SF 1428

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/09/2023 09:42am

A bill for an act
relating to education; including elementary counseling services for nonpublic
pupils in nonpublic pupil aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 123B.44, subdivisions 1, 5, 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.44, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Provided services.

The commissioner of education shall promulgate
rules under the provisions of chapter 14 requiring each district or other intermediary service
area: (a) to provide each year upon formal request by a specific date by or on behalf of a
nonpublic school pupil enrolled in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, the
same specific health services as are provided for public school pupils by the district where
the nonpublic school is located; and (b) to provide each year upon formal request by a
specific date by or on behalf of a nonpublic school new text begin elementary or new text end secondary pupil enrolled
in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, deleted text begin the same specific deleted text end guidance and
counseling services deleted text begin as are provided for public school secondary pupils by the district where
the nonpublic school is located deleted text end . The district where the nonpublic school is located must
provide the necessary transportation within the district boundaries between the nonpublic
school and a public school or neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided
pupil support services under this section if the district elects to provide pupil support services
at a site other than the nonpublic school. Each request for pupil support services must set
forth the guidance and counseling or health services requested by or on behalf of all eligible
nonpublic school pupils enrolled in a given nonpublic school. No district or intermediary
service area must not expend an amount for these pupil support services which exceeds the
amount allotted to it under this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.44, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Guidance and counseling services; allotment.

new text begin (a) new text end Each school year the
commissioner shall allot to the school districts or intermediary service areas for the provision
of guidance and counseling services pursuant to this section the actual cost of the services
provided for the pupils in each respective nonpublic school for that school year.

new text begin (b) The allotment for guidance and counseling services for the elementary pupils in each
nonpublic school must not exceed the average expenditure per public school elementary
pupil for these services by those Minnesota public schools that provide these services to
their elementary pupils, multiplied by the number of elementary pupils in that particular
nonpublic school who request these services and who are enrolled as of September 15 of
the current school year.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end The allotment for guidance and counseling services for the secondary pupils in each
nonpublic school must not exceed the average expenditure per public school secondary
pupil for these services by those Minnesota public schools deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end provide these services
to their secondary pupils, multiplied by the number of secondary pupils in that particular
nonpublic school who request these services and who are enrolled as of September 15 of
the current school year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.44, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Computation of maximum allotments.

For purposes of computing maximum
allotments for each school year pursuant to this section, the average public school expenditure
per pupil for health services and the average public school expenditure per new text begin elementary and
new text end secondary pupil for guidance and counseling services shall be computed and established
by the department by February 1 of the preceding school year from the most recent public
school year data then available.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION; NONPUBLIC PUPIL AID.
new text end

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 in the fiscal years
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Nonpublic pupil aid. new text end

new text begin For nonpublic pupil aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections
123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2024 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end