Minnesota Legislature
SF 4051
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/17/2022 10:27am
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing the consolidation transition aid for
consolidating school districts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 123A.485, subdivision 2; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 123A.485, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Aid.
(a) new text begin For school districts consolidating after June 30, 2020, new text end consolidation
transition aid is equal to deleted text begin $200deleted text end new text begin $400new text end times the number of resident pupil units in the newly
created district in the year of consolidation and deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $300new text end times the number of resident
pupil units in the first year following the year of consolidation. The number of pupil units
used to calculate aid in either year shall not exceed 1,000 for districts consolidating July 1,
1994, and 1,500 for districts consolidating July 1, 1995, and thereafter.
(b) If the total appropriation for consolidation transition aid for any fiscal year, plus any
amount transferred under section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is insufficient to pay all districts
the full amount of aid earned, the department must first pay the districts in the first year
following the year of consolidation the full amount of aid earned and distribute any remaining
funds to the newly created districts in the first year of consolidation.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for consolidations occurring after June
30, 2020.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Consolidation transition aid.
new text begin (a) new text end For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
| $ |
309,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
373,000 deleted text end new text begin ....... new text end |
..... |
2023 |
new text begin (b) new text end The 2022 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2021 and $279,000 for 2022.
new text begin (c) new text end The 2023 appropriation includes $31,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $342,000deleted text end new text begin $.......new text end for 2023.
new text begin
(d) The 2023 appropriation includes 100 percent of the amount necessary to make the
adjustment required under section 1.
new text end