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as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/10/2017 10:00am

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A bill for an act
 relating to education finance; increasing funding for career and technical programs;
expanding incentives for students in programs leading to certificates; authorizing
the commissioner to determine qualifying certificates; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.4531, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b;
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 61; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016,
section 124D.4531, subdivision 3a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Career and technical revenue.

(a) A district with a career and technical
program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified is
eligible for career and technical revenue equal to deleted text begin 35deleted text end new text begin 60new text end percent of approved expenditures
in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified for the following:

(1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional services
to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered in the
district's approved career and technical education programs, excluding salaries reimbursed
by another school district under clause (2);

(2) amounts paid to another Minnesota school district for salaries of essential, licensed
personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year for services
rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs;

(3) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota
school district or cooperative center under chapter 123A or 136D;

(4) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical education
personnel;

(5) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for vocational
student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;

(6) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for improvement
based on program assessment;

(7) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for noncollegiate
credit-bearing professional development; and

(8) specialized vocational instructional supplies.

(b) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal year
in which it is certified.

(c) deleted text begin The amount of the revenue calculated under this subdivision may not exceed
$17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, and
$20,657,000 for taxes payable in 2014.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) If the estimated revenue exceeds the amount in paragraph (c), the commissioner must
reduce the percentage in paragraph (a) until the estimated revenue no longer exceeds the
limit in paragraph (c)deleted text end new text begin A district's equalized career and technical revenue equals 35 percent
of the district's approved expenditures under paragraph (a)new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Career and technical levy.

deleted text begin (a) For fiscal year 2014 only, a district may levy
an amount not more than the product of its career and technical revenue times the lesser of
one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal year in
which the levy is certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. The career
and technical revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2014 equals $7,612.
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) For fiscal year 2015 and later,deleted text end A district may levy an amount not more than the
product of its new text begin equalized new text end career and technical revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of
its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal year in which the levy is
certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. The career and technical
revenue equalizing factor deleted text begin for fiscal year 2015 and laterdeleted text end equals $7,612.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:


Subd. 1b.

Career and technical aid.

deleted text begin For fiscal year 2014 and later,deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end A district's career
and technical aid equalsnew text begin the sum of:
new text end

new text begin (1) 25 percent of the district's approved expenditures under subdivision 1, paragraph
(a);
 new text end

new text begin (2)new text end its new text begin equalized new text end career and technical revenue less its career and technical levynew text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) its certificate revenue under section 124D.4532new text end .

new text begin (b)new text end If the district levy is less than the permitted levy, the district's career and technical
aid new text begin attributable to the equalized career and technical revenue new text end shall be reduced proportionately.

new text begin (c) A charter school with an approved career and technical program qualifies for aid
under this section equal to its revenue under paragraph (a).
 new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 61, is amended to read:


Sec. 61. CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE REVENUE.

Subdivision 1.

Qualifying certificates.

deleted text begin As soon as practicabledeleted text end new text begin By July 1 of each
even-numbered yearnew text end , the commissioner of education, in consultation with the Governor's
Workforce Development Council established under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.665,
and the P-20 education partnership operating under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.70,
must establish the list of qualifying career and technical certificates and post the names of
those certificates on the Department of Education's Web site. The certificates must be in
fields where occupational opportunities exist.

Subd. 2.

School district participation.

(a) A school board may adopt a policy authorizing
its students in grades 9 through 12, including its students enrolled in postsecondary enrollment
options courses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, the opportunity to complete a
qualifying certificate. The certificate may be completed as part of a regularly scheduled
course.

(b) A school district may register a student for any assessment necessary to complete a
qualifying certificate and pay any associated registration fees for its students.

Subd. 3.

Incentive funding.

(a) A school district's career and technical certification aid
equals $500 times the district's number of students enrolled during the current fiscal year
who have obtained one or more qualifying certificates during the current fiscal year.

(b) The statewide total certificate revenue must not exceed deleted text begin $1,000,000deleted text end new text begin $5,000,000new text end . The
commissioner must proportionately reduce the initial aid provided under this subdivision
so that the statewide aid cap is not exceeded.

Subd. 4.

Reports to the legislature.

(a) The commissioner of education must report to
the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12
education and higher education by February 1deleted text begin , 2017,deleted text end new text begin of each odd-numbered yearnew text end on the
number and types of certificates authorized for the deleted text begin 2016-2017deleted text end new text begin previous twonew text end school deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin
yearsnew text end . deleted text begin The commissioner must also recommend whether the pilot program should be
continued.
deleted text end

(b) By February 1deleted text begin , 2018deleted text end new text begin of each even-numbered yearnew text end , the commissioner of education
must report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through
grade 12 education and higher education about the number and types of certificates earned
by Minnesota's students during the deleted text begin 2016-2017deleted text end new text begin previous twonew text end school deleted text begin yeardeleted text end new text begin yearsnew text end .

Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CAREER AND TECHNICAL AID.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Commissioner of education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for the fiscal years
designated.
 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end

new text begin For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 124D.4531 and 124D.4532:
 new text end

new text begin $
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new text begin $
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new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $478,000 for 2017 and $....... for 2018.
 new text end

new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $....... for 2018 and $....... for 2019.
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Sec. 6. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor must codify Laws 2016, chapter
189, article 25, section 61, as amended, as Minnesota Statutes section 124D.4532.
 new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.4531, subdivision 3a, new text end new text begin is repealed.
 new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 17-3515

124D.4531 CAREER AND TECHNICAL REVENUE.

Subd. 3a.

Revenue adjustments.

Notwithstanding subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3, for taxes payable in 2012 to 2014 only, the department must calculate the career and technical revenue for each district according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.4531, and adjust the revenue for each district proportionately to meet the statewide revenue target under subdivision 1, paragraph (c). For purposes of calculating the revenue guarantee under subdivision 3, the career and technical education revenue for the previous fiscal year is the revenue according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.4531, before adjustments to meet the statewide revenue target.