SF 5252

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/17/2024 03:04pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for supplemental funding for prekindergarten
through grade 12 education; modifying provisions for general education, education
excellence, American Indian education, teachers, charter schools, special education,
facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood education, and state agencies; making
forecast adjustments; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, sections 120A.41; 122A.415, by adding a subdivision; 122A.73,
subdivision 4; 124E.22; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivision 13a;
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 121A.642; 122A.415, subdivision
4; 122A.73, subdivisions 2, 3; 122A.77, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 123B.92, subdivision
11; 124D.151, subdivision 6; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.81, subdivision 2b;
124D.901, subdivision 3; 124D.995, subdivision 3; 124E.13, subdivision 1;
126C.10, subdivisions 2e, 3, 3c, 13; Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions
2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 6,
7, 9, 17, 24; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9; article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, 6, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 31; article 4,
section 21, subdivisions 2, 5; article 5, sections 64, subdivisions 3, 5, 13, 14, 15,
16; 65, subdivisions 3, 6; article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7; article 8,
section 19, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, 8; article 11,
section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 10; repealing Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 10,
section 4.

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

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.41, is amended to read:

120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.

(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
for a kindergarten student deleted text begin without a disability deleted text end , 935 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not
including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least
850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours
of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least
165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule
has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.

(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of
instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 123B.92, subdivision 11, is amended
to read:

Subd. 11.

Area learning center transportation aid.

(a) A district new text begin or cooperative unit
new text end that provides transportation of pupils to and from an area learning center program established
under section 123A.05 is eligible for state aid to reimburse the additional costs of
transportation during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) A district new text begin or cooperative unit new text end may apply to the commissioner of education for state
aid to reimburse the costs of transporting pupils who are enrolled in an area learning center
program established under section 123A.05 during the preceding fiscal year. The
commissioner shall develop the form and manner of applications for state aid, the criteria
to determine when transportation is necessary, and the accounting procedure to determine
excess costs. In determining aid amounts, the commissioner shall consider other revenue
received by the district new text begin or cooperative unit new text end for transportation for area learning center purposes.

(c) The total aid entitlement for this section is $1,000,000 each year. The commissioner
must prorate aid if this amount is insufficient to reimburse deleted text begin district deleted text end costs new text begin for a district or
cooperative unit new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

School district EL revenue.

(a) For fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2026,
a district's English learner programs revenue equals the sum of:

(1) the product of (i) $1,228, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily
membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal
year; and

(2) $436 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17.

(b) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's English learner programs revenue equals
the sum of:

(1) the product of (i) $1,775, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily
membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal
year;

(2) $630 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17;
and

(3) the district's English learner cross subsidy aid. A district's English learner cross
subsidy aid deleted text begin under paragraph (c) deleted text end equals 25 percent of the district's English learner cross
subsidy new text begin under paragraph (c) new text end for fiscal year 2027 and later.

(c) A district's English learner cross subsidy deleted text begin aid deleted text end equals the greater of zero or the difference
between the district's expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second
previous year and the district's English learner revenue for the second previous year. new text begin
"Qualifying English learner services" means the services necessary to implement the
Language Instruction Educational Program for students identified as English learners under
sections 124D.58 to 124D.65. Only expenditures that both address the English language
development standards in Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.1200 and 3501.1210, which may
include home language instruction, and are supplemental to the cost of core content
instruction may be included as expenditures for qualifying English learner services.
Expenditures do not include costs related to construction, indirect costs, core content
instruction, or core administrative personnel.
new text end

(d) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following the
school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided
assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.995, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Money appropriated.

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of education to reimburse school
districts; charter schools; intermediate school districts and cooperative units under section
123A.24, subdivision 2; the Perpich Center for Arts Education; and the Minnesota State
Academies for costs associated with providing unemployment benefits to school employees
under section 268.085, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).

(b) The Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State Academies may only
apply to the commissioner for reimbursement of unemployment insurance amounts in excess
of the amounts specifically identified in their annual agency appropriations.

(c) If the amount in the account is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately
reduce the aid payment to each recipient. Aid payments must be paid deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 90 new text end percent in the
current year new text begin and 10 percent in the following year new text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Learning year 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 deleted text begin without a disability deleted text end in an all-day kindergarten program, or more than 425 hours in
a school year for a half-day kindergarten student deleted text begin without a disability deleted text end , 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 deleted text begin without a disability deleted text end in the district to 850 for a kindergarten student
deleted text begin without a disability deleted 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.

(b)(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.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2e.

Local optional revenue.

(a) Local optional revenue for a school district equals
the sum of the district's first tier local optional revenue and second tier local optional revenue.
A district's first tier local optional revenue equals $300 times the adjusted pupil units of the
district for that school year. A district's second tier local optional revenue equals $424 times
the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year.

(b) A district's local optional levy equals the sum of the first tier local optional levy and
the second tier local optional levy.

(c) A district's first tier local optional levy equals the district's first tier local optional
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $880,000.

(d) For fiscal year 2023, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's
second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $548,842. For fiscal year 2024, a district's
second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times
the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit
to $510,000. For fiscal year 2025, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the
district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to deleted text begin $587,244 deleted text end new text begin $626,450 new text end . For fiscal year 2026,
a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $642,038. For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's second tier local
optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one
or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $671,345.

(e) The local optional levy must be spread on referendum market value. A district may
levy less than the permitted amount.

(f) A district's local optional aid equals its local optional revenue minus its local optional
levy. If a district's actual levy for first or second tier local optional revenue is less than its
maximum levy limit for that tier, its aid must be proportionately reduced.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Compensatory education revenue.

(a) For fiscal year 2024, the compensatory
education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839
times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05,
subdivision 3. A district's compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue
for each building in the district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special
Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall
be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

(b) For fiscal year 2025, compensatory revenue must be calculated under Laws 2023,
chapter 18, section 3.

(c) For fiscal year 2026 and later, the compensatory education revenue for each building
in the district equals its compensatory pupils multiplied by the building compensatory
allowance. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section
126C.15, subdivision 2.

(d) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.

(e) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of
a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.

(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under section
124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of operation,
compensatory education revenue must be computed using data for the current fiscal year.
If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative program
begins operation after October 1, compensatory education revenue must be computed based
on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner, and the
compensatory education revenue must be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days
of student instruction to 170 days.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2026, if the calculation under paragraph
deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end results in statewide revenue of less than $838,947,000, additional revenue must be
provided to each building in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of education until
total statewide revenue equals $838,947,000.

(h) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027, if the calculation under paragraph
deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end results in statewide revenue of less than $857,152,000, additional revenue must be
provided to each building in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of education until
total statewide revenue equals $857,152,000.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3c, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3c.

Statewide compensatory allowance.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end For fiscal year 2026, the statewide
compensatory allowance is $6,734. For fiscal year 2027 and later, the statewide compensatory
allowance equals the statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the prior fiscal year
times the ratio of the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current
fiscal year to the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the prior
fiscal year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

deleted text begin (b) For fiscal year 2026 and later, the statewide compensatory allowance equals the
statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the prior fiscal year times the ratio of the
formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current fiscal year to the
formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the prior fiscal year, rounded
to the nearest whole dollar.
deleted text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is amended
to read:

Subd. 13.

Total operating capital revenue.

(a) Total operating capital revenue for a
district equals the sum of:

(1) $79 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year;

(2) the product of $109, the district's maintenance cost index, and its adjusted pupil units
for the school year plus the amount computed under paragraph (c); and

(3) $2 times the adjusted pupil units of the school district for the school year for the
purposes of supplying menstrual products under subdivision 14, clause (26), and opiate
antagonists under subdivision 14, clause (27).

(b) The revenue under this subdivision must be placed in a reserved account in the
general fund and may only be used according to subdivision 14.

(c) The revenue under paragraph (a), clause (2), for a district that operates a program
under section 124D.128, is increased by an amount equal to $31 times the number of adjusted
pupil units served at the site where the program is implemented.

new text begin (d) The revenue under paragraph (a), clause (3), is not subject to the operating capital
equalization levy formula in 126C.10, subdivision 13a.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:

Subd. 13a.

Operating capital levy.

To obtain operating capital revenue, a district may
levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the fiscal year
times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to
the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor equals deleted text begin $23,902
for fiscal year 2020, $23,885 for fiscal year 2021, and deleted text end $22,912 for fiscal year deleted text begin 2022 and later deleted text end new text begin
2024, $23,138 for fiscal year 2025, and $22,912 for fiscal year 2026 and later new text end .

Sec. 11.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

General education aid.

(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 8,093,493,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,103,909,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 8,229,982,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,333,843,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $7,386,239,000 deleted text end new text begin
$7,396,655,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $771,521,000 deleted text end new text begin $771,421,000 new text end for 2024 and
deleted text begin $7,458,461,000 deleted text end new text begin $7,562,422,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 12.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

One-room schoolhouse.

new text begin (a) new text end For deleted text begin a grant deleted text end new text begin aid new text end to Independent School District No.
690, Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

	$	65,000	.....	2024
	$	65,000	.....	2025

new text begin (b) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin BASIC SKILLS REVENUE ACCOUNT TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.15, subdivision 4, by June 30, 2025,
school districts with a balance in their basic skills revenue account that is restricted for use
on extended time programs must transfer those funds to an account that is restricted for
basic skills revenue.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.642, is amended to read:

121A.642 PARAPROFESSIONAL TRAINING.

Subdivision 1.

Training required.

A school district deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end charter school new text begin , intermediate,
other cooperative unit, Perpich Center for Arts Education, or the Minnesota State Academies new text end
must provide a minimum of eight hours of paid orientation or professional development
annually to all paraprofessionals, Title I aides, and other instructional support staff. Six of
the eight hours must be completed before the first instructional day of the school year or
within 30 days of hire. The orientation or professional development must be relevant to the
employee's occupation and may include collaboration time with classroom teachers and
planning for the school year. For paraprofessionals who provide direct support to students,
at least 50 percent of the professional development or orientation must be dedicated to
meeting the requirements of this section. Professional development for paraprofessionals
may also address the requirements of section 120B.363, subdivision 3. A school administrator
must provide an annual certification of compliance with this requirement to the commissioner.

Subd. 2.

Reimbursement for paraprofessional training.

(a) Beginning in fiscal year
2025, the commissioner of education must reimburse school districts, charter schools,
intermediate school districts and other cooperative units, the Perpich Center for Arts
Education, and the Minnesota State Academies in the form and manner specified by the
commissioner for paraprofessional training costs.

(b) The paraprofessional reimbursement equals the prior year compensation expenses
associated with providing up to eight hours of paid orientation and professional development
for each paraprofessional trained under subdivision 1. new text begin Compensation means the regular
hourly wage as defined in applicable collective bargaining agreements, Federal Insurance
Contributions Act (FICA) taxes under United States Code, title 26, chapter 21, and employer
contributions required under chapter 352, 353, 354, or 354A.
new text end

(c) The commissioner may establish procedures to ensure that any costs reimbursed
under this section are excluded from other school revenue calculations.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Achievement and integration aid.

(a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

	$	deleted text begin 83,330,000 deleted text end new text begin 82,818,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 84,232,000 deleted text end new text begin 85,043,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $75,158,000 deleted text end new text begin $74,646,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $8,350,000 deleted text end new text begin $8,294,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $75,882,000 deleted text end new text begin
$76,749,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Charter school building lease aid.

(a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:

	$	deleted text begin 94,320,000 deleted text end new text begin 91,457,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 98,166,000 deleted text end new text begin 94,906,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $85,273,000 deleted text end new text begin $82,410,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $9,474,000 deleted text end new text begin $9,156,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $88,692,000 deleted text end new text begin
$85,750,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Ethnic studies school grants.

(a) For competitive grants to school districts
and charter schools to develop, evaluate, and implement ethnic studies courses:

	$	700,000	.....	2024
	$	700,000	.....	2025

(b) The commissioner must consult with the Ethnic Studies Working Group to develop
criteria for the grants.

(c) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Full-service community schools.

(a) For grants to plan or expand the
full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:

	$	7,500,000	.....	2024
	$	7,500,000	.....	2025

(b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:

(1) current grant recipients issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;

(2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act;
and

(3) any other applicants.

(c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,000,000.

new text begin (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 26, is amended to read:

Subd. 26.

Minnesota Council on Economic Education.

(a) For a grant to the Minnesota
Council on Economic Education:

	$	200,000	.....	2024
	$	200,000	.....	2025

(b) The grant must be used to:

(1) provide professional development to kindergarten through grade 12 teachers
implementing state graduation standards in learning areas related to economic education;
and

(2) support the direct-to-student ancillary economic and personal finance programs that
teachers supervise and coach.

(c) By February 15 of each year following the receipt of a grant, the Minnesota Council
on Economic Education must report to the commissioner of education the number and type
of in-person and online teacher professional development opportunities provided by the
Minnesota Council on Economic Education or its affiliated state centers. The report must
include a description of the content, length, and location of the programs; the number of
preservice and licensed teachers receiving professional development through each of these
opportunities; and summaries of evaluations of teacher professional opportunities.

(d) deleted text begin The Department of Education must pay the full amount of the grant to the Minnesota
Council on Economic Education by August 15 of each fiscal year for which the grant is
appropriated. deleted text end The Minnesota Council on Economic Education must submit its fiscal reporting
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may request
additional information as necessary.

(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(f) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 31, is amended to read:

Subd. 31.

Nonexclusionary discipline.

(a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to provide training for school staff on nonexclusionary disciplinary practices:

	$	1,750,000	.....	2024
	$	1,750,000	.....	2025

(b) Grants are to develop training and to work with schools to train staff on
nonexclusionary disciplinary practices that maintain the respect, trust, and attention of
students and help keep students in classrooms. These funds may also be used for grant
administration.

(c) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, intermediate school districts,
and cooperative units as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2.

(d) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

new text begin (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.81, subdivision 2b, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Carry forward of funds.

Notwithstanding section 16A.28, if a school district
or Tribal contract school does not expend the full amount of the American Indian education
aid in accordance with the plan in the designated fiscal year, the school district or Tribal
contract school may carry forward and expend up to half of the remaining funds in the deleted text begin first
six months of the deleted text end following fiscal year, and is not subject to an aid reduction if:

(1) the district is otherwise following the plan submitted and approved under subdivision
2;

(2) the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee for the school is aware of and has
approved the carry forward and has concurred with the district's educational offerings
extended to American Indian students under section 124D.78;

(3) the funds carried over are used in accordance with section 124D.74, subdivision 1;
and

(4) by April 1, the district reports to the Department of Education American Indian
education director the reason the aid was not expended in the designated fiscal year, and
describes how the district intends to expend the funds in the following fiscal year. The
district must report this information in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.

ARTICLE 4

TEACHERS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.

(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2023;
$88,461,000 for fiscal year 2024; deleted text begin $88,461,000 deleted text end new text begin $88,961,000 new text end for fiscal year 2025; and
$89,486,000 for fiscal year 2026 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of
alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these
limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts,
intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also
reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first
year to meet the needs of approved participants.

(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Revenue reserved. new text end

new text begin Revenue received under this section must be reserved and
used only for the programs authorized under section 122A.414.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.73, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Grow Your Own district programs.

(a) A school district, charter school,
new text begin Tribal contract school, new text end or cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply
for a grant for a teacher preparation program that meets the requirements of paragraph (c)
to establish a Grow Your Own pathway for adults to obtain their first professional teaching
license. The grant recipient must use at least 80 percent of grant funds to provide tuition
scholarships or stipends to enable school district employees or community members affiliated
with a school district, who are of color or American Indian and who seek a teaching license,
to participate in the teacher preparation program. Grant funds may also be used to pay for
teacher licensure exams and licensure fees.

(b) A district using grant funds under this subdivision to provide financial support to
teacher candidates may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the
district for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.

(c) A grantee must partner with:

(1) a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation
program;

(2) a Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation-accredited teacher preparation
program from a private, not for profit, institution of higher education; or

(3) an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher
preparation program.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.73, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Grants for programs serving secondary school students.

(a) A school district
or charter school may apply for grants under this section to offer other innovative programs
that encourage secondary school students, especially students of color and American Indian
students, to pursue teaching. To be eligible for a grant under this subdivision, an applicant
must ensure that the aggregate percentage of secondary school students of color and American
Indian students participating in the program is equal to or greater than the aggregate
percentage of students of color and American Indian students in the school district, charter
school, new text begin Tribal contract school, new text end or cooperative unit.

(b) A grant recipient must use grant funds awarded under this subdivision for:

(1) supporting future teacher clubs or service-learning opportunities that provide middle
and high school students with experiential learning that supports the success of younger
students or peers and increases students' interest in pursuing a teaching career;

(2) developing and offering postsecondary enrollment options for "Introduction to
Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with section 124D.09,
subdivision 10, that meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;

(3) providing direct support, including wrap-around services, for students who are of
color or American Indian to enroll and be successful in postsecondary enrollment options
courses under section 124D.09 that would meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
or

(4) offering scholarships to graduating high school students who are of color or American
Indian to enroll in board-approved undergraduate teacher preparation programs at a college
or university in Minnesota new text begin or in an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with
a board-approved teacher preparation program new text end .

(c) The maximum grant award under this subdivision is $500,000. The commissioner
may consider the number of participants a grant recipient intends to support when determining
a grant amount.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Grant procedure.

(a) A district must apply for a grant under this section in
the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must give priority
to districts with the highest total number or percentage of students who are of color or
American Indian. To the extent that there are sufficient applications, the commissioner must,
to the extent practicable, award an equal number of grants between districts in greater
Minnesota and those in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

(b) For the 2022-2023 school year and later, grant applications for new and existing
programs must be received by the commissioner no later than January 15 of the year prior
to the school year in which the grant will be used. The commissioner must review all
applications and notify grant recipients by March 15 or as soon as practicable of the
anticipated amount awarded. If the commissioner determines that sufficient funding is
unavailable for the grants, the commissioner must notify grant applicants by June 30 or as
soon as practicable that there are insufficient funds.

(c) For the 2021-2022 school year, the commissioner must set a timetable for awarding
grants as soon as practicable.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may allow existing grantees to revise their grant agreements to
operate under the specifications provided in this section even if the revised specifications
differ from the specifications in place at the time of the original grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grant program established.

The commissioner of education must
administer a grant program to develop a pipeline of trained, licensed Tier 3 or Tier 4 special
education teachers. A school district, charter school, new text begin Tribal contract school, new text end or cooperative
unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section. An
applicant must partner with:

(1) a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation
program;

(2) a Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation-accredited teacher preparation
program from a private, not-for-profit, institution of higher education; or

(3) an institution that has an articulated transfer pathway with a board-approved teacher
preparation program.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Grant uses.

(a) A grant recipient must use grant funds to support participants
who are employed by the grant recipient deleted text begin as either a paraprofessional or other unlicensed
staff, or a teacher with a Tier 1 or Tier 2 license deleted text end new text begin or are community members affiliated with
the grant recipient new text end , and new text begin who new text end demonstrate a willingness to be a special education teacher
after completing the program.

(b) A grant recipient may use grant funds for:

(1) tuition assistance or stipends for participants;

(2) supports for participants, including mentoring, licensure test preparation, and
technology support; or

(3) participant recruitment.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.77, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Grant procedure.

(a) Applicants must apply for a grant under this section in
the form and manner specified by the commissioner.

(b) In awarding grants, the commissioner must prioritize funding for training to allow
participants holding a Tier 1 or Tier 2 special education license to obtain a Tier 3 special
education license.

(c) To the extent that there are sufficient applications, the commissioner must, to the
extent practicable, award an equal number of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota
and applicants in the metropolitan area.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may allow existing grantees to revise their grant agreements to
operate under the specifications provided in this section even if the revised specifications
differ from the specifications in place at the time of the original grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:

Subd. 3.

Student support personnel aid.

(a) The initial student support personnel aid
for a school district equals the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the
adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. The initial student
support personnel aid for a charter school equals the greater of the student support personnel
allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the current fiscal year or
$20,000. new text begin Aid under this paragraph must be reserved in a fund balance which may not exceed
the prior year's aid allocation.
new text end

(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member
of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that serves students equals the
greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the
district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. If a district is a member of more than one
cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative
units. new text begin Aid under this paragraph must not exceed actual expenditures.
new text end

(c) The student support personnel allowance equals $11.94 for fiscal year 2024, $17.08
for fiscal year 2025, and $48.73 for fiscal year 2026 and later.

(d) The cooperative student support allowance equals $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85
for fiscal year 2025, and $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.

deleted text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the student support personnel aid must not
exceed the district's, charter school's, or cooperative unit's actual expenditures.
deleted text end

Sec. 10.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Alternative teacher compensation aid.

(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 88,443,000 deleted text end new text begin 88,706,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 88,430,000 deleted text end new text begin 89,012,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and deleted text begin $79,619,000 deleted text end new text begin
$79,882,000 new text end for fiscal year 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $8,846,000 deleted text end new text begin $8,875,000 new text end for fiscal year 2024 and
deleted text begin $79,584,000 deleted text end new text begin $80,137,000 new text end for fiscal year 2025.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Closing educational opportunity gaps grants.

(a) To support schools in their
efforts to close opportunity gaps under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.113:

	$	3,000,000	.....	2024
	$	3,000,000	.....	2025

(b) The department may retain up to five percent of this appropriation to administer the
grant program.

(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.

new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Statewide teacher mentoring program.

(a) For a statewide teacher induction
and mentoring program:

	$	9,940,000	.....	2024
	$	0	.....	2025

(b) Funds may be used for:

(1) competitive grants to Minnesota regional partners, including institutions of higher
education, regional service cooperatives, other district or charter collaboratives, and
professional organizations, to provide mentoring supports for new teachers, on-the-ground
training, technical assistance, and networks or communities of practice for local new teachers,
districts, and charter schools to implement Minnesota's induction model;

(2) competitive grants to school districts to fund deleted text begin Teacher of Record deleted text end mentorships to Tier
1 new text begin and Tier 2 new text end special education teachers, including training and supervision; and

(3) contracts with national content experts and research collaboratives to assist in
developing Minnesota's induction model, to provide ongoing training to mentors and
principals, and to evaluate the program over time.

(c) Up to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Student support personnel workforce pipeline.

(a) For a grant program to
develop a student support personnel workforce pipeline focused on increasing school
psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and school social workers of color and
Indigenous providers, professional respecialization, recruitment, and retention:

	$	5,000,000	.....	2024
	$	5,000,000	.....	2025

(b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $150,000 is for providing support to school nurses
across the state.

(c) To the extent practicable, the pipeline grants must be used to support equal numbers
of students pursuing careers as school psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and
school social workers.

(d) For grants awarded under this subdivision to school psychologists, the following
terms have the meanings given:

(1) "eligible designated trainee" means an individual enrolled in a NASP-approved or
APA-accredited school psychology program granting educational specialist certificates or
doctoral degrees in school psychology;

(2) "practica" means an educational experience administered and evaluated by the
graduate training program, with university and site supervision by appropriately credentialed
school psychologists, to develop trainees' competencies to provide school psychological
services based on the graduate program's goals and competencies relative to accreditation
and licensure requirements; and

(3) "eligible employment" means a paid position within a school or local education
agency directly related to the training program providing direct or indirect school psychology
services. Direct services include assessment, intervention, prevention, or consultation services
to students or their family members and educational staff. Indirect services include
supervision, research and evaluation, administration, program development, technical
assistance, or professional learning to support direct services.

(e) Grants awarded to school psychologists must be used for:

(1) the provision of paid, supervised, and educationally meaningful practica in a public
school setting for an eligible designated trainee enrolled in a qualifying program within the
grantee's institution;

(2) to support student recruitment and retention to enroll and hire an eligible designated
trainee for paid practica in public school settings; and

(3) oversight of trainee practica and professional development by the qualifying institution
to ensure the qualifications and conduct by an eligible designated trainee meet requirements
set forth by the state and accrediting agencies.

(f) Upon successful completion of the graduate training program, grants awarded to
school psychologists must maintain eligible employment within Minnesota for a minimum
period of one-year full-time equivalent for each academic year of paid traineeship under
the grant program.

(g) Up to $150,000 of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

new text begin (h) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Teacher residency program.

(a) For the teacher residency program that meets
the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8705.2100, subpart 2, item D, subitem (5), unit
(g):

	$	3,000,000	.....	2024
	$	3,000,000	.....	2025

(b) Up to three percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.

(c) Any balance new text begin in the first year new text end does not cancel but is available in the deleted text begin following fiscal deleted text end new text begin
second new text end year.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants.

(a)
For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color competitive grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:

	$	5,440,000	.....	2024
	$	5,440,000	.....	2025

(b) The board may retain up to $100,000 of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.

(c) Any balance new text begin in the first year new text end does not cancel but is available in the deleted text begin following fiscal deleted text end new text begin
second new text end year.

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 65, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
of color.

(a) To develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed
for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:

	$	3,500,000	.....	2024
	$	3,500,000	.....	2025

(b) Any balance new text begin in the first year new text end does not cancel but is available in the deleted text begin following fiscal deleted text end new text begin
second new text end year.

(c) The base for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70, for fiscal year 2026
and later is $4,500,000, of which at least $3,500,000 each fiscal year is for grants to develop
and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed for teachers of color or
American Indian teachers.

(d) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.

ARTICLE 5

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124E.13, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Leased space.

A charter school may lease space from: an independent
or special school board; other public organization; private, nonprofit, nonsectarian
organization; private property owner; or a sectarian organization if the leased space is
constructed as a school facility. In all cases, the eligible lessor must also be the building
owner. The commissioner must review and approve or disapprove deleted text begin leases deleted text end new text begin lease aid
applications new text end in a timely manner to determine eligibility for lease aid under section 124E.22.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124E.22, is amended to read:

124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID.

(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
commissioner for building lease aid new text begin in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner new text end .
The commissioner must review and either approve or deny a lease aid application using new text begin at
least new text end the following criteria:

(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;

(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and

(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and
financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for
a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the
charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not
renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve
the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated
or not renewed.

(b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial,
maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs.

(c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the
lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of the charter school building
lease aid pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314.

(d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school
pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the
charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options
Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section
126C.05.

ARTICLE 6

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Special education; regular.

(a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:

	$	deleted text begin 2,271,000,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,288,826,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 2,434,933,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,486,181,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $2,041,140,000 deleted text end new text begin
$2,058,966,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $287,333,000 deleted text end new text begin $289,842,000 new text end for 2024 and
deleted text begin $2,147,600,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,196,339,000 new text end for 2025.

ARTICLE 7

SCHOOL FACILITIES

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms.

(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:

	$	1,000,000	.....	2024
	$	1,000,000	.....	2025

(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must award at
least one grant under this subdivision to Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, for
a demonstration grant for a project awaiting construction.

(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.

(d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.

(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the committees
of the legislature with jurisdiction over education on the number of grants that were awarded
each year and the number of grant applications that were unfunded during that year.

new text begin (f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.

(a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

	$	deleted text begin 108,045,000 deleted text end new text begin 107,905,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 107,894,000 deleted text end new text begin 107,865,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $97,224,000 deleted text end new text begin $97,084,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $10,803,000 deleted text end new text begin $10,787,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $97,091,000 deleted text end new text begin
$97,078,000 new text end for 2025.

ARTICLE 8

SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2023,
chapter 55, article 9, section 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

School lunch.

For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:

	$	deleted text begin 190,897,000 deleted text end new text begin 218,801,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 197,936,000 deleted text end new text begin 239,686,000 new text end	.....	2025

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter
55, article 9, section 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

School breakfast.

For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158:

	$	deleted text begin 25,912,000 deleted text end new text begin 44,178,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 26,719,000 deleted text end new text begin 48,747,000 new text end	.....	2025

ARTICLE 9

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is
amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).

(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total
number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs
under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160
participants for fiscal deleted text begin years 2023, deleted text end new text begin year new text end 2024 deleted text begin , and 2025, deleted text end and 12,360 participants for fiscal
year deleted text begin 2026 deleted text end new text begin 2025 new text end and later.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Head Start program.

(a) For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:

	$	35,100,000	.....	2024
	$	35,100,000	.....	2025

new text begin (b) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for administration.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 24, is amended to read:

Subd. 24.

Early childhood curriculum grants.

(a) For competitive grants to Minnesota
postsecondary institutions to improve the curricula of the recipient institution's early
childhood education programs by incorporating or conforming to the Minnesota knowledge
and competency frameworks for early childhood professionals:

	$	250,000	.....	2024
	$	250,000	.....	2025

(b) By December 1, 2024, and again by December 1, 2025, the commissioner must
submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education and higher education
finance and policy reporting on grants awarded under this subdivision. The report must
include the following information for the previous fiscal year:

(1) the number of grant applications received;

(2) the criteria applied by the commissioner for evaluating applications;

(3) the number of grants awarded, grant recipients, and amounts awarded;

(4) early childhood education curricular reforms proposed by each recipient institution;

(5) grant outcomes for each recipient institution; and

(6) other information identified by the commissioner as outcome indicators.

(c) The commissioner may use no more than three percent of the appropriation under
this subdivision to administer the grant program.

(d) This is a onetime appropriation.

new text begin (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 10, section 4, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 10

STATE AGENCIES

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end

new text begin The sum
indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board in the fiscal year designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Information technology costs. new text end

new text begin (a) For information technology costs of the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board:
new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,767,000 new text end

new text begin ..... new text end

new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

ARTICLE 11

FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

A. GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Enrollment options transportation.

For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

	$	deleted text begin 18,000 deleted text end new text begin 23,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 19,000 deleted text end new text begin 25,000 new text end	.....	2025

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Abatement aid.

(a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:

	$	deleted text begin 2,339,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,318,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 2,665,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,516,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $2,213,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,192,000 new text end for
2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $245,000 deleted text end new text begin $243,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $2,420,000 deleted text end new text begin
$2,273,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 3.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Consolidation transition aid.

(a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:

	$	deleted text begin 187,000 deleted text end new text begin 7,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 290,000 deleted text end new text begin 180,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $180,000 deleted text end new text begin $0 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $20,000 deleted text end new text begin $0 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $270,000 deleted text end new text begin $180,000 new text end for
2025.

Sec. 4.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Nonpublic pupil education aid.

(a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

	$	deleted text begin 22,354,000 deleted text end new text begin 21,176,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 23,902,000 deleted text end new text begin 24,478,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $20,429,000 deleted text end new text begin $19,251,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $2,269,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,138,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $21,633,000 deleted text end new text begin
$22,340,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Nonpublic pupil transportation.

(a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

	$	deleted text begin 22,248,000 deleted text end new text begin 22,979,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 23,624,000 deleted text end new text begin 27,177,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,115,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $20,133,000 deleted text end new text begin $20,864,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $2,237,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,318,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $21,387,000 deleted text end new text begin
$24,859,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 6.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Career and technical aid.

(a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

	$	deleted text begin 1,512,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,664,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 761,000 deleted text end new text begin 874,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $183,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $1,329,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,481,000 new text end for
2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $147,000 deleted text end new text begin $164,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $614,000 deleted text end new text begin $710,000 new text end
for 2025.

B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Sec. 7.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

Subd. 21.

Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.

For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:

	$	deleted text begin 14,992,000 deleted text end new text begin 14,828,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 16,609,000 deleted text end new text begin 16,413,000 new text end	.....	2025

Sec. 8.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23.

Literacy incentive aid.

(a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:

	$	deleted text begin 42,234,000 deleted text end new text begin 41,071,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 42,502,000 deleted text end new text begin 41,588,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $37,628,000 deleted text end new text begin $36,465,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $4,180,000 deleted text end new text begin $4,051,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $38,322,000 deleted text end new text begin
$37,537,000 new text end for 2025.

C. AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION

Sec. 9.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

American Indian education aid.

(a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

	$	deleted text begin 17,949,000 deleted text end new text begin 18,131,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 19,266,000 deleted text end new text begin 19,672,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $16,790,000 deleted text end new text begin $16,972,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $1,865,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,885,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $17,401,000 deleted text end new text begin
$17,787,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 10.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Tribal contract school aid.

(a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:

	$	deleted text begin 2,585,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,673,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 2,804,000 deleted text end new text begin 2,131,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $2,330,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,418,000 new text end for
2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $258,000 deleted text end new text begin $157,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $2,546,000 deleted text end new text begin
$1,974,000 new text end for 2025.

D. TEACHERS

Sec. 11.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Student support personnel aid.

(a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:

	$	deleted text begin 29,138,000 deleted text end new text begin 30,255,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 35,270,000 deleted text end new text begin 36,498,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2023 and deleted text begin $29,138,000 deleted text end new text begin $30,255,000 new text end
for fiscal year 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $3,237,000 deleted text end new text begin $3,361,000 new text end for fiscal year 2024 and
deleted text begin $32,033,000 deleted text end new text begin $33,137,000 new text end for fiscal year 2025.

E. SPECIAL EDUCATION

Sec. 12.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Aid for children with disabilities.

(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

	$	deleted text begin 1,674,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,597,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 1,888,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,844,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Court-placed special education revenue.

For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

	$	deleted text begin 26,000 deleted text end new text begin 39,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 27,000 deleted text end new text begin 40,000 new text end	.....	2025

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Special education separate sites and programs.

(a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
4:

	$	deleted text begin 4,378,000 deleted text end new text begin 3,880,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 5,083,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,505,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and deleted text begin $4,378,000 deleted text end new text begin $3,880,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $486,000 deleted text end new text begin $431,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $4,597,000 deleted text end new text begin
$4,074,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Travel for home-based services.

(a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

	$	deleted text begin 334,000 deleted text end new text begin 425,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 348,000 deleted text end new text begin 475,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $302,000 deleted text end new text begin $393,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $33,000 deleted text end new text begin $43,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $315,000 deleted text end new text begin $432,000 new text end
for 2025.

F. FACILITIES

Sec. 16.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Debt service equalization aid.

(a) For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

	$	24,511,000	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 21,351,000 deleted text end new text begin 20,333,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,424,000 for 2023 and $22,087,000 for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,454,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $18,897,000 deleted text end new text begin $17,879,000 new text end
for 2025.

G. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

Sec. 17.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Kindergarten milk.

For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:

	$	deleted text begin 659,000 deleted text end new text begin 428,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 659,000 deleted text end new text begin 428,000 new text end	.....	2025

Sec. 18.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

School library aid.

(a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
134.356:

	$	deleted text begin 21,435,000 deleted text end new text begin 21,586,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 23,799,000 deleted text end new text begin 23,903,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and deleted text begin $21,435,000 deleted text end new text begin $21,586,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $2,382,000 deleted text end new text begin $2,398,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $21,417,000 deleted text end new text begin
$21,505,000 new text end for 2025.

H. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Sec. 19.

Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Early childhood family education aid.

(a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

	$	deleted text begin 37,497,000 deleted text end new text begin 37,209,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 39,108,000 deleted text end new text begin 38,985,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $33,979,000 deleted text end new text begin $33,691,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $3,775,000 deleted text end new text begin $3,743,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $35,333,000 deleted text end new text begin
$35,242,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 20.

Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Developmental screening aid.

(a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

	$	deleted text begin 4,350,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,148,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 4,375,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,151,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $349,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $4,001,000 deleted text end new text begin $3,799,000 new text end for
2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $445,000 deleted text end new text begin $422,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $3,930,000 deleted text end new text begin
$3,729,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 21.

Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 17.

Home visiting aid.

(a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:

	$	deleted text begin 391,000 deleted text end new text begin 382,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 309,000 deleted text end new text begin 300,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $350,000 deleted text end new text begin $341,000 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $38,000 deleted text end new text begin $37,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $271,000 deleted text end new text begin $263,000 new text end
for 2025.

I. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Sec. 22.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Adult basic education aid.

(a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:

	$	deleted text begin 52,663,000 deleted text end new text begin 52,566,000 new text end	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 53,717,000 deleted text end new text begin 53,684,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and deleted text begin $47,484,000 deleted text end new text begin $47,387,000 new text end
for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes deleted text begin $5,275,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,265,000 new text end for 2024 and deleted text begin $48,442,000 deleted text end new text begin
$48,419,000 new text end for 2025.

Sec. 23.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Adults with disabilities program aid.

(a) For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

	$	710,000	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 1,782,000 deleted text end new text begin 1,520,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $1,711,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,449,000 new text end for
2025.

Sec. 24.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Community education aid.

(a) For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:

	$	98,000	.....	2024
	$	deleted text begin 8,030,000 deleted text end new text begin 7,857,000 new text end	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $14,000 for 2023 and $84,000 for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $8,021,000 deleted text end new text begin $7,848,000 new text end for
2025.

Sec. 25.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

School-age care aid.

(a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.22:

	$	deleted text begin 1,000 deleted text end new text begin 0 new text end	.....	2024
	$	1,000	.....	2025

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and deleted text begin $1,000 deleted text end new text begin $0 new text end for 2024.

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $1,000 for 2025.

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 24-07581

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 10, section 4

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION; VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN RESERVE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years designated. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Voluntary prekindergarten reserve. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must reserve the following amount for future allocation towards 3,000 voluntary prekindergarten seats: new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2024 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 50,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 legislature must provide direction to the commissioner on allocating the money reserved under paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026. new text end