SF 1630

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/17/2015 09:35am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing basic needs revenue; appropriating money;
providing limited-term relief from state mandates.

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

Section 1. new text begin BASIC NEEDS REVENUE. new text end

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The basic needs allowance for fiscal year 2016 equals $175. The basic needs
allowance for fiscal year 2017 equals $355. Basic needs revenue for a school district
or charter school equals the basic needs allowance times the adjusted pupil units for
the school year.
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Sec. 2. new text begin RELIEF FROM STATE MANDATES.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except as provided in paragraph (b), for
the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years only, a district is not required to comply with a
state law or rule applicable to that school if enacted, adopted, or amended after May 16,
2014. A school board that formally resolves not to comply with a state law or rule under
this section must transmit to the commissioner a timely, electronic notice of its intent not
to comply, cite the law or rule implicated, and identify a reason for noncompliance.
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new text begin (b) This section does not apply if the legislature has appropriated money to
sufficiently fund the expected cost of the applicable state law or rule.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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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 Basic needs revenue. new text end

new text begin For basic needs revenue:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 144,647,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2016 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 310,776,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end

new text begin The base for fiscal year 2018 and later is zero.
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