1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying the process for districts to follow when 
1.3 	obtaining integration revenue; emphasizing integration activities that lead to 
1.4 	measurable goals; requiring the Department of Education to provide model 
1.5 	integration plans and other assistance to school districts;amending Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivisions 1a, 4, by adding subdivisions; 
1.7 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivision 1b.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
1.10 	read:
1.11 		Subd. 1a.Budget approval process. (a) Each year before a district receives 
1.12 	any revenue under subdivision 3, ~~clause (4), (5), or (6),~~ the district must submit to 
1.13 	the Department of Education, for its review and approval a budget detailing the costs 
1.14 	of the desegregation/integration plan filed under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 
1.15 	to 3535.0180. Notwithstanding chapter 14, the department may develop criteria for 
1.16 	budget approval. The department shall consult with the Desegregation Advisory Board in 
1.17 	developing these criteria. The criteria developed by the department should address, at a 
1.18 	minimum, the following:
1.19 	(1) budget items cannot be approved unless they are part of any overall desegregation 
1.20 	plan approved by the district for isolated sites or by the Multidistrict Collaboration 
1.21 	Council and participation individual members;
1.22 	(2) the budget must indicate how revenue expenditures will be used specifically to 
1.23 	support increased opportunities for interracial contact;
2.1 	(3) components of the budget to be considered by the department, including staffing, 
2.2 	curriculum, transportation, facilities, materials, and equipment and reasonable planning 
2.3 	costs, as determined by the department; and
2.4 	(4) if plans are proposed to enhance existing programs, the total budget being 
2.5 	appropriated to the program must be included, indicating what part is to be funded using 
2.6 	integration revenue and what part is to be funded using other revenues.
2.7 	(b) The Department of Education must not approve a district's integration budget 
2.8 	unless that budget is built upon a plan that provides a method for the district to evaluate 
2.9 	the effectiveness of its plan.

2.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.11 	to read:
2.12 		Subd. 1c.Model plans. The Department of Education must develop model 
2.13 	integration plans and, upon request, assist school districts in designing and implementing 
2.14 	integration plans that have clear goals. The department must also develop a Web-based 
2.15 	list of best practices and integration activities that are both measurable and effective.

2.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.17 	to read:
2.18 		Subd. 1d.Plan components. Plans submitted by each district under Minnesota 
2.19 	Rules, parts 3535.0160 and 3535.0170, must be approved by the district's board each year 
2.20 	before integration revenue will be awarded. If a district is applying for revenue for a plan 
2.21 	that is part of a multidistrict council, the individual district shall not receive revenue unless 
2.22 	it ratifies the plan adopted by its multidistrict council or approves a modified plan with a 
2.23 	written explanation of any modifications. Each plan shall contain:
2.24 	(1) an identification of the integration issues at the sites or districts covered by 
2.25 	Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180;
2.26 	(2) a description of the community outreach that preceded the integration plan, such 
2.27 	that the commissioner can determine whether the membership of the planning councils 
2.28 	complied with the requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180; and
2.29 	(3) the specific goals of the integration plan, a list of measurable objectives, and a 
2.30 	description of the assessment system to be used to determine progress toward meeting the 
2.31 	specific goals of the plan.
2.32 	By June 30 of the subsequent fiscal year, each district shall report to the commissioner in 
2.33 	writing about the extent to which the integration goals identified in the plan were met and 
2.34 	about the results of the student survey required in subdivision 1e.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, is amended by adding a subdivision 
3.2 	to read:
3.3 		Subd. 1e.Student survey. For those parts of a school district's integration plan 
3.4 	where the goals are subjective and are based on student attitudes regarding diversity, 
3.5 	openness to students of color, progress toward reducing discriminatory acts, and progress 
3.6 	toward reducing cultural, ethnic, and linguistic barriers, the school district is required to 
3.7 	conduct an annual, independent survey of student attitudes.

3.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.9 		Subd. 4.Integration levy. A district may levy an amount equal to ~~37 percent for~~ 
3.10 	~~fiscal year 2003, 23 percent for fiscal year 2004, and~~ 30 percent ~~for fiscal year 2005 and~~ 
3.11 	~~thereafter~~ of the district's integration revenue as defined in subdivision 3.

3.12 	Sec. 6.  REPEALER.
 3.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivision 1b, is repealed.

3.14 	Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 3.15 	Sections 1 to 6 are effective for plans filed on or after July 1, 2006.