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>who do not pass the skills assessment sufficient for the candidate to target specific areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>of deficiency for appropriate remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The Teacher Licensure Advisory Task Force shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>composed of the following 20 members appointed by July 15, 2013:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>(1) two members of the Board of Teaching appointed by the board's chair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>(2) two representatives from the Department of Education appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>commissioner of education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>(3) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>house of representatives, and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>(4) two senators, one appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>Committee on Rules and Administration, and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>(5) one elementary school principal from rural Minnesota appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association and one secondary school principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>from the seven-county metropolitan area appointed by the Minnesota Secondary School <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>Principals Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>(6) one licensed and practicing public elementary school teacher and one licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>and practicing secondary school teacher appointed by Education Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>(7) one teacher preparation faculty member each from the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>system appointed by the system president, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>system appointed by the system chancellor, and the Minnesota Private Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>Universities system appointed by the Minnesota Private Colleges Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>(8) one member of the nonpublic education council appointed by the council; <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>(9) one representative of Minnesota charter schools appointed by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>Charter Schools Association; <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>(10) two representatives from the business community, appointed by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>Chamber of Commerce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>(11) one representative from the Minnesota School Boards Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>First meeting; chair.</b> The executive director of the Board of Teaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>the commissioner of education jointly must convene the task force by August 1, 2013, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>shall appoint a chair from the membership of the task force.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> By February 1, 2014, task force members must submit to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>Board of Teaching, the education commissioner, and to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>primary jurisdiction over K-12 education their written recommendations on requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>for teacher applicants to demonstrate mastery of reading, writing, and mathematics skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>and for an alternative licensure pathway for nonnative English speakers seeking licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>to teach in a language immersion program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Sunset.</b> The task force shall sunset the day after submitting the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>under subdivision 6, or February 2, 2014, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Support.</b> The executive director of the board and the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>education must provide technical assistance to task force members upon request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Board of Teaching rules.</b> The Board of Teaching must consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>recommendations of the advisory task force and adopt revised rules by January 1, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>governing the skills portion of the teacher licensure exam.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES; TEAM STAFFING APPROACH.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>The commissioner of education shall develop and submit to the kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>through grade 12 education policy and finance committees of the legislature by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>1, 2014, recommendations for providing access to licensed student support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>including licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>nurses, licensed school social workers, and licensed chemical health counselors, to public <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>school students throughout Minnesota using a multidisciplinary team staffing structure. <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>The recommendations must reflect:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>(1) the extent to which students need academic, career, physical, emotional, social, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>and early-onset mental health services to ensure educational achievement, safety and <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>enhancement of student's physical, emotional, and social well-being;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>(2) the extent to which such services or teams do not exist, are incomplete or <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>inadequate given the number of students with unmet psychological, social, and health <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>needs that interfere with learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>(3) existing funding streams and opportunities for additional funds to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>students' access to needed licensed student support services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>(4) caseloads and best practices when working to improve access to needed licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>student support services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>FISCAL YEAR 2014 ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION AID </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var><b>AND LEVY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> A district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>integration aid for fiscal year 2014 equals the difference between the district's achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>and integration revenue and its achievement and integration levy for fiscal year 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Achievement and integration levy.</b>  For fiscal year 2014 only, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>achievement and integration levy equals the amount the district was authorized to levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 49, paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. <b>SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A school district may receive a success for the future grant in the 2012-2013 school <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>year if the school district's grant application was postmarked on or before the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>of Education's deadline date for application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department.</b> The sums indicated in this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Integration aid.</b> For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>124D.86:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,197,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $17,197,000 for 2013 and $0 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $0 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58,911,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,623,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $58,911,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $9,273,000 for 2014 and $59,350,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>Statutes, section 124D.98:<br />
         		
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            <col width="105px"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,514,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">53,818,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,607,000 for 2013 and $45,907,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $7,225,000 for 2014 and $46,593,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>section 124D.87:<br />
         		
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            <col width="105px"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,968,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,712,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $290,000 for 2013 and $1,847,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $290,000 for 2014 and $1,847,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>American Indian teacher preparation grants.</b> For joint grants to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>Statutes, section 124D.83:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,080,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,230,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2013 and $1,814,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $285,000 for 2014 and $1,945,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Early childhood programs at tribal schools.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Examination fees; teacher training and support programs.</b> (a) For <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>students' advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>for teachers and other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>each year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>appropriation each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>Placement Advisory Council and the Minnesota Association of IB World Schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>respectively, shall determine the amounts of the expenditures each year for examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>fees and training and support programs for each program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>$500,000 each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>and follow-up support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>baccalaureate programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>advanced placement or international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>shall be the same. The commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>of the subsidy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>of available appropriations shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Concurrent enrollment program.</b> For concurrent enrollment programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>the aid payment to each district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Collaborative urban educator.</b> For the collaborative urban educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>grant program:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">782,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">782,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>$195,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>University, St. Paul; $195,000 each year is for the collaborative educator program at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>University of St. Thomas; $195,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>Teaching at Hamline University; and $195,000 each year is for East African teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>educator activities at Augsburg College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>Each institution shall prepare for the legislature, by January 15 of each year, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>detailed report regarding the funds used. The report must include the number of teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>prepared as well as the diversity for each cohort of teachers produced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>ServeMinnesota program.</b> For funding ServeMinnesota programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>coverage is not otherwise available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Student organizations.</b> For student organizations:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>$46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>$43,000 each year is for student organizations serving service occupations (HERO).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>$100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>occupations (Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>$95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>$150,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>(FFA, PAS).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>$142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>occupations (FCCLA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>$109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>(DECA and DECA collegiate).<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>$40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Early childhood literacy programs.</b> For early childhood literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>Up to $4,125,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota Reading Corps program established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with the training and teaching of early literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>skills to children age three to grade 3 and the evaluation of the impact of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> For the Minnesota math corps program <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>Any unexpended balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Regional centers of excellence.</b> For regional centers of excellence under <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.115, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>The base for the regional centers of excellence in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>$1,000,000 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>School Climate Center.</b> For the School Climate Center:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Site decision-making grant program.</b> For site decision-making grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (f):<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="30px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>An education site having a written achievement contract under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>section 123B.04, subdivision 4, agreed to by the school board and the education site, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>may apply to the commissioner of education for a two-year grant not to exceed $10 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>resident pupil unit at the site in the 2012-2013 school year. Each participating education <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>site and its school board that are the parties to the achievement contract must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>annually to the commissioner, in the form and manner determined by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>on the progress and success of the education site in achieving student or contract goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>or other performance expectations or measures contained in the achievement contract. <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>The commissioner must include the substance and an analysis of these reports in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>next statewide report under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.04, subdivision 5, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>(3), evaluating the effectiveness of site management agreements in redesigning learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>programs and broadening the definition of student achievement. Any unexpended funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>do not cancel but are available in fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">60,340,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $59,711,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 21. <b>Teacher development and evaluation pilot grant program.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>grants to school districts to participate in the teacher development and evaluation pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>grant program:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">683,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 22. <b>Starbase MN.</b> For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>environment using state-of-the-art technology:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23. <b>Civic education grants.</b> For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>Coalition: Kids Voting St. Paul, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>Youth in Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>and under. Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>foundation of our national, state, and local institutions and the study of political processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>under the rule of law.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 4</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var><b>CHARTER SCHOOLS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var><b>124D.10 CHARTER SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purposes.</b> (a) The primary purpose of this section is to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) improve pupil learning and student achievement;. Additional purposes include to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (1) increase learning opportunities for pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (2) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (3) measure learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>measuring outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (4) establish new forms of accountability for schools; and or<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (5) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This section does not provide a means to keep open a school that a school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>decides to close. However, a school board may endorse or authorize the establishing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>a charter school to replace the school the board decided to close. Applicants seeking a <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>charter under this circumstance must demonstrate to the authorizer that the charter sought <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>is substantially different in purpose and program from the school the board closed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>that the proposed charter satisfies the requirements of this subdivision. If the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>board that closed the school authorizes the charter, it must document in its affidavit to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>commissioner that the charter is substantially different in program and purpose from <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>the school it closed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An authorizer shall not approve an application submitted by a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>developer under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), if the application does not comply with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>subdivision. The commissioner shall not approve an affidavit submitted by an authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), if the affidavit does not comply with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applicability.</b> This section applies only to charter schools formed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>operated under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Authorizer.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Application" to receive approval as an authorizer means the proposal an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>authorizer submits to the commissioner under paragraph (c) before that authorizer is able <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>to submit any affidavit to charter to a school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Application" under subdivision 4 means the charter school business plan a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>school developer submits to an authorizer for approval to establish a charter school that <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>documents the school developer's mission statement, school purposes, program design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>financial plan, governance and management structure, and background and experience, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>plus any other information the authorizer requests. The application also shall include a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>"statement of assurances" of legal compliance prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Affidavit" means a written statement the authorizer submits to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>for approval to establish a charter school under subdivision 4 attesting to its review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>approval process before chartering a school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The following organizations may authorize one or more charter schools:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a school board, intermediate school district school board, or education district <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>organized under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.19</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>of 1986, excluding a nonpublic sectarian or religious institution; any person other than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>natural person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>is controlled by, or is under common control with the nonpublic sectarian or religious <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>institution; and any other charitable organization under this clause that in the federal IRS <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>Form 1023, Part IV, describes activities indicating a religious purpose, that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) is a member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits or the Minnesota Council on <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>Foundations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.35"></a><var>120.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) is registered with the attorney general's office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) is incorporated in the state of Minnesota and has been operating continuously <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>for at least five years but does not operate a charter school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a Minnesota private college, notwithstanding clause (2), that grants two- or <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>four-year degrees and is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education under <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>chapter 136A; community college, state university, or technical college governed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a nonprofit corporation subject to chapter 317A, described in section 
         <statute_ref>317A.905</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>and exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>of 1986, may authorize one or more charter schools if the charter school has operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>for at least three years under a different authorizer and if the nonprofit corporation has <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>existed for at least 25 years; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) single-purpose authorizers that are charitable, nonsectarian organizations formed <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and incorporated in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>state of Minnesota under chapter 317A as a corporation with no members whose sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>purpose is to charter schools. Eligible organizations interested in being approved as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>authorizer under this paragraph must submit a proposal to the commissioner that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>the provisions of paragraph (c) and a five-year financial plan. Such authorizers shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>consider and approve charter school applications using the criteria provided in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>4 and shall not limit the applications it solicits, considers, or approves to any single <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>curriculum, learning program, or method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An eligible authorizer under this subdivision must apply to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>approval as an authorizer before submitting any affidavit to the commissioner to charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>a school. The application for approval as a charter school authorizer must demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>the applicant's ability to implement the procedures and satisfy the criteria for chartering a <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>school under this section. The commissioner must approve or disapprove an application <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>within 45 business days of the application deadline. If the commissioner disapproves <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>the application, the commissioner must notify the applicant of the specific deficiencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>in writing and the applicant then has 20 business days to address the deficiencies to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>commissioner's satisfaction. After the 20 business days expire, the commissioner has 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>business days to make a final decision to approve or disapprove the application. Failing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>address the deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction makes an applicant ineligible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>be an authorizer. The commissioner, in establishing criteria for approval, must consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>the applicant's:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) capacity and infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.36"></a><var>121.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) application criteria and process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) contracting process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) ongoing oversight and evaluation processes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) renewal criteria and processes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An applicant must include in its application to the commissioner to be an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>approved authorizer at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) how chartering schools is a way for the organization to carry out its mission;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>including the personnel who will perform the authorizing duties, their qualifications, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>amount of time they will be assigned to this responsibility, and the financial resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>allocated by the organization to this responsibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a description of the application and review process the authorizer will use to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>make decisions regarding the granting of charters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a description of the type of contract it will arrange with the schools it charters <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>that meets the provisions of subdivision 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the process to be used for providing ongoing oversight of the school consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>with the contract expectations specified in clause (4) that assures that the schools chartered <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>are complying with both the provisions of applicable law and rules, and with the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a description of the criteria and process the authorizer will use to grant expanded <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>applications under subdivision 4, paragraph (j);<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the process for making decisions regarding the renewal or termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>the school's charter based on evidence that demonstrates the academic, organizational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>and financial competency of the school, including its success in increasing student <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>authorizer for the full five-year term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A disapproved applicant under this section may resubmit an application during a <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>future application period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under subdivision 23, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in writing by July <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>15 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>commissioner may approve the transfer of a charter school to a new authorizer under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>paragraph after the new authorizer submits an affidavit to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The authorizer must participate in department-approved training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) An authorizer that chartered a school before August 1, 2009, must apply by <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.36"></a><var>122.36</var>June 30, 2012, to the commissioner for approval, under paragraph (c), to continue as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>authorizer under this section. For purposes of this paragraph, an authorizer that fails to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>submit a timely application is ineligible to charter a school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) (h) The commissioner shall review an authorizer's performance every five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>in a manner and form determined by the commissioner and may review an authorizer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>performance more frequently at the commissioner's own initiative or at the request of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>charter school operator, charter school board member, or other interested party. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>commissioner, after completing the review, shall transmit a report with findings to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>authorizer. If, consistent with this section, the commissioner finds that an authorizer has <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>not fulfilled the requirements of this section, the commissioner may subject the authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>to corrective action, which may include terminating the contract with the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>board of directors of a school it chartered. The commissioner must notify the authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>in writing of any findings that may subject the authorizer to corrective action and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>the authorizer then has 15 business days to request an informal hearing before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>commissioner takes corrective action. If the commissioner terminates a contract between <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>an authorizer and a charter school under this paragraph, the commissioner may assist the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>charter school in acquiring a new authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) (i) The commissioner may at any time take corrective action against an authorizer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>including terminating an authorizer's ability to charter a school for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) failing to demonstrate the criteria under paragraph (c) under which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>commissioner approved the authorizer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) violating a term of the chartering contract between the authorizer and the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>school board of directors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) unsatisfactory performance as an approved authorizer; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) any good cause shown that provides the commissioner a legally sufficient reason <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>to take corrective action against an authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Formation of school.</b> (a) An authorizer, after receiving an application from <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>a school developer, may charter a licensed teacher under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.18, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>1
         </statute_ref>, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>122A.18, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>authorizer's affidavit under paragraph (b). The school must be organized and operated as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>shall apply to the school except as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>465.717</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>465.719</statute_ref>, a school district, subject to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Before the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must file <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>an affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>must file a separate affidavit for each school it intends to charter. The affidavit must state <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>the terms and conditions under which the authorizer would charter a school and how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>authorizer intends to oversee the fiscal and student performance of the charter school and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>comply with the terms of the written contract between the authorizer and the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>board of directors under subdivision 6. The commissioner must approve or disapprove the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>authorizer's affidavit within 60 business days of receipt of the affidavit. If the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the authorizer of the deficiencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>in the affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address the deficiencies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>If the authorizer does not address deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>commissioner's disapproval is final. Failure to obtain commissioner approval precludes an <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject of this affidavit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>operation if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does not meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>a contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>must incorporate as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and must establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>board of directors composed of at least five members who are not related parties until a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors is held <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph (f). A charter school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>of directors must be composed of at least five members who are not related parties. <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>Staff members employed at the school, including teachers providing instruction under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, and all parents or legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible to elect the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible voters of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>school board election dates at least 30 days before the election. Board of director meetings <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>must comply with chapter 13D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A charter school shall publish and maintain on the school's official Web site: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>any board-delegated authority, for at least one calendar year from the date of publication; <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>(2) directory information for members of the board of directors and committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>board-delegated authority; and (3) identifying and contact information for the school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.36"></a><var>124.36</var>authorizer. Identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>included in other school materials made available to the public. Upon request of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>individual, the charter school must also make available in a timely fashion financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>statements showing all operations and transactions affecting income, surplus, and deficit <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>during the school's last annual accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period. A charter school also must post <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>on its official Web site information identifying its authorizer and indicate how to contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>that authorizer and include that same information about its authorizer in other school <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>materials that it makes available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Every charter school board member shall attend ongoing annual training <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>throughout the member's term on the board governance, including. All new board <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities, employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>begin the required initial training within six months after being seated and complete that <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>training within 12 months of being seated on the board is automatically ineligible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>training attended by each board member during the previous year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third year of <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>operation. Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>on days when the school is closed for holidays, breaks, or vacations. The charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>board of directors shall be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or a licensed teacher<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var> providing instruction under contract between the charter school and a cooperative; (ii) the<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var> at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>employee of the charter school; and (iii) an at least one interested community member who<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var> resides in Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>enrolled in the school. The board may be a teacher majority board composed may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>a majority  of teachers described in this paragraph or parents or community members, or it <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>may have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator may only <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members and may not serve as a voting member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>board. No charter school employees shall not serve on the board unless other than teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>under item (i) applies. Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. Board bylaws shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>outline the process and procedures for changing the board's governance model structure, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>consistent with chapter 317A. A board may change its governance model structure only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) with the authorizer's approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>the board structure established under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The granting or renewal of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>upon the bargaining unit status of the employees of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The granting or renewal of a charter school by an authorizer must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>contingent on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>from the authorizer. Any potential contract, lease, or purchase of service from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>authorizer must be disclosed to the commissioner, accepted through an open bidding <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>process, and be a separate contract from the charter contract. The school must document <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>the open bidding process. An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>management and financial services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>documents that it received at least two competitive bids.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) An authorizer may permit the board of directors of a charter school to expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>the operation of the charter school to additional sites or to add additional grades at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>school beyond those described in the authorizer's original affidavit as approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>the commissioner only after submitting a supplemental affidavit for approval to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>affidavit must document that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the proposed expansion plan demonstrates need and projected enrollment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the expansion is warranted, at a minimum, by longitudinal data demonstrating <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>students' improved academic performance and growth on statewide assessments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>chapter 120B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the charter school is financially sound and the financing it needs to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>the proposed expansion exists; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the charter school has the governance structure and management capacity to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>carry out its expansion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and comment on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer of any deficiencies in <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to address, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit. The school <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved the supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.36"></a><var>126.36</var>affidavit. The commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental affidavit is final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> (a) An individual is prohibited from serving as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>member of the charter school board of directors if the individual, an immediate family <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>member, or the individual's partner is an a full or part owner, employee or agent of, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>a contractor principal with a for-profit or nonprofit entity or individual independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>contractor with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, for professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>services, goods, or facilities. An individual is prohibited from serving as a board member if <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>an immediate family member is an employee of the school. A violation of this prohibition <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>renders a contract voidable at the option of the commissioner or the charter school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>of directors. A member of a charter school board of directors who violates this prohibition <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>is individually liable to the charter school for any damage caused by the violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No member of the board of directors, employee, officer, or agent of a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>school shall participate in selecting, awarding, or administering a contract if a conflict <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>of interest exists. A conflict exists when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the board member, employee, officer, or agent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the immediate family of the board member, employee, officer, or agent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the partner of the board member, employee, officer, or agent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) an organization that employs, or is about to employ any individual in clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>(1) to (3),<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>has a financial or other interest in the entity with which the charter school is contracting. <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>A violation of this prohibition renders the contract void.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>in the initial review, approval, ongoing oversight, evaluation, or the charter renewal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>nonrenewal process or decision is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>chartered by that authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>interest under paragraph (a) exists.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The conflict of interest provisions under this subdivision do not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>compensation paid to a teacher employed as a teacher by the charter school who or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>teacher who provides instructional services to the charter school through a cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>formed under chapter 308A when the teacher also serves as a member of on the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>school board of directors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The conflict of interest provisions under this subdivision do not apply to a teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>who provides services to a charter school through a cooperative formed under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>308A when the teacher also serves on the charter school board of directors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Conversion of existing schools.</b> A board of an independent or special <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.36"></a><var>127.36</var>school district may convert one or more of its existing schools to charter schools under <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>this section if 60 percent of the full-time teachers at the school sign a petition seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>conversion. The conversion must occur at the beginning of an academic year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Charter contract.</b> The authorization for a charter school must be in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>form of a written contract signed by the authorizer and the board of directors of the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>school. The contract must be completed within 45 business days of the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>approval of the authorizer's affidavit. The authorizer shall submit to the commissioner a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>copy of the signed charter contract within ten business days of its execution. The contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>for a charter school must be in writing and contain at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>(1) a declaration that the charter school will carry out the primary purpose in <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>subdivision 1 and how the school will report its implementation of the primary purpose;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (2) a declaration of the additional purpose or purposes in subdivision 1 that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>school intends to carry out and how the school will report its implementation of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (3) a description of the school program and the specific academic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>nonacademic outcomes that pupils must achieve;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (4) a statement of admission policies and procedures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (5) a governance, management, and administration plan for the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) signed agreements from charter school board members to comply with all <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>federal and state laws governing organizational, programmatic, and financial requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>applicable to charter schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) the criteria, processes, and procedures that the authorizer will use for <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>ongoing oversight of operational, financial, and academic performance to monitor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>evaluate the fiscal, operational, and academic performance consistent with subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>15, paragraphs (a) and (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (8) for contract renewal, the formal written performance evaluation of the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>that is a prerequisite for reviewing a charter contract under subdivision 15;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (9) types and amounts of insurance liability coverage to be obtained by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>charter school, consistent with subdivision 8, paragraph (k);<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) (10) consistent with subdivision 25, paragraph (d), a provision to indemnify and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>hold harmless the authorizer and its officers, agents, and employees from any suit, claim, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>or liability arising from any operation of the charter school, and the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>department officers, agents, and employees notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>3.736</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) (11) the term of the initial contract, which may be up to five years plus an <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>additional preoperational planning year, and up to five years for a renewed contract or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.35"></a><var>128.35</var>contract with a new authorizer after a transfer of authorizers, if warranted by the school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.36"></a><var>128.36</var>academic, financial, and operational performance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) (12) how the board of directors or the operators of the charter school will <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>provide special instruction and services for children with a disability under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>125A.03 
         </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, a description of the financial parameters within <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>which the charter school will operate to provide the special instruction and services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>children with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) the process and criteria the authorizer intends to use to monitor and evaluate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>fiscal and student performance of the charter school, consistent with subdivision 15; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>(13) the specific conditions for contract renewal that identify performance under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>primary purpose of subdivision 1 as the most important factor in determining contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>(14) the additional purposes under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>performance obligations under clause (7) contained in the charter contract as additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>factors in determining contract renewal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) (15) the plan for an orderly closing of the school under chapter 317A, if whether<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var> the closure is a termination for cause, a voluntary termination, or a nonrenewal of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>contract, and that includes establishing the responsibilities of the school board of directors <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>and the authorizer and notifying the commissioner, authorizer, school district in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>charter school is located, and parents of enrolled students about the closure, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>and assistance sufficient to enable the student to re-enroll in another school, the transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>of student records to students' resident districts under subdivision 8, paragraph (p), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>procedures for closing financial operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Audit report.</b> (a) The charter school must submit an audit report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>commissioner and its authorizer by December 31 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The charter school, with the assistance of the auditor conducting the audit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>must include with the report, as supplemental information, a copy of all charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>agreements for corporate management services, including parent company or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>administrative, financial, and staffing services. If the entity that provides the professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>services to the charter school is exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>Revenue Code of 1986, that entity must file with the commissioner by February 15 a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>of the annual return required under section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A charter school independent audit report shall include audited financial data of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>an affiliated building corporation or other component unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (d) If the audit report finds that a material weakness exists in the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>reporting systems of a charter school, the charter school must submit a written report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.35"></a><var>129.35</var>the commissioner explaining how the material weakness will be resolved. An auditor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.36"></a><var>129.36</var>as a condition of providing financial services to a charter school, must agree to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>available information about a charter school's financial audit to the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>authorizer upon request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Public status; exemption from statutes and rules.</b> A charter school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>a public school and is part of the state's system of public education. A charter school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>exempt from all statutes and rules applicable to a school, school board, or school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>unless a statute or rule is made specifically applicable to a charter school or is included <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Federal, state, and local requirements.</b> (a) A charter school shall meet all <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>standards and assessments in chapter 120B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A school authorized by a school board may be located in any district, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>school board of the district of the proposed location disapproves by written resolution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A charter school must be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>employment practices, and all other operations. An authorizer may not authorize a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>school or program that is affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or a religious <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>institution. A charter school student must be released for religious instruction, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Charter schools must not be used as a method of providing education or <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>generating revenue for students who are being home-schooled. This paragraph does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>apply to shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.19</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The primary focus of a charter school must be to provide a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>program of instruction for at least one grade or age group from five through 18 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>of age. Instruction may be provided to people younger than five years and older than <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>18 years of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A charter school may not charge tuition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A charter school is subject to and must comply with chapter 363A and section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>121A.04
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>Act, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>, and the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>123B.34
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.39</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) A charter school is subject to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>audit requirements as a district, except as required under subdivision 6a. Audits must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>conducted in compliance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.35"></a><var>130.35</var>federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, and section 
         <statute_ref>6.65</statute_ref>. A charter school is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.36"></a><var>130.36</var>to and must comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>15.054</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>118A.01</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>118A.02</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>118A.03</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>118A.04</statute_ref>; <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>118A.05
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>118A.06</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>471.38</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>471.391</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>471.392</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>471.425</statute_ref>. The audit must comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.75</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.83</statute_ref>, except to the extent deviations are <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>necessary because of the program at the school. Deviations must be approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>commissioner and authorizer. The Department of Education, state auditor, legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>auditor, or authorizer may conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. A charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>school determined to be in statutory operating debt under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.81</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.83</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>must submit a plan under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.81, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) A charter school must comply with chapters 13 and 13D; and sections 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, <br />
            		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>121A.75</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>260B.171</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 and 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) A charter school is subject to the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>121A.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) A charter school offering online courses or programs must comply with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>124D.095
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) A charter school and charter school board of directors are subject to chapter 181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) A charter school must comply with section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>the transfer of students' educational records and sections 
         <statute_ref>138.163</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>138.17</statute_ref> governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>the management of local records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) A charter school that provides early childhood health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>screening must comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) A charter school that provides school-sponsored youth athletic activities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>comply with section 121A.38.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) A charter school is subject to and must comply with continuing truant notification <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>under section 260A.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>(t) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>review process, under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (12).<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>(u) A charter school most adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>for the world's best workforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8a. <b>Aid reduction.</b> The commissioner may reduce a charter school's state aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>127A.42</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>127A.43</statute_ref> if the charter school board fails to correct a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8b. <b>Aid reduction for violations.</b> The commissioner may reduce a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.34"></a><var>131.34</var>school's state aid by an amount not to exceed 60 percent of the charter school's basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.35"></a><var>131.35</var>revenue for the period of time that a violation of law occurs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.36"></a><var>131.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Admission requirements.</b> (a) A charter school may limit admission to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) pupils within an age group or grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A charter school shall enroll an eligible pupil who submits a timely application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The charter school must develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and process that it must use when <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>accepting pupils by lot.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>unless the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>student, unless the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>kindergarten; except that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>policy for admission of selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>process in paragraphs (b) and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter school may not limit admission <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or requirements for admission that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>inconsistent with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The charter school shall not distribute any services or goods of value to students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>parents, or guardians as an inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Pupil performance.</b> A charter school must design its programs to at <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>least meet the outcomes adopted by the commissioner for public school students. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>the absence of the commissioner's requirements, the school must meet the outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>contained in the contract with the authorizer. The achievement levels of the outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>contained in the contract may exceed the achievement levels of any outcomes adopted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>the commissioner for public school students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Employment and other operating matters.</b> (a) A charter school must <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.36"></a><var>132.36</var>employ or contract with necessary teachers, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>who hold valid licenses to perform the particular service for which they are employed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>the school. The charter school's state aid may be reduced under section 
         <statute_ref>127A.43 </statute_ref>if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>school employs a teacher who is not appropriately licensed or approved by the board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>teaching. The school may employ necessary employees who are not required to hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>teaching licenses to perform duties other than teaching and may contract for other services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>The school may discharge teachers and nonlicensed employees. The charter school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>is subject to section 
         <statute_ref>181.932</statute_ref>. When offering employment to a prospective employee, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>charter school must give that employee a written description of the terms and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>of employment and the school's personnel policies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person, without holding a valid administrator's license, may perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership duties. The board of directors shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>establish qualifications for persons that hold administrative, supervisory, or instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>leadership roles. The qualifications shall include at least the following areas: instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>and assessment; human resource and personnel management; financial management; <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>legal and compliance management; effective communication; and board, authorizer, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>community relationships. The board of directors shall use those qualifications as the basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>for job descriptions, hiring, and performance evaluations of those who hold administrative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>supervisory, or instructional leadership roles. The board of directors and an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>who does not hold a valid administrative license and who serves in an administrative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>supervisory, or instructional leadership position shall develop a professional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>plan. Documentation of the implementation of the professional development plan of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>persons shall be included in the school's annual report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The board of directors also shall decide and be responsible for policy matters <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>related to the operation of the school, including budgeting, curriculum programming, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>personnel,  and operating procedures. The board shall adopt a policy on nepotism in <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>employment. The board shall adopt personnel evaluation policies and practices that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>at a minimum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>(1) carry out the school's mission and goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>(2) evaluate the execution of charter contract goals and commitments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>(3) evaluate student achievement, postsecondary and workforce readiness, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>student engagement and connection goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>(4) establish a teacher evaluation process under subdivision 8, paragraph (t); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>(5) provide professional development related to the individual's job responsibilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Pupils with a disability.</b> A charter school must comply with sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>125A.02
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> and rules relating to the education of pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.36"></a><var>133.36</var>with a disability as though it were a district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Length of school year.</b> A charter school must provide instruction each <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>year for at least the number of hours required by section 
         <statute_ref>120A.41</statute_ref>. It may provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>instruction throughout the year according to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.12</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.127</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Annual public reports.</b> (a) A charter school must publish an annual report <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>approved by the board of directors. The annual report must at least include information <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>on school enrollment, student attrition, governance and management, staffing, finances, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>academic performance, operational performance, innovative practices and implementation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>and future plans. A charter school must post the annual report on the school's official <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>Web site. A charter school must also distribute the annual report by publication, mail, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>electronic means to the commissioner, its authorizer, school employees, and parents and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>legal guardians of students enrolled in the charter school and must also post the report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>the charter school's official Web site. The reports are public data under chapter 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall establish specifications for an authorizer's annual public <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>report that is part of the system to evaluate authorizer performance under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>3, paragraph (h). The report shall at least include key indicators of school academic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>operational, and financial performance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Review and comment.</b> (a) The authorizer shall provide a formal written <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>evaluation of the school's performance before the authorizer renews the charter contract. <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>The department must review and comment on the authorizer's evaluation process at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>time the authorizer submits its application for approval and each time the authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>undergoes its five-year review under subdivision 3, paragraph (i) (h).<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An authorizer shall monitor and evaluate the fiscal, academic, financial,<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var> operational, and student performance of the school, and may for this purpose annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>assess a charter school a fee according to paragraph (c). The agreed-upon fee structure <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>must be stated in the charter school contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee that each charter school pays to an authorizer each year an authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>may annually assess is the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the basic formula allowance for that year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the maximum fee factor times the basic formula allowance for that year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the fee factor times the basic formula allowance for that year times the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>school's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year. The fee factor equals .005 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>year 2010, .01 in fiscal year 2011, .013 in fiscal year 2012, and .015 in fiscal years 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>and later. The maximum fee factor equals 1.5 in fiscal year 2010, 2.0 in fiscal year 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.35"></a><var>134.35</var>3.0 in fiscal year 2012, and 4.0 in fiscal years 2013 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An authorizer may not assess a fee for any required services other than as <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>provided in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For the preoperational planning period, after a school is chartered, the authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>may assess a charter school a fee equal to the basic formula allowance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) By September 30 of each year, an authorizer shall submit to the commissioner a <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>statement of income and expenditures related to chartering activities during the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>school year ending June 30. A copy of the statement shall be given to all schools chartered <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>by the authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Transportation.</b> (a) A charter school after its first fiscal year of operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>by March 1 of each fiscal year and a charter school by July 1 of its first fiscal year of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>operation must notify the district in which the school is located and the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>Education if it will provide its own transportation or use the transportation services of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>district in which it is located for the fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a charter school elects to provide transportation for pupils, the transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>must be provided by the charter school within the district in which the charter school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>located. The state must pay transportation aid to the charter school according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>124D.11, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For pupils who reside outside the district in which the charter school is located, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>charter school is not required to provide or pay for transportation between the pupil's <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>residence and the border of the district in which the charter school is located. A parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>may be reimbursed by the charter school for costs of transportation from the pupil's <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>residence to the border of the district in which the charter school is located if the pupil is <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>from a family whose income is at or below the poverty level, as determined by the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>government. The reimbursement may not exceed the pupil's actual cost of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>or 15 cents per mile traveled, whichever is less. Reimbursement may not be paid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>more than 250 miles per week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time a pupil enrolls in a charter school, the charter school must provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>parent or guardian with information regarding the transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a charter school does not elect to provide transportation, transportation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>pupils enrolled at the school must be provided by the district in which the school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>located, according to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>pupil residing in the same district in which the charter school is located. Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>may be provided by the district in which the school is located, according to sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>123B.88, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.03, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, for a pupil residing in a different <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.35"></a><var>135.35</var>district. If the district provides the transportation, the scheduling of routes, manner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.36"></a><var>135.36</var>method of transportation, control and discipline of the pupils, and any other matter relating <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>to the transportation of pupils under this paragraph shall be within the sole discretion, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>control, and management of the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Leased space.</b> A charter school may lease space from an independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>or special school board eligible to be an authorizer, other public organization, private, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>nonprofit nonsectarian organization, private property owner, or a sectarian organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>if the leased space is constructed as a school facility. The department must review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>approve or disapprove leases in a timely manner for purposes of determining eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>lease aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17a. <b>Affiliated nonprofit building corporation.</b> (a) Before a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>may organize an affiliated nonprofit building corporation (i) to renovate or purchase an <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>existing facility to serve as a school or (ii) to expand an existing building or construct <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>a new school facility, an authorizer must submit an affidavit to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>approval in the form and manner the commissioner prescribes, and consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>paragraphs (b) and (c) or (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An affiliated nonprofit building corporation under this subdivision must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) be incorporated under section 317A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) comply with applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>regulations for "supporting organizations" as defined by the Internal Revenue Service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) submit to the commissioner each fiscal year a list of current board members <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>and a copy of its annual audit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) comply with government data practices law under chapter 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>An affiliated nonprofit building corporation must not serve as the leasing agent for <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>property or facilities it does not own. A charter school that leases a facility from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>affiliated nonprofit building corporation that does not own the leased facility is ineligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>to receive charter school lease aid. The state is immune from liability resulting from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>contract between a charter school and an affiliated nonprofit building corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A charter school may organize an affiliated nonprofit building corporation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>renovate or purchase an existing facility to serve as a school if the charter school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) has been operating for at least five consecutive school years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has had a net positive unreserved general fund balance as of June 30 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>preceding five fiscal years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has a long-range strategic and financial plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) completes a feasibility study of available buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) documents enrollment projections and the need to use an affiliated building <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>corporation to renovate or purchase an existing facility to serve as a school; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>(6) has a plan for the renovation or purchase, which describes the parameters and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>budget for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A charter school may organize an affiliated nonprofit building corporation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>expand an existing school facility or construct a new school facility if the charter school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) demonstrates the lack of facilities available to serve as a school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has been operating for at least eight consecutive school years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has had a net positive unreserved general fund balance as of June 30 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>preceding five fiscal years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) completes a feasibility study of facility options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) has a long-range strategic and financial plan that includes enrollment projections <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>and demonstrates the need for constructing a new school facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) has a plan for the expansion or new school facility, which describes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>parameters and budget for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17b. <b>Positive review and comment.</b> (e) A charter school or an affiliated <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>nonprofit building corporation organized by a charter school must not initiate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>installment contract for purchase, or a lease agreement, or solicit bids for new construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>expansion, or remodeling of an educational facility that requires an expenditure in <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>excess of $1,400,000, unless it meets the criteria in subdivision 17a, paragraph (b) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>paragraph (c) or (d), as applicable, and receives a positive review and comment from <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Disseminate information.</b> (a) The authorizer, the operators, Authorizers<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var> and the department must disseminate information to the public on how to form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>operate a charter school. Charter schools must disseminate information about how to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>use the offerings of a charter school. Targeted groups include low-income families and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>communities, students of color, and students who are at risk of academic failure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Authorizers, operators, and the department also may disseminate information <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>about the successful best practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Leave to teach in a charter school.</b> If a teacher employed by a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>makes a written request for an extended leave of absence to teach at a charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>the district must grant the leave. The district must grant a leave not to exceed a total of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>five years. Any request to extend the leave shall be granted only at the discretion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>school board. The district may require that the request for a leave or extension of leave <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>be made before February 1 in the school year preceding the school year in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>teacher intends to leave, or February 1 of the calendar year in which the teacher's leave is <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>scheduled to terminate. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.46, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the leave is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>122A.46</statute_ref>, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>not limited to, reinstatement, notice of intention to return, seniority, salary, and insurance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During a leave, the teacher may continue to aggregate benefits and credits in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>Teachers' Retirement Association account under chapters 354 and 354A, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>subdivision 22.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 21. <b>Collective bargaining.</b> Employees of the board of directors of a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>school may, if otherwise eligible, organize under chapter 179A and comply with its <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>provisions. The board of directors of a charter school is a public employer, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>purposes of chapter 179A, upon formation of one or more bargaining units at the school. <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>Bargaining units at the school must be separate from any other units within an authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>district, except that bargaining units may remain part of the appropriate unit within an <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>authorizing district, if the employees of the school, the board of directors of the school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>the exclusive representative of the appropriate unit in the authorizing district, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>board of the authorizing district agree to include the employees in the appropriate unit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>the authorizing district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 22. <b>Teacher and other employee retirement.</b> (a) Teachers in a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>school must be public school teachers for the purposes of chapters 354 and 354A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Except for teachers under paragraph (a), employees in a charter school must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>public employees for the purposes of chapter 353.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23. <b>Causes for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>The duration of the contract with an authorizer must be for the term contained in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>contract according to subdivision 6. The authorizer may or may not renew a contract at <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>the end of the term for any ground listed in paragraph (b). An authorizer may unilaterally <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>terminate a contract during the term of the contract for any ground listed in paragraph (b). <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>At least 60 business days before not renewing or terminating a contract, the authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>shall notify the board of directors of the charter school of the proposed action in writing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>The notice shall state the grounds for the proposed action in reasonable detail and that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>charter school's board of directors may request in writing an informal hearing before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>authorizer within 15 business days of receiving notice of nonrenewal or termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>the contract. Failure by the board of directors to make a written request for an informal <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>hearing within the 15-business-day period shall be treated as acquiescence to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>action. Upon receiving a timely written request for a hearing, the authorizer shall give ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>business days' notice to the charter school's board of directors of the hearing date. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>authorizer shall conduct an informal hearing before taking final action. The authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.35"></a><var>138.35</var>shall take final action to renew or not renew a contract no later than 20 business days <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.36"></a><var>138.36</var>before the proposed date for terminating the contract or the end date of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A contract may be terminated or not renewed upon any of the following grounds:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) failure to meet demonstrate satisfactory academic achievement for all students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>including the requirements for pupil performance contained in the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) violations of law; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) other good cause shown.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a contract is terminated or not renewed under this paragraph, the school must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>dissolved according to the applicable provisions of chapter 317A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the authorizer and the charter school board of directors mutually agree to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>terminate or not renew the contract, a change in authorizers is allowed if the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>approves the change to a different eligible authorizer to authorize the charter school. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>Both parties must jointly submit their intent in writing to the commissioner to mutually <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>terminate the contract. The authorizer that is a party to the existing contract must inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>the proposed authorizer about the fiscal and operational status and student performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>of the school. Before the commissioner determines whether to approve a change in <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>authorizer, the proposed authorizer must identify any outstanding issues in the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>charter contract that were unresolved in the previous charter contract and have the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>school agree to resolve those issues. If no change in authorizer is approved, the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the authorizer and the charter school board of directors mutually agree not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>renew the contract, a change in authorizers is allowed. The authorizer and the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>board must jointly submit a written and signed letter of their intent to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>to mutually not renew the contract. The authorizer that is a party to the existing contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>must inform the proposed authorizer about the fiscal, operational, and student performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>status of the school, as well as any outstanding contractual obligations that exist. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>charter contract between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>a plan to address any outstanding obligations from the previous contract. The proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>contract must be submitted at least 105 business days before the end of the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>charter contract. The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and make a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>determination. The proposed authorizer and the school shall have 15 business days to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>respond to the determination and address any issues identified by the commissioner. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>final determination by the commissioner shall be made no later than 45 business days <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>before the end of the current charter contract. If no change in authorizer is approved, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>school and the current authorizer may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.35"></a><var>139.35</var>new contract. If the transfer of authorizers is not approved and the current authorizer and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>the school do not withdraw their letter and enter into a new contract, the school must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner, after providing reasonable notice to the board of directors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>a charter school and the existing authorizer, and after providing an opportunity for a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>hearing, may terminate the existing contract between the authorizer and the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>board if the charter school has a history of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) failure to meet pupil performance requirements consistent with state law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) financial mismanagement or failure to meet generally accepted standards of <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>fiscal management; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) repeated or major violations of the law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23a. <b>Related party lease costs.</b> (a) A charter school is prohibited from <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>entering a lease of real property with a related party unless the lessor is a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>corporation under chapter 317A or a cooperative under chapter 308A, and the lease cost is <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>reasonable under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "related party" means an affiliate or immediate relative of the other party in <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>question, an affiliate of an immediate relative, or an immediate relative of an affiliate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) "immediate family" means an individual whose relationship by blood, marriage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>adoption, or partnering is no more remote than first cousin;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) "person" means an individual or entity of any kind; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) "control" means the ability to affect the management, operations, or policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>actions or decisions of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>contract, or otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A lease of real property to be used for a charter school, not excluded in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>(a), must contain the following statement: "This lease is subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 23a</statute_ref>."<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If a charter school enters into as lessee a lease with a related party and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>charter school subsequently closes, the commissioner has the right to recover from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>lessor any lease payments in excess of those that are reasonable under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, <br />
            		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>Pupil enrollment upon nonrenewal or termination of charter school </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var><b>contract.</b> If a contract is not renewed or is terminated according to subdivision 23, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.35"></a><var>140.35</var>pupil who attended the school, siblings of the pupil, or another pupil who resides in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.36"></a><var>140.36</var>same place as the pupil may enroll in the resident district or may submit an application <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>to a nonresident district according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref> at any time. Applications and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>notices required by section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref> must be processed and provided in a prompt manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>The application and notice deadlines in section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref> do not apply under these <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>circumstances. The closed charter school must transfer the student's educational records <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>within ten business days of closure to the student's school district of residence where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>records must be retained or transferred under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 25. <b>Extent of specific legal authority.</b> (a) The board of directors of a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>school may sue and be sued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board may not levy taxes or issue bonds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner, an authorizer, members of the board of an authorizer in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>their official capacity, and employees of an authorizer are immune from civil or criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>liability with respect to all activities related to a charter school they approve or authorize. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>The board of directors shall obtain at least the amount of and types of insurance up to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>applicable tort liability limits under chapter 466. The charter school board must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>a copy of the insurance policy to its authorizer and the commissioner before starting <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>operations. The charter school board must submit changes in its insurance carrier or policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>to its authorizer and the commissioner within 20 business days of the change.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>(d) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>3.736</statute_ref>, the charter school shall assume full liability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>its activities and indemnify and hold harmless the authorizer and its officers, agents, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>employees from any suit, claim, or liability arising from any operation of the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>and the commissioner and department officers, agents, and employees. A charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>is not required to indemnify or hold harmless a state employee if the state would not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>required to indemnify and hold the employee harmless under section 
         <statute_ref>3.736, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 27. <b>Collaboration between charter school and school district.</b> (a) A charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>school board may voluntarily enter into a two-year, renewable agreement for collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>to enhance student achievement with a school district within whose geographic boundary <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>it operates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>(b) A school district need not be an approved authorizer to enter into a collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>agreement with a charter school. A charter school need not be authorized by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>district with which it seeks to collaborate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>(c) A charter school authorizer is prohibited from requiring a collaboration agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>as a condition of entering into or renewing a charter contract as defined in subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision or in the collaboration agreement may impact in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>way the authority or autonomy of the charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>(e) Nothing in this subdivision or in the collaboration agreement shall cause the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>to pay twice for the same student, service, or facility or otherwise impact state funding, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>the flow thereof, to the school district or the charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>(f) The collaboration agreement may include, but need not be limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>collaboration regarding facilities, transportation, training, student achievement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>assessments, mutual performance standards, and other areas of mutual agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>(g) The school district may include the academic performance of the students of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>collaborative charter school site operating within the geographic boundaries of the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>district, for purposes of student assessment and reporting to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>(h) Districts, authorizers, or charter schools entering into a collaborative agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>are equally and collectively subject to the same state and federal accountability measures <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>for student achievement, school performance outcomes, and school improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>strategies. The collaborative agreement and all accountability measures must be posted <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>on the district, charter school, and authorizer Web sites.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013, except subdivision 6 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>effective August 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b> (a) General education revenue must <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>be paid to a charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>for each adjusted marginal cost pupil unit is the state average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>per pupil unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, calculated without basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>extended time revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, pension adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>extended time revenue, basic alternative teacher compensation aid according to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var><statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 34</statute_ref>, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>the school were a school district. The general education revenue for each extended time <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>marginal cost pupil unit equals $4,378 $4,794.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for charter schools in the first year of operation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>general education revenue shall be computed using the number of adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>in the current fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Transportation revenue.</b> Transportation revenue must be paid to a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>school that provides transportation services according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>according to this subdivision. Transportation aid shall equal transportation revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>In addition to the revenue under subdivision 1, a charter school providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>transportation services must receive general education aid equal to the sum of the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>of (i) an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>126C.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, plus the transportation sparsity allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>the school district in which the charter school is located times (ii) the adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>cost pupil units, plus the product of $223 times the extended time marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Building lease aid.</b> (a) When a charter school finds it economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>determines that the total operating capital revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the commissioner for building lease aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>for this purpose. The commissioner must review and either approve or deny a lease aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>application using the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>for a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) an escape clause the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>charter school may exercise if its charter contract is terminated or not renewed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial, maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>service, utility, or other operating costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amount of annual building lease aid per pupil unit served for a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>for any year shall not exceed the lesser of (a) (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (b) (2)<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var> the product of the pupil units served for the current school year times $1,200 $1,314.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260A.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Continuing truant.</b> "Continuing truant" means a child who is subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>compulsory instruction requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22</statute_ref> and is absent from instruction in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>school, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.05</statute_ref>, without valid excuse within a single school year for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>(1) three days if the child is in elementary school; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>(2) three or more class periods on three days if the child is in middle school, junior <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>high school, or high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district or charter school from notifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>a truant child's parent or legal guardian of the child's truancy or otherwise addressing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>child's attendance problems prior to the child becoming a continuing truant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260A.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var><b>260A.03 NOTICE TO PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHEN CHILD IS A </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var><b>CONTINUING TRUANT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>Upon a child's initial classification as a continuing truant, the school attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>officer or other designated school official shall notify the child's parent or legal guardian, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>by first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>(1) that the child is truant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>(2) that the parent or guardian should notify the school if there is a valid excuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>for the child's absences;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(3) that the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>at school pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22</statute_ref> and parents or guardians who fail to meet this <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>obligation may be subject to prosecution under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.34</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>(4) that this notification serves as the notification required by section 
         <statute_ref>120A.34</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>(5) that alternative educational programs and services may be available in the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>enrolling or resident district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>(6) that the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>to discuss solutions to the child's truancy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>(7) that if the child continues to be truant, the parent and child may be subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>juvenile court proceedings under chapter 260C;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>(8) that if the child is subject to juvenile court proceedings, the child may be subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>to suspension, restriction, or delay of the child's driving privilege pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>260C.201
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>(9) that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the child to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>and attend classes with the child for one day.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A school district or charter school may establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>one or more school attendance review boards to exercise the powers and duties in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>section. The school district or charter school board shall appoint the members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>school attendance review board and designate the schools within the board's jurisdiction. <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>Members of a school attendance review board may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>(1) the superintendent of the school district or the superintendent's designee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>charter school director or the director's designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>(2) a principal and one or more other school officials from within the district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>charter school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>(3) parent representatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>(4) representatives from community agencies that provide services for truant <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>students and their families;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>(5) a juvenile probation officer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>(6) school counselors and attendance officers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>(7) law enforcement officers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260A.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; referrals.</b> A county attorney may establish a truancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>mediation program for the purpose of resolving truancy problems without court action. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>a student is in a school district or charter school that has established a school attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>review board, the student may be referred to the county attorney under section 
         <statute_ref>260A.06, <br />
            		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. If the student's school district or charter school has not established a board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>the student may be referred to the county attorney by the school district or charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>if the student continues to be truant after the parent or guardian has been sent or conveyed <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>the notice under section 
         <statute_ref>260A.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department.</b> The sums indicated in this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4: <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54,484,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,533,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,819,000 for 2013 and $47,665,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $7,502,000 for 2014 and $52,031,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION; CHARTER SCHOOLS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var><b>RECODIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>The revisor of statutes, in consultation with K-12 education staff in House Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>and Senate Counsel and Research, shall prepare a recodification of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>sections 124D.10 and 124D.11, including corresponding technical corrections and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>needed technical changes and shall submit the completed recodification to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over K-12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>education policy and finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 5</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var><b>SPECIAL PROGRAMS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15.059, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5b. <b>Continuation dependent on federal law.</b> Notwithstanding this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>the following councils and committees do not expire unless federal law no longer requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>the existence of the council or committee:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>(1) Rehabilitation Council for the Blind, created in section 
         <statute_ref>248.10</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>(2) Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, created in section 
         <statute_ref>299A.72</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>(3) Governor's Workforce Development Council, created in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.665</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>(4) local workforce councils, created in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.666, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>(5) Rehabilitation Council, created in section 
         <statute_ref>268A.02, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>(6) Statewide Independent Living Council, created in section 
         <statute_ref>268A.02, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>2
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>(7) Interagency Coordinating Council, created in section 125A.28.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>education aid must be paid to a charter school according to section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, as though <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>(b) For fiscal year 2006, the charter school may charge tuition to the district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>residence as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>the student according to subdivision 1, tuition shall be charged as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var><statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>according to subdivision 1, tuition shall be charged as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>(c) (b) For fiscal year 2007 2015 and later, the special education aid paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>charter school shall be adjusted as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>the student according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>125A.11
         </statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph paragraphs (b) to (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.0941, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var><b>125A.0941 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>(a) The following terms have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>(b) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>protect a child or other individual from physical injury or to prevent serious property <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>damage. Emergency does not mean circumstances such as: a child who does not respond <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>to a task or request and instead places his or her head on a desk or hides under a desk or <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>table; a child who does not respond to a staff person's request unless failing to respond <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>would result in physical injury to the child or other individual; or an emergency incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>has already occurred and no threat of physical injury currently exists.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>(c) "Physical holding" means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>or limit a child's movement, where body contact is the only source of physical restraint, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>and where immobilization is used to effectively gain control of a child in order to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>the a child or other person individual from physical injury. The term physical holding does <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>not mean physical contact that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>(1) helps a child respond or complete a task;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>(2) assists a child without restricting the child's movement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>(3) is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>(4) is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>resistance is minimal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>(d) "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" means interventions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>strategies to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>appropriately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>(e) "Prone restraint" means placing a child in a face down position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>(f) "Restrictive procedures" means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>emergency. Restrictive procedures must not be used to punish or otherwise discipline a <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>(g) "Seclusion" means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred. <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>Egress may be barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>child from leaving the room. Removing a child from an activity to a location where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.0942, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var><b>125A.0942 STANDARDS FOR RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Restrictive procedures plan.</b> (a) Schools that intend to use <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>restrictive procedures shall maintain and make publicly accessible in an electronic format <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>on a school or district Web site or make a paper copy available upon request describing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>restrictive procedures plan for children with disabilities that includes at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>(1) lists the list of restrictive procedures the school intends to use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>(2) describes how the school will implement a range of positive behavior strategies <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>and provide links to mental health services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>(3) describes how the school will monitor and review the use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>procedures, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>(i)  conducting post-use debriefings, consistent with subdivision 3, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>clause (5); and <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>(ii) convening an oversight committee to undertake a quarterly review of the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>of restrictive procedures based on patterns or problems indicated by similarities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>time of day, day of the week, duration of the use of a procedure, the individuals involved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>or other factors associated with the use of restrictive procedures; the number of times a <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>restrictive procedure is used schoolwide and for individual children; the number and types <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>of injuries, if any, resulting from the use of restrictive procedures; whether restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>procedures are used in nonemergency situations; the need for additional staff training; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>proposed actions to minimize the use of restrictive procedures; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>(3) (4) includes a written description and documentation of the training staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>completed under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>(b) Schools annually must publicly identify oversight committee members who <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>must at least include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>(1) a mental health professional, school psychologist, or school social worker; <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>(2) an expert in positive behavior strategies; <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>(3) a special education administrator; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>(4) a general education administrator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Restrictive procedures.</b> (a) Restrictive procedures may be used only <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>by a licensed special education teacher, school social worker, school psychologist, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>behavior analyst certified by the National Behavior Analyst Certification Board, a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>with a master's degree in behavior analysis, other licensed education professional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>paraprofessional under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.363</statute_ref>, or mental health professional under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>245.4871, subdivision 27
         </statute_ref>, who has completed the training program under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>(b) A school shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent on the same day a <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>restrictive procedure is used on the child, or if the school is unable to provide same-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>notice, notice is sent within two days by written or electronic means or as otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>indicated by the child's parent under paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>(c) When restrictive procedures are used twice in 30 days or when a pattern emerges <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>and restrictive procedures are not included in a child's individualized education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>or behavior intervention plan, The district must hold a meeting of the individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>education program team, conduct or review a functional behavioral analysis, review data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>consider developing additional or revised positive behavioral interventions and supports, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>consider actions to reduce the use of restrictive procedures, and modify the individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>education program or behavior intervention plan as appropriate. The district must hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>the meeting: within ten calendar days after district staff use restrictive procedures on two <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>separate school days within 30 calendar days or a pattern of use emerges and the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>individualized education program or behavior intervention plan does not provide for using <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>restrictive procedures in an emergency; or at the request of a parent or the district after <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>restrictive procedures are used.  The district must review use of restrictive procedures at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>child's annual individualized education program meeting when the child's individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>education program provides for using restrictive procedures in an emergency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>(d) If the individualized education program team under paragraph (c) determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>that existing interventions and supports are ineffective in reducing the use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>procedures or the district uses restrictive procedures on a child on ten or more school days <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>during the same school year, the team, as appropriate, either must consult with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>professionals working with the child; consult with experts in behavior analysis, mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>health, communication, or autism; consult with culturally competent professionals; <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>review existing evaluations, resources, and successful strategies; or consider whether to <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.35"></a><var>149.35</var>reevaluate the child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>(e) At the individualized education program meeting under paragraph (c), the team <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>must review any known medical or psychological limitations, including any medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>information the parent provides voluntarily, that contraindicate the use of a restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>procedure, consider whether to prohibit that restrictive procedure, and document any <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>prohibition in the individualized education program or behavior intervention plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>(d) (f) An individualized education program team may plan for using restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>procedures and may include these procedures in a child's individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>program or behavior intervention plan; however, the restrictive procedures may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>only in response to behavior that constitutes an emergency, consistent with this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>The individualized education program or behavior intervention plan shall indicate how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>parent wants to be notified when a restrictive procedure is used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Physical holding or seclusion.</b> (a) Physical holding or seclusion may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>used only in an emergency. A school that uses physical holding or seclusion shall meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>(1) the physical holding or seclusion must be is the least intrusive intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>that effectively responds to the emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>(2) physical holding or seclusion is not used to discipline a noncompliant child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>(3) physical holding or seclusion must end ends when the threat of harm ends and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>the staff determines that the child can safely return to the classroom or activity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>(3) (4) staff must directly observe observes the child while physical holding or <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>seclusion is being used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>(4) (5) each time physical holding or seclusion is used, the staff person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>implements or oversees the physical holding or seclusion shall document documents, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>soon as possible after the incident concludes, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>(i) a description of the incident that led to the physical holding or seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>(ii) why a less restrictive measure failed or was determined by staff to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>inappropriate or impractical;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>(iii) the time the physical holding or seclusion began and the time the child was <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>released; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>(iv) a brief record of the child's behavioral and physical status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>(5) (6) the room used for seclusion must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>(i) be at least six feet by five feet;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>(ii) be well lit, well ventilated, adequately heated, and clean;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>(iii) have a window that allows staff to directly observe a child in seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.35"></a><var>150.35</var>(iv) have tamperproof fixtures, electrical switches located immediately outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.36"></a><var>150.36</var>door, and secure ceilings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>(v) have doors that open out and are unlocked, locked with keyless locks that <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>have immediate release mechanisms, or locked with locks that have immediate release <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>mechanisms connected with a fire and emergency system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>(vi) not contain objects that a child may use to injure the child or others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>(6) (7) before using a room for seclusion, a school must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>(i) receive written notice from local authorities that the room and the locking <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>mechanisms comply with applicable building, fire, and safety codes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>(ii) register the room with the commissioner, who may view that room; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>(7) (8) until August 1, 2013 2015, a school district may use prone restraints with <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>children age five or older under the following conditions if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>(i) a the district has provided to the department a list of staff who have had specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>training on the use of prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>(ii) a the district provides information on the type of training that was provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>and by whom;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>(iii) prone restraints may only be used by staff who have received specific training<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var> use prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>(iv) each incident of the use of prone restraints is reported to the department within <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>five working days on a form provided by the department; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>(v) a the district, prior to before using prone restraints, must review any known <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>medical or psychological limitations that contraindicate the use of prone restraints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>The department will report back to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over education policy by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>1, 2013, on the use of prone restraints in the schools. Consistent with item (iv), The <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>department must collect data on districts' use of prone restraints and publish the data in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>readily accessible format on the department's Web site on a quarterly basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>(b) The department must develop a statewide plan by February 1, 2013, to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>districts' use of restrictive procedures that includes By March 1, 2014, stakeholders must <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>recommend to the commissioner specific and measurable implementation and outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>goals for reducing the use of restrictive procedures and the commissioner must submit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>the legislature a report on districts' progress in reducing the use of restrictive procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>that recommends how to further reduce these procedures and eliminate the use of prone <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>restraints. The statewide plan includes the following components: measurable goals; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>resources, training, technical assistance, mental health services, and collaborative efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>needed to significantly reduce districts' use of prone restraints; and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.35"></a><var>151.35</var>to clarify and improve the law governing districts' use of restrictive procedures. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.36"></a><var>151.36</var>department must convene commissioner must consult with interested stakeholders to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>develop the statewide plan and identify the need for technical assistance when preparing <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>the report, including representatives of advocacy organizations, special education directors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>teachers, paraprofessionals, intermediate school districts, school boards, day treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>providers, county social services, state human services department staff, mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>professionals, and autism experts. To assist the department and stakeholders under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>paragraph, school districts must report summary data to the department by July 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>on districts' use of restrictive procedures during the 2011-2012 school year, including data <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>on the number of incidents involving restrictive procedures, the total number of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>on which restrictive procedures were used, the number of resulting injuries, relevant <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>demographic data on the students and school, and other relevant data collected by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>district. By June 30 each year, districts must report summary data on their use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>procedures to the department, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Prohibitions.</b> The following actions or procedures are prohibited:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>(1) engaging in conduct prohibited under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.58</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>(2) requiring a child to assume and maintain a specified physical position, activity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>or posture that induces physical pain;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>(3) totally or partially restricting a child's senses as punishment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>(4) presenting an intense sound, light, or other sensory stimuli using smell, taste, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>substance, or spray as punishment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>(5) denying or restricting a child's access to equipment and devices such as walkers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>wheelchairs, hearing aids, and communication boards that facilitate the child's functioning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>except when temporarily removing the equipment or device is needed to prevent injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>to the child or others or serious damage to the equipment or device, in which case the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>equipment or device shall be returned to the child as soon as possible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>(6) interacting with a child in a manner that constitutes sexual abuse, neglect, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>physical abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>(7) withholding regularly scheduled meals or water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>(8) denying access to bathroom facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>(9) physical holding that restricts or impairs a child's ability to breathe, restricts or <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>impairs a child's ability to communicate distress, places pressure or weight on a child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>head, throat, neck, chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back, or abdomen, or results in <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>straddling a child's torso.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Training for staff.</b> (a) To meet the requirements of subdivision 1, staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>who use restrictive procedures, including paraprofessionals, shall complete training in <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>the following skills and knowledge areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.36"></a><var>152.36</var>(1) positive behavioral interventions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>(2) communicative intent of behaviors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>(3) relationship building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>(4) alternatives to restrictive procedures, including techniques to identify events and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>environmental factors that may escalate behavior;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>(5) de-escalation methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>(6) standards for using restrictive procedures only in an emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>(7) obtaining emergency medical assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>(8) the physiological and psychological impact of physical holding and seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>(9) monitoring and responding to a child's physical signs of distress when physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>holding is being used; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>(10) recognizing the symptoms of and interventions that may cause positional <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>asphyxia when physical holding is used.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>(11) district policies and procedures for timely reporting and documenting each <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>incident involving use of a restricted procedure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>(12) schoolwide programs on positive behavior strategies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>(b) The commissioner, after consulting with the commissioner of human services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>must develop and maintain a list of training programs that satisfy the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>paragraph (a). The commissioner also must develop and maintain a list of experts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>help individualized education program teams reduce the use of restrictive procedures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>The district shall maintain records of staff who have been trained and the organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>or professional that conducted the training. The district may collaborate with children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>community mental health providers to coordinate trainings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Behavior supports.</b> School districts are encouraged to establish effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>schoolwide systems of positive behavior interventions and supports. Nothing in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>section or section 
         <statute_ref>125A.0941</statute_ref> precludes the use of reasonable force under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>121A.582
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.06, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>609.379</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>when a school district provides instruction and services outside the district of residence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>board and lodging, and any tuition to be paid, shall be paid by the district of residence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>The tuition rate to be charged for any child with a disability, excluding a pupil for whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>tuition is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>the sum of (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, plus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>the amount of general education revenue and referendum aid attributable to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability received <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>general education revenue and referendum aid, excluding portions attributable to district <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for the portion of time <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>the boards involved do not agree upon the tuition rate, either board may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>commissioner to fix the rate. Notwithstanding chapter 14, the commissioner must then set <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>a date for a hearing or request a written statement from each board, giving each board <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>at least ten days' notice, and after the hearing or review of the written statements the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>commissioner must make an order fixing the tuition rate, which is binding on both school <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>districts. General education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (a) For fiscal year 2007 2015 and later, when a school district provides special <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>instruction and services for a pupil with a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>aid is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraph (e) paragraphs (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced by an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, plus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, minus (3) the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>special education aid for children with a disability under section 125A.76 received on <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for the portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.36"></a><var>154.36</var>time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>fiscal agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>to the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>7
         </statute_ref>, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on the resident school <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>district's books of account under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.75 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.76</statute_ref>. If the resident district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d) and (e), a charter school where more than 30 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>of enrolled students receive special education and related services, a site approved under <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate district, a special education cooperative, or a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>district that served as the applicant agency for a group of school districts for federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>special education aids for fiscal year 2006 may apply to the commissioner for authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>charge the resident district an additional amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>costs of serving pupils with a disability. The application must include a description of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under this paragraph must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>included in the tuition billings or aid adjustments under paragraph (a) or (b), or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>127A.47, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d) or (e) paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (c) For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>paragraphs (d) and (e), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>means the sum of the general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>1, excluding alternative teacher compensation revenue, plus the referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, as adjusted according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>subdivision 7, paragraphs (a) to (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Eligibility for Part C.</b> "Eligibility for Part C" means eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>early childhood special education infant and toddler intervention services under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>125A.02
         </statute_ref> and Minnesota Rules.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Interagency child find systems.</b> "Interagency child find systems" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>activities developed on an interagency basis with the involvement of interagency early <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>intervention committees and other relevant community groups, including primary referral <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>sources included in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303.303(c), using <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>rigorous standards to actively seek out, identify, and refer infants and young children, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>with, or at risk of, disabilities, and their families, including a child to reduce the need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>future services. The child find system must mandate referrals for a child under the age of <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>three who: (1) is involved in the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>(2) is identified as directly affected by illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>resulting from prenatal drug exposure, to reduce the need for future services. The referral <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>procedures must specify that a referral must occur within seven calendar days from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>date of identification.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.27, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Parent.</b> "Parent" means the biological parent with parental rights, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>adoptive parent, legal guardian, or surrogate parent "parent" as defined by Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>Regulations, title 34, section 303.27, or a surrogate parent appointed in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303.422, or United States Code, title 20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>section 1439(a)(5).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var><b>125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>is established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>be appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>Council members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>Department of Education. The representative of the commissioner may not serve as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>chair. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons of color, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>2 to 5, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>interagency early intervention committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>1471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>Council expires on June 30, 2014 does not expire unless federal law no longer requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.35"></a><var>157.35</var>the existence of the council or committee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var><b>125A.29 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTY BOARDS AND SCHOOL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var><b>BOARDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>(a) It is the joint responsibility of county boards and school boards to coordinate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>provide, and pay for appropriate services, and to facilitate payment for services from public <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>and private sources. Appropriate services for children eligible under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> must <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>be determined in consultation with parents, physicians, and other educational, medical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>health, and human services providers. The services provided must be in conformity with:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>(1) an IFSP for each eligible infant and toddler from birth through age two and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>the infant's or toddler's family including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>(i) American Indian infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families residing <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>on a reservation geographically located in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>(ii) infants and toddlers with disabilities who are homeless children and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>families; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>(iii) infants and toddlers with disabilities who are wards of the state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>(2) an individualized education program (IEP) or individual service plan (ISP) for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>each eligible child ages three through four.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>(b) Appropriate early intervention services include family education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>counseling, home visits, occupational and physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>psychological services, special instruction, nursing, respite, nutrition, assistive technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>transportation and related costs, social work, vision services, case management services <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>provided in conformity with an IFSP that are designed to meet the special developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>needs of an eligible child and the needs of the child's family related to enhancing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>child's development and that are selected in collaboration with the parent. These services <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>include core early intervention services and additional early intervention services listed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>this section and infant and toddler intervention services defined under United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>title 20, sections 1431 to 1444, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303,<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var> including service coordination under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.33</statute_ref>, medical services for diagnostic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>evaluation purposes, early identification, and screening, assessment, and health services <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>necessary to enable children with disabilities to benefit from early intervention services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>(c) School and county boards shall coordinate early intervention services. In the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>absence of agreements established according to section 
         <statute_ref>125A.39</statute_ref>, service responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>for children birth through age two are as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>(1) school boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>and related services required under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.06</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>(2) county boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for noneducational <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>services of social work, psychology, transportation and related costs, nursing, respite, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>nutrition services not required under clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>(d) School and county boards may develop an interagency agreement according <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>125A.39</statute_ref> to establish agency responsibility that assures early intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>services are coordinated, provided, paid for, and that payment is facilitated from public <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>and private sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>(e) County and school boards must jointly determine the primary agency in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>cooperative effort and must notify the commissioner of the state lead agency of their <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>decision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var><b>125A.30 INTERAGENCY EARLY INTERVENTION COMMITTEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>(a) A school district, group of districts, or special education cooperative, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>cooperation with the health and human service agencies located in the county or counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>in which the district or cooperative is located, must establish an Interagency Early <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>Intervention Committee for children with disabilities under age five and their families <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>under this section, and for children with disabilities ages three to 22 consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>the requirements under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.023</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.027</statute_ref>. Committees must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>representatives of local health, education, and county human service agencies, county <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>boards, school boards, early childhood family education programs, Head Start, parents of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>young children with disabilities under age 12, child care resource and referral agencies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>school readiness programs, current service providers, and agencies that serve families <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>experiencing homelessness, and may also include representatives from other private or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>public agencies and school nurses. The committee must elect a chair from among its <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>members and must meet at least quarterly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>(b) The committee must develop and implement interagency policies and procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>concerning the following ongoing duties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>(1) develop public awareness systems designed to inform potential recipient families, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk factors <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>associated with learning or development complications, of available programs and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>(2) to reduce families' need for future services, and especially parents with premature <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>infants, or infants with other physical risk factors associated with learning or development <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>complications, implement interagency child find systems designed to actively seek out, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>identify, and refer infants and young children with, or at risk of, disabilities, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.35"></a><var>159.35</var>a child under the age of three who: (i) is involved in the subject of a substantiated case <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>of abuse or neglect or (ii) is identified as directly affected by illegal substance abuse, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>(3) establish and evaluate the identification, referral, child screening, evaluation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>child- and family-directed assessment systems, procedural safeguard process, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>and community learning systems to recommend, where necessary, alterations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>(4) assure the development of individualized family service plans for all eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth through age two, and their families, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>and individualized education programs and individual service plans when necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>appropriately serve children with disabilities, age three and older, and their families and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>recommend assignment of financial responsibilities to the appropriate agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>(5) implement a process for assuring that services involve cooperating agencies at all <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>steps leading to individualized programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>(6) facilitate the development of a transitional transition plan if a service provider is <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>not recommended to continue to provide services in the individual family service plan by <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>the time a child is two years and nine months old;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>(7) identify the current services and funding being provided within the community <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>for children with disabilities under age five and their families;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>(8) develop a plan for the allocation and expenditure of additional state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>early intervention funds under United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part C, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>Public Law 108-446) and United States Code, title 20, section 631, et seq. (Chapter I, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>Public Law 89-313); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>(9) develop a policy that is consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>13.05, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>law to enable a member of an interagency early intervention committee to allow another <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>member access to data classified as not public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>(c) The local committee shall also:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>(1) participate in needs assessments and program planning activities conducted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>local social service, health and education agencies for young children with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>and their families; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>(2) review and comment on the early intervention section of the total special <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>education system for the district, the county social service plan, the section or sections of <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>the community health services plan that address needs of and service activities targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>to children with special health care needs, the section on children with special needs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>the county child care fund plan, sections in Head Start plans on coordinated planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.35"></a><var>160.35</var>services for children with special needs, any relevant portions of early childhood education <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.36"></a><var>160.36</var>plans, such as early childhood family education or school readiness, or other applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>coordinated school and community plans for early childhood programs and services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>the section of the maternal and child health special project grants that address needs of and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>service activities targeted to children with chronic illness and disabilities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var><b>125A.32 INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP).</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>(a) A team must participate in IFSP meetings to develop the IFSP. The team shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>(1) a parent or parents of the child, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>title 34, section 303.27;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>(2) other family members, as requested by the parent, if feasible to do so;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>(3) an advocate or person outside of the family, if the parent requests that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>person participate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>(4) the service coordinator who has been working with the family since the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>initial referral, or who has been designated by the public agency to be responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>implementation of the IFSP and coordination with other agencies including transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>(5) a person or persons involved in conducting evaluations and assessments.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>(6) as appropriate, persons who will be providing early intervention services under <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>the plan to the child or family.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>(b) The IFSP must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>(1) information about the child's developmental status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>(2) family information, with the consent of the family;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>(3) measurable results or major outcomes expected to be achieved by the child with <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>the family's assistance, that include developmentally appropriate preliteracy and language <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>skills for the child, and the criteria, procedures, and timelines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>(4) specific early intervention services based on peer-reviewed research, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>extent practicable, necessary to meet the unique needs of the child and the family to <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>achieve the outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>(5) payment arrangements, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>(6) medical and other services that the child needs, but that are not required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1471 <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>et seq. (Part C, Public Law 108-446) including funding sources to be used in paying for <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>those services and the steps that will be taken to secure those services through public <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>or private sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.35"></a><var>161.35</var>(7) dates and duration of early intervention services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>(8) name of the service coordinator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>(9) steps to be taken to support a child's transition from early infant and toddler<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var> intervention services to other appropriate services, including convening a transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>conference at least 90 days or, at the discretion of all parties, not more than nine months <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>before the child is eligible for preschool services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>(10) signature of the parent and authorized signatures of the agencies responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>for providing, paying for, or facilitating payment, or any combination of these, for early<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var> infant and toddler intervention services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.33, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var><b>125A.33 SERVICE COORDINATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>(a) The team responsible for the initial evaluation and the child- and family-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>assessment and for developing the IFSP under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.32</statute_ref>, if appropriate, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>select a service coordinator to carry out service coordination activities on an interagency <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>basis. Service coordination must actively promote a family's capacity and competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>to identify, obtain, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate resources and services to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>family's needs. Service coordination activities include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>(1) coordinating the performance of evaluations and assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>(2) facilitating and participating in the development, review, and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>individualized family service plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>(3) assisting families in identifying available service providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>(4) coordinating and monitoring the delivery of available services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>(5) informing families of the availability of advocacy services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>(6) coordinating with medical, health, and other service providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>(7) facilitating the development of a transition plan to preschool, school, or if <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>appropriate, to other services, at least 90 days before the time the child is no longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>eligible for early infant and toddler intervention services or, at the discretion of all parties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>not more than nine months prior to the child's eligibility for preschool services third <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>birthday, if appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>(8) managing the early intervention record and submitting additional information to <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>the local primary agency at the time of periodic review and annual evaluations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>(9) notifying a local primary agency when disputes between agencies impact service <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>delivery required by an IFSP.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>(b) A service coordinator must be knowledgeable about children and families <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>receiving services under this section, requirements of state and federal law, and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.35"></a><var>162.35</var>available in the interagency early childhood intervention system. The IFSP must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>the name of the services coordinator from the profession most relevant to the child's or <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>family's needs or who is otherwise qualified to carry out all applicable responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>sections 1471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), who will be responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>implementing the early intervention services identified in the child's IFSP, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>transition services, and coordination with other agencies and persons.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Lead agency; allocation of resources.</b> The state lead agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>administer the early intervention account that consists of federal allocations. The Part C <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>state plan must state the amount of federal resources in the early intervention account <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>available for use by local agencies. The state lead agency must distribute the funds to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>local primary agency designated by an Interagency Early Intervention Committee based <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>on a formula that includes a December 1 count of the prior year of Part C eligible children <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>(1) as provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 303.425 303.430, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>arrange for payment for early intervention services not elsewhere available, or to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>services during the pendency of a conflict procedure, including mediation, complaints, due <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>process hearings, and interagency disputes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>(2) to support interagency child find system activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.36, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var><b>125A.36 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>Core early intervention services must be provided at public expense with no cost to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>parents. Parents must be requested to assist in the cost of additional early intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>services by using third-party payment sources and applying for available resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>Payment structures permitted under state law must be used to pay for additional early <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>intervention services. Parental financial responsibility must be clearly defined in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>IFSP. A parent's inability to pay must not prohibit a child from receiving needed early <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>intervention services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.43, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var><b>125A.43 MEDIATION PROCEDURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, of the state lead agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>use federal funds to provide mediation for the activities in paragraphs (b) and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>(b) A parent may resolve a dispute regarding issues in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.42, paragraph <br />
            		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>(b)
         </statute_ref>, clause (5), through mediation. If the parent chooses mediation, mediation must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>voluntary on the part of the parties. The parent and the public agencies must complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>mediation process within 30 calendar days of the date the Office of Dispute Resolution<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var> Department of Education receives a parent's written request for mediation unless a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>declines mediation. The mediation process may not be used to delay a parent's right <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>to a due process hearing. The resolution of the written, signed mediation agreement is <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>not binding on any party both parties and is enforceable in any state court of competent <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>jurisdiction or in a district court of the United States.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>(c) Resolution of a dispute through mediation, or other form of alternative dispute <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>resolution, is not limited to formal disputes arising from the objection of a parent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>guardian and is not limited to the period following a request for a due process hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>(d) The commissioner shall provide training and resources to school districts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>facilitate early identification of disputes and access to mediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>(e) The local primary agency may request mediation on behalf of involved agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>when there are disputes between agencies regarding responsibilities to coordinate, provide, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>pay for, or facilitate payment for early intervention services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section and section 125A.79, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>the definitions in this subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) (b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>For the purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>disability shall be counted as prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>support services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also include <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>special education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and students <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>by preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (e) "Program growth factor" means 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> for fiscal year years 2012 though 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>1.0 for fiscal year 2016, 1.046 for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 1.046 and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>program growth factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.35"></a><var>164.35</var>are necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>and services to children with a disability according to sections 124D.454, 125A.03 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>125A.24, 125A.259 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 as submitted by the district and approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>the department under section 125A.75, subdivision 4, excluding expenditures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>(1) reimbursed with federal funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>(4) for facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>(5) for pupil transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>(6) for postemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>revenue under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>Blind, expenditures are limited to the salary and fringe benefits of one-to-one instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>and behavior management aides assigned to a child attending the academy, if the aides are <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>required by the child's individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>(h) "Cross subsidy reduction aid percentage" means 1.0 percent for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>and 4.48 percent for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>(i) "Cross subsidy reduction aid limit" means $20 for fiscal year 2014 and $48 <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>(j) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>fiscal year 2017, and, for fiscal year 2018 and later, the sum of the special education aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Special education initial aid.</b> For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>special education initial aid equals the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>(1) the lesser of 62 percent of the district's old formula special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>expenditures for the prior fiscal year, 50 percent of the district's nonfederal special <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>education expenditures for the prior year, or 56 percent of the product of the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>following amounts, computed using prior fiscal year data, and the program growth factor:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>(i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>(A) $450; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>(B) $400 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>(C) .008 times the district' s average daily membership served; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>(ii) $10,400 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>(iii) $18,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>(iv) $27,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>(2) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Cross subsidy reduction aid.</b> For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the cross <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>subsidy reduction aid for a school district, not including a charter school, equals the lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>of (a) the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid limit and the district's average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>membership served or (b) the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid percentage, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>district's average daily membership served and the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>(1) $450; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>(2) $400 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>(3) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>(i) $10,100 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>(ii) $17,500 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>(iii) $26,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>under subdivision 2a, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's excess cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>127A.47, subdivision 7, and the product of the district's average daily membership served <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>and the special education aid increase limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>aid for a school district, not including a charter school, must not be less than the lesser of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>(1) the district's nonfederal special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>product of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>ratio of the district's adjusted daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>average daily membership for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Statewide average expenditure.</b> By January 15 of each year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>department must calculate the statewide average special education expenditure per <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>December 1 child count for the prior fiscal year by primary disability area and provide that <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>information to all districts. By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>must identify options for aligning the assignment of disability areas to the categories and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>the rates for each category in subdivision 2a, clause (1), with the latest expenditure data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>submit these options to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Adjustments for tuition reciprocity with adjoining states.</b> (a) If an <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.041</statute_ref> that requires a special education tuition payment from the state of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>Minnesota to the adjoining state, the tuition payment shall be made from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>education aid appropriation for that year, and the state total special education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>subdivision 4 shall be reduced by the amount of the payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining state <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.041</statute_ref> that requires a special education tuition payment from <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>an adjoining state to the state of Minnesota, the special education aid appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>that year and the state total special education aid under subdivision 4 shall be increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>by the amount of the payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) If an agreement is reached between the state of Minnesota and an adjoining <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>state pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.041</statute_ref> that requires special education tuition payments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>be made between the two states and not between districts in the two states, the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>education aid for a Minnesota school district serving a student with a disability from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>adjoining state shall be calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>no reduction shall be made in the special education aid paid to the resident district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Special education forecast maintenance of effort.</b> (a) If, on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>a forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.103</statute_ref>, the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>expenditures for special education and related services for children with disabilities from <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>nonfederal sources for a fiscal year, including special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>special education excess cost aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 7</statute_ref> subdivision 2c; <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>travel for home-based services under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; aid for students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>disabilities under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; court-placed special education under <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; out-of-state tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>and direct expenditures by state agencies are projected to be less than the amount required <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>to meet federal special education maintenance of effort, the reimbursement percentages <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>for excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5, must be increased as required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>ensure that the additional amount required to meet federal special education maintenance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>effort is added to the state total special education aid in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 4 2c</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If, on the basis of a forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.103</statute_ref>, expenditures in the programs in paragraph (a) are projected to be greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>than previously forecast for an enacted budget, and an addition to state total special <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>education aid has been made under paragraph (a), the state total special education aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>must be reduced by the lesser of the amount of the expenditure increase or the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>previously added to state total special education aid in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 4 2c</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For the purpose of this section, "previously forecast for an enacted budget" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>the allocation of funding for these programs in the most recent forecast of general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>revenues and expenditures or the act appropriating money for these programs, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>occurred most recently. It does not include planning estimates for a future biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If the amount of special education aid is adjusted in accordance with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>subdivision, the commissioner of education shall notify the chairs of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>the amount of the adjustment and provide an explanation of the federal maintenance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>effort requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.78, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Initial aid adjustment.</b> For the fiscal year after approval of a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>application, and thereafter, the special education initial aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, <br />
            		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, must be computed based on activities defined as reimbursable under <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>Department of Education rules for special education and nonspecial education students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>and additional activities as detailed and approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Unreimbursed old formula special education cost expenditures" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>sum of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) old formula special education expenditures for teachers' salaries, contracted <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>services, supplies, equipment, and transportation services eligible for revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> the prior fiscal year; plus minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) expenditures for tuition bills received under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var><statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> for services eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) revenue for teachers' salaries, contracted services, supplies, equipment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>transportation services (2) special education initial aid under section 125A.76;, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>2a; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) tuition receipts under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>(3) the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>(b) "Unreimbursed nonfederal special education expenditures" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>(1) nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>(2) special education initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>(3) the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (c) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, excluding alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>teacher compensation revenue, minus transportation sparsity revenue minus total operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>capital revenue. "General revenue" for a charter school means the sum of the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and transportation revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, subdivision 2, excluding alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>revenue, minus referendum equalization aid minus transportation sparsity revenue minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>operating capital revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Program growth factor" means 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref> for fiscal year 2012 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Initial excess cost aid.</b> For fiscal years 2008 2016 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>initial excess cost aid equals the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 75 56 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed nonfederal<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var> special education cost expenditures and (ii) 
         <statute_ref>4.36</statute_ref> 7.0 percent of the district's general <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>revenue; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 62 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed old formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>special education expenditures and (ii) 2.5 percent of the district's general revenue; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (3) zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Out-of-state tuition.</b> For children who are residents of the state, receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 2, and are placed in a care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.155</statute_ref>, the resident school district shall submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>balance of the tuition bills, minus the general education revenue, excluding basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>revenue and alternative teacher compensation revenue, and referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit minus the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>education contracted services initial revenue attributable to the pupil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE LOADS TASK FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Members.</b> The commissioner shall establish and appoint a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>education case loads task force consisting of at least ten members who will provide equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>representation from school districts, including special education teachers, and advocacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>organizations, including parents of children with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The special education case loads task force shall develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>recommendations for the appropriate numbers of students with disabilities that may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>assigned to a teacher both with and without paraprofessional support in the classroom and <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>for cost-effective and efficient strategies and structures for improving student outcomes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>The task force must also identify state rules that should be revised to align with state statute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> The task force must submit a report by February 15, 2014, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>education policy and finance committees of the legislature recommending appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>case loads for teachers of school-age children in all federal settings, including educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>service alternatives and proposed state rule revisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> The task force expires February 16, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>The commissioner of education shall use the expedited rulemaking process in <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to amend Minnesota Rules related to providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>special education under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>commissioner shall amend the rules to conform to new federal regulations in Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 303, including definitions of and procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>evaluation and assessment, including assessment of the child and family, initial evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>and assessment, the use of native language, the use of informed clinical opinion as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>independent basis to establish eligibility, and transition of a toddler from Part C consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>with Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, sections 303.24, 303.25, and 303.321, only <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>to the extent necessary to avoid loss of federal funds. The authority to use the expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>process to amend rules specified in this section expires July 1, 2014. Rule amendments <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>adopted under the expedited process before that date remain in effect unless further <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>amended under the rulemaking procedures in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN SERVED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>The commissioner of education must collect statistics on the number of homeless <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>children who have received Part C services and must annually report those results to <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>the legislature by July 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>Statutes, section 125A.75:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">997,725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,108,211,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,232,000 for 2013 and $802,884,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $169,929,000 for 2014 and $938,282,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,655,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,752,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>year is available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">345,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">355,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $45,000 for 2013 and $300,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2014 and $308,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education; excess costs.</b> For excess cost aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 7:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,030,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $42,030,000 for 2013 and $0 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Court-placed special education revenue.</b> For reimbursing serving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">55,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Special education out-of-state tuition.</b> For special education out-of-state <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>tuition according to Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Special education paperwork cost savings.</b> For special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>paperwork cost savings:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,763,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>For a transfer to MNIT. This appropriation is available in fiscal year 2015 if not <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.454, subdivisions 3, 10, and 11; 125A.35, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>subdivisions 4 and 5; 125A.76, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, and 7; and 125A.79, subdivisions 6 <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>and 7, are repealed for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 6</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var><b>FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equalized debt service levy.</b> (a) The equalized debt service levy of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>equalized debt service levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's first tier debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>(2) $3,049 $3,550.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>(2) $7,622 $7,900.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.54, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var><b>123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $21,727,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $24,201,000 in fiscal year 2015 and later <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>are The amount necessary to make debt service equalization aid payments under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>123B.53 is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>for payment of debt service equalization aid under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.57, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and safety levy.</b> To receive health and safety revenue, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>may levy an amount equal to the district's health and safety revenue as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>subdivision 3 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the year the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>levy is certified by the adjusted marginal cost pupil units in the district for the school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>to which the levy is attributable, to $2,796 $3,165.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.591, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deferred maintenance revenue.</b> The deferred maintenance revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>an eligible school district equals the product of $60 $64 times the adjusted marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var> pupil units for the school year times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>age of building space to 35 years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.591, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Deferred maintenance levy.</b> To obtain deferred maintenance revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>fiscal year 2008 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>deferred maintenance revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to $5,621 $5,965.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125B.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>District aid.</b> For fiscal year 2006 and later, a district, charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>or intermediate school district's Internet access equity aid equals the district, charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>school, or intermediate school district's approved cost for the previous fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>according to subdivision 1 exceeding $15 $16 times the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>cost pupil units for the previous fiscal year or no reduction if the district is part of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>organized telecommunications access cluster. Equity aid must be distributed to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>telecommunications access cluster for districts, charter schools, or intermediate school <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>districts that are members of the cluster or to individual districts, charter schools, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>intermediate school districts not part of a telecommunications access cluster.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 128D.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>No election.</b> Subject to the provisions of subdivisions 7 to 10, the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>district may also by a two-thirds majority vote of all the members of its board of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>and without any election by the voters of the district, issue and sell in each calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>general obligation bonds of the district in an amount not to exceed 5-1/10 per cent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>net tax capacity of the taxable property in the district (plus, for calendar years 1990 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>2003, an amount not to exceed $7,500,000, and for calendar years year 2004 to 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>later, an amount not to exceed $15,000,000; with an additional provision that any amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>of bonds so authorized for sale in a specific year and not sold can be carried forward and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>sold in the year immediately following).<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>BONDING AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To provide funds for the acquisition or betterment of school facilities, Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>School District No. 625, St. Paul, may by two-thirds majority vote of all the members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>the board of directors issue general obligation bonds in one or more series for calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>years 2008 through 2016, as provided in this section. The aggregate principal amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>any bonds issued under this section for each calendar year must not exceed $15,000,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>Issuance of the bonds is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>475.58</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>475.59</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>The bonds must otherwise be issued as provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475. <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>The authority to issue bonds under this section is in addition to any bonding authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>authorized by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B, or other law. The amount of bonding <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>authority authorized under this section must be disregarded in calculating the bonding <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>limit of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B, or any other law other than Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>475.53, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>SCHOOL FACILITIES FINANCING WORK GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>The commissioner of education must convene a working group to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>recommendations for reforming the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>education facilities to create adequate, equitable, and sustainable financing of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>school facilities throughout the state. Membership on the working group must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>representatives of school superintendents, business managers, school facilities directors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>and school boards. The scope of the working group recommendations must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>funding options for facilities projects currently financed with debt service, alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>facilities, deferred maintenance, health and safety, building lease, and operating capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>revenues. The commissioner, on behalf of the working group, must submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education finance by February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>2014, recommending how best to allocate funds for school facilities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>CYRUS AND MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The legislature finds that an orderly, voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>consolidation of Independent School Districts Nos. 611, Cyrus, and 769, Morris, promotes <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>the well-being of the students and increases educational efficiency in those school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Remediation costs.</b> Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>identify all health and safety remediation costs related to the demolition of the Cyrus <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>school building and submit those amounts to the commissioner of education for approval. <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>Any approved costs may be included either in the district's health and safety plan or in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>bonding authority authorized under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Facility bonds.</b> Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus, may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>general obligation bonds without an election under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>a public meeting of the school board with notice given by mail according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>Statutes, section 123B.09, subdivision 11, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>approved by the commissioner of education for the costs associated with demolishing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>Cyrus school building. The bonds must be repaid within ten years of issuance. Any excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>bond proceeds after bonds are repaid must be credited back to the taxpayers of the former <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reorganization operating debt determined.</b> Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>No. 611, Cyrus, must estimate its reorganization operating debt according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>Statutes, section 123B.82, and submit that amount to the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>for approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reorganization operating debt bonds.</b> Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>611, Cyrus, may issue general obligation bonds without an election under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>Statutes, chapter 475, after a public meeting of the school board with notice given by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.09, subdivision 11, in an amount not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>exceed the reorganization operating debt approved by the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>under subdivision 4. The bonds must be repaid within six years of issuance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Repayment.</b> The bonded debt issued under this section remains payable <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>by the taxable property located within the boundaries of former Independent School  <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>District No. 611, Cyrus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>ELEVATOR REPAIR LEVY; NORMAN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var><b>DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>For taxes payable in 2015 and 2016, Independent School District No. 2527, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>Norman County West, may levy for an amount not to exceed $27,500 in each year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>proceeds of this levy must be used to refurbish an existing elevator with new electrical and <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>mechanical components.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">463,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">434,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $26,000 for 2013 and $437,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $68,000 for 2014 and $366,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,083,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,060,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,397,000 for 2013 and $16,686,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,626,000 for 2014 and $22,434,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,623,000 for 2013 and $16,664,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,623,000 for 2014 and $16,664,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equity in telecommunications access.</b> For equity in telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>access:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>revenue for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 shall be prorated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,564,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,730,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $456,000 for 2013 and $3,108,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $489,000 for 2014 and $3,241,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 7</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var><b>NUTRITION, LIBRARIES, AND ACCOUNTING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Levy recognition.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2009 and 2010, in June of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>year, the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>made, the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>4
         </statute_ref>, received in July and August of that calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>(2) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>(i) 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>calendar year 2000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for school districts receiving revenue under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var><statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 
         <statute_ref>126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), <br />
            		<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>and 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>126C.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.48, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>(iii) zero percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state, that remains after subtracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> and the amount recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>according to item (ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>(b) For fiscal year 2011 and later years, in June of each year, the school district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>4
         </statute_ref>, received in July and August of that calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>(2) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>(i) the greater of 48.6 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>126C.17
         </statute_ref> in the prior calendar year, or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> in calendar year 2000; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for school districts receiving revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 124D.862, for Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.35"></a><var>180.35</var>Independent School District No. 709, Duluth; 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.36"></a><var>180.36</var>and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>126C.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.48</statute_ref>, subdivision 6; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>(iii) 48.6 percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>and the amount recognized according to item (ii).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>School lunch aid computation.</b> Each school year, the state must pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>participants in the national school lunch program the amount of 12 12.5 cents for each full <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>paid, reduced reduced-price, and free student lunch served to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.119, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var><b>124D.119 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE REPLACEMENT AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>States funds are available to compensate department-approved summer food <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>program sponsors for reduced federal operating reimbursement rates under Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>104-193, the federal summer food service program. A sponsor is eligible for summer food <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>service replacement aid equal to the sum of the following amounts:. Reimbursement shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>be made on December 15 based on total meals served by each sponsor from the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>school year to the beginning of the next school year on a pro rata basis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>(1) for breakfast service, up to four cents per breakfast served by the sponsor during <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>the current program year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>(2) for lunch or supper service, up to 14 cents per lunch or supper served by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>sponsor during the current program year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>(3) for supplement service, up to ten cents per supplement served by the sponsor <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>during the current program year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12a. <b>Forward shifted aid payments.</b> (a) Nineteen percent of the state aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>in fiscal year 1999, and 31 percent of the state aid in fiscal years 2000 and later received <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86</statute_ref> must be paid by the state to the recipient school district on July 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>of that year. The recipient school district must recognize this aid in the same fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>as the levy is recognized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>(b) One hundred percent of the state aid in fiscal years 2003 and later received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref> must be paid by the state to the recipient school district on August 30 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.32"></a><var>181.32</var>that year. The recipient school district must recognize this aid in the previous fiscal year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Aid payment percentage.</b> Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>12a, and 14, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter and chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, 125B, 126C, 134, and section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>273.1392
         </statute_ref>, shall be paid at the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. For the purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>a district's estimated entitlement for special education excess cost aid under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var><statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref> 125A.76 for fiscal year 2006 2014 and later equals 74.0 97.4 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var>district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var><b>134.32 GRANT AUTHORIZATION; TYPES OF GRANTS</b><b> AND AID</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Provision of grants.</b> The department shall provide the grants and aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>specified in this section from any available state, federal, or other funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Regional library basic system support </b><b>grants</b><b> aid</b><b>.</b> It shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>regional library basic system support grants aid to regional public library systems which <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>134.34</statute_ref>, to assist those systems in providing basic system <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Special project grants.</b> It may provide special project grants to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>innovative and experimental library programs including, but not limited to, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>services for American Indians and the Spanish-speaking, delivery of library materials to <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>homebound persons, other extensions of library services to persons without access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>libraries and projects to strengthen and improve library services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Interlibrary exchange grants.</b> It may provide grants for interlibrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>exchange of books, periodicals, resource material, reference information and the expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>incident to the sharing of library resources and materials, including planning, development <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var>and operating grants to multicounty, multitype library systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Library service grants.</b> It may provide grants for the improvement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var>library services at welfare and corrections institutions and for library service for the blind <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var>and physically disabled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.32"></a><var>182.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Construction or remodeling grants.</b> It may provide grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.33"></a><var>182.33</var>construction or remodeling of library facilities from any state and federal funds specifically <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.34"></a><var>182.34</var>appropriated for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Rulemaking.</b> (a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>with sections 
         <statute_ref>134.32</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref> governing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>(1) applications for these grants and aid;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>(2) computation formulas for determining the amounts of establishment grants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>regional library basic system support grants aid; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>(3) eligibility criteria for grants and aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>(b) To the extent allowed under federal law, a construction grant applicant, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>addition to the points received under Minnesota Rules, part 3530.2632, shall receive an <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>additional five points if the construction grant is for a project combining public library <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>services and school district library services at a single location.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.34, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var><b>134.34 REGIONAL LIBRARY BASIC SYSTEM SUPPORT </b><b>GRANTS</b><b> AID</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var><b>REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Local support levels.</b> (a) A Regional library basic system support <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>grant aid shall be made provided to any regional public library system where there are at <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>least three participating counties and where each participating city and county is providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var>for public library service support the lesser of (a) an amount equivalent to .82 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>the average of the adjusted net tax capacity of the taxable property of that city or county, <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>as determined by the commissioner of revenue for the second, third, and fourth year <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>preceding that calendar year or (b) a per capita amount calculated under the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>this subdivision. The per capita amount is established for calendar year 1993 as $7.62. <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>In succeeding calendar years, the per capita amount shall be increased by a percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>equal to one-half of the percentage by which the total state adjusted net tax capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>property as determined by the commissioner of revenue for the second year preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>that calendar year increases over that total adjusted net tax capacity for the third year <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>preceding that calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>(b) The minimum level of support specified under this subdivision or subdivision 4 <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>shall be certified annually to the participating cities and counties by the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>Education. If a city or county chooses to reduce its local support in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (b) or (c), it shall notify its regional public library system. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>regional public library system shall notify the Department of Education that a revised <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>certification is required. The revised minimum level of support shall be certified to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>city or county by the Department of Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.34"></a><var>183.34</var>(c) A city which is a part of a regional public library system shall not be required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.35"></a><var>183.35</var>provide this level of support if the property of that city is already taxable by the county for <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>the support of that regional public library system. In no event shall the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>Education require any city or county to provide a higher level of support than the level <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>of support specified in this section in order for a system to qualify for a regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>basic system support grant aid. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a city or <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>county from providing a higher level of support for public libraries than the level of <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>support specified in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Regional designation.</b> Regional library basic system support grants aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>shall be made provided only to those regional public library systems officially designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>by the commissioner of education as the appropriate agency to strengthen, improve and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>promote public library services in the participating areas. The commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>shall designate no more than one such regional public library system located entirely within <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>any single development region existing under sections 
         <statute_ref>462.381</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>462.398</statute_ref> or chapter 473.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Limitation.</b> (a) For calendar year 2010 and later, a regional library basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>system support grant aid shall not be made provided to a regional public library system <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>for a participating city or county which decreases the dollar amount provided for support <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>for operating purposes of public library service below the amount provided by it for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>second, or third preceding year, whichever is less. For purposes of this subdivision and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>subdivision 1, any funds provided under section 
         <statute_ref>473.757, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for extending <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>library hours of operation shall not be considered amounts provided by a city or county for <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>support for operating purposes of public library service. This subdivision shall not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>to participating cities or counties where the adjusted net tax capacity of that city or county <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>has decreased, if the dollar amount of the reduction in support is not greater than the dollar <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>amount by which support would be decreased if the reduction in support were made in <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>direct proportion to the decrease in adjusted net tax capacity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>(b) For calendar year 2009 and later, in any calendar year in which a city's or <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>county's aid under sections 
         <statute_ref>477A.011</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>477A.014</statute_ref> or credit reimbursement under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>273.1384
         </statute_ref> is reduced after the city or county has certified its levy payable in that year, it <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>may reduce its local support by the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>(1) ten percent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>(2) a percent equal to the ratio of the aid and credit reimbursement reductions to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>city's or county's revenue base, based on aids certified for the current calendar year. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>calendar year 2009 only, the reduction under this paragraph shall be based on 2008 aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>credit reimbursement reductions under the December 2008 unallotment, as well as any <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.34"></a><var>184.34</var>aid and credit reimbursement reductions in calendar year 2009. For pay 2009 only, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.35"></a><var>184.35</var>commissioner of revenue will calculate the reductions under this paragraph and certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.36"></a><var>184.36</var>them to the commissioner of education within 15 days of May 17, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>(c) For taxes payable in 2010 and later, in any payable year in which the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>amounts certified for city or county aids under sections 
         <statute_ref>477A.011</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>477A.014</statute_ref> are less <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>than the total amounts paid under those sections in the previous calendar year, a city or <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>county may reduce its local support by the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>(1) ten percent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>(2) a percent equal to the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>(i) the difference between (A) the sum of the aid it was paid under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>477A.011 
         </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>477A.014</statute_ref> and the credit reimbursement it received under section 
         <statute_ref>273.1384 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>in the previous calendar year and (B) the sum of the aid it is certified to be paid in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>current calendar year under sections 
         <statute_ref>477A.011</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>477A.014</statute_ref> and the credit reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>estimated to be paid under section 
         <statute_ref>273.1384</statute_ref>; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>(ii) its revenue base for the previous year, based on aids actually paid in the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>calendar year. The commissioner of revenue shall calculate the percent aid cut for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>county and city under this paragraph and certify the percentage cuts to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>of education by August 1 of the year prior to the year in which the reduced aids and <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>credit reimbursements are to be paid. The percentage of reduction related to reductions <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>to credit reimbursements under section 
         <statute_ref>273.1384</statute_ref> shall be based on the best estimation <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>available as of July 30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), (b), or (c), no city or county shall reduce its <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>support for public libraries below the minimum level specified in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "revenue base" means the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>(1) its levy for taxes payable in the current calendar year, including the levy on <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>the fiscal disparities distribution under section 
         <statute_ref>276A.06, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>or 
         <statute_ref>473F.08, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>(2) its aid under sections 
         <statute_ref>477A.011</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>477A.014</statute_ref> in the current calendar year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>(3) its taconite aid in the current calendar year under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>298.282</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Proposed budget.</b> In addition to the annual report required in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>134.13
         </statute_ref>, a regional public system that receives a basic system support grant aid under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>section must provide each participating county and city with its proposed budget for <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>the next year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.351, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Agreement.</b> In order for a multicounty, multitype library system to qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>for a planning, development or operating grant aid pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>134.353</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.185.34"></a><var>185.34</var>134.354
         </statute_ref>, each participating library in the system shall adopt an organizational agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.35"></a><var>185.35</var>providing for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>(a) Sharing of resources among all participating libraries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var>(b) Long-range planning for cooperative programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>(c) The development of a delivery system for services and programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>(d) The development of a bibliographic database; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>(e) A communications system among all cooperating libraries.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.351, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Reports.</b> Each multicounty, multitype system receiving a grant aid<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var> pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>134.353</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>134.354</statute_ref> shall provide an annual progress report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>Department of Education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.353, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var><b>134.353 MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var><b>DEVELOPMENT </b><b>GRANT</b><b> AID</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>The commissioner of education may provide development grants aid to multicounty, <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>multitype library systems. In awarding a development grant aid, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>consider the extra costs incurred in systems located in sparsely populated and large <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>geographic regions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.354, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var><b>134.354 MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEM OPERATING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var><b>GRANT</b><b> AID</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>The commissioner of education may provide operating grants aid to multicounty, <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>multitype library systems. In awarding an operating grant aid, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>consider the extra costs incurred in systems located in sparsely populated and large <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>geographic areas.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.12.0"></a><a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Appropriations.</b> Basic system support grants aid and regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>telecommunications aid provide the appropriations for the basic regional library system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.13.0"></a><a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grant application.</b> Any regional public library system which qualifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>according to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>134.34</statute_ref> may apply for an annual grant aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var>regional library basic system support. Regional public library districts under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>134.201
         </statute_ref> may not compensate board members using grant aid funds. The amount of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>grant aid for each fiscal year shall be calculated as provided in this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.14.0"></a><a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Per capita distribution.</b> Fifty-seven and one-half percent of the available <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>grant aid funds shall be distributed to provide all qualifying systems an equal amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>per capita. Each system's allocation pursuant to this subdivision shall be based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>population it serves.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.15.0"></a><a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Per square mile distribution.</b> Twelve and one-half percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>available grant aid funds shall be distributed to provide all qualifying systems an equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>amount per square mile. Each system's allocation pursuant to this subdivision shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>based on the area it serves.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.16.0"></a><a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Base </b><b>grant</b><b> </b><b>aid </b><b>distribution.</b> Five percent of the available grant aid funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>shall be paid to each system as a base grant aid for basic system services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.17.0"></a><a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.355, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Adjusted net tax capacity per capita distribution.</b> Twenty-five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>of the available grant aid funds shall be distributed to regional public library systems based <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>upon the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each member county or participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var>portion of a county as calculated for the second year preceding the fiscal year for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>the grant aid is made provided. Each system's entitlement shall be calculated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>(a) Multiply the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each county or participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>portion of a county by .0082.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>(b) Add sufficient grant aid funds that are available under this subdivision to raise <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>the amount of the county or participating portion of a county with the lowest value <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>calculated according to paragraph (a) to the amount of the county or participating portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>of a county with the next highest value calculated according to paragraph (a). Multiply the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>amount of the additional grant aid funds by the population of the county or participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>portion of a county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var>(c) Continue the process described in paragraph (b) by adding sufficient grant aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var>funds that are available under this subdivision to the amount of a county or participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>portion of a county with the next highest value calculated in paragraph (a) to raise it and <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with lower values calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>in paragraph (a) up to the amount of the county or participating portion of a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>with the next highest value, until reaching an amount where funds available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>subdivision are no longer sufficient to raise the amount of a county or participating portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>of a county and the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var>values up to the amount of the next highest county or participating portion of a county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>(d) If the point is reached using the process in paragraphs (b) and (c) at which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>remaining grant aid funds under this subdivision are not adequate for raising the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>a county or participating portion of a county and all counties and participating portions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>counties with amounts of lower value to the amount of the county or participating portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>of a county with the next highest value, those funds are to be divided on a per capita basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>for all counties or participating portions of counties that received grant aid funds under <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>the calculation in paragraphs (b) and (c).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.18.0"></a><a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.36, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var><b>134.36 RULES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules as necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>implementation of library grant and aid programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.19.0"></a><a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2015 ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>transfer if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>additional property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>from the community service fund, the food service fund, or the reserved account for <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>staff development under section 122A.61.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>for students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.20.0"></a><a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>ACCELERATED REPAYMENT OF EDUCATION AIDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>(a) No later than September 30, 2013, the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>must estimate the amount of any positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.32"></a><var>188.32</var>the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The commissioner must allocate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>amount estimated to the purposes and in the manner specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>section 16A.152, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), in that order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>from the general fund as necessary to meet the appropriations schedules otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>established in statute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>amount of the reductions to the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>fiscal year and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>(d) No later than October 15, 2013, the commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate committee on finance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>the house of representatives committee on ways and means, and the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>with jurisdiction over education of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>(1) the amount of positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>under paragraph (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>(2) the dollar amount of reductions certified under paragraph (c) and the resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>changes in the aid payment percentage and property tax shift percentage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.21.0"></a><a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>section 124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,032,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,293,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>Statutes, section 124D.1158:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,711,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,022,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>section 124D.118:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,049,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Summer food service replacement aid.</b> For summer food service <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>Statutes, section 134.355:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,845,000 for 2013 and $11,725,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,845,000 for 2014 and $11,725,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>Statutes, sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $176,000 for 2013 and $1,124,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $176,000 for 2014 and $1,124,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Electronic library for Minnesota.</b> For statewide licenses to online <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>or private college or university libraries:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.32"></a><var>190.32</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $312,000 for 2013 and $1,988,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.33"></a><var>190.33</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $312,000 for 2014 and $1,988,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.22.0"></a><a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>the term "Division of State Library Services" for "Library Development and Services," <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>"Office of Library Development and Services," or "LDS" where "LDS" stands for "Library <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>Development and Services." The revisor shall also make grammatical changes related <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var>to the changes in terms.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.23.0"></a><a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.75, subdivision 6a, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 8</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var><b>EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var><b>LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[16F.01] MINNESOTA YOUTH COUNCIL COMMITTEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment and membership.</b> The Minnesota Youth Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>Committee is established within and under the auspices of the Minnesota Alliance With <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>Youth. The committee consists of four members from each congressional district in <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>Minnesota and four members selected at-large. Members must be selected through an <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>application and interview process conducted by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>making its appointments, the Minnesota Alliance With Youth should strive to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>gender and ethnic diversity in the committee's membership. Members must be between <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>the ages of 13 and 19 and serve two-year terms, except that one-half of the initial members <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>must serve a one-year term. Members may serve a maximum of two terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The Minnesota Youth Council Committee shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>(1) provide advice and recommendations to the legislature and the governor on <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>issues affecting youth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>(2) serve as a liaison for youth around the state to the legislature and the governor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var>(3) submit an annual report of the council's activities and goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Partnerships.</b> The Minnesota Youth Council Committee shall partner with <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>nonprofits, the private sector, and educational resources to fulfill its duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Youth Council Committee in the legislature.</b> (a) The Minnesota Youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>Council Committee shall meet at least twice each year during the regular session of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>(b) The committee may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>(1) select introduced bills in the house of representatives and senate for consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.34"></a><var>191.34</var>for a public hearing before the committee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.35"></a><var>191.35</var>(2) propose youth legislation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>(3) provide advisory opinions to the legislature on bills heard before the committee; <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>(4) prepare a youth omnibus bill.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>(c) The leaders of the majority and minority parties of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>and senate shall each appoint one legislator to serve as a legislative liaison to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>committee. Leadership of the house of representatives and senate, on rotating years, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>appoint a staff member to staff the committee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[124D.165] EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> There is established an early learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>scholarships program in order to increase access to high-quality early childhood programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>for children ages three to five.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Family eligibility.</b> (a) For a family to receive an early childhood education <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>scholarship, parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>(1) have a child three or four years of age on September 1 of the current year, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>has not yet started kindergarten; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>in the current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>the free and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; Head Start under <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007; Minnesota family <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance programs under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement in foster care under <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var>section 260C.212.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>is pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for an early <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>income eligibility guidelines in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>(c) Any siblings between the ages zero to five years old of a child who has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</var>awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon request, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var>provided the sibling attends the same program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var>(d) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var>a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.33"></a><var>192.33</var>(e) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.34"></a><var>192.34</var>purposes of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.35"></a><var>192.35</var>Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>under chapter 119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>Readiness Act of 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish application <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>needs of eligible families and programs. The commissioner may prioritize applications on <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>factors including family income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>waiting list for a publicly funded program providing early education or child care services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>(b) Scholarships may be awarded up to $5,000 for each eligible child per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var>(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>in or on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>the commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>of the program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>current funding provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>scholarship slots for that program and notify the program of that number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>order to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>scholarship in a 12-month period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>screening under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>days of first attending an eligible program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Early childhood program eligibility.</b> (a) In order to be eligible to accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var>an early childhood education scholarship, a program must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var>(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var>124D.142; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>(2) beginning July 1, 2016, have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>and improvement system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>supplant federal funding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Report required.</b> The commissioner shall contract with an independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>contractor to evaluate the early learning scholarship program. The evaluation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>include recommendations regarding the appropriate scholarship amount, efficiency, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.34"></a><var>193.34</var>effectiveness of the administration, and impact on kindergarten readiness.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.193.35"></a><var>193.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State total adult basic education aid.</b> (a) The state total adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>education aid for fiscal year 2011 equals $44,419,000, plus any amount that is not paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>(a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The state total adult basic education aid for later <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>fiscal years equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref> 1.025; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the average growth in state total contact hours over the prior ten program years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>124D.522
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var>population aid under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.194.20"></a><var>194.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.21"></a><var>194.21</var>as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 239, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.22"></a><var>194.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Early childhood education scholarships.</b> For grants to early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var>education scholarships for public or private early childhood preschool programs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>children ages 3 to 5:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>(a) All children whose parents or legal guardians meet the eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>of paragraph (b) established by the commissioner are eligible to receive early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>education scholarships under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var>(b) A parent or legal guardian is eligible for an early childhood education scholarship <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var>if the parent or legal guardian:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var>(1) has a child three or four years of age on September 1, beginning in calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.32"></a><var>194.32</var>year 2012; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.33"></a><var>194.33</var>(2)(i) has income equal to or less than 47 percent of the state median income in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.34"></a><var>194.34</var>current calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var>(ii) can document their child's identification through another public funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>eligibility process, including the Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program, National School <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var>Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1751, part 210; Head Start under federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007; Minnesota family investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>program under chapter 256J; and child care assistance programs under chapter 119B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var> Early childhood scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, Minnesota family investment program, child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>assistance, or Head Start programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>Each year, if this appropriation is insufficient to provide early childhood education <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var>scholarships to all eligible children, the Department of Education shall make scholarships <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>available on a first-come, first-served basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var>The commissioner of education shall submit a written report to the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>committees of the legislature by January 15, 2012, describing its plan for implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var>of scholarships under this subdivision for the 2012-2013 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>The base for this program is $3,000,000 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>and applies to early learning scholarships received during fiscal year 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,095,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,159,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,372,000 for 2013 and $8,723,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,372,000 for 2014 and $8,787,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.30"></a><var>195.30</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.195.31"></a><var>195.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,078,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.195.32"></a><var>195.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.195.33"></a><var>195.33</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $3,008,000 for 2013 and $19,070,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $3,001,000 for 2014 and $19,424,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,421,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,344,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $474,000 for 2013 and $2,947,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $463,000 for 2014 and $2,881,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Head Start program.</b> For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>section 119A.52:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Educate parents partnership.</b> For the educate parents partnership under <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var><b>program.</b> For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Early childhood education scholarships.</b> For transfer to the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>Early Learning for early learning scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="104px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">23,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">23,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>program:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var>The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.32"></a><var>196.32</var>literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>existing suburban program location. The program must expand to one additional urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>and one additional rural program location for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">935,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,056,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,000 for 2013 and $817,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $128,000 for 2014 and $928,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $96,000 for 2013 and $614,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $96,000 for 2014 and $614,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Hearing-impaired adults.</b> For programs for hearing-impaired adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>School-age care revenue.</b> For extended day aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>Statutes, section 124D.22:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $1,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $1,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">47,005,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,284,000 for 2013 and $40,721,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $6,409,000 for 2014 and $41,736,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>GED tests.</b> For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests under <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.32"></a><var>197.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.55:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Education and employment solution.</b> For a grant to the Minneapolis <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var>Urban League for education and employment solutions for young adults:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>Any balance in fiscal year 2014 does not cancel and is available in fiscal year 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 9</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var><b>STATE AGENCIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> Unless otherwise indicated, the sums <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Department.</b> (a) For the Department of Education:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,058,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,308,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>(d) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var>(e) $618,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>(f) $167,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators. Any balance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>(g) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>indicated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>(h) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.30"></a><var>198.30</var>(i) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.31"></a><var>198.31</var>analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>(j) $750,000 in fiscal year 2014 only is for departmental costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>teacher development and evaluation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel and <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Licensure by portfolio.</b> For licensure by portfolio:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>revenue fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var>The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,749,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,664,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>$85,000 of the fiscal year 2014 appropriation is for costs associated with upgrading <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>kitchen facilities. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,773,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,773,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var><br />
            		<b>ARTICLE 10</b>
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var><b>FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var><b>A. GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,379,068,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.199.32"></a><var>199.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,844,995,000<br />
                  		7,153,701,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $1,660,922,000 for 2011 and $3,718,146,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var>for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $2,038,568,000 for 2012 and $3,806,427,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var> $5,115,133,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">46,000<br />
                  		40,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>127A.49
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,406,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,072,000<br />
                  		2,503,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $346,000 for 2011 and $1,060,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $588,000 for 2012 and $1,484,000 $1,915,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123A.485</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">193,000<br />
                  		260,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $145,000 for 2011 and $0 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $193,000 $260,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.200.32"></a><var>200.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.33"></a><var>200.33</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,302,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,594,000<br />
                  		18,969,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $4,161,000 for 2011 and $10,141,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $5,629,000 for 2012 and $9,965,000 $13,340,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>7, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 9</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="104px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,757,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,036,000<br />
                  		23,648,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $5,700,000 for 2011 and $12,057,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $6,694,000 for 2012 and $12,342,000 $16,954,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>10, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Compensatory pilot project formula aid.</b> For grants for compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>pilot project formula aid as calculated under this subdivision:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,368,000<br />
                  		13,403,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var>For fiscal year 2013 only, a district which has a pupil unit count that is in the top 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>largest pupil unit counts is eligible for the greater of zero or $1,400 times the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>compensatory pupil units, minus the amount of compensatory education revenue received <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>by the district under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $9,368,000 $13,403,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.201.31"></a><var>201.31</var><b>B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.201.32"></a><var>201.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.33"></a><var>201.33</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="103px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,806,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,978,000<br />
                  		60,067,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $12,642,000 for 2011 and $30,164,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $16,746,000 for 2012 and $32,232,000 $43,321,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.11"></a><var>202.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Integration aid.</b> For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.202.12"></a><var>202.12</var>124D.86
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">61,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,498,000<br />
                  		79,329,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $19,272,000 for 2011 and $41,909,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $23,268,000 for 2012 and $42,230,000 $56,061,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var>The base for the final payment in fiscal year 2014 for fiscal year 2013 is $31,668,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var> $17,197,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.98</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="24px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,241,000<br />
                  		41,978,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $31,241,000 $41,978,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.31"></a><var>202.31</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.32"></a><var>202.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,262,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,966,000<br />
                  		13,260,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.12.0"></a><a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var>7, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.81</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,013,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		2,609,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $638,000 for 2011 and $1,375,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $762,000 for 2012 and $1,375,000 $1,847,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.13.0"></a><a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>9, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,791,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,969,000<br />
                  		2,353,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $600,000 for 2011 and $1,191,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $660,000 for 2012 and $1,309,000 $1,693,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var><b>C. SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.14.0"></a><a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">767,845,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">856,386,000<br />
                  		1,046,423,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $235,975,000 for 2011 and $531,870,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.33"></a><var>203.33</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $295,299,000 for 2012 and $561,087,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.34"></a><var>203.34</var> $751,124,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.15.0"></a><a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,508,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,593,000<br />
                  		1,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>year is available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.16.0"></a><a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">314,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">321,000<br />
                  		407,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2011 and $207,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $114,000 for 2012 and $207,000 $293,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.17.0"></a><a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education; excess costs.</b> For excess cost aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">107,557,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">115,269,000<br />
                  		134,121,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $53,449,000 for 2011 and $54,108,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $59,607,000 for 2012 and $55,662,000 $74,514,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var><b>D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.18.0"></a><a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.33"></a><var>204.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.34"></a><var>204.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 5</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">98,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">157,000<br />
                  		200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $39,000 for 2011 and $59,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2012 and $125,000 $168,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.19.0"></a><a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,625,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,342,000<br />
                  		20,237,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $2,604,000 for 2011 and $9,021,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $5,008,000 for 2012 and $11,334,000 $15,229,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.20.0"></a><a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,187,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		23,549,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $5,785,000 for 2011 and $12,402,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $6,885,000 for 2012 and $12,402,000 $16,664,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.21.0"></a><a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,331,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,141,000<br />
                  		3,817,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.205.33"></a><var>205.33</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $676,000 for 2011 and $1,655,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $918,000 for 2012 and $2,223,000 $2,899,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var><b>E. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.22.0"></a><a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>210.17</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,285,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,524,000<br />
                  		12,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.23.0"></a><a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 24, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,247,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,560,000<br />
                  		5,417,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.24.0"></a><a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.118</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,025,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,035,000<br />
                  		1,019,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.25.0"></a><a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,797,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		16,569,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.206.32"></a><var>206.32</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $4,071,000 for 2011 and $8,726,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $4,844,000 for 2012 and $8,726,000 $11,725,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.26.0"></a><a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>134.353</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>134.354</statute_ref>, to multicounty, multitype library systems:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		1,588,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $390,000 for 2011 and $836,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $464,000 for 2012 and $836,000 $1,124,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var>2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.27.0"></a><a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.16"></a><var>207.16</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.17"></a><var>207.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,169,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.18"></a><var>207.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.207.19"></a><var>207.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		2,809,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.207.20"></a><var>207.20</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $690,000 for 2011 and $1,479,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.21"></a><var>207.21</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $821,000 for 2012 and $1,479,000 $1,988,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.22"></a><var>207.22</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.207.23"></a><var>207.23</var><b>F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.207.24"></a><var>207.24</var><b>LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.28.0"></a><a id="pl.207.25"></a><var>207.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.26"></a><var>207.26</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.27"></a><var>207.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.28"></a><var>207.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.15</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.16</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.29"></a><var>207.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,444,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.207.30"></a><var>207.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.207.31"></a><var>207.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,095,000<br />
                  		12,326,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.207.32"></a><var>207.32</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $2,952,000 for 2011 and $6,492,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.33"></a><var>207.33</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $3,603,000 for 2012 and $6,492,000 $8,723,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.34"></a><var>207.34</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.29.0"></a><a id="pl.208.1"></a><var>208.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.2"></a><var>208.2</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.3"></a><var>208.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.4"></a><var>208.4</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.5"></a><var>208.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,099,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.6"></a><var>208.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.208.7"></a><var>208.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,358,000<br />
                  		27,197,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.208.8"></a><var>208.8</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $6,542,000 for 2011 and $14,557,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.9"></a><var>208.9</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $8,082,000 for 2012 and $14,276,000 $19,115,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.10"></a><var>208.10</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.30.0"></a><a id="pl.208.11"></a><var>208.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.12"></a><var>208.12</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.13"></a><var>208.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.14"></a><var>208.14</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.15"></a><var>208.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,359,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.16"></a><var>208.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.208.17"></a><var>208.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,543,000<br />
                  		4,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.208.18"></a><var>208.18</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $1,066,000 for 2011 and $2,293,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.19"></a><var>208.19</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $1,273,000 for 2012 and $2,270,000 $3,014,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.20"></a><var>208.20</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.31.0"></a><a id="pl.208.21"></a><var>208.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.22"></a><var>208.22</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.23"></a><var>208.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.24"></a><var>208.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.25"></a><var>208.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">442,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.208.26"></a><var>208.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.208.27"></a><var>208.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">746,000<br />
                  		926,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.208.28"></a><var>208.28</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $134,000 for 2011 and $308,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.29"></a><var>208.29</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $170,000 for 2012 and $576,000 $756,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.32.0"></a><a id="pl.208.30"></a><var>208.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.31"></a><var>208.31</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 33, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.32"></a><var>208.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.33"></a><var>208.33</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.56</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.209.1"></a><var>209.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">654,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.209.2"></a><var>209.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.209.3"></a><var>209.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		867,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.209.4"></a><var>209.4</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $197,000 for 2011 and $457,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.5"></a><var>209.5</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $253,000 for 2012 and $457,000 $614,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.33.0"></a><a id="pl.209.6"></a><var>209.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 9, section 3, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.7"></a><var>209.7</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 34, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.8"></a><var>209.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.9"></a><var>209.9</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.209.10"></a><var>209.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,526,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.209.11"></a><var>209.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.209.12"></a><var>209.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,901,000<br />
                  		56,113,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.209.13"></a><var>209.13</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $13,364,000 for 2011 and $29,162,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.14"></a><var>209.14</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $16,190,000 for 2012 and $29,711,000 $39,923,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.15"></a><var>209.15</var> for 2013."<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.16"></a><var>209.16</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.209.17"></a><var>209.17</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.209.18"></a><var>209.18</var>relating to education; providing funding and policy for early childhood and <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.19"></a><var>209.19</var>family, prekindergarten through grade 12, and adult education, including general <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.20"></a><var>209.20</var>education, student accountability, education excellence, charter schools, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.21"></a><var>209.21</var>education, facilities, technology, nutrition, libraries, accounting, early childhood, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.22"></a><var>209.22</var>self-sufficiency, lifelong learning, state agencies, and forecast adjustments; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.23"></a><var>209.23</var>authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.24"></a><var>209.24</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 120A.20, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.25"></a><var>209.25</var>1; 120A.22, subdivisions 5, 8, 11, 12; 120A.24, subdivision 1; 120A.41; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.26"></a><var>209.26</var>120B.02; 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.023; 120B.024; 120B.11; 120B.125; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.27"></a><var>209.27</var>120B.128; 120B.15; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; 120B.31, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.28"></a><var>209.28</var>120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.29"></a><var>209.29</var>121A.2205; 121A.39; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.18, subdivision 2; 122A.23, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.30"></a><var>209.30</var>subdivision 2; 122A.28, subdivision 1; 122A.33, subdivision 3; 122A.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.31"></a><var>209.31</var>subdivision 8; 122A.41, subdivision 5; 122A.415, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.32"></a><var>209.32</var>122A.61, subdivision 1; 123A.73, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.41, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.33"></a><var>209.33</var>123B.42, subdivision 3; 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.34"></a><var>209.34</var>4; 123B.591, subdivisions 2, 3; 123B.75, subdivision 5; 123B.88, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.35"></a><var>209.35</var>22; 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 5, 9; 124D.02, subdivision 1; 124D.03, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.36"></a><var>209.36</var>12; 124D.095, subdivision 10; 124D.10; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.37"></a><var>209.37</var>124D.111, subdivision 1; 124D.119; 124D.122; 124D.128, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.38"></a><var>209.38</var>124D.42; 124D.4531; 124D.52, by adding a subdivision; 124D.531, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.39"></a><var>209.39</var>1; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.79, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.40"></a><var>209.40</var>125A.0941; 125A.0942; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.27, subdivisions 8, 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.41"></a><var>209.41</var>14; 125A.28; 125A.29; 125A.30; 125A.32; 125A.33; 125A.35, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.42"></a><var>209.42</var>125A.36; 125A.43; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4a, 8, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.43"></a><var>209.43</var>125A.78, subdivision 2; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 125B.26, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.44"></a><var>209.44</var>126C.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.45"></a><var>209.45</var>8, 13, 13a, 14, 18, 24, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, by adding subdivisions; 126C.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.46"></a><var>209.46</var>subdivisions 1, 5; 126C.126; 126C.13, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.47"></a><var>209.47</var>126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 126C.17; 126C.20; 126C.40, subdivisions 1, 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.1"></a><var>210.1</var>126C.44; 127A.45, subdivisions 12a, 13; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8; 127A.51; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.2"></a><var>210.2</var>128D.11, subdivision 3; 134.32; 134.34; 134.351, subdivisions 3, 7; 134.353; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.3"></a><var>210.3</var>134.354; 134.355, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 134.36; 260A.02, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.4"></a><var>210.4</var>3; 260A.03; 260A.05, subdivision 1; 260A.07, subdivision 1; 260C.007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.5"></a><var>210.5</var>subdivision 19; Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 12; Laws 2011, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.6"></a><var>210.6</var>Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.7"></a><var>210.7</var>as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 10, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.8"></a><var>210.8</var>amended; article 2, section 50, subdivisions 2, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.9"></a><var>210.9</var>amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article 3, section 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.10"></a><var>210.10</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended; article <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.11"></a><var>210.11</var>4, section 10, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 6, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.12"></a><var>210.12</var>amended; article 5, section 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.13"></a><var>210.13</var>as amended; article 6, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.14"></a><var>210.14</var>as amended; article 7, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.15"></a><var>210.15</var>as amended, 8, as amended; article 8, section 2, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.16"></a><var>210.16</var>as amended; article 9, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; proposing coding <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.17"></a><var>210.17</var>for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 121A; 124D; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.18"></a><var>210.18</var>coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16F; repealing Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.19"></a><var>210.19</var>Statutes 2012, sections 120B.08; 120B.09; 123B.75, subdivision 6a; 124D.454, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.20"></a><var>210.20</var>subdivisions 3, 10, 11; 125A.35, subdivisions 4, 5; 125A.76, subdivisions 2, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.21"></a><var>210.21</var>5, 7; 125A.79, subdivisions 6, 7; 126C.10, subdivisions 31a, 31b, 31c, 34, 35, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.22"></a><var>210.22</var>36; 126C.17, subdivision 13; 127A.50, subdivisions 1, 5; Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.23"></a><var>210.23</var>parts 3501.0010; 3501.0020; 3501.0030, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.24"></a><var>210.24</var>12, 13, 14, 15, 16; 3501.0040; 3501.0050; 3501.0060; 3501.0090; 3501.0100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.25"></a><var>210.25</var>3501.0110; 3501.0120; 3501.0130; 3501.0140; 3501.0150; 3501.0160; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.26"></a><var>210.26</var>3501.0170; 3501.0180; 3501.0200; 3501.0210; 3501.0220; 3501.0230; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.27"></a><var>210.27</var>3501.0240; 3501.0250; 3501.0270; 3501.0280, subparts 1, 2; 3501.0290; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.28"></a><var>210.28</var>3501.0505; 3501.0510; 3501.0515; 3501.0520; 3501.0525; 3501.0530; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.29"></a><var>210.29</var>3501.0535; 3501.0540; 3501.0545; 3501.0550; 3501.1000; 3501.1020; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.30"></a><var>210.30</var>3501.1030; 3501.1040; 3501.1050; 3501.1110; 3501.1120; 3501.1130; <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.31"></a><var>210.31</var>3501.1140; 3501.1150; 3501.1160; 3501.1170; 3501.1180; 3501.1190."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.1"></a><var>211.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.2"></a><var>211.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.211.3"></a><var>211.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.4"></a><var>211.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Paul Marquart<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Carlos Mariani<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.5"></a><var>211.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td><span>
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               <td><a id="pl.211.6"></a><var>211.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Kathy Brynaert<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Will Morgan<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.7"></a><var>211.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td><a id="pl.211.8"></a><var>211.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Dean Urdahl<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.9"></a><var>211.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.211.10"></a><var>211.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td><span>
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               <td><a id="pl.211.11"></a><var>211.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Charles W. Wiger<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Patricia Torres Ray<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.12"></a><var>211.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.211.13"></a><var>211.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>LeRoy A. Stumpf<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Alice M. Johnson<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.211.14"></a><var>211.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td><a id="pl.211.15"></a><var>211.15</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Kevin L. Dahle<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
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