SF 1418

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; modifying teacher training and 
  1.3             experience index; modifying training and experience 
  1.4             revenue; renaming training and experience revenue, 
  1.5             levy, and aid as teacher compensation revenue, levy, 
  1.6             and aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 
  1.7             124A.04, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 4, 
  1.8             4a, 4b, 8a, and 9; 124A.23, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 
  1.9             124A.24. 
  1.10  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.11     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.04, 
  1.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.13     Subd. 2.  [1993 1997 AND LATER.] The training and 
  1.14  experience index must be constructed in the following manner:  
  1.15     (a) The department shall construct a matrix that classifies 
  1.16  teachers by the extent of training received in accredited 
  1.17  institutions of higher education that have been determined by 
  1.18  the school board to lead to increased student achievement and by 
  1.19  the years of experience that districts take into account in 
  1.20  determining teacher salaries.  In order to qualify under this 
  1.21  subdivision, the training received by the teaching staff must be 
  1.22  aligned with and contribute to the achievement of education 
  1.23  outcomes determined by the school board.  The district shall 
  1.24  certify to the department the training that qualifies under this 
  1.25  subdivision. 
  1.26     (b) The average salary for each cell of the matrix must be 
  1.27  computed as follows using data from the second year of the 
  2.1   previous biennium:  
  2.2      (1) For each school district, multiply the salary paid to 
  2.3   full-time equivalent teachers with that combination of training 
  2.4   and experience according to the district's teacher salary 
  2.5   schedule by the number of actual pupil units in that 
  2.6   district.  Beginning in fiscal year 1997, the salary for a 
  2.7   teacher with greater than five years of experience shall be set 
  2.8   equal to that of a teacher with five years of experience.  
  2.9      (2) Add the amounts computed in clause (1) for all 
  2.10  districts in the state and divide the resulting sum by the total 
  2.11  number of actual pupil units in all districts in the state that 
  2.12  employ teachers.  
  2.13     (c) For each cell in the matrix, compute the ratio of the 
  2.14  average salary in that cell to the average salary for all 
  2.15  teachers in the state.  
  2.16     (d) The index for each district that employs teachers 
  2.17  equals the sum of the ratios for each teacher in that district 
  2.18  divided by the number of teachers in that district.  The index 
  2.19  for a district that employs no teachers is zero. 
  2.20     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  2.21  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.22     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE.] The general 
  2.23  education revenue for each district equals the sum of the 
  2.24  district's basic revenue, compensatory education revenue, 
  2.25  training and experience teacher compensation revenue, secondary 
  2.26  sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, and supplemental 
  2.27  revenue. 
  2.28     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  2.29  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  2.30     Subd. 4.  [TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TEACHER COMPENSATION 
  2.31  REVENUE.] (a) The previous formula training and experience 
  2.32  revenue for each district equals the greater of zero or the 
  2.33  result of the following computation:  
  2.34     (1) subtract 1.6 from the training and experience index; 
  2.35     (2) multiply the result in clause (1) by the product of 
  2.36  $700 times the actual pupil units for the school year Teacher 
  3.1   compensation revenue is equal to the sum of the revenue 
  3.2   determined according to paragraphs (b) to (f). 
  3.3      (b) The maximum training and experience teacher 
  3.4   compensation revenue for each district equals the greater of 
  3.5   zero or the result of the following computation:  
  3.6      (1) subtract .8 from the training and experience index; 
  3.7      (2) multiply the result in clause (1) by the product of 
  3.8   $660 times the actual pupil units for the school year.  
  3.9      (c) For fiscal year 1994, the training and experience 
  3.10  revenue for each district equals the district's previous formula 
  3.11  training and experience revenue plus one-half of the difference 
  3.12  between the district's maximum training and experience revenue 
  3.13  and the district's previous formula training and experience 
  3.14  revenue.  
  3.15     (d) For fiscal year 1995, the training and experience 
  3.16  revenue for each district equals the district's previous formula 
  3.17  training and experience revenue plus three-fourths of the 
  3.18  difference between the district's maximum training and 
  3.19  experience revenue and the district's previous formula training 
  3.20  and experience revenue. 
  3.21     (e) For fiscal year 1996 and thereafter, the training and 
  3.22  experience revenue for each district equals the district's 
  3.23  maximum training and experience revenue.  
  3.24     (c) A district shall receive an amount equal to $....... in 
  3.25  fiscal year 1997, $....... in fiscal year 1998, and $....... in 
  3.26  fiscal year 1999 and thereafter times the number of licensed 
  3.27  full-time equivalent teachers in the district.  This revenue 
  3.28  shall be primarily used to pay for teacher compensation that is 
  3.29  for additional skills or competencies of teachers that are 
  3.30  renewed at least every five years and that are needed by the 
  3.31  district to increase student achievement of the education goals 
  3.32  determined by the board.  Any amount not used for this purpose 
  3.33  may be used for other compensation costs. 
  3.34     (d) A district shall receive an amount equal to $....... in 
  3.35  fiscal year 1997, $....... in fiscal year 1998, and $....... in 
  3.36  fiscal year 1999 and thereafter times the number of licensed 
  4.1   full-time equivalent teachers in the district.  This revenue 
  4.2   shall be primarily used to pay for teacher compensation that the 
  4.3   district determines is needed to create incentives to increase 
  4.4   student achievement of the education goals determined by the 
  4.5   board at educational sites or programs.  Any amount not used for 
  4.6   this purpose may be used for other compensation costs. 
  4.7      (e) A district shall receive an amount equal to $....... in 
  4.8   fiscal year 1997, $....... in fiscal year 1998, $....... in 
  4.9   fiscal year 1999 and thereafter times the number of licensed 
  4.10  full-time equivalent teachers in the district.  This revenue 
  4.11  shall be primarily used to pay for teacher compensation for 
  4.12  teaching and other staff for responsibilities assumed beyond 
  4.13  that otherwise expected of the staff and that would increase 
  4.14  student achievement of the education goals determined by the 
  4.15  board.  Any amount not used for this purpose may be used for 
  4.16  other compensation costs. 
  4.17     (f) Beginning in fiscal year 1997, a district shall receive 
  4.18  training and experience grandfather revenue.  This revenue is 
  4.19  equal to the difference between: 
  4.20     (1) the sum of the amounts received according to paragraphs 
  4.21  (b) to (e); and 
  4.22     (2) the amount the district would have received in fiscal 
  4.23  year 1997 under section 124A.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), 
  4.24  clause (1).  Training and experience grandfather revenue shall 
  4.25  not be greater than 75 percent of the amount received the 
  4.26  previous year nor less than zero. 
  4.27     (g) Beginning with contracts effective July 1, 1997, and 
  4.28  thereafter, negotiations of a teacher contract determined under 
  4.29  chapter 179A shall give consideration to compensation of 
  4.30  teachers related to the revenue received under paragraphs (c) to 
  4.31  (e). 
  4.32     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  4.33  subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 
  4.34     Subd. 4a.  [TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TEACHER COMPENSATION 
  4.35  LEVY.] A district's training and experience teacher compensation 
  4.36  levy equals its training and experience teacher compensation 
  5.1   revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
  5.2   adjusted net tax capacity per actual pupil unit for the year 
  5.3   before the year the levy is certified to the equalizing factor 
  5.4   for the school year to which the levy is attributable. 
  5.5      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  5.6   subdivision 4b, is amended to read: 
  5.7      Subd. 4b.  [TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TEACHER COMPENSATION 
  5.8   AID.] A district's training and experience teacher compensation 
  5.9   aid equals its training and experience teacher compensation 
  5.10  revenue minus its training and experience teacher compensation 
  5.11  levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the 
  5.12  permitted levy. 
  5.13     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  5.14  subdivision 8a, is amended to read: 
  5.15     Subd. 8a.  [SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY.] To obtain supplemental 
  5.16  revenue, a district may levy an amount not more than the product 
  5.17  of its supplemental revenue for the school year times the lesser 
  5.18  of one or the ratio of its general education levy to its general 
  5.19  education revenue, excluding training and experience teacher 
  5.20  compensation revenue and supplemental revenue, for the same year.
  5.21     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.22, 
  5.22  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
  5.23     Subd. 9.  [SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE REDUCTION.] A district's 
  5.24  supplemental revenue allowance is reduced by the sum of: 
  5.25     (1) the sum of one-fourth of the difference of:  
  5.26     (i) the sum of the district's training and experience 
  5.27  teacher compensation revenue and compensatory revenue per actual 
  5.28  pupil unit for that fiscal year, and 
  5.29     (ii) the sum of district's training and experience revenue 
  5.30  and compensatory revenue per actual pupil unit for fiscal year 
  5.31  1994; and 
  5.32     (2) the difference between the formula allowance for the 
  5.33  current fiscal year and $3,050.  
  5.34     A district's supplemental revenue allowance may not be less 
  5.35  than zero. 
  5.36     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.23, 
  6.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  6.2      Subd. 3.  [GENERAL EDUCATION LEVY; DISTRICTS OFF THE 
  6.3   FORMULA.] If the amount of the general education levy for a 
  6.4   district exceeds the district's general education revenue, 
  6.5   excluding training and experience teacher compensation revenue 
  6.6   and supplemental revenue, the amount of the general education 
  6.7   levy shall be limited to the following: 
  6.8      (1) the district's general education revenue, excluding 
  6.9   training and experience revenue and supplemental revenue; plus 
  6.10     (2) the amount of the aid reduction for the same school 
  6.11  year according to section 124A.24; minus 
  6.12     (3) payments made for the same school year according to 
  6.13  section 124A.035, subdivision 4. 
  6.14     For purposes of statutory cross-reference, a levy made 
  6.15  according to this subdivision shall be construed to be the levy 
  6.16  made according to subdivision 2. 
  6.17     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.23, 
  6.18  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  6.19     Subd. 4.  [GENERAL EDUCATION AID.] A district's general 
  6.20  education aid is the sum of the following amounts:  
  6.21     (1) the product of (i) the difference between the general 
  6.22  education revenue, excluding training and experience teacher 
  6.23  compensation revenue and supplemental revenue, and the general 
  6.24  education levy, times (ii) the ratio of the actual amount levied 
  6.25  to the permitted levy; 
  6.26     (2) training and experience teacher compensation aid 
  6.27  according to section 124A.22, subdivision 4b; 
  6.28     (3) supplemental aid according to section 124.214, 
  6.29  subdivision 2; 
  6.30     (4) shared time aid according to section 124A.02, 
  6.31  subdivision 21; and 
  6.32     (5) referendum aid according to section 124A.03. 
  6.33     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.24, is 
  6.34  amended to read: 
  6.35     124A.24 [GENERAL EDUCATION LEVY EQUITY.] 
  6.36     If a district's general education levy is determined 
  7.1   according to section 124A.23, subdivision 3, an amount must be 
  7.2   deducted from state aid authorized in this chapter and chapters 
  7.3   124 and 124B, receivable for the same school year, and from 
  7.4   other state payments receivable for the same school year 
  7.5   authorized in chapter 273.  The aid in section 124.646 must not 
  7.6   be reduced. 
  7.7      The amount of the deduction equals the difference between: 
  7.8      (1) the general education tax rate, according to section 
  7.9   124A.23, times the district's adjusted net tax capacity used to 
  7.10  determine the general education aid for the same school year; 
  7.11  and 
  7.12     (2) the district's general education revenue, excluding 
  7.13  training and experience teacher compensation revenue and 
  7.14  supplemental revenue, for the same school year, according to 
  7.15  section 124A.22.