HF 84

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing expectations and
rewarding educational excellence; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin EDUCATION EXCELLENCE REVENUE.
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new text begin (a) In fiscal year 2007 only, a school district is eligible
for education excellence revenue based on the school district's
performance on the following five standards:
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new text begin (1) graduation rate;
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new text begin (2) attendance rate;
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new text begin (3) achievement of educational standards;
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new text begin (4) adequate yearly progress; and
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new text begin (5) school safety.
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new text begin The commissioner of education must establish expectations
for improving educational performance in each of the five
standards listed in clauses (1) to (5) of this paragraph. A
school district that meets or exceeds the expectations
established by the commissioner for that school district is
eligible for educational excellence revenue for each standard it
meets.
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new text begin (b) Total revenue for education excellence equals $........
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall determine the education
excellence revenue allowance. The allowance in all school
districts equals the total revenue for education excellence
under paragraph (b) divided by the sum of the product of the
number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units in each school
district and the number of standards under paragraph (a) that
each school district met or exceeded in the previous school year.
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new text begin (d) A school district's education excellence allowance
equals the product of the education excellence allowance, the
district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year, and
the number of standards that the district met or exceeded in the
previous school year. A school district's education excellence
revenue must not exceed $100 times the district's adjusted
marginal cost per pupil units for that year.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2007.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REWARDING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
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new text begin For rewarding educational excellence under section 1:
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new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
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new text begin $....... new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
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new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.
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