SF 2271

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/30/2017 08:50am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; creating an additional component of general education
revenue to mitigate the postsecondary enrollment options program's impact on
high schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.20, subdivision
1; 126C.05, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Revenue calculation.

(a) General education revenue must be paid to a
charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted
pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum
equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence, minus an amount equal to the
product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466,
calculated without declining enrollment revenue, local optional revenue, basic skills revenue,
extended time revenue, new text begin postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue, new text end pension adjustment
revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment
revenue, basic skills revenue, new text begin postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue, new text end pension
adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though the school were a school district.

(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer program,
the general education revenue in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent
of the statewide average extended time revenue per adjusted pupil unit.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible special
education charter school as defined in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, equals the sum of
the amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined
in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, for educating students not eligible for special education
services.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 13a. new text end

new text begin PSEO impact revenue pupil. new text end

new text begin For each pupil, the average daily membership
for a PSEO impact revenue pupil equals one minus the pupil's PSEO average daily
membership under subdivision 13.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General education revenue.

The general education revenue for each
district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and
talented revenue, declining enrollment revenue, local optional revenue, small schools
revenue, new text begin postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue, new text end basic skills revenue, secondary
sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating
capital revenue, equity revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2f. new text end

new text begin Postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) A school district's
postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue for the current year equals the product
of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the basic formula allowance under subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (2) for the previous year, the district's PSEO impact revenue pupils under section 126C.05,
subdivision 13a;
new text end

new text begin (3) for the previous year for grade 12 pupils, the ratio of the district's PSEO impact
revenue pupils to the district's average daily membership; and
new text end

new text begin (4) two.
new text end

new text begin (b) A district's postsecondary enrollment options impact revenue must be reserved and
used to ensure sustainable educational offerings and programs at the high school level.
new text end