SF 1977

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to education; establishing adults with 
  1.3             disabilities as a priority for surplus funds; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.14, subdivision 7.
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.14, 
  1.7   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 7.  [APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS.] If a direct 
  1.9   appropriation from the general fund to the department of 
  1.10  children, families, and learning for any education aid or grant 
  1.11  authorized in this chapter and chapters 121, 123, 124A, 124C, 
  1.12  125, 126, and 134 exceeds the amount required, the commissioner 
  1.13  of children, families, and learning may transfer the 
  1.14  excess first to the adults with disabilities program under 
  1.15  section 121.88, subdivision 6, up to the amount necessary to 
  1.16  fully fund existing programs and provide state aid to establish 
  1.17  programs in all areas of the state, and then to any education 
  1.18  aid or grant appropriation that is insufficient.  However, 
  1.19  section 124A.032 applies to a deficiency in the direct 
  1.20  appropriation for general education aid.  After funding the 
  1.21  adults with disabilities program, any remaining excess 
  1.22  appropriations shall be allocated proportionately among other 
  1.23  aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations.  The 
  1.24  commissioner of finance shall make the necessary transfers among 
  1.25  appropriations according to the determinations of the 
  2.1   commissioner of children, families, and learning.  If the amount 
  2.2   of the direct appropriation for the aid or grant plus the amount 
  2.3   transferred according to this subdivision is insufficient, the 
  2.4   commissioner shall prorate the available amount among eligible 
  2.5   districts.  The state is not obligated for any additional 
  2.6   amounts.