SF 2026

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 05/08/2019 08:49am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; continuing American Indian Tribal Contract school
aid at its current level; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018,
section 124D.83, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Revenue amount.

An American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school
that is located on a reservation within the state and that complies with the requirements in
subdivision 1 is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant school aid. The amount of aid is
derived by:

(1) multiplying the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $170,
times the difference between (i) the resident pupil units as defined in section 126C.05,
subdivision 6, in average daily membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13,
and (ii) the number of pupils for the current school year, weighted according to section
126C.05, subdivision 1, receiving benefits under section 123B.42 or 123B.44 or for which
the school is receiving reimbursement under section 124D.69;

(2) adding to the result in clause (1) an amount equal to the product of the formula
allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $300 times the tribal contract
compensation revenue pupil units;

(3) subtracting from the result in clause (2) the amount of money allotted to the school
by the federal government through Indian School Equalization Program of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 25, part 39, subparts A to E,
for the basic program as defined by deleted text beginsection 39.11, paragraph (b) deleted text end new text begin Code of Federal Regulations,
title 25, part 39.2 new text end, for the base rate as applied to kindergarten through twelfth grade, excluding
small school adjustments and additional weighting, but not money allotted through subparts
F to L for contingency funds, school board training, student training, interim maintenance
and minor repair, interim administration cost, prekindergarten, and operation and
maintenance, and the amount of money that is received according to section 124D.69;

(4) dividing the result in clause (3) by the sum of the resident pupil units in average daily
membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, plus the tribal contract compensation
revenue pupil units; and

(5) multiplying the sum of the resident pupil units, including section 126C.05, subdivision
13, in average daily membership plus the tribal contract compensation revenue pupil units
by the lesser of $3,230 deleted text beginfor fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and $1,500 for fiscal year 2020 and
later deleted text end or the result in clause (4).

Sec. 2. new text beginAPPROPRIATION; TRIBAL CONTRACT OR GRANT SCHOOLS.
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 year
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Tribal contract aid. new text end

new text begin For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.83:
new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2020 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end

new text begin The 2020 appropriation includes $304,000 for 2019 and $....... for 2020.
new text end

new text begin The 2021 appropriation includes $....... for 2020 and $....... for 2021.
new text end