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SF 2025

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/11/2021 04:43pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to education; allowing a charter school authorizer to assess a fee for
additional operational school buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
124E.10, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124E.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Review and comment.

(a) The authorizer shall provide a formal written
evaluation of the school's performance before the authorizer renews the charter contract.
The commissioner must review and comment on the authorizer's evaluation process at the
time the authorizer submits its application for approval and each time the authorizer
undergoes its five-year review under section 124E.05, subdivision 5.

(b) An authorizer shall monitor and evaluate the academic, financial, operational, and
student performance of the school, and may assess a charter school a fee according to
paragraph (c). The agreed-upon fee structure must be stated in the charter school contract.

(c) The fee that an authorizer may annually assess is the greater of:

(1) the basic formula allowance for that year; or

(2) the lesser of:

(i) the maximum fee factor times the basic formula allowance for that year; or

(ii) the fee factor times the basic formula allowance for that year times the charter school's
adjusted pupil units for that year. The fee factor equals .015. The maximum fee factor equals
4.0.

(d) An authorizer may not assess a fee for any required services other than as provided
in this subdivision.

(e) For the preoperational planning period, after a school is chartered, the authorizer
may assess a charter school a fee equal to the basic formula allowance.

new text begin (f) For each additional operational school building, the authorizer may assess a charter
school an additional fee equal to the basic formula allowance.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
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