SF 864

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/26/2023 01:27pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for the community education for
adults with disabilities program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 124D.56.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.56, is amended to read:

124D.56 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM REVENUE; ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES.

Subdivision 1.

Revenue amount.

A district that is eligible according to section 124D.20,
subdivision 2, may receive revenue for a program for adults with disabilities. Revenue for
the program for adults with disabilities for a district deleted text begin or a group of districts deleted text end equals the lesser
of:

(1) the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or

(2) deleted text begin $60,000 deleted text end new text begin the greater of (i) $1.00 times the population of the school district as
determined according to section 275.14, or (ii) the district's adults with disabilities revenue
for fiscal year 2023. If the district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the district's
adults with disabilities aid is reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied new text end .

Subd. 2.

Aid.

Program aid for adults with disabilities equals the deleted text begin lesser of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) one-half of the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) $30,000 deleted text end new text begin difference between the district's adults with disabilities revenue and the
district's adults with disabilities levy new text end .

Subd. 3.

Levy.

A district may levy for a program for adults with disabilities new text begin in new text end an amount
deleted text begin up to the amount designated in subdivision 2. In the case of a program offered by a group
of districts, the levy amount must be apportioned among the districts according to the
agreement submitted to the department. deleted text end new text begin not to exceed the greater of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the district's revenue under subdivision 1; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of a tax rate not to exceed .00007 times the district's adjusted net tax
capacity for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Outside revenue.

A district may receive money from public or private sources
to supplement revenue for the program for adults with disabilities. Aid may not be reduced
as a result of receiving money from these sources.

Subd. 5.

Use of revenue.

Revenue for the program for adults with disabilities may be
used only to provide programs for adults with disabilities.

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cooperation encouraged. new text end

new text begin A school district offering programming for adults
with disabilities is encouraged to provide programming in cooperation with other school
districts and other public and private organizations providing services to adults with
disabilities.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES.
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 year
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Adults with disabilities. new text end

new text begin (a) For the community education for adults with
disabilities program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... 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 ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding section 1, for fiscal year 2024 only, a school district's adults with
disabilities levy equals the amount the district certified for this program for taxes payable
in 2023.
new text end

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2024 only, a district's adults with disabilities aid equals the district's
adults with disabilities revenue computed under section 1 less the district's adults with
disabilities levy calculated according to paragraph (b).
new text end