Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

SF 3125

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/16/2018 02:50pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11

A bill for an act
relating to education; expanding the use of extended time to pupils enrolled in
career and technical education courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section
126C.05, subdivision 15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:


Subd. 15.

Learning year new text begin and career and technical education extended time new text end pupil
units.

(a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning year program under section 124D.128, an
area learning center or an alternative learning program approved by the commissioner under
sections 123A.05 and 123A.06, or a contract alternative program under section 124D.68,
subdivision 3
, paragraph (d), or subdivision 4, for more than 1,020 hours in a school year
for a secondary student, more than 935 hours in a school year for an elementary student,
more than 850 hours in a school year for a kindergarten student without a disability in an
all-day kindergarten program, or more than 425 hours in a school year for a half-day
kindergarten student without a disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil
in average daily membership for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a. The amount
in excess of one pupil must be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction
provided to that pupil in excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours
required for a full-time secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii)
the greater of 935 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil
in the district to 935 for an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of
850 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a
disability in the district to 850 for a kindergarten student without a disability.

new text begin (b) A pupil enrolled in a career and technical education course offered for secondary
credit outside of the regular school day may be counted as more than one pupil in average
daily membership for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a. The amount in excess
of 1.0 pupil equals the greater of zero or the ratio of the total number of hours of instruction
that pupil receives during that school year to 1,020 hours.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end Hours that occur after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable
to the following fiscal year. A student in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 must not be
counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end (i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an area learning center or
alternative learning program that has an independent study component, a district must meet
the requirements in this paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, a continual
learning plan consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that has
an area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount
equal to at least 90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education
revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance
according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without basic skills
revenue, local optional revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of
pupil units generated by students attending an area learning center or alternative learning
program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be
spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or alternative learning
program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 126C.10, subdivision 4, by
pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.

(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program without
an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for less than a
full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan for the pupil,
consistent with section 124D.128, subdivision 3. Each school district that has an area learning
center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to at least
90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil
unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section
126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without basic skills revenue, local optional
revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by
students attending an area learning center or alternative learning program. The amount of
reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs
associated with the area learning center or alternative learning program. Basic skills revenue
generated according to section 126C.10, subdivision 4, by pupils attending the eligible
program must be allocated to the program.

(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program that
has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact time
and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation standards
necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the number of
hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.

(iv) For a state-approved alternative program having an independent study component,
the commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the kinds of
independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and the means
of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.