SF 3204

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing integration revenue for certain districts;
creating a levy for school districts with negative fund balances; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.86, subdivision 3; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.86, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Integration revenue.

Integration revenue equals the following amounts:

(1) for Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, $206 times the adjusted pupil
units for the school year;

(2) for Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, $445 times the adjusted
pupil units for the school year;

(3) for Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, the sum of $445 times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year and an additional $35 times the adjusted pupil units
for the school year that is provided entirely through a local levy;

(4) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), or (3), that must implement a plan
under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, deleted text begin where the district's enrollment
of protected students, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, exceeds 15
percent, deleted text end the lesser of (i) the actual cost of implementing the plan during the fiscal year
minus the aid received under subdivision 6, deleted text begin or deleted text end (ii) new text begin for a district where the enrollment of
protected students as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, exceeds 50 percent,
$445 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year, or (iii) for a district where the
enrollment of protected students is between 15 and 50 percent, new text end $129 times the adjusted
pupil units for the school year;

(5) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), that is required to implement
a plan according to the requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180,
the lesser of

(i) the actual cost of implementing the plan during the fiscal year minus the aid
received under subdivision 6, or

(ii) $92 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year.

Any money received by districts in clauses (1) to (3) which exceeds the amount
received in fiscal year 2000 shall be subject to the budget requirements in subdivision
1a; and

(6) for a member district of a multidistrict integration collaborative that files a plan
with the commissioner, but is not contiguous to a racially isolated district, integration
revenue equals the amount defined in clause (5).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [126C.425] STATUTORY OPERATING DEBT LEVY; 2007.
new text end

new text begin (a) A school district with a net negative unreserved general fund balance greater
than 2.5 percent as of June 20, 2007, may levy under this section to eliminate the deficit.
new text end

new text begin (b) A district's annual levy under this section must not exceed the lesser of the
amount raised by a levy of a net tax rate of one percent times the district's adjusted net
tax capacity or $200,000.
new text end

new text begin (c) A district's total levy under this section must not exceed the amount of the
district's net negative unreserved general fund balance as of June 30, 2007.
new text end

new text begin (d) The proceeds of this levy must be used only for cash flow requirements and must
not be used to supplement district revenue or income for the purpose of increasing the
district's expenditures or budgets.
new text end

new text begin (e) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
year in which it is certified.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2009.
new text end