SF 2053

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

A bill for an act
relating to education; changing the learning year
record system from a pupil unit basis to a credit
basis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
124D.128, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 8;
126C.10, subdivision 2a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.128,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Commissioner designation.

(a) An area learning
center designated by the state must be a site. To be
designated, a district or center must demonstrate to the
commissioner that it will:

(1) provide a program of instruction that permits pupils to
receive instruction throughout the entire year; and

(2) maintain a record system that, for purposes of section
126C.05, permits identification of membership attributable to
pupils participating in the program. The record system and
identification must ensure that the program will not have the
effect of increasing the total number of deleted text begin pupil units deleted text end new text begin credits
new text end attributable to an individual pupil new text begin that are minimally required
under section 120B.024 to meet state and local graduation
requirements new text end as a result of a learning year program. The record
system must include the date the pupil originally enrolled in a
learning year program, the pupil's grade level, the date of each
grade promotion, the average daily membership generated in each
grade level, the number of credits or standards earned, and the
number needed to graduate.

(b) A student who has not completed a school district's
graduation requirements may continue to enroll in courses the
student must complete in order to graduate until the student
satisfies the district's graduation requirements or the student
is 21 years old, whichever comes first.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Average daily membership.

(a) Membership for
pupils in grades kindergarten through 12 and for prekindergarten
pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils on the
current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until
withdrawal. The date of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil
permanently leaves the school or the date it is officially known
that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a
pupil, regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15
consecutive school days during the regular school year or for
five consecutive school days during summer school or
intersession classes of flexible school year programs without
receiving instruction in the home or hospital shall be dropped
from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance
provisions cited in section 120A.22. Average daily membership
equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days of the
school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools
divided by the number of days the schools are in session. Days
of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year
programs are only included in the computation of membership for
pupils with a disability not appropriately served primarily in
the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more
than deleted text begin 1.2 deleted text end new text begin 1.5 new text end pupils in average daily membership under this
section. When the initial total average daily membership
exceeds deleted text begin 1.2 deleted text end new text begin 1.5 new text end for a pupil enrolled in more than one school
district during the fiscal year, each district's average daily
membership must be reduced proportionately.

(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in
average daily membership except for purposes of section 126C.10,
subdivision 2a.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Extended time revenue.

(a) A school district's
extended time revenue is equal to the product of $4,601 and the
sum of the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the district
for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and
less than deleted text begin 1.2 deleted text end new text begin 1.5 new text end according to section 126C.05, subdivision 8.

(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used
for extended day programs, extended week programs, summer
school, and other programming authorized under the learning year
program.

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new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005.
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