SF 1885

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2017 10:17am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing foundation and incentive revenue for school
districts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [124D.99] FOUNDATION AND INCENTIVE REVENUE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Foundation and incentive revenue. new text end

new text begin Foundation and incentive revenue
for a school district, not including a charter school, is equal to the lesser of:
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new text begin (1) the product of the district's total proficiency factor times the foundation and incentive
revenue initial allowance; or
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new text begin (2) the district's adjusted pupil units times $1,000.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Total proficiency factor. new text end

new text begin (a) A district's total proficiency factor is equal to the
average of its reading proficiency factor and its math proficiency factor.
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new text begin (b) A district's reading proficiency factor equals the percentage of students in the district
that meet or exceed proficiency on the eighth-grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessment averaged across the previous three test administrations, divided by the percentage
of students in the state that meet or exceed proficiency on the eighth-grade reading Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment averaged across the previous three test administrations.
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new text begin (c) A district's math proficiency factor equals the percentage of students in the district
that meet or exceed proficiency on the eighth-grade math Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessment averaged across the previous three test administrations, divided by the percentage
of students in the state that meet or exceed proficiency on the eighth-grade math Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment averaged across the previous three test administrations.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Foundation and incentive revenue initial allowance. new text end

new text begin For fiscal year 2018
and later, the foundation and incentive revenue initial allowance equals $200,000.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Adjustments. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the exemptions under section 123A.64,
foundation and incentive revenue for a district that does not maintain a secondary school
equals the amount calculated under subdivision 1 divided by two. Notwithstanding the
exemptions under section 123A.64, foundation and incentive revenue for a district that does
not maintain an elementary or a secondary school equals zero.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 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 Foundation and incentive revenue. new text end

new text begin For foundation and incentive revenue
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
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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 2018 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end

new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $....... for 2017 and $....... for 2018. The 2019
appropriation includes $....... for 2018 and $....... for 2019.
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