as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing school districts to delay the
implementation of special education tuition billing for an additional two years;
amending Laws 2006, chapter 263, article 3, section 15.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Laws 2006, chapter 263, article 3, section 15, is amended to read:
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 125A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph
(a), and 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), for fiscal year 2006 an intermediate
district, special education cooperative, or school district that served as an applicant agency
for a group of school districts for federal special education aids for fiscal year 2006 is not
subject to the uniform special education tuition billing calculations, but may instead
continue to bill the resident school districts for the actual unreimbursed costs of serving
pupils with a disability as determined by the intermediate district.
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c), for fiscal deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin yearsnew text end 2007new text begin and 2008new text end only, deleted text begin an applicantdeleted text end new text begin a schoolnew text end districtnew text begin , cooperative
district, intermediate school district, or applicant agencynew text end may apply to the commissioner
for a waiver from the uniform special education tuition calculations and aid adjustments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 125A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and 127A.47,
subdivision 7, paragraph (e). The commissioner must grant the waiver within 30 days of
receiving the deleted text begin following informationdeleted text end new text begin waiver requestnew text end from thenew text begin school district, cooperative
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(1) a detailed description of the applicant district's methodology for calculating
special education tuition for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, as required by the applicant
district to recover the full cost of serving pupils with a disability;
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(2) sufficient data to determine the total amount of special education tuition actually
charged for each student with a disability, as required by the applicant district to recover
the full cost of serving pupils with a disability in fiscal year 2006; and
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(3) sufficient data to determine the amount that would have been charged for each
student for fiscal year 2006 using the uniform tuition billing methodology according
to Minnesota Statutes, sections deleted text begin 125A.11, subdivision 1deleted text end , or deleted text begin 127A.47, subdivision 7deleted text end , as
applicable.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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