SF 14

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 08/08/2017 10:31am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; appropriating money for teacher development and
evaluation revenue.

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

Section 1. new text begin TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION REVENUE.
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new text begin (a) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, teacher development and evaluation revenue
for a school district, intermediate school district, educational cooperative, education district,
or charter school with any school site that does not have an alternative professional pay
system agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, equals $ .......
times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on October 1 of the previous
school year at each school site without an alternative professional pay system under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2. Except for charter schools, revenue
under this section must be reserved for teacher development and evaluation activities
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision
5. For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1.
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new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and evaluation
revenue entitlement must not exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The
commissioner must limit the amount of revenue under this section so as not to exceed this
limit.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Teacher development and evaluation. new text end

new text begin For teacher development and evaluation
revenue:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 45,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2018 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 50,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end

new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2017 and $45,000,000 for fiscal year
2018. The 2019 appropriation includes $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and $45,000,000
for fiscal year 2019. This is a onetime appropriation.
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