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SF 1930

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

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for
telecommunications/Internet access equity aid;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125B.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [125B.26] TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET ACCESS
EQUITY AID.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Costs to be submitted. new text end

new text begin (a) A district or
charter school shall submit its actual
telecommunications/Internet access costs for the previous fiscal
year, adjusted for any e-rate revenue received, to the
department by August 15 of each year as prescribed by the
commissioner. Costs eligible for reimbursement under this
program are limited to the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) ongoing or recurring telecommunications/Internet access
costs associated with Internet access, data lines, and video
links providing:
new text end

new text begin (i) the equivalent of one data line, video link, or
integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium
that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second
(T1) for each elementary school, middle school, or high school
under section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, including the
recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing
Internet access service fees; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) the equivalent of one data line or video circuit, or
integrated data/video link that relies on a transport medium
that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second
(T1) for each district, including recurring telecommunications
line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service fees;
new text end

new text begin (2) recurring costs of contractual of vendor-provided
maintenance on the school district's wide area network to the
point of presence at the school building up to the router,
codec, or other service delivery equipment located at the point
of presence termination at the school or school district;
new text end

new text begin (3) recurring costs of cooperative, shared arrangements for
regional delivery of telecommunications/Internet access between
school districts, postsecondary institutions, and public
libraries including network gateways, peering points, regional
network infrastructure, Internet2 access, and network support,
maintenance, and coordination; and
new text end

new text begin (4) service provider installation fees for installation of
new telecommunications lines or increased bandwidth.
new text end

new text begin (b) Costs not eligible for reimbursement under this program
include:
new text end

new text begin (1) recurring costs of school district staff providing
network infrastructure support;
new text end

new text begin (2) recurring costs associated with voice and standard
telephone service;
new text end

new text begin (3) costs associated with purchase of network hardware,
telephones, computers, or other peripheral equipment needed to
deliver telecommunications access to the school or school
district;
new text end

new text begin (4) costs associated with laying fiber for
telecommunications access;
new text end

new text begin (5) costs associated with wiring school or school district
buildings;
new text end

new text begin (6) costs associated with purchase, installation, or
purchase and installation of Internet filtering; and
new text end

new text begin (7) costs associated with digital content, including online
learning or distance learning programming, and information
databases.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin E-rates. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for aid under this
section, a district or charter school is required to file an
e-rate application either separately or through its
telecommunications access cluster and have a current technology
plan on file with the department. Discounts received on
telecommunications expenditures shall be reflected in the costs
submitted to the department for aid under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement criteria. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall
develop criteria for approving costs submitted by school
districts and charter schools under subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin District aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2006, a district
or charter school's Internet access equity aid equals 90 percent
of the district or charter school's approved cost for the
previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding $15
times the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the
previous fiscal year. For fiscal year 2007 and later, a
district or a district or charter school's Internet access
equity aid equals 90 percent of the district or charter school's
approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to
subdivision 1 exceeding $18 times the district's adjusted pupil
units for the previous fiscal year, as adjusted under section
126C.05, subdivision 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Telecommunications/internet access services for
nonpublic schools.
new text end

new text begin (a) Districts shall provide each year upon
formal request by or on behalf of a nonpublic school, not
including home schools, located in that district or area,
ongoing or recurring telecommunications access services to the
nonpublic school either through existing district providers or
through separate providers.
new text end

new text begin (b) The amount of district aid for telecommunications
access services for each nonpublic school under this subdivision
equals the lesser of:
new text end

new text begin (1) 90 percent of the nonpublic school's approved cost for
the previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding
$10 for fiscal year 2006 and $13 for fiscal year 2007 and later
times the number of weighted pupils enrolled at the nonpublic
school as of October 1 of the previous school year; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of the district's aid per pupil unit
according to subdivision 4 times the number of weighted pupils
enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous
school year.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this subdivision, nonpublic school
pupils shall be weighted by grade level using the weighting
factors defined in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (d) Each year, a district providing services under
paragraph (a) may claim up to five percent of the aid determined
in paragraph (b) for costs of administering this subdivision.
No district may expend an amount for these telecommunications
access services which exceeds the amount allocated under this
subdivision. The nonpublic school is responsible for the
Internet access costs not covered by this section.
new text end

new text begin (e) At the request of a nonpublic school, districts may
allocate the amount determined in paragraph (b) directly to the
nonpublic school to pay for or offset the nonpublic school's
costs for telecommunications access services, however, the
amount allocated directly to the nonpublic school may not exceed
the actual amount of the school's ongoing or recurring
telecommunications access costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6.new text end

new text begin Severability.new text end

new text begin If any portion of this section is
found by a court to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions
of the section shall remain in effect.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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 for the fiscal years designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end

new text begin For equity
in telecommunications access:
new text end

new text begin $4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
$4,600,000
new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
new text end