SF 1057

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/11/2019 02:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; increasing the number of funded participants in the voluntary
prekindergarten program for fiscal year 2020 and later; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), 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 (e).

deleted text begin (b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the
estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year
2017. If the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year,
the aid of the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.
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deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner must limit the total number of funded participants in the
voluntary prekindergarten program under this section to not more than deleted text begin 3,160 deleted text end new text begin 7,160 new text end .

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner must limit the total number of
participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs to not
more than 6,160 participants for fiscal year 2018 and 7,160 participants for fiscal year 2019.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2020 and later.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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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 for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Voluntary prekindergarten program. new text end

new text begin For the voluntary prekindergarten
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2020 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2021 new text end

new text begin The 2020 appropriation includes $....... for 2019 and $....... for 2020. The 2021
appropriation includes $....... for 2020 and $....... for 2021.
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