SF 466

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

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for school finance
simplification, clarification, and equity; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.05,
subdivisions 1, 15, 16; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2;
126C.13, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 122A.60; 122A.61; 124D.081; 124D.65;
124D.86; 126C.01, subdivision 9; 126C.05, subdivisions
3, 17; 126C.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14,
16, 17, 18; 126C.12; 126C.15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each
Minnesota resident pupil in average daily membership enrolled in
the district of residence, in another district under sections
123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.06, 124D.07, 124D.08, or
124D.68; in a charter school under section 124D.10; or for whom
the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or
125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.

(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is
enrolled in a program approved by the commissioner and has an
individual education plan is counted as the ratio of the number
of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.25
with a minimum average daily membership of 0.28, but not more
than 1.25 pupil units.

(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined
not to be handicapped is counted as the ratio of the number of
hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.25.

(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled
in a program approved by the commissioner is counted as the
ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individual
education program plan to 875, but not more than one.

(d) deleted text begin A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph
(c) is counted as .557 of a pupil unit for fiscal year 2000 and
thereafter.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end A pupil who is in any of deleted text begin grades 1 to 3 deleted text end new text begin kindergarten
through grade 12 new text end is counted as deleted text begin 1.115 deleted text end new text begin one new text end pupil deleted text begin units deleted text end new text begin unit new text end for
fiscal year deleted text begin 2000 deleted text end new text begin 2006 new text end and thereafter.

deleted text begin (f) A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06
pupil units for fiscal year 1995 and thereafter.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as
1.3 pupil units.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment
options program is counted as deleted text begin 1.3 deleted text end new text begin one new text end pupil deleted text begin units deleted text end new text begin unit new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Learning year pupil units.

(a) When a pupil is
enrolled in a learning year program under section 124D.128, an
area learning center under sections 123A.05 and 123A.06, an
alternative program approved by the commissioner, or a contract
alternative program under section 124D.68, subdivision 3,
paragraph (d), or subdivision 3a, for more than 1,020 hours in a
school year for a secondary student, more than 935 hours in a
school year for an elementary student, or more than 425 hours in
a school year for a kindergarten student without a disability,
that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average
daily membership for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision
2a. The amount in excess of one pupil must be determined by the
ratio of the number of hours of instruction provided to that
pupil in excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the
number of hours required for a full-time secondary pupil in the
district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii) the greater of 935
hours or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary
pupil in the district to 935 for an elementary pupil in grades 1
through 6; and (iii) the greater of 425 hours or the number of
hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a
disability in the district to 425 for a kindergarten student
without a disability. Hours that occur after the close of the
instructional year in June shall be attributable to the
following fiscal year. A kindergarten student must not be
counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership
under this subdivision. A student in grades 1 through 12 must
not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily
membership under this subdivision.

(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in
an alternative program that has an independent study component,
a district must meet the requirements in this paragraph. The
district must develop, for the pupil, a continual learning plan
consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school
district that has a state-approved public alternative program
must reserve revenue in an amount equal to at least 90 percent
of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit
deleted text begin less compensatory revenue per pupil unit deleted text end times the number of
pupil units generated by students attending a state-approved
public alternative program. The amount of reserved revenue
available under this subdivision may only be spent for program
costs associated with the state-approved public alternative
program. deleted text begin Compensatory revenue must be allocated according to
section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
deleted text end

(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved
alternative program without an independent study component must
be prorated for a pupil participating for less than a full year,
or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual
learning plan for the pupil, consistent with section 124D.128,
subdivision 3. Each school district that has a state-approved
public alternative program must reserve revenue in an amount
equal to at least 90 percent of the district average general
education revenue per pupil unit deleted text begin less compensatory revenue per
pupil unit deleted text end times the number of pupil units generated by students
attending a state-approved public alternative program. The
amount of reserved revenue available under this subdivision may
only be spent for program costs associated with the
state-approved public alternative program. deleted text begin Compensatory revenue
must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
deleted text end

(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved
alternative program that has an independent study component must
be paid for each hour of teacher contact time and each hour of
independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation
standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership
for a pupil shall equal the number of hours of teacher contact
time and independent study time divided by 1,020.

(iv) For an alternative program having an independent study
component, the commissioner shall require a description of the
courses in the program, the kinds of independent study involved,
the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and the means of
measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Free and reduced priced lunches.

The
commissioner shall determine the number of children eligible to
receive either a free or reduced priced lunch on October 1 each
year. deleted text begin Children enrolled in a building on October 1 and
determined to be eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch
by December 15 of that school year shall be counted as eligible
on October 1 for purposes of subdivision 3. deleted text end The commissioner
may use federal definitions for these purposes and may adjust
these definitions as appropriate. The commissioner may adopt
reporting guidelines to assure accuracy of data counts and
eligibility. Districts shall use any guidelines adopted by the
commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General education revenue.

(a) For fiscal
year 2003, the general education revenue for each district
equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, basic skills
revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
revenue, total operating capital revenue, and equity revenue.

(b) For fiscal year deleted text begin 2004 deleted text end new text begin 2006 new text end and later, the general
education revenue for each district equals the sum of the
district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, deleted text begin basic skills
revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
revenue, total operating capital revenue, deleted text end equity revenue, and
transition revenue.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Basic revenue.

The basic revenue for each
district equals the formula allowance times the adjusted
marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The formula
allowance for fiscal year 2001 is $3,964. The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2002 is $4,068. The formula allowance for
fiscal deleted text begin year deleted text end new text begin years new text end 2003 new text begin , 2004, and 2005 is $4,601 and for fiscal
year 2006 new text end and subsequent years is deleted text begin $4,601 deleted text end new text begin $....... new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.13,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Uses of revenue.

deleted text begin Except as provided in sections
126C.10, subdivision 14; 126C.12; and 126C.15, deleted text end General education
revenue may be used during the regular school year and the
summer for general and special school purposes.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for
fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 122A.60; 122A.61;
124D.081; 124D.65; 124D.86; 126C.01, subdivision 9; 126C.05,
subdivisions 3 and 17; 126C.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
13, 14, 16, 17, and 18; 126C.12; and 126C.15, are repealed
effective for revenue for fiscal year 2006 and later.
new text end