<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 844<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 for funding and policy in early childhood, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>kindergarten through grade 12, and adult education, including general education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>education excellence, standards and assessments, charter schools, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>education, facilities and technology, nutrition and accounting, libraries, early <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>childhood education, prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, state <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>agencies, and forecast adjustments; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5A.03; 16A.103, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>1c; 120A.41; 120B.02, subdivision 2; 120B.021, subdivision 4; 120B.022, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b; 120B.024, subdivision 2; 120B.11, subdivision 1a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>120B.12, subdivision 4a; 120B.125; 120B.13, subdivision 4; 120B.30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 5; 122A.09, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 122A.14, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivisions 3, 9, by adding a subdivision; 122A.18, subdivisions 2, 7c, 8; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>122A.20, subdivision 1; 122A.21, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.23; 122A.245, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 122A.25; 122A.30; 122A.31, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivisions 5, 8, 10, 11, 13; 122A.41, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 14; 122A.414, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>subdivision 2; 122A.60; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 122A.69; 122A.70, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>1; 123A.24, subdivision 1; 123A.75, subdivision 1; 123B.045; 123B.59, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivisions 6, 7; 123B.77, subdivision 3; 123B.88, subdivision 1, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>a subdivision; 124D.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.09, subdivisions 5, 5a, 8, 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>12; 124D.091, subdivision 1; 124D.10, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>23, by adding a subdivision; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 9; 124D.121; 124D.122; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>124D.126, subdivision 1; 124D.127; 124D.128, subdivision 1; 124D.13; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>124D.135; 124D.16; 124D.165; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.73, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.74, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>9; 124D.76; 124D.78; 124D.79, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.791, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>4; 124D.861; 124D.862; 125A.01; 125A.023, subdivisions 3, 4; 125A.027; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>125A.03; 125A.08; 125A.085; 125A.0942, subdivision 3; 125A.21; 125A.28; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>125A.63, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 125A.75, subdivision 9; 125A.76, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>1, 2c; 125B.26, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2e, 3, 13a, 18, 24;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 126C.17, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>1, 2; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 127A.49, subdivision 1; 134.355, subdivisions 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>9, 10; 135A.101, by adding a subdivision; 179A.20, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 11, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>amended; article 3, section 37, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>amended, 20, as amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended; article
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>5, section 31, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>6, section 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, 6, as amended; article 7, sections 19;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>21, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 8, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>5, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 14, as amended; Laws 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>chapter 312, article 16, section 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Statutes, chapters 119A; 121A; 122A; 124D; 125A; repealing Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>2014, sections 120B.128; 122A.40, subdivision 11; 125A.63, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>126C.12, subdivision 6; 126C.13, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3c; 126C.41, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>1; Minnesota Rules, part 3500.1000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>May 17, 2015<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 844 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 844 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</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.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><b>GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b> (a) General education revenue must <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>be paid to a charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>for each adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>126C.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>transition revenue as though the school were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>program, the general education revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent of the statewide average
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>extended support revenue per pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><b>124D.12 PURPOSE OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.12</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.127</statute_ref> authorize districts to evaluate, plan and employ <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>the use of flexible learning year programs. It is anticipated that the open selection
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>the type of flexible learning year operation from a variety of alternatives will allow
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>each district seeking to utilize this concept to suitably fulfill the educational
         needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>its pupils. These alternatives must include, but not be limited to, various 45-15
         plans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>four-quarter plans, quinmester plans, extended learning year plans, and flexible all-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>plans, and four-day week plans. A school district with an approved four-day week plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>in the 2014-2015 school year may continue under a four-day week plan through the end
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>of the 2019-2020 school year. Future approvals are contingent upon meeting the school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>district's performance goals established in the district's plan under section 120B.11.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>The commissioner must give a school district one school year's notice before revoking
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>approval of their flexible learning year program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.122, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><b>124D.122 ESTABLISHMENT OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>The board of any district or a consortium of districts, with the approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>commissioner, may establish and operate a flexible learning year program in one or
         more of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>the day or residential facilities for children with a disability within the district.
         Consortiums <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>may use a single application and evaluation process, though results, public hearings,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>board approvals must be obtained for each district as required under appropriate sections.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>The commissioner must approve or disapprove of a flexible learning year application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>within 45 business days of receiving the application. If the commissioner disapproves
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>application, they must give the district or consortium detailed reasons for the disapproval.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic
         revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>extended time revenue, gifted and talented revenue, small schools revenue, basic skills
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, alternative teacher compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, The general education revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>talented revenue, declining enrollment revenue, local optional revenue, small schools
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue,
         pension <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>adjustment revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Basic revenue.</b> For fiscal year 2014, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>year. For fiscal year 2015 and later, The basic revenue for each district equals the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>fiscal year 2013 is $5,224. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2014 is $5,302. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>formula allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later is $5,831. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>fiscal year 2016 is $5,918. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2017 and later is
         $6,036.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Extended time revenue.</b> (a) A school district's extended time revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>fiscal year 2014 is equal to the product of $4,601 and the sum of the adjusted marginal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>cost pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess
         of 1.0 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>and less than 1.2 according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. A school district's extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>time revenue for fiscal year 2015 and later is equal to the product of $5,017 $5,117 and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>sum of the adjusted pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>programs, extended week programs, summer school, vacation break academies such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>spring break academies and summer term academies, and other programming authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>under the learning year program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13a. <b>Operating capital levy.</b> To obtain operating capital revenue for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>year 2015 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>capital revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted
         net tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to the operating capital equalizing factor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>operating capital equalizing factor equals $14,500 for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, $14,740 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>for fiscal year 2017, $17,473 for fiscal year 2018, and $20,510 for fiscal year 2019
         and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Student achievement rate.</b> The commissioner must establish the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>achievement rate by July 1 September 30 of each year for levies payable in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>year. The student achievement rate must be a rate, rounded up to the nearest hundredth
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>a percent, that, when applied to the adjusted net tax capacity for all districts,
         raises the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>amount specified in this subdivision. The student achievement rate must be the rate
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>raises $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and later years, 2016, and 2017 and $10,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>for fiscal year 2018. The student achievement rate may not be changed due to changes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>corrections made to a district's adjusted net tax capacity after the rate has been
         established.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>General education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2013 and 2014 only, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>general education aid is the sum of the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue, total operating capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) operating capital aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) equity aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) alternative teacher compensation aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) transition aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.01, subdivision 7</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) referendum aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivisions 7 and 7a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) online learning aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.096</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district's general education aid equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(1) general education revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>local optional revenue, and transition revenue, minus the student achievement levy,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>multiplied times the ratio of the actual amount of student achievement levy levied
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>permitted student achievement levy; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(2) operating capital aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 13b;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(2) (3) equity aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(3) (4) transition aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(4) (5) shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>(5) (6) referendum aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivisions 7</statute_ref> and 7a; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(6) (7) online learning aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.096</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>(7) (8) local optional aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2d</statute_ref>, paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Building allocation.</b> (a) A district or cooperative must allocate its <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative where
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter
         5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>measures developed by the school board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district or cooperative may allocate up to five <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>50 percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>sites according to a plan adopted by the school board, and a district or cooperative may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>allocate up to an additional five percent of its compensatory revenue for activities
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>subdivision 1, clause (10), according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision
         1, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>may be spent on students in any grade, including students attending school readiness
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>other prekindergarten programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, "building" <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>means education site as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative
         unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.76, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Referendum allowance.</b> (a) A district's initial referendum allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>equals the result of the following calculations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(1) multiply the referendum allowance the district would have received for fiscal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, by the resident marginal cost pupil units the
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(2) add to the result of clause (1) the adjustment the district would have received
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(3) divide the result of clause (2) by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>year 2015;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(4) add to the result of clause (3) any additional referendum allowance per adjusted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>pupil unit authorized by elections held between July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(5) add to the result in clause (4) any additional referendum allowance resulting
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>inflation adjustments approved by the voters prior to January 1, 2014;<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>(6) subtract from the result of clause (5), the sum of a district's actual local optional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>levy and local optional aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2e</statute_ref>, divided by the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>pupil units of the district for that school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(7) if the result of clause (6) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(b) A district's referendum allowance equals the sum of the district's initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>referendum allowance, plus any new referendum allowance authorized between July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>2013, and December 31, 2013, under subdivision 9a, plus any additional referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>allowance per adjusted pupil unit authorized after December 31, 2013, minus any <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>allowances expiring in fiscal year 2016 or later, provided that the allowance may
         not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>less than zero. For a district with more than one referendum allowance for fiscal
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, the allowance calculated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>paragraph (a), clause (3), must be divided into components such that the same percentage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>of the district's allowance expires at the same time as the old allowances would have
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>expired under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>. For a district with more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>allowance for fiscal year 2015 that expires in the same year, the reduction under
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(a), clause (6), to offset local optional revenue shall be made first from any allowances
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>do not have an inflation adjustment approved by the voters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Referendum allowance limit.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>fiscal year 2015 and later, a district's referendum allowance must not exceed the
         annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b) times the greatest of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>(1) $1,845;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(2) the sum of the referendum revenue the district would have received for fiscal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, and the adjustment the district would have received
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by the district's adjusted
         pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>units for fiscal year 2015;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(3) the product of the referendum allowance limit the district would have received
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have received for fiscal
         year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, plus the adjustment the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015; minus $424 for a district receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>local optional revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2d</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>$212 for a district receiving local optional revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>2d
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1, 2013, the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>revenue authority for each reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>divided by its adjusted pupil units for the year preceding reorganization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year 2016 and later, "inflationary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>increase" means one plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Standards, for the current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>fiscal year to fiscal year 2015. For fiscal year 2016 and later, for purposes of paragraph
         (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>clause (3), the inflationary increase equals one-fourth of the percentage increase
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>formula allowance for that year compared with the formula allowance for fiscal year
         2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.48, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Taconite payment and other reductions.</b> (1) Reductions in levies <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>pursuant to subdivision 1 must be made prior to the reductions in clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, districts that have revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>298.018</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, except an amount distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.26</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraphs (c), clause (ii), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>298.34 </statute_ref>to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>298.39
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.391</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.396</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.405</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>477A.15</statute_ref>; and any law imposing a tax upon severed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>mineral values must reduce the levies authorized by this chapter and chapters 120B,
         122A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>123A, 123B, 124A, 124D, 125A, and 127A, excluding the student achievement levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>under section 126C.13, subdivision 3b, by 95 percent of the sum of the previous year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>revenue specified under this clause and the amount attributable to the same production
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>year distributed to the cities and townships within the school district under section
         
         <statute_ref>298.28, <br />
            		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>(3) The amount of any voter approved referendum, facilities down payment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>debt levies shall not be reduced by more than 50 percent under this subdivision, except
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>that payments under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>, may reduce the debt service levy by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>more than 50 percent. In administering this paragraph, the commissioner shall first
         reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>the nonvoter approved levies of a district; then, if any payments, severed mineral
         value <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph (2) remains, the commissioner shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>reduce any voter approved referendum levies authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; then, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>any payments, severed mineral value tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(2) remains, the commissioner shall reduce any voter approved facilities down payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>levies authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.63</statute_ref> and then, if any payments, severed mineral value <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph (2) remains, the commissioner shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>reduce any voter approved debt levies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(4) Before computing the reduction pursuant to this subdivision of the health and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>safety levy authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>shall ascertain from each affected school district the amount it proposes to levy
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>each section or subdivision. The reduction shall be computed on the basis of the amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>so ascertained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(5) To the extent the levy reduction calculated under paragraph (2) exceeds the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>limitation in paragraph (3), an amount equal to the excess must be distributed from
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>school district's distribution under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>477A.15</statute_ref> in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>year to the cities and townships within the school district in the proportion that
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>taxable net tax capacity within the school district bears to the taxable net tax capacity
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>the school district for property taxes payable in the year prior to distribution.
         No city or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>township shall receive a distribution greater than its levy for taxes payable in the
         year prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>to distribution. The commissioner of revenue shall certify the distributions of cities
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>towns under this paragraph to the county auditor by September 30 of the year preceding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>distribution. The county auditor shall reduce the proposed and final levies of cities
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>towns receiving distributions by the amount of their distribution. Distributions to
         the cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>and towns shall be made at the times provided under section 
         <statute_ref>298.27</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>[136D.41] LISTED DISTRICTS MAY FORM INTERMEDIATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var><b>DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, two or more of the Independent School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>Districts Nos. 108, 110, 111, and 112 of Carver County, Independent School Districts
         Nos. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>716, 717, 719, 720, and 721 of Scott County, and Independent School District No. 2905
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Le Sueur County, whether or not contiguous, may enter into agreements to accomplish
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>jointly and cooperatively the acquisition, betterment, construction, maintenance,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>operation of facilities for, and instruction in, special education, career and technical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>education, adult basic education, and alternative education. Each school district
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>becomes a party to such an agreement is a "participating school district" for purposes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>of sections 136D.41 to 136D.49. The agreement may provide for the exercise of these
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>powers by a joint school board created as set forth in sections 136D.41 to 136D.49.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>[136D.42] JOINT SCHOOL BOARD; MEMBERS; BYLAWS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Board.</b> The agreement shall provide for a joint school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>representing the parties to the agreement. The agreement shall specify the name of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>board, the number and manner of election or appointment of its members, their terms
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>qualifications, and other necessary and desirable provisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Bylaws.</b> The board may adopt bylaws specifying the duties and powers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>its officers and the meeting dates of the board, and containing such other provisions
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>may be usual and necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b>[136D.43] STATUS OF JOINT SCHOOL BOARD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Public agency.</b> The joint school board shall be a public agency of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>participating school districts and may receive and disburse federal and state funds
         made <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>available to it or to the participating school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Liability.</b> No participating school district shall have individual liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>for the debts and obligations of the board, nor shall any individual serving as a
         member <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>of the board have such liability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Tax exempt.</b> Any properties, real or personal, acquired, owned, leased, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>controlled, used, or occupied by the board for its purposes shall be exempt from taxation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>by the state or any of its political subdivisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. <b>[136D.44] JOINT BOARD HAS ALL POWERS OF MEMBER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><b>DISTRICTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>To effectuate the agreement, the joint school board shall have all the powers granted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>by law to any or all of the participating school districts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. <b>[136D.45] AGREEMENT APPROVAL; NOTICE; PETITION; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><b>REFERENDUM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Resolution.</b> The agreement shall, before it becomes effective, be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>approved by a resolution adopted by the school board of each school district named
         therein.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>When effective.</b> Each resolution shall be published once in a newspaper <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>published in the district, if there is one, or in a newspaper having general circulation
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>district, and shall become effective 30 days after publication, unless within the
         30-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>period a petition for referendum on the resolution is filed with the school board,
         signed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>qualified voters of the school district equal in number to five percent of the number
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>voters voting at the last annual school district election. In such case, the resolution
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>not become effective until approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon at
         a regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>or special election. The agreement may provide conditions under which it shall become
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>effective even though it may not be approved in all districts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>[136D.46] DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS, DISBURSEMENTS, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><b>CONTRACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>The participating school districts may contribute funds to the board. Disbursements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>shall be made by the board in accordance with sections 123B.14, 123B.143, and 123B.147.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>The board shall be subject to section 123B.52, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. <b>[136D.47] TERM OF AGREEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>The agreement shall state the term of its duration and may provide for the method
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>termination and distribution of assets after payment of all liabilities of the joint
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>[136D.48] NON-POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS; LICENSED </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><b>DIRECTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>The board may also provide any other educational programs or other services <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>requested by a participating district. However, these programs and services may not
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>postsecondary programs or services. Academic offerings shall be provided only under
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>direction of properly licensed academic supervisory personnel.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>[136D.49] OTHER MEMBERSHIP AND POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>In addition to the districts listed in sections 136D.21, 136D.41, 136D.71, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>136D.81, the agreement of an intermediate school district established under this chapter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>may provide for the membership of other school districts and cities, counties, and
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>governmental units as defined in section 471.59. In addition to the powers listed
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>sections 136D.25, 136D.73, and 136D.84, an intermediate school board may provide the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>services defined in section 123A.21, subdivisions 7 and 8.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. <b>COMPENSATORY REVENUE; INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>For the 2015-2016 school year only, for an intermediate district formed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 136D.41, the department must calculate compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>revenue based on the October 1, 2014, enrollment counts for the South Metro Educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Cooperative.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Tax rate adjustment.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>each school district tax rate established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B
         to 127A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>by multiplying the rate by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity for assessment
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>2014, as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2015, House File No. 848,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>a similarly styled bill passed in a special session to the statewide total tax capacity
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>assessment year 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Equalizing factors.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>school district equalizing factor established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>127A, by dividing the equalizing factor by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>assessment year 2014, as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2015,
         House <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>File No. 848, or a similarly styled bill passed in a special session, to the statewide
         total tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>capacity for assessment year 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</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.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$ <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,595,541,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,723,884,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and $5,972,634,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $635,618,000 for 2016 and $6,088,266,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</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.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">39,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</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.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,740,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,932,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,462,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $273,000 for 2016 and $2,659,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</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.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">165,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2015 and $270,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2016 and $135,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</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.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,756,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,309,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,181,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,686,000 for 2016 and $15,623,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</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.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,228,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,506,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,722,000 for 2016 and $15,506,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>One-room schoolhouse.</b> For a grant to Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</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.14.5"></a><var>14.5</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Compensatory revenue pilot project.</b> For grants for participation in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>compensatory revenue pilot program under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter
         5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</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.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>Of this amount, $1,500,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin; $75,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>District No. 286, Brooklyn Center; $210,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>School District No. 279, Osseo; $150,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>School District No. 281, Robbinsdale; $160,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>School District No. 535, Rochester; $65,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>School District No. 833, South Washington; and $150,000 in each year is for a grant
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>Independent School District No. 241, Albert Lea.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>If a grant to a specific school district is not awarded, the commissioner may increase
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>the aid amounts to any of the remaining participating school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</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.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,420,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,405,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $4,846,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $538,000 for 2016 and $3,867,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.12, subdivision 6; and 126C.41, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>subdivision 1, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.13, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 3c, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>repealed for taxes payable in 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><b>EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Directory information.</b> Information designated as directory information <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g and Code
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.37 which are in effect on January 1, 2007 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>2012, is public data on individuals, to the extent required under federal law. When <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>conducting the directory information designation and notice process required by federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate any or all data about the
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>inform the parents and students of the right.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.022, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Foreign language and culture; proficiency certificates.</b> (a) World <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>languages teachers and other school staff should develop and implement world languages
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>programs that acknowledge and reinforce the language proficiency and cultural awareness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>that non-English language speakers already possess, and encourage students' proficiency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>in multiple world languages. Programs under this section must encompass indigenous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>American Indian languages and cultures, among other world languages and cultures.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>department shall consult with postsecondary institutions in developing related professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>development opportunities for purposes of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(b) Any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school may award Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>World Language Proficiency Certificates or Minnesota World Language Proficiency High <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Achievement Certificates, consistent with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>(c) The Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate recognizes students who <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>demonstrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing language skills at the American
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Intermediate-Low level on a valid and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>reliable assessment tool. For languages listed as Category 3 by the United States Foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Service Institute or Category 4 by the United States Defense Language Institute, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>standard is Intermediate-Low for listening and speaking and Novice-High for reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>and writing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>(d) The Minnesota World Language Proficiency High Achievement Certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>recognizes students who demonstrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>skills at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Pre-Advanced
         level <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>for K-12 learners on a valid and reliable assessment tool. For languages listed as
         Category <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>3 by the United States Foreign Service Institute or Category 4 by the United States
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Defense Language Institute, the standard is Pre-Advanced for listening and speaking
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>Intermediate-Mid for reading and writing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>State bilingual and multilingual seals.</b> (a) Consistent with efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>strive for the world's best workforce under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>paragraph (u), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>124D.861
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</statute_ref>, voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>to recognize high school graduates students who demonstrate level 3 an advanced low <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>level or an intermediate high level of functional native proficiency in listening, speaking, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>reading, and writing on either the Foreign Services Institute language assessments aligned <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>with American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>tests guidelines or on equivalent valid and reliable assessments in one or more languages <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>in addition to English. American Sign Language is a language other than English for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>purposes of this subdivision and a world language for purposes of subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>(2) students whose primary language is other than English must demonstrate mastery <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>of Minnesota's English language proficiency standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school graduate student who <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in one <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>school graduate student who demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>native proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to
         receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>the state multilingual gold seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced low <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>to receive the state bilingual platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional proficiency in more than one language in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual platinum seal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(d) School districts and charter schools, in consultation with regional centers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>excellence under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.115</statute_ref>, must may give students periodic opportunities to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>a school district or charter school may rely on a licensed foreign language immersion <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>teacher or a nonlicensed community expert under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.25</statute_ref> evaluators trained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>assessing under ACTFL proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>heritage, or indigenous language proficiency under this section. School districts
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>charter schools must maintain appropriate records to identify high school graduates <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>students eligible to receive the state bilingual or multilingual seal gold and platinum seals. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate seal to the transcript
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>each high school graduate student who meets the requirements of this subdivision and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school must
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>charge the high school graduate student a fee for this seal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>than English under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>student who demonstrates level 3 an intermediate high or advanced low ACTFL level of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>functional native proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>other than English and who participates in community service activities that are integrated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>into the curriculum, involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>school or local community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>(g) The commissioner must develop a Web page for the electronic delivery of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>seals. The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>to the Foreign Services Institute language aligned to ACTFL proficiency tests guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>and Universities system must award foreign language credits to a student who receives a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>state bilingual seal or a state multilingual seal under this subdivision and may establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>criteria to translate the seals into college credits based on the world language course
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities faculty
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the Minnesota State Colleges and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who receives a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>World Language Proficiency Certificate or a Minnesota World Language Proficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>High Achievement Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student who demonstrated the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to receive a seal or
         certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution must request
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within three academic
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged to award
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>applies beginning with students graduating in the 2014-2015 school year who demonstrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>the requisite language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Local literacy plan.</b> (a) Consistent with this section, a school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>must adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level
         no <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>later than the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency, and data to support the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>proficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(2) a process to notify and involve parents, intervene with;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>reading strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>above grade level, and identify and meet and progress monitoring to provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>on the effectiveness of the intervention; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Rigorous course taking information; AP, IB, and PSEO.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>commissioner shall submit the following information on rigorous course taking, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>disaggregated by student subgroup, school district, and postsecondary institution, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>education committees of the legislature each year by February 1:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>(1) the number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary enrollment options under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>124D.09
         </statute_ref>, including concurrent enrollment, career and technical education courses offered <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>as a concurrent enrollment course, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>courses in each school district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(2) the number of teachers in each district attending training programs offered by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>college board, International Baccalaureate North America, Inc., or Minnesota concurrent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>enrollment programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(3) the number of teachers in each district participating in support programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>(4) recent trends in the field of postsecondary enrollment options under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>124D.09
         </statute_ref>, including concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, and international <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>baccalaureate programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(5) expenditures for each category in this section and under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>124D.091, including career and technical education courses offered as a concurrent <br />
            		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>enrollment course
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(6) other recommendations for the state program or the postsecondary enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>options under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, including concurrent enrollment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Reporting.</b> The commissioner shall report test results publicly and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>stakeholders, including the performance achievement levels developed from students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>unweighted test scores in each tested subject and a listing of demographic factors
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>strongly correlate with student performance, including student homelessness, as data are <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>available, among other factors. The test results must not include personally identifiable <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>information as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.3. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>commissioner shall also report data that compares performance results among school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>sites, school districts, Minnesota and other states, and Minnesota and other nations.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>commissioner shall disseminate to schools and school districts a more comprehensive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>report containing testing information that meets local needs for evaluating instruction
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>curriculum. The commissioner shall disseminate to charter school authorizers a more
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>comprehensive report containing testing information that contains anonymized data
         where <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>cell count data are sufficient to protect student identity and that meets the authorizer's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>needs in fulfilling its obligations under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>and applies to school year reports for the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b> Student performance data.</b> In developing policies and assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>processes to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall aggregate student data over time to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>report student performance and growth levels measured at the school, school district,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>statewide level. When collecting and reporting the performance data, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>shall organize and report the data so that state and local policy makers can understand
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>educational implications of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>student homelessness, as data are available, among other demographic factors. Any report <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>the commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>integrate student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>that performance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>and applies to school year reports for the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>School performance reports.</b> (a) The commissioner shall report <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>student academic performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; the percentages of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>120B.35
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>and 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>districts in reducing disparities in students' academic achievement and realizing
         racial <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>and economic integration under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref>; the acquisition of English, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>where practicable, native language academic literacy, including oral academic language,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>and the academic progress of English learners under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59, subdivisions <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>2
         </statute_ref> and 2a; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>teacher consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.15 </statute_ref>for purposes of determining these <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment demographics;
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>homelessness and district mobility; and extracurricular activities. The report also must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status under applicable federal law,
         and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>not set any designations applicable to high- and low-performing schools due solely
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>adequate yearly progress status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>Web site school performance reports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>of each school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually
         post <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September
         1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>and applies to school year reports for the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>License and rules.</b> (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>(b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person require all candidates for teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>licensure to pass demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted skills examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>in reading, writing, and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>the average of the scores in English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the
         ACT <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>Plus Writing recommended by the board, or an equivalent composite score composed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>of the average of the scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing on the
         SAT <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>recommended by the board, as a requirement for initial teacher licensure, except that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>board may issue up to two four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>qualified candidate who has not yet passed the board-adopted skills exam or attained the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. Such rules The board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>require college and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score on
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>board-adopted skills examination or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>Writing or SAT, including those for whom English is a second language. The requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills examination or attain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT does not apply to nonnative <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school district personnel or
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content and pedagogy requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide direct instruction
         in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>native language or world language instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score report to the
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure The Board of Teaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>the entity administering the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations must allow
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>individual who produces documentation of a disability in the form of an evaluation,
         504 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>plan, or individual education program (IEP) to receive the same testing accommodations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>on the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations that the applicant received during
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>secondary or postsecondary education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person
         or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>of chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>teacher preparation programs are encouraged to provide a school-year-long student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>teaching program that combines clinical opportunities with academic coursework and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>in-depth student teaching experiences to offer students ongoing mentorship, coaching,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>and assessment, help to prepare a professional development plan, and structured <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>learning experiences. The board shall implement new systems of teacher preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. Teacher preparation programs including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>alternative teacher preparation programs under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.245</statute_ref>, among other programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>must include a content-specific, board-approved, performance-based assessment that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning for instruction and assessment;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing student learning. The board's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>redesign rules must include creating flexible, specialized teaching licenses, credentials,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>and other endorsement forms to increase students' participation in language immersion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>programs, world language instruction, career development opportunities, work-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>learning, early college courses and careers, career and technical programs, Montessori
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>schools, and project and place-based learning, among other career and college ready
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>learning offerings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for initial licenses to pass an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>teaching skills. The rules shall be effective by September 1, 2001. The rules under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to teach prekindergarten
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of licensure-specific teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>scientifically based reading instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref>, subdivision 4, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading development, the development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and instruction, and their ability
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>integrate that knowledge and understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the board's licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>system and students' diverse learning needs. All teacher candidates must have preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>in English language development and content instruction for English learners in order
         to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms. The board must
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that creates new leadership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative professional
         culture <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century, recognizes
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to teach
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require licensed
         teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>who are renewing a continuing license to include in the renewal requirements further
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>preparation in English language development and specially designed content instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>in English for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</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.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>214.10
         </statute_ref>. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>preparation, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. The rules do not take effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including,
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>(n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students'
         mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>125A.0942 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(o) The board must adopt rules by January 1, 2016, to license applicants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>sections 122A.23 and 122A.245. The rules must permit applicants to demonstrate their
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>qualifications through the board's recognition of a teaching license from another
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>in a similar content field, completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>teaching experience as the teacher of record in a similar licensure field, depth of
         content <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>knowledge, depth of content methods or general pedagogy, subject-specific professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>development and contribution to the field, or classroom performance as determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>documented student growth on normed assessments or documented effectiveness on <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>evaluations. The rules must adopt criteria for determining a "similar content field"
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>"similar licensure area."<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>and applies to all candidates seeking initial teacher licensure, including those holding
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>temporary, one-year teaching license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var><b>report.</b> (a) The Board of Teaching and the Board of School Administrators, in cooperation <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>with the Minnesota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and Minnesota colleges
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>and universities offering board-adopted teacher or administrator preparation programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>annually must collect and report summary data on teacher and administrator preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>and performance outcomes, consistent with this subdivision. The Board of Teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>and the Board of School Administrators annually by June 1 must update and post the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>reported summary preparation and performance data on teachers and administrators from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>the preceding school years on a Web site hosted jointly by the boards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation programs must include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>student entrance requirements for each Board of Teaching-approved program, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>grade point average for enrolling students in the preceding year; the average board-adopted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>skills examination or ACT or SAT scores of students entering the program in the preceding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>year; summary data on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas
         of faculty <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>undergraduate and graduate degrees and their years of experience either as kindergarten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators; the average time resident
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>and nonresident program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the program;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>the current number and percent of students by program who graduated, received a standard
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>Minnesota teaching license, and were hired to teach full time in their licensure field
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Minnesota district or school in the preceding year; the number of content area credits
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>other credits by undergraduate program that students in the preceding school year
         needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>to complete to graduate; students' pass rates on skills and subject matter exams required
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>graduation in each program and licensure area in the preceding school year; survey
         results <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>measuring student and graduate satisfaction with the program in the preceding school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>year; a standard measure of the satisfaction of school principals or supervising teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>with the student teachers assigned to a school or supervising teacher; and information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>under paragraphs (d) and (e). Program reporting must be consistent with subdivision
         11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>approved by the Board of School Administrators must include: summary data on faculty
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and
         graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>degrees and their years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12 classroom
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>teachers or school administrators; the average time program graduates in the preceding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>year needed to complete the program; the current number and percent of students who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>graduated, received a standard Minnesota administrator license, and were employed
         as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>administrator in a Minnesota school district or school in the preceding year; the
         number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>credits by graduate program that students in the preceding school year needed to complete
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>to graduate; survey results measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>the program in the preceding school year; and information under paragraphs (f) and
         (g). <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>Program reporting must be consistent with section 122A.14, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(d) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>the following information for all teachers who finished the probationary period and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>accepted a continuing contract position with the district from September 1 of the
         previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>year through August 31 of the current year: the effectiveness category or rating of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>teacher on the summative evaluation under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>subdivision 5; the licensure area in which the teacher primarily taught during the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>three-year evaluation cycle; and the teacher preparation program preparing the teacher
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>(e) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of Teaching the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>following information for all probationary teachers in the district who were released
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>whose contracts were not renewed from September 1 of the previous year through August
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>31 of the current year: the licensure areas in which the probationary teacher taught;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>the teacher preparation program preparing the teacher in the teacher's primary areas
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>instruction and licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>(f) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>Administrators the following information for all school principals and assistant principals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>who finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>district from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year:
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>effectiveness category or rating of the principal or assistant principal on the summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3; and the principal preparation program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>providing instruction to the principal or assistant principal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(g) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>Administrators all probationary school principals and assistant principals in the
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>who were released or whose contracts were not renewed from September 1 of the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>year through August 31 of the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Teacher preparation program reporting.</b> By December 31, 2018, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>annually thereafter, the Board of Teaching shall report and publish on its Web site
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>cumulative summary results of at least three consecutive years of data reported to
         the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>under subdivision 4a, paragraph (b). Where the data are sufficient to yield statistically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>reliable information and the results would not reveal personally identifiable information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>about an individual teacher, the board shall report the data by teacher preparation
         program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Rules for continuing education requirements.</b> The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements that promote continuous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>improvement and acquisition of new and relevant skills by school administrators. <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>Continuing education programs, among other things, must provide school administrators
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>with information and training about building coherent and effective English learner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>strategies that include relevant professional development, accountability for student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>progress, students' access to the general curriculum, and sufficient staff capacity
         to effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>these strategies. A retired school principal who serves as a substitute principal or assistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>principal for the same person on a day-to-day basis for no more than 15 consecutive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>school days is not subject to continuing education requirements as a condition of
         serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>as a substitute principal or assistant principal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.14, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Principal preparation program reporting.</b> By December 31, 2018, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>annually thereafter, the Board of School Administrators shall report and publish on
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>Web site the cumulative summary results of three years of data reported to the board
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>section 122A.09, subdivision 4a, paragraph (c), for each principal preparation program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Teacher and support personnel qualifications.</b> (a) The Board of Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to persons the board finds to be qualified
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>competent for their respective positions, including those meeting the standards adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (o).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(b) The board must require a person to pass an candidate for teacher licensure to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted examination of skills in reading, writing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>and mathematics or attain either a composite score composed of the average of the scores in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>English and writing, reading, and mathematics on the ACT Plus Writing recommended
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>the board, or an equivalent composite score composed of the average of the scores
         in critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>reading, mathematics, and writing on the SAT recommended by the board, before being <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>granted an initial teaching license to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>elementary, secondary, or special education programs, except that the board may issue
         up <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>to two four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate who <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>has not yet passed the a board-adopted skills exam or attained the requisite composite score <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT. At the request of the employing school district or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>school, the Board of Teaching may issue a restricted license to an otherwise qualified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>teacher not passing or demonstrating a passing score on a board-adopted skills examination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>in reading, writing, and math. For purposes of this section, the restricted license
         issued by <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>the board is limited to the current subject or content matter the teacher is employed
         to teach <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>and limited to the district or charter school requesting the restricted license. If
         the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>denies the request, it must provide a detailed response to the school administrator
         as to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>reasons for the denial. The board must require colleges and universities offering a board <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>approved teacher preparation program to make available upon request remedial assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>did not achieve a qualifying score on the a board-adopted skills examination or attain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>requisite composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT score, including those for whom English is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>a second language. The colleges and universities must make available assistance in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>specific academic areas of candidates' deficiency. School districts may make available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>upon request similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance that includes a
         formal <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who completed their
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>teacher education program, who did not achieve a qualifying score on the a board-adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>skills examination, or attain the requisite composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT score, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>and who received a temporary license to teach in Minnesota. The Board of Teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the total
         number <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>of teacher candidates during the most recent school year taking the a board-adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>skills examination, the number who achieve a qualifying score on the examination,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>number who do not achieve a qualifying score on the examination, the distribution of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>candidates' scores, the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least
         once <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>before, and the number of candidates who have taken the examination at least once
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>and achieve a qualifying score, and the candidates who have not attained the requisite <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT score or have not passed a content or pedagogy <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>exam, disaggregated by categories of race, ethnicity, and eligibility for financial
         aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must grant continuing licenses only to those persons who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>have met board criteria for granting a continuing license, which includes passing
         the a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics or attaining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>requisite composite ACT Plus Writing or SAT score consistent with paragraph (b), and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.36"></a><var>28.36</var>exceptions in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that are consistent with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>paragraph. The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>skills examination, or attain the requisite composite score on the ACT Plus Writing or SAT <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the content
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to provide
         direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022, <br />
            		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. A teacher candidate's official ACT Plus Writing or SAT composite score <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>report to the board must not be more than ten years old at the time of licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common
         core <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>licensure. Among other requirements, teacher candidates must demonstrate the knowledge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>and skills needed to provide appropriate instruction to English learners to support
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>accelerate their academic literacy, including oral academic language, and achievement
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>content areas in a regular classroom setting. This common core shall meet the standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>"model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>of teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>paragraph during the most recent school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.18, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Limited provisional licenses.</b> The board may grant two-year provisional <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>licenses to a licensure candidate in a field in which they were not previously licensed
         or in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>field in which a shortage of licensed teachers exists. A shortage is defined as an
         inadequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>supply of licensed personnel in a given licensure area as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial.</b> (a) The Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>Teaching or Board of School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>licensure, may, on the written complaint of the school board employing a teacher,
         a teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>organization, or any other interested person, refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of the following causes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) immoral character or conduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse to issue, refuse to renew,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the right to a hearing upon
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher has been convicted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>of child abuse, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>, sex trafficking in the first degree under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>section 609.322, subdivision 1, sex trafficking in the second degree under section
         609.322, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>under section 609.324, subdivision 1, sexual abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>609.344
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.3451, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>617.23, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, solicitation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>to children under section 609.352, interference with privacy under section 609.746
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>stalking under section 609.749 and the victim was a minor, using minors in a sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>performance under section 
         <statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>, or possessing pornographic works involving a minor <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>617.247</statute_ref>, or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>person to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>law of another state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>action to the district in which the teacher is currently employed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>under paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>person's conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>offense. The petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final
         decision or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>the pardon to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>schedule and hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 
         <statute_ref>214.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>unless the petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>the reversal of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>petitioner is disqualified from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>affirm its previous licensing action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not
         disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing
         action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the Board of Teaching is delegated the authority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure via portfolio.</b> (a) An eligible candidate may use licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent
         with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A candidate for initial licensure must submit to the Educator Licensing Division
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence and one portfolio
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>demonstrating content competence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The Board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether
         or not <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>Licensing Division at the department must approve or disapprove the portfolio within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>60 calendar days of receiving it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>$300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>submitted subsequently. The fees must be paid to the executive secretary of the Board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>Teaching. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the Board of Teaching
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>applies to all portfolios submitted to the Educator Licensing Division at the department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var><b>122A.23 APPLICANTS TRAINED IN OTHER STATES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Preparation equivalency.</b> When a license to teach is authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>be issued to any holder of a diploma or a degree of a Minnesota state university,
         or of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>University of Minnesota, or of a liberal arts university, or a technical training
         institution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>such license may also, in the discretion of the Board of Teaching or the commissioner
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>education, whichever has jurisdiction, be issued to any holder of a diploma or a degree
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>of a teacher training institution of equivalent rank and standing of any other state.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>diploma or degree must be granted by virtue of completing a course coursework in teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>preparation essentially equivalent in content to that required by such Minnesota state <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>university or the University of Minnesota or a liberal arts university in Minnesota
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>technical training institution as preliminary to the granting of a diploma or a degree of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>same rank and class. For purposes of granting a Minnesota teaching license to a person
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>who receives a diploma or degree from a state-accredited, out-of-state teacher training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>program leading to licensure, the Board of Teaching must establish criteria and streamlined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>procedures by January 1, 2016, to recognize the experience and professional credentials of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>the person holding the out-of-state diploma or degree and allow that person to demonstrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>to the board the person's qualifications for receiving a Minnesota teaching license
         based <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>on performance measures the board adopts by January 1, 2016, under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Applicants licensed in other states.</b> (a) Subject to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.18, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>123B.03</statute_ref>, the Board of Teaching must issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>teaching license or a temporary teaching license under paragraphs (b) (c) to (e) (f) to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>applicant who holds at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>or university and holds or held a similar an out-of-state teaching license that requires the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>applicant to successfully complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>state, which includes either (1) field-specific teaching methods and, student teaching, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>essentially equivalent experience, or (2) at least two years of teaching experience as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>teacher of record in a similar licensure field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(b) The Board of Teaching may issue a standard license on the basis of teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>experience and examination requirements only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must issue a teaching license to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same a similar content <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>field and grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>levels less than a similar Minnesota license, and either (i) has completed field-specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>teaching methods, student teaching, or equivalent experience, or (ii) has at least
         two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>of teaching experience as the teacher of record in a similar licensure field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>(c) (d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules and paragraph (h) (i), <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>must issue up to three four one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who holds <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same a similar content field and grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels
         less <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>than a similar Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed all exams and
         human <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(d) (e) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>four one-year temporary teaching licenses to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach the same a similar content <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>field and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than
         two <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>grade levels less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>teaching methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods and student teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>or equivalent experience by successfully participating in a one-year school district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>Minnesota graduation requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>(e) (f) The Board of Teaching must issue a temporary restricted teaching license <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>for a term of up to three years only in the content field or grade levels specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>out-of-state license to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>required by the Board of Teaching; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license where the out-of-state license
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>more limited in the content field or grade levels than a similar Minnesota license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(f) (g) The Board of Teaching must not issue to an applicant more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>one-year temporary teaching licenses under this subdivision may issue a two-year limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>provisional license to an applicant under this subdivision to teach in a shortage
         area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>consistent with section 122A.18, subdivision 4a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(g) (h) The Board of Teaching must not may issue a license under this subdivision if <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>the applicant has not attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>a particular licensure field and the applicant can demonstrate competency by obtaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>qualifying scores on the board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>mathematics, and on applicable board-adopted rigorous content area and pedagogy <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>examinations under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) and (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(h) (i) The Board of Teaching must require an applicant for a teaching license <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>or a temporary teaching license under this subdivision to pass a board-adopted skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>examination in reading, writing, and mathematics or demonstrate, consistent with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var><statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision </statute_ref>4, the applicant's attainment of either the requisite composite ACT <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>Plus Writing or SAT score before the board issues the license unless, notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>other provisions of this subdivision, an applicable board-approved National Association
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>State Directors of Teacher Education interstate reciprocity agreement exists to allow
         fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>certified teachers from other states to transfer their certification to Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>any other law to the contrary, the Board of Teaching must enter into a National Association
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>agreement and other interstate agreements for teacher licensure to allow fully certified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>teachers from adjoining states to transfer their certification to Minnesota. The board
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>enter into these interstate agreements only after determining that the rigor of the
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>licensure or certification requirements in the adjoining state is commensurate with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements. The board may limit an interstate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based on established priorities
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to out-of-state applicants holding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>only a provisional teaching license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(b) The Board of Teaching must work with designated authorities in adjoining states
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>to establish interstate teacher licensure agreements under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.245, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) To improve academic excellence, improve ethnic <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>and cultural diversity in the classroom, and close the academic achievement gap, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>Board of Teaching must approve qualified teacher preparation programs under this section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>that are a means to acquire a two-year limited-term license, which the board may renew
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>one time for an additional one-year term, and to prepare for acquiring a standard
         license. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>The following entities are eligible to participate under this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(1) a school district or, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>chapter 317A for an education-related purpose that forms a partnership with a college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>university that has a board-approved alternative teacher preparation program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(2) a school district or charter school, after consulting with a college or university
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>with a board-approved teacher preparation program, that forms a partnership with a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>has a board-approved teacher preparation program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(b) Before participating in this program becoming a teacher of record, a candidate <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>(1) have a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 or higher grade point average unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>board waives the grade point average requirement based on board-adopted criteria adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>by January 1, 2016;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(2) pass the demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted reading, writing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>mathematics skills examination under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>(3) obtain qualifying scores on applicable board-approved rigorous content area and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>pedagogy examinations under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must issue a two-year limited-term license to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>who enrolls in an alternative teacher preparation program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</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.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.245, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Program approval; disapproval.</b> (a) The Board of Teaching must approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>alternative teacher preparation programs under this section based on board-adopted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>criteria that reflect best practices for alternative teacher preparation programs,
         consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>with this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(b) The board must permit teacher candidates to demonstrate mastery of pedagogy <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>and content standards in school-based settings and through other nontraditional means.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>"Nontraditional means" must include a portfolio of previous experiences, teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>experience, educator evaluations, certifications marking the completion of education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>training programs, and essentially equivalent demonstrations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(c) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine the qualifications of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>program instructors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>(d) The board may permit instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>(b) (e) If the Board of Teaching determines that a teacher preparation program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>this section does not meet the requirements of this section, it may revoke its approval
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>of the program after it notifies the program provider of any deficiencies and gives
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>program provider an opportunity to remedy the deficiencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.245, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Standard license.</b> The Board of Teaching must issue a standard license <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>to an otherwise qualified teacher candidate under this section who successfully performs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>throughout a program under this section, successfully completes all required obtains <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>qualifying scores on applicable board-adopted rigorous skills, pedagogy, and content <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>area examinations under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) and (e), and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>recommended for licensure under subdivision 5 or successfully demonstrates to the
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>qualifications for licensure under subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var><b>122A.30 EXEMPTION FOR TECHNICAL </b><b>COLLEGE</b><b> EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var><b>INSTRUCTORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(a) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and upon approval of the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>technical education program not more than 61 hours per fiscal year is exempt from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>license requirement. Nothing in this section shall exclude licensed career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>educators from the definition of "teacher" in section 122A.40, 122A.41, or 179A.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>(b) This section expires June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>and applies to all technical education instructors hired after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Development, evaluation, and peer coaching for continuing contract </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var><b>teachers.</b> (a) To improve student learning and success, a school board and an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>representative of the teachers in the district, consistent with paragraph (b), may
         develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>a teacher evaluation and peer review process for probationary and continuing contract
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>teachers through joint agreement. If a school board and the exclusive representative
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>teachers do not agree to an annual teacher evaluation and peer review process, then
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers must implement the state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>teacher evaluation plan under paragraph (c). The process must include having trained
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate in professional learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>communities, consistent with paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation process
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>teachers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) must, for probationary teachers, provide for all evaluations required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) must establish a three-year professional review cycle for each teacher that <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>includes an individual growth and development plan, a peer review process, and at
         least <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>one summative evaluation performed by a qualified and trained evaluator such as a
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>administrator. For the years when a tenured teacher is not evaluated by a qualified
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>trained evaluator, the teacher must be evaluated by a peer review;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) must be based on professional teaching standards established in rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) must coordinate staff development activities under sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>122A.61
         </statute_ref> with this evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) may provide time during the school day and school year for peer coaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>teacher collaboration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) may include job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>communities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) may include mentoring and induction programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) must include an option for teachers to develop and present a portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>demonstrating evidence of reflection and professional growth, consistent with section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>122A.18, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and include teachers' own performance assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>based on student work samples and examples of teachers' work, which may include video
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>among other activities for the summative evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) must use data from valid and reliable assessments aligned to state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>academic standards and must use state and local measures of student growth and literacy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>that may include value-added models or student learning goals to determine 35 percent
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>teacher evaluation results;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) must use longitudinal data on student engagement and connection, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>student outcome measures explicitly aligned with the elements of curriculum for which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>teachers are responsible, including academic literacy, oral academic language, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>achievement of content areas of English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) must require qualified and trained evaluators such as school administrators to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>perform summative evaluations and ensure school districts and charter schools provide
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>effective evaluator training specific to teacher development and evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) must give teachers not meeting professional teaching standards under clauses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>(3) through (11) support to improve through a teacher improvement process that includes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>established goals and timelines; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(13) must discipline a teacher for not making adequate progress in the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>improvement process under clause (12) that may include a last chance warning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>termination, discharge, nonrenewal, transfer to a different position, a leave of absence,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>other discipline a school administrator determines is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Data on individual teachers generated under this subdivision are personnel data <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>. The observation and interview notes of peer coaches may only be <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>disclosed to other school officials with the consent of the teacher being coached.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The department, in consultation with parents who may represent parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>organizations and teacher and administrator representatives appointed by their respective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>organizations, representing the Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Association of School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>Administrators, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota Elementary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>and Secondary Principals Associations, Education Minnesota, and representatives of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>the Minnesota Assessment Group, the Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>Chamber of Commerce, and Minnesota postsecondary institutions with research expertise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>in teacher evaluation, must create and publish a teacher evaluation process that complies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>with the requirements in paragraph (b) and applies to all teachers under this section
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref> for whom no agreement exists under paragraph (a) for an annual teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>evaluation and peer review process. The teacher evaluation process created under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>subdivision does not create additional due process rights for probationary teachers
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(d) Consistent with the measures of teacher effectiveness under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(1) for students in kindergarten through grade 4, a school administrator must not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>place or approve the placement of a student in the classroom of a teacher who is in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>improvement process referenced in paragraph (b), clause (12), or has not had a summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>evaluation if, in the prior year, that student was in the classroom of a teacher who
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>discipline pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (13), unless no other teacher at the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>teaches that grade; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(2) for students in grades 5 through 12, a school administrator must not place <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>or approve the placement of a student in the classroom of a teacher who is in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>improvement process referenced in paragraph (b), clause (12), or has not had a summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>evaluation if, in the prior year, that student was in the classroom of a teacher who
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>discipline pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (13), unless no other teacher at the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>teaches that subject area and grade.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>All data created and used under this paragraph retains its classification under chapter
         13.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.40, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Immediate discharge.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>(b), a board may discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>of the following grounds:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(1) immoral conduct, insubordination, or conviction of a felony;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>(2) conduct unbecoming a teacher which requires the immediate removal of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>teacher from classroom or other duties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>(3) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written
         release <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>of the school board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>(4) gross inefficiency which the teacher has failed to correct after reasonable written
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>(5) willful neglect of duty; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(6) continuing physical or mental disability subsequent to a 12 months leave of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>absence and inability to qualify for reinstatement in accordance with subdivision
         12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>discriminatory practice described in section 
         <statute_ref>363A.13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>Prior to discharging a teacher under this paragraph, the board must notify the teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>in writing and state its ground for the proposed discharge in reasonable detail. Within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>ten days after receipt of this notification the teacher may make a written request
         for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>hearing before the board and it shall be granted before final action is taken. The
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>may suspend a teacher with pay pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>of the issues raised in the hearing after charges have been filed which constitute
         ground for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>discharge. If a teacher has been charged with a felony and the underlying conduct
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>is the subject of the felony charge is a ground for a proposed immediate discharge,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>suspension pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues may
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>without pay. If a hearing under this paragraph is held, the board must reimburse the
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>for any salary or compensation withheld if the final decision of the board or the
         arbitrator <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>does not result in a penalty to or suspension, termination, or discharge of the teacher.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>(b) A board must discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>upon receipt of notice under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>teacher's license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>; sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a; engaging
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section 609.324,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>subdivision 1; sexual abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.344</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.3451, <br />
            		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>617.23, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; solicitation of children to engage in sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to children under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>609.352; interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>609.749 and the victim was a minor; using minors in a sexual performance under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var><statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>; possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 
         <statute_ref>617.247</statute_ref>; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register
         as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>or the United States.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>makes a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>626.556, subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, the school principal or other person having administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>control of the school must include in the teacher's employment record the information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.36"></a><var>39.36</var>contained in the record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>consistent with the definition of public data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>provide the Board of Teaching and the licensing division at the department with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>necessary and relevant information to enable the Board of Teaching and the department's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>licensing division to fulfill their statutory and administrative duties related to
         issuing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's license. Information received by the
         Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>of Teaching or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>13.41</statute_ref> or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>to the background check required under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.03</statute_ref>, a school board or other school <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>hiring authority must contact the Board of Teaching and the department to determine
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the discharge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the
         district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district
         seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>requesting school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Development, evaluation, and peer coaching for continuing contract </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var><b>teachers.</b> (a) To improve student learning and success, a school board and an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>representative of the teachers in the district, consistent with paragraph (b), may
         develop an <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>annual teacher evaluation and peer review process for probationary and nonprobationary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>teachers through joint agreement. If a school board and the exclusive representative
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>the teachers in the district do not agree to an annual teacher evaluation and peer
         review <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>process, then the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>implement the state teacher evaluation plan developed under paragraph (c). The process
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>must include having trained observers serve as peer coaches or having teachers participate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>in professional learning communities, consistent with paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To develop, improve, and support qualified teachers and effective teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>practices and improve student learning and success, the annual evaluation process
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>teachers:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) must, for probationary teachers, provide for all evaluations required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) must establish a three-year professional review cycle for each teacher that <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>includes an individual growth and development plan, a peer review process, and at
         least <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>one summative evaluation performed by a qualified and trained evaluator such as a
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>administrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) must be based on professional teaching standards established in rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) must coordinate staff development activities under sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>122A.61
         </statute_ref> with this evaluation process and teachers' evaluation outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) may provide time during the school day and school year for peer coaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>teacher collaboration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) may include job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>communities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) may include mentoring and induction programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) must include an option for teachers to develop and present a portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>demonstrating evidence of reflection and professional growth, consistent with section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>122A.18, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and include teachers' own performance assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>based on student work samples and examples of teachers' work, which may include video
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>among other activities for the summative evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) must use data from valid and reliable assessments aligned to state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>academic standards and must use state and local measures of student growth and literacy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>that may include value-added models or student learning goals to determine 35 percent
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>teacher evaluation results;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(10) must use longitudinal data on student engagement and connection and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>student outcome measures explicitly aligned with the elements of curriculum for which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>teachers are responsible, including academic literacy, oral academic language, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>achievement of English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(11) must require qualified and trained evaluators such as school administrators to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>perform summative evaluations and ensure school districts and charter schools provide
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>effective evaluator training specific to teacher development and evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(12) must give teachers not meeting professional teaching standards under clauses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>(3) through (11) support to improve through a teacher improvement process that includes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>established goals and timelines; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(13) must discipline a teacher for not making adequate progress in the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>improvement process under clause (12) that may include a last chance warning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>termination, discharge, nonrenewal, transfer to a different position, a leave of absence,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>other discipline a school administrator determines is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Data on individual teachers generated under this subdivision are personnel data <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>. The observation and interview notes of peer coaches may only be <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>disclosed to other school officials with the consent of the teacher being coached.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The department, in consultation with parents who may represent parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>organizations and teacher and administrator representatives appointed by their respective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>organizations, representing the Board of Teaching, the Minnesota Association of School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>Administrators, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota Elementary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>and Secondary Principals Associations, Education Minnesota, and representatives of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>the Minnesota Assessment Group, the Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>Chamber of Commerce, and Minnesota postsecondary institutions with research expertise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>in teacher evaluation, must create and publish a teacher evaluation process that complies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>with the requirements in paragraph (b) and applies to all teachers under this section
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref> for whom no agreement exists under paragraph (a) for an annual teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>evaluation and peer review process. The teacher evaluation process created under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>subdivision does not create additional due process rights for probationary teachers
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>(d) Consistent with the measures of teacher effectiveness under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>(1) for students in kindergarten through grade 4, a school administrator must not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>place or approve the placement of a student in the classroom of a teacher who is in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>improvement process referenced in paragraph (b), clause (12), or has not had a summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>evaluation if, in the prior year, that student was in the classroom of a teacher who
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>discipline pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (13), unless no other teacher at the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>teaches that grade; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>(2) for students in grades 5 through 12, a school administrator must not place <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>or approve the placement of a student in the classroom of a teacher who is in the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>improvement process referenced in paragraph (b), clause (12), or has not had a summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>evaluation if, in the prior year, that student was in the classroom of a teacher who
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>discipline pursuant to paragraph (b), clause (13), unless no other teacher at the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>teaches that subject area and grade.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>All data created and used under this paragraph retains its classification under chapter
         13.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.41, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Grounds for discharge or demotion.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>in paragraph (b), causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher either during
         or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>the probationary period must be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>(1) immoral character, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or insubordination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(2) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written
         release <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>of the school board having the care, management, or control of the school in which
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>teacher is employed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>(3) inefficiency in teaching or in the management of a school, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>(4) affliction with a communicable disease must be considered as cause for removal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>or suspension while the teacher is suffering from such disability; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>(5) discontinuance of position or lack of pupils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>discriminatory practice described in section 
         <statute_ref>363A.13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>(b) A probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>upon receipt of notice under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>teacher's license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>; sex trafficking in the first degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>sex trafficking in the second degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1a; engaging
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>in hiring or agreeing to hire a minor to engage in prostitution under section 609.324,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>subdivision 1; sexual abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.344</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.3451, <br />
            		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>617.23, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; solicitation of children to engage in sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to children under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>609.352; interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>609.749 and the victim was a minor; using minors in a sexual performance under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var><statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>; possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section 
         <statute_ref>617.247</statute_ref>; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register
         as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>or the United States.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>makes a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>626.556, subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, the school principal or other person having administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>control of the school must include in the teacher's employment record the information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>contained in the record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>consistent with the definition of public data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>provide the Board of Teaching and the licensing division at the department with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>necessary and relevant information to enable the Board of Teaching and the department's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>licensing division to fulfill their statutory and administrative duties related to
         issuing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's license. Information received by the
         Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>of Teaching or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>13.41</statute_ref> or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>to the background check required under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.03</statute_ref>, a school board or other school <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>hiring authority must contact the Board of Teaching and the department to determine
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the discharge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the
         district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district
         seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>requesting school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.413, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifying plan.</b> A district or, intermediate school district, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>cooperative unit, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may develop an educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>improvement plan for the purpose of qualifying for the alternative teacher professional
         pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>system under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref>. The plan must include measures for improving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school site, teacher, and individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>student performance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.413, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Plan components.</b> The educational improvement plan must be approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>by the school board or governing board and have at least these elements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(1) assessment and evaluation tools to measure student performance and progress, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>including the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>learners, among other measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(2) performance goals and benchmarks for improvement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(3) measures of student attendance and completion rates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>(4) a rigorous research and practice-based professional development system, based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>on national and state standards of effective teaching practice applicable to all students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>including English learners with varied needs under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>2a, and consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, that is aligned with educational improvement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>designed to achieve ongoing and schoolwide progress and growth in teaching practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(5) measures of student, family, and community involvement and satisfaction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(6) a data system about students and their academic progress that provides parents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>and the public with understandable information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>(7) a teacher induction and mentoring program for probationary teachers that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>provides continuous learning and sustained teacher support; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>(8) substantial participation by the exclusive representative of the teachers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>developing the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Restructured pay system.</b> A restructured alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>professional pay system is established under subdivision 2 to provide incentives to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>encourage teachers to improve their knowledge and instructional skills in order to
         improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>student learning and for school districts, intermediate school districts, cooperative units, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, and charter schools to recruit and retain <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>highly qualified teachers, encourage highly qualified teachers to undertake challenging
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>assignments, and support teachers' roles in improving students' educational achievement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Transitional planning year.</b> (a) To be eligible to participate in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>alternative teacher professional pay system, a school district, intermediate school
         district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>or site, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative
         pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>system, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the school district or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>intermediate school district and the exclusive representative of the teachers to complete
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>plan preparing for full implementation, consistent with subdivision 2, that may include,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>among other activities, training to evaluate teacher performance, a restructured school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>day to develop integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities,
         release <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>time to develop an alternative pay system agreement, and teacher and staff training
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>using multiple data sources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(2) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.61</statute_ref>, to develop the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>professional pay system agreement under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>(b) To be eligible to participate in an alternative teacher professional pay system,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>charter school, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>pay system, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the charter school and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>charter school board of directors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(2) submit the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>school indicating at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>pay system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(3) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.61</statute_ref>, to develop the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>professional pay system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(c) To be eligible to participate in an alternative teacher professional pay system,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>a cooperative, excluding intermediate school districts at least one school year before
         it <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>expects to fully implement an alternative pay system, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the governing board <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>of the cooperative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>(2) submit the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed by the cooperative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>indicating at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative
         pay system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>(c) (d) The commissioner may waive the planning year if the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>determines, based on the criteria under subdivision 2, that the school district, intermediate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>school district, cooperative, site or charter school is ready to fully implement an alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>pay system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Alternative teacher professional pay system.</b> (a) To participate in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter
         school must <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>have an educational improvement plan under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.413</statute_ref> and an alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant
         also <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>must comply with subdivision 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>compensation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>development that helps other teachers improve their skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>using:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35</statute_ref> or locally selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>standardized assessment outcomes, or both;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>or student learning goals, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, clause (9), or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>122A.41, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, clause (9), and other measures that include the academic literacy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>subdivision 8, clause (10), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, clause (10); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>paragraph (b), clause (2), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>professional learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>aligned with student needs under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.413</statute_ref>, consistent with the staff development <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>plan under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>such as master or mentor teachers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>that system without any quota or other limit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) include a hiring bonus or other added compensation for teachers who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>identified as effective or highly effective under the local teacher professional review
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>cycle and work in a hard-to-fill position or in a hard-to-staff school such as a school
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>a majority of students whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>isolated school, or a school identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>services for its students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>certification in their content field of licensure, pursue the training or education
         necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>to obtain an additional licensure in shortage areas identified by the district or
         charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>school, or help fund a "grow your own" new teacher initiative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>and applies to agreements approved or renegotiated after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Charter school applications</b><b>; cooperative applications</b><b>.</b> (a) For charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>school applications, the board of directors of a charter school that satisfies the
         conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>under subdivisions 2 and 2b must submit to the commissioner an application that contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(1) an agreement to implement an alternative teacher professional pay system <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>(2) a resolution by the charter school board of directors adopting the agreement;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>(3) the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>indicating that at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>teacher professional pay system, unless the charter school submits an alternative
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>professional pay system agreement under this section before the first year of operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>Alternative compensation revenue for a qualifying charter school must be calculated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 34</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) and (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(b) For cooperative unit applications, excluding intermediate school districts, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>governing board of a cooperative unit that satisfies the conditions under subdivisions
         2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>and 2b must submit to the commissioner an application that contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>(1) an agreement to implement an alternative teacher professional pay system <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(2) a resolution by the governing board adopting the agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(3) the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the cooperative unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>indicating that at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>professional pay system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2b. <b>Approval process.</b> (a) Consistent with the requirements of this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.413</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.415</statute_ref>, the department must prepare and transmit to interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>school districts, intermediate school districts, cooperatives, school sites, and charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>schools a standard form for applying to participate in the alternative teacher professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>pay system. The commissioner annually must establish three dates as deadlines by which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>interested applicants must submit an application to the commissioner under this section.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>An interested school district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school site, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>charter school must submit to the commissioner a completed application executed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>district superintendent and the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers
         if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>applicant is a school district, intermediate school district, or school site, or executed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>the charter school board of directors if the applicant is a charter school or executed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>the governing board if the applicant is a cooperative unit. The application must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>the proposed alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>2. The department must review a completed application within 30 days of the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>recent application deadline and recommend to the commissioner whether to approve or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>disapprove the application. The commissioner must approve applications on a first-come,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>first-served basis. The applicant's alternative teacher professional pay system agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>must be legally binding on the applicant and the collective bargaining representative
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>the applicant receives alternative compensation revenue. The commissioner must approve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>or disapprove an application based on the requirements under subdivisions 2 and 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>(b) If the commissioner disapproves an application, the commissioner must give the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>applicant timely notice of the specific reasons in detail for disapproving the application.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>The applicant may revise and resubmit its application and related documents to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>commissioner within 30 days of receiving notice of the commissioner's disapproval
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>the commissioner must approve or disapprove the revised application, consistent with
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>subdivision. Applications that are revised and then approved are considered submitted
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>the date the applicant initially submitted the application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.414, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Report; continued funding.</b> (a) Participating districts, intermediate school <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>districts, cooperatives, school sites, and charter schools must report on the implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>and effectiveness of the alternative teacher professional pay system, particularly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>addressing each requirement under subdivision 2 and make annual recommendations by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>June 15 to their school boards. The school board or, board of directors, or governing board <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>shall transmit a copy of the report with a summary of the findings and recommendations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>of the district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school site, or charter school to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that a school district, intermediate school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>cooperative, school site, or charter school that receives alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>revenue is not complying with the requirements of this section, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>may withhold funding from that participant. Before making the determination, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>commissioner must notify the participant of any deficiencies and provide the participant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>an opportunity to comply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.415, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var><b>122A.415 ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Revenue amount.</b> (a) A school district, intermediate school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, school site, or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>school that meets the conditions of section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref> and submits an application approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>by the commissioner is eligible for alternative teacher compensation revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>(b) For school district and intermediate school district applications, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>must consider only those applications to participate that are submitted jointly by
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>district and the exclusive representative of the teachers. The application must contain
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>alternative teacher professional pay system agreement that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>(1) implements an alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>(2) is negotiated and adopted according to the Public Employment Labor Relations <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>Act under chapter 179A, except that notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>district may enter into a contract for a term of two or four years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>Alternative teacher compensation revenue for a qualifying school district or site
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>which the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers agree to place
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>teachers in the district or at the site on the alternative teacher professional pay
         system equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>$260 times the number of pupils enrolled at the district or site on October 1 of the
         previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>fiscal year. Alternative teacher compensation revenue for a qualifying intermediate
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>district or cooperative must be calculated under subdivision 4, paragraph (a) (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>(c) For a newly combined or consolidated district, the revenue shall be computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>using the sum of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous year in the districts
         entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>into the combination or consolidation. The commissioner may adjust the revenue computed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>for a site using prior year data to reflect changes attributable to school closings,
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>openings, or grade level reconfigurations between the prior year and the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>(d) The revenue is available only to school districts, intermediate school districts,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>cooperatives, school sites, and charter schools that fully implement an alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>professional pay system by October 1 of the current school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Revenue timing.</b> (a) Districts, intermediate school districts, cooperatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>school sites, or charter schools with approved applications must receive alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>compensation revenue for each school year that the district, intermediate school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>cooperative, school site, or charter school implements an alternative teacher professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>pay system under this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref>. For fiscal year 2007 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>A qualifying district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school site, or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>school that received alternative teacher compensation aid for the previous fiscal
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>must receive at least an amount of alternative teacher compensation revenue equal
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>lesser of the amount it received for the previous fiscal year or the amount it qualifies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>for under subdivision 1 for the current fiscal year if the district, intermediate
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>district, cooperative, school site, or charter school submits a timely application and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>commissioner determines that the district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>site, or charter school continues to implement an alternative teacher professional
         pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>system, consistent with its application under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>(b) The commissioner shall approve applications that comply with subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, and 2a, if the applicant is a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>school or cooperative, in the order in which they are received, select applicants that <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>qualify for this program, notify school districts, intermediate school districts, cooperatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>school sites, and charter schools about the program, develop and disseminate application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>materials, and carry out other activities needed to implement this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>(c) For fiscal year 2008 and later, the portion of the state total basic alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement allocated to charter schools must not exceed
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>product of $3,374,000 times the ratio of the state total charter school enrollment
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>previous fiscal year to the state total charter school enrollment for fiscal year
         2007. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>Additional basic alternative teacher compensation aid may be approved for charter
         schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>after August 1, not to exceed the charter school limit for the following fiscal year,
         if <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>the basic alternative teacher compensation aid entitlement for school districts based
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>applications approved by August 1 does not expend the remaining amount under the limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>later, The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>compensation revenue under subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>aid for an intermediate school district or a charter school with a plan approved under <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2a</statute_ref> and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>times the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>on October 1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation,
         times <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>compensation revenue for those districts under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,636,000 $88,118,000 for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>year 2015 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits. Basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other cooperative
         unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the intermediate district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Alternative teacher compensation levy.</b> For fiscal year 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>The alternative teacher compensation levy for a district receiving basic alternative
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>compensation aid equals the product of (1) the difference between the district's alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>teacher compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative teacher compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>aid, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's adjusted net tax capacity
         per <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>adjusted pupil unit to $6,100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Alternative teacher compensation equalization aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>2015 and later, A district's alternative teacher compensation equalization aid equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>district's alternative teacher compensation revenue minus the district's basic alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>teacher compensation aid minus the district's alternative teacher compensation levy.
         If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>equalization aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>compensation equalization aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.60, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var><b>122A.60 STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Staff development committee.</b> (a) A school board must use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>revenue authorized in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.61</statute_ref> for in-service education for programs under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var><statute_ref>120B.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or for staff development:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>(1) teacher development and evaluation plans under this section 122A.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>(2) principal development and evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>(3) in-service education programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>(4) other staff development needs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>(b) The board must establish an advisory staff development committee to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>the plan, assist site professional development teams in developing a site plan consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>with the goals of the plan, and evaluate staff development efforts at the site level.
         A <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>majority of the advisory committee and the site professional development team must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>teachers representing various grade levels, subject areas, and special education.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>advisory committee must also include nonteaching staff, parents, and administrators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Effective staff development activities.</b> (a) Staff development activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>(1) focus on the school classroom and research-based strategies that improve student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>(2) provide opportunities for teachers to practice and improve their instructional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>skills over time;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(3) provide opportunities for teachers to use student data as part of their daily
         work <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>to increase student achievement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>(4) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills, including to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>accommodate the delivery of digital and blended learning and curriculum and engage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>students with technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(5) align with state and local academic standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>(6) provide opportunities to build professional relationships, foster collaboration
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>among principals and staff who provide instruction, and provide opportunities for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>teacher-to-teacher mentoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>(7) align with the plan of the district or site for an alternative teacher professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>pay system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>(8) provide teachers of English learners, including English as a second language and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>content teachers, with differentiated instructional strategies critical for ensuring
         students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>long-term academic success; the means to effectively use assessment data on the academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>literacy, oral academic language, and English language development of English learners;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>and skills to support native and English language development across the curriculum;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(9) provide opportunities for staff to learn about current workforce trends, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>connections between workforce trends and postsecondary education, and training options,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>including career and technical education options.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>Staff development activities may include curriculum development and curriculum training
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>programs, and activities that provide teachers and other members of site-based teams
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>training to enhance team performance. The school district also may implement other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>staff development activities required by law and activities associated with professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>teacher compensation models.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>(b) Release time provided for teachers to supervise students on field trips and school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>activities, or independent tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher's knowledge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>and instructional skills, such as preparing report cards, calculating grades, or organizing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>classroom materials, may not be counted as staff development time that is financed
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>staff development reserved revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.61</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Contents of plan.</b> The plan must include the staff development outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, and section 123B.147, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>subdivision 3, the means to achieve the outcomes, and procedures for evaluating progress
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>at each school site toward meeting education and staff development outcomes, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>with relicensure requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.18</statute_ref>, subdivision 4. The plan also must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>(1) support stable and productive professional communities achieved through <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>ongoing and schoolwide progress and growth in teaching practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>(2) emphasize coaching, professional learning communities, classroom action <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>research, and other job-embedded models;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>(3) maintain a strong subject matter focus premised on students' learning goals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.125</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>(4) ensure specialized preparation and learning about issues related to teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>English learners and students with special needs by focusing on long-term systemic
         efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>to improve educational services and opportunities and raise student achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>(5) reinforce national and state standards of effective teaching practice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Staff development outcomes.</b> The advisory staff development committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>must adopt a staff development plan, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>122A.41, subdivision 5, for developing and evaluating teachers and for improving student <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>achievement outcomes and with section 123B.147, subdivision 3, for strengthening <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>principals' capacity in areas of instruction, supervision, evaluation, and teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.36"></a><var>54.36</var>development. The plan must be consistent with education outcomes that the school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>determines. The plan must include ongoing staff development activities that contribute
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>toward continuous improvement in achievement of achieving the following goals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>(1) improve student achievement of state and local education standards in all areas
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>the curriculum, including areas of regular academic and applied and experiential learning,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>by using research-based best practices methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>(2) effectively meet the needs of a diverse student population, including at-risk
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>children, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted children, within
         the regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>classroom, applied and experiential learning settings, and other settings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>(3) provide an inclusive curriculum for a racially, ethnically, linguistically, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>culturally diverse student population that is consistent with the state education
         diversity <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>rule and the district's education diversity plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>(4) improve staff collaboration and develop mentoring and peer coaching programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>for teachers new to the school or district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>(5) effectively teach and model violence prevention policy and curriculum that <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>address early intervention alternatives, issues of harassment, and teach nonviolent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>alternatives for conflict resolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>(6) effectively deliver digital and blended learning and curriculum and engage <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>students with technology; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>(7) provide teachers and other members of site-based management teams with <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>appropriate management and financial management skills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Staff development report.</b> (a) By October 15 of each year, the district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>site staff development committees shall write and submit a report of staff development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>activities and expenditures for the previous year, in the form and manner determined
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>the commissioner. The report, signed by the district superintendent and staff development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>chair, must include assessment and evaluation data indicating progress toward district
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>site staff development goals based on teaching and learning outcomes, including the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>percentage of teachers and other staff involved in instruction who participate in
         effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>staff development activities under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>(b) The report must break down expenditures for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>(1) curriculum development and curriculum training programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(2) staff development training models, workshops, and conferences, and the cost of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>releasing teachers or providing substitute teachers for staff development purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>The report also must indicate whether the expenditures were incurred at the district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>level or the school site level, and whether the school site expenditures were made
         possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>by grants to school sites that demonstrate exemplary use of allocated staff development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>revenue. These expenditures must be reported using the uniform financial and accounting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>and reporting standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(c) The commissioner shall report the staff development progress and expenditure <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>data to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>education by February 15 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Staff development revenue.</b> A district is required to reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>an amount equal to at least two percent of the basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>(1) teacher development and evaluation under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>122A.41, subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>(2) principal development and evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>(3) professional development under section 122A.60; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>(4) in-service education for programs under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.22, subdivision 2</statute_ref>,.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>To the extent extra funds remain, staff development revenue may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>experiences under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, and for curriculum development and programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>other in-service education, teachers' mentoring under section 122A.70 and evaluation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>teachers' workshops, teacher conferences, the cost of substitute teachers staff development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>purposes, preservice and in-service education for special education professionals
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>paraprofessionals, and other related costs for staff development efforts. A district
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic revenue under this section if
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and a majority vote of the
         school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A district in statutory operating
         debt is <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>exempt from reserving basic revenue according to this section. Districts may expend
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff development based on their needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.69, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var><b>122A.69 PRACTICE OR STUDENT TEACHERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>The Board of Teaching may, by agreements with teacher preparing preparation <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>institutions, arrange for classroom experience in the district for practice or student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>teachers who have completed not less than at least two years of an approved teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>education preparation program. Such practice and student teachers must be provided with <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>appropriate supervision appropriately supervised by a fully qualified teacher under rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>promulgated adopted by the board. A practice or student teacher must be placed with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>cooperating licensed teacher who has at least three years of teaching experience and
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>not in the improvement process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b),
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>clause (12), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (12). Practice and student <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>teachers are deemed employees of the school district in which they are rendering services <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>for purposes of workers' compensation; liability insurance, if provided for other
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>employees in accordance with under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.23</statute_ref>; and legal counsel in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>with the provisions of under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Authorization; notification.</b> Notwithstanding any other law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>contrary, an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>, except a foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply
         to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses
         offered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>that postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th
         or 10th <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract
         or grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>school eligible for aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian
         courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>offered under subdivision 10, if after all 11th and 12th grade students have applied for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>course, additional students are necessary to offer the course (1) the school district and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>eligible postsecondary institution providing the course agree to the student's enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>or (2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>certificates, and seals. If an institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>section, the institution shall send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school
         or school <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>district, and the commissioner within ten days of acceptance. The notice must indicate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>the course and hours of enrollment of that pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>postsecondary credit, the institution must notify the pupil about payment in the customary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>manner used by the institution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>Authorization; career or technical education.</b> A 10th, 11th, or 12th <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract
         or grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>school eligible for aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>a district under a cultural exchange program, may enroll in a career or technical
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. A 10th grade pupil applying
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>for enrollment in a career or technical education course under this subdivision must
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>received a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>reading as a condition of enrollment. A current 10th grade pupil who did not take the 8th <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading may substitute another reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution. A secondary pupil may <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>enroll in the pupil's first postsecondary options enrollment course under this subdivision.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>A student who is refused enrollment by a Minnesota state college or university under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>subdivision may apply to an eligible institution offering a career or technical education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>course. The postsecondary institution must give priority to its students according
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>subdivision 9. If a secondary student receives a grade of "C" or better in the career
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>technical education course taken under this subdivision, the postsecondary institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>must allow the student to take additional postsecondary courses for secondary credit
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>that institution, not to exceed the limits in subdivision 8. A "career or technical
         course" is <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>a course that is part of a career and technical education program that provides individuals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>with coherent, rigorous content aligned with academic standards and relevant technical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>emerging professions and provide technical skill proficiency, an industry recognized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>credential, and a certificate, a diploma, or an associate degree.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Limit on participation.</b> A pupil who first enrolls in grade 9 may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>the equivalent of four academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 10 may not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>the equivalent of three academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 11 may
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>equivalent of two academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in grade 12 may not enroll
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>postsecondary courses under this section for secondary credit for more than the equivalent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>of one academic year. If a pupil in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 first enrolls in a postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>course for secondary credit during the school year, the time of participation shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>reduced proportionately. If a pupil is in a learning year or other year-round program
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>begins each grade in the summer session, summer sessions shall not be counted against
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>the time of participation. If a school district determines a pupil is not on track to graduate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>the limit on participation does not apply to that pupil. A pupil who has graduated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>high school cannot participate in a program under this section. A pupil who has completed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>course requirements for graduation but who has not received a diploma may participate
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>the program under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Enrollment priority.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution shall give priority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>its postsecondary students when enrolling 10th, 11th, and 12th grade pupils in its
         courses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>A postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>school or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit
         a secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>pupil to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds only except,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 through 2019-2020
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>school years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise or otherwise
         recruit <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>or solicit a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students or more
         in grades <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>10, 11, and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic, or financial
         grounds. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>(b) An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>options purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college
         level <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>except when a student eligible to participate and enrolled in the graduation incentives <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref> enrolls full time in a middle or early college program. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>middle or early college program must be specifically designed to allow the student to earn <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>dual high school and college credit with a well-defined pathway to allow the student to earn <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>a postsecondary degree or credential. In this case, the student shall receive developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>college credit and not college credit for completing remedial or developmental courses.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>(c) Once a pupil has been enrolled in any postsecondary course under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>the pupil shall not be displaced by another student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>(b) (d) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>under this section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>otherwise enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>institution's established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.09, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Credits.</b>  A pupil must not audit a course under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>A district shall grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>credit if the pupil successfully completes the course. Seven quarter or four semester
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>college credits equal at least one full year of high school credit. Fewer college
         credits may <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>be prorated. A district must also grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>postsecondary credit if secondary credit is requested by a pupil. If no comparable
         course is <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>offered by the district, the district must, as soon as possible, notify the commissioner,
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>shall determine the number of credits that shall be granted to a pupil who successfully
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>completes a course. If a comparable course is offered by the district, the school
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>shall grant a comparable number of credits to the pupil. If there is a dispute between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>district and the pupil regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>pupil may appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>regarding the number of credits shall be final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>The secondary credits granted to a pupil must be counted toward the graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>requirements and subject area requirements of the district. Evidence of successful
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>completion of each course and secondary credits granted must be included in the pupil's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>secondary school record. A pupil shall provide the school with a copy of the pupil's
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>in each course taken for secondary credit under this section. Upon the request of
         a pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>the pupil's secondary school record must also include evidence of successful completion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>and credits granted for a course taken for postsecondary credit. In either case, the
         record <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>must indicate that the credits were earned at a postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>If a pupil enrolls in a postsecondary institution after leaving secondary school,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>postsecondary institution must award postsecondary credit for any course successfully
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>completed for secondary credit at that institution. Other postsecondary institutions
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>award, after a pupil leaves secondary school, postsecondary credit for any courses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>successfully completed under this section. An institution may not charge a pupil for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>the award of credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota must, and private nonprofit and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>proprietary postsecondary institutions should, award postsecondary credit for any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>successfully completed courses in a program certified by the National Alliance of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships offered according to an agreement under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>10. Consistent with section 135A.101, subdivision 3, all MnSCU institutions must give
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>full credit to a secondary pupil who completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.36"></a><var>60.36</var>course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a
         MnSCU <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>institution when the pupil enrolls in a MnSCU institution after leaving secondary
         school. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>Once one MnSCU institution certifies as completed a secondary student's postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>course or program that is part or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum, every
         MnSCU <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>institution must consider the student's course or program for that goal area or the
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>curriculum as completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 44. <b>[124D.231] FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>(a) "Community organization" means a nonprofit organization that has been in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>existence for three years or more and serves persons within the community surrounding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>the covered school site on education and other issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>(b) "Community school consortium" means a group of schools and community <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>organizations that propose to work together to plan and implement community school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>programming.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(c) "Community school programming" means services, activities, and opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>described under subdivision 2, paragraph (g).<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>(d) "High-quality child care or early childhood education programming" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>educational programming for preschool-aged children that is grounded in research,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>consistent with best practices in the field, and provided by licensed teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(e) "School site" means a school site at which an applicant has proposed or has been
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>funded to provide community school programming.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(f) "Site coordinator" is an individual who is responsible for aligning programming
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>with the needs of the school community identified in the baseline analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Full-service community school program.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>provide funding to eligible school sites to plan, implement, and improve full-service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>120B.35, subdivision 2; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>by the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>(b) An eligible school site may receive up to $100,000 annually. School sites <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency
         to hire a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>(c) Implementation funding of up to $20,000 must be available for up to one year for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>planning for school sites. At the end of this period, the school must submit a full-service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>community school plan, pursuant to paragraph (g).<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>(d) The commissioner shall dispense the funds to schools with significant populations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches. Schools with significant homeless
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>highly mobile students shall also be a priority. The commissioner must also dispense
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>funds in a manner to ensure equity among urban, suburban, and greater Minnesota schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>(e) A school site must establish a school leadership team responsible for developing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs, and overseeing the process
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>of implementing expanded programming at each covered site. The school leadership team
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>shall have between 12 to 15 members and shall meet the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>(1) at least 30 percent of the members are parents and 30 percent of the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>are teachers at the school site and must include the school principal and representatives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>from partner agencies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>(2) the school leadership team must be responsible for overseeing the baseline <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>analyses under paragraph (f). A school leadership team must have ongoing responsibility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>for monitoring the development and implementation of full service community school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>operations and programming at the school site and shall issue recommendations to schools
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>on a regular basis and summarized in an annual report. These reports shall also be
         made <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>available to the public at the school site and on school and district Web sites.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>(f) School sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to beginning programming
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>as a full-service community school. The analysis shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership
         team, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>which shall include the following elements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>(i) identification of challenges facing the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(ii) analysis of the student body, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>these students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>the needs of these students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>English learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>reduced-price lunch;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, including, but
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>limited to, students of color, students with disabilities, students who are English
         learners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>and students receiving free or reduced-price lunch are represented among students
         subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>to such actions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>categories, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, English learner status,
         disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>status, and free or reduced-price lunch status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of wraparound services, including,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>(A) mechanisms for meeting students' social, emotional, and physical health needs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>which may include coordination of existing services as well as the development of
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>services based on student needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>(B) strategies to create a safe and secure school environment and improve school <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>climate and discipline, such as implementing a system of positive behavioral supports,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>taking additional steps to eliminate bullying;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>(2) a baseline analysis of community assets and a strategic plan for utilizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>and aligning identified assets. This analysis should include, but is not limited to,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>documentation of individuals in the community, faith-based organizations, community
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>neighborhood associations, colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social
         service <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>agencies who may be able to provide support and resources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>the school leadership team, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>(g) Each school site receiving funding under this section must establish at least
         two <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>of the following types of programming:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>(1) early childhood:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>(i) early childhood education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>(ii) child care services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>(2) academic:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.36"></a><var>63.36</var>(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>or expelled; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>(v) specialized instructional support services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>(3) parental involvement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy, including the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>Reading First and Early Reading First programs authorized under part B of title I
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, United States Code, title 20, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>6361, et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>(ii) parent leadership development activities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>(iii) parenting education activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>(4) mental and physical health:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>conflict mediation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>(v) nutrition services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>(vi) primary health and dental care; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>(vii) mental health counseling services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>(5) community involvement:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>(i) service and service-learning opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>(iii) homeless prevention services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>(6) positive discipline practices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>the baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>(h) The school leadership team at each school site must develop a full-service <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team will take, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>of programming on the participating children and adults;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>and community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.36"></a><var>64.36</var>organizations, businesses, and social service providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>universities, hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>development and implementation of community school programming;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>(7) plan for school leadership team development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Full-service community school review.</b> (a) Every three years, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>full-service community school site must submit to the commissioner, and make available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>at the school site and online, a report describing efforts to integrate community
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>programming at each covered school site and the effect of the transition to a full-service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>community school on participating children and adults. This report shall include,
         but <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>is not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the school site in development or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>implementing the community school plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>(2) problems encountered in the design and execution of the community school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>plan, including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation
         impeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>program implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>(3) the operation of the school leadership team and its contribution to successful
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>execution of the community school plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>(4) recommendations for improving delivery of community school programming <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>to students and families;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(5) the number and percentage of students receiving community school programming <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>who had not previously been served;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>(6) the number and percentage of nonstudent community members receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>community school programming who had not previously been served;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>(7) improvement in retention among students who receive community school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>programming;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>(8) improvement in academic achievement among students who receive community <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>school programming;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(9) changes in student's readiness to enter school, active involvement in learning
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>in their community, physical, social and emotional health, and student's relationship
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>the school and community environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>(10) an accounting of anticipated local budget savings, if any, resulting from the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>implementation of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>(11) improvements to the frequency or depth of families' involvement with their <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>children's education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.36"></a><var>65.36</var>(12) assessment of community stakeholder satisfaction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>(13) assessment of institutional partner satisfaction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>(14) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>(15) increases in access to services for students and their families; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>(16) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>partners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>(b) Reports submitted under this section shall be evaluated by the commissioner with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>respect to the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>(1) the effectiveness of the school or the community school consortium in <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>implementing the full-service community school plan, including the degree to which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>the school site navigated difficulties encountered in the design and operation of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>full-service community school plan, including identification of any federal, state,
         or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>statute or regulation impeding program implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>(2) the extent to which the project has produced lessons about ways to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>delivery of community school programming to students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>(3) the degree to which there has been an increase in the number or percentage of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>students and nonstudents receiving community school programming;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>(4) the degree to which there has been an improvement in retention of students and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>improvement in academic achievement among students receiving community school <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>programming;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>(5) local budget savings, if any, resulting from the implementation of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>(6) the degree of community stakeholder and institutional partner engagement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>(7) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>(8) increases in access to services for students and their families; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>(9) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>partners.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Advisory task force</b><b> Tribal Nations Education Committee</b><b>.</b> "Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>task force" "Tribal Nations Education Committee" means the state advisory task force <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>committee established through tribal directive that the commissioner consults with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>on American Indian education programs, policy, and all matters related to educating <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>Minnesota's American Indian students.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Participating school; American Indian school.</b> "Participating school" <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>and "American Indian school" mean a school that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>(1) is not operated by a school district; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>(2) is eligible for a grant under federal Title IV of the Indian VII of the Elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>and Secondary Education Act for the education of American Indian children.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Program described.</b> American Indian education programs are <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>programs in public elementary and secondary schools, nonsectarian nonpublic, community,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>tribal, charter, or alternative schools enrolling American Indian children designed
         to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>(1) support postsecondary preparation for pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>(2) support the academic achievement of American Indian students with identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>focus to improve reading and mathematic skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>(3) make the curriculum more relevant to the needs, interests, and cultural heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>of American Indian pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>(4) provide positive reinforcement of the self-image of American Indian pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>(5) develop intercultural awareness among pupils, parents, and staff; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>(6) supplement, not supplant, state and federal educational and cocurricular programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>Program components may include: development of support components for students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>the areas of services designed to increase completion and graduation rates of American <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>Indian students must emphasize academic achievement, retention, and attendance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>development of support components services for staff, including in-service training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>technical assistance in methods of teaching American Indian pupils; research projects,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>including experimentation with innovative teaching approaches and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>methods of relating to American Indian pupils; provision of personal and vocational <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>career counseling to American Indian pupils; modification of curriculum, instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>methods, and administrative procedures to meet the needs of American Indian pupils;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>supplemental instruction in American Indian language, literature, history, and culture.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>Districts offering programs may make contracts for the provision of program components <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>services by establishing cooperative liaisons with tribal programs and American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>social service agencies. These programs may also be provided as components of early
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>childhood and family education programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.74, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nonverbal courses and extracurricular activities.</b> In predominantly <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>nonverbal subjects, such as art, music, and physical education, American Indian children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>shall participate fully and on an equal basis with their contemporaries peers in school <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>classes provided for these subjects. Every school district or participating school
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>ensure to children enrolled in American Indian education programs an equal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>meaningful opportunity to participate fully with other children in all extracurricular
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>activities. This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit instruction in nonverbal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>subjects or extracurricular activities which relate to the cultural heritage of the
         American <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>Indian children, or which are otherwise necessary to accomplish the objectives described
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>American Indian language and culture education licenses.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>Board of Teaching, in consultation with the Tribal Nations Education Committee, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>grant initial and continuing teaching licenses in American Indian language and culture
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>education that bear the same duration as other initial and continuing licenses. The
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>must grant licenses to persons who present satisfactory evidence that they:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>(1) possess competence in an American Indian language or possess unique <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>qualifications relative to or knowledge and understanding of American Indian history
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>and culture; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>(2) possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>meet such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>possess such relevant experience as the board may prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>This evidence may be presented by affidavits, tribal resolutions, or by such other <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>methods as the board may prescribe. Individuals may present applications for licensure
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>their own behalf or these applications may be submitted by the superintendent or other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>authorized official of a school district, participating school, or an American Indian
         school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.75, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Resolution or letter.</b> All persons applying for a license under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>must submit to the board a resolution or letter of support signed by an American Indian
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>tribal government or its designee. All persons holding a license under this section on July <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>1, 1995, must have on file or file with the board a resolution or letter of support signed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>a tribal government or its designee by January 1, 1996, or the next renewal date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>license thereafter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.75, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Affirmative efforts in hiring.</b> In hiring for all positions in these programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>school districts and participating schools shall give preference to and make affirmative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>efforts to seek, recruit, and employ persons who share the culture of the American
         Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>children who are enrolled in the program. The district or participating school shall must <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>provide procedures for the involvement of the parent advisory committees in designing <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>the procedures for the recruitment, screening and selection of applicants. This subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>shall not be construed to limit the school board's authority to hire and discharge
         personnel.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.76, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var><b>124D.76 </b><b>TEACHERS AIDES;</b><b> COMMUNITY COORDINATORS</b><b>, INDIAN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var><b>HOME/SCHOOL LIAISONS, PARAPROFESSIONALS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>In addition to employing American Indian language and culture education teachers,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>each district or participating school providing programs pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>124D.82
         </statute_ref> may employ teachers' aides paraprofessionals. Teachers' aides Paraprofessionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>must not be employed for the purpose of supplanting American Indian language and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>culture education teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>Any district or participating school which conducts American Indian education <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>programs pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref> must employ one or more full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>or part-time community coordinators or Indian home/school liaisons if there are 100 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>more American Indian students enrolled in the program district. Community coordinators <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>shall promote communication understanding, and cooperation between the schools and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>community and shall visit the homes of children who are to be enrolled in an American
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>Indian education program in order to convey information about the program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.78, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var><b>124D.78 PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Parent committee.</b> School boards and American Indian schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>must provide for the maximum involvement of parents of children enrolled in education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>programs, programs for elementary and secondary grades, special education programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>and support services. Accordingly, the board of a school district in which there are
         ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>or more American Indian children students enrolled and each American Indian school <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>must establish a an American Indian education parent advisory committee. If a committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>whose membership consists of a majority of parents of American Indian children has
         been <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>or is established according to federal, tribal, or other state law, that committee
         may serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>as the committee required by this section and is subject to, at least, the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>this subdivision and subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>The American Indian education parent advisory committee must develop its <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>recommendations in consultation with the curriculum advisory committee required by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. This committee must afford parents the necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>information and the opportunity effectively to express their views concerning all
         aspects <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>of American Indian education and the educational needs of the American Indian children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>enrolled in the school or program. The committee must also address the need for adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>education programs for American Indian people in the community. The school board or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>American Indian school must ensure that programs are planned, operated, and evaluated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>with the involvement of and in consultation with parents of children students served by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>the programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Resolution of concurrence.</b> Prior to December March 1, the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>board or American Indian school must submit to the department a copy of a resolution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>adopted by the American Indian education parent advisory committee. The copy must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>signed by the chair of the committee and must state whether the committee concurs
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>the educational programs for American Indian children students offered by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>board or American Indian school. If the committee does not concur with the educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>programs, the reasons for nonconcurrence and recommendations shall be submitted with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>the resolution. By resolution, the board must respond in writing within 60 days, in cases <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>of nonconcurrence, to each recommendation made by the committee and state its reasons
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>for not implementing the recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Membership.</b> The American Indian education parent advisory committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>must be composed of parents of children eligible to be enrolled in American Indian
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>education programs; secondary students eligible to be served; American Indian language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>and culture education teachers and aides paraprofessionals; American Indian teachers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>counselors; adult American Indian people enrolled in educational programs; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>representatives from community groups. A majority of each committee must be parents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>of children enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in the programs. The number of parents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>of American Indian and non-American Indian children shall reflect approximately the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>proportion of children of those groups enrolled in the programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Alternate committee.</b> If the organizational membership or the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>of directors of an American Indian school consists of parents of children attending
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>school, that membership or board may serve also as the American Indian education parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>advisory committee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>American Indian </b><b>community involvement.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>must provide for the maximum involvement of the state committees on American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>education Tribal Nations Education Committee, parents of American Indian children, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>secondary students eligible to be served, American Indian language and culture education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>teachers, American Indian teachers, teachers' aides paraprofessionals, representatives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>community groups, and persons knowledgeable in the field of American Indian education,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>in the formulation of policy and procedures relating to the administration of sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>124D.71
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>. The commissioner must annually hold a field hearing on Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>education to gather input from American Indian educators, parents, and students on
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>state of American Indian education in Minnesota. Results of the hearing must be made
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>available to all 11 tribal nations for review and comment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.79, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Technical assistance.</b> The commissioner shall provide technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>to districts, schools and postsecondary institutions for preservice and in-service
         training <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>for teachers, American Indian education teachers and teacher's aides, paraprofessionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>specifically designed to implement culturally responsive teaching methods, culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>based curriculum development, testing and testing mechanisms, and the development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>materials for American Indian education programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.791, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Duties; powers.</b> The Indian education director shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>(1) serve as the liaison for the department with the Tribal Nations Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>Committee, the 11 reservations tribal communities in Minnesota, the Minnesota Chippewa <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>tribe, and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, and the Urban Advisory Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>(2) evaluate the state of American Indian education in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>(3) engage the tribal bodies, community groups, parents of children eligible to be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>served by American Indian education programs, American Indian administrators and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>teachers, persons experienced in the training of teachers for American Indian education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>programs, the tribally controlled schools, and other persons knowledgeable in the
         field of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>American Indian education and seek their advice on policies that can improve the quality
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>of American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>(4) advise the commissioner on American Indian education issues, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>(i) issues facing American Indian students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>(ii) policies for American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>(iii) awarding scholarships to eligible American Indian students and in administering
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>the commissioner's duties regarding awarding of American Indian postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>preparation education grants to school districts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>(iv) administration of the commissioner's duties under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>and other programs for the education of American Indian people;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>(5) propose to the commissioner legislative changes that will improve the quality
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>of American Indian education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>(6) develop a strategic plan and a long-term framework for American Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>education, in conjunction with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, that is updated
         every <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>five years and implemented by the commissioner, with goals to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>(i) increase American Indian student achievement, including increased levels of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>proficiency and growth on statewide accountability assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>(ii) increase the number of American Indian teachers in public schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>(iii) close the achievement gap between American Indian students and their more <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>advantaged peers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>(iv) increase the statewide graduation rate for American Indian students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>(v) increase American Indian student placement in postsecondary programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>the workforce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>(7) keep the American Indian community informed about the work of the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>by reporting to the Tribal Nations Education Committee at each committee meeting.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.81, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var><b>124D.81 </b><b>CONTINUATION OF</b><b> AMERICAN</b><b> INDIAN EDUCATION </b><b>GRANTS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var><b>AID</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grants;</b><b> Procedures.</b> Each fiscal year the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>must make grants to no fewer than six American Indian education programs. At least
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>three programs must be in urban areas and at least three must be on or near reservations.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>The board of a local district, a participating school or a group of boards may develop
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>proposal for grants in support of American Indian education programs. Proposals A <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>school district, charter school, or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or
         grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>school enrolling at least 20 American Indian students on October 1 of the previous
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>year, receiving federal Title 7 funding, and operating an American Indian education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>program according to section 124D.74 is eligible for Indian education aid if it meets
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>requirements of this section. Programs may provide for contracts for the provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>program components by nonsectarian nonpublic, community, tribal, charter, or alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>schools. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of application for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>aids, and no grant aid shall be made for a proposal program not complying with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Plans.</b> Each To qualify for aid, an eligible district, charter school, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>participating tribal contract school submitting a proposal under subdivision 1 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>develop and submit with the proposal a plan for approval by the Indian education director <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>which that shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>(a) Identify the measures to be used to meet the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>124D.82
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>(b) Identify the activities, methods and programs to meet the identified educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>needs of the children to be enrolled in the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>(c) Describe how district goals and objectives as well as the objectives of sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>124D.71
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref> are to be achieved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>(d) Demonstrate that required and elective courses as structured do not have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>discriminatory effect within the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>124D.74, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>(e) Describe how each school program will be organized, staffed, coordinated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>and monitored; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>(f) Project expenditures for programs under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>American Indian education aid.</b> (a) The American Indian education <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>aid for an eligible district or tribal contract school equals the greater of (1) the
         sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>$20,000 plus the product of $63 times the difference between the number of American
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>Indian students enrolled on October 1 of the previous school year and 20; or (2) if
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>district or school received a grant under this section for fiscal year 2015, the amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>of the grant for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the American Indian education aid must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>exceed the district or tribal contract school's actual expenditure according to the
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>plan under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Additional requirements.</b> Each district receiving a grant aid under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>section must each year conduct a count of American Indian children in the schools
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>of the district; test for achievement; identify the extent of other educational needs
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>the children to be enrolled in the American Indian education program; and classify
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>American Indian children by grade, level of educational attainment, age and achievement.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>Participating schools must maintain records concerning the needs and achievements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>American Indian children served.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Nondiscrimination; testing.</b> In accordance with recognized professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>standards, all testing and evaluation materials and procedures utilized for the identification,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.36"></a><var>73.36</var>testing, assessment, and classification of American Indian children must be selected and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory and must be valid
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>purpose of identifying, testing, assessing, and classifying American Indian children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Records.</b> Participating schools and districts must keep records and afford <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>access to them as the commissioner finds necessary to ensure that American Indian
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>education programs are implemented in conformity with sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>Each school district or participating school must keep accurate, detailed, and separate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>revenue and expenditure accounts for pilot American Indian education programs funded
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Money from other sources.</b> A district or participating school providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>American Indian education programs shall be eligible to receive moneys for these programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>from other government agencies and from private sources when the moneys are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Exceptions.</b> Nothing in sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref> shall be construed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>prohibiting a district or school from implementing an American Indian education program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>which is not in compliance with sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.71</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.82</statute_ref> if the proposal and plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>that program is not funded pursuant to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.98, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var><b>124D.98 LITERACY INCENTIVE AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> In fiscal year 2013 and later, A district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>literacy incentive aid equals the sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2,
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>growth aid under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Proficiency aid.</b> In fiscal year 2013 and later, The proficiency aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>each school in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to the product of the school's proficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>allowance times the number of third grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the
         previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>fiscal year. A school's proficiency allowance is equal to the percentage of students
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>each building that meet or exceed proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>times $530.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Growth aid.</b> In fiscal year 2013 and later, The growth aid for each school <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>in a district that has submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to the product of the school's growth allowance times <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>the number of fourth grade pupils enrolled at the school on October 1 of the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>fiscal year. A school's growth allowance is equal to the percentage of students at
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>school making medium or high growth, under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299</statute_ref>, on the fourth grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the previous three test
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>administrations, times $530.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Use of revenue.</b> The basic skills revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils who <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their
         age. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>families for entry into school whether the student first enrolls in kindergarten or
         first grade. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.66</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios,
         or team <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>with a community-based organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>(5) comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and site
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>plans according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and to implement plans under section 120B.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>subdivision 4a, for teachers, teacher aides, principals, and other personnel to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide appropriate remediation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>intervention, accommodations, or modifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>(6) instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for meeting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>the individual needs of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>(7) programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe
         and secure <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>guidance services, and social work services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>(8) bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>(9) all-day kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>(10) early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, voluntary home visits under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.13</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>subdivision 4, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare children for kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>(11) extended school day and extended school year programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>(12) substantial parent involvement in developing and implementing remedial <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.101, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Minnesota transfer curriculum.</b> Notwithstanding section 135A.08 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>other law to the contrary, all MnSCU institutions must give full credit to a secondary
         pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>who completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary course or program that is part
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a MnSCU institution when the pupil
         enrolls <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>in a MnSCU institution after leaving secondary school. Once one MnSCU institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>certifies as completed a secondary student's postsecondary course or program that
         is part <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>or all of a goal area or a transfer curriculum, every MnSCU institution must consider
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>student's course or program for that goal area or the transfer curriculum as completed.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 61. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Achievement and integration levy.</b> For fiscal year 2014 only, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>achievement and integration levy equals the lesser of the district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>integration revenue for that year or the amount the district was authorized to levy under <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 49, paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 62. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 16, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) For fiscal year 2015 only, teacher development and evaluation revenue for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>school district, intermediate school district, educational cooperative, education district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>or charter school with any school site that does not have an alternative professional pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>system agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, equals $302 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on October 1 of the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>school year in each school site without an alternative professional pay system under <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2. Except for charter schools, revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>under this section must be reserved for teacher development and evaluation activities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, or Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>evaluation revenue entitlement must not exceed $10,000,000 $10,022,000 for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>2015. The commissioner must limit the amount of revenue under this section so as not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>to exceed this limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 63. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 16, section 16, subdivision 7, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Teacher development and evaluation.</b> For teacher development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>evaluation revenue.<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.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,000,000 <br />
                  		9,020,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $9,000,000 $9,020,000 for 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended the end of fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 64. <b>TRANSFER CURRICULUM REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>By February 1, 2016, the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>Universities must prepare and submit to the K-12 and higher education committees of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>the legislature a report describing the implementation of the transfer curriculum
         policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>for postsecondary enrollment options program students under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>sections 124D.09, subdivision 12, and 135A.101, subdivision 3, and how to standardize
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and college-level exam program course
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>equivalencies across all state colleges and universities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 65. <b>EXAMINING AND DEVELOPING STATEWIDE SWIMMING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var><b>RESOURCES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>(a) The commissioner of education must use existing budgetary resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>inventory and report to the education committees of the legislature by February 1,
         2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>on the extent of existing resources and best practices available for swimming instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>in Minnesota public schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>(b) The commissioner of education must establish a work group of interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>stakeholders, including the commissioner or commissioner's designee, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>of health or the commissioner's designee, and representatives of K-12 physical education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>teachers, K-12 school administrators, the Minnesota school boards association, nonprofit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>fitness and recreational organizations, public parks and recreation departments, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>other stakeholders, including community members underserved and disproportionately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>impacted by the current distribution of swimming resources, interested in swimming
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>instruction and activities identified by the commissioner of education, to determine
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>and report to the education committees of the legislature by February 1, 2016, on
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>curriculum, resources, personnel, and other costs needed to make swimming instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>available in all Minnesota public schools for children beginning at an early age.
         The work <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>group must consider the substance of the report under paragraph (a) in preparing its
         report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 66. <b>SCHOOL START DATE FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40, or other law to the contrary,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>for the 2015-2016 school year only, school districts may begin the school year on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>September 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>the 2015-2016 school year only.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 67. <b>DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE TAKING; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of the Office
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>of Higher Education, the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>and the president of the University of Minnesota, shall collect and report the following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>information to the legislature by January 1, 2016:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>(1) the tuition costs incurred by students enrolled in noncredit-bearing college <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>courses at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>for developmental or remedial purposes for the 2014-2015 and preceding four school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>(2) for the same time period, the Minnesota high schools who graduated the students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>in clause (1), the aggregate number of students from each high school in clause (1),
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>the tuition cost under clause (1) for students from each high school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 68. <b>RECOMMENDATIONS ON SERVICE-LEARNING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>The Board of Teaching may make recommendations to the legislature on teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>preparation and licensure requirements in the area of service-learning, consistent
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.50, and the definition of service-learning in the
         federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>National and Community Service Act, as amended, and submit the recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>to the legislature by February 15, 2016. The board must consult with representatives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>of teacher preparation programs and institutions, school-based and community-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>service-learning practitioners and experts, licensed teachers, students with service-learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>experience, and other interested stakeholders in developing the recommendations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 69. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, 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.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,331,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">87,147,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $70,565,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $7,840,000 for 2016 and $79,307,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:<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.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,539,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,745,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,157,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,573,000 for 2016 and $62,172,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>Statutes, section 124D.98:<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.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">44,552,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,508,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,869,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,429,000 for 2016 and $41,079,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>section 124D.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.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,023,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,825,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Reading Corps.</b> For grants to serve Minnesota for the Minnesota Reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>Corps under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, 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.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>Statutes, section 124D.83:<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.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,273,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $1,953,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $216,000 for 2016 and $2,057,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Compensatory revenue pilot program.</b> For grants for participation in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>compensatory revenue pilot program under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter
         5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</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.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(a) In fiscal years 2016 and 2017, grants shall be awarded in the following amounts:
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>$1,500,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin; <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>$75,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 286, Brooklyn Center; $210,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>is for a grant to Independent School District No. 279, Osseo; $160,000 is for a grant
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale; $165,000 is for a grant to Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>School District No. 535, Rochester; $65,000 is for a grant to Independent School District
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>No. 833, South Washington; and $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District
         No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>241, Albert Lea. If a grant to a specific school district is not awarded, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>may increase the aid amounts to any of the remaining participating school districts.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>(b) The commissioner of education must submit a report by February 15, 2016, to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>education committees of the legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot
         program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Concurrent enrollment program.</b> For concurrent enrollment programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</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.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$4,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$4,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>the aid payment to each district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81:<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.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">213,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $213,000 for 2015 and $0 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>American Indian education aid.</b> For American Indian education aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:<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.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,513,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,726,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Collaborative urban educator.</b> For the collaborative urban educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</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.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">780,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">780,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>Grants shall be awarded in equal amounts: $195,000 each year is for the Southeast
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>Asian teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul; $195,000 each year is for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>collaborative urban educator program at the University of St. Thomas; $195,000 each
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>is for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at Hamline University; and $195,00
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>each year is for the East Africa Student to Teacher program at Augsburg College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</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>Each institution shall prepare for the legislature, by January 15 of each year, a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>detailed report regarding the funds used. The report must include the number of teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>prepared as well as the diversity for each cohort of teachers produced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>ServeMinnesota program.</b> For funding ServeMinnesota programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</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.82.6"></a><var>82.6</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>coverage is not otherwise available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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.82.12"></a><var>82.12</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>$46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>$100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>occupations (Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>$95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>$193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>(FFA, PAS).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>$142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>occupations (FCCLA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>$109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>(DECA and DECA collegiate).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>$40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Museums and Education Centers.</b> For grants to museums and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>centers:<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.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>(a) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 16. <b>Teacher development and evaluation.</b> For teacher development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>evaluation revenue:<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.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,002,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,002,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>onetime appropriation and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Starbase MN.</b> For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>environment using state-of-the-art technology:<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.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">924,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>This appropriation does not cancel but is available in the second year of the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>The base appropriation for this appropriation in fiscal year 2018 is $500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>All unspent funds, estimated at $924,000 from the Starbase appropriation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 22, are canceled to the
         general <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>fund on June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 18. <b>Recovery program grants.</b> For recovery program grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.695:<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.83.19"></a><var>83.19</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 19. <b>Full-service community schools.</b> For full-service community schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:<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.83.24"></a><var>83.24</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 20. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> For the Minnesota math corps program <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</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.83.30"></a><var>83.30</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>Any unexpended balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 21. <b>American Indian teacher preparation grants.</b> For joint grants to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:<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.84.3"></a><var>84.3</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 22. <b>Civic education grants.</b> For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>Coalition, Kids Voting St. Paul, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>Youth in Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>and younger. Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>foundation of our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political
         processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>under the rule of law.<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.84.12"></a><var>84.12</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 23. <b>Minnesota Principals' Academy.</b> For a grant to the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>Minnesota College of Education and Human Development, for the operation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>Minnesota Principals' Academy:<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.84.18"></a><var>84.18</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 24. <b>Race 2 Reduce.</b> For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>conservation programming in Minnesota schools:<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.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">81,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>In the first year, $28,000 is for H2O for Life; $38,000 is for Independent School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000 is for Independent School District
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>No. 832, Mahtomedi. In the second year, $32,000 is for H2O for Life; $22,000 is for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>Independent School District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $15,000 is for Independent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>School District No. 832, Mahtomedi.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>base appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and later is $0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 25. <b>Northwestern Online College in the High School program.</b> For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>Northwestern Online College in the High School 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.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance from the first year may carry forward
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>into the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var><b>STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Graduation requirements.</b> To graduate from high school, students must <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>demonstrate to their enrolling school district or school their satisfactory completion
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>credit requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.024</statute_ref> and their understanding of academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>on a nationally normed college entrance exam. A school district must adopt graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law
         or rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective and applies to students entering grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.021, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Revisions and reviews required.</b> (a) The commissioner of education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>and graduation requirements and implement a ten-year cycle to review and, consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>with the review, revise state academic standards and related benchmarks, consistent
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>this subdivision. During each ten-year review and revision cycle, the commissioner
         also <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>must examine the alignment of each required academic standard and related benchmark
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>with the knowledge and skills students need for career and college readiness and advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>work in the particular subject area. The commissioner must include the contributions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities as related to the academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>during the review and revision of the required academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The commissioner must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>standards in mathematics, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 2020-2021 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>every ten years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>(c) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year and every ten years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>(d) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>related benchmarks in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year and every ten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>(e) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and every
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>ten years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>(f) The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the 2019-2020 school year and every
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>ten years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and
         career <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Elective standards.</b>  A district must establish its own standards in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>following subject areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) career and technical education; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) A district must use the current world languages standards developed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A school district must offer courses in all elective subject areas.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.024, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Credit equivalencies.</b> (a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>school's agriculture education or business department may fulfill a one-half credit
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5), if the credit is sufficient to satisfy
         all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>academic standards in economics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfill the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>credit in chemistry or physics or the elective science credit required under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>clause (4), if the credit meets the state chemistry or physics, or district biology physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>science, life science, earth and space science, chemistry, or physics academic standards or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>a combination of these academic standards as approved by the district. An agriculture or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>career and technical education credit may fulfill the credit in chemistry or physics
         required <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>under subdivision 1, clause (4), if the credit meets the state chemistry or physics
         academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>standards as approved by the district. A student must satisfy either all of the chemistry <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>academic standards or all of the physics academic standards prior to graduation. An
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>agriculture science or career and technical education credit may not fulfill the required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A career and technical education credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts credit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (6).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>(d) An agriculture education teacher is not required to meet the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 1, item B, to meet the credit equivalency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>requirements of paragraph (b) above.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>(e) A computer science credit may fulfill a mathematics credit requirement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>subdivision 1, clause (2), if the credit meets state academic standards in mathematics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>(f) A Project Lead the Way credit may fulfill a science or mathematics credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (4), if the credit meets the state
         academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>standards in science or mathematics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.11, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Annual evaluation.</b> (a) The commissioner must identify effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>strategies, practices, and use of resources by districts and school sites in striving
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>world's best workforce. The commissioner must assist districts and sites throughout
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>state in implementing these effective strategies, practices, and use of resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>(b) The commissioner must identify those districts in any consecutive three-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>period not making sufficient progress toward improving teaching and learning for all
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>students, including English learners with varied needs, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>subdivisions 2 and 2a, and striving for the world's best workforce. The commissioner,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>collaboration with the identified district, may require the district to use up to
         two percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>of its basic general education revenue per fiscal year during the proximate three
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>years to implement commissioner-specified strategies and practices, consistent with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>paragraph (a), to improve and accelerate its progress in realizing its goals under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>section. In implementing this section, the commissioner must consider districts' budget
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>constraints and legal obligations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(c) The commissioner shall report by January 25 of each year to the committees of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>the legislature having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education the
         list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>school districts that have not submitted their report to the commissioner under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>5 and the list of school districts not achieving their performance goals established
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>their plan under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.125, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var><b>120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var><b>TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var><b>LEARNING PLANS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</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.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>120B.15
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>school districts, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students
         by no <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>education or employment. All students' plans must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>ready curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>critical thinking, and good work habits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>styles that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>and employment choices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>effective means for achieving those goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>(5) help students access education and career options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>applied and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>for financial aid and scholarship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>regional employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>employment and provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule
         keeps <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and
         high <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>involuntarily select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related
         job <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>targeted materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>resources to enable English learners to become career and college ready.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>transition to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the
         unique <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>possibilities of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan
         reflect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>student's unique talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and
         learns.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Statewide testing.</b>  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>with appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>with subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>grade level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>and mathematics assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>academic standards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, include multiple choice questions, and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>administered annually to all students in grades 3 through 7 8. Reading and mathematics <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>assessments for all students in grade 8 must be aligned with the state's required
         reading and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>mathematics standards, be administered annually, and include multiple choice questions.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's required academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</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.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>writing must include multiple choice questions. The commissioner shall establish one
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>more months during which schools shall administer the tests to students each school
         year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>paragraphs (c), clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment,
         (iii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>the Compass college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission,
         or (v) <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>a nationally recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>eligible to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in
         reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii)
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>Compass college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, or (v) a <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>nationally recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>an alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>academic standards as described in section 
         <statute_ref>120B.023</statute_ref> in the following manner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>(1) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>the 2012-2013 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation,
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) demonstrate understanding of required academic standards an opportunity to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade 11 or grade 12;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) achievement and career and college readiness tests in mathematics, reading, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>writing, consistent with paragraph (e) (j) and to the extent available, to monitor students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>continuous development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>students' progress and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>diagnosing areas where students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>interventions, or remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>data, determine students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>best practices that support academic rigor for the student; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) consistent with this paragraph and section 
         <statute_ref>120B.125</statute_ref>, age-appropriate exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.36"></a><var>90.36</var>and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>need for postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>state-identified alternative assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>under this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates
         of student <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>completion. A student under paragraph (c), clause (2), must receive targeted, relevant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>academically rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>and intervention plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>subjects so that the student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>without need for postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>124D.091
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.49</statute_ref>, and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>encourage a student in grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for
         a career <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>or college to participate in courses and programs awarding college credit to high
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>students. Students are not required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>an assessment under this subdivision to graduate from high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) To improve the secondary and postsecondary outcomes of all students, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>alignment between secondary and postsecondary education programs and Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>workforce needs, and the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>programs, the commissioner, after consulting with the chancellor of the Minnesota
         State <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>Colleges and Universities and using a request for proposal process, shall contract
         for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>series of assessments that are consistent with this subdivision, aligned with state
         academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>standards, and include career and college readiness benchmarks. Mathematics, reading,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>and writing assessments for students in grades 8 and 10 must be predictive of a nationally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>normed assessment for career and college readiness. This<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. With funding provided
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>the state, a district must pay the cost, one time, for an interested student in grade
         11 or 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>to take a nationally recognized assessment must be a college entrance exam and given to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>students in grade 11 before graduating. This series of assessments must include a college <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>placement diagnostic exam and contain career exploration elements. A student must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>able to take the exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.35"></a><var>91.35</var>day and at any one of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the
         district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>Universities must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>education students and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>about any targeted interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>need so that assessments and other performance measures are accessible to them and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>they may seek postsecondary education or employment without need for postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>remediation. When administering formative or summative assessments used to measure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>the academic progress, including the oral academic development, of English learners
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>and inform their instruction, schools must ensure that the assessments are accessible
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>the students and students have the modifications and supports they need to sufficiently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>understand the assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) (g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use the career exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>elements in these assessments to help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>families explore and plan for postsecondary education or careers based on the students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. Districts and schools must use timely regional
         labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>market information and partnerships, among other resources, to help students and their
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>families successfully develop, pursue, review, and revise an individualized plan for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>postsecondary education or a career. This process must help increase students' engagement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>in and connection to school, improve students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>understanding of career pathways as a sequence of academic and career courses that
         lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>to an industry-recognized credential, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree
         and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>available to all students, whatever their interests and career goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>(2) Students in grade 10 or 11 not yet academically ready for a career or college
         based <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>on their growth in academic achievement between grades 8 and 10 must take the college
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>placement diagnostic exam before taking the college entrance exam under clause (3).
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>Students, their families, the school, and the district can then use the results of
         the college <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>placement diagnostic exam for targeted instruction, intervention, or remediation and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>improve students' knowledge and skills in core subjects sufficient for a student to
         graduate <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>and have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>(3) All students except those eligible for alternative assessments must be given the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>college entrance part of these assessments in grade 11. (h) A student under this clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which include career
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>and college readiness benchmarks, on these high school assessments under subdivision 1a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate in
         courses <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>that extend beyond course grades.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>(4) (i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>targeted instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>courses awarding college credit to high school students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) A study to determine the alignment between these assessments and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>academic standards under this chapter must be conducted. Where alignment exists, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>commissioner must seek federal approval to, and immediately upon receiving approval,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>replace the federally required assessments referenced under subdivision 1a and section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var><statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, with assessments under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>career or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>derived, clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>skills so that students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>identified and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>district, or charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's
         progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>toward career and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) (l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>include a notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>seniors who, according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>academic achievement during high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>(h) (m) The 3rd through 7th 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>8 and high school test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes
         affecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>student learning and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>accountability. The commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>adaptive assessments in grades 3 through 7 8 that reveal a trajectory toward career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>college readiness. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the computer-adaptive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>assessments, grade 8, and high school test results upon receiving those results.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.35"></a><var>93.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) (n) The grades 3 through 7 8 computer-adaptive assessments and grade 8 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.36"></a><var>93.36</var>high school tests must be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>determine the testing process and the order of administration. The statewide results
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>be aggregated at the site and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(j) (o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>public reporting system:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>through 7 8 and testing at the grade 8 and high school levels that provides appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>technically sound accommodations or alternate assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>districts and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance,
         high <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>school graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) state results on the American College Test; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>Progress so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>states, and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national
         effort <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>to monitor achievement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) (p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>high school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>career pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college
         ready <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year
         college <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(l) (q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will to interact effectively
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide and local assessments; results.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>section, the following definitions have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include test items that are on-grade level and items
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>that may be above or below a student's grade level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>grade level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>academic standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>standards above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>the student's grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student
         does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>violate the requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>grade level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>below the student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>administering below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 7 8, state-developed grade 8 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>high school reading and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>high school writing test aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>science assessments under clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>growth toward achieving those standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>assessments for academic standards in social studies, health and physical education,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>the arts. The commissioner must require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>through 7 8, and grade 8 and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>grades 6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12
         span, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>and the commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>science assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>within three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>assessment reflects new performance standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.35"></a><var>95.35</var>assessment to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>middle school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>areas, and aligned to state academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>values, attitudes, and beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) Reporting of state assessment results must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>appropriate, technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>few students with disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>assessments under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>progress toward career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>standards. A school, school district, or charter school may use a student's performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>on a statewide assessment as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>retention. A school, school district, or charter school may use a high school student's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>performance on a statewide assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>course, or place a student's assessment score on the student's transcript.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>Special and extenuating circumstances.</b> The Department of Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>shall develop a list of circumstances in which a student may be unable to test. The
         list <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>shall include but not be limited to: students transferring to Minnesota from another
         state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>students transferring from nonpublic to public school and students hospitalized. Students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>unable to participate in statewide assessment due to a circumstance on the list authorized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>under this subdivision shall not be penalized for missing the opportunity to take
         a test.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Access to tests.</b> Consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>13.34</statute_ref>, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>adopt and publish a policy to provide public and parental access for review of basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>skills tests, Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, or any other such statewide test <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>and assessment developed assessments which would not compromise the objectivity or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>fairness of the testing or examination process. Upon receiving a written request,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>commissioner must make available to parents or guardians a copy of their student's
         actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>responses to the test questions for their review.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.30, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Commissioner-ordered suspension of assessments.</b> In the event that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>becomes necessary for the commissioner to order the suspension of assessments under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>this section because of service disruptions, technical interruptions, or any other
         reason <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>beyond the control of school districts, the commissioner must immediately notify the
         chair <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>and ranking member of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>through grade 12 education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>[120B.301] LIMITS ON LOCAL TESTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>(a) For students in grades 1 through 6, the cumulative total amount of time spent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>taking locally adopted districtwide or schoolwide assessments must not exceed ten
         hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>per school year. For students in grades 7 through 12, the cumulative total amount
         of time <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>spent taking locally adopted districtwide or schoolwide assessments must not exceed
         11 <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>hours per school year. For purposes of this paragraph, International Baccalaureate
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>Advanced Placement exams are not considered locally adopted assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>(b) A district or charter school is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (a),
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>if the district or charter school, in consultation with the exclusive representative
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>teachers or other teachers if there is no exclusive representative of the teachers,
         decides <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>to exceed a time limit in paragraph (a) and includes in the report required under
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>120B.11, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</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.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>INTERRUPTED TESTS; TEST DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>(a) The commissioner of education must contract with a qualified independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>contractor to determine whether students' 2015 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>mathematics, reading, and science test results under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>are sufficiently robust or were sufficiently invariant to observed disruptions of
         the test <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>administration to accurately reflect students' achievement on these tests.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>(b) For purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.36, and section 122A.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>subdivision 9, or 122A.41, subdivision 5, and notwithstanding other law to the contrary,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>a school district may decide, consistent with the concern under paragraph (a) about
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>incomplete data from interrupted tests, to not report student test results for the
         2014-2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b>REPORT ON MCA CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>By February 10, 2016, the commissioner of education must report to the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>committee with jurisdiction over education finance and policy describing the performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>of the contractor providing the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments to the state,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>including any payment adjusted to reflect the contractor's failure to perform according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>to the terms of the state contract, findings from the qualified independent contractor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>under section ..., and any other information about online administration of the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>Comprehensive assessments the commissioner wishes to include in the report.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department.</b> The sums indicated in this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Statewide testing and reporting system.</b> For the statewide testing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</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.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,204,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,892,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>ACT test reimbursement.</b> To reimburse districts for students who qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), for onetime
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>payment of their ACT examination fee:<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.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,011,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,011,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>on behalf of students.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.128, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var><b>CHARTER SCHOOLS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Purposes.</b> (a) The primary purpose of this section is to improve all <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>pupil learning and all student achievement. Additional purposes include to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) increase learning opportunities for all pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) measure learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>measuring outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) establish new forms of accountability for schools; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>be responsible for the learning program at the school site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) This section does not provide a means to keep open a school that a school board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>decides to close. However, a school board may endorse or authorize the establishing
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>a charter school to replace the school the board decided to close. Applicants seeking
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>charter under this circumstance must demonstrate to the authorizer that the charter
         sought <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>is substantially different in purpose and program from the school the board closed
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>that the proposed charter satisfies the requirements of this subdivision. If the school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>board that closed the school authorizes the charter, it must document in its affidavit
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>commissioner that the charter is substantially different in program and purpose from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>the school it closed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) An authorizer shall not approve an application submitted by a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>developer under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), if the application does not comply with
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>subdivision. The commissioner shall not approve an affidavit submitted by an authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), if the affidavit does not comply with this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Authorizer.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;"Application" to receive approval as an authorizer means the proposal an eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>authorizer submits to the commissioner under paragraph (c) (d) before that authorizer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>able to submit any affidavit to charter to a school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;"Application" under subdivision 4 means the charter school business plan a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>school developer submits to an authorizer for approval to establish a charter school
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>documents the school developer's mission statement, school purposes, program design,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>financial plan, governance and management structure, and background and experience,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>plus any other information the authorizer requests. The application also shall include
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>"statement of assurances" of legal compliance prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;"Affidavit" means a written statement the authorizer submits to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>for approval to establish a charter school under subdivision 4 attesting to its review
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>approval process before chartering a school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The following organizations may authorize one or more charter schools:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a school board, intermediate school district school board, or education district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>organized under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.19</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>of 1986, excluding a nonpublic sectarian or religious institution; any person other
         than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>natural person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>is controlled by, or is under common control with the nonpublic sectarian or religious
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>institution; and any other charitable organization under this clause that in the federal
         IRS <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>Form 1023, Part IV, describes activities indicating a religious purpose, that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) is a member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits or the Minnesota Council on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>Foundations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) is registered with the attorney general's office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) is incorporated in the state of Minnesota and has been operating continuously
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>for at least five years but does not operate a charter school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a Minnesota private college, notwithstanding clause (2), that grants two- or <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>four-year degrees and is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>chapter 136A; community college, state university, or technical college governed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or the University
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a nonprofit corporation subject to chapter 317A, described in section 
         <statute_ref>317A.905</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>and exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue
         Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>of 1986, may authorize one or more charter schools if the charter school has operated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>for at least three years under a different authorizer and if the nonprofit corporation
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.36"></a><var>100.36</var>existed for at least 25 years; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) single-purpose authorizers formed as charitable, nonsectarian organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and incorporated in the
         state <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>of Minnesota under chapter 317A as a corporation with no members or under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>322B.975
         </statute_ref> as a nonprofit limited liability company for the sole purpose of chartering schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Eligible organizations interested in being approved as an authorizer under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>paragraph must submit a proposal to the commissioner that includes the provisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>of paragraph (c) (d) and a five-year financial plan. Such authorizers shall consider and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>approve charter school applications using the criteria provided in subdivision 4 and
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>not limit the applications it solicits, considers, or approves to any single curriculum,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>learning program, or method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (d) An eligible authorizer under this subdivision must apply to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>for approval as an authorizer before submitting any affidavit to the commissioner
         to charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>a school. The application for approval as a charter school authorizer must demonstrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>the applicant's ability to implement the procedures and satisfy the criteria for chartering
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>school under this section. The commissioner must approve or disapprove an application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>within 45 business days of the application deadline. If the commissioner disapproves
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>the application, the commissioner must notify the applicant of the specific deficiencies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>in writing and the applicant then has 20 business days to address the deficiencies
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>commissioner's satisfaction. After the 20 business days expire, the commissioner has
         15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>business days to make a final decision to approve or disapprove the application. Failing
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>address the deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction makes an applicant ineligible
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>be an authorizer. The commissioner, in establishing criteria for approval, must consider
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>the applicant's:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) capacity and infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) application criteria and process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) contracting process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) ongoing oversight and evaluation processes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) renewal criteria and processes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) (e) An applicant must include in its application to the commissioner to be an <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>approved authorizer at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) how chartering schools is a way for the organization to carry out its mission;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>including the personnel who will perform the authorizing duties, their qualifications,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>amount of time they will be assigned to this responsibility, and the financial resources
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.35"></a><var>101.35</var>allocated by the organization to this responsibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a description of the application and review process the authorizer will use to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>make decisions regarding the granting of charters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) a description of the type of contract it will arrange with the schools it charters
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>that meets the provisions of subdivision 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the process to be used for providing ongoing oversight of the school consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>with the contract expectations specified in clause (4) that assures that the schools
         chartered <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>are complying with both the provisions of applicable law and rules, and with the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) a description of the criteria and process the authorizer will use to grant expanded
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>applications under subdivision 4, paragraph (j) (s);<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the process for making decisions regarding the renewal or termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>the school's charter based on evidence that demonstrates the academic, organizational,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>and financial competency of the school, including its success in increasing student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school agreement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>authorizer for the full five-year term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (f) A disapproved applicant under this section may resubmit an application <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>during a future application period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (g) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under subdivision 23, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in writing by
         July 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar year, regardless <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. The commissioner may approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>the transfer of a charter school to a new authorizer under this paragraph after the
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>authorizer submits an affidavit to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) (h) The authorizer must participate in department-approved training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) (i) The commissioner shall review an authorizer's performance every five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>in a manner and form determined by the commissioner and may review an authorizer's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>performance more frequently at the commissioner's own initiative or at the request
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>charter school operator, charter school board member, or other interested party. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>commissioner, after completing the review, shall transmit a report with findings to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(j) If, consistent with this section, the commissioner finds that an authorizer has not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>fulfilled the requirements of this section, the commissioner may subject the authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>to corrective action, which may include terminating the contract with the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.35"></a><var>102.35</var>board of directors of a school it chartered. The commissioner must notify the authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.36"></a><var>102.36</var>in writing of any findings that may subject the authorizer to corrective action and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>the authorizer then has 15 business days to request an informal hearing before the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>commissioner takes corrective action. If the commissioner terminates a contract between
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>an authorizer and a charter school under this paragraph, the commissioner may assist
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>charter school in acquiring a new authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) (k) The commissioner may at any time take corrective action against an <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>authorizer, including terminating an authorizer's ability to charter a school for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) failing to demonstrate the criteria under paragraph (c) (d) under which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>commissioner approved the authorizer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) violating a term of the chartering contract between the authorizer and the charter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>school board of directors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) unsatisfactory performance as an approved authorizer; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) any good cause shown that provides the commissioner a legally sufficient reason
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>to take corrective action against an authorizer.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Formation of school.</b> (a) An authorizer, after receiving an application from <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>a school developer, may charter a licensed teacher under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.18, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>1
         </statute_ref>, or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>122A.18, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, to operate a school subject to the commissioner's approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>authorizer's affidavit under paragraph (b) (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The school must be organized and operated as a nonprofit corporation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>chapter 317A and the provisions under the applicable chapter shall apply to the school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>except as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) 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.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>section and section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, may create a corporation for the purpose of establishing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) (d) Before the operators may establish and operate a school, the authorizer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>file an affidavit with the commissioner stating its intent to charter a school. An
         authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>must file a separate affidavit for each school it intends to charter. An authorizer
         must file <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>an affidavit by May 1 to be able to charter a new school in the next school year after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>commissioner approves the authorizer's affidavit at least 14 months before July 1 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>year the new charter school plans to serve students. The affidavit must state the terms and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>conditions under which the authorizer would charter a school and how the authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>intends to oversee the fiscal and student performance of the charter school and to
         comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>with the terms of the written contract between the authorizer and the charter school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.35"></a><var>103.35</var>board of directors under subdivision 6. The commissioner must approve or disapprove
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>the authorizer's affidavit within 60 business days of receipt of the affidavit. If
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>commissioner disapproves the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the authorizer
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>the deficiencies in the affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business days to
         address the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>deficiencies. The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>within 15 business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>affidavit. If the authorizer does not address deficiencies to the commissioner's satisfaction,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>the commissioner's disapproval is final. Failure to obtain commissioner approval precludes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>an authorizer from chartering the school that is the subject of this affidavit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (e) The authorizer may prevent an approved charter school from opening for <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>operation if, among other grounds, the charter school violates this section or does
         not meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>the ready-to-open standards that are part of the authorizer's oversight and evaluation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>process or are stipulated in the charter school contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) (f) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>into a contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>must incorporate as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) The operators authorized to organize and operate a school, before entering into
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>contract or other agreement for professional or other services, goods, or facilities, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>establish a board of directors composed of at least five members who are not related
         parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>until a timely election for members of the ongoing charter school board of directors
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>held according to the school's articles and bylaws under paragraph (f) (l). A charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>board of directors must be composed of at least five members who are not related parties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) Staff members employed at the school, including teachers providing instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>under a contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors, and all parents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible to elect
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>members of the school's board of directors. A charter school must notify eligible
         voters of <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>the school board election dates at least 30 days before the election.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) Board of director meetings must comply with chapter 13D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (j) A charter school shall publish and maintain on the school's official Web site: <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>(1) the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and of members and committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>having any board-delegated authority, for at least one calendar year from the date
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>of publication; (2) directory information for members of the board of directors and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>committees having board-delegated authority; and (3) identifying and contact information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>for the school's authorizer. Identifying and contact information for the school's
         authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>must be included in other school materials made available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) Upon request of an individual, the charter school must also make available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.36"></a><var>104.36</var>a timely fashion financial statements showing all operations and transactions affecting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>income, surplus, and deficit during the school's last annual accounting period; and
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>balance sheet summarizing assets and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>period. A charter school also must include that same information about its authorizer
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>other school materials that it makes available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (l) Every charter school board member shall attend annual training throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>the member's term on the board. All new board members shall attend initial training
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>the board's role and responsibilities, employment policies and practices, and financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>management. A new board member who does not begin the required initial training within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>six months after being seated and complete that training within 12 months of being
         seated <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>on the board is automatically ineligible to continue to serve as a board member. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>school shall include in its annual report the training attended by each board member
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>during the previous year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) (m) The ongoing board must be elected before the school completes its third <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>year of operation. Board elections must be held during the school year but may not
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>conducted on days when the school is closed for holidays, breaks, or vacations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(n) The charter school board of directors shall be composed of at least five nonrelated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>members and include: (i) at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>or providing instruction under contract between the charter school and a cooperative;
         (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school
         who is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>an employee of the charter school; and (iii) at least one interested community member
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>who resides in Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>child enrolled in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers described
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>this paragraph or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>chief financial officer and the chief administrator may only serve as ex-officio nonvoting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>board members. No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>under item (i). Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter
         school shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>not serve on the board of directors of the charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(o) Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for changing the board's <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may change its governance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>structure only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) with the authorizer's approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.36"></a><var>105.36</var>the board established under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) (p) The granting or renewal of a charter by an authorizer must not be conditioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>upon the bargaining unit status of the employees of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) (q) The granting or renewal of a charter school by an authorizer must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>contingent on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>from the authorizer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(r) Any potential contract, lease, or purchase of service from an authorizer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>be disclosed to the commissioner, accepted through an open bidding process, and be
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>separate contract from the charter contract. The school must document the open bidding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>process. An authorizer must not enter into a contract to provide management and financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>services for a school that it authorizes, unless the school documents that it received
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>least two competitive bids.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>(j) (s) A charter school may apply to the authorizer to amend the school charter to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>expand the operation of the school to additional grades or sites that would be students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>primary enrollment site beyond those defined in the original affidavit approved by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>commissioner. After approving the school's application, the authorizer shall submit
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>supplementary affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>authorizer must file a supplement affidavit by October 1 to be eligible to expand
         in the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>school year. The supplementary affidavit must document that the school has demonstrated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>to the satisfaction of the authorizer the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>(1) the need for the expansion with supporting long-range enrollment projections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>(2) a longitudinal record of demonstrated student academic performance and growth
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>on statewide assessments under chapter 120B or on other academic assessments that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>measure longitudinal student performance and growth approved by the charter school's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>board of directors and agreed upon with the authorizer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>(3) a history of sound school finances and a finance plan to implement the expansion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>in a manner to promote the school's financial sustainability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>(4) board capacity and an administrative and management plan to implement its <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>expansion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) (t) The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review and comment on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>supplemental affidavit. The commissioner shall notify the authorizer in writing of
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>deficiencies in the supplemental affidavit and the authorizer then has 20 business
         days to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>address, to the commissioner's satisfaction, any deficiencies in the supplemental
         affidavit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>The commissioner must notify the authorizer of final approval or disapproval within
         15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>business days after receiving the authorizer's response to the deficiencies in the
         affidavit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.35"></a><var>106.35</var>The school may not expand grades or add sites until the commissioner has approved
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>supplemental affidavit. The commissioner's approval or disapproval of a supplemental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>affidavit is final.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Federal, state, and local requirements.</b> (a) A charter school shall meet all <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>standards and assessments in chapter 120B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A school authorized by a school board may be located in any district, unless the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>school board of the district of the proposed location disapproves by written resolution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A charter school must be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>employment practices, and all other operations. An authorizer may not authorize a
         charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>school or program that is affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or a religious
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>institution. <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A charter school student must be released for religious instruction, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (f) Charter schools must not be used as a method of providing education or <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>generating revenue for students who are being home-schooled. This paragraph does not
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>apply to shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.19</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (g) The primary focus of a charter school must be to provide a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>program of instruction for at least one grade or age group from five through 18 years
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>age. Instruction may be provided to people older than 18 years of age. A charter school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>may offer a free or fee-based preschool or prekindergarten that meets high-quality early <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>learning instructional program standards that are aligned with Minnesota's early learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>standards for children. The hours a student is enrolled in a fee-based prekindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>program do not generate pupil units under section 126C.05 and must not be used to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>calculate general education revenue under section 126C.10. A charter school with at
         least <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible for special education services and
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing may enroll prekindergarten pupils
         with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>disability under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and must comply with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act under Code of Federal Regulations,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2), clause (iv).<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) (h) Except as provided in paragraph (g), a charter school may not charge tuition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) (i) A charter school is subject to and must comply with chapter 363A and section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>121A.04
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) (j) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>in the school until the student formally withdraws or is expelled under the Pupil
         Fair <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>Dismissal Act in sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>. A charter school is subject to and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>, and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Minnesota Public School <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>Fee Law, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.34</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.39</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(j) (l) A charter school is subject to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>audit requirements as a district, except as required under subdivision 6a. Audits
         must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>conducted in compliance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, and section 
         <statute_ref>6.65</statute_ref>. A charter school is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</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.108.12"></a><var>108.12</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.108.13"></a><var>108.13</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.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>necessary because of the program at the school. Deviations must be approved by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>commissioner and authorizer. The Department of Education, state auditor, legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>auditor, or authorizer may conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. A charter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>school determined to be in statutory operating debt under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.81</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.83 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>must submit a plan under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.81, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) (m) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(l) (n) A charter school must comply with chapters 13 and 13D; and sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>120A.22, 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.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(m) (o) A charter school is subject to the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>121A.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(n) (p) A charter school offering online courses or programs must comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.095</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(o) (q) A charter school and charter school board of directors are subject to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(p) (r) A charter school must comply with section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</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.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>the management of local records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(q) (s) A charter school that provides early childhood health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>screening must comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(r) (t) A charter school that provides school-sponsored youth athletic activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>must comply with section 121A.38.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.35"></a><var>108.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(s) (u) A charter school is subject to and must comply with continuing truant <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.36"></a><var>108.36</var>notification under section 
         <statute_ref>260A.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(t) (v) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>peer review process under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>(13). The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>employment rights for teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>(u) (w) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref>, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>strive for the world's best workforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>(v) (x) A charter school must comply with section 
         <statute_ref>121A.031</statute_ref> governing policies on <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>prohibited conduct.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>(w) (y) A charter school must comply with all pupil transportation requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. A charter school must not require parents to surrender <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>their rights to pupil transportation under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>except the provision under paragraph (g) allowing prekindergarten deaf or hard-of-hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>pupils to enroll in a charter school is effective only if the commissioner of education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>determines there is no added cost attributable to the pupil.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Pupils with a disability.</b> A charter school must comply with sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>125A.02
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65, and 125A.75</statute_ref> and rules relating to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>education of pupils with a disability as though it were a district. A charter school enrolling <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>prekindergarten pupils with a disability under subdivision 8, paragraph (g), must
         comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>with sections 125A.259 to 125A.48 and rules relating to the Interagency Early Intervention
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>System as though it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Annual public reports.</b> (a) A charter school must publish an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>report approved by the board of directors. The annual report must at least include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>information on school enrollment, student attrition, governance and management, staffing,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>finances, academic performance, innovative practices and implementation, and future
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>plans. A charter school may combine this report with the reporting required under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>120B.11. A charter school must post the annual report on the school's official Web site. A
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>charter school must also distribute the annual report by publication, mail, or electronic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>means to its authorizer, school employees, and parents and legal guardians of students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>enrolled in the charter school. The reports are public data under chapter 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The commissioner shall establish specifications for an authorizer's annual public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>report that is part of the system to evaluate authorizer performance under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>3, paragraph (h). The report shall at least include key indicators of school academic,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>operational, and financial performance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 24a. <b>Merger.</b> (a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>317A. The effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>under the identity of one of the merging schools. A new charter contract under subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>6 must be executed by July 1. The authorizer must submit to the commissioner a copy
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>the new signed charter contract within ten business days of its execution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous year
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed
         out, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>fund balances and debts from the merging schools must be transferred to the merged
         school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the
         merging <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive
         aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Payment of aids to charter schools.</b> (a) Notwithstanding section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>127A.45, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, if the current year aid payment percentage under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>127A.45, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d), is 90 or greater, aid payments for the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>fiscal year to a charter school shall be of an equal amount on each of the 24 payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>dates. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the current year aid payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>percentage under section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), is less than 90, aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>payments for the current fiscal year to a charter school shall be of an equal amount
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>each of the 16 payment dates in July through February.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45</statute_ref>, for a charter school ceasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>operation on or prior to June 30 of a school year, for the payment periods occurring
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>the school ceases serving students, the commissioner shall withhold the estimated
         state aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>owed the school. The charter school board of directors and authorizer must submit
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>commissioner a closure plan under chapter 308A or 317A, and financial information
         about <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>the school's liabilities and assets. After receiving the closure plan, financial information,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>an audit of pupil counts, documentation of lease expenditures, and monitoring of special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>education expenditures, the commissioner may release cash withheld and may continue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>regular payments up to the current year payment percentages if further amounts are
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>owed. If, based on audits and monitoring, the school received state aid in excess
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>amount owed, the commissioner shall retain aid withheld sufficient to eliminate the
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>overpayment. For a charter school ceasing operations prior to, or at the end of, a
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>year, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, preliminary final payments may <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>be made after receiving the closure plan, audit of pupil counts, monitoring of special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>education expenditures, documentation of lease expenditures, and school submission
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) financial data for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>final year of operation. Final payment may be made upon receipt of audited financial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>statements under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.77</statute_ref>, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>(c) If a charter school fails to comply with the commissioner's directive to return,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>for cause, federal or state funds administered by the department, the commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>withhold an amount of state aid sufficient to satisfy the directive.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>(d) If, within the timeline under section 
         <statute_ref>471.425</statute_ref>, a charter school fails to pay the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>of Minnesota, a school district, intermediate school district, or service cooperative
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>receiving an undisputed invoice for goods and services, the commissioner may withhold
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>an amount of state aid sufficient to satisfy the claim and shall distribute the withheld
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>aid to the interested state agency, school district, intermediate school district,
         or service <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>cooperative. An interested state agency, school district, intermediate school district,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>education cooperative shall notify the commissioner when a charter school fails to
         pay an <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>undisputed invoice within 75 business days of when it received the original invoice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>(e) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>127A.45, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and paragraph (a), 80 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>of the start-up cost aid under subdivision 8 shall be paid within 45 days after the
         first day <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>of student attendance for that school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>(f) (e) In order to receive state aid payments under this subdivision, a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>in its first three years of operation must submit a school calendar in the form and
         manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>requested by the department and a quarterly report to the Department of Education.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>report must list each student by grade, show the student's start and end dates, if
         any, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>with the charter school, and for any student participating in a learning year program,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>the report must list the hours and times of learning year activities. The report must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>submitted not more than two weeks after the end of the calendar quarter to the department.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>The department must develop a Web-based reporting form for charter schools to use
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.36"></a><var>111.36</var>when submitting enrollment reports. A charter school in its fourth and subsequent
         year of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>operation must submit a school calendar and enrollment information to the department
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>the form and manner requested by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>(g) (f) Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>317A.701</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>317A.791</statute_ref>, upon closure of a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>school and satisfaction of creditors, cash and investment balances remaining shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>returned to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>(h) (g) A charter school must have a valid, signed contract under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>subdivision 6, on file at the Department of Education at least 15 days prior to the
         date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>first payment of state aid for the fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>(i) (h) State aid entitlements shall be computed for a charter school only for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>portion of a school year for which it has a valid, signed contract under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department.</b> The sums indicated in this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</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.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">66,787,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">73,603,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $60,755,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,750,000 for 2016 and $66,853,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes listed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor of statutes may alter
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>renumbering to incorporate statutory changes made during the 2015 regular legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>session. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering in this instruction and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>relettering of paragraphs in sections 1 to 8.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <col width="27.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 1, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.01, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 1, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 1, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 1, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.01, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.02, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 3, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 3, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (h)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (i)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (j)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 6, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 3, paragraph (k)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 6, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 1, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 2, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (h)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (i)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 8, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (j)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 8, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (k)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.17, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (l)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (m)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (n)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 3, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (o)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (p)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 2, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (q)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (r)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (s)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 5, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4, paragraph (t)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 5, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 3, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.14, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 3, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 3, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.14, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.35"></a><var>113.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 4a, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.14, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.36"></a><var>113.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.37"></a><var>113.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 1, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.38"></a><var>113.38</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.113.39"></a><var>113.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td valign="top">124D.10, subd. 6a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.16, subd. 1, paragraphs (b) to <br />
                  		(e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.40"></a><var>113.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.41"></a><var>113.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.42"></a><var>113.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.43"></a><var>113.43</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.44"></a><var>113.44</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 4, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (h)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.06, subd. 3, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (i)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 4, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (j)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.11, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (k)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (l)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.16, subd. 1, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (m)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (n)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 5, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (o)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (p)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 7, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (q)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (r)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 5, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (s)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 7, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (t)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 7, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (u)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (v)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (h)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (w)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 2, paragraph (i)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (x)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 4, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8, paragraph (y)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.15, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 3, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 8b<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 3, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 9<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.11, paragraphs (a) to (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 1, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 11, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 11, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 11, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.07, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 11, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 13<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.03, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.16, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 15, paragraphs (a) <br />
                  		to (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">124E.10, subd. 3, paragraphs (a) to <br />
                  		(e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 15, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.05, subd. 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.36"></a><var>114.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 16<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.15, paragraphs (b) to (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.37"></a><var>114.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.38"></a><var>114.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 17a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.39"></a><var>114.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 17b<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.40"></a><var>114.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.17, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.41"></a><var>114.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.42"></a><var>114.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.43"></a><var>114.43</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 22<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.12, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23, paragraphs (a) <br />
                  		and (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 4, paragraphs (a) and <br />
                  		(b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 4, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23a, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23a, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.02, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23a, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 23a, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.13, subd. 2, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 24<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.10, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.10, subd. 27<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.08<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.20, subd.1<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.23<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.20, subd. 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.22<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.24<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 1, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 1, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 4, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (d)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 4, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (e)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 2, paragraph (a)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (f)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 1, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (g)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 2, paragraph (b)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>124D.11, subd. 9, paragraph (h)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>124E.25, subd. 2, paragraph (c)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var><b>SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements for American sign language/English interpreters.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>(a) In addition to any other requirements that a school district establishes, any
         person <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>employed to provide American sign language/English interpreting or sign transliterating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>services on a full-time or part-time basis for a school district after July 1, 2000,
         must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>(1) hold current interpreter and transliterator certificates awarded by the Registry
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.35"></a><var>115.35</var>of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), or the general level interpreter proficiency certificate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.36"></a><var>115.36</var>awarded by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), or a comparable state <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.37"></a><var>115.37</var>certification from the commissioner of education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.38"></a><var>115.38</var>(2) satisfactorily complete an interpreter/transliterator training program affiliated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.39"></a><var>115.39</var>with an accredited educational institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>(b) New graduates of an interpreter/transliterator program affiliated with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>accredited education institution shall be granted a two-year provisional certificate
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>the commissioner. During the two-year provisional period, the interpreter/transliterator
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>must develop and implement an education plan in collaboration with a mentor under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>(c) A mentor of a provisionally certified interpreter/transliterator must be an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>interpreter/transliterator who has either NAD level IV or V certification or RID <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>certified interpreter and certified transliterator certification and have at least
         three <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>years interpreting/transliterating experience in any educational setting. The mentor,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>collaboration with the provisionally certified interpreter/transliterator, shall develop
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>implement an education plan designed to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), clause
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>(1), and include a weekly on-site mentoring process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>(d) Consistent with the requirements of this paragraph, a person holding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>provisional certificate may apply to the commissioner for one time-limited extension.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, must grant the person a time-limited extension of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>provisional certificate based on the following documentation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>(1) letters of support from the person's mentor, a parent of a pupil the person serves,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>the special education director of the district in which the person is employed, and
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>representative from the regional service center of the deaf and hard-of-hearing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>(2) records of the person's formal education, training, experience, and progress on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>the person's education plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>(3) an explanation of why the extension is needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>As a condition of receiving the extension, the person must comply with a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>and the accompanying time line for meeting the requirements of this subdivision. A
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>committee composed of the director of the Minnesota Resource Center Serving Deaf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>Hard-of-Hearing, or the director's designee deaf and hard-of-hearing state specialist, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>representative of the Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens, a representative of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>Minnesota Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf, and other appropriate persons selected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>by the commissioner must develop the plan and time line for the person receiving the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>extension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>(e) A school district may employ only an interpreter/transliterator who has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>certified under paragraph (a) or (b), or for whom a time-limited extension has been
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>granted under paragraph (d).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.116.35"></a><var>116.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Oral or cued speech transliterators.</b> (a) In addition to any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>requirements that a school district establishes, any person employed to provide oral
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>transliterating or cued speech transliterating services on a full-time or part-time
         basis for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>school district after July 1, 2000, must hold a current applicable transliterator
         certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>awarded by the national certifying association or comparable state certification from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>the commissioner of education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>(b) To provide oral or cued speech transliterator services on a full-time or part-time
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>basis, a person employed in a school district must comply with paragraph (a). The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>commissioner shall grant a nonrenewable, two-year certificate to a school district
         on behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>of a person who has not yet attained a current applicable transliterator certificate
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>paragraph (a). A person for whom a nonrenewable, two-year certificate is issued must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>work under the direction of a licensed teacher who is skilled in language development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>of individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. A person for whom a nonrenewable,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>two-year certificate is issued also must enroll in a state-approved training program
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>demonstrate progress towards the certification required under paragraph (a) sufficient
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>the person to be certified at the end of the two-year period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>(c) Consistent with the requirements of this paragraph, a person holding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>provisional certificate may apply to the commissioner for one time-limited extension.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>commissioner, in consultation with the Commission Serving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>People, must grant the person a time-limited extension of the provisional certificate
         based <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>on the following documentation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>(1) letters of support from the person's mentor, a parent of a pupil the person serves,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>the special education director of the district in which the person is employed, and
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>representative from the regional service center of the deaf and hard-of-hearing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>(2) records of the person's formal education, training, experience, and progress on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>the person's education plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>(3) an explanation of why the extension is needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>As a condition of receiving the extension, the person must comply with a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>and the accompanying time line for meeting the requirements of this subdivision. A
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>committee composed of the director of the Minnesota Resource Center Serving Deaf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>Hard-of-Hearing, or the director's designee deaf and hard-of-hearing state specialist, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>representative of the Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens, a representative of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>Minnesota Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf, and other appropriate persons selected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>by the commissioner must develop the plan and time line for the person receiving the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>extension.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.88, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Providing transportation.</b> The board may provide for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>transportation of pupils to and from school and for any other purpose. The board may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>also provide for the transportation of pupils to schools in other districts for grades
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>departments not maintained in the district, including high school, at the expense
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>district, when funds are available therefor and if agreeable to the district to which
         it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>proposed to transport the pupils, for the whole or a part of the school year, as it
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>deem advisable, and subject to its rules. In any district, the board must arrange
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>attendance of all pupils living two miles or more from the school, except pupils whose
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>transportation privileges have been voluntarily surrendered under subdivision 2, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>whose privileges have been revoked under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.91, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (6), or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>123B.90, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>. The district may provide for the transportation of or the boarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>and rooming of the pupils who may be more economically and conveniently provided for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>by that means. Arrangements for attendance may include a requirement that parents
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>guardians request transportation before it is provided. The board must provide necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>transportation to and from the home of consistent with section 123B.92, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>paragraph (b), clause (4), for a child with a disability not yet enrolled in kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>when for the provision of special instruction and services under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>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 in a location other than in <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>the child's home. Special instruction and services for a child with a disability not yet <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>enrolled in kindergarten include an individualized education program team placement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>in an early childhood program when that placement is necessary to address the child's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>level of functioning and needs. When transportation is provided, scheduling of routes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>establishment of the location of bus stops, manner and method of transportation, control
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>and discipline of school children, the determination of fees, and any other matter
         relating <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>thereto must be within the sole discretion, control, and management of the board.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>district may provide for the transportation of pupils or expend a reasonable amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>for room and board of pupils whose attendance at school can more economically and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>conveniently be provided for by that means or who attend school in a building rented
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>leased by a district within the confines of an adjacent district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b>  (a) General education revenue must <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>be paid to a charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>for each adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.35"></a><var>118.35</var>unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>126C.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>transition revenue as though the school were a school district. The general education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>special education charter school as defined in subdivision 5a equals the sum of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>subdivision 5a for educating students not eligible for special education services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</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.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, the special education aid paid to the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>shall be adjusted as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>the student according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>125A.11
         </statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d) (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of subdivision 5b, the terms in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>subdivision have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>(b) "Unreimbursed costs" means the difference between the total cost of educating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>students at the school and the total of state and federal aids and grants, excluding
         aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and subdivision 5b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>(c) "Eligible special education charter school" means a charter school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>(1) where the percent of students eligible for special education services equals at
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>least 90 percent of the charter school's total enrollment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>(2) that submits to the commissioner a preliminary annual budget by June 15 prior
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>to the start of the fiscal year and a revised budget by January 15 of the current
         fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>year detailing its unreimbursed costs for educating students eligible and not eligible
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>special education services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.11, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5b. <b>Special education aid for eligible special education charter schools.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 5, the special education aid for an eligible special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>education charter school equals the sum of the school's special education aid under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (a), and the school's approved unreimbursed cost for educating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>students eligible for special education services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>(b) The commissioner must review the budget data submitted by an eligible special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>education charter school under subdivision 5a and notify the school of the approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>unreimbursed cost to be used for current aid payments within 30 days of receiving
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>budget from the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>(c) For purposes of section 127A.45, subdivision 13, the aid under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>is not subject to the 97.4 percent current fiscal year special education aid entitlement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>provision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>(d) Final aid payments must be calculated using the actual unreimbursed costs as <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>determined by the department based on year-end financial and student data submitted
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>the charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.01, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var><b>125A.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>General application.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the words defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>120A.05</statute_ref> have the same meaning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Dyslexia.</b> "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent
         recognition <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>of words and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically
         result <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>Students who have a dyslexia diagnosis must meet the state and federal eligibility
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>criteria in order to qualify for special education services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.023, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.027</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>following terms have the meanings given them:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>(a) "Health plan" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>(1) a health plan under section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.01, subdivision 3</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>(2) a county-based purchasing plan under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>(3) a self-insured health plan established by a local government under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>471.617
         </statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>(4) self-insured health coverage provided by the state to its employees or retirees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "health plan company" means an entity that issues
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>a health plan as defined in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>(c) "Interagency intervention service system" means a system that coordinates <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>services and programs required in state and federal law to meet the needs of eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>children with disabilities ages birth three through 21, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>(1) services provided under the following programs or initiatives administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>by state or local agencies:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>(i) the maternal and child health program under title V of the Social Security Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>(ii) the Minnesota children with special health needs program under sections 
         <statute_ref>144.05 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>and 
         <statute_ref>144.07</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>(iii) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, section 619, and Part
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>C as amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>(iv) medical assistance under title 42, chapter 7, of the Social Security Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>(v) developmental disabilities services under chapter 256B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>(vi) the Head Start Act under title 42, chapter 105, of the Social Security Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>(vii) vocational rehabilitation services provided under chapters 248 and 268A and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>(viii) Juvenile Court Act services provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>260.011</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>260.91</statute_ref>; <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>260B.001
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>260B.446</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>260C.001</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>260C.451</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>(ix) Minnesota Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Act under section 
         <statute_ref>245.487</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>(x) the community health services grants under sections 
         <statute_ref>145.88</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>145.9266</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>(xi) the Local Public Health Act under chapter 145A; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>(xii) the Vulnerable Children and Adults Act, sections 
         <statute_ref>256M.60</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256M.80</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>(2) service provision and funding that can be coordinated through:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>(i) the children's mental health collaborative under section 
         <statute_ref>245.493</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>(ii) the family services collaborative under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.23</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>(iii) the community transition interagency committees under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.22</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>(iv) the interagency early intervention committees under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.259</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>(3) financial and other funding programs to be coordinated including medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>assistance under title 42, chapter 7, of the Social Security Act, the MinnesotaCare
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>under chapter 256L, Supplemental Social Security Income, Developmental Disabilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>Assistance, and any other employment-related activities associated with the Social
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>Security Administration; and services provided under a health plan in conformity with
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>individual family service plan or an individualized education program or an individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>interagency intervention plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>(4) additional appropriate services that local agencies and counties provide on <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>an individual need basis upon determining eligibility and receiving a request from
         (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>the interagency early intervention committee school board or county board and (ii) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>child's parent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>(d) "Children with disabilities" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>(e) A "standardized written plan" means those individual services or programs, with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>accompanying funding sources, available through the interagency intervention service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>system to an eligible child other than the services or programs described in the child's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>individualized education program or the child's individual family service plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.023, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>State Interagency Committee.</b> (a) The commissioner of education, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>behalf of the governor, shall convene an interagency committee to develop and implement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>a coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency intervention service system for children
         ages <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>three to 21 with disabilities. The commissioners of commerce, education, health, human
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>rights, human services, employment and economic development, and corrections shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>each appoint two committee members from their departments; and the Association of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>Minnesota Counties, Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota Administrators
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>of Special Education, and the School Nurse Association of Minnesota shall each appoint
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>one committee member. The committee shall select a chair from among its members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>(b) The committee shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>(1) identify and assist in removing state and federal barriers to local coordination
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>services provided to children with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>(2) identify adequate, equitable, and flexible funding sources to streamline these
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>(3) develop guidelines for implementing policies that ensure a comprehensive and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>coordinated system of all state and local agency services, including multidisciplinary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>assessment practices for children with disabilities ages three to 21, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>(i) develop, consistent with federal law, a standardized written plan for providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>services to a child with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>(ii) identify how current systems for dispute resolution can be coordinated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>(iii) develop an evaluation process to measure the success of state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>interagency efforts in improving the quality and coordination of services to children
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>disabilities ages three to 21; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>(iv) develop guidelines to assist the governing boards of the interagency early <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>intervention committees school boards and county boards in carrying out the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>assigned in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.027, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>(4) carry out other duties necessary to develop and implement within communities <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>a coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency intervention service system for children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>(c) The committee shall consult on an ongoing basis with the state Special Education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>Advisory Panel and the governor's Interagency Coordinating Council in carrying out
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>its duties under this section, including assisting the governing school boards of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>interagency early intervention committees and county boards.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.027, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var><b>125A.027 </b><b>INTERAGENCY EARLY INTERVENTION COMMITTEE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var><b>RESPONSIBILITIES</b><b> LOCAL AGENCY COORDINATION RESPONSIBILITIES</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Additional duties</b><b> School board and county board responsibilities</b><b>.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>(a) It is the joint responsibility of school and county boards to coordinate, provide,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>pay for appropriate services and to facilitate payment for services from public and
         private <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>sources. Appropriate services for children eligible under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> and receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>services from two or more public agencies of which one is the public school must be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>determined in consultation with parents, physicians, and other education, medical
         health, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>and human services providers. The services provided must conform with a standardized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>written plan for each eligible child ages three to 21.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>(b) Appropriate services include those services listed on a child's standardized <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>written plan. These services are those that are required to be documented on a plan
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>federal and state law or rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>(c) School and county boards shall coordinate interagency services. Service <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>responsibilities for eligible children, ages three to 21, may be established in interagency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>agreements or joint powers board agreements. In addition, interagency agreements or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>joint powers board agreements may be developed to establish agency responsibility
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>ensures that coordinated interagency services are coordinated, provided, and paid
         for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>that payment is facilitated from public and private sources. School boards must provide,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>pay for, and facilitate payment for special education services as required under sections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var><statute_ref>125A.03 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.06</statute_ref>. County boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>those programs over which they have service and fiscal responsibility as referenced
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.023, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Local governance structure.</b> (a) The governing school boards of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>the interagency early intervention committees and county boards are responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>developing and implementing interagency policies and procedures to coordinate services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>at the local level for children with disabilities ages three to 21 under guidelines
         established <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>by the state interagency committee under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.023, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. Consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>with the requirements in this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.023</statute_ref>, the governing school boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>of the interagency early intervention committees and county boards may organize as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>joint powers board under section 
         <statute_ref>471.59 </statute_ref>or enter into an interagency agreement that <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>establishes a governance structure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>(b) The governing board of each interagency early intervention committee as defined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.30, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, which may include a juvenile justice professional, shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>(1) identify state and federal barriers to local coordination of services provided
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>children with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>(2) implement policies that ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>state and local agency services, including practices on multidisciplinary assessment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>standardized written plans, dispute resolution, and system evaluation for children
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>disabilities ages three to 21;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>(3) coordinate services and facilitate payment for services from public and private
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>institutions, agencies, and health plan companies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>(4) share needed information consistent with state and federal data practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriate and necessary services.</b> (a) Parents, physicians, other health <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>care professionals including school nurses, and education and human services providers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>jointly must determine appropriate and necessary services for eligible children with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>disabilities ages three to 21. The services provided to the child under this section
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.36"></a><var>124.36</var>conform with the child's standardized written plan. The governing school board of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>interagency early intervention committee or county board must provide those services <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>contained in a child's individualized education program and those services for which
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>legal obligation exists. Nothing in this section creates an additional right of appeal beyond <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>the rights granted under sections 125A.091, 125A.25, and 256.045.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>(b) Nothing in this section or section 
         <statute_ref>125A.023</statute_ref> increases or decreases the obligation <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>of the state, county, regional agency, local school district, or local agency or organization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>to pay for education, health care, or social services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>(c) A health plan may not exclude any medically necessary covered service solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>because the service is or could be identified in a child's individual family service
         plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>individualized education program, a plan established under section 504 of the federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or a student's individual health plan. This paragraph
         reaffirms <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>the obligation of a health plan company to provide or pay for certain medically necessary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>covered services, and encourages a health plan company to coordinate this care with
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>other providers of similar services. Also, a health plan company may not exclude from
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>health plan any medically necessary covered service such as an assessment or physical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>examination solely because the resulting information may be used for an individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>education program or a standardized written plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Responsibilities of school and county boards.</b> (a) It is the joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>responsibility of school and county boards to coordinate, provide, and pay for appropriate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>services, and to facilitate payment for services from public and private sources.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>Appropriate service for children eligible under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> and receiving service <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>from two or more public agencies of which one is the public school must be determined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>consultation with parents, physicians, and other education, medical health, and human
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>services providers. The services provided must be in conformity with a standardized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>written plan for each eligible child ages 3 to 21.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>(b) Appropriate services include those services listed on a child's standardized <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>written plan. These services are those that are required to be documented on a plan
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>federal and state law or rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>(c) School and county boards shall coordinate interagency services. Service <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>responsibilities for eligible children, ages 3 to 21, may be established in interagency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>agreements or joint powers board agreements. In addition, interagency agreements or
         joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>powers board agreements may be developed to establish agency responsibility that assures
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>that coordinated interagency services are coordinated, provided, and paid for, and
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>payment is facilitated from public and private sources. School boards must provide,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.35"></a><var>125.35</var>pay for, and facilitate payment for special education services as required under sections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.36"></a><var>125.36</var><statute_ref>125A.03 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.06</statute_ref>. County boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>those programs over which they have service and fiscal responsibility as referenced
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.023, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), clause (1).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.08, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var><b>125A.08 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>(a) At the beginning of each school year, each school district shall have in effect,
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>each child with a disability, an individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>(b) As defined in this section, every district must ensure the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>(1) all students with disabilities are provided the special instruction and services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>which are appropriate to their needs. Where the individualized education program team
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>has determined appropriate goals and objectives based on the student's needs, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>the extent to which the student can be included in the least restrictive environment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>and where there are essentially equivalent and effective instruction, related services,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>assistive technology devices available to meet the student's needs, cost to the district
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>be among the factors considered by the team in choosing how to provide the appropriate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>services, instruction, or devices that are to be made part of the student's individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>education program. The individualized education program team shall consider and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>may authorize services covered by medical assistance according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br />
            		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>subdivision 26
         </statute_ref>. The student's needs and the special education instruction and services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>be provided must be agreed upon through the development of an individualized education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>program. The program must address the student's need to develop skills to live and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>work as independently as possible within the community. The individualized education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>program team must consider positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and supports
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>that address behavior needs for children with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>hyperactivity disorder. During grade 9, the program must address the student's needs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>transition from secondary services to postsecondary education and training, employment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>community participation, recreation, and leisure and home living. In developing the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>program, districts must inform parents of the full range of transitional goals and
         related <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>services that should be considered. The program must include a statement of the needed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>transition services, including a statement of the interagency responsibilities or
         linkages or <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>both before secondary services are concluded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>(2) children with a disability under age five and their families are provided special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>instruction and services appropriate to the child's level of functioning and needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>(3) children with a disability and their parents or guardians are guaranteed procedural
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>safeguards and the right to participate in decisions involving identification, assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>including assistive technology assessment, and educational placement of children with
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>(4) eligibility and needs of children with a disability are determined by an initial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>evaluation or reevaluation, which may be completed using existing data under United
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>States Code, title 20, section 33, et seq.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>(5) to the maximum extent appropriate, children with a disability, including those
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of
         children <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>with a disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when and to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>extent that the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular
         classes <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>with the use of supplementary services cannot be achieved satisfactorily;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>(6) in accordance with recognized professional standards, testing and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>materials, and procedures used for the purposes of classification and placement of
         children <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>with a disability are selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>discriminatory; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>(7) the rights of the child are protected when the parents or guardians are not known
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>or not available, or the child is a ward of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>(c) For all paraprofessionals employed to work in programs for whose role in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>is to provide direct support to students with disabilities, the school board in each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>shall ensure that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>(1) before or immediately upon beginning at the time of employment, each <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>paraprofessional develops must develop sufficient knowledge and skills in emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>procedures, building orientation, roles and responsibilities, confidentiality, vulnerability,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>and reportability, among other things, to begin meeting the needs, especially <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>disability-specific and behavioral needs, of the students with whom the paraprofessional <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>works;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>(2) annual training opportunities are available required to enable the paraprofessional <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>to continue to further develop the knowledge and skills that are specific to the students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>with whom the paraprofessional works, including understanding disabilities, the unique <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>and individual needs of each student according to the student's disability and how
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>disability affects the student's education and behavior, following lesson plans, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>implementing follow-up instructional procedures and activities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>(3) a districtwide process obligates each paraprofessional to work under the ongoing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>direction of a licensed teacher and, where appropriate and possible, the supervision
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>school nurse.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>[125A.083] STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRANSFERRING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var><b>RECORDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>To efficiently and effectively meet federal and state compliance and accountability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>requirements using an online case management reporting system, school districts may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>contract only for a student information system that is Schools Interoperability Framework
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>compliant and compatible with the online system for compliance reporting under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>125A.085 beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and later. A district's information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>system under this section must facilitate the seamless transfer of student records
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>a student with disabilities who transfers between school districts, including records
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>containing the student's evaluation report, service plan, and other due process forms
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>information, regardless of what information system any one district uses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>and applies to all district contracts with student information system vendors entered
         into <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>or modified after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.085, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var><b>125A.085 ONLINE REPORTING OF REQUIRED DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>(a) To ensure a strong focus on outcomes for children with disabilities informs <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>federal and state compliance and accountability requirements and to increase opportunities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>for special educators and related-services providers to focus on teaching children
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>disabilities, the commissioner must customize a streamlined, user-friendly statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>online system, with a single model online form, for effectively and efficiently collecting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>and reporting required special education-related data to individuals with a legitimate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>educational interest and who are authorized by law to access the data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>(b) The commissioner must consult with qualified experts, including information <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>technology specialists, licensed special education teachers and directors of special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>education, related-services providers, third-party vendors, a designee of the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>of human services, parents of children with disabilities, representatives of advocacy
         groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>representing children with disabilities, and representatives of school districts and
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>education cooperatives on integrating, field testing, customizing, and sustaining
         this simple, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>easily accessible, efficient, and effective online data system for uniform statewide
         reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>of required due process compliance data. Among other outcomes, the system must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) reduce special education teachers' paperwork burden and thereby increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>teachers' opportunities to focus on teaching children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>(2) to the extent authorized by chapter 13 or other applicable state or federal law
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>governing access to and dissemination of educational records, provide for efficiently
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>and effectively transmitting the records of all transferring children with disabilities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>including highly mobile and homeless children with disabilities, among others, and
         avoid <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>fragmented service delivery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>(3) address language and other barriers and disparities that prevent parents from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>understanding and communicating information about the needs of their children with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>(4) help continuously improve the interface among the online systems serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>children with disabilities in order to maintain and reinforce the children's ability
         to learn.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>(c) The commissioner must use the federal Office of Special Education Programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>model forms for the (1) individualized education program, (2) notice of procedural
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>safeguards, and (3) prior written notice that are consistent with Part B of IDEA to
         integrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>and customize a state-sponsored universal special education online case management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>system, consistent with the requirements of state law and this section for customizing
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>statewide online reporting system. The commissioner must use a request for proposal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>process to contract for the technology and software needed for customizing the online
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>system in order for the system to be fully functional, consistent with the requirements
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>this section. This online system must be made available to school districts without
         charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. For the 2015-2016 through 2017-2018 and later <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>school years, school districts may use this online system or may contract with an
         outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>vendor for compliance reporting. Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>school districts must use this online system for compliance reporting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>(d) All data on individuals maintained in the statewide reporting system are <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>classified as provided in chapter 13 or other applicable state or federal law. An
         authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>individual's ability to enter, update, or access data must be limited through the
         use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>role-based access codes corresponding to that individual's official duties or training
         level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>and the statutory authorization that grants access for a particular purpose. Any action
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>in which data in the system are entered, updated, accessed, or shared or disseminated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>outside of the system must be recorded in an audit trail. The audit trail must identify
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>specific user responsible for the action, the date and time the action occurred, and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>purpose for the action. Data contained in the audit trail maintain the same classification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>as the underlying data affected by the action, provided the responsible authority
         makes <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>the data available to a student or the student's parent upon request, and the responsible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.35"></a><var>129.35</var>authority may access the data to audit the system's user activity and security safeguards.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.36"></a><var>129.36</var>Before entering data on a student, the responsible authority must provide the student
         or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>student's parent written notice of the data practices rights and responsibilities
         required <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>by this section and a reasonable opportunity to refuse consent to have the student's
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>included in the system. Upon receiving the student or the student's parent written
         refusal <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>to consent, the school district must not enter data on that student into the system
         and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>delete any existing data on that student currently in the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>(e) Consistent with this section, the commissioner must establish a public Internet
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>Web interface to provide information to educators, parents, and the public about the
         form <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>and content of required special education reports, to respond to queries from educators,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>parents, and the public about specific aspects of special education reports and reporting,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>and to use the information garnered from the interface to streamline and revise special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>education reporting on the online system under this section. The public Internet Web
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>interface must have a prominently linked page describing the rights and responsibilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>of students and parents whose data are included in the statewide reporting system,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>include information on the data practices rights of students and parents provided
         by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>section and a form students or parents may use to refuse consent to have a student's
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>included in the system. The public Internet Web interface must not provide access
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>educational records of any individual child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>(f) The commissioner annually by February 1 must submit to the legislature a report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>on the status, recent changes, and sustainability of the online system under this
         section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.0942, subdivision 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Physical holding or seclusion.</b> (a) Physical holding or seclusion may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>used only in an emergency. A school that uses physical holding or seclusion shall
         meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>(1) physical holding or seclusion is the least intrusive intervention that effectively
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>responds to the emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>(2) physical holding or seclusion is not used to discipline a noncompliant child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>(3) physical holding or seclusion ends when the threat of harm ends and the staff
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>determines the child can safely return to the classroom or activity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>(4) staff directly observes the child while physical holding or seclusion is being
         used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>(5) each time physical holding or seclusion is used, the staff person who implements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>or oversees the physical holding or seclusion documents, as soon as possible after
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>incident concludes, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>(i) a description of the incident that led to the physical holding or seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>(ii) why a less restrictive measure failed or was determined by staff to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>inappropriate or impractical;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>(iii) the time the physical holding or seclusion began and the time the child was
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>released; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>(iv) a brief record of the child's behavioral and physical status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>(6) the room used for seclusion must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>(i) be at least six feet by five feet;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>(ii) be well lit, well ventilated, adequately heated, and clean;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>(iii) have a window that allows staff to directly observe a child in seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>(iv) have tamperproof fixtures, electrical switches located immediately outside the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>door, and secure ceilings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>(v) have doors that open out and are unlocked, locked with keyless locks that <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>have immediate release mechanisms, or locked with locks that have immediate release
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>mechanisms connected with a fire and emergency system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>(vi) not contain objects that a child may use to injure the child or others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>(7) before using a room for seclusion, a school must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>(i) receive written notice from local authorities that the room and the locking <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>mechanisms comply with applicable building, fire, and safety codes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>(ii) register the room with the commissioner, who may view that room; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>(8) until August 1, 2015, a school district may use prone restraints with children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>age five or older if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>(i) the district has provided to the department a list of staff who have had specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>training on the use of prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>(ii) the district provides information on the type of training that was provided and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>by whom;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>(iii) only staff who received specific training use prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>(iv) each incident of the use of prone restraints is reported to the department within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>five working days on a form provided by the department; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>(v) the district, before using prone restraints, must review any known medical or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>psychological limitations that contraindicate the use of prone restraints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>The department must collect data on districts' use of prone restraints and publish
         the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>in a readily accessible format on the department's Web site on a quarterly basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>(b) By February 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, stakeholders must may, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.34"></a><var>131.34</var>necessary, recommend to the commissioner specific and measurable implementation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.35"></a><var>131.35</var>outcome goals for reducing the use of restrictive procedures and the commissioner
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.36"></a><var>131.36</var>submit to the legislature a report on districts' progress in reducing the use of restrictive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>procedures that recommends how to further reduce these procedures and eliminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>the use of prone restraints. The statewide plan includes the following components:
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>measurable goals; the resources, training, technical assistance, mental health services,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>collaborative efforts needed to significantly reduce districts' use of prone restraints;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>recommendations to clarify and improve the law governing districts' use of restrictive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>procedures. The commissioner must consult with interested stakeholders when preparing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>the report, including representatives of advocacy organizations, special education
         directors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>teachers, paraprofessionals, intermediate school districts, school boards, day treatment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>providers, county social services, state human services department staff, mental health
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>professionals, and autism experts. By June 30 each year, districts must report summary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>data on their use of restrictive procedures to the department, in a form and manner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>determined by the commissioner. The summary data must include information about the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>use of restrictive procedures, including use of reasonable force under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.582</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>later, when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside the district of residence, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>special instruction and services to the pupil, including a proportionate amount for
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>transportation and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities
         used <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>primarily for special education, plus (2) the amount of general education revenue
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident
         district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>revenue, minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 </statute_ref>received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>aid, excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, district
         support <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>and services outside of the regular classroom, calculated using the resident district's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil
         unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity
         revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>and the serving district's basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal agent school district, the general education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated
         using <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>the resident district's average general education revenue and referendum equalization
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>excluding compensatory revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>revenue. Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>instruction and services for the pupil must be increased by the amount of the reduction
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>the aid paid to the resident district. Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>expenditures on the resident school district's books of account under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.75 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.76</statute_ref>. If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 5b, provides special instruction and services
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>a pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.46, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>7, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must
         be reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 5. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the
         pupil must <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>(b) to (d), a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>education and related services, a site approved under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>district, a special education cooperative, or a school district that served as the
         applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>agency for a group of school districts for federal special education aids for fiscal
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>2006 may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>additional amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>a disability. The application must include a description of the costs and the calculations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged to the resident district.
         Amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>approved by the commissioner under this paragraph must be included in the tuition
         billings <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>or aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.36"></a><var>133.36</var>(b) to (d), as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) (d)  For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>paragraph (b), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>the sum of the general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>excluding the local optional levy according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2e</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>(c), plus the referendum equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var><b>125A.21 THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Obligation to pay.</b> Nothing in sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>125A.65
         </statute_ref> relieves an insurer or similar third party from an otherwise valid obligation to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>pay, or changes the validity of an obligation to pay, for services rendered to a child
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>a disability, and the child's family. A school district shall pay the nonfederal share
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>medical assistance services provided according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 26</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>Eligible expenditures must not be made from federal funds or funds used to match other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>federal funds. Any federal disallowances are the responsibility of the school district.
         A <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>school district may pay or reimburse co-payments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>enrollee cost-sharing amounts, on behalf of the student or family, in connection with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>health and related services provided under an individual educational plan or individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>family service plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Third-party reimbursement.</b> (a) Beginning July 1, 2000, districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>shall seek reimbursement from insurers and similar third parties for the cost of services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>provided by the district whenever the services provided by the district are otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>covered by the child's health coverage. Districts shall request, but may not require,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>child's family to provide information about the child's health coverage when a child
         with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>disability begins to receive services from the district of a type that may be reimbursable,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>and shall request, but may not require, updated information after that as needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>(b) For children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>under chapter 256L who have no other health coverage, a district shall provide an
         initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>and annual written notice to the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of
         its intent <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for the individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>education program or individualized family service plan health-related services provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>by the district. The initial notice must give the child's parent or legal representative
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>right to request a copy of the child's education records on the health-related services
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>the district provided to the child and disclosed to a third-party payer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>(c) The district shall give the parent or legal representative annual written notice
         of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>(1) the district's intent to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>MinnesotaCare for individualized education program or individualized family service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>health-related services provided by the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>(2) the right of the parent or legal representative to request a copy of all records
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>concerning individualized education program or individualized family service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>(3) the right of the parent or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>of a child's records at any time without consequence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>The written notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.504 or 303.520. The district must ensure that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>parent of a child with a disability is given notice, in understandable language, of
         federal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>state procedural safeguards available to the parent under this paragraph and paragraph
         (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>(d) In order to access the private health care coverage of a child who is covered
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>private health care coverage in whole or in part, a district must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>(1) obtain annual written informed consent from the parent or legal representative,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>compliance with subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>(2) inform the parent or legal representative that a refusal to permit the district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>or state Medicaid agency to access their private health care coverage does not relieve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>the district of its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>appropriate public education at no cost to the parent or legal representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>(e) If the commissioner of human services obtains federal approval to exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>covered individualized education program or individualized family service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>health-related services from the requirement that private health care coverage refuse
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>payment before medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall
         also <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>apply to students with a combination of private health care coverage and health care
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>coverage through medical assistance or MinnesotaCare.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>(f) In the event that Congress or any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>or any state agency establishes lifetime limits, limits for any health care services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>cost-sharing provisions, or otherwise provides that individualized education program
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>individualized family service plan health-related services impact benefits for persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare, the amendments to this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>adopted in 2002 are repealed on the effective date of any federal or state law or
         regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>that imposes the limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed consent consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.35"></a><var>135.35</var>with this subdivision as it existed prior to the 2002 amendments and subdivision 5,
         before <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>seeking reimbursement for children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Use of reimbursements.</b> Of the reimbursements received, districts may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>(1) retain an amount sufficient to compensate the district for its administrative
         costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>of obtaining reimbursements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>(2) regularly obtain from education- and health-related entities training and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>appropriate technical assistance designed to improve the district's ability to access
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>third-party payments for individualized education program or individualized family <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>service plan health-related services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>(3) reallocate reimbursements for the benefit of students with individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>education programs or individual individualized family service plans in the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Parents not obligated to use health coverage.</b> To the extent required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>federal law, a school district may not require parents of children with disabilities,
         if they <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>would incur a financial cost, to use private or public health coverage to pay for
         the services <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>that must be provided under an individualized education program or individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>family service plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Informed consent.</b> When obtaining informed consent, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>13.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 4a; 
         <statute_ref>256B.77, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (p); and Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>Federal Regulations, title 34, parts 99 and, 300, and 303, to bill health plans for covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>services, the school district must notify the legal representative (1) that the cost
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>person's private health insurance premium may increase due to providing the covered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>service in the school setting, (2) that the school district may pay certain enrollee
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>plan costs, including but not limited to, co-payments, coinsurance, deductibles, premium
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>increases or other enrollee cost-sharing amounts for health and related services required
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>by an individual service plan, or individual individualized family service plan, and (3) that <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>the school's billing for each type of covered service may affect service limits and
         prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>authorization thresholds. The informed consent may be revoked in writing at any time
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>by the person authorizing the billing of the health plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>District obligation to provide service.</b> To the extent required by federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>law, no school district may deny, withhold, or delay any service that must be provided
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>under an individualized education program or individualized family service plan because <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>a family has refused to provide informed consent to bill a health plan for services
         or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>health plan company has refused to pay any, all, or a portion of the cost of services
         billed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>District disclosure of information.</b> A school district may disclose <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>information contained in a student's individualized education program, consistent
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.36"></a><var>136.36</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.32, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>parts 99 and, 300, and 303; including records of the student's diagnosis and treatment, to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>health plan company only with the signed and dated consent of the student's parent,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>other legally authorized individual. The school district shall disclose only that
         information <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>necessary for the health plan company to decide matters of coverage and payment. A
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>health plan company may use the information only for making decisions regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>coverage and payment, and for any other use permitted by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var><b>125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private
         providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in
         early <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs,
         one <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster
         care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>2 to 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age
         five <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate
         each <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in
         need of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>interagency early intervention committees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>Within 30 days of receiving the annual determination from the federal Office of Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>Education on the Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report, the council must <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>recommend to the governor and the commissioners of education, health, human services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>commerce, and employment and economic development policies for a comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>and coordinated system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>1471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the
         council <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>or committee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Programs.</b> (a) The resource centers department must offer summer <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>institutes or other training programs throughout the state for deaf or hard-of-hearing,
         blind <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>or visually impaired, and multiply disabled pupils. The resource centers department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>also offer workshops for teachers, and leadership development for teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>A program (b) Training and workshop programs offered through the resource centers <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>under paragraph (a) must help promote and develop education programs offered by school <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>districts or other organizations. The program programs must assist school districts or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>organizations to develop innovative programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.63, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Programs by nonprofits.</b> The resource centers department may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>to have nonprofit organizations provide programs through the resource centers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Advisory committees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>committee committees for each resource center the deaf and hard-of-hearing and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>blind and visually impaired. The advisory committees shall develop recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>regarding the resource centers and submit an annual report to the commissioner on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>(b) The advisory committee for the Resource Center committees for the deaf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>hard of hearing and for the blind and visually impaired shall meet periodically at least four <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>times per year and each submit an annual report to the commissioner, the education policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>and finance committees of the legislature, and the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>Hard of Hearing Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans. The report reports must, at least:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>(1) identify and report the aggregate, data-based education outcomes for children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>with the primary disability classification of deaf and hard of hearing or of blind and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>visually impaired, consistent with the commissioner's child count reporting practices, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>commissioner's state and local outcome data reporting system by district and region,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>the school performance report cards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>(2) describe the implementation of a data-based plan for improving the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>outcomes of deaf and hard of hearing or blind and visually impaired children that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>premised on evidence-based best practices, and provide a cost estimate for ongoing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>implementation of the plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Statewide hearing loss early education intervention coordinator.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>The coordinator shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) collaborate with the early hearing detection and intervention coordinator for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>Department of Health, the director of the Department of Education Resource Center for <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing deaf and hard-of-hearing state specialist, and the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>of Health Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) coordinate and support Department of Education early hearing detection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>intervention teams;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) leverage resources by serving as a liaison between interagency early intervention
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>committees; part C coordinators from the Departments of Education, Health, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>Human Services; Department of Education regional low-incidence facilitators; service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>coordinators from school districts; Minnesota children with special health needs in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>Department of Health; public health nurses; child find; Department of Human Services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division; and others as appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) identify, support, and promote culturally appropriate and evidence-based early
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>intervention practices for infants with hearing loss, and provide training, outreach,
         and use <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.35"></a><var>139.35</var>of technology to increase consistency in statewide service provision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) identify culturally appropriate specialized reliable and valid instruments to
         assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>and track the progress of children with hearing loss and promote their use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) ensure that early childhood providers, parents, and members of the individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>family service and intervention plan are provided with child progress data resulting
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>specialized assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) educate early childhood providers and teachers of the deaf and hard-of-hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>to use developmental data from specialized assessments to plan and adjust individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>family service plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) make recommendations that would improve educational outcomes to the early <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>hearing detection and intervention committee, the commissioners of education and health,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, and the advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>council of the Minnesota Department of Education Resource Center for the deaf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>hard-of-hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The Department of Education must provide aggregate data regarding outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>of deaf and hard-of-hearing children who receive early intervention services within
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>state in accordance with the state performance plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>the definitions in this subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>For the purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>disability shall be counted as prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>support services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>special education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>by preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) "Program growth factor" means 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, 1.0 <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>for fiscal year 2016, 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> and the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>growth factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>are necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.35"></a><var>140.35</var>and services to children with a disability according to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.454</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>125A.24
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.259</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> as submitted by the district and approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>the department under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, excluding expenditures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>(1) reimbursed with federal funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>(4) for facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>(5) for pupil transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>(6) for postemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>revenue under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>for the Blind, expenditures under paragraphs (f) and (g) are limited to the salary
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>fringe benefits of one-to-one instructional and behavior management aides and one-to-one
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>licensed, certified professionals assigned to a child attending the academy, if the
         aides or <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>professionals are required by the child's individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>(i) "Cross subsidy reduction aid percentage" means 1.0 percent for fiscal year 2014
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>and 
         <statute_ref>2.27 </statute_ref>percent for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>(j) "Cross subsidy reduction aid limit" means $20 for fiscal year 2014 and $48 <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>(k) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>fiscal year 2017, and, for fiscal year 2018 and later, the sum of the special education
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>(l) "District" means a school district, a charter school, or a cooperative unit as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2. Notwithstanding section 123A.26, cooperative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>units as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, are eligible to receive special
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>aid under this section and section 125A.79.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</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.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2c. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education
         aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>subdivision 5, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>district's excess cost aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the
         sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's
         excess cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.35"></a><var>141.35</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district
         would <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>127A.47, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, and the product of the district's average daily membership served <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>and the special education aid increase limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's
         average <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the
         product <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal
         year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the
         district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>education aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>defined in section 123A.24, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>(f) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>year of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data.
         A newly <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>formed cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>for approval to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>current year data, with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>for programs at participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were
         replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>by the new cooperative.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) "Unreimbursed old formula special education expenditures" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) old formula special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the sum of the special education aid under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>125A.76, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, for the prior fiscal year and the cross subsidy reduction aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, and for fiscal year 2016 and later, the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>(3) for fiscal year 2016 and later, the amount of general education revenue, excluding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services
         outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside the regular classroom, excluding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>(b) "Unreimbursed nonfederal special education expenditures" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>(1) nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>(2) special education initial aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>(3) the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services
         outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom,
         excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, excluding transportation sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>revenue, local optional revenue, and total operating capital revenue. "General revenue"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>for a charter school means the sum of the general education revenue according to section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>124D.11, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, and transportation revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>subdivision 2, excluding referendum equalization aid, transportation sparsity revenue, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>operating capital revenue.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.79, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b> Excess cost aid.</b> For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's excess cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>aid equals the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) 56 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed nonfederal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>special education expenditures and (ii) 7.0 percent of the product of the ratio of $5,831 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>the formula allowance for the current year and the district's general revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) 62 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed old formula
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>special education expenditures and (ii) 2.5 percent of the product of the ratio of $5,831 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>the formula allowance for the current year and the district's general revenue; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) zero.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.45, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Payment dates and percentages.</b> (a) The commissioner shall pay to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows: the cumulative amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>guaranteed minus the sum of (1) the district's other district receipts through the
         current <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>payment, and (2) the aid and credit payments through the immediately preceding payment.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>For purposes of this computation, the payment dates and the cumulative disbursement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>percentages are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Payment date<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">Percentage<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>July 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>July 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>August 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>August 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>September 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>September 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>October 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">27.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>October 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 9<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>November 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">32.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>November 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">36.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 11<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>December 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>December 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 13<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>January 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>January 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>February 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 16<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>February 28:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>March 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>March 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">74.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>April 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>April 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">85.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>May 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 22<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>May 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">95.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 23<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>June 20:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.144.36"></a><var>144.36</var>(b) In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.37"></a><var>144.37</var>to a school district or charter school on the dates indicated an amount computed as
         follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="52.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid <br />
                  		property tax credits established in section 
                  <statute_ref>273.1392<br />
                     		
                  </statute_ref>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">August 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for <br />
                  		all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">September 30: 40 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">October 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if the current year aid payment percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is less than 90, in addition to the amounts paid
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay to a charter school on the dates indicated
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>amount computed as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="52.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">July 15: 75 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for <br />
                  		all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">October 30: 25 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if a charter school is an eligible special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>charter school under section 124D.11, subdivision 5a, in addition to the amounts paid
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay to a charter school on the dates indicated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>an amount computed as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="52.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">July 15: 75 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for <br />
                  		all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">October 30: 25 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Alternative attendance programs.</b> (a) The general education aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</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.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed
         building <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education,
         for a pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.35"></a><var>145.35</var>who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.36"></a><var>145.36</var>special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.37"></a><var>145.37</var>the school day, the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.38"></a><var>145.38</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.11, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c) (d), attributable to that pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to district and school administration,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>district support services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 </statute_ref>attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and services.
         For <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum equalization
         aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average general
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>special education and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services
         is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>must be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>education aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 5b, calculated as if the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>received special education aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) (f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative,
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient
         to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>the full adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>made to other state aids due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>of a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>receives general education aid under section 124D.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b),
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>attributable to the student under section 124D.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>general education aid that the student would have generated for the charter school
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>section 124D.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>education student" means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>disability, as defined in section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section
         125A.51.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) (h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>district, education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the
         action of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>the constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than
         to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>the general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>paragraph (e) (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit
         minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>attending the area learning center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. <b>SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Special education teachers' compliance with legal requirements.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>The Department of Education must identify ways to give teachers working with eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>children with disabilities sufficient written and online resources to make informed
         decisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>about how to effectively comply with legal requirements related to providing special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>education programs and services, including writing individualized education programs
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>related documents, among other requirements. The department  must work collaboratively
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>with teachers working with eligible children with disabilities, other school and district
         staff, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>and representatives of affected organizations, including Education Minnesota, Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>School Boards Association, and Minnesota Administrators of Special Education, among
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>others, to identify obstacles to and solutions for teachers' confusion about complying
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>legal requirements governing special education programs and services. The department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>must work with schools and districts to provide staff development training to better
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>comply with applicable legal requirements while meeting the educational needs and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>improving the educational progress of eligible children with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Efficiencies to reduce paperwork.</b> The Department of Education, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>collaboration with teachers and administrators working with eligible children with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>disabilities in schools and districts, must identify strategies to effectively decrease
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>amount of time teachers spend completing paperwork for special education programs
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>services, evaluate whether the strategies are cost-effective, and determine whether
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>schools and districts are able to effectively use the strategies given available staff
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>resources. Where an evaluation shows that particular paperwork reduction strategies
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>cost-effective without undermining the purpose of the paperwork or the integrity of
         special <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>education requirements, the department must electronically disseminate and promote
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>strategies to other schools and districts throughout the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Special education forms; reading level.</b> The Department of Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>must determine the current reading level of its special education forms, establish
         a target <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>reading level for such forms, and, based on that target level, determine whether alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>forms are needed to accommodate the lexical and sublexical cognitive processes of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>individual form users and readers. The department must work with interested special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>education stakeholders and reading experts in making the determinations and identification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>required in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</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.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,170,877,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,229,758,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,032,945,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $145,407,000 for 2016 and $1,084,351,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, 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.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">361,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">371,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $326,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $36,000 for 2016 and $335,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Special education out-of-state tuition.</b> For special education out-of-state <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</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.148.31"></a><var>148.31</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential
         facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</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.149.4"></a><var>149.4</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,629,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>year is available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Court-placed special education revenue.</b> For reimbursing serving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in
         the serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</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.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">56,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">57,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.63, subdivision 1, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var><b>FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the eligible debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>revenue of a district is defined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the amount needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>the district for eligible projects according to subdivision 2, including the amounts
         necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>for repayment of energy loans according to section 
         <statute_ref>216C.37</statute_ref> or sections 
         <statute_ref>298.292 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>debt service loans and, capital loans, and lease purchase payments under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, <br />
            		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, alternative facilities levies under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>(a), excluding long-term facilities maintenance levies under section 123B.595, minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the amount of debt service excess levy reduction for that school year calculated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>according to the procedure established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The obligations in this paragraph are excluded from eligible debt service revenue:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) obligations under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the part of debt service principal and interest paid from the taconite environmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>protection fund or Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust, excluding the portion
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>taconite payments from the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>school account under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) obligations issued under Laws 1991, chapter 265, article 5, section 18, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>amended by Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 5, section 24;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) obligations under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.62</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) obligations equalized under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.535</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) For purposes of this section, if a preexisting school district reorganized under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.35</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.43</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.46</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref> is solely responsible for retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>of the preexisting district's bonded indebtedness, capital loans or debt service loans,
         debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>service equalization aid must be computed separately for each of the preexisting districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>127A.48</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>273.1325</statute_ref> shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of property <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 
         <statute_ref>272.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.53, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Debt service equalization revenue.</b> (a) The debt service equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>revenue of a district equals the sum of the first tier debt service equalization revenue
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>the second tier debt service equalization revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The first tier debt service equalization revenue of a district equals the greater
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>of zero or the eligible debt service revenue minus the amount raised by a levy of
         
         <statute_ref>15.74 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>percent times the adjusted net tax capacity of the district minus the second tier
         debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>equalization revenue of the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The second tier debt service equalization revenue of a district equals the greater
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>of zero or the eligible debt service revenue, excluding alternative facilities levies under <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, minus the amount raised by a levy of 
         <statute_ref>26.24</statute_ref> percent times <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>the adjusted net tax capacity of the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var><b>123B.57 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE; HEALTH AND SAFETY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Health and safety revenue application.</b> (a) To receive health <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>and safety revenue for any fiscal year a district must submit to the commissioner
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>capital expenditure health and safety revenue application by the date determined by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>commissioner. The application must include a health and safety budget adopted and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>confirmed by the school district board as being consistent with the district's health
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>safety policy under subdivision 2. The budget must include the estimated cost of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>program per Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>code, by fiscal year. Upon approval through the adoption of a resolution by each of
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>intermediate district's member school district boards and the approval of the Department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>of Education, a school district may include its proportionate share of the costs of
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>and safety projects for an intermediate district in its application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>(b) Health and safety projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>site are not eligible for health and safety revenue. Health and safety projects with
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site that meet all other requirements for health
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>safety funding, are eligible for alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>. A school board shall not separate portions of a single project into <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>components to qualify for health and safety revenue, and shall not combine unrelated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>projects into a single project to qualify for alternative facilities bonding and levy
         revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>(c) The commissioner of education shall not make eligibility for health and safety
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>revenue contingent on a district's compliance status, level of program development,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>training. The commissioner shall not mandate additional performance criteria such
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>training, certifications, or compliance evaluations as a prerequisite for levy approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety policy.</b> To qualify for health and safety revenue, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>school board must adopt a health and safety policy. The policy must include provisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>environmental regulations and best practices including indoor air quality management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> A district's health and safety revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>for a fiscal year equals the district's alternative facilities levy under section
         
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b), plus the greater of zero or:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the sum of (a) the total approved cost of the district's hazardous substance <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>plan for fiscal years 1985 through 1989, plus (b) the total approved cost of the district's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>health and safety program for fiscal year 1990 through the fiscal year to which the
         levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>is attributable, excluding expenditures funded with bonds issued under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59 <br />
            		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var></statute_ref>or 
         <statute_ref>123B.62</statute_ref>, or chapter 475; certificates of indebtedness or capital notes under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var><statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref>; levies under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.58</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.63</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, subdivision 1</statute_ref> or <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>6; and other federal, state, or local revenues, minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.35"></a><var>151.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the sum of (a) the district's total hazardous substance aid and levy for fiscal
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.36"></a><var>151.36</var>1985 through 1989 under sections 
         <statute_ref>124.245</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>275.125, subdivision 11c</statute_ref>, plus (b) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>district's health and safety revenue under this subdivision, for years before the
         fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>to which the levy is attributable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Health and safety levy.</b> To receive health and safety revenue, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>may levy an amount equal to the district's health and safety revenue as defined in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>subdivision 3 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the
         year the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for the school year
         to which <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>the levy is attributable, to $3,165.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Health and safety aid.</b> A district's health and safety aid is the difference <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>between its health and safety revenue and its health and safety levy. If a district
         does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>levy the entire amount permitted, health and safety aid must be reduced in proportion
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>the actual amount levied. Health and safety aid may not be reduced as a result of
         reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>a district's health and safety levy according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.79</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Uses of</b><b> Health and safety </b><b>revenue</b><b> capital projects</b><b>.</b> (a) Health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>safety revenue may be used only for approved capital projects may include expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>necessary for the correction of fire and life safety hazards; design, purchase, installation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>maintenance, and inspection of fire protection and alarm equipment; purchase or <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>construction of appropriate facilities for the storage of combustible and flammable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>materials; inventories and facility modifications not related to a remodeling project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>to comply with lab safety requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.31</statute_ref>; inspection, testing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>repair, removal or encapsulation, and disposal of asbestos-containing building materials;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>cleanup and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls; cleanup and disposal of hazardous
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>infectious wastes; cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing heating
         fuel or <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined
         in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>296A.01
         </statute_ref>; correction of occupational safety and health administration regulated hazards; <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>indoor air quality inspections, investigations, and testing; mold abatement; upgrades
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>replacement of mechanical ventilation systems to meet American Society of Heating,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers standards and State Mechanical Code;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>design, materials, and installation of local exhaust ventilation systems, including
         required <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>make-up air for controlling regulated hazardous substances; correction of Department
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>Health Food Code violations; correction of swimming pool hazards excluding depth <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>correction; playground safety inspections, repair of unsafe outdoor playground equipment,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>and the installation of impact surfacing materials; bleacher repair or rebuilding
         to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>with the order of a building code inspector under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.112</statute_ref>; testing and mitigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>of elevated radon hazards; lead testing; copper in water testing; cleanup after major
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.36"></a><var>152.36</var>weather-related disasters or flooding; reduction of excessive organic and inorganic
         levels <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>in wells and capping of abandoned wells; installation and testing of boiler backflow
         valves <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>to prevent contamination of potable water; vaccinations, titers, and preventative
         supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>for bloodborne pathogen compliance; costs to comply with the Janet B. Johnson Parents'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>Right to Know Act; automated external defibrillators and other emergency plan equipment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>and supplies specific to the district's emergency action plan; compliance with the
         National <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for school generators established
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>United States Environmental Protection Agency; and health, safety, and environmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>management costs associated with implementing the district's health and safety program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>including costs to establish and operate safety committees, in school buildings or
         property <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>owned or being acquired by the district. Testing and calibration activities are permitted
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than every five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>(b) For fiscal years 2014 through 2017, a school district must not include expenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>related to emission compliance projects for school generators in its health and safety
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>revenue capital projects unless it reduces its approved spending on other qualified health <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>and safety projects by the same amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6a. <b>Restrictions on health and safety revenue.</b>  Notwithstanding subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>6, health and safety revenue must not be used:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>(1) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>deferred payments agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>(2) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>purchase of portable classrooms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>(3) for interest or other financing expenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>(4) for energy-efficiency projects under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.65</statute_ref>, for a building or property <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration
         or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>(5) for replacement of building materials or facilities including roof, walls, windows,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>internal fixtures and flooring, nonhealth and safety costs associated with demolition
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>facilities, structural repair or replacement of facilities due to unsafe conditions,
         violence <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or public announcement systems and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>emergency communication devices; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>(6) for building and heating, ventilating and air conditioning supplies, maintenance,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>and cleaning activities. All assessments, investigations, inventories, and support
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>equipment not leading to the engineering or construction of a project shall be included
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>the health, safety, and environmental management costs in subdivision 8, paragraph
         (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6b. <b>Health and safety projects.</b> (a) Health and safety revenue applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.36"></a><var>153.36</var>defined in subdivision 1 must be accompanied by a description of each project for
         which <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>funding is being requested. Project descriptions must provide enough detail for an
         auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>to determine if the work qualifies for revenue. For projects other than fire and life
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>safety projects, playground projects, and health, safety, and environmental management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>activities, a project description does not need to include itemized details such as
         material <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>types, room locations, square feet, names, or license numbers. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>may request supporting information and shall approve only projects that comply with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>subdivisions 6 and 8, as defined by the Department of Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>(b) Districts may request funding for allowable projects based on self-assessments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>safety committee recommendations, insurance inspections, management assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>reports, fire marshal orders, or other mandates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>(b), and subdivision 8, paragraph (b), for projects under $500,000, individual project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>size for projects authorized by this subdivision is not limited and may include related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>work in multiple facilities. Health and safety management costs from subdivision 8
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>be reported as a single project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>(c) All costs directly related to a project shall be reported in the appropriate Uniform
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>(d) For fire and life safety egress and all other projects exceeding $20,000, cited
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>under the Minnesota Fire Code, a fire marshal plan review is required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>(e) Districts shall update project estimates with actual expenditures for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>fiscal year. If a project's final cost is significantly higher than originally approved,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>commissioner may request additional supporting information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6c. <b>Appeals process.</b> In the event a district is denied funding approval for <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>a project the district believes complies with subdivisions 6 and 8, and is not otherwise
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>excluded, a district may appeal the decision. All such requests must be in writing.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>commissioner shall respond in writing. A written request must contain the following:
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>project number; description and amount; reason for denial; unresolved questions for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>consideration; reasons for reconsideration; and a specific statement of what action
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>district is requesting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Proration.</b> In the event that the health and safety aid available for any year <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>is prorated, a district having its aid prorated may levy an additional amount equal
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>amount not paid by the state due to proration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Health, safety, and environmental management </b><b>cost</b><b>.</b> (a) "Health, safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>and environmental management" is defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.56</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>(b) A district's cost for health, safety, and environmental management is limited
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.36"></a><var>154.36</var>(1) actual cost to implement their plan; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>(2) an amount determined by the commissioner, based on enrollment, building <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>age, and size.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>(c) The department may contract with regional service organizations, private <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>contractors, Minnesota Safety Council, or state agencies to provide management <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>assistance to school districts for health and safety capital projects. Management
         assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>is the development of written programs for the identification, recognition and control
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>hazards, and prioritization and scheduling of district health and safety capital projects.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>commissioner shall not mandate management assistance or exclude private contractors
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>from the opportunity to provide any health and safety services to school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>[123B.595] LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) $193
         times <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site or (2)
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>sum of the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>2014, section 123B.591.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>greater of (1) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of
         one or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000
         or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>per site or (2) the sum of the amount the district would have qualified for under
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>Statutes 2014, section 123B.591.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>the greater of (1) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser
         of one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000
         or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>per site or (2) the sum of the amount the district would have qualified for under
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>Statutes 2014, section 123B.591.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>For fiscal year 2017 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>equals $34 times the adjusted pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>school equals $85 times the adjusted pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>charter school equals $132 times the adjusted pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Intermediate districts and other cooperative units.</b> Upon approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>through the adoption of a resolution by each member district school board of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>intermediate district or other cooperative units under section 123A.24, subdivision
         2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>and the approval of the commissioner of education, a school district may include in
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>authority under this section a proportionate share of the long-term maintenance costs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>of the intermediate district or cooperative unit. The cooperative unit may issue bonds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>to finance the project costs or levy for the costs, using long-term maintenance revenue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>transferred from member districts to make debt service payments or pay project costs.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>Authority under this subdivision is in addition to the authority for individual district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>projects under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Facilities plans.</b> (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>district or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year
         facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>plan adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health,
         safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>(b) The district must annually update the plan, biennially submit a facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>maintenance plan to the commissioner, and indicate whether the district will issue
         bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>to finance the plan or levy for the costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>debt service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>principal and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>facilities revenue for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Bond authorization.</b> (a) A school district may issue general obligation <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>bonds under this section to finance facilities plans approved by its board and the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>commissioner. Chapter 475, except sections 475.58 and 475.59, must be complied with.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.35"></a><var>156.35</var>The authority to issue bonds under this section is in addition to any bonding authority
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.36"></a><var>156.36</var>authorized by this chapter or other law. The amount of bonding authority authorized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>under this section must be disregarded in calculating the bonding or net debt limits
         of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>chapter, or any other law other than section 475.53, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>(b) At least 20 days before the earliest of solicitation of bids, the issuance of
         bonds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>or the final certification of levies under subdivision 6, the district must publish
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>of the intended projects, the amount of the bond issue, and the total amount of district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>indebtedness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>(c) The portion of revenue under this section for bonded debt must be recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>in the debt service fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Levy authorization.</b> A district may levy for costs related to an approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>plan under subdivision 4 as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>(1) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that bonds will be issued, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>district may levy for the principal and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>under subdivision 5 after reduction for any aid receivable under subdivision 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>(2) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that the plan will be funded
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>through levy, the district may levy according to the schedule approved in the plan
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>reduction for any aid receivable under subdivision 9; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) if the debt service revenue for a district required to pay the principal and interest
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>on bonds issued under subdivision 5 exceeds the district's long-term facilities maintenance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>revenue for the same fiscal year, the district's general fund levy must be reduced
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>amount of the excess.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>year 2017 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue
         equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>the lesser of (1) $193 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's revenue
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, a district's long-term facilities maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>equalization revenue equals the lesser of (1) $292 times the adjusted pupil units
         or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>the district's revenue under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>equalization revenue equals the lesser of (1) $380 times the adjusted pupil units
         or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>the district's revenue under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy.</b> For fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy equals the
         district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>long-term facilities maintenance revenue minus the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>(1) the lesser of the district's long-term facilities maintenance revenue or the amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.35"></a><var>157.35</var>of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.36"></a><var>157.36</var>123B.59, subdivision 6; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>(2) the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>greater of (i) zero or (ii) one minus the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per
         adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>pupil unit in the year preceding the year the levy is certified to 123 percent of
         the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>average adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the year preceding the
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>the levy is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.</b> For fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid equals its
         long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>facilities maintenance revenue minus its long-term facilities maintenance equalized
         levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>district may use revenue under this section for any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>further erosion of facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>to the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Restrictions on long-term facilities maintenance revenue.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 11, long-term facilities maintenance revenue may not be
         used:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>(1) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>purchase of portable classrooms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>(2) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>deferred payments agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>(3) for energy-efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration
         or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>communication devices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Reserve account.</b> The portion of long-term facilities maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>revenue not recognized under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), must be maintained in a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>reserve account within the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125B.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>E-rates.</b> To be eligible for aid under this section, a district, charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>or intermediate school district is required to file an e-rate application either separately
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>through its telecommunications access cluster and have a current technology plan on file <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>with the department. Discounts received on telecommunications expenditures shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>reflected in the costs submitted to the department for aid under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Adjusted net tax capacity.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>"adjusted net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of the taxable property of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>district as adjusted by the commissioner of revenue under sections 
         <statute_ref>127A.48</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>273.1325</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>The adjusted net tax capacity for any given calendar year must be used to compute
         levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>limitations for levies certified in the succeeding calendar year and aid for the school
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>beginning in the second succeeding calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>(b) For purposes of the long-term maintenance facilities equalization levy under <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>section 123B.595, subdivision 8, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>paragraph (a) reduced by 50 percent of the value of class 2a agricultural land determined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>under that paragraph before the application of the growth limit under section 127A.48,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Sales to government.</b> (a) All sales, except those listed in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>to the following governments and political subdivisions, or to the listed agencies
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>instrumentalities of governments and political subdivisions, are exempt:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>(1) the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>(2) school districts, local governments, the University of Minnesota, state universities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>community colleges, technical colleges, state academies, the Perpich Minnesota Center
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>Arts Education, and an instrumentality of a political subdivision that is accredited
         as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>optional/special function school by the North Central Association of Colleges and
         Schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>(3) hospitals and nursing homes owned and operated by political subdivisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>the state of tangible personal property and taxable services used at or by hospitals
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>nursing homes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>(4) notwithstanding paragraph (d), the sales and purchases by the Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>Council of vehicles and repair parts to equip operations provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>473.4051</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>are exempt through December 31, 2016;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>(5) other states or political subdivisions of other states, if the sale would be exempt
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>from taxation if it occurred in that state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>(6) public libraries, public library systems, multicounty, multitype library systems
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>134.001</statute_ref>, county law libraries under chapter 134A, state agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>libraries, the state library under section 
         <statute_ref>480.09</statute_ref>, and the Legislative Reference Library.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>(b) This exemption does not apply to the sales of the following products and services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>(1) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>or a subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>guaranteed maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>alteration, or repair of a building or facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>(2) construction materials purchased by tax exempt entities or their contractors to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>be used in constructing buildings or facilities which will not be used principally
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>tax exempt entities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>(3) the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>297B.01, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>except for leases entered into by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>(4) lodging as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>297A.61, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (g), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>(2), and prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages as defined in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>297A.67, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, except for lodging, prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>beverages purchased directly by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities;
         or<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>(5) goods or services purchased by a local government as inputs to a liquor store,
         gas <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>or electric utility, solid waste hauling service, solid waste recycling service, landfill,
         golf <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>course, marina, campground, cafe, or laundromat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>(c) As used in this subdivision, "school districts" means public school entities and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>districts of every kind and nature organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>any instrumentality of a school district, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>(d) For purposes of the exemption granted under this subdivision, "local <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>governments" has the following meaning:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>(1) for the period prior to January 1, 2016 2017, local governments means statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>or home rule charter cities, counties, and townships; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>(2) for the period of January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016, local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>means statutory or home rule charter cities, counties, and townships; special districts
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>defined under section 
         <statute_ref>6.465</statute_ref>, except for the Metropolitan Council under sections 
         <statute_ref>473.123 <br />
            		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var></statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>473.549</statute_ref>; any instrumentality of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>township as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>; and any joint powers board or organization created <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.35"></a><var>160.35</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>(3) (2) beginning January 1, 2017, local governments means statutory or home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>charter cities, counties, and townships; special districts as defined under section
         
         <statute_ref>6.465</statute_ref>; any <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>instrumentality of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or township as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>; and any joint powers board or organization created under section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; 1:1 DEVICE PROGRAM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var><b>GUIDELINES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>The commissioner of education must research existing 1:1 device programs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>Minnesota and across the country to determine best practices for Minnesota schools
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>implementing 1:1 device programs. By February 15, 2016, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>develop and publish guidelines to ensure maximum effectiveness of 1:1 device programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>and make a report on the research findings to the committees of the legislature with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>FAIR SCHOOL CRYSTAL TRANSITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Student enrollment.</b> A student enrolled in the FAIR School <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>Crystal during the 2014-2015 school year and a student accepted for enrollment during
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>the 2015-2016 school year may continue to enroll in the FAIR School Crystal in any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>year through the 2019-2020 school year. For the 2015-2016 school year and later, other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var><b>revenue.</b> For the 2015-2016 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the FAIR
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>School Crystal based on the October 1, 2014, enrollment counts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Pupil transportation.</b> The district may transport a pupil enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>the 2014-2015 school year and a pupil accepted for enrollment during the 2015-2016
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>school year to and from the FAIR School Crystal in succeeding school years regardless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>of the pupil's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this section
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on which <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>the real and personal property of the FAIR School Crystal in Crystal is conveyed to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b>FAIR SCHOOL DOWNTOWN TRANSITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Student enrollment.</b> A student enrolled in the FAIR School <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>downtown during the 2014-2015 school year and a student accepted for enrollment during
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>the 2015-2016 school year may continue to enroll in the FAIR School downtown in any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>year through the 2018-2019 school year. For the 2015-2016 school year and later, other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var><b>revenue.</b> For the 2015-2016 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the FAIR
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>School downtown based on the October 1, 2014, enrollment counts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Pupil transportation.</b> The district may transport a pupil enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>2014-2015 school year and a pupil accepted for enrollment during the 2015-2016 school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>year to and from the FAIR School downtown in succeeding school years regardless of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>the pupil's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this section
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on which <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>the real and personal property of the FAIR School downtown in Minneapolis is conveyed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. <b>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PARTNERSHIP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Request for proposals.</b> The commissioner of education shall issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>a request for proposals no later than July 1, 2015, and award a contract no later
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>September 1, 2015, to a provider for the program under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible schools.</b> A school district, intermediate district, or charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>is eligible to participate in the program under this section, as long as funds are
         available. <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Program description; provider duties.</b> (a) The provider must partner <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>with eligible schools to make available a program to teach information technology
         skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>and competencies that are essential for career and college readiness. By December
         1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>2015, the provider must contact each eligible school and indicate how the school can
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>access program services under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>(b) The provider shall recruit up to 200 schools to participate in the program as
         long <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>as funds are available. The provider must engage schools on a first-come, first-served
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>basis, except that no more than half of the total funds available may be used to deliver
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>program to schools located in the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>(c) The provider shall deliver to each participating school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>(1) a research-based information technology curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>(2) online access to the curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>(3) instructional software for classroom and student use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>(4) training for teachers who will be using the curriculum or instructional software;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>(5) industry-recognized certification of skills and competencies in a broad array
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>information technology-related skill areas; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>(6) project management, deployment, and program support, including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>limited to, integration with academic standards under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>120B.021 or 120B.022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Department support.</b> The Department of Education must make support <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>available to the provider, including acting as the primary liaison between schools
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>provider and providing direction and oversight, consistent with the purposes of this
         section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Report required.</b> By February 1, 2018, the provider and commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>must jointly develop and deliver to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>kindergarten through grade 12 education, a summary report on program activities and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>outcomes, including a description of the number and location of participating schools
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>students, and the number and type of certifications earned by students.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>CANCELLATION OF PREVIOUS BIENNIUM APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>The appropriation made by Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 16, section 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>subdivision 5, is canceled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>appropriated  from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal
         years <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Long-term maintenance equalization aid.</b> For long-term maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>equalization aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595:<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.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$ <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,088,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,088,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</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.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,349,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,171,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,166,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</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.164.10"></a><var>164.10</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,928,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2015 and $17,359,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Equity in telecommunications access.</b> For equity in telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</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.164.16"></a><var>164.16</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>revenue for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 shall be prorated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</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.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,520,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $409,000 for 2015 and $3,111,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $345,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</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.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">501,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td>$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $66,000 for 2015 and $435,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Information technology certification partnership.</b> For an information <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>technology certification partnership:<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.165.3"></a><var>165.3</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>available in the second year. Of this appropriation, five percent is for departmental
         costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>related to providing support for the information technology certification partnership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Innovative Technology Cooperative.</b> For a grant to the Innovative <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>Technology Cooperative under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.215, to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>professional development related to technology:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
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            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.14.0"></a><a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.59; and 123B.591, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var><b>NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Distribution of assets and liabilities.</b> (a) If a district withdraws <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>from a cooperative unit defined in subdivision 2, the distribution of assets and assignment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>of liabilities to the withdrawing district shall be determined according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>(b) The withdrawing district remains responsible for its share of debt incurred by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>cooperative unit according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The district and cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>unit may mutually agree, through a board resolution by each, to terms and conditions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>the distribution of assets and the assignment of liabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>(c) If the cooperative unit and the district cannot agree on the terms and conditions,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>the commissioner shall resolve the dispute by determining the district's proportionate
         share <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>of assets and liabilities based on the district's enrollment, financial contribution,
         usage, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>other factor or combination of factors determined appropriate by the commissioner.
         If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>dispute requires the commissioner to involve an administrative law judge, any fees
         due <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>to the Office of Administrative Hearings must be equally split between the district
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>cooperative unit. The assets must be disbursed to the withdrawing district in a manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>that minimizes financial disruption to the cooperative unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>(d) Assets related to an insurance pool shall not be disbursed to a member district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>under paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.77, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Statement for comparison and correction.</b> (a) By November 30 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>calendar year of the submission of the unaudited financial data, the district must
         provide to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>the commissioner audited financial data for the preceding fiscal year. The audit must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>conducted in compliance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>federal Single Audit Act, and the Minnesota legal compliance guide issued by the Office
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>of the State Auditor. An audited financial statement prepared in a form which will
         allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>comparison with and correction of material differences in the unaudited financial
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>shall be submitted to the commissioner and the state auditor by December 31. The audited
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>financial statement must also provide a statement of assurance pertaining to uniform
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>financial accounting and reporting standards compliance and a copy of the management
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>letter submitted to the district by the school district's auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>(b) By February 15 1 of the calendar year following the submission of the unaudited <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>financial data, the commissioner shall convert the audited financial data required
         by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>subdivision into the consolidated financial statement format required under subdivision
         1a <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>and publish the information on the department's Web site.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.75, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Litigation costs; annual report.</b> (a) By November 30 of each year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>a school district must annually report the district's special education litigation
         costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>including attorney fees and costs of due process hearings, to the commissioner of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>education, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) By January 15 February 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report school <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>district special education litigation costs to the house of representatives and the
         senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Survey of districts.</b> The commissioner of education shall survey the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>school districts and teacher preparation programs and report to the education committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>of the legislature by January 15 February 1 of each odd-numbered year on the status of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>teacher early retirement patterns, the teacher shortage, and the substitute teacher
         shortage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>including patterns and shortages in subject areas and regions of the state. The report
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>also include how districts are making progress in hiring teachers and substitutes
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>areas of shortage and a five-year projection of teacher demand for each district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.49, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Omissions.</b> No adjustments to any aid payments made pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>to this chapter or chapters 120B, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, and 126C resulting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>from omissions in district reports, except those adjustments determined by the legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>auditor, shall be made for any school year after December 30 15 of the next school year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>unless otherwise specifically provided by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL </b><b>YEARS</b><b> YEAR</b><b> 2014 </b><b>AND 2015 </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var><b>THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2017</b><b> ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.80, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>years year 2014 and 2015 through fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner must approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>a request for a fund transfer if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>district or result in additional property tax authority for the district. This section
         does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>permit transfers from the community service fund, the food service fund, or the reserved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>account for staff development under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.61</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>for students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</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.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,661,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,818,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</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.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,731,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,361,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</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.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">942,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">942,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Summer school service replacement aid.</b> For summer food service <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</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.168.11"></a><var>168.11</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var><b>LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 134.355, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Eligibility.</b> A regional public library system may apply for regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>telecommunications aid. The aid must be used for data and video access maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>equipment, or installation of telecommunication lines. on behalf of itself and member <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>public libraries. The aid must be used for connections and other eligible nonvoice
         related <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>e-rate program category one services. Aid may be used for e-rate program category
         two <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>services as identified in the Federal Communication Commission's eligible services
         list <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>for the current and preceding four funding years, if sufficient funds remain once
         category <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>one needs are met in each funding year. To be eligible, a regional public library system <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>must be officially designated by the commissioner of education as a regional public
         library <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>system as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>134.34, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and each of its participating cities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>counties must meet local support levels defined in section 
         <statute_ref>134.34, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. A public <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>library building that receives aid under this section must be open a minimum of 20
         hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>per week. Exceptions to the minimum open hours requirement may be granted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>Department of Education on request of the regional public library system for the following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>circumstances: short-term closing for emergency maintenance and repairs following
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>natural disaster; in response to exceptional economic circumstances; building repair
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>maintenance that requires public services areas to be closed; or to adjust hours of
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>service to respond to documented seasonal use patterns.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 134.355, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Telecommunications aid.</b> An application for regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>telecommunications aid must, at a minimum, contain information to document the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the connections are adequate and employ an open network architecture that <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>will ensure interconnectivity and interoperability with school districts, postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>education, or other governmental agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) that the connection is established through the most cost-effective means and that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>the regional library has explored and coordinated connections through school districts,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>postsecondary education, or other governmental agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) that the regional library system has and member libraries included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>application have filed or are included in an e-rate application; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) other information, as determined by the commissioner of education, to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>that connections are coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective, take advantage of
         discounts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>and meet applicable state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The library system may include costs associated with cooperative arrangements with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>postsecondary institutions, school districts, and other governmental agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 134.355, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Award of funds.</b> The commissioner of education shall develop an <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>application and a reporting form and procedures for regional library telecommunications
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>aid. Aid shall be based on actual costs of including, but not limited to, connections, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>documented in e-rate funding commitment decision letters for category one services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>acceptable documentation for category two services and funds available for this purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>The commissioner shall make payments directly to the regional public library system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</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.169.31"></a><var>169.31</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2015 and $12,213,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2016 and $12,213,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</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.170.4"></a><var>170.4</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2015 and $1,170,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2016 and $1,170,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Electronic library for Minnesota.</b> For statewide licenses to online <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</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.170.12"></a><var>170.12</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</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.170.17"></a><var>170.17</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2015 and $2,070,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2016 and $2,070,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var><b>EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 121A.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Developmental screening program information.</b> (a) The board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>inform each resident family with a child eligible to participate in the developmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>screening program, and a charter school that provides screening must inform families
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>that apply for admission to the charter school, about the availability of the program
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>the state's requirement that a child receive a developmental screening or provide
         health <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>records indicating that the child received a comparable developmental screening from
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>public or private health care organization or individual health care provider not
         later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>30 days after the first day of attending kindergarten in a public school. A school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>must inform all resident families with eligible children under age seven, and a charter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>school that provides screening must inform families that apply for admission to the
         charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>school, that their children may receive a developmental screening conducted either
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>school district or by a public or private health care organization or individual health
         care <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>provider and that the screening is not required if a statement signed by the child's
         parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>or guardian is submitted to the administrator or other person having general control
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>supervision of the school that the child has not been screened.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>(b) A school district that enrolls students from an adjoining state under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>124D.041 may inform a nonresident child whose family resides at a Minnesota address
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>assigned by the United States Postal Service about the availability of the developmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>screening program and may provide screening under this section to that child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Agreements.</b> (a) The commissioner may enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>with the designated authority from an adjoining state to establish an enrollment options
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>program between Minnesota and the adjoining state. Any agreement entered into pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>to this section must specify the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) for students who are not residents of Minnesota, the enrollment options program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>applies only to a student whose resident school district borders Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the commissioner must negotiate equal, reciprocal rates with the designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>authority from the adjoining state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) if the adjoining state sends more students to Minnesota than Minnesota sends to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>the adjoining state, the adjoining state must pay the state of Minnesota the rate
         agreed <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>upon under clause (2) for the excess number of students sent to Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) if Minnesota sends more students to the adjoining state than the adjoining state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>sends to Minnesota, the state of Minnesota will pay the adjoining state the rate agreed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>upon under clause (2) for the excess number of students sent to the adjoining state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the application procedures for the enrollment options program between <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>Minnesota and the adjoining state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the reasons for which an application for the enrollment options program between
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>Minnesota and the adjoining state may be denied; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) that a Minnesota school district is not responsible for transportation for any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>resident student attending school in an adjoining state under the provisions of this
         section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>A Minnesota school district may, at its discretion, provide transportation services
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>such a student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section may specify additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>terms relating to any student in need of special education and related services pursuant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>to chapter 125A, including early childhood special education services. Any additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>terms must apply equally to both states.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Pupil accounting.</b> (a) Any student from an adjoining state enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>Minnesota pursuant to this section is included in the receiving school district's
         average <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>daily membership and pupil units according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref> as if the student were <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>a resident of another Minnesota school district attending the receiving school district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Any Minnesota resident student enrolled in an adjoining state pursuant to this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>section is included in the resident school district's average daily membership and
         pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>units according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref> as if the student were a resident of the district attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>another Minnesota school district under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>(c) A prekindergarten child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>Minnesota address as assigned by the United States Postal Service and is receiving
         early <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>childhood special education services from a Minnesota school district is considered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>enrolled in a Minnesota school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Services with new or existing providers.</b> A district may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>with a charter school or community-based organization to provide eligible children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>developmentally appropriate services that meet the program requirements in subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>3. In the alternative, a district may pay tuition or fees to place an eligible child
         in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>existing program. A district may establish a new program where no existing, reasonably
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>accessible program meets the program requirements in subdivision 3. Districts must <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>submit a copy of each contract to the commissioner with the biennial plan. Services may <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>be provided in a site-based program or in the home of the child or a combination of
         both. <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>The district may not restrict participation to district residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Amount of aid.</b> (a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>124D.15
         </statute_ref> if the biennial plan required by section 
         <statute_ref>124D.15, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>(b) A district must receive school readiness aid equal to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>(1) the number of four-year-old children in the district on October 1 for the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that
         year to <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>the total number of four-year-old children reported to the commissioner for the previous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>school year; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district from families eligible for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>free or reduced school lunch program for the previous school year times the ratio
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to the total number of
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>in the state from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>previous school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, The total school readiness aid entitlement equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>$12,170,000 $23,558,000 for fiscal year 2016 and $33,683,000 for fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Family eligibility.</b> (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>(1) have a child three or four years of age on September 1 of the current school year,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>who has not yet started kindergarten; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>in the current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>the free and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>Code, title 7, sections 2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>School Readiness Act of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>child care assistance programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>program; or placement in foster care under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>is pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for
         an early <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.34"></a><var>173.34</var>learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.35"></a><var>173.35</var>income eligibility guidelines in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>(c) Any siblings between the ages zero to five years old of a child who has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon request,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>(d) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>receive a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>120A.20
         </statute_ref> and as long as funds are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>(e) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>purposes of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>under chapter 119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>Readiness Act of 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>(f) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>scholarship under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var><b>125A.03 SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>(a) As defined in paragraph (b), every district must provide special instruction and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>services, either within the district or in another district, for all children with
         a disability, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>including providing required services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34,
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>300.121, paragraph (d), to those children suspended or expelled from school for more
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>ten school days in that school year, who are residents of the district and who are
         disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>as set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>. For purposes of state and federal special education laws, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>the phrase "special instruction and services" in the state Education Code means a
         free <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>and appropriate public education provided to an eligible child with disabilities.
         "Free <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>appropriate public education" means special education and related services that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>(1) are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>without charge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>(2) meet the standards of the state, including the requirements of the Individuals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>with Disabilities Education Act, Part B or C;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>(3) include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.34"></a><var>174.34</var>education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>(4) are provided to children ages three through 21 in conformity with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>individualized education program that meets the requirements of the Individuals with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>Disabilities Education Act, subpart A, sections 300.320 to 300.324, and provided to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>infants and toddlers in conformity with an individualized family service plan that
         meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, subpart A, sections
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>303.300 to 303.346.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>(b) Notwithstanding any age limits in laws to the contrary, special instruction and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>services must be provided from birth until July 1 after the child with a disability
         becomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>21 years old but shall not extend beyond secondary school or its equivalent, except
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. Local health, education, and social service <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>agencies must refer children under age five who are known to need or suspected of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>needing special instruction and services to the school district. Districts with less
         than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>minimum number of eligible children with a disability as determined by the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>must cooperate with other districts to maintain a full range of programs for education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>and services for children with a disability. This section does not alter the compulsory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>attendance requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>(c) At the board's discretion, a school district that participates in a reciprocity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>agreement with a neighboring state under section 124D.041 may enroll and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>special instruction and services to a child from an adjoining state whose family resides
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>at a Minnesota address as assigned by the United States Postal Service if the district
         has <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>completed child identification procedures for that child to determine the child's
         eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>for special education services, and the child has received developmental screening
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>sections 121A.16 to 121A.19.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</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.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,420,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">32,670,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,217,000 for 2015 and $21,203,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.34"></a><var>175.34</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,355,000 for 2016 and $30,315,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Early learning scholarships.</b> For the early learning scholarship program <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:<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.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">38,184,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,384,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Head Start program.</b> For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</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.176.9"></a><var>176.9</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</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.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">28,220,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">29,915,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,507,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,834,000 for 2016 and $27,081,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Developmental screening aid.</b> For developmental screening aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>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.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,363,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,369,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,025,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $336,000 for 2016 and $3,033,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</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.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at
         its <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>existing suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>locations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var><b>program.</b> For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</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.177.1"></a><var>177.1</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Quality Rating System.</b> For transfer to the commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>services for the purposes of expanding the Quality Rating and Improvement System under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>providers participating in the Quality Rating and Improvement System:<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.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>base for this program in fiscal year 2018 and later is $1,750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Early childhood programs at tribal schools.</b> For early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>family education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>124D.83, 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.177.14"></a><var>177.14</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Educate parents partnership.</b> For the educate parents partnership under <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</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.177.18"></a><var>177.18</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var><b>PREVENTION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 121A.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Screening program.</b> (a) A screening program must include at least the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>following components: developmental assessments, hearing and vision screening or <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>referral, immunization review and referral, the child's height and weight, the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>child's most recent comprehensive vision examination, if any, identification of risk factors <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>that may influence learning, an interview with the parent about the child, and referral
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>assessment, diagnosis, and treatment when potential needs are identified. The district
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>the person performing or supervising the screening must provide a parent or guardian
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>with clear written notice that the parent or guardian may decline to answer questions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>or provide information about family circumstances that might affect development and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>identification of risk factors that may influence learning. The notice must state
         "Early <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var>childhood developmental screening helps a school district identify children who may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>benefit from district and community resources available to help in their development.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>Early childhood developmental screening includes a vision screening that helps detect
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>potential eye problems but is not a substitute for a comprehensive eye exam." The
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>must clearly state that declining to answer questions or provide information does
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>prevent the child from being enrolled in kindergarten or first grade if all other
         screening <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>components are met. If a parent or guardian is not able to read and comprehend the
         written <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>notice, the district and the person performing or supervising the screening must convey
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>the information in another manner. The notice must also inform the parent or guardian
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>that a child need not submit to the district screening program if the child's health
         records <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>indicate to the school that the child has received comparable developmental screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>performed within the preceding 365 days by a public or private health care organization
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>individual health care provider. The notice must be given to a parent or guardian
         at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>time the district initially provides information to the parent or guardian about screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>and must be given again at the screening location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>(b) All screening components shall be consistent with the standards of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>commissioner of health for early developmental screening programs. A developmental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>screening program must not provide laboratory tests or a physical examination to any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>child. The district must request from the public or private health care organization
         or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>individual health care provider the results of any laboratory test or physical examination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>within the 12 months preceding a child's scheduled screening. For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>section, "comprehensive vision examination" means a vision examination performed by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>an optometrist or ophthalmologist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>(c) If a child is without health coverage, the school district must refer the child
         to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>appropriate health care provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>(d) A board may offer additional components such as nutritional, physical and <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>dental assessments, review of family circumstances that might affect development,
         blood <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>pressure, laboratory tests, and health history.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>(e) If a statement signed by the child's parent or guardian is submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>administrator or other person having general control and supervision of the school
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>the child has not been screened because of conscientiously held beliefs of the parent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>or guardian, the screening is not required.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>COMPREHENSIVE VISION EXAMINATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>By January 15, 2017, the commissioner must submit to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education a report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.35"></a><var>178.35</var>describing the number and proportion of children in each school district who report
         having <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>had a comprehensive vision examination, disaggregated by age at the time of early
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>childhood developmental screening under Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.17.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</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.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">788,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">554,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $681,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $479,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</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.179.15"></a><var>179.15</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2015 and $639,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2016 and $639,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Hearing-impaired adults.</b> For programs for hearing-impaired adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</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.179.21"></a><var>179.21</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>School-age care revenue.</b> For extended day aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>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.179.25"></a><var>179.25</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $1,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $1,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var><b>ARTICLE 11</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var><b>SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.0671, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Credit allowed.</b> (a) An individual who is a resident of Minnesota is <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter equal to a percentage of
         earned <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>income. To receive a credit, a taxpayer must be eligible for a credit under section
         32 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>Internal Revenue Code.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>(b) For individuals with no qualifying children, the credit equals 2.10 percent of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>first $6,180 of earned income. The credit is reduced by 2.01 percent of earned income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of $8,130, but in no case
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>the credit less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>(c) For individuals with one qualifying child, the credit equals 9.35 percent of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>first $11,120 of earned income. The credit is reduced by 6.02 percent of earned income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of $21,190, but in no case
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>the credit less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>(d) For individuals with two or more qualifying children, the credit equals 11 percent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>of the first $18,240 of earned income. The credit is reduced by 10.82 percent of earned
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>income or adjusted gross income, whichever is greater, in excess of $25,130, but in
         no <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>case is the credit less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>(e) For a nonresident or part-year resident, the credit must be allocated based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>percentage calculated under section 
         <statute_ref>290.06, subdivision 2c</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>(f) For a person who was a resident for the entire tax year and has earned income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>not subject to tax under this chapter, including income excluded under section 
         <statute_ref>290.01, <br />
            		<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>subdivision 19b
         </statute_ref>, clause (9), the credit must be allocated based on the ratio of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>adjusted gross income reduced by the earned income not subject to tax under this chapter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>over federal adjusted gross income. For purposes of this paragraph, the subtractions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>for military pay under section 
         <statute_ref>290.01, subdivision 19b</statute_ref>, clauses (10) and (11), are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>considered "earned income not subject to tax under this chapter."<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>For the purposes of this paragraph, the exclusion of combat pay under section 112
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>of the Internal Revenue Code is not considered "earned income not subject to tax under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>this chapter."<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>(g) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2007, and before December 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>2010, and for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the $8,130 in paragraph
         (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>the $21,190 in paragraph (c), and the $25,130 in paragraph (d), after being adjusted
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>inflation under subdivision 7, are each increased by $3,000 for married taxpayers
         filing joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>returns. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2008, the commissioner shall annually
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>adjust the $3,000 by the percentage determined pursuant to the provisions of section
         1(f) <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.35"></a><var>180.35</var>of the Internal Revenue Code, except that in section 1(f)(3)(B), the word "2007" shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.36"></a><var>180.36</var>substituted for the word "1992." For 2009, the commissioner shall then determine the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>percent change from the 12 months ending on August 31, 2007, to the 12 months ending
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>August 31, 2008, and in each subsequent year, from the 12 months ending on August
         31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>2007, to the 12 months ending on August 31 of the year preceding the taxable year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>earned income thresholds as adjusted for inflation must be rounded to the nearest
         $10. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>amount ends in $5, the amount is rounded up to the nearest $10. The determination
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>commissioner under this subdivision is not a rule under the Administrative Procedure
         Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>(h)(1) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2014,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>the $5,770 in paragraph (b), the $15,080 in paragraph (c), and the $17,890 in paragraph
         (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>after being adjusted for inflation under subdivision 7, are increased by $5,340 for
         married <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>taxpayers filing joint returns; and (2) for tax years beginning after December 31,
         2013, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>before January 1, 2018, the $8,130 in paragraph (b), the $21,190 in paragraph (c),
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>$25,130 in paragraph (d), after being adjusted for inflation under subdivision 7,
         are each <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>increased by $5,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. For tax years beginning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2012, and for tax years beginning after
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall annually adjust
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>the $5,000 by the percentage determined pursuant to the provisions of section 1(f)
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>the Internal Revenue Code, except that in section 1(f)(3)(B), the word "2008" shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>substituted for the word "1992." For 2011, the commissioner shall then determine the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>percent change from the 12 months ending on August 31, 2008, to the 12 months ending
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>August 31, 2010, and in each subsequent year, from the 12 months ending on August
         31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>2008, to the 12 months ending on August 31 of the year preceding the taxable year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>earned income thresholds as adjusted for inflation must be rounded to the nearest
         $10. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>amount ends in $5, the amount is rounded up to the nearest $10. The determination
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>commissioner under this subdivision is not a rule under the Administrative Procedure
         Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>(i) The commissioner shall construct tables showing the amount of the credit at <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>various income levels and make them available to taxpayers. The tables shall follow
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>the schedule contained in this subdivision, except that the commissioner may graduate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>the transition between income brackets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxable years beginning after <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>December 31, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.0671, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.32"></a><var>181.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6a. <b>TANF appropriation for working family credit expansion.</b> (a) On <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.33"></a><var>181.33</var>an annual basis the commissioner of revenue, with the assistance of the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.34"></a><var>181.34</var>of human services, shall calculate the value of the refundable portion of the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.35"></a><var>181.35</var>Working Family Credit provided under this section that qualifies for payment with
         funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Of this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>total amount, the commissioner of revenue shall estimate the portion entailed by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>expansion of the credit rates provided in Laws 2000, chapter 490, article 4, section 17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>for individuals with qualifying children over the rates provided in Laws 1999, chapter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>243, article 2, section 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>(b) An amount sufficient to pay the refunds entailed by the expansion of the credit
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>rates provided in Laws 2000, chapter 490, article 4, section 17, for individuals with <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var>qualifying children over the rates provided in Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 2,
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var>12, as estimated in paragraph (a), is appropriated to the commissioner of human services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds,
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>transfer to the commissioner of revenue for deposit in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively for transfers in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>year 2015 and thereafter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>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.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,118,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,592,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $44,336,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,926,000 for 2016 and $45,666,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>GED tests.</b> For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests under <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</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.182.26"></a><var>182.26</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">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</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">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var><b>ARTICLE 12</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var><b>STATE AGENCIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5A.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var><b>5A.03 ORGANIZATION APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Placing high school students in Minnesota.</b> (a) An application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>registration as an international student exchange visitor placement organization must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>(1) evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the secretary
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>state by rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the organization, its chief executive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>officer, and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>supervising placements within the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>(3) the organization's unified business identification number, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>(4) the organization's Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>States Department of State number, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>(5) evidence of Council on Standards for International Educational Travel listing,
         if <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>(6) whether the organization is exempt from federal income tax; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>(7) a list of the organization's placements in Minnesota for the previous academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>year including the number of students placed, their home countries, the school districts
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var>which they were placed, and the length of their placements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>(b) The application must be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>placements within Minnesota. If the secretary of state determines that the application
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>complete, the secretary of state shall file the application and the applicant is registered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>(c) Organizations that have registered shall inform the secretary of state of any
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>changes in the information required under paragraph (a), clause (1), within 30 days
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>change. There is no fee to amend a registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>(d) Registration under this chapter is valid for one year. The registration may be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>renewed annually. The fee to renew a registration is $50 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>(e) Organizations registering for the first time in Minnesota must pay an initial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>registration fee of $150.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>(f) Fees collected by the secretary of state under this section must be deposited
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>state treasury and credited to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Placing Minnesota students in travel abroad programs.</b> (a) A school <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>district or charter school with enrolled students who participate in a foreign exchange
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>study or other travel abroad program under a written agreement between the district
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.34"></a><var>183.34</var>charter school and the program provider must use a form developed by the Department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.35"></a><var>183.35</var>of Education to annually report to the department by November 1 the following data
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.36"></a><var>183.36</var>from the previous school year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>(1) the number of Minnesota student deaths that occurred while Minnesota students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>were participating in the foreign exchange or study or other travel abroad program
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>that resulted from Minnesota students participating in the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>(2) the number of Minnesota students hospitalized due to accidents and the illnesses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>that occurred while Minnesota students were participating in the foreign exchange
         or study <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>or other travel abroad program and that resulted from Minnesota students participating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>in the program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>(3) the name and type of the foreign exchange or study or other travel abroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>program and the city or region where the reported death, hospitalization due to accident,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>or the illness occurred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>(b) School districts and charter schools must ask but must not require enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>eligible students and the parents or guardians of other enrolled students who complete
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>a foreign exchange or study or other travel abroad program to disclose the information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) When reporting the data under paragraph (a), a school district or charter school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>may supplement the data with a brief explanatory statement. The Department of Education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>annually must aggregate and publish the reported data on the department Web site in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>a format that facilitates public access to the aggregated data and include links to
         both <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>the United States Department of State's Consular Information Program that informs
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>public of conditions abroad that may affect students' safety and security and the
         publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>available reports on sexual assaults and other criminal acts affecting students participating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>in a foreign exchange or study or other travel abroad program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) School districts and charter schools with enrolled students who participate in
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>foreign exchange or study or other travel abroad programs under a written agreement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>between the district or charter school and the program provider are encouraged to
         adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>policies supporting the programs and to include program standards in their policies
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>ensure students' health and safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) To be eligible under this subdivision to provide a foreign exchange or study or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>other travel abroad program to Minnesota students enrolled in a school district or
         charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>school, a program provider annually must register with the secretary of state and
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>the following information on a form developed by the secretary of state: the name,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>address, and telephone number of the program provider, its chief executive officer,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>the person within the provider's organization who is primarily responsible for supervising
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.34"></a><var>184.34</var>programs within the state; the program provider's unified business identification
         number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.35"></a><var>184.35</var>if any; whether the program provider is exempt from federal income tax; a list of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.36"></a><var>184.36</var>program provider's placements in foreign countries for the previous school year including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>the number of Minnesota students placed, where Minnesota students were placed, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>the length of their placement; the terms and limits of the medical and accident insurance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>available to cover participating students and the process for filing a claim; and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>signatures of the program provider's chief executive officer and the person primarily
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>responsible for supervising Minnesota students' placements in foreign countries. If
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>secretary of state determines the registration is complete, the secretary of state
         shall file the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>registration and the program provider is registered. Registration with the secretary
         of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>must not be considered or represented as an endorsement of the program provider by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>secretary of state. The secretary of state annually must publish on its Web site aggregated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>data under paragraph (c) received from the Department of Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>(f) Program providers, annually by August 1, must provide the data required under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), to the districts and charter schools with enrolled
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>participating in the provider's program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>(g) The Department of Education must publish the information it has under <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>paragraph (c), but it is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>provided to it by a school district or charter school. A school district or charter
         school is <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>not responsible for omissions in the information provided to it by students and programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.353, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications.</b> The governor shall select the school trust lands director on <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>the basis of outstanding professional qualifications and knowledge of finance, business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>practices, minerals, forest and real estate management, and the fiduciary responsibilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>of a trustee to the beneficiaries of a trust. The school trust lands director serves
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>unclassified service for a term of four years. The first term shall end on December
         31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>2016 2020. The governor may remove the school trust lands director for cause. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>director resigns or is removed for cause, the governor shall appoint a director for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>remainder of the term.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> Unless otherwise indicated, the sums <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$ <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,805,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$ <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,253,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>Of these amounts: <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>(1) $718,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>(2) $228,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $231,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the Board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>of School Administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>(3) $1,000,000 each year is for Regional Centers of Excellence under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>Statutes, section 120B.115;<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>(4) $500,000 each year is for the School Safety Technical Assistance Center under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.052; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>(5) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>data analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>indicated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>will be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>rates and mechanism specified in that agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The agency's base budget in fiscal year 2018 is $21,427,000. The agency's base
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>budget in fiscal year 2019 is $21,405,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</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.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,853,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,819,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var>(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $708,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.32"></a><var>186.32</var>$490,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for technology enhancements and may be used for:
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.33"></a><var>186.33</var>(1) computer hardware; (2) computer software; (3) connectivity, communications, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.34"></a><var>186.34</var>infrastructure; (4) assistive technology; (5) access to electronic books and other
         online <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.35"></a><var>186.35</var>materials, licenses, and subscriptions; and (6) technology staff and training costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>(d) The agency's budget base in fiscal year 2018 is $12,804,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>(e) The agency's budget base in fiscal year 2019 is $12,786,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</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.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,872,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,973,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var><b>ARTICLE 13</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var><b>FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var><b>A. GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.1.0"></a><a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 2, as amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>by Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 7, and Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</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.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,851,419,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,464,199,000<br />
                  		6,443,330,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $780,156,000 for 2013 and $6,071,263,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $589,095,000 $586,824,000 for 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>$5,875,104,000 $5,856,506,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.2.0"></a><a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</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.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">37,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">40,000<br />
                  		36,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.3.0"></a><a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</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.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,876,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,103,000<br />
                  		2,796,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $301,000 for 2013 and $2,575,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $286,000 for 2014 and $2,817,000 $2,510,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.4.0"></a><a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 5, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</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.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">585,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">254,000<br />
                  		263,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2013 and $545,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $60,000 for 2014 and $194,000 $203,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.5.0"></a><a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 6, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section 27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</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.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,867,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,132,000<br />
                  		15,569,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,898,000 for 2013 and $13,969,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,552,000 $1,394,000 for 2014 and $14,580,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>$14,175,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.6.0"></a><a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 7, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section 28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.32"></a><var>188.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.33"></a><var>188.33</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="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,710,000<br />
                  		18,118,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,602,000 for 2013 and $15,898,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,766,000 for 2014 and $15,944,000 $16,352,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.7.0"></a><a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 11, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531, subdivision 1b</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.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,959,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,172,000<br />
                  		5,617,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $3,959,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $439,000 $445,000 for 2014 and $4,733,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>$5,172,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var><b>B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.8.0"></a><a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</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.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">55,609,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">62,692,000<br />
                  		63,831,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $55,609,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $6,178,000 $6,386,000 for 2014 and $56,514,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>$57,445,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.9.0"></a><a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.98</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.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,998,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.33"></a><var>189.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.189.34"></a><var>189.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">47,458,000<br />
                  		44,839,000<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>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,607,000 for 2013 and $44,391,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $4,932,000 for 2014 and $42,526,000 $39,907,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var>for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.10.0"></a><a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 5, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</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.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,521,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,248,000<br />
                  		14,261,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.11.0"></a><a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 20, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 10, and Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section
         9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 20. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, 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.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">71,599,000<br />
                  		69,899,000<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 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $71,599,000 $69,899,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var><b>C. CHARTER SCHOOLS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.12.0"></a><a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</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="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">54,625,000<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 />
                  		<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58,294,000<br />
                  		59,565,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,681,000 for 2013 and $47,944,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $5,327,000 $5,270,000 for 2014 and $52,967,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var>$54,295,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var><b>D. SPECIAL PROGRAMS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.13.0"></a><a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 14, and Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</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.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,038,465,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,111,641,000<br />
                  		1,109,144,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,183,000 for 2013 and $920,282,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $129,549,000 $129,317,000 for 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>$982,092,000 $979,827,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.14.0"></a><a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</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.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,674,000<br />
                  		1,367,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>year is available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.15.0"></a><a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</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.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">346,000<br />
                  		351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $45,000 for 2013 and $306,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $33,000 for 2014 and $313,000 $318,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var><b>E. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.16.0"></a><a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</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.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">471,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">651,000<br />
                  		649,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2013 and $447,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2014 and $602,000 $600,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.17.0"></a><a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 6, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</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.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,877,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,024,000<br />
                  		4,067,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $475,000 for 2013 and $3,402,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $378,000 for 2014 and $3,646,000 $3,689,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var><b>F. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.18.0"></a><a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 19, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</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.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,417,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,185,000<br />
                  		15,506,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.19.0"></a><a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 19, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</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.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,308,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,176,000<br />
                  		9,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.20.0"></a><a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</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.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">992,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,002,000<br />
                  		942,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var><b>G. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var><b>AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.21.0"></a><a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 20, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</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.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,797,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">26,651,000<br />
                  		26,623,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The 2014 appropriation includes $3,008,000 for 2013 and $19,789,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The 2015 appropriation includes $2,198,000 for 2014 and $24,453,000 $24,425,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.22.0"></a><a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 22, section 23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</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.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,524,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,330,000<br />
                  		3,390,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $471,000 for 2013 and $3,053,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $339,000 for 2014 and $2,991,000 $3,051,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.23.0"></a><a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 14, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 20, section 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>Minnesota 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.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,415,000<br />
                  		47,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,278,000 for 2013 and $42,498,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $4,722,000 $4,712,000 for 2014 and $43,693,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>$43,038,000 for 2015."<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>Amend the title as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>Page 1, delete lines 2 to 7 and insert "relating to state government; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>for funding and policy in early childhood, kindergarten through grade 12, and adult
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>education, including general education, education excellence, standards and assessments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>charter schools, special education, facilities and technology, nutrition and accounting,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>libraries, early childhood education, prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>state agencies, and forecast adjustments; modifying an income tax credit; modifying
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>sales tax exemption; requiring rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money;"<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>Correct the title numbers accordingly<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="252px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="252px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>House Conferees:<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Jenifer Loon</td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Sondra Erickson</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Ron Kresha</td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Bob Dettmer</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Roz Peterson</td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<span width="2em"></span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Charles W. Wiger</td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Alice M. Johnson</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>LeRoy A. Stumpf</td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Kevin L. Dahle</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td>Eric R. Pratt</td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </div>