<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to early childhood through grade 12 education; providing for general <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>education; education excellence; teachers; special education; facilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>technology; nutrition; libraries; early childhood and family support; community <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>education and prevention; self-sufficiency and lifelong learning; state agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>and forecast adjustments; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 1b; 120B.12; 120B.125; 120B.132; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>120B.31, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.363,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>122A.07; 122A.08; 122A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 9, 10, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3, 3a, 7a, 7c, 8; 122A.19; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.22; 122A.23, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>3; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.28; 122A.29; 122A.30; 122A.414, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>2; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.70, subdivision 1; 123A.73, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>123B.41, subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>123B.71, subdivisions 11, 12; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>5, 10, 13, by adding a subdivision; 124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.151, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>2; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>subdivision 8; 124D.454, subdivision 12; 124D.52, subdivision 7; 124D.549; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>124D.55; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.695; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 6; 124D.98, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 1; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 124E.05, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision; 124E.06, subdivision 7; 124E.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 124E.10, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>adding a subdivision; 124E.11; 124E.17, subdivision 1; 124E.22; 125A.0941; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>1; 125A.67, subdivision 2; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2c; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>126C.55, subdivision 1; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivision 2; 136A.1791, subdivision 1; 214.04, subdivision 1; 214.045; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39; 475.58, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>2, section 70, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>amended, 7, as amended, 11, as amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>amended; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>amended, 6; article 6, section 13, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>3, subdivision 2, as amended; article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivisions 7, 17; article 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>section 25, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>chapters 120A; 120B; 122A; 123B; 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a, 7; 122A.23, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.245; 122A.25; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.73, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>subdivision 2; 124E.10, subdivision 5; 125A.75, subdivision 7; 125A.76, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>subdivision 2b; 129C.10, subdivision 5a; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>3500.3100, subpart 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><b>GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><b>120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through
         12, not <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include
         at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>student under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.151</statute_ref>, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include
         at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week
         schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>has been approved by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.126</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>[120A.414] E-LEARNING DAYS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Days.</b> "E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days
         may have <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. A school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>with an e-learning day plan may choose not to have an e-learning day if the district
         has not <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>reached the number of snow days that would bring the district below the number of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>instructional hours required under section 120A.41.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Plan.</b> The school board must consult the exclusive representative of the teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>for that school regarding the district's e-learning day plan. A charter school may
         adopt an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers and when appropriate, must
         negotiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>with the exclusive representative of the teachers. The plan must include accommodations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>for students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families
         without <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>disabilities, according to chapter 125A. The district or charter school must take
         into <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>consideration the needs of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in developing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Annual notice.</b> A school district or charter school must notify parents and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Daily notice.</b> On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Teacher access.</b> Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>school voice mail during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>parents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Exclusions.</b> In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(1) purchased without a prescription;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>including section 
         <statute_ref>144.343, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and any other law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are present
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs
         or medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>should be given without delay;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(5) used off the school grounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school
         day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 
         <statute_ref>144.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>144.12</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>pupil with an asthma inhaler, consistent with section 121A.221, if the district has received <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not
         requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit
         written <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(10) epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>121A.2205</statute_ref>, if the parent and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing that
         (i) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>labeled to the school for the pupil as needed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.221, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><b>121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><b>STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(a) Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a school district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(b) Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), in a school that does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must
         submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school
         setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>has been completed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Textbook.</b> (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which
         a pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of
         each pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>in this class or program. Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(c) For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.48</statute_ref>, the terms "textbook" and "software <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>Software or other educational technology.</b> For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.42</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref>, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>applications, hardware, and any other electronic educational technology. Software or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>educational technology includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>delivered online.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Contracts.</b> A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and
         information <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated
         cost or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>value of which shall exceed that specified in section 
         <statute_ref>471.345, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Additional publication in the official newspaper or elsewhere may be made as the board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>shall deem necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;After taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>and other conditions imposed in the call for bids, every such contract for which a
         call for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>bids has been issued must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, be duly executed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>in writing, and be otherwise conditioned as required by law. The person to whom the
         contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>574.26</statute_ref> or any other law to the contrary, on a contract limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>the purchase of a finished tangible product, a board may require, at its discretion,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>performance bond of a contractor in the amount the board considers necessary. A record
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>must be kept of all bids, with names of bidders and amount of bids, and with the successful
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>bid indicated thereon. A bid containing an alteration or erasure of any price contained
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>the bid which is used in determining the lowest responsible bid must be rejected unless
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>alteration or erasure is corrected as provided in this section. An alteration or erasure
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>be crossed out and the correction thereof printed in ink or typewritten adjacent thereto
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. In the case of identical low bids
         from two or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>more bidders, the board may, at its discretion, utilize negotiated procurement methods
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>the tied low bidders for that particular transaction, so long as the price paid does
         not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>the low tied bid price. In the case where only a single bid is received, the board
         may, at its <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>discretion, negotiate a mutually agreeable contract with the bidder so long as the
         price paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>does not exceed the original bid. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may
         readvertise. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>Standard requirement price contracts established for supplies or services to be purchased
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>by the district must be established by competitive bids. Such standard requirement
         price <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>contracts may contain escalation clauses and may provide for a negotiated price increase
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>or decrease based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>vendor's costs. Either party to the contract may request that the other party demonstrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>such increase or decrease. The term of such contracts must not exceed two years with
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>option on the part of the district to renew for an additional two years, except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>subdivision 7. Contracts for the purchase of perishable food items, except milk for school <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>lunches and vocational training programs, in any amount may be made by direct negotiation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>by obtaining two or more written quotations for the purchase or sale, when possible,
         without <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of this section
         or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>471.345, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>one year after receipt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Every contract made without compliance with the provisions of this section shall be
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>void. Except in the case of the destruction of buildings or injury thereto, where
         the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>interest would suffer by delay, contracts for repairs may be made without advertising
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>bids.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Food service contracts.</b> A contract between a school board and a food service <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>210.16, may be renewed annually after its initial term for not more than four additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>[123B.651] ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><b>SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>Beginning October 1, 2017, each public school or school district reporting on behalf
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>B3 Benchmarking program for all buildings under its custodial control.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2),
         plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year
         for districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>operating a program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref> for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 71</statute_ref>, which must be used a majority of the time for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20
         percent per <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>year of the cost of the type three school buses by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b),
         clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>pupils as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) Regular transportation is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
         elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to
         the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>permitted by sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school,
         if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>of a district without a secondary school; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils
         when <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or
         more, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the
         residence of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil
         for part <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility,
         residence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) Excess transportation is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
         secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less
         than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public
         school they <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
         attendance <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>bus between home or a respite care facility and school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03 </statute_ref>to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</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, within or outside the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>where services are provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>125A.12
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special
         classes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
         resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>required by sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.18</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.26</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, for resident pupils with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>children with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus
         equipped <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section
         504 plan; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>124D.128
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the
         cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional
         cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>30, a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter home in another district to the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>school of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a),
         clauses (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation category must
         be excluded <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>transportation categories according to paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A),
         a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>district may transport a child who does not have a school of origin to the same school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless or in a shelter care facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
         resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support
         services <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.44</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral
         site as <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.41, subdivision 13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from December 10, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of
         English <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>learners, to the extent practicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the
         child leaves <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>the program, and screening and progress monitoring measures, and others must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>multi-domain and an age-appropriate version from the state-approved menu of kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>entry profile measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and
         intensity <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of
         instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>per school year for a prekindergarten student;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.13</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including physical and mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>health and social service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive
         services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>childhood special education, homeless food and nutrition, students experiencing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>homelessness, and English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>programs, and instruction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>instruction, assessments, and curriculum in prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Average daily membership.</b> (a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number
         of pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal.
         The date <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date
         it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing
         in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>120A.22
         </statute_ref>. Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the
         number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>days the schools are in session or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weather. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are
         only <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than
         1.2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>pupils in average daily membership under this section. When the initial total average
         daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil enrolled in more than one school district during
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>fiscal year, each district's average daily membership must be reduced proportionately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>except for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Basic revenue.</b>  The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>2015 is $5,831. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948. The formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>for fiscal year 2017 and later is $6,067. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,158. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>The formula allowance for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,249.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Compensatory education revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus
         $415 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. For fiscal year 2015 and later, The compensatory education revenue for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>revenue pupil units computed according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 3. A district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
         3, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall be paid to the district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>must be allocated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.15, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.69 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with
         the alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>program for the prior school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the
         start of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior
         school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Referendum revenue.</b> (a) The revenue authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be
         held <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased
         revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for
         which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary
         increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing
         referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed
         levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase
         as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization
         applies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as
         "per <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>pupil." The notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>275.60</statute_ref> may be modified to read, in cases of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>TO EXPIRE."<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>and a question stating substantially the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of .......,
         School <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>District No. .., be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or
         until <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where
         tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer.
         Every <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner has
         requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include
         the name <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated amount of
         tax increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>and commercial-industrial property within the school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in the
         first <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will
         result <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an
         existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to revoke
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per adjusted pupil unit by which
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the voters of the district
         pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at least once before it
         is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent years. Only one revocation
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>year and for years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a
         copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results of
         the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of
         the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify the commissioner
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>results of the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Payments to school nonoperating funds.</b> Each fiscal year state general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>payments for a district nonoperating fund must be made at the current year aid payment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement.
         This amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>shall be paid in 12 six equal monthly installments from July through December. The amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>the fiscal year of the entitlement must be paid prior to October 31 of the following
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>year. The commissioner may make advance payments of debt service equalization aid
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>state-paid tax credits for a district's debt service fund earlier than would occur
         under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>preceding schedule if the district submits evidence showing a serious cash flow problem
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>the fund. The commissioner may make earlier payments during the year and, if necessary,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>increase the percent of the entitlement paid to reduce the cash flow problem.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. <b>NEVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT; LEVY ADJUSTMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.48, Independent School District No.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>308, Nevis, at the discretion of its school board, may spread any levy adjustment
         remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>from the conversion of its operating referendum revenue over three or fewer years
         beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>with school property taxes for taxes payable in 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. <b>DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; TRANSPORTATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of education must prepare a report for the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>finance on pupil transportation costs. The commissioner must consult with pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>transportation professionals throughout the state in developing and preparing the
         report. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>The report must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(1) identify and analyze funding inequities between districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(2) make recommendations for statutory changes necessary to provide equitable and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>adequate transportation funding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(3) consider changes in student demographics, attendance patterns, online learning,
         open <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>enrollment, and declining enrollment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(4) consider district topography, including the presence of lakes and rivers within
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(5) consider differential labor and fuel costs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(6) examine whether public transportation options can be used more effectively to
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>transportation services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>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.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 7,001,339,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 7,161,392,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $661,248,000 for 2017 and $6,340,091,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $675,589,000 for 2018 and $6,485,803,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</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.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">29,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement aid.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 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.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,374,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,163,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition aid.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</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.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">185,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">382,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</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.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,182,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,164,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,495,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $1,832,000 for 2018 and $17,332,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>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.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,366,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,457,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $1,828,000 for 2018 and $16,538,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>One-room schoolhouse.</b> For a grant to Independent School District No. 690, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>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.18.17"></a><var>18.17</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</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.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,561,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.73, subdivision 2, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var><b>EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Required academic standards.</b> (a) The following subject areas are <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>required for statewide accountability:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) language arts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) science;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) physical education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer
         at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate.
         An <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>alternative standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>(c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the department must adopt the most recent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>National Association of Sport and Physical Education SHAPE America (Society of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>and Physical Educators) kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>physical education as the required physical education academic standards. The department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>may modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use
         as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year that the standards must be implemented <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>by all schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.10</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>and 
         <statute_ref>120B.20</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>is retroactive to July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022</statute_ref>, must adopt statewide rules under section 
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref> for implementing <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science,
         social <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these rules nor adopt
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. The academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for all students
         beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science and social studies
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1b. <b>State bilingual and multilingual seals.</b> (a) Consistent with efforts to strive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>for the world's best workforce under sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124E.03, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(i), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>124D.862
         </statute_ref>, voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established to recognize high
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>school students in any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school who demonstrate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>advanced-low level or an intermediate high level of functional proficiency in listening,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>speaking, reading, and writing on either assessments aligned with American Council
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines or on equivalent valid
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English. American
         Sign <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision and a world
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>language for purposes of subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(2) students must demonstrate mastery of Minnesota's English language proficiency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school student who demonstrates an <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>intermediate high ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high school student
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual
         gold <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state
         bilingual <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>functional proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible
         to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>the state multilingual platinum seal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>(d) School districts and charter schools may give students periodic opportunities
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable,
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>school district or charter school may rely on evaluators trained in assessing under
         ACTFL <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or indigenous
         language <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools must maintain
         appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>records to identify high school students eligible to receive the state bilingual or
         multilingual <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>gold and platinum seals. The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate
         seal <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>to the transcript of each high school student who meets the requirements of this subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school
         must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>charge the high school student a fee for this seal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>English under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>who demonstrates an intermediate high or advanced-low ACTFL level of functional <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than
         English <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>and who participates in community service activities that are integrated into the
         curriculum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy in the school or local
         community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(g) The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are aligned
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>ACTFL proficiency guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>and Universities system must establish criteria to translate the seals into college
         credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>based on the world language course equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State
         Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>and Universities faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>State Colleges and Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who
         receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>a Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>demonstrated the requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to
         receive a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>seal or certificate and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
         institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>must request college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within
         three <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>academic years after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>to award students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><b>120B.12 READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><b>3.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Literacy goal.</b> The legislature seeks to have every child reading at or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>above grade level no later than the end of grade 3, including English learners, students <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>receiving literacy interventions under section 125A.56, and students in an approved
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>under section 125A.50, and that teachers provide comprehensive, scientifically based reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>instruction consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>(b) "Core reading instruction" means the curriculum, assessments, materials, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>instructional practices with which all students are actively engaged to achieve and
         exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>proficiency standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>(c) "Diagnostic" means assessments intended to identify students' specific areas of
         need <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>related to literacy to inform instructional decisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>(d) "Evidence-based" means demonstrating a statistically significant effect on improving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on strong evidence from one or more
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>quality experimental studies, moderate evidence from one or more quasi-experimental
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>studies, or promising evidence from one or more correlational studies with statistical
         controls <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>for selection bias.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>(e) "Fidelity" means the extent to which a practice, program, or strategy is implemented
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>as designed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(f) "Multisensory instruction" means instruction that incorporates opportunities to
         practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>that include seeing, hearing, saying, and physically doing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>(g) "Multitiered system of supports" means a framework to improve outcomes for all
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>students that organizes district-level resources to address each individual student's
         needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>such as academic or behavior needs or both, that includes: screening of all students
         using <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>valid and reliable measures; tiers of instruction that vary in intensity; collaborative
         teams <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>that review data, problem solve, and organize instruction; frequent progress monitoring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>using valid and reliable measures to determine the impact of evidence-based interventions;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>and a system to ensure that instruction including interventions are evidence-based
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>implemented with fidelity. For the purposes of this section, the multitiered system
         applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>to the development of literacy to increase the number of students meeting proficiency
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(h) "Progress monitoring" means frequent assessment to examine a student's rate of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>progress on specific skills in order to guide decisions regarding the effectiveness
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>intervention programs, as well as assisting in making additional instructional decisions
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>a student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(i) "Screening" means systematically assessing all students on literacy indicators
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>purpose of identifying students who may require additional support and who are at
         risk of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>poor learning outcomes. Screening assessments are typically brief, conducted with
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>students at a grade level, and followed by additional testing or short-term progress
         monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>to corroborate students' risk status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(j) "Supplemental and intensive instruction" means instruction that increases the
         intensity <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>and practice of an activity, which is accomplished primarily by increasing the instructional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>time, reducing the size of the group, and focusing the instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>(k) "Systematic and explicit instruction" means instruction that logically builds
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>the smallest to more complex concepts such that there is no confusion or doubt and
         includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>specific design and delivery procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Identification; report.</b> (a) Each school district shall identify before the end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>end of the current school year. Reading The district must use locally adopted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screening and diagnostic assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>in English, and in the predominant languages of district students, where practicable, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>to identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. The district
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the
         specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>needs of English learners. The district must use a locally adopted, developmentally <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report each of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>to the commissioner by July 1:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a summary of assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.; and<br />
         		 <a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) The district also must annually report a summary of the district's efforts to screen <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>and identify students with dyslexia consistent with section 125A.01 or convergence <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>insufficiency disorder to the commissioner by July 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(b) A student identified under this subdivision, including English learners, students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>identified reading disorders, and students with disabilities, must be provided with alternate <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.56, subdivision 1</statute_ref> additional evidence-based literacy practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>such as through a system of multitiered supports or specially designed instructional
         services <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>as identified in an individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Parent notification and involvement.</b> Schools, at least annually, must give <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>about:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>(1) the student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student and the student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>progress; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>evaluation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Intervention.</b> (a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>shall provide reading intervention, such as through a multitiered system of supports, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by
         the end <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>of the current grade and school year consistent with sections 125A.50 and 125A.56, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>subdivision 2. Reading instruction and interventions must be appropriate to the specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>needs of English learners.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(b) District intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>collaboration with appropriate school and community programs.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(c) Intervention methods delivery options may include, but are not limited to, requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that
         the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day, specially designed <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>instruction for students who qualify for special education services, extended-day programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(d) Intervention methods matched to the needs, stage of development, and culture of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>students engaging with the instruction must include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(1) evidence-based practices delivered with fidelity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>(2) systematic, explicit, multisensory instruction with sufficient practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(3) provision of timely error correction and positive feedback to students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>(4) use of progress monitoring data for decision making; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(5) supplemental and intensive instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(e) A student, other than a student under an individualized education program (IEP),
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency as measured by the statewide
         reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>assessment in grade 3 shall receive a personal learning plan in a format determined
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>school or school district in consultation with classroom teachers, and developed and
         updated <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>as needed in consultation, to the extent practicable, with the student and the student's
         parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>by the classroom teachers and other qualified school professionals involved with the
         student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>elementary school progress. A personal learning plan shall address knowledge gaps
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments and timelines, and may include
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>retention, if necessary, to meet the student's best interests. Intervention must continue
         after <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>grade 3 until the student is reading at grade level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Staff development.</b> Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>identify the staff development needs so that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>(1) elementary teachers are able to implement comprehensive, scientifically based
         reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>and oral language instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level
         reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>proficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>the identified students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>reading and writing instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings
         and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are English learners
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English
         language <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>development, including oral academic language development, and build academic literacy;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Local literacy plan.</b> (a) Consistent with this section, a school district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no
         later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>122A.06, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, and include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and data to support
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>proficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(2) a process to notify and involve parents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying
         the reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>intervention; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall recommend to districts multiple <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>assessment tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying students under
         subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>2. The commissioner shall also make available examples of nationally recognized and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to provide comprehensive,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>scientifically based reading instruction and intervention under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>[120B.122] DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary
         source of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional
         awareness <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education
         teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with
         dyslexia <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>programs and materials.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified
         dyslexia <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Requirements.</b>  A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics,
         phonemic <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.125, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var><b>120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><b>POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var><b>PLANS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>(a) Consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.131</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.132</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.14</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.15</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, <br />
            		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to
         explore <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop
         a plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>students' plans must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college
         ready <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>critical thinking, and good work habits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations and inform the student and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement
         level <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning
         styles <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>employment choices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>means for achieving those goals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(5) help students access education and career options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses
         and applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>financial aid and scholarship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and
         regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule
         keeps <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and
         high <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum,
         targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>to enable English learners to become career and college ready.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's
         unique <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP
         satisfies <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school,
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident
         under 21 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>(c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.132, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var><b>120B.132 RAISED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVANCED PLACEMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var><b>AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; eligibility.</b> A program is established to raise kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>. Schools and charter schools eligible to participate under <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization,
         or expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>and exams or preadvanced placement initiative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placement
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>or programs that are available to students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and succeed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and achieving satisfactory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>scores on related exams.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Application and review process; funding priority.</b> (a) Charter schools and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive
         funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter
         school's <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>require an applicant to provide additional information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation
         in, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>success of low-income and other disadvantaged students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>courses or programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>students.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>(6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>disadvantaged students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Funding; permissible funding uses.</b> (a) The commissioner shall award grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of subdivisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>1 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical basis to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed the
         lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October
         1 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>previous fiscal year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum funding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum funding award computed using
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings, school
         openings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between the prior
         fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>and the current fiscal year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) $150,000 per district or charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive funding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced placement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) further develop preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in preadvanced placement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) purchase books and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) pay course or program fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) increase students' participation in and success with preadvanced placement, advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>international baccalaureate courses or programs through online learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>international baccalaureate courses or programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(9) engage in other activity directly related activities to expanding expand low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>or disadvantaged students' access to, participation in, and success with preadvanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>including. Other activities may include but are not limited to preparing and disseminating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>promotional materials to low-income and other disadvantaged students and their families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Grants; </b><b>annual reports.</b> (a) Each school district and charter school that receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised
         students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by February
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>15 must make summary data about this program available to the education policy and
         finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>committees of the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section
         annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>and international baccalaureate courses and programs. The report must demonstrate
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from other sources
         for advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>compared with the previous fiscal year, and the district or charter school has expended
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>grant funds, consistent with its approved budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a grant under this section is available
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>three years from the date of the grant if the district or charter school meets the
         annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>benchmarks in its plan under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Statewide testing.</b>  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade
         level <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and mathematics
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic standards
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, include multiple choice questions, and are administered annually to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned with the
         state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>required academic standards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021 </statute_ref>and administered to all high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>commissioner shall establish one or more months during which schools shall administer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>the tests to students each school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii)
         the Compass <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score
         from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>standards as described in section 
         <statute_ref>120B.023</statute_ref> in the following manner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(1) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>2012-2013 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</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.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation,
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) an opportunity to participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>11 or grade 12;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas
         where <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>support academic rigor for the student; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) (2) consistent with this paragraph and section 
         <statute_ref>120B.125</statute_ref>, age-appropriate exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop
         a regularly <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>state-identified alternative assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>completion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A student under paragraph (c), clause (2) (1), must receive targeted, relevant, academically <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and
         intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.091</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.49</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to
         participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students
         are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>subdivision to graduate from high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state
         funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must pay the cost reimburse a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, one time, for an interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>student in grade 11 or 12 to take for the registration fees associated with a nationally <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>recognized college entrance exam before graduating. A student must be able to take the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and at
         any one <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district. In order to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>with this subdivision, a district may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>to comply with this paragraph at the student's high school or arrange for the student to take <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>the exam at another location. If the district administers only one of these two tests and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two
         tests, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>A free or reduced-price meal eligible student may take the other test exam at a different <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>time or location and remains eligible for the examination fee reimbursement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any
         targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and
         aspirations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career.
         This <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>interests and career goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to
         participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill
         assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>that extend beyond course grades.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses
         awarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>college credit to high school students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically
         derived, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills
         so that <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly
         identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward
         career <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors
         who, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>during high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student
         learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on
         the high <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>136F.302</statute_ref>, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated
         at the site <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>reporting system:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>8 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>accommodations or alternate assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) state results on the American College Test; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states,
         and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to
         monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>achievement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue
         a career <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college
         ready <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year
         college <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will to interact effectively
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide and local assessments; results.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>the following definitions have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include  "Adaptive assessments" means test items that <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>are on-grade level and items that may be above or below a student's grade level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding the student's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not violate
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the
         grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic
         standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards below
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>grades 3 through 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a high school writing
         test <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and science assessments under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student growth toward achieving
         those <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must
         require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>8, and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span,
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school science
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available within
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>reflects new performance standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and middle
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>areas, and aligned to state academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>values, attitudes, and beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) Reporting of state assessment results must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include appropriate,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very few students
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student progress
         toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic standards. A school,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>school district, or charter school may use a student's performance on a statewide
         assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A school, school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance on a statewide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>assessment score on the student's transcript.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Rollout sites; report.</b> The commissioner of education shall designate up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>six school districts or charter schools as rollout sites.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>(a) The rollout sites should represent urban school districts, suburban school districts,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner shall designate rollout
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>sites and notify the schools by August 1, 2017, and the designated school districts
         or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>schools shall have the right to opt-out or opt-in as rollout sites by September 1,
         2017.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(b) The commissioner must consult stakeholders and review the American Community <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>Survey to develop recommendations for best practices for disaggregated data. Stakeholders
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>consulted under this paragraph include at least:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>(1) the rollout sites;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>(2) parent groups; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>(3) community representatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>(c) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction
         over <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by February 1, 2018. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>commissioner may research best practices from other states that have disaggregated
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>beyond the requirements of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>Education Act. The commissioner must consult with the stakeholders on how to measure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>a student's background as an immigrant or a refugee and provide a recommendation in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>report on how to include the data in the statewide rollout. The recommendations may
         address:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(1) the most meaningful use of disaggregated data, including but not limited to which
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>reports should include further disaggregated data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(2) collection of additional student characteristics, including but not limited to
         ensuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>enhanced enrollment forms:<br />
         		 <a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(i) provide context and the objective of additional data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(ii) are designed to convey respect and acknowledgment of the sensitive nature of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>additional data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(iii) are designed to collect data consistent with user feedback;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>(3) efficient data-reporting approaches when reporting additional information to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(4) the frequency by which districts and schools must update enrollment forms to meet
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>the needs of the state's changing racial and ethnic demographics; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>(5) the criteria for determining additional data. This recommendation should include
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>recommendation for frequency of reviews and updates of the additional data and should
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>also identify the approach of updating any additional census data and data on new
         enrollees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>This recommendation must consider additional student groups that may face education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>disparities and must take into account maintaining student privacy and providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>nonidentifiable student level data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b> Student performance data.</b> In developing policies and assessment processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>120B.021
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student data over time to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>report summary student performance and growth levels and, under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11, <br />
            		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured at the school, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>district, and statewide level. The commissioner shall use the student categories identified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>and student categories of homelessness, ethnicity under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>paragraph (a), clause (2), race under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(2), home language, immigrant, refugee status, English learners under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59</statute_ref>, free <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>or reduced-price lunch, and other categories designated by federal law to organize
         and report <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>the data so that state and local policy makers can understand the educational implications
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time as data are available. Any
         report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance must integrate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate with that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>performance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>State growth target; other state measures.</b> (a)(1) The state's educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>report separate categories of information using the student categories identified
         under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity and the Karen community, other student <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>categories as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>threshold based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee
         status <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>seven of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>Native groups, seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the
         most <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>populous Black and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>based on the most recent state demographer's report; English learners under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results
         would reveal <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>personally identifiable information about an individual student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and
         high growth <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299</statute_ref>, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>measures under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.299, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The model may be used to advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting
         students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are
         personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43</statute_ref>. The model must allow users to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>student growth and, under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2), student learning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11, <br />
            		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>development of English learners and their native language development if the native
         language <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an
         English <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>learner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>(c) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>academic and career opportunities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic
         subjects <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>120B.021, subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, or industry certification courses or programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must
         also <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories
         identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>(d) When reporting student performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.36, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school
         safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph
         are <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified
         experts <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly
         reliable <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be
         used <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected,
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>, among other such providers, in improving students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>summary data on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for
         off-track <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year
         program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently
         or were <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>previously counted as an English learner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59</statute_ref>, must identify and report <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels,
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a),
         clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting
         the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>for rollout sites under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3a. This
         section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later for all other schools.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Alternative teacher professional pay system.</b> (a) To participate in this program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>a school district, an intermediate school district consistent with paragraph (d),
         a school site, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>or a charter school must have a world's best workforce plan under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref> and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>participant also must comply with subdivision 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional compensation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or
         charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers to
         retain <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>that helps other teachers improve their skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>using:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</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.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>standardized assessment outcomes, or both;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>student learning goals, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(9), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures that include <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English learners
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref>, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>paragraph (b), clause (10); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>(b), clause (2), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>student needs under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref>, consistent with the staff development plan under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>mentor teachers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district,
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in
         that system <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>without any quota or other limit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) include a hiring bonus or other added compensation for to provide students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>equitable access to teachers who, consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(3):<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) are identified as effective or highly effective under the local teacher professional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>review cycle and or, when being considered for hire as first-year teachers, have demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>skills during student teaching for being highly effective at closing achievement gaps;<br />
         		 <a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) work in a high-need or hard-to-fill position; or<br />
         		 <a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(iii) are hired to work in a hard-to-staff school such as a school with a majority of students <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated school,
         or a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs or services for its students;
         and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>certification with at least 18 credits in their content field of licensure required for teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>concurrent enrollment or college in the schools courses, or to pursue the training or education <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>necessary to obtain an additional licensure in shortage areas identified by the district
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>charter school,; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) help fund a "grow your own" Grow Your Own new teacher initiative involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>nonlicensed educational professionals, including paraprofessionals and cultural liaisons,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>who are of color or who are American Indian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) An intermediate school district under this subdivision must demonstrate in a form
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>and manner determined by the commissioner that it uses the aid it receives under this
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>for activities identified in the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) The basic alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>2b
         </statute_ref>, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision
         1. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2a</statute_ref> and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of
         the alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those
         districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>$88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed
         these <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating
         districts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner
         may also <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to
         the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>year to meet the needs of approved participants.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. <b>[122A.417] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var><b>FOR ST. CROIX RIVER EDUCATION DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year. To qualify
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>alternative teacher compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must
         meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>all the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>must report its staffing as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner
         determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>by the commissioner, and must annually report to the department by November 30 its
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the
         uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>financial accounting and reporting standards.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. <b>[122A.627] POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>"Positive behavioral interventions and supports" or "PBIS" means an evidence-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>framework for preventing problem behavior, providing instruction and support for positive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>and prosocial behaviors, and supporting social, emotional, and behavioral needs for
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>students. Schoolwide implementation of PBIS requires training, coaching, and evaluation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>for school staff to consistently implement the key components that make PBIS effective
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>all students, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(1) establishing, defining, teaching, and practicing three to five positively stated
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>schoolwide behavioral expectations that are representative of the local community
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>cultures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>(2) developing and implementing a consistent system used by all staff to provide positive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>feedback and acknowledgment for students who display schoolwide behavioral expectations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>(3) developing and implementing a consistent and specialized support system for students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>who do not display behaviors representative of schoolwide positive expectations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>(4) developing a system to support decisions based on data related to student progress,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>effective implementation of behavioral practices, and screening for students requiring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>additional behavior supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(5) using a continuum of evidence-based interventions that is integrated and aligned
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>support academic and behavioral success for all students; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>(6) using a team-based approach to support effective implementation, monitor progress,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>and evaluate outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Teacher mentoring</b><b>, induction, and retention</b><b> programs.</b> (a) School <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>districts are encouraged to develop teacher mentoring, induction, and retention programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>for teachers new to the profession or district, including teaching residents, teachers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>high-need fields, teachers of color, teachers who are American Indian, teachers with special <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>needs, or experienced teachers in need of peer coaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(b) Teacher mentoring programs must support districts' teacher evaluation and peer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41, subdivision 5.
         A <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>district may use staff development revenue under sections 122A.60 and 122A.61, special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a
         stipend of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>up to $500 to a mentor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>given to them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and
         Schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>university located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>(b) "Course" means a course or program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>subdivision 5 or 6 enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>124D.091.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Authorization; notification.</b> Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled
         tribal <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>, except a foreign exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered
         by that <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>eligible for aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>under subdivision 10, if (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>providing the course agree to the student's enrollment or (2) the course is a world
         language <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>course currently available to 11th and 12th grade students, and consistent with section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>120B.022
         </statute_ref> governing world language standards, certificates, and seals. If an institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall
         send written <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner within ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>days of acceptance. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution
         must notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5b. <b>Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil.</b> Notwithstanding any other law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply
         to enroll <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>(1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution providing the course
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>agree to the student's enrollment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>certificates, and seals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Courses according to agreements.</b> (a) An eligible pupil, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of
         an <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as
         otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>provided.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>(b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and
         postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>"Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>grant to develop a course under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Financial arrangements.</b> For a pupil enrolled in a course under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that were
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>taken for secondary credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary institution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not make payments
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially withdraws
         during <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or semester and
         is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>receiving instruction in the home or hospital.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour
         shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425,
         multiplied <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>by 1.2, and divided by 45; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the amount
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>in clause (1) or (2) within 30 45 days of receiving initial enrollment information each quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, the change
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment information
         for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies a
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the institution shall
         promptly <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>remit the amount due.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible pupils.</b> (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>incentives program, if the pupil:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>locally determined achievement test;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>(3) is pregnant or is a parent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>program pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.69</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>(8) has experienced mental health problems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>transfer to an eligible program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being
         currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside
         boundary <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>of the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>(b) For the 2016-2017 school year fiscal years 2017 and 2018 only, a pupil otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years
         of age, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>is an English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59, <br />
            		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>subdivision 2a
         </statute_ref>, and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.695, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var><b>124D.695 APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Approved recovery program.</b> "Approved recovery program" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services,
         assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse or
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting designed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the application
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>the approval of a recovery school or recovery program. The commissioner must also approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>any unreimbursed pupil transportation costs incurred by students participating in
         an approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>recovery program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs of under this section for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>recovery program support staff under this section and approved pupil transportation expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>(b) "Recovery program support staff" means licensed alcohol and chemical dependency <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>nurses, and licensed school social workers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</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.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> (a) A district's literacy incentive aid equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision
         3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the commissioner must prorate the aid under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>subdivision to ensure that the aid entitlement does not exceed $45,972,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>[124D.99] INNOVATION ZONES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; requirements for participation; innovation zone plans.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>(a) The innovation zone program is established to improve student and school outcomes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under section 120B.11. Innovation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to research and implement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>innovative education programming models designed to better prepare students for the
         world <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>of the 21st century.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>(b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>concert with the school's instructional staff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>(c) An innovation zone partnership must research and implement innovative education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone plan
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. Examples
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>their interests, aspirations, and unique needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>(2) new approaches to evaluation and assessment, including reducing duplicative <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>assessments, using fully adaptive on- and off-grade assessments, and using assessments
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>identify early targeted interventions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>(3) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to
         fulfill <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(4) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, student-directed models designed
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(5) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>for prekindergarten learners, age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>models, early identification and prevention of mental health issues, and others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>(6) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry
         certifications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>(7) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>teachers have larger professional roles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>(8) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>(9) new models of professional development for educators including embedded <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>professional development; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>(10) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>(d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner must describe:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>(1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>best workforce requirements under section 120B.11;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>(2) the role of each partner in the zone;<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>(3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>(4) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the innovation zone
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>partnership will use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>(5) a timeline for implementing the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>(6) how results of the plan will be disseminated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan. Innovation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>zone partnerships may, but are not required to, submit an implementation grant application
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>with their plan under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>(e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation
         zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>(f) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive
         all <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>powers under chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any employment agreements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>under chapters 122A and 179A. School district and charter school employees participating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>in an innovation zone partnership remain employees of their respective school district
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions from laws and rules.</b> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>an innovation zone partner with an approved plan is exempt from each of the following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan, none of which
         may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>construed as exempting an innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>Assessments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>(1) any law or rule a district-created, site-governed school under section 123B.045
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>exempt from;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>(2) any statute or rule that the commissioner has granted exemption from to another
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>district or charter school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(3) student attendance recording requiring more than one count each day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(4) high school curricular or graduation requirements that may be met through the
         adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>learning programs provided under sections 124D.52, subdivision 9, and 126C.05, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>15, paragraph (b), clause (i);<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>(5) individual course requirements under sections 120B.021 and 120B.024 for Algebra
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>II for a student if enrolled in a course in applied mathematics, science, technology,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>engineering, math, or other learning experience determined by the innovation zone
         plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>be equivalent to Algebra II, and that is aligned with that student's career plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>(6) online learning program approval under section 124D.095, subdivision 7, if the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>school district or charter school offers a course or program online combined with
         direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>(7) restrictions on extended time revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, for
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>student who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>(8) calendar and credit restrictions under section 120B.024 and related rules if the
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>meets the competencies required for graduation described in the innovation zone plan
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>the student completes either a career certification or one or more years of postsecondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>(9) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area, measured by Carnegie
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>units or otherwise, for a student who is meeting all competencies consistent with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>graduation standards described in the innovation zone plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Planning and implementation grants.</b> (a) An innovation zone partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>may submit an application for approval of the innovation zone plan, a planning grant,
         or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>implementation grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>(b) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner
         may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>plan to meet each individually identified objection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>(c) An application for an innovation zone planning grant may be submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>commissioner at any time in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>planning grant application must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>(1) name each member of the partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>(2) identify the hypotheses or practices the innovation zone will implement based
         upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>the research and methodology design cited in the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>(3) describe how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school sites
         will <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>be included in the planning and implementation process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>(4) propose a timeline of activities to develop an implementation plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>(5) describe the planning process budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>In any year in which funds are available, the commissioner must approve or reject
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>planning grant application based on the recommendations of the Innovation Zone Advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>Panel. A planning grant may be awarded for up to two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>(d) An application for an implementation grant must be submitted by April 1 of any
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. An application for an implementation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>grant must include all of the information included in the planning grant, describe
         how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>plan will be implemented, and include a detailed budget. By May 1 of each year, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>commissioner must approve or reject the grant application based on the recommendation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel and the availability of funds. An implementation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>grant may be awarded for up to four years and may be renewed. An innovation zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>partnership may apply for an implementation grant without having first applied for
         a planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Innovation Zone Advisory Panel.</b> (a) The commissioner must establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>convene an Innovation Zone Advisory Panel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>(b) The panel must be composed of 14 members. One member must be appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>each of the following organizations: Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, Center for Applied Research and Educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>Improvement at the University of Minnesota, and the Office of Higher Education. Six
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>members must be appointed by the commissioner of education, three of whom must have
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>expertise in innovation and three must have expertise in evaluation and research.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>(c) The panel must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>(1) review all innovation zone plans submitted for approval; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>(2) recommend planning and implementation grant amounts for each qualifying applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Commissioner approval.</b> Upon review of the evidence submitted, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>commissioner may approve an innovation zone plan. Upon recommendation of the Innovation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>Zone Advisory Panel, and subject to available appropriations, the commissioner shall
         award <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>planning and implementation grants to qualifying applicants. The commissioner shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>consider geographical distribution when awarding grants. If an innovation zone partnership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application and according
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>commissioner must alert the partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must suspend or terminate the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>innovation zone plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature.</b> Each innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>provided for in the approved application. At least once every two years, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>must analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must summarize and categorize innovation
         zone <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>plans and submit a report to the education committees of the legislature by February
         1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>each odd-numbered year. The report may include recommendations for improving this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>section and describe additional statutes and rules from which innovation zone partnerships
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>may be exempt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</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.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Certain federal, state, and local requirements.</b> (a) A charter school shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school
         districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>and assessments in chapter 120B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>123B.34
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.39</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter
         466.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>121A.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter
         181 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>governing requirements for employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>260A.03
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>process under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>paragraph (d). The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>employment rights for teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>120B.11</statute_ref>, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>the world's best workforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>Role, responsibilities, and requirements of authorizers.</b> (a) The role of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>authorizer is to ensure that the schools it authorizes fulfill the purposes for chartered
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>schools and the agreed-upon terms of the charter contract in order to safeguard quality
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>educational opportunities for students and maintain public trust and confidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>(1) to review applications for new schools and grade and site expansions of current
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>schools and determine whether to approve or deny the applications based on sound criteria
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>and needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>(2) to negotiate and execute performance charter contracts with the schools it authorizes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>(3) to conduct ongoing monitoring and oversight of the school's academic, operational,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>and financial performance commensurate with the school's circumstances during the
         term <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>of the charter contract; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the
         renewal status <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>or termination of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>(c) The commissioner shall not require an authorizer to undertake any role or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>responsibility beyond those in statute or the charter contract, or perform any oversight
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>function which the department exercises in relation to any other public school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(d) The authorizer shall document in the annual income and expenditure report under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>subdivision 8 the training its staff and consultants participated in during the previous
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>year relative to chartering and authorizer role and responsibilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>(e) The authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Application content.</b> (a) To be approved as an authorizer, an applicant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>include in its application to the commissioner at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) how the organization carries out its mission by chartering schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>the positions allocated to authorizing duties, the qualifications for those positions,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>full-time equivalencies of those positions, and the financial resources available
         to fund the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>positions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the application and review process the authorizer uses to decide whether to grant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>charters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) the type of contract it arranges with the schools it charters to meet the provisions
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124E.10</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) the process for overseeing the school, consistent with clause (4), to ensure that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>schools chartered comply with applicable law and rules and the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(6) the criteria and process the authorizer uses to approve applications adding grades
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>sites under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.06, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(7) the process for renewing or terminating the school's charter based on evidence
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>showing the academic, organizational, and financial competency of the school, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>its success in increasing student achievement and meeting the goals of the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>agreement; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>for the full five-year term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an authorizer that is a school district may satisfy
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), and any requirement governing
         a conflict <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>of interest between an authorizer and its charter schools or ongoing evaluation or
         continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>education of an administrator or other professional support staff by submitting to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>commissioner a written promise to comply with the requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Withdrawal.</b> If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, the authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>writing by March 1 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next
         calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>year, regardless of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. Upon notification <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>of the schools and commissioner, the authorizer must provide a letter to the school
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>distribution to families of students enrolled in the school that explains the decision
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>withdraw as an authorizer and outlines the process the authorizer will undertake to
         assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>the school's transfer to another authorizer. The commissioner may approve the transfer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>a charter school to a new authorizer under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.10, subdivision 5 5a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Merger.</b> (a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must
         execute <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>a new charter contract under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, by July 1. The authorizer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>submit to the commissioner a copy of the new signed charter contract within ten business
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>days of executing the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is
         closed out, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the
         merging <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive
         aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>(d) A charter school notified that its contract is not being renewed or terminated
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>section 124E.10, subdivision 4, may merge with another school only if the school proposing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>to take over the school:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(1) has a compatible academic or learning program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>(2) had, as of June 30 of the previous year, a net positive unreserved general fund
         balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>for at least  three fiscal years; and<br />
         		 <a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>(3) submits a plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school that is
         approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>by the authorizers of the schools involved in the merger.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>After approving the school's plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged
         school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>the authorizer shall submit an affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>commissioner at least 60 business days prior to contract nonrenewal or contract termination.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Membership criteria.</b> (a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>have at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher
         who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>employed as a teacher at by the school or provides instruction under contract between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student
         enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and (3) at least
         one <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>interested community member who resides in Minnesota, is not employed by the charter
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>school, and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board structure may
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>a majority of teachers under this paragraph or parents or community members, or it
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator may only <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>the board other than teachers under clause (1). Contractors providing facilities,
         goods, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>services to a charter school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter
         school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) An individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the charter school board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member, or the individual's
         partner is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit entity or independent
         contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, for professional services,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an employee of the school.
         An <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of interest
         exists <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>under this paragraph, consistent with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A violation of paragraph (b) renders a contract voidable at the option of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>of directors who violates paragraph (b) is individually liable to the charter school
         for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>damage caused by the violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) Any employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates in initially
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that authorizer.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b> Board structure.</b> Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>change its governance structure only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) by a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>a cooperative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) (3) with the authorizer's approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Any change in board governance structure must conform with the board composition <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>established under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Training.</b> Every charter school board member, including voting and nonvoting <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>ex-officio members, shall attend annual training throughout the member's term. All new <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>board members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>employment policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>does not begin the required initial training within six three months after being seated and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>complete that training within 12 nine months after being seated is automatically ineligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>to continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>training each board member attended during the previous year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5a. <b>School transfer of authorizers.</b> (a) If the authorizer and the charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>board mutually agree to not renew the contract for a reason unrelated to any cause
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>subdivision 4, the authorizer and charter school must jointly submit to the commissioner
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>written and signed letter of their intent to mutually not renew the contract. The
         authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>that is a party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about
         the fiscal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>operational, and student performance status of the school, including unmet contract
         outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>and other contractual obligations. The charter contract between the proposed authorizers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>and the school must identify and provide a plan to address any outstanding obligations.
         If <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>the commissioner does not approve the transfer of authorizer, the current authorizer
         and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>school may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a new contract. If the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>commissioner does not approve the transfer and the authorizer and school enter into
         a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>contract without withdrawing their letter of nonrenewal, the school must be dissolved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>(b) If, at the end of a contract, a charter school board votes to not renew its contract
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>the authorizer, is not subject to action under an authorizer's established corrective
         action or <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>intervention plan as defined in their current contract, and is not subject to action
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>authorizer under subdivision 4, the charter school board must notify the authorizer
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>commissioner that it does not plan to renew the relationship with the authorizer.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>authorizer that is party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer
         about <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>the fiscal, operational, and student performance status of the school. The charter
         contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide a plan to
         address <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>any performance issues identified by the current authorizer. If the commissioner does
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>approve the transfer of authorizers and the current authorizer and school do not enter
         into <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>a new contract, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>the contract.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>(c) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an authorizer
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>under section 124E.05, subdivision 7, the proposed authorizer may submit a transfer
         request <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>to the commissioner at any time after the withdrawing authorizer has given proper
         notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>to the commissioner and the schools it authorizes. The authorizer and school board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>directors must, in a joint letter, notify families of students enrolled in the school
         of the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>of the withdrawal, and outline the process to change authorizers, and the possible
         outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>of that process. The commissioner shall have 20 business days to review the transfer
         request <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>and notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>proposed authorizer and the school have 15 business days to address any issues identified
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>by the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall have 20 business days after the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>proposed authorizer and the school address any issues identified by the commissioner's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>initial review to make a final determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>(d) If the commissioner withdraws the authority of the authorizer to authorize schools
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>under section 124E.05, subdivision 6, the commissioner shall develop a transfer of
         authorizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>plan with the authorizer, the charter school, and the proposed authorizer. This paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>applies to schools not subject to nonrenewal for any cause under subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>(e) Transfer requests with the proposed contracts under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>submitted to the commissioner at least 105 business days before the end of an existing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>contract. The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review the transfer request
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The
         proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>authorizer and the school shall have 15 business days to address any issues identified
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall make a final determination of the
         transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>request not later than 45 business days before the end of the current contract.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var><b>124E.11 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a) A charter school, including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), may limit admission to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) pupils within an age group or grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A charter school, including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), shall enroll an eligible pupil who <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity
         of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>program, class, grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by
         lot. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled
         pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling
         children <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that
         is located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>Duluth township in St. Louis County and admits students in kindergarten through grade
         6 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>must give enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of
         the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>and to the siblings of enrolled children. A charter school may give enrollment preference
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>to children currently enrolled in the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.06, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>in the next school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil,
         unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which
         the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade student,
         unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which
         the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten;
         except <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a policy for admission
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment process in paragraphs
         (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter school, including its free preschool <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>(b), may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or
         requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>for admission that are inconsistent with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(f) The charter school or any agent of the school shall not distribute any services or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>goods, payments, or other incentives of value to students, parents, or guardians as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>school until the student formally withdraws school receives a request for the transfer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>educational records from another school or a written election by the parent or guardian
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>the student withdrawing the student, or the student is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>Act in sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>. A charter school is subject to and must comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.56</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>(h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>special education services and have a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2),
         clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>(iv).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Charter school information.</b> (a) Charter schools must disseminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>information about how to use the charter school offerings to targeted groups, among
         others. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>Targeted groups include low-income families and communities, students of color, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>students who are at risk of academic failure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A charter school must document its dissemination efforts in its annual report.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var><b>124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital
         revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>commissioner for building lease aid. The commissioner must review and either approve
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>deny a lease aid application using the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause
         to relieve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated
         or not <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to
         relieve <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract
         is terminated <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>or not renewed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of the charter school building <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>lease aid pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>(d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment
         Options <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>126C.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil's needs, while the pupil
         is in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>regular classroom. The pupil's teacher must document the results. A special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>evaluation team may waive this requirement when it determines the pupil's need for
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>evaluation is urgent. This section may not be used to deny a pupil's right to a special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>education evaluation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A school district shall use alternative intervention services, including the assurance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>of mastery program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.66</statute_ref>, or an early intervening services program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>subdivision 2 to serve at-risk pupils who demonstrate a need for alternative instructional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>strategies or interventions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>(c) A student identified as being unable to read at grade level under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.12</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be provided with alternate instruction under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>subdivision that is multisensory, systematic, sequential, cumulative, and explicit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 40. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center.</b> For a matching grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide research-based
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>professional development services, on-site training, and leadership coaching to teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>and other school staff:<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.68.17"></a><var>68.17</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.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 41. <b>AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established.</b> A grant program is established to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the summer
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>high school students in extended programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> The commissioner of education shall develop the form and method <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Grant awards.</b> Grant funding under this section must be matched by funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer employment.
         Grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the criteria necessary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>for the reports.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 42. <b>COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MUST SUBMIT ESSA PLAN TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var><b>LEGISLATURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>The commissioner of education must submit the state plan developed pursuant to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>Succeeds Act, United States Code, title 20, section 6311, to the education policy
         and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>committees of the legislature before submitting the plan to the United States Department
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>of Education. The commissioner of education must not implement the state plan until
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>legislature has approved it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 43. <b>EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A pilot project is established to provide incentives for <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>school districts and county governments to develop partnership agreements and implement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>transportation plans to help keep foster care students enrolled in their school of
         origin when <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>a student is placed in a foster care setting outside the school of origin's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Qualifying plans.</b> A school district must submit an application in the form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>manner prescribed by the commissioner of education to participate in the program.
         To <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>qualify for participation, one or more school districts and the local child welfare
         agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>must have a written interagency agreement that describes the local plan for ensuring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>educational stability for foster care students. The parties to the agreement must
         seek title <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>IV-E reimbursement for eligible students and eligible transportation costs. The plan
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>describe:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>(1) how transportation services will be arranged and provided; and<br />
         		 <a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>(2) how local transportation costs will be paid for if pilot project funds are insufficient
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>to cover all costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Pilot project; funding.</b> The commissioner must reimburse partnerships with <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>qualifying plans under subdivision 2 at the end of the school year based on allowable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>expenditures and reimbursements and compliance with other reporting requirements.
         If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>available appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all qualifying plans, the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>may prorate the available funds statewide among all school districts with qualifying
         plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> By February 1, 2018, the commissioner of education shall report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>the pilot project to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood
         through <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>grade 12 education. The report must include, at a minimum, the number of local agreements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>entered into for this project along with the number of school districts and counties
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>participating in the agreements, baseline data showing the number of foster care students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>who were able to remain in their school of origin and the changes in the ratio over
         the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>of the pilot project, data on expenditures for school stability transportation and
         federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>reimbursements received for the pilot project with a midyear projection of end-of-year
         costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>and revenues, and projected costs for statewide implementation of the program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 44. <b>FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FUNDING FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var><b>SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>Act for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>(1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>inquiry-based and active learning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>(2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>(3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>and education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 45. <b>RURAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var><b>GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> "Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium" <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>means a voluntary collaboration of a service cooperative and other regional public
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that
         work <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>cooperative's multicounty service area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) A rural CTE consortium shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>(1) focus on the development of courses and programs that encourage collaboration
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>between two or more school districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>(2) develop new career and technical programs that focus on the industry sectors that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>fuel the rural regional economy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>(3) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who are
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>(4) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who attend
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public and private partnerships
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>postsecondary program options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>(5) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>technical education courses and training opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>(6) provide capital start-up costs for items including but not limited to a mobile
         welding <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial kitchen equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>(b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), a rural CTE consortium may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>(1) address the teacher shortage crisis in career and technical education through
         incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>funding and training programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>(2) provide transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Rural career and technical education advisory committee.</b> In order to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>eligible for a grant under this section, a service cooperative must establish a rural
         career <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>and technical education advisory committee to advise the cooperative on the administration
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>of the rural CTE consortium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Private funding.</b> A rural CTE consortium may receive other sources of funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>to supplement state funding. All funds received shall be administered by the service
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>cooperative that is a member of the consortium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> A rural CTE consortium must submit an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>report on the progress of its activities to the commissioner of education and the
         legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>committees with jurisdiction over secondary and postsecondary education. The annual
         report <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>must contain a financial report for the preceding fiscal year. The first report is
         due no later <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>than January 15, 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 46. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>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.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">71,249,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">73,267,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>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.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,972,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,972,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $41,375,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2018 and $41,375,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</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.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,337,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,075,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>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.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,983,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,930,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $1,660,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $184,000 for 2018 and $1,746,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>American Indian education aid.</b> For American Indian education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>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.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,244,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,464,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Reading corps.</b> For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota reading corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>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.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,625,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,625,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>base for fiscal year 2020 is $11,925,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Concurrent enrollment program.</b> For concurrent enrollment programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>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.73.11"></a><var>73.11</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>aid payment to each district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Expanded concurrent enrollment grants.</b> For grants to institutions offering <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>"introduction to teaching" or "introduction to education" college in the schools courses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):<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.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>and administer the grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>ServeMinnesota program.</b> For funding ServeMinnesota programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</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.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>coverage is not otherwise available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <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.73.31"></a><var>73.31</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>(a) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>(b) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>(c) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>(d) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations
         (FFA, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>PAS).<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>(e) $142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger
         than <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>grade 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>(f) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations
         (DECA <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>and DECA collegiate).<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>(g) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Museums and education centers.</b> For grants to museums and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</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.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">535,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">460,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>(a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>(d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>(e) $75,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is for the Works Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13. <b>Starbase MN.</b> For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to 6 with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>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.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 1,398,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>All unspent funds, estimated at $898,000 from the Starbase MN appropriation under
         Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, are
         canceled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>the general fund on June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 14. <b>Recovery program grants.</b> For recovery program grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>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.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 15. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> For the Minnesota math corps program <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</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.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">550,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">550,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>base in fiscal year 2020 is $2,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 16. <b>Civic education grants.</b> For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 and younger.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes
         and structures <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the
         rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>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.75.25"></a><var>75.25</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</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.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Minnesota Principals Academy.</b> For a grant to the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>College of Education and Human Development, for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>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.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 18. <b>Educational stability for students living in foster care.</b> For a pilot project <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>to promote educational stability for students living in foster care:<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.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>Up to five percent of the appropriation may be used for state and local administrative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>costs such as reporting, technical support, and establishing a title IV-E reimbursement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>claiming process. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available
         until June <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 19. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>Statutes, section 124E.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.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">73,341,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,802,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 20. <b>Race 2 Reduce.</b> (a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</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.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">307,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">307,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>(b) In the first year, $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District
         No. 832, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>Mahtomedi.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 21. <b>Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure.</b> (a) For grants to school <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:<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.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,375,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>(b) The grants are for school districts where more than 25 percent of students are
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>of color or are American Indian to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and experiences
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>to enable persons who are of color or who are American Indian and working or living
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>the local community to become teachers. Districts or schools providing financial support
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years. Grants may be used
         for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>(1) tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>employees who are of color or who are American Indian participating in a Board of
         Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>(a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>(2) a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program established under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The program shall provide
         tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>scholarships or stipends to enable education or teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's degree from
         an accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>college or university and who seek an education license to participate in a Board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2019,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>may be reallocated among the remaining districts if the total cost of the program
         exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>the original allocation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>(3) supporting the development of residency programs at any school or district in
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>state where at least 25 percent of students are students of color or are American
         Indian for <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>prospective teachers of color or who are American Indian who seek an education license
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>to participate in a Board of Teaching-approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>(c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>teaching, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>(1) developing and supporting future teacher clubs focused on encouraging middle and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>high school students who are of color or who are American Indian to have experiential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>learning, support the success of younger students, and pursue a teaching career; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(2) developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation
         programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>(e) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>and administer the grant program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 22. <b>Statewide testing and reporting system.</b> For the statewide testing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</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.78.8"></a><var>78.8</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 23. <b>College entrance examination reimbursement.</b> To reimburse districts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>(e), for onetime payment of their college entrance 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.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,511,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,511,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments on
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available
         in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 24. <b>Alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> For alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>aid 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.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">89,863,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">89,623,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $8,993,000 for 2018 and $80,630,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 25. <b>Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color  program </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var><b>grants.</b> (a) For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program grants:<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.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,030,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,030,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>(b) For fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, grants shall be awarded in equal amounts:
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>$206,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian Teacher program at Concordia University,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>St. Paul; $206,000 each year is for the Collaborative Urban Educator program at the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>University of St. Thomas;  $206,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in
         Urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>Teaching at Hamline University;  $206,000 each year is for the East Africa Student
         to Teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>program at Augsburg College; and $206,000 each year is for the Urban Teacher program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>at Metropolitan State University. Grants may be used to provide financial support
         to teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>candidates completing licensure programs and complement other scholarship and stipend
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>programs created to address the shortage of teachers in Minnesota who are of color
         or who <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>are American Indian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation in each year to monitor
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>administer the grant program.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>(d) By January 15 of each year, each institution shall prepare for the legislature
         a detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>report regarding the funds used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher candidates
         who are of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number of teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to the
         institution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure program,
         have <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>completed student teaching, have graduated, and are licensed and newly employed as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. The total number of teacher candidates
         who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>of color or who are American Indian at each stage from recruitment to licensed teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>must be reported as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure at
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>institution. The report must include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher
         candidates, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>the placement rate for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention
         rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(e) For fiscal year 2021 and later, grants shall be awarded only to programs that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>demonstrate success at recruiting, retaining, and inducting teacher candidates who
         are of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>color or who are American Indian. As funds are available, the commissioner may award
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>competitive grants to Minnesota higher education institutions that apply to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 26. <b>Examination fees; teacher training and support programs.</b> (a) For students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.13, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and the training and related costs for teachers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.13, 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.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<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">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the
         amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>each program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.13, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, at least $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>families under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>120B.13, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and to the extent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for
         an advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 27. <b>Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var><b>offerings.</b> For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:<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.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>base for fiscal year 2020 is $815,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 28. <b>Agricultural educator grants.</b> For agricultural educator grants under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>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.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<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">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 29. <b>American Indian teacher preparation grants.</b> For joint grants to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</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.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">460,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">460,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 30. <b>African American Registry.</b> (a) For grants to the African American Registry <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>for the Teacher's Forum:<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.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">132,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">132,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>(b) The African American Registry must use the grant funds to establish partnerships
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>with Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas to improve the
         cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>competency of candidates seeking a first teaching license. By January 15 of each year,
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>African American Registry shall report to the legislature a detailed report regarding
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>funds used. The report must include the number of teachers prepared. The base appropriation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>in fiscal year 2020 is $0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 31. <b>Rural career and technical education consortium.</b> (a) For rural career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>technical education consortium grants:<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.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. If the appropriation in the first
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>is insufficient, the 2019 appropriation is available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>(SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota West Community and Technical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public and private partners. For fiscal
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to an applicant consortium
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>that includes the South Central Service Cooperative or Southeast Service Cooperative
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>a two-year grant to an applicant consortium that includes the Northwest Service Cooperative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>or Northeast Service Cooperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>(c) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $3,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 32. <b>Grants for high school transition teams.</b> For grants to support the planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>and implementation of high school transition teams of teachers, guidance counselors,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>high school students who assist students in grades 8 and 9 and their families to successfully
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>navigate the transition to high 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.81.32"></a><var>81.32</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020. Of the amounts
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>appropriated, $250,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 622, North
         St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No.
         624, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>White Bear Lake, and $100,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 832,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>Mahtomedi.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 47. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, subdivision 5, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var><b>TEACHERS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Endorsement; dual enrollment instruction.</b> The Board of Teaching must <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher licensed
         in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>content-specific field who successfully completes the requirements for providing dual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>enrollment instruction in the teacher's licensure field, consistent with board-adopted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>standards. The board must adopt standards for this endorsement in consultation with
         eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>public postsecondary institutions participating in course agreements under section
         124D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>subdivision 10. The board-adopted standards for the endorsement must allow a secondary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>teacher that receives the endorsement to teach a dual credit course offered by any
         eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>postsecondary institution. The endorsement means a change in the teacher's license
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>allows the teacher to teach postsecondary college in the schools dual credit courses
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var><b>122A.17 VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>(a) A rule adopted by the Board of Teaching or the Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>Standards Board must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any
         such <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the
         procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>specified by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(b) All teacher licenses in effect on January 1, 2018, shall remain valid for one
         additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>year after the date the license is scheduled to expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to license.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>Standards Board of Teaching must license teachers, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, <br />
            		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, except for supervisory personnel, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>2
         </statute_ref>. issue teacher licenses to candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this
         chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>(b) The Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as defined
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, except for athletic coaches.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>(c) Licenses under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>section of the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>(d) (c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>Department of Education must enter into a data sharing agreement to share educational
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>at the E-12 level for the limited purpose of program approval and improvement for
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>education programs. The program approval process must include targeted redesign of
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>(e) (d) The Board of School Administrators and the Department of Education must enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>into a data sharing agreement to share educational data at the E-12 level for the
         limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>purpose of program approval and improvement for education administration programs.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>program approval process must include targeted redesign of education administration
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>(f) (e) For purposes of the data sharing agreements under paragraphs (d) (c) and (e) (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching, Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>Administrators, and Department of Education may share private data, as defined in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>13.02, subdivision 12
         </statute_ref>, on teachers and school administrators. The data sharing agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>must not include educational data, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.32, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, but may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>summary data, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 19</statute_ref>, derived from educational data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Teacher and</b><b> Support personnel qualifications.</b> (a) The Professional Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>persons the board finds to be qualified and competent for their respective positions,
         including <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>those meeting the standards adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (n).<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>(b) The board must require a candidate for teacher licensure to demonstrate establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>passing score on a board-adopted examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>before being for a candidate to be granted a professional five-year Tier 2, 3, or 4 teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>license under section 122A.181 to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>elementary, secondary, or special education programs, except that the board may issue up <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>to four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate
         who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>not yet passed a board-adopted skills exam. At the request of the employing school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>or charter school, the Board of Teaching may issue an initial professional one-year
         teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>license to an otherwise qualified teacher not passing or demonstrating a passing score
         on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics. For purposes
         of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>section, the initial professional one-year teaching license issued by the board is
         limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>the current subject or content matter the teacher is employed to teach and limited
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>district or charter school requesting the initial professional one-year teaching license.
         If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>board denies the request, it must provide a detailed response to the school administrator
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>to the reasons for the denial. The board must require colleges and universities offering a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>board approved teacher preparation program to make available upon request remedial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their
         institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>who did not achieve a qualifying score on a board-adopted skills examination, including
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>those for whom English is a second language. The colleges and universities must make
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>available assistance in the specific academic areas of candidates' deficiency. School
         districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>may make available upon request similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>includes a formal diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>completed their teacher education program, who did not achieve a qualifying score
         on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>board-adopted skills examination, and who received an initial professional one-year
         teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>license to teach in Minnesota. The board of Teaching shall report annually to the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>committees of the legislature on the total number of teacher candidates during the
         most <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>recent school year taking a board-adopted skills examination, the number who achieve
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not achieve a qualifying score
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>the examination, and the candidates who have not passed a content or pedagogy exam,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>disaggregated by categories of race, ethnicity, and eligibility for financial aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>(c) The Board of Teaching must grant professional five-year teaching licenses only to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>those persons who have met board criteria for that license, which includes passing
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, and the exceptions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that are consistent with this paragraph. <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>examination, does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a professional five-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>teaching license to provide direct instruction in their native language or world language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.022, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common
         core of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>licensure. Among other requirements, teacher candidates must demonstrate the knowledge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>and skills needed to provide appropriate instruction to English learners to support
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>accelerate their academic literacy, including oral academic language, and achievement
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>content areas in a regular classroom setting. This common core shall meet the standards
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>"model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board of teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>during the most recent school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2b. <b>Reading specialist.</b> Not later than July 1, 2002, The Professional Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching must adopt rules providing for reading teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Supervisory and coach qualifications; code of ethics.</b> The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>education Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue licenses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>its jurisdiction to persons the commissioner board finds to be qualified and competent for <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>their respective positions under the rules it adopts. The commissioner of education board <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>may develop, by rule, a code of ethics for supervisory personnel covering standards
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>professional practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>methods of enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Technology strategies.</b> All colleges and universities approved by the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>of Teaching to prepare persons for classroom teacher licensure must include in their teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>preparation programs the knowledge and skills teacher candidates need to deliver digital
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>and blended learning and curriculum and engage students with technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7a. <b>Permission to substitute teach.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>Standards Board of Teaching may allow a person who is enrolled in and making satisfactory <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>progress in a board-approved teacher program and who has successfully completed student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>teaching to be employed as a short-call substitute teacher.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching may issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>lifetime qualified short-call or long-call substitute teaching license to a person who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>(1) was a qualified teacher under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.16</statute_ref> while holding a professional five-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>Tier 3 or Tier 4 teaching license issued by the board, under section 122A.181 and receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>a retirement annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association or the St. Paul Teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>Retirement Fund Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>(2) holds an out-of-state teaching license and receives a retirement annuity as a
         result <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>of the person's teaching experience; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>(3) held a professional five-year Tier 3 or Tier 4 teaching license issued by the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>under section 122A.181, taught at least three school years in an accredited nonpublic school <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>in Minnesota, and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching
         experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>A person holding a lifetime qualified short-call or long-call substitute teaching license is <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>not required to complete continuing education clock hours. A person holding this license
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>may reapply to the board for either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(i) a professional five-year Tier 3 or Tier 4 teaching license under section 122A.181, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>and must again complete continuing education clock hours one school year after receiving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>the professional five-year Tier 3 or Tier 4 teaching license; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(ii) a Tier 1 license under section 122A.181, provided that the candidate has a bachelor's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>degree, an associate's degree, or an appropriate professional credential in the content
         area <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>the candidate will teach.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7c. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>Standards Board of Teaching shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>197.4552
         </statute_ref> for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>for an online application or $86.40 for a paper application. The board must provide candidates <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>for a license under this subdivision with information regarding the tiered licensure
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>provided in section 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Background checks.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>Board of Teaching and the commissioner of education the Board of School Administrators <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data
         as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>13.87 </statute_ref>and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository. <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall
         recover <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>commissioner of education Board of School Administrators may issue a license pending <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background
         check. <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>The individual must notify the school district or charter school that employs the
         individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>as a teacher that the individual's license has been revoked.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. <b>[122A.181] TIERED LICENSURE SYSTEM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var><b>licenses.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must license teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1. The tiered licensure system supersedes
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>licensure system implemented under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0300.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a license to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure tiers.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>must issue a license to candidates who meet the qualifications for the appropriate
         tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>according to the following table:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="6.7"></col>
            <col width="6.4"></col>
            <col width="6"></col>
            <col width="21"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>License Name<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Duration<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Renewal<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Qualifications<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Tier 1 license<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">One year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Unlimited<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>At least one of the following:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>(1) for a license to teach career and technical <br />
                  		education, at least one of the following:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>(i) an associate's degree in the content area;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>(ii) professional credential; or<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>(iii) five years of work experience in the content <br />
                  		area; or<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>(2) for a license to teach in a content area not <br />
                  		included in clause (1), a baccalaureate degree.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>A school board must confirm to the Professional <br />
                  		Educator Licensing and Standards Board that <br />
                  		it has attempted but is unable to hire a teacher <br />
                  		with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license for the position <br />
                  		and that the candidate has the necessary skills <br />
                  		and knowledge to teach in a specified content <br />
                  		area.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.88.36"></a><var>88.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.37"></a><var>88.37</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.38"></a><var>88.38</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.88.39"></a><var>88.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>A candidate meeting the above qualifications <br />
                  		must be granted a Tier 1 license upon the <br />
                  		request of the employing school board or charter <br />
                  		school board.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>Years worked with a Tier 1 license do not count <br />
                  		toward the candidate's continuing contract under <br />
                  		section 122A.40 or 122A.41.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td>Must participate in a school district's mentorship <br />
                  		and evaluation program that includes an <br />
                  		individual growth and development plan.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Tier 2 license<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Two years<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Up to two<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of <br />
                  		the following:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(1) enrolled in and making satisfactory progress <br />
                  		in a Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
                  		Standards Board-approved teacher preparation <br />
                  		program;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(2) passing scores on all required skills, content <br />
                  		area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(3) master's degree in content area.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">A school board must confirm that the candidate <br />
                  		has the necessary skills and knowledge to teach <br />
                  		in a specified content area.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">Years worked with a Tier 2 license only count <br />
                  		toward the candidate's continuing contract under <br />
                  		section 122A.40 or 122A.41 if the candidate <br />
                  		subsequently obtains a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">Must participate in a school district's mentorship <br />
                  		and evaluation program that includes an <br />
                  		individual growth and development plan.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Tier 3 license<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Three years<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">One<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of <br />
                  		the following:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(1) successful completion of a Professional <br />
                  		Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
                  		Board-approved teacher preparation program;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(2) successful completion of an out-of-state <br />
                  		teacher preparation program that includes <br />
                  		field-specific methods training and field-specific <br />
                  		student teaching;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.36"></a><var>89.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(3) an out-of-state professional teaching license <br />
                  		in good standing;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.37"></a><var>89.37</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.38"></a><var>89.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(4) passing scores on all required skills, content <br />
                  		area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.39"></a><var>89.39</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.40"></a><var>89.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(5) National Board for Professional Teaching <br />
                  		Standards certification.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.41"></a><var>89.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">And meets at least one of the following criteria:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.42"></a><var>89.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(1) 12 weeks of student teaching experience;<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.43"></a><var>89.43</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.44"></a><var>89.44</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(2) two years of field-specific teaching <br />
                  		experience; or<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.89.45"></a><var>89.45</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.46"></a><var>89.46</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.89.47"></a><var>89.47</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(3) completion of a comprehensive teacher <br />
                  		mentoring program offered by a Minnesota <br />
                  		school.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">Must participate in a school district's evaluation <br />
                  		program that includes an individual growth and <br />
                  		development plan.<br />
                  		 
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Tier 4 license<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Five years<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Unlimited<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Meets Tier 3 qualifications and the following:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(1) at least three years teaching experience in <br />
                  		any state; and<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">(2) passing scores on all required skills, content <br />
                  		area, and pedagogy licensure exams.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top"></td>
               <td valign="top">Must participate in a school district's evaluation <br />
                  		program that includes an individual growth and <br />
                  		development plan.<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Assessment alternatives.</b> A Tier 3 or Tier 4 teacher licensure candidate that <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>fails, after two attempts, to obtain a passing score on the board-adopted skills examination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>in reading, writing, and mathematics may demonstrate to the board that they have attained
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>the required skills by either of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(1) completing a portfolio using board-adopted standards; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>(2) teaching for three years in a Minnesota school with at least one summative teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>evaluation and showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching according to section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. <b>[122A.187] EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>License form requirements.</b> Each license issued under this chapter must <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>bear the date of issue and the name of the state-approved teacher training provider
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>alternative teaching program, as applicable. Licenses must expire and be renewed according
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>to rules adopted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the
         Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>of School Administrators. Requirements for renewing a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license must
         include <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching or administrative experience
         for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>least one school year during the period covered by the license in grades or subjects
         for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>the license is valid or completing such additional preparation as required under this
         section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>or as the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board prescribes. The Board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>School Administrators shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of supervisory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>personnel except athletic coaches. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
         Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of athletic coaches.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Professional growth.</b> (a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>license who have been employed as a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.36"></a><var>90.36</var>license, as a condition of license renewal, must present to the Professional Educator
         Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>and Standards Board evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and
         growth <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>in best teaching practices, including among other things, practices in meeting the
         varied <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>needs of English learners from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>2 and 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>relicensing requirements include paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. <b>[122A.188] LICENSURE DENIAL; APPEAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Denial letter.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>Board must inform a candidate within 30 days of receiving a completed application
         whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>the candidate's application for an initial teaching license or renewal of license
         has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>approved or denied. When an application is denied, the notification letter must inform
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>candidate of the process for seeking review of the denial and of the appeals process
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>in this section, including all deadlines for seeking review of the denial decision
         and filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>an appeal. The notification letter must identify each licensure requirement the candidate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>failed to meet.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "denial" means denial of an initial license or a
         denial <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>of a renewal license. Denial of an initial license includes a grant of a license that
         is a lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>tier than the candidate applied for and denial of application for an additional field
         of licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Review of denial.</b> A candidate whose license application is denied may seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>review of the denial by submitting a letter to the Professional Educator Licensing
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>Standards Board within 30 calendar days of receipt of the denial letter. The candidate
         may <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>include any documentation necessary to demonstrate that the candidate meets the licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>requirements. The board must review the denial within 60 calendar days of receipt
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>letter seeking review. If the board affirms the denial, the board must send the candidate
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>letter identifying each licensure requirement the candidate failed to meet and informing
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>candidate of the appeal process provided under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Appeal.</b> A candidate whose application for license or license renewal has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>denied under subdivisions 1 and 2 may appeal the decision by filing a written request
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 days of notice that
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>board has affirmed the denial of license. The board must then initiate a contested
         case under <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var><b>122A.19 BILINGUAL AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var><b>LICENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Bilingual and English as a second language licenses.</b> The Professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching, hereinafter the board, must grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>teaching licenses in bilingual education and English as a second language to persons
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>present satisfactory evidence that they:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>(a) (1) possess competence and communicative skills in English and in another language;<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>(b) (2) possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>meet such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>consistent with subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>(3) meet all other requirements for a teaching license provided in section 122A.18.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Persons holding </b><b>general</b><b> teaching licenses.</b> The board may license a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>who holds a general teaching license in any tier under section 122A.181, and who presents <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>the board with satisfactory evidence of competence and communicative skills in a language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>other than English under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Teacher preparation programs.</b> For the purpose of licensing bilingual and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>English as a second language teachers, the board may approve programs at colleges
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>universities designed for their training. These programs must provide instruction
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>implementing research-based practices designed specifically for English learners.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>programs must focus on developing English learners' academic language proficiency
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>English, including oral academic language, giving English learners meaningful access
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>the full school curriculum, developing culturally relevant teaching practices appropriate
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>immigrant students, and providing more intensive instruction and resources to English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>learners with lower levels of academic English proficiency and varied needs, consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.59, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Persons eligible for employment.</b> Any person licensed under this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>eligible for employment by a school board as a teacher in a bilingual education or
         English <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>as a second language program in which the language for which the person is licensed
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>taught or used as a medium of instruction. A board may prescribe only those additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>qualifications for teachers licensed under this section that are approved by the board
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Affirmative efforts in hiring.</b> In hiring for all bilingual education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>positions, districts must give preference to and make affirmative efforts to seek,
         recruit, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>employ persons who (1) are native speakers of the language which is the medium of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>instruction in the bilingual education program or share a native language with the
         majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>of their students, and (2) share the culture of the English learners enrolled in the
         program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>The district shall provide procedures for involving the parent advisory committees
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>designing the procedures for recruiting, screening, and selecting applicants. This
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>must not be construed to limit the school board's authority to hire and discharge
         personnel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial.</b> (a) The Professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>school board employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested
         person, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach
         for any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>the following causes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) immoral character or conduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching or Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall
         refuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>right to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>has been convicted of child abuse, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref>, sex trafficking in the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>degree under section 
         <statute_ref>609.322, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, sex trafficking in the second degree under <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref>, subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>in prostitution under section 
         <statute_ref>609.324, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, sexual abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>609.343
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>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 <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>children under section 
         <statute_ref>609.352</statute_ref>, interference with privacy under section 
         <statute_ref>609.746</statute_ref> or stalking <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>609.749</statute_ref> and the victim was a minor, using minors in a sexual performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>617.246</statute_ref>, possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>617.247
         </statute_ref>, or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>as a predatory offender under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>, or a crime under a similar law of another <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing action to
         the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>in which the teacher is currently employed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the
         Court of <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or
         the pardon <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall schedule
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 
         <statute_ref>214.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding
         the reversal <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner
         is disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall affirm its previous
         licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from teaching under
         paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>(a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>Board of Teaching is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Mandatory reporting.</b> A school board must report to the Professional Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching, the Board of School Administrators, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1)</statute_ref>, (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>that are grounds for discharge under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>(1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>is pending under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, paragraph (a) clauses (1) to (5); 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, <br />
            		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>subdivisions 6, clauses (1)
         </statute_ref>, (2), and (3), and 7; or 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, or when a teacher or administrator <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>is suspended without an investigation under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>. The report must be made to the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has
         occurred. <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>subdivision 1 and the reporting board must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from
         the licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>board having jurisdiction over the license, a board or school superintendent shall
         provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the district's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent,
         solicit <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing
         board with <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and
         Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a
         consent <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, notwithstanding any other classification of the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>when it was in the possession of any other agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose
         of having <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing
         board <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the
         teacher or <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>that disciplinary action be taken.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure via portfolio.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>Board must develop a process for an eligible candidate may use licensure via portfolio to <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>obtain a professional five-year teaching any teacher license under section 122A.181, or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>add a licensure field, consistent with applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules via <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>portfolio.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) A candidate for a professional five-year teaching license must submit to the Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>Licensing Division at the department board one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>Division at the department board one portfolio demonstrating content competence for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>field the candidate seeks to add.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) The board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether
         or not <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>Licensing Division at the department board must approve or disapprove the revised portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>within 60 calendar days of receiving it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the board of Teaching a $300 fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>subsequently. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education
         licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the board of Teaching are <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The board of Teaching may waive <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>any other law to the contrary, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>Teaching must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements
         only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade
         levels based <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching must work <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>agreements under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>[122A.2451] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROVIDERS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var><b>AND PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) "Provider" or "unit" means an eligible entity that seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>or has obtained approval for an alternative teacher preparation program consistent
         with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>section.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>(b) "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads toward licensure in
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>specific content area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> To provide alternative pathways toward Minnesota teacher licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>outside of the traditional means, to improve ethnic and cultural diversity in the
         classroom, <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>and to close the achievement gap, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
         Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>must approve qualified teacher preparation providers and programs under this section
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>are a means to acquire a Tier 2 license under section 122A.181 and prepare for acquiring
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>Tier 3 license under section 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> A school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose is eligible to participate under
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>section. An eligible entity may apply for provider and program approval simultaneously.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Provider approval.</b> An eligible entity must be approved as a provider before <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>being approved to provide programs toward licensure. The Professional Educator Licensing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>and Standards Board must approve eligible entities under subdivision 3 that meet the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>(1) has evidence and a history of fiscal solvency, capacity, and operation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>(2) has evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide accurate, timely, and secure
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>for the purposes of admission, candidate monitoring, testing, background checks, and
         license <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>recommendations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>(3) has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security of candidate records
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>(4) has the instructional capacity or ability to obtain the instructional capacity
         to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>an adequate instructional phase under subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>(5) meets all other board-adopted rules for teacher preparation providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Program approval.</b> The board must approve programs offered by approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>providers based on nontraditional criteria. An approved program must have the following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>characteristics:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>(1) an instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and observed classroom
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>experience that is commensurate with the scope of licensure standards defined under
         rule, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>before the teacher candidate assumes classroom responsibilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>(2) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>(3) a strategy to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>candidates' classroom instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>(4) provide assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates to determine
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>their specific needs throughout the program, and to support efforts to successfully
         complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>(5) provide intensive and ongoing professional learning opportunities that accelerate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>teacher candidates' professional growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>orientation, professional staff development, mentoring and peer review, focused on
         standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>of professional practice and continuous professional growth; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>(6) a process to review a candidate's final proficiency of required licensure content
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>standards that leads to potential candidate recommendation by the provider to the
         board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>a Tier 3 teaching license under subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nontraditional means; program instructors.</b> (a) The board must permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>alternative teacher preparation providers and teacher candidates to demonstrate pedagogy
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>and content standard proficiency in school-based programs and through other nontraditional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>means. Nontraditional means may include previous work experiences, teaching experiences,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>educator evaluations, industry-recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>demonstrations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>(b) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine qualifications of program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>instructors, including permitting instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Program disapproval, suspension.</b> If the board determines that a teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>preparation provider or licensure program fails to meet or is deficient in any of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>requirements of subdivision 5, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>program after it notifies the provider of the deficiencies and gives the provider
         an opportunity <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>to remedy the deficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Candidate program completion; teacher licensure.</b> (a) A candidate who <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>completes an approved program must apply for a license under the tiered licensure
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>according to section 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>(b) A person who successfully completes another state's alternative teacher preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>licensure program may apply to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>for a Tier 3 license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Reports.</b> (a) An approved alternative teacher preparation provider must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on items that are defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>statute regarding program candidates, completion, and effectiveness or other items
         that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>required under section 122A.09.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must submit a biennial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>report on the alternative teacher preparation program and providers to legislative
         committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance
         by January <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>15 of each odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions.</b> A person who teaches in a community education program which <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>qualifies for aid pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52</statute_ref> shall continue to meet licensure requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>as a teacher. A person who teaches in an early childhood and family education program
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>which is offered through a community education program and which qualifies for community
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>education aid pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref> or early childhood and family education aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>person who teaches in a community education course which is offered for credit for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>graduation to persons under 18 years of age shall continue to meet licensure requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>as a teacher. A person who teaches a driver training course which is offered through
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>community education program to persons under 18 years of age shall be licensed by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching or be subject to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>171.35
         </statute_ref>. A license which is required for an instructor in a community education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>pursuant to this subdivision shall not be construed to bring an individual within
         the definition <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>of a teacher for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>clause (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var><b>122A.28 TEACHERS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var><b>LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>K-12 license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students; relicensure.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching must review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>determine appropriate licensure requirements for a candidate for a license or an applicant
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>for a continuing license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten
         through <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>grade 12. In addition to other requirements, a candidate must demonstrate the minimum
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>level of proficiency in American sign language as determined by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>(b) Among other relicensure requirements, each teacher under this section must complete
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>30 continuing education clock hours on hearing loss topics, including American Sign
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>Language, American Sign Language linguistics, or deaf culture, in each licensure renewal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure for teaching oral/aural deaf education programs.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching shall adopt a separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>licensure rule for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license
         to teach <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>in oral/aural deaf education programs or to provide services, including itinerant
         oral/aural <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>deaf education services, to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>grade 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>(b) The board shall design rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>collaboration with representatives of parents and educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>students, postsecondary programs preparing teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>and the Department of Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>(c) Rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education shall reflect best practice
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>research in oral/aural deaf education. Advanced competencies in teaching deaf and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>hard-of-hearing students through oral/aural modes shall be included.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>(d) Licensure requirements for teachers of oral/aural deaf education must include
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>minimum competency in American sign language, but are not subject to the guidelines
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>established in Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 3, section 32, as amended by Laws 1998,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>chapter 398, article 2, section 47. The signed communication proficiency interview
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>not be required for teachers licensed to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students through
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>oral/aural deaf education methods.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>(e) Requirements for teachers or oral/aural deaf education shall include appropriate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>continuing education requirements for renewing this licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var><b>122A.29 TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var><b>LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>Teachers licensed in the education of blind and visually impaired students must <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>demonstrate competence in reading and writing Braille. The Professional Educator Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>and Standards Board of Teaching, at such time as a valid and reliable test is available, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>adopt a rule to assess these competencies that is consistent with the standards of
         the National <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var><b>122A.30 EXEMPTION FOR </b><b>CAREER AND </b><b>TECHNICAL EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var><b>INSTRUCTORS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>(a) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>122A.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and upon approval of the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and
         technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>education program is exempt from a license requirement. Nothing in this section shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>exclude licensed career and technical educators from the definition of "teacher" in
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>122A.40
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>179A.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>(b) This section expires June 30, 2020. After this section expires, persons who teach in <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>a part-time vocational or career and technical education program may apply for a teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>license provided in section 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.13, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Teachers.</b> A school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>early childhood family education programs. The Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>grant an applicant a variance under this subdivision, consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.09, <br />
            		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>122A.25</statute_ref>, and Board of Teaching rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.454, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Compliance with rules.</b> Aid must be paid under this section only for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>rendered or for costs incurred in career and technical education programs approved
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>commissioner and operated in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>This aid shall be paid only for services rendered and for costs incurred by essential,
         licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>personnel who meet the requirements for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching. Licensed personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>means persons holding a valid career and technical license issued by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board under section 122A.30. If an average <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>of five or fewer secondary full-time equivalent students are enrolled per teacher
         in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>approved postsecondary program at Intermediate District No. 287, 916, or 917, licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>personnel means persons holding a valid vocational license issued by the commissioner
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Notwithstanding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>127A.42</statute_ref>, the commissioner may modify or withdraw the program or aid approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>and withhold aid under this section without proceeding under section 
         <statute_ref>127A.42</statute_ref> at any time. <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>To do so, the commissioner must determine that the program does not comply with rules
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>of the Department of Education or that any facts concerning the program or its budget
         differ <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>from the facts in the district's approved application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>American Indian language and culture education licenses.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>Tribal Nations Education Committee, must grant initial and continuing teaching licenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>in American Indian language and culture education that bear the same duration as other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>initial and continuing licenses. The board must grant licenses to persons who present
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>satisfactory evidence that they:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>(1) possess competence in an American Indian language or possess unique qualifications
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>relative to or knowledge and understanding of American Indian history and culture;
         or<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>(2) possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board or
         meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe, or
         possess <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>such relevant experience as the board may prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>This evidence may be presented by affidavits, tribal resolutions, or by such other
         methods <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>as the board may prescribe. Individuals may present applications for licensure on
         their own <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>behalf or these applications may be submitted by the superintendent or other authorized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>official of a school district, participating school, or an American Indian school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Persons eligible for employment; exemptions.</b> Any person licensed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>this section shall be eligible for employment by a school board or a participating
         school as <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>a teacher in an American Indian education program in which the American Indian language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>or culture in which the person is licensed is taught. A school district or participating
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>may prescribe only those additional qualifications for teachers licensed under this
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>as are approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching. <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>Any school board or participating school upon request may be exempted from the licensure
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>requirements of this section in the hiring of one or more American Indian language
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>culture education teachers for any school year in which compliance would, in the opinion
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>of the commissioner Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, create a hardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>in the securing of the teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.67, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Teacher standards.</b> A teacher or administrator at the academies is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>the licensure standards of the Professional Educator Licensure and Standards Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>Teaching or the commissioner of education. An administrator at the academies is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>to the licensure standards of the Board of School Administrators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related
         to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>teacher's preparation or further education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service
         cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Board of Teaching Professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>Educator Licensure and Standards Board who is employed by a school district to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>(e) "Teacher shortage area" means the licensure fields and economic development regions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>reported by the commissioner of education as experiencing a teacher shortage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education unless
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>indicated otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 30. <b>LICENSES UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF TEACHING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>One-year license.</b> A one-year license issued by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 1 license
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Two-year license.</b> A two-year license issued by the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 2 license established
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Three-year license.</b> A three-year license issued by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 3 license
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Five-year license.</b> A five-year license issued by the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 4 license established
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 31. <b>RULE CHANGE; ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIST </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var><b>LICENSURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>No later than September 1, 2017, the Board of Teaching must amend Minnesota Rules,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>part 8710.5050, subpart 4, so that academic and behavioral strategist continuing licenses
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>under that part may be issued and renewed according to rules of the Board of Teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>governing continuing licenses and without requiring the candidate to hold or be recommended
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>for licensure in any other licensure field. The board shall use the good cause exemption
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules
         under <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 32. <b>TEACHER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION LICENSE REVIEW.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must conduct a review of all
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>available teacher of special education licenses and determine the options for cross-categorical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>licenses for teachers of special education. The board must report its findings and
         draft <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>legislation, if needed, to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>through grade 12 education by December 14, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 33. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>and 7; 122A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122A.245; and 122A.25, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var><b>SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.0941, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var><b>125A.0941 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>(a) The following terms have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>(b) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to protect
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>a child or other individual from physical injury. Emergency does not mean circumstances
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>such as: a child who does not respond to a task or request and instead places his
         or her head <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>on a desk or hides under a desk or table; a child who does not respond to a staff
         person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>request unless failing to respond would result in physical injury to the child or
         other <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>individual; or an emergency incident has already occurred and no threat of physical
         injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>currently exists.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>(c) "Physical holding" means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>or limit a child's movement, where body contact is the only source of physical restraint,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>where immobilization is used to effectively gain control of a child in order to protect
         a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>or other individual from physical injury. The term physical holding does not mean
         physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>contact that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>(1) helps a child respond or complete a task;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>(2) assists a child without restricting the child's movement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>(3) is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>(4) is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>resistance is minimal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>(d) "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" means interventions and strategies
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriately, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>including the key components under section 122A.627.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>(e) "Prone restraint" means placing a child in a face down position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>(f) "Restrictive procedures" means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>emergency. Restrictive procedures must not be used to punish or otherwise discipline
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>(g) "Seclusion" means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>Egress may be barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>child from leaving the room. Removing a child from an activity to a location where
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with
         a disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must
         be reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special transportation, plus (2) the
         amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional
         aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident
         district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil
         unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity
         revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>125A.76 
         </statute_ref>received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school
         day, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that
         pupil for <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of
         the regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue,
         elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills
         revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without
         a fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization aid
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid
         paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil
         must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.
         If the resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the
         remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, provides special instruction and services for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>pupil with a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, excluding a pupil for whom an <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must
         be reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school
         received <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124E.21, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the
         pupil must <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>to (d):<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover unreimbursed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt service,
         and indirect <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by billing membership
         fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>and nonmember access fees to the resident district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>education and related services, a site approved under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>district, a site constructed according to Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 7, subdivision 7,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>to meet the educational needs of court-placed adolescents, or a special education cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a description
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be
         charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under clause (2) must
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>included in the aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>"general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the general
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, excluding the local optional <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>levy according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2e</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), plus the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Third-party reimbursement.</b> (a) Beginning July 1, 2000, districts shall seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>reimbursement from insurers and similar third parties for the cost of services provided
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>the district whenever the services provided by the district are otherwise covered
         by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>child's health coverage. Districts shall request, but may not require, the child's
         family to <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>provide information about the child's health coverage when a child with a disability
         begins <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>to receive services from the district of a type that may be reimbursable, and shall
         request, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>but may not require, updated information after that as needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>(b) For children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>under chapter 256L who have no other health coverage, a district shall provide an
         initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>and annual written notice to the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of
         its intent <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>(1) the evaluations required as part of the individualized education program process or <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>individualized family service plan process; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>(2) health-related services provided by the district in accordance with the individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>education program or individualized family service plan.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>The initial notice must give the child's parent or legal representative the right
         to request a <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>copy of the child's education records on the health-related services that the district
         provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>to the child and disclosed to a third-party payer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>(c) The district shall give the parent or legal representative annual written notice
         of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(1) the district's intent to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>for evaluations required as part of the individualized education program process or <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>individualized family service plan process, and for health-related services provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>district in accordance with the individualized education program or individualized family
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>service plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>(2) the right of the parent or legal representative to request a copy of all records
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>concerning individualized education program or individualized family service plan
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>(3) the right of the parent or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosure
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>a child's records at any time without consequence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>The written notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code
         of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>Regulations, title 34, section 300.504 or 303.520. The district must ensure that the
         parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>of a child with a disability is given notice, in understandable language, of federal
         and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>procedural safeguards available to the parent under this paragraph and paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>(d) In order to access the private health care coverage of a child who is covered
         by private <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>health care coverage in whole or in part, a district must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>(1) obtain annual written informed consent from the parent or legal representative,
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>compliance with subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>(2) inform the parent or legal representative that a refusal to permit the district
         or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>Medicaid agency to access their private health care coverage does not relieve the
         district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free and appropriate
         public <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>education at no cost to the parent or legal representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>(e) If the commissioner of human services obtains federal approval to exempt covered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>individualized education program or individualized family service plan health-related
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>services from the requirement that private health care coverage refuse payment before
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall also apply to
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>with a combination of private health care coverage and health care coverage through
         medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>assistance or MinnesotaCare.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>(f) In the event that Congress or any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature
         or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>state agency establishes lifetime limits, limits for any health care services, cost-sharing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>provisions, or otherwise provides that individualized education program or individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>family service plan health-related services impact benefits for persons enrolled in
         medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>assistance or MinnesotaCare, the amendments to this subdivision adopted in 2002 are
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>repealed on the effective date of any federal or state law or regulation that imposes
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed consent consistent with this
         subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>as it existed prior to the 2002 amendments and subdivision 5, before seeking reimbursement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>for children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.515, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var><b>125A.515 PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS; APPROVAL OF EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Approval of </b><b>on-site </b><b>education programs.</b> The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>approve on-site education programs for placement of children and youth in residential
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>facilities including detention centers, before being licensed by the Department of
         Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>Services or the Department of Corrections. Education programs in these facilities
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>conform to state and federal education laws including the Individuals with Disabilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>Education Act (IDEA). This section applies only to placements in children's residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>For purposes of this section, "on-site education program" means the educational services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>provided directly on the grounds of the care and treatment children's residential facility to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>children and youth placed for care and treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Responsibilities for providing education.</b> (a) The district in which the children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>residential facility is located must provide education services, including special
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>if eligible, to all students placed in a facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>(b) For education programs operated by the Department of Corrections, the providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>district shall be the Department of Corrections. For students remanded to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>of corrections, the providing and resident district shall be the Department of Corrections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3a. <b>Students without a disability from other states.</b> A school district is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>required to provide education services under this section to a student who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>(1) is not a resident of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>(2) does not have an individualized education program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>(3) does not have a tuition arrangement or agreement to pay the cost of education
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>the placing authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Education services required.</b> (a) Education services must be provided to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>student beginning within three business days after the student enters the care and treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>children's residential facility. The first four days of the student's placement may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>screen the student for educational and safety issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>(b) If the student does not meet the eligibility criteria for special education, regular
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>education services must be provided to that student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Education programs for students placed in </b><b>children's </b><b>residential facilities.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>(a) When a student is placed in a children's residential facility approved under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>that has an on-site education program, the providing district, upon notice from the
         care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>treatment children's residential facility, must contact the resident district within one business <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>day to determine if a student has been identified as having a disability, and to request
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>least the student's transcript, and for students with disabilities, the most recent
         individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>education program (IEP) and evaluation report, and to determine if the student has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>identified as a student with a disability. The resident district must send a facsimile copy to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>the providing district within two business days of receiving the request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>(b) If a student placed under this section has been identified as having a disability
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>has an individualized education program in the resident district:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>(1) the providing agency must conduct an individualized education program meeting
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>reach an agreement about continuing or modifying special education services in accordance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>with the current individualized education program goals and objectives and to determine
         if <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>additional evaluations are necessary; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>(2) at least the following people shall receive written notice or documented phone
         call <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>to be followed with written notice to attend the individualized education program
         meeting:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>(i) the person or agency placing the student;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>(ii) the resident district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>(iii) the appropriate teachers and related services staff from the providing district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>(iv) appropriate staff from the children's residential facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>(v) the parents or legal guardians of the student; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>(vi) when appropriate, the student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>(c) For a student who has not been identified as a student with a disability, a screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>must be conducted by the providing districts as soon as possible to determine the
         student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>educational and behavioral needs and must include a review of the student's educational
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Exit report summarizing educational progress.</b> If a student has been placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>in a facility under this section for 15 or more business days, the providing district
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>prepare an exit report summarizing the regular education, special education, evaluation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>educational progress, and service information and must send the report to the resident
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>and the next providing district if different, the parent or legal guardian, and any
         appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>social service agency. For students with disabilities, this report must include the
         student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>IEP.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Minimum educational services required.</b> When a student is placed in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>children's residential facility approved under this section, at a minimum, the providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>district is responsible for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>(1) the education necessary, including summer school services, for a student who is
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>performing at grade level as indicated in the education record or IEP; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>(2) a school day, of the same length as the school day of the providing district,
         unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>the unique needs of the student, as documented through the IEP or education record
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>consultation with treatment providers, requires an alteration in the length of the
         school day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Placement, services, and due process.</b> When a student's treatment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>educational needs allow, education shall be provided in a regular educational setting.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>determination of the amount and site of integrated services must be a joint decision
         between <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>the student's parents or legal guardians and the treatment and education staff. When
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>applicable, educational placement decisions must be made by the IEP team of the providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>district. Educational services shall be provided in conformance with the least restrictive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>environment principle of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The providing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>district and care and treatment children's residential facility shall cooperatively develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>discipline and behavior management procedures to be used in emergency situations that
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>comply with the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and other relevant state and federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>laws and regulations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Reimbursement for education services.</b> (a) Education services provided to <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>students who have been placed under this section are reimbursable in accordance with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>special education and general education statutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>(b) Indirect or consultative services provided in conjunction with regular education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>prereferral interventions and assessment provided to regular education students suspected
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>of being disabled and who have demonstrated learning or behavioral problems in a screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>are reimbursable with special education categorical aids.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>(c) Regular education, including screening, provided to students with or without <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>disabilities is not reimbursable with special education categorical aids.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Students unable to attend school but not covered under this section.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>Students who are absent from, or predicted to be absent from, school for 15 consecutive
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>intermittent days, and placed at home or in facilities not licensed by the Departments
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>Corrections or Human Services are entitled to regular and special education services
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>consistent with this section or Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2325. These students include <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>students with and without disabilities who are home due to accident or illness, in
         a hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>or other medical facility, or in a day treatment center.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> A district may enroll as a provider in the medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>program and receive medical assistance payments for covered evaluations and special <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>education services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter
         256B. <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>To receive medical assistance payments, the district must pay the nonfederal share
         of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>assistance services provided according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, and comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>with relevant provisions of state and federal statutes and regulations governing the
         medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>assistance program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2c. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under
         subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>2a and the district's excess cost aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid
         for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district
         would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>7
         </statute_ref>, and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>aid increase limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's
         average <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the
         product <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal
         year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's
         average <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as defined
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123A.24</statute_ref>, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal special <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota
         Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership
         for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, a charter school in its first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly
         formed <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>cooperative unit as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.24</statute_ref> may apply to the commissioner for approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on current
         year data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid for programs
         at <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced by the
         new <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>cooperative. The department shall establish procedures to adjust the prior year data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>fiscal year 2016 old formula aid used in calculating special education aid to exclude
         costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>that have been eliminated for districts where programs have closed or where a substantial
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>portion of the program has been transferred to a cooperative unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>(f) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party
         billings <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report;
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 26. <b>Special education services.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers evaluations necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>individualized family service plan services and for medical services identified in a recipient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>individualized education program and individualized family service plan and covered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy,
         physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services,
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health
         services <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is
         included <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination
         of services <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a
         medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>district, in the following areas: medical necessity, physician's orders, documentation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>personnel qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share
         of costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>for services provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.74</statute_ref>. Services listed in a child's individualized education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>are eligible for medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>federal financial participation under the Medicaid program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>chapter. The commissioner may require physician review and approval of the plan not
         more <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>than once annually or upon any modification of the individualized education program
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>reflects a change in health-related services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>(2) is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as an educational speech-language
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>pathologist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or
         similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>services are covered under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or
         per <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services
         are grouped <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based
         payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner
         shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal
         the final <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The
         appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>contact regarding the appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>(h) Nursing services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>148.171, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and provided as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical
         assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed
         nurse <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>child's individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 17. <b>Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher education </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var><b>program.</b> (a) For the Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>education program to support Minnesota resident residents working toward licensure in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>online program, including persons currently employed as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>(1)  special education paraprofessionals working toward licensure in an online program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>(2) teachers without a special education license working on a variance; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>(3) individuals teaching with a community expert license:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">385,000<br />
                  		132,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td>$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>253,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>The base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0. (b) The 2018 appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>until June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>(c) $253,000 of the $385,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25,
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>62, subdivision 17, is canceled to the state general fund on June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively to July 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Study.</b> The commissioner of education must examine the use of assistive <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>technology in Minnesota school districts. The commissioner may examine financial data,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>survey school officials, and use other methods to collect data on the use of assistive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>technology by Minnesota's students. The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>Assistive Technology Advisory Council and other interested organizations to determine
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>scope and focus of the study.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Data reporting.</b> The commissioner must examine the federally required uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>financial accounting and reporting standards object codes, and if necessary, recommend
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>changes to better capture school district spending on assistive technology. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>must examine approaches to collecting additional student level assistive technology
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>through the electronic data reporting system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Assistive technology manual.</b> The commissioner must examine the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>assistive technology manual, and determine whether to prepare a revised manual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner of education must report to the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 15, 2018,
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>the use of assistive technology by Minnesota's students and recommend statutory changes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>to encourage individualized education programs and individualized family service plans
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>incorporate a child-centered assistive technology plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>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.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,340,361,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,427,629,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,183,958,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $166,667,000 for 2018 and $1,260,962,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
         within <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>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.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,597,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
         year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</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.118.19"></a><var>118.19</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.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">508,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">532,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2018 and $481,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Court-placed special education revenue.</b> For reimbursing serving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in
         the serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</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.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">46,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">47,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Special education out-of-state tuition.</b> For special education out-of-state <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>tuition under 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.118.31"></a><var>118.31</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 125A.75, subdivision 7; and 125A.76, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>2b, are repealed effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var><b>FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Involuntary</b><b> Dissolution</b><b>;</b><b> referendum revenue.</b> As of the effective date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>existing districts pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.60</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>123A.64</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.72</statute_ref>, the authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters of the dissolved district
         in <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>that district pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or its predecessor or successor <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>provision, is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>by the voters of a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached
         shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as
         enlarged <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>by the attachment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Review of proposals.</b> In reviewing each proposal, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>submit to the school board, within 60 days of receiving the proposal, the review and
         comment <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>about the educational and economic advisability of the project. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>include comments from citizens in the school district about the proposal in question.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>review and comment shall be based on information submitted with the proposal and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>information the commissioner determines is necessary. If the commissioner submits
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>negative review and comment for a portion of a proposal, the review and comment shall
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>clearly specify which portion of the proposal received a negative review and comment
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>which portion of the proposal received a positive review and comment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Publication.</b> (a) At least 20 days but not more than 60 days before a referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>for bonds or solicitation of bids for a project that has received a positive or unfavorable
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>review and comment under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.70</statute_ref>, the school board shall publish a summary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>the commissioner's review and comment of that project in the legal newspaper of the
         district. <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>The school board must also hold a public meeting to go over the details of the commissioner's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>review and comment before the bond election is held. Supplementary information shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>(b) The publication requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to alternative facilities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>projects approved under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "debt obligation" <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(1) a certificate of indebtedness issued under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.52</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(2) a certificate of participation issued under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(3) a general obligation bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(b) To be eligible for state payment under this section, a debt obligation for a project
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>requiring review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision 8, must only be spent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>on purposes consistent with the information required under section 123B.71, subdivision
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>9, clause (4).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 475.58, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Proper use of bond proceeds.</b> (a) The proceeds of obligations issued after <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>approval of the electors under this section may only be spent: (1) for the purposes
         stated in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>the ballot language; or (2) to pay, redeem, or defease obligations and interest, penalties,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>premiums, and costs of issuance of the obligations. The proceeds may not be spent
         for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>different purpose or for an expansion of the original purpose without the approval
         by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>majority of the electors voting on the question of changing or expanding the purpose
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>obligations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>(b) In addition to the requirements under paragraph (a), the proceeds of obligations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>issued by a school district under this section for a project requiring review and
         comment <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>under section 123B.71, subdivision 8, must only be spent on purposes consistent with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>information required under section 123B.71, subdivision 9, clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Early repayment aid incentive.</b> (a) For incentive grants for a district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30,
         2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended
         by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>act:<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.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,200,000 <br />
                  		2,350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>(b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for
         a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent
         School <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District
         No. 682, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East
         Central.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>DISPOSITION OF CROSSWINDS SCHOOL; PROCEEDS OF SALE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Disposition of Crosswinds school property.</b> (a) Notwithstanding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>appropriation of state general obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404,
         section <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter
         492, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>article 1, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12,
         section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>subdivision 2; and Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to
         acquire and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>better the Crosswinds school facilities by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East
         Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>Integration District, in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school may be conveyed or sold by
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>commissioner of administration to a buyer on the open market.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>(b) As soon as practicable following July 1, 2017, and consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.298, and constraints on the disposition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>bond-financed property, the commissioner of administration shall offer the Crosswinds
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>school property for sale for no less than fair market value.  Before offering the
         Crosswinds <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>school property for sale, the commissioner of administration must determine that the
         property <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>is no longer needed to carry out the governmental program for which it was acquired
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>constructed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Proceeds of sale of Crosswinds school.</b> If the sale of the Crosswinds school <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>and deposit of sale proceeds in the state bond fund would reduce the amount of the
         required <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>transfer from the general fund to the state bond fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>16A.641, subdivision 10, on the December 1 following the sale, an amount equal to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>amount of the reduction in the required transfer is appropriated from the general
         fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>Teachers Retirement Association in fiscal year 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b>TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Student enrollment.</b> Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>during the 2016-2017 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in
         any <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>subsequent year that a school district or charter school operates a school at that
         site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation revenue.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>For the 2017-2018 school year only, for a school district or charter school enrolling
         pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>at the Crosswinds school, the Department of Education must calculate compensatory
         revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the Crosswinds school based
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>October 1, 2016, enrollment counts at that site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Debt service equalization aid.</b> For debt service equalization aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>Minnesota 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="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,081,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,422,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $2,044,000 for 2017 and $20,037,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $2,226,000 for 2018 and $17,196,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.</b> For long-term facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, 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.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">80,179,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">103,460,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $5,814,000 for 2017 and $74,365,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $8,261,000 for 2018 and $95,199,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Equity in telecommunications access.</b> For equity in telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</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.123.5"></a><var>123.5</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>revenue for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 shall be prorated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Early repayment aid incentive.</b> (a) For incentive grants for a district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30,
         2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended
         by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 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.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>(b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell;
         $495,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for
         a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent
         School <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District
         No. 682, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East
         Central.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is $0.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 3, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 129C.10, subdivision 5a; and 129C.30, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var><b>NUTRITION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>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.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,721,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,223,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>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.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,601,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,359,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</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.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">758,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">758,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Summer school food service replacement aid.</b> For summer school food service <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</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.124.21"></a><var>124.21</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var><b>LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 134.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Advice and instruction.</b> The Department of Education shall give advice and <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>instruction to the managers of any public library or to any governing body maintaining
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>library or empowered to do so by law upon any matter pertaining to the organization,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>maintenance, or administration of libraries. The department may also give advice and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>instruction, as requested, to postsecondary educational institutions, public school districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>or charter schools, state agencies, governmental units, nonprofit organizations, or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>entities. It shall assist, to the extent possible, in the establishment and organization
         of library <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>service in those areas where adequate services do not exist, and may aid in improving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>previously established library services. The department shall also provide assistance
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>school districts, regional library systems, and member libraries interested in offering
         joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>library services at a single location.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>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.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2017 and $12,213,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2018 and $12,213,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>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.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2017 and $1,170,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2018 and $1,170,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Electronic library for Minnesota.</b> For statewide licenses to online databases <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private
         college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>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.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2017 and $2,070,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2018 and $2,070,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var><b>EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> There is established an early learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>scholarships program in order to increase close the opportunity gap by increasing access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>high-quality early childhood programs for children ages three from birth to age five.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</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.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>(1) have a child three or four not yet five years of age on September 1 of the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>school year, who has not yet started kindergarten; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income
         in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation
         in the free <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National School
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title
         7, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness
         Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>in foster care under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who is
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for an
         early <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets
         the income <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>eligibility guidelines in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>(c) Any siblings between the ages zero to not yet five years old of age of a child who <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>has been awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>request, provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>(d) (c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section
         
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>and as long as funds are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>(e) (d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under
         chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>(f) (e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>scholarship under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs
         of eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>children who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school or general education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>equivalency diploma;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for
         a publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>funded program providing early education or child care services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>(b) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, scholarships may not exceed $5,000 per year <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>for each eligible child. For fiscal year 2016 and later, the commissioner shall establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>target for the average scholarship amount per child based on the results of the rate
         survey <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.02</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled
         in or <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current
         funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>for that program and notify the program of that number. Beginning July 1, 2016, a
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>district or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>registration process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship
         recipient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>family income in the same manner as for other program participants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply
         in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>in a 12-month period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref> must complete that screening within 90 days of first <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>attending an eligible program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>or another schedule established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. <b>EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Study authorized.</b> (a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>provide for a study of Minnesota early childhood care and education programs. The
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission must use a request for proposal process to select
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>consultant to conduct the study. The commissioners of education, human services, and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>health must make reasonable efforts to provide information consistent with the purpose
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>the study and required recommendation elements of the study report under subdivision
         2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>(b) The selected consultant must consult with individuals or groups representing child
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>care providers, early childhood special education programs, Head Start programs, voluntary
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>prekindergarten programs, school readiness programs, early learning scholarship programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>community education programs, home-visiting programs, organizations and coalitions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>advocating to increase child access to high-quality early childhood care and education,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>families of children eligible for early childhood care and education programs. The
         individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>and groups consulted must represent public and private, including faith-based, providers
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>these services and programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Report requirements.</b> No later than January 15, 2018, the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>Coordinating Commission must deliver a report completed by the consultant under <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>having jurisdiction over early childhood education, health, and human services. At
         a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>minimum, the report must make recommendations relating to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>(1) integrating state resources for child care assistance provided through the basic
         sliding <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>fee program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, and the Minnesota family investment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>(2) aligning family income eligibility requirements for early childhood care and education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B, 124D, and 256J;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>(3) coordinating outreach to families eligible to provide uniform notification about
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>available program options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>(4) reducing duplicative paperwork and administrative burden and increasing the stability
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>of funding for families of children eligible for early childhood care and education
         programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>(5) maximizing child care assistance program integrity and payment mechanisms to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>increase fund accountability and efficiency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>(6) transferring powers and duties related to the quality rating and improvement system
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>(7) providing for local and state information technology investments and data sharing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>agreements necessary to support a system of coordinated care and education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>(8) coordinating internal and external evaluation of early childhood care and education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>programs to measure and report on their effectiveness and efficiency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>(9) transferring or consolidating powers and duties related to other early childhood
         care <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>and education programs currently administered by the Department of Education, the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>Department of Human Services, or the Department of Health.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>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.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">33,683,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">33,683,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2017 and $30,315,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2018 and $30,315,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Early learning scholarships.</b> (a) For the early learning scholarship program <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</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.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">60,884,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">60,884,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program. Any balance in the
         first <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The base appropriation for
         fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>year 2020 is $62,384,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>(b) Of these amounts, up to five percent in each year is for transfer to the commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>of human services for expansion of the quality rating and improvement system under
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142. The amount transferred under this paragraph
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>be reduced by the amount of any federal funding under the childcare and development
         block <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>grant authorized under Public Law 101-508, in that year for the system under Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>Statutes, section 124D.142.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Head Start program.</b> For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</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.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family education <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>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.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30,175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,474,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,271,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $3,030,000 for 2018 and $28,444,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Developmental screening aid.</b> For developmental screening aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</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.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,606,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,629,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home 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.131.9"></a><var>131.9</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at
         its existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The base appropriation for this program for fiscal year 2020 and later is $900,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The 2017 appropriation under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 31, section 4, is available
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>until June 30, 2019. To the extent practicable, the parent-child home program is encouraged
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>to expend the fiscal year 2017 appropriation equally over fiscal years 2017, 2018,
         and 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>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.131.22"></a><var>131.22</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Quality rating and improvement system.</b> For transfer to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>for 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.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Early childhood programs at tribal schools.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>Educate parents partnership.</b> For the educate parents partnership under <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</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.132.8"></a><var>132.8</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 12. <b>Home visiting aid.</b> For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>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.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">527,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">571,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 for 2018. The 2019 <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>appropriation includes $58,000 for 2018 and $513,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var><b>PROGRAM STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>$75,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>Coordinating Commission for the early childhood care and education program study.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var><b>COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.19, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 13a. <b>Community partnership coalition programs.</b> (a) Each district operating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>community education program under this section may establish a community partnership
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>coalition program to support the collaborative work of school organizations and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>community organizations that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>(1) focus on achieving data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>and youth throughout an entire neighborhood or geographic area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>(2) deliver integrated, supportive services programs for children of all ages and
         their <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>families, including programs to address kindergarten readiness and youth development,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>grade 3 reading proficiency, grades 5 to 8 math proficiency, high school graduation,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>postsecondary enrollment and completion, remedial education reduction, career skills
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>readiness, parental engagement and development, physical and mental health, and community
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>engagement and programmatic alignment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>(3) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>rigorous schools at the center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>(4) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>administrative barriers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>(5) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>(6) measure outcomes appropriate to unique community needs and interests and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>periodically conduct rigorous formative and summative program evaluations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>(b) The district shall maintain a separate account within the community services fund
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>for all funds related to the community partnership coalition program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>Uses of general revenue.</b> (a) General community education revenue may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>used for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>the department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>(5) implementation of a youth development plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>(6) implementation of a youth service program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.13</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>(8) school readiness programs, according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.15</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>(9) school-age care programs, according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.19, subdivision 11</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>(10) community partnerships coalition programs, according to section 124D.19, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>subdivision 13a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>(b) In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent
         of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>(2) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>(3) to purchase textbooks and library books.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>(c) General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct activity
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but are not limited
         to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or transportation
         costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>(d) A school district operating a community partnerships coalition program under section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>124D.19, subdivision 13a, may apply to the commissioner for a grant in the form and
         manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may award grants to applicant districts
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per district per fiscal year.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>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.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">483,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">393,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>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.134.27"></a><var>134.27</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2017 and $639,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2018 and $639,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Hearing-impaired adults.</b> For programs for hearing-impaired adults under <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>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.135.3"></a><var>135.3</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>School-age care aid.</b> For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>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.135.7"></a><var>135.7</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $1,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $1,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Community partnerships coalition program grants.</b> (a) For community <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>partnerships coalition program grants:<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.135.13"></a><var>135.13</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, the commissioner must award a grant equaling at least
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>$177,000 to the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the Northfield
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield, the school district that is in a collaborative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>partnership with the Jones Family Foundation for the Every Hand Joined program in
         Red <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>Wing, and the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the United
         Way of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>Central Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>(c) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,200,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Northside Achievement Zone.</b> For a grant to the Northside Achievement Zone:<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.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent with
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 8. <b>St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.</b> For a grant to the St. Paul Promise <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>Neighborhood:<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.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>may be used for St. Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services consistent
         with <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var><b>SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.52, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Performance tracking system.</b> (a) By July 1, 2000, each approved adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>education program must develop and implement a performance tracking system to provide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>information necessary to comply with federal law and serve as one means of assessing
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>effectiveness of adult basic education programs. For required reporting, longitudinal
         studies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>and program improvement, the tracking system must be designed to collect data on the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>following core outcomes for learners, including English learners, who have completed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>participating in the adult basic education program:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>(1) demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in reading, writing, speaking
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>English language, numeracy, problem solving, English language acquisition, and other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>literacy skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>(2) placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>unsubsidized employment, or career advancement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>(3) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>(4) reduction in participation in the diversionary work program, Minnesota family
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>investment program, and food support education and training program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>(b) A district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization
         providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>an adult basic education program may meet this requirement by developing a tracking
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>based on either or both of the following methodologies:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>(1) conducting a reliable follow-up survey; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>(2) submitting student information, including collected Social Security numbers for data <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>matching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>Data related to obtaining employment must be collected in the first quarter following
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>program completion or can be collected while the student is enrolled, if known. Data
         related <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>to employment retention must be collected in the third quarter following program exit. Data <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>related to any other of the specified outcome outcomes may be collected at any time during <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>a program year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>(c) When a student in a program is requested to provide the student's Social Security
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>number, the student must be notified in a written form easily understandable to the
         student <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>(1) providing the Social Security number is optional and no adverse action may be
         taken <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>against the student if the student chooses not to provide the Social Security number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>(2) the request is made under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 7</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>(3) if the student provides the Social Security number, it will be used to assess
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>effectiveness of the program by tracking the student's subsequent career; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>(4) the Social Security number will be shared with the Department of Education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Office of Higher Education; Department
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>Human Services; and Department of Employment and Economic Development in order to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>accomplish the purposes described in paragraph (a) and will not be used for any other
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>purpose or reported to any other governmental entities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>(d) Annually a district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>providing programs under this section must forward the tracking data collected to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>Department of Education. For the purposes of longitudinal studies on the employment
         status <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>of former students under this section, the Department of Education must forward the
         Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>Security numbers to the Department of Employment and Economic Development to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>electronically match the Social Security numbers of former students with wage detail
         reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>filed under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>. The results of data matches must, for purposes of this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>and consistent with the requirements of the United States Code, title 29, section 2871, of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, be <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>compiled in a longitudinal form by the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>Development and released to the Department of Education in the form of summary data
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>that does not identify the individual students. The Department of Education may release
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>this summary data. State funding for adult basic education programs must not be based
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>the number or percentage of students who decline to provide their Social Security
         numbers <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>or on whether the program is evaluated by means of a follow-up survey instead of data
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>matching.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.549, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var><b>124D.549 </b><b>GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTS</b><b> </b><b>RULES;</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var><b>COMMISSIONER</b><b> COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var><b>TEST</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>The commissioner may amend rules to reflect changes in the national minimum standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>score for passing the general education development (GED)tests, in consultation with adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>basic education stakeholders, must select a high school equivalency test. The commissioner
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>may issue a high school equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>older who has not earned a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued
         a GED, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>and who has exceeded or achieved a minimum passing score on the equivalency test <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>established by the publisher. The commissioner of education may waive the minimum
         age <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>requirement if supportive evidence is provided by an employer or a recognized education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>or rehabilitation provider.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.55, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var><b>124D.55 </b><b>GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED)</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var><b>COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY </b><b>TEST FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible individual
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>for the full battery of general education development (GED) the commissioner-selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>high school equivalency tests, but not more than $40 for an eligible individual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee charged
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>an eligible individual for the full battery of general education development (GED) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests, but not more than the cost of one full <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>battery of tests per year for any individual.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 38, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 38. <b>Full-time student.</b> "Full-time student" means a person who is enrolled in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>graded or ungraded primary, intermediate, secondary, GED commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>education-selected high school equivalency preparatory, trade, technical, vocational, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>postsecondary school, and who meets the school's standard for full-time attendance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 39, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 39. <b>General educational development or GED</b><b> Commissioner of </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var><b>education-selected high school equivalency</b><b>.</b> "General educational development" or "GED" <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>"Commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency" means the general educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>development high school equivalency certification issued by the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>as an equivalent to a secondary school diploma under Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>subpart 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</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.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,010,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">51,497,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 for 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000 for 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>High school equivalency tests.</b> For payment of 60 percent of the costs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>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.139.18"></a><var>139.18</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">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</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">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>term "commissioner-selected high school equivalency" or similar term for "general
         education <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>development," "GED," or similar terms for wherever the term refers to the tests or
         programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>leading to a certification issued by the commissioner of education as an equivalency
         to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>secondary diploma.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, subpart 4, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var><b>ARTICLE 11</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var><b>STATE AGENCIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.363, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>of Teaching must adopt rules to implement a statewide credential for education <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>paraprofessionals who assist a licensed teacher in providing student instruction.
         Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>paraprofessional holding this credential or working in a local school district after
         meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>a state-approved local assessment is considered to be highly qualified under federal
         law. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>Under this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>Teaching, in consultation with the commissioner, must adopt qualitative criteria for approving
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>local assessments that include an evaluation of a paraprofessional's knowledge of
         reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>writing, and math and the paraprofessional's ability to assist in the instruction
         of reading, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>writing, and math. The commissioner must approve or disapprove local assessments using
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>these criteria. The commissioner must make the criteria available to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Teacher.</b> "Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other similar professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>employee required to hold a license from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>Board of Teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>Board of Teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.07, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var><b>122A.07 </b><b>BOARD OF TEACHING</b><b> PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var><b>AND STANDARDS BOARD</b><b> MEMBERSHIP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment of members.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>Standards Board of Teaching consists of 11 nine members appointed by the governor, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>the advice and consent of the senate. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>are as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. No member may be reappointed for more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>one additional term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility; board composition.</b> Except for the representatives of higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>education and the public, to be eligible for appointment to the Board of Teaching
         a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>must be a teacher currently teaching in a Minnesota school and fully licensed for
         the position <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>held and have at least five years teaching experience in Minnesota, including the
         two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>immediately preceding nomination and appointment. Each nominee, other than a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>nominee, must be selected on the basis of professional experience and knowledge of
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>education, accreditation, and licensure. The board must be composed of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>(1) six five teachers who are currently teaching in a Minnesota school or who were <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>teaching at the time of the appointment and who do not qualify under clause (2) or (3), at <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>least four of whom must be teaching in a public school, at least one of whom must be a <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>teacher in a charter school, one of whom must be from a related service category licensed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>by the board, and one of whom must be licensed in either a geographic or license shortage
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>area, and none of whom may be serving in an administrative function at a school district
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>school as of the effective date of this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>(2) one higher education representative, who must be a faculty member preparing teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>one superintendent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>(3) one school administrator district human resources director; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>(4) three members of the public, two of whom must be present or former members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>school boards one elementary or secondary school principal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>(5) one member of the public that may be a current or former school board member.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2a. <b>First appointments.</b> (a) The governor shall nominate all members to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The terms of the initial board
         members <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>must be as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>(1) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2019;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>(2) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2020;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>(3) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2021; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>(4) three members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>(b) Members of the Board of Teaching as of January 1, 2017, are ineligible for first
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for four years
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>from the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Vacant position.</b> With the exception of a teacher who retires from teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>during the course of completing a board term, the position of a member who leaves
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>or whose employment status changes to a category different from that from which appointed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>is deemed vacant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Administration,</b><b> Terms, compensation; removal; vacancies.</b> The provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>the setting of fees; the selection and duties of an executive secretary director to serve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>board; and other provisions relating to board operations not provided in this chapter are as <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>provided in chapter 214. Membership terms, except as provided in subdivision 2a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>fiscal year and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The executive director of the board shall be the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>administrative officer for the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>director shall maintain the records of the board, account for all fees received by
         the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>supervise and direct employees servicing the board, and perform other services as
         directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>(b) The commissioner of administration must provide the board with administrative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>support services, according to section 16B.371.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>(c) The commissioner of education must provide suitable offices and other space to
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>board at no cost until January 1, 2020. Thereafter, the board may contract with either
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>commissioner of education or the commissioner of administration for the provision
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, and examination
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>rooms.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>District reimbursement for costs of substitute teachers.</b> The Professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>Educator Licensing and Standards Board may reimburse local school districts for the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>of substitute teachers employed when regular teachers are providing professional assistance
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>to the state by serving on the board or on a committee or task force appointed by
         the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>and charged to make recommendations concerning standards for teacher licensure in
         this <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.08, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var><b>122A.08 MEETINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Meetings.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>Teaching must meet regularly at the times and places as the board determines. Meetings <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>must be called by the chair or at the written request of any eight members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Executive </b><b>secretary</b><b> director</b><b>.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>Standards Board of Teaching must have an executive secretary director who is in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>unclassified civil service and who is not a member of the board. The executive director must <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>fulfill the duties provided in section 122A.09, subdivision 6. The board must review
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>performance of the executive director and set the salary of the executive director,
         not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>exceed the limit for a position listed in section 15A.0815, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Code of ethics.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>Board of Teaching must develop by rule a code of ethics covering standards of professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>teaching practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>methods of enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.7.0"></a><a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Advise members of profession.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>Standards Board must act in an advisory capacity to members of the profession in matters <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>of interpretation of the code of ethics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.8.0"></a><a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Election of chair and officers.</b> The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>Standards Board shall elect a chair and such other officers as it may deem necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.9.0"></a><a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>License and rules</b><b> Licensing</b><b>.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>Standards Board must adopt rules to license public school teachers and interns subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>chapter 14 license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2. The board must
         not <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>delegate its authority to make all licensing decisions with respect to candidates
         for teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>licensure. The board must evaluate candidates for compliance with statutory or rule
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>requirements for licensure and develop licensure verification requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>(b) The board must require all candidates for teacher licensure to demonstrate establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>a passing score on a board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>as for a requirement for an initial professional five-year Tier, 2, 3, or 4 teaching license, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>except that the board may issue up to four initial professional one-year teaching
         licenses to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>an otherwise qualified candidate who has not yet passed the board-adopted skills exam. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>board must require colleges and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>program to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying
         score <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>on the board-adopted skills examination, including those for whom English is a second
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>language. The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics
         skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction
         under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>120B.022, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. The Board of Teaching and the entity administering the content, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>pedagogy, and skills examinations must allow any individual who produces documentation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>of a disability in the form of an evaluation, 504 plan, or individual education program
         (IEP) <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>to receive the same testing accommodations on the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>that the applicant received during their secondary or postsecondary education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>alternative teacher preparation programs under section 122A.245; nonconventional programs,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>and Montessori teacher training programs. The board, upon the request of a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed graduate of a teacher preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the person and a postsecondary
         institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>providing a teacher preparation program when the dispute involves an institution's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the person's credentials. At
         the board's <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>discretion, assistance may include the application of chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that
         focuses <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities program
         model <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>to provide a school-year-long student teaching program that combines clinical opportunities
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching experiences to offer students
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>ongoing mentorship, coaching, and assessment, help to prepare a professional development
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>plan, and structured learning experiences. The board shall implement new systems of
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var>preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on proficiency
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. Teacher preparation programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>including alternative teacher preparation programs under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.245</statute_ref>, among other <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>programs, must include a content-specific, board-approved, performance-based assessment
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>that measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning for instruction and assessment;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing student learning. The board's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>redesign rules must include creating flexible, specialized teaching licenses, credentials,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>other endorsement forms to increase students' participation in language immersion
         programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>world language instruction, career development opportunities, work-based learning,
         early <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>college courses and careers, career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and
         project <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>and place-based learning, among other career and college ready learning offerings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>(e) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for professional five-year teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>licenses to pass establish a passing score for candidates on an examination of general <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific teaching skills for a Tier 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>3, or 4 teaching license under section 122A.181. The rules shall be effective by September <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>1, 2001. The rules under this paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>teach prekindergarten or elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge,
         skill, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>ability in comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>subdivision 4, and their knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>development, the development of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>instruction, and their ability to integrate that knowledge and understanding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>(g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for professional five-year
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>teaching licenses based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned
         with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>board's licensing system and students' diverse learning needs. All teachercandidates
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>have preparation in English language development and content instruction for English
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>learners in order to be able to effectively instruct the English learners in their
         classrooms. <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>The board must include these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>creates new leadership roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>professional culture dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the
         21st century, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>recognizes the importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>teach and communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.35"></a><var>145.35</var>and induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>(h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>(i) (h) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require a licensed
         teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>who is renewing a professional five-year Tier 3 or 4 teaching license to include in the renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>requirements further preparation in English language development and specially designed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>content instruction in English for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</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.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>214.10
         </statute_ref>. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>(k) (i) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>their professional five-year Tier 3 or 4 teaching licenses to include in their renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>requirements further preparation in the areas of using positive behavior interventions
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>in accommodating, modifying, and adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>appropriately meet the needs of individual students and ensure adequate progress toward
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>the state's graduation rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>(l) (j) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>(m) (k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>their professional five-year Tier 3 or 4 teaching licenses to include in their renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>requirements further reading preparation, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>The rules do not take effect until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>direct instruction including, at least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses,
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>social workers, audiovisual directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are
         exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>(n) (l) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>their professional five-year Tier 3 or 4 teaching licenses to include in their renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>requirements at least one hour of suicide prevention best practices in each licensure
         renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>period that are based on nationally recognized evidence-based programs and practices,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>among the continuing education credits required to renew a license under this paragraph,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>and further preparation, first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset
         mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>illness in children and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal
         periods, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>preparation may include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental
         illness <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>trauma, accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students'
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>mental illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>125A.0942 
         </statute_ref>governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>topics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>(o) The board must adopt rules by January 1, 2016, to license applicants under sections
         <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>122A.23
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.245</statute_ref>. The rules must permit applicants to demonstrate their qualifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>through the board's recognition of a teaching license from another state in a similar
         content <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>field, completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program, teaching experience
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>the teacher of record in a similar licensure field, depth of content knowledge, depth
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>content methods or general pedagogy, subject-specific professional development and
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>contribution to the field, or classroom performance as determined by documented student
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>growth on normed assessments or documented effectiveness on evaluations. The rules
         must <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>adopt criteria for determining a "similar content field" and "similar licensure area."<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.10.0"></a><a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4a. <b>Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data; report.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching and the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>of School Administrators, in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Colleges
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>Teacher Education and Minnesota colleges and universities offering board-adopted teacher
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>or administrator preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data
         on <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>teacher and administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>subdivision. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>the Board of School Administrators annually by June 1 must update and post the reported
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>summary preparation and performance data on teachers and administrators from the preceding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>school years on a Web site hosted jointly by the boards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation programs must include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>student entrance requirements for each Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>Board of Teaching-approved Board-approved program, including grade point average for <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>enrolling students in the preceding year; the average board-adopted skills examination
         or <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>ACT or SAT scores of students entering the program in the preceding year; summary
         data <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>graduate degrees and their years of experience either as kindergarten through grade
         12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>classroom teachers or school administrators; the average time resident and nonresident
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the program; the current
         number <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>and percent of students by program who graduated, received a standard Minnesota teaching
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>license, and were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota
         district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>school in the preceding year, disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information
         about <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>an individual; the number of content area credits and other credits by undergraduate program <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; students'
         pass <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>rates on skills and subject matter exams required for graduation in each program and
         licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>area in the preceding school year; survey results measuring student and graduate satisfaction
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>with the program in the preceding school year, disaggregated by race, except when <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>identifiable information about an individual; a standard measure of the satisfaction of school <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>principals or supervising teachers with the student teachers assigned to a school
         or supervising <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>teacher; and information under paragraphs (d) and (e). Program reporting must be consistent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>with subdivision 11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved
         by <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>the Board of School Administrators must include: summary data on faculty qualifications,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and graduate degrees
         and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12 classroom teachers or
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>administrators; the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to
         complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>the program; the current number and percent of students who graduated, received a
         standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>school district or school in the preceding year, disaggregated by race, except when <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>identifiable information about an individual; the number of credits by graduate program <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; survey
         results <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the program in the preceding
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>school year, disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>information under paragraphs (f) and (g). Program reporting must be consistent with
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>122A.14, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>(d) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Professional Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching the following information for all teachers who <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.35"></a><var>148.35</var>finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with
         the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>effectiveness category or rating of the teacher on the summative evaluation under
         section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>122A.40, subdivision 8
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref>, subdivision 5; the licensure area in which the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>primarily taught during the three-year evaluation cycle; and the teacher preparation
         program <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>preparing the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>(e) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Professional Educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching the following information for all probationary <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>teachers in the district who were released or whose contracts were not renewed from
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the licensure
         areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>in which the probationary teacher taught; and the teacher preparation program preparing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>(f) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>Administrators the following information for all school principals and assistant principals
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>who finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>district from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year:
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>effectiveness category or rating of the principal or assistant principal on the summative
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>evaluation under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.147, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; and the principal preparation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>providing instruction to the principal or assistant principal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>(g) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>Administrators all probationary school principals and assistant principals in the
         district who <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>were released or whose contracts were not renewed from September 1 of the previous
         year <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>through August 31 of the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.11.0"></a><a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Register of persons licensed.</b> The executive secretary director of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching shall must keep a record <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>of the proceedings of and a register of all persons licensed pursuant to the provisions
         of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>chapter. The register must show the name, address, license number and the renewal
         of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>license. The board must on July 1, of each year or as soon thereafter as is practicable,
         compile <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>a list of such duly licensed teachers and transmit a copy of the list to the board. A copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>the register must be available during business hours at the office of the board to
         any interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.12.0"></a><a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Commissioner's assistance;</b><b> Professional Educator Licensing and Standards </b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var><b>Board money.</b> The commissioner shall provide all necessary materials and assistance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>the transaction of the business of the Board of Teaching and All moneys received by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching shall be paid into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>state treasury as provided by law. The expenses of administering sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.01</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.05</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>to 
         <statute_ref>122A.09</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.15</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.16</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.17</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.18</statute_ref>, 122A.181, 122A.187, 122A.188, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>122A.20
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.21</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.22</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.23</statute_ref>, 122A.2451, 
         <statute_ref>122A.26</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>122A.42
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.45</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.49</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.54</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.55</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.56</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.57</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>122A.58</statute_ref> which <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>are incurred by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>be paid for from appropriations made to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>Board of Teaching.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.13.0"></a><a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b> Professional Educator Licensing and Standards </b><b>Board </b><b>may</b><b> must</b><b> adopt </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var><b>rules.</b> (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching may must <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>adopt rules subject to the provisions of chapter 14 to implement sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>122A.09</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>122A.16
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.17</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.18</statute_ref>, 122A.187, 122A.188, 
         <statute_ref>122A.20</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>122A.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>122A.23</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>(b) If a rule adopted by the board is in conflict with a session law or statute, the
         law or <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>statute prevails. Terms adopted in rule must be clearly defined and must not be construed
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>to conflict with terms adopted in statute or session law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.14.0"></a><a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 10. <b>Permissions.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9 and sections 
         <statute_ref>14.055</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>14.056
         </statute_ref>, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching may grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>waivers to its rules upon application by a school district or a charter school for
         purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>implementing experimental programs in learning or management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>(b) To enable a school district or a charter school to meet the needs of students
         enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>in an alternative education program and to enable licensed teachers instructing those
         students <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>to satisfy content area licensure requirements, the Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>Standards Board of Teaching annually may permit a licensed teacher teaching in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>alternative education program to instruct students in a content area for which the
         teacher is <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>not licensed, consistent with paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>(c) A special education license permission issued by the Professional Educator Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>and Standards Board of Teaching for a primary employer's low-incidence region is valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>in all low-incidence regions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>(d) The Board of Teaching may issue a one-year professional license under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>(a), which the board may renew two times, to allow a person holding a full credential
         from <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>the American Montessori Society, a diploma from Association Montessori Internationale,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>or a certificate of completion from a program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>Council for Teacher Education to teach in a Montessori program operated by a school
         district <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>or charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>(e) The Board of Teaching may grant a one-year waiver, renewable two times, to allow
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary institution,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>demonstrate occupational competency based on at least three years of full-time work
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>experience in business or industry, and enroll and make satisfactory progress in an
         alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>preparation program leading to certification as a career and technical education instructor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>to teach career and technical education courses offered by a school district or charter
         school. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>Consistent with this paragraph and section 
         <statute_ref>136F.361</statute_ref>, the Professional Educator Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>and Standards Board of Teaching must strongly encourage approved college or <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>university-based teacher preparation programs and institutions throughout Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>develop alternative pathways for certifying and licensing high school career and technical
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>education instructors and teachers, allowing such candidates to meet certification
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>licensure standards that demonstrate their content knowledge, classroom experience,
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>pedagogical practices and their qualifications based on a combination of occupational
         testing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>professional certification or licensure, and long-standing work experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.15.0"></a><a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var><b>122A.22 DISTRICT VERIFICATION OF TEACHER LICENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>No person shall be accounted a qualified teacher until the school district or charter
         school <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>contracting with the person for teaching services verifies through the Minnesota education
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>licensing system available on the department Professional Educator Licensing and Standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>Board Web site that the person is a qualified teacher, consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.16</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>122A.44, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.16.0"></a><a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</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.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>school districts and teacher preparation programs and report to the education committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>of the legislature by February 1 of each odd-numbered year until 2020 on the status of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>teacher early retirement patterns, the access to effective and more diverse teachers
         who <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>reflect the students under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2), enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>in a district or school, the teacher shortage, and the substitute teacher shortage,
         including <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>patterns and shortages in subject areas and the economic development regions of the
         state. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>The report must also include: aggregate data on teachers' self-reported race and ethnicity;
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>data on how districts are making progress in hiring teachers and substitutes in the
         areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>shortage; and a five-year projection of teacher demand for each district, taking into
         account <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>the students under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2), expected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>enroll in the district during that five-year period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.17.0"></a><a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Services provided.</b>  The commissioner of education with respect to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>Board of Teaching; the commissioner of public safety with respect to the Board of Private <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>Detective and Protective Agent Services; the Board of Peace Officer Standards and
         Training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>and the commissioner of revenue with respect to the Board of Assessors, shall provide
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, examination
         rooms, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>and the following administrative support services: purchasing service, accounting
         service, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>advisory personnel services, consulting services relating to evaluation procedures
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>techniques, data processing, duplicating, mailing services, automated printing of
         license <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>renewals, and such other similar services of a housekeeping nature as are generally
         available <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>to other agencies of state government. Investigative services shall be provided the
         boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>by employees of the Office of Attorney General. The commissioner of health with respect
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>to the health-related licensing boards shall provide mailing and office supply services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>may provide other facilities and services listed in this subdivision at a central
         location upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>request of the health-related licensing boards. The commissioner of commerce with
         respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>to the remaining non-health-related licensing boards shall provide the above facilities
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>services at a central location for the remaining non-health-related licensing boards.
         The <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>legal and investigative services for the boards shall be provided by employees of
         the attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>general assigned to the departments servicing the boards. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>the attorney general shall not be precluded by this section from assigning other attorneys
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>to service a board if necessary in order to insure competent and consistent legal
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>representation. Persons providing legal and investigative services shall to the extent
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>practicable provide the services on a regular basis to the same board or boards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.18.0"></a><a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.045, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var><b>214.045 COORDINATION WITH </b><b>PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var><b>AND STANDARDS </b><b>BOARD </b><b>OF TEACHING</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>The commissioner of health and the health-related licensing boards must coordinate
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board of Teaching when modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>licensure requirements for regulated persons in order to have consistent regulatory
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>requirements for personnel who perform services in schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.19.0"></a><a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. <b>REPORT; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>The director of the Perpich Center for Arts Education must report annually for the
         next <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>five years to the chairs and the ranking minority members of the legislative committees
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education and legacy finance
         on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>center's progress in addressing the findings in the Office of the Legislative Auditor's
         "Perpich <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>Center for Arts Education Internal Controls and Compliance Audit" report, dated January
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>19, 2017, and the 2017 evaluation report. The first report must be submitted by December
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>15, 2017. Subsequent reports must be submitted each year on December 15 with the final
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>report due on December 17, 2022.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.20.0"></a><a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. <b>TRANSFER OF POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>(a) The creation of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall
         be <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>considered a transfer by law of the responsibilities of the Board of Teaching and
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>Minnesota Department of Education with respect to licensure and credentialing of teachers
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>and school personnel to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039. All classified and unclassified positions
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>associated with the responsibilities being transferred to the Professional Educator
         Licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>and Standards Board are transferred with their incumbents to the new agency pursuant
         to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>Statutes, section 122A.07.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>(b) The responsibilities of the Minnesota Department of Education with respect to
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>licensure of school administrators are transferred by law to the Board of School <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>Administrators for purposes of section 15.039.<br />
         		 <a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all rules
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>adopted by the Board of Teaching and amend or repeal rules not consistent with statute.
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all teacher preparation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>programs approved by the Board of Teaching to determine whether the approved programs
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>meet the needs of schools in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.21.0"></a><a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. <b>FIRST APPOINTMENTS TO THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var><b>LICENSING AND STANDARDS BOARD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>The governor shall make appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>Standards Board by September 1, 2017, for terms that begin January 1, 2018. The governor
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>shall designate one member of the board to convene the first meeting by February 1,
         2018, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>and to act as chair until the board elects a chair at its first meeting.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.22.0"></a><a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. <b>IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>By January 1, 2019, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>prepare a report to the legislature on the implementation of the teacher licensure
         system <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>established under sections 122A.18 to 122A.181. The report must include the number
         of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>applicants for license in each tier, the number of applications granted and denied,
         summary <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>data on the reasons applications were denied, and the status of the board's rulemaking
         process <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>for all licensure-related rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.23.0"></a><a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education
         for <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</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.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 20,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 20,301,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>Of these amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>(1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>section 120B.115;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>(3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under
         Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>Statutes, section 127A.052;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>(4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>analysis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>(5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>Washington, D.C. office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement
         and will <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>and mechanism specified in that agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>(f) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $20,217,000. The base appropriation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>in fiscal year 2021 is $20,132,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.24.0"></a><a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subdivision 1. <b>Board of Teaching.</b> (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>from the general fund to the Board of Teaching or any successor organization for the
         fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>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.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,481,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,493,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>(b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services
         and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid
         to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified in
         that <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>(d) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $2,734,000. The base appropriation
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>for fiscal year 2021 is $2,709,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure by portfolio.</b> For licensure by portfolio:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special
         revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.25.0"></a><a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</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.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,204,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,186,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.26.0"></a><a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich
         Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>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.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,573,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2018<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,573,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2019<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 in each year is for grants
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.27.0"></a><a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 27. <b>REVISOR INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute
         the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>term "Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board" for "Board of Teaching"
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>wherever the term refers to the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board
         of Teaching. <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>The revisor shall also make grammatical changes related to the change in terms.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var><b>ARTICLE 12</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var><b>FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var><b>A. GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Section 1. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>2, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>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.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		  
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,649,435,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,815,372,000 <br />
                  		6,848,521,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and 6,026,524,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $641,412,000 for 2016 and $6,173,962,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>$6,207,109,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 3,
         is <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</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.157.20"></a><var>157.20</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.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,000 <br />
                  		26,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 4,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</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.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,051,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,425,000 <br />
                  		2,666,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,773,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $308,000 for 2016 and $3,117,000 $2,358,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</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.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,759,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,235,000 <br />
                  		16,879,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,184,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2016 and $15,548,000 $15,192,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>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.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,673,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,103,000 <br />
                  		18,278,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,857,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $1,761,000 for 2016 and $16,342,000 $16,517,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.6.0"></a><a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 9. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</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.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,922,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,262,000 <br />
                  		4,806,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $5,348,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $517,000 for 2016 and $3,745,000 $4,289,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var><b>B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.7.0"></a><a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>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.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,907,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">89,049,000 <br />
                  		88,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $71,141,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $7,876,000 for 2016 and $81,173,000 $80,261,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.8.0"></a><a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 3,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 45, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</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.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,439,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,372,000 <br />
                  		67,091,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,057,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,561,000 for 2016 and $62,811,000 $60,530,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.9.0"></a><a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4,
         as <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>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.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">44,538,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,855,000 <br />
                  		45,803,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,855,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,428,000 for 2016 and $41,427,000 $41,375,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.10.0"></a><a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</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.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,423,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,193,000 <br />
                  		13,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.11.0"></a><a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 7. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,539,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,715,000 <br />
                  		3,278,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $3,335,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $370,000 for 2016 and $3,345,000 $2,908,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.12.0"></a><a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 12. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 11,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 11. <b>American Indian education aid.</b> For American Indian education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.81, subdivision 2a</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.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,740,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,878,000 <br />
                  		8,838,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,740,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $860,000 for 2016 and $8,018,000 $7,978,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.13.0"></a><a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 13. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 28, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124E.22</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.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63,540,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">70,132,000 <br />
                  		68,046,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $57,508,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $6,389,000 for 2016 and $63,743,000 $61,657,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var><b>C. SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.14.0"></a><a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 14. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 29, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>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.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,183,619,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,247,107,000 <br />
                  		1,258,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,045,687,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $147,202,000 for 2016 and $1,099,905,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>$1,111,048,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.15.0"></a><a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 3,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</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.162.7"></a><var>162.7</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.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">416,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">435,000 <br />
                  		482,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $381,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $42,000 for 2016 and $393,000 $440,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.16.0"></a><a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 5,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>125A.75, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>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.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,307,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,516,000 <br />
                  		1,390,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
         year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.17.0"></a><a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 6,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Court-placed special education revenue.</b> For reimbursing serving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in
         the serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, 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.162.30"></a><var>162.30</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.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">57,000 <br />
                  		45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var><b>D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.18.0"></a><a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Long-term </b><b>facilities </b><b>maintenance </b><b>equalization</b><b> equalized</b><b> aid.</b> For long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>facilities maintenance equalization equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.595</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.163.9"></a><var>163.9</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.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,844,000 <br />
                  		50,571,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,844,000 $50,571,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.19.0"></a><a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 19. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 3,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</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.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,926,000 <br />
                  		20,406,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,921,000 $18,401,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>2017.<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 />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var><b>E. NUTRITION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.20.0"></a><a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 20. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>124D.111
         </statute_ref>, 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.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,251,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,775,000 <br />
                  		16,234,000<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><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.21.0"></a><a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 21. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>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.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,457,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,365,000 <br />
                  		9,869,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.22.0"></a><a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</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.164.14"></a><var>164.14</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.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">788,000 <br />
                  		758,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var><b>F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.23.0"></a><a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 23. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 5. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family education <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>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.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">27,948,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		 
               </td>
               <td align="right">29,336,000 <br />
                  		28,944,000<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 $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,235,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $2,803,000 for 2016 and $26,533,000 $26,141,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.24.0"></a><a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 24. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6, as
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 6. <b>Developmental screening aid.</b> For developmental screening aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>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.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,477,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,488,000 <br />
                  		3,573,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,139,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2016 and $3,140,000 $3,225,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.25.0"></a><a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 25. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">790,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">553,000 <br />
                  		555,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $683,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $478,000 $480,000 for 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var><b>G. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.26.0"></a><a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sec. 26. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision 2,
         <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,231,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2016<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,683,000 <br />
                  		48,762,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $43,449,000 for 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>The 2017 appropriation includes $4,827,000 for 2016 and $44,856,000 $43,935,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
      </div>