1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing certain students over the age of 21 who 
1.3 	attend a contract alternative program to continue to receive instruction at that 
1.4 	school until graduation;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.68, 
1.5 	subdivisions 2, 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Eligible pupils. (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the 
1.10 	requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in 
1.11 	the graduation incentives program, if the pupil:
1.12 	(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age 
1.13 	in a locally determined achievement test;
1.14 	(2) is at least one year behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining 
1.15 	credits for graduation;
1.16 	(3) is pregnant or is a parent;
1.17 	(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;
1.18 	(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
1.19 	(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or 
1.20 	a program pursuant to section 124D.69;
1.21 	(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
1.22 	(8) has experienced mental health problems;
1.23 	(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a 
1.24 	transfer to an eligible program;
1.25 	(10) speaks English as a second language or has limited English proficiency; or
2.1 	(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
2.2 	(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or 
2.3 	other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently 
2.4 	treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary 
2.5 	of the seven-county metropolitan area.
2.6 	(b) any person who is between 21 and 22 years of age during fiscal years 2008 
2.7 	and 2009, and any person who is between 21 and 23 years of age for fiscal years 2010 
2.8 	and later, who:
2.9 	(1) speaks English as a second language or has limited English proficiency;
2.10 	(2) has received less than eight years of public education or nonpublic education, 
2.11 	beginning at age five;
2.12 	(3) has not completed the requirements for a high school diploma; and
2.13 	(4) can be expected to complete the requirements for graduation by the end of the 
2.14 	school year in which they turn age 23.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.

2.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.68, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subd. 3.Eligible programs. (a) A pupil who is eligible according to subdivision 
2.18 	2, except paragraph (b), may enroll in area learning centers under sections 123A.05 to 
2.19 	123A.08. 
2.20 	(b) A pupil who is eligible according to subdivision 2 and who is between the ages 
2.21 	of 16 and 21 may enroll in postsecondary courses under section 124D.09. 
2.22 	(c) A pupil who is eligible under subdivision 2, except paragraph (b), may enroll in 
2.23 	any public elementary or secondary education program. 
2.24 	(d) A pupil who is eligible under subdivision 2, may enroll in any nonpublic, 
2.25 	nonsectarian school that has contracted with the serving school district to provide 
2.26 	educational services. However, notwithstanding other provisions of this section, only a 
2.27 	pupil who is eligible under subdivision 2, clause (12), may enroll in a contract alternative 
2.28 	school that is specifically structured to provide educational services to such a pupil.
2.29 	(e) A pupil who is between the ages of 16 and 21 may enroll in any adult basic 
2.30 	education programs approved under section 124D.52 and operated under the community 
2.31 	education program contained in section 124D.19. 

2.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.