SF 3766

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

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of extended time
revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, subdivision
8; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, 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as withdrawn.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. new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (c), new text end a student must
not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this section.
When the initial total average daily membership exceeds 1.2 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.

new text begin (c) The Department of Education annually must calculate the statewide average
length of the school year in minutes. A school district's average daily membership for each
pupil for extended time revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, equals: (1) the
lesser of 0.2; or (2) the difference between (i) the actual minutes of instruction received by
that student and (ii) the statewide average minutes of instruction for the previous year. A
pupil's average daily membership for extended time revenue must not be less than zero.
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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, 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 deleted text begin in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 deleted text end
according to section 126C.05, subdivision 8 new text begin , paragraph (c) new text end .

(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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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