HF 52

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/24/2025 05:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for pupil transportation;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10,
subdivision 18a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 18a, is amended to read:

Subd. 18a.

Pupil transportation adjustment.

(a) An independent, common, or special
school district's transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 is increased by the
greater of zero or deleted text begin 35 deleted text end new text begin 70 new text end percent of the difference between:

(1) the lesser of the district's total cost for regular and excess pupil transportation under
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), including depreciation, for the previous fiscal
year or 105 percent of the district's total cost for the second previous fiscal year; and

(2) the sum of:

(i) 4.66 percent of the district's basic revenue for the previous fiscal year;

(ii) transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 for the previous fiscal year;

(iii) the district's charter school transportation adjustment for the previous fiscal year;

(iv) the district's reimbursement for transportation provided under section 123B.92,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi); and

(v) the district's area learning center transportation aid under section 123B.92, subdivision
11.

(b) A charter school's pupil transportation adjustment equals the school district per pupil
unit adjustment under paragraph (a).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; GENERAL EDUCATION AID.
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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 in the fiscal years
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Pupil transportation aid. new text end

new text begin For additional general education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 13:
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