HF 92

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education policy; Perpich Center for Arts
Education; allowing for charter school sponsorship and
electronic board meetings; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 124D.10, subdivision 3; 129C.10,
subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.10,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Sponsor.

(a) A school board; intermediate
school district school board; education district organized under
sections 123A.15 to 123A.19; charitable organization under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is a
member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits or the Minnesota
Council on Foundations, registered with the attorney general's
office, and reports an end-of-year fund balance of at least
$2,000,000; Minnesota private college that grants two- or
four-year degrees and is registered with the Higher Education
Services Office under chapter 136A; community college, state
university, or technical college, governed by the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; new text begin the
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education under chapter
129C; new text end or the University of Minnesota may sponsor one or more
charter schools.

(b) A nonprofit corporation subject to chapter 317A,
described in section 317A.905, and exempt from federal income
tax under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, may sponsor one or more charter schools if the charter
school has operated for at least three years under a different
sponsor and if the nonprofit corporation has existed for at
least 25 years.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 129C.10,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Powers and duties of board.

(a) The board has
the powers necessary for the care, management, and control of
the Perpich Center for Arts Education and all its real and
personal property. The powers shall include, but are not
limited to, those listed in this subdivision.

(b) The board may employ and discharge necessary employees,
and contract for other services to ensure the efficient
operation of the Center for Arts Education.

(c) The board may receive and award grants. The board may
establish a charitable foundation and accept, in trust or
otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for educational
purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the
proceeds and income of them according to the terms and
conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or devise and its
acceptance. The board must adopt internal procedures to
administer and monitor aids and grants.

(d) The board may establish or coordinate evening,
continuing education, extension, and summer programs for
teachers and pupils.

(e) The board may identify pupils who have artistic talent,
either demonstrated or potential, in dance, literary arts, media
arts, music, theater, and visual arts, or in more than one art
form.

(f) The board must educate pupils with artistic talent by
providing:

(1) an interdisciplinary academic and arts program for
pupils in the 11th and 12th grades. The total number of pupils
accepted under this clause and clause (2) shall not exceed 310;

(2) additional instruction to pupils for a 13th grade.
Pupils eligible for this instruction are those enrolled in 12th
grade who need extra instruction and who apply to the board, or
pupils enrolled in the 12th grade who do not meet learner
outcomes established by the board;

(3) intensive arts seminars for one or two weeks for pupils
in grades 9 to 12;

(4) summer arts institutes for pupils in grades 9 to 12;

(5) artist mentor and extension programs in regional sites;
and

(6) teacher education programs for indirect curriculum
delivery.

(g) The board may determine the location for the Perpich
Center for Arts Education and any additional facilities related
to the center, including the authority to lease a temporary
facility.

(h) The board must plan for the enrollment of pupils on an
equal basis from each congressional district.

(i) The board may establish task forces as needed to advise
the board on policies and issues. The task forces expire as
provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6.

(j) The board may request the commissioner of education for
assistance and services.

(k) The board may enter into contracts with other public
and private agencies and institutions for residential and
building maintenance services if it determines that these
services could be provided more efficiently and less expensively
by a contractor than by the board itself. The board may also
enter into contracts with public or private agencies and
institutions, school districts or combinations of school
districts, or service cooperatives to provide supplemental
educational instruction and services.

(l) The board may provide or contract for services and
programs by and for the Center for Arts Education, including a
store, operating in connection with the center; theatrical
events; and other programs and services that, in the
determination of the board, serve the purposes of the center.

(m) The board may provide for transportation of pupils to
and from the Center for Arts Education for all or part of the
school year, as the board considers advisable and subject to its
rules. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board
may charge a reasonable fee for transportation of pupils. Every
driver providing transportation of pupils under this paragraph
must possess all qualifications required by the commissioner of
education. The board may contract for furnishing authorized
transportation under rules established by the commissioner of
education and may purchase and furnish gasoline to a contract
carrier for use in the performance of a contract with the board
for transportation of pupils to and from the Center for Arts
Education. When transportation is provided, scheduling of
routes, establishment of the location of bus stops, the manner
and method of transportation, the control and discipline of
pupils, and any other related matter is within the sole
discretion, control, and management of the board.

(n) The board may provide room and board for its pupils.
If the board provides room and board, it shall charge a
reasonable fee for the room and board. The fee is not subject
to chapter 14 and is not a prohibited fee according to sections
123B.34 to 123B.39.

(o) The board may establish and set fees for services and
programs. If the board sets fees not authorized or prohibited
by the Minnesota public school fee law, it may do so without
complying with the requirements of section 123B.38.

(p) The board may apply for all competitive grants
administered by agencies of the state and other government or
nongovernment sources.

new text begin (q) The board may conduct its meetings electronically,
including, but not limited to, conference calls as long as all
members can hear and participate in all the discussion during
the meeting.
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