1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; requiring increases in permanent school fund 
1.3 	allocations to districts to be reserved for school technology purposes;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 127A.33.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 127A.33, is amended to read:
1.7 	127A.33 SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND; APPORTIONMENT.
1.8 	(a) The commissioner shall apportion the school endowment fund semiannually 
1.9 	on the first Monday in March and September in each year, to districts whose schools 
1.10 	have been in session at least nine months. The apportionment shall be in proportion to 
1.11 	each district's adjusted average daily membership during the preceding year. Any annual 
1.12 	apportionment in excess of $28 per pupil in adjusted average daily membership must be 
1.13 	reserved and used only for the school technology purposes listed in paragraph (b). The 
1.14 	apportionment shall not be paid to a district for pupils for whom tuition is received by 
1.15 	the district.
1.16 	(b) For purposes of this section, revenue reserved under paragraph (a) for school 
1.17 	technology purposes may only be used:
1.18 	(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials, copying machines, 
1.19 	telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional equipment;
1.20 	(2) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;
1.21 	(3) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;
1.22 	(4) to pay for ongoing or recurring telecommunications or Internet access costs 
1.23 	associated with Internet access, data lines, and video links; or
2.1 	(5) to pay for service provider installation fees for installation of new 
2.2 	telecommunications lines or increased bandwidth.

2.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for apportionments occurring on or 
2.4 	after July 1, 2012.