1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; providing for forecast adjustments;amending Laws 
1.3 	2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 
1.4 	6, 7, 9; article 2, section 57, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21, 26; article 4, section 12, 
1.5 	subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, 5; article 5, section 14, subdivisions 2, 3; article 
1.6 	6, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 8, section 10, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6, 12; 
1.7 	article 9, section 2, subdivision 2; article 10, section 6, subdivision 2.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	ARTICLE ...
1.10 	FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
1.11 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION

1.12 	Section 1. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 
1.13 	2, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.15 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

1.171.16

$

~~7,032,051,000~~
7,078,769,000

.....

2018

1.191.18

$

~~7,227,809,000~~
7,239,211,000

.....

2019

1.20 	The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and ~~$6,345,223,000~~
1.21 	$6,391,941,000 for 2018.
1.22 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$705,024,000~~ $683,110,000 for 2018 and 
1.23 	~~$6,522,785,000~~ $6,556,101,000 for 2019.

1.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 3.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
2.4 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
2.5 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

2.72.6

$

~~29,000~~
25,000

.....

2018

2.92.8

$

~~31,000~~
27,000

.....

2019

2.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.11 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is 
2.12 	amended to read:
2.13 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

2.152.14

$

~~2,374,000~~
2,584,000

.....

2018

2.172.16

$

~~2,163,000~~
3,218,000

.....

2019

2.18 	The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and ~~$2,112,000~~ $2,322,000 for 
2.19 	2018.
2.20 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$234,000~~ $258,000 for 2018 and ~~$1,929,000~~ $2,960,000
2.21 	for 2019.

2.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.23 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 5, is 
2.24 	amended to read:
2.25 		Subd. 5.Consolidation transition aid. For districts consolidating under Minnesota 
2.26 	Statutes, section 123A.485:

2.282.27

$

~~185,000~~
0

.....

2018

2.302.29

$

~~382,000~~
270,000

.....

2019

2.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and ~~$185,000~~ $0 for 2018.
2.32 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$20,000~~ $0 for 2018 and ~~$362,000~~ $270,000 for 2019.

2.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is 
3.2 	amended to read:
3.3 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
3.4 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

3.63.5

$

~~18,197,000~~
17,779,000

.....

2018

3.83.7

$

~~19,225,000~~
17,910,000

.....

2019

3.9 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and ~~$16,510,000~~ $16,092,000 for 
3.10 	2018.
3.11 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$1,834,000~~ $1,787,000 for 2018 and ~~$17,391,000~~
3.12 	$16,123,000 for 2019.

3.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.14 	Sec. 6. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 7, is 
3.15 	amended to read:
3.16 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 
3.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

3.193.18

$

~~18,372,000~~
17,549,000

.....

2018

3.213.20

$

~~18,541,000~~
18,309,000

.....

2019

3.22 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and ~~$16,537,000~~ $15,714,000 for 
3.23 	2018.
3.24 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$1,837,000~~ $1,745,000 for 2018 and ~~$16,704,000~~
3.25 	$16,564,000 for 2019.

3.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.27 	Sec. 7. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 9, is 
3.28 	amended to read:
3.29 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
3.30 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

3.323.31

$

~~4,561,000~~
4,757,000

.....

2018

4.24.1

$

~~4,125,000~~
4,384,000

.....

2019

4.3 	The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and ~~$4,085,000~~ $4,281,000 for 
4.4 	2018.
4.5 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$453,000~~ $475,000 for 2018 and ~~$3,672,000~~ $3,909,000
4.6 	for 2019.

4.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
4.8 	B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

4.9 	Sec. 8. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 2, is 
4.10 	amended to read:
4.11 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 
4.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

4.144.13

$

~~71,249,000~~
71,693,000

.....

2018

4.164.15

$

~~73,267,000~~
73,926,000

.....

2019

4.17 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and ~~$64,524,000~~ $64,968,000 for 
4.18 	2018.
4.19 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$7,169,000~~ $7,218,000 for 2018 and ~~$66,098,000~~
4.20 	$66,708,000 for 2019.

4.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.22 	Sec. 9. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 3, is 
4.23 	amended to read:
4.24 		Subd. 3.Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.25 	section 124D.98:

4.274.26

$

~~47,264,000~~
46,517,000

.....

2018

4.294.28

$

~~47,763,000~~
46,188,000

.....

2019

4.30 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and ~~$42,667,000~~ $41,920,000 for 
4.31 	2018.
4.32 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$4,740,000~~ $4,657,000 for 2018 and ~~$43,023,000~~
4.33 	$41,531,000 for 2019.

5.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.2 	Sec. 10. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 4, 
5.3 	is amended to read:
5.4 		Subd. 4.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
5.5 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.6 	section 124D.87:

5.85.7

$

~~13,337,000~~
14,328,000

.....

2018

5.105.9

$

~~14,075,000~~
15,065,000

.....

2019

5.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.12 	Sec. 11. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 5, 
5.13 	is amended to read:
5.14 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.15 	section 124D.83:

5.175.16

$

~~3,623,000~~
2,954,000

.....

2018

5.195.18

$

~~4,018,000~~
3,381,000

.....

2019

5.20 	The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and ~~$3,300,000~~ $2,631,000 for 
5.21 	2018.
5.22 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$366,000~~ $292,000 for 2018 and ~~$3,652,000~~ $3,089,000
5.23 	for 2019.

5.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.25 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 6, 
5.26 	is amended to read:
5.27 		Subd. 6.American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 
5.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

5.29 | | $ | 9,244,000 | ..... | 2018
5.315.30

$

~~9,464,000~~
9,409,000

.....

2019

5.32 	The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.
6.1 	The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and ~~$8,536,000~~ $8,481,000 for 
6.2 	2019.

6.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.4 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 21, 
6.5 	is amended to read:
6.6 		Subd. 21.Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 
6.7 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

6.96.8

$

~~73,341,000~~
73,334,000

.....

2018

6.116.10

$

~~78,802,000~~
79,098,000

.....

2019

6.12 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and ~~$66,491,000~~ $66,484,000 for 
6.13 	2018.
6.14 	The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and ~~$71,415,000~~ $71,711,000 for 
6.15 	2019.

6.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.17 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 26, 
6.18 	is amended to read:
6.19 		Subd. 26.Alternative teacher compensation aid. For alternative teacher compensation 
6.20 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

6.226.21

$

~~89,863,000~~
90,131,000

.....

2018

6.246.23

$

~~89,623,000~~
89,789,000

.....

2019

6.25 	The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and ~~$80,946,000~~ $81,214,000 for 
6.26 	2018.
6.27 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$8,994,000~~ $9,023,000 for 2018 and ~~$80,629,000~~
6.28 	$80,766,000 for 2019.

6.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.1 	C. SPECIAL EDUCATION

7.2 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 2, 
7.3 	as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 7, section 12, is amended to read:
7.4 		Subd. 2.Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.5 	section 125A.75:

7.77.6

$

~~1,341,161,000~~
1,366,903,000

.....

2018

7.97.8

$

~~1,426,827,000~~
1,467,921,000

.....

2019

7.10 	The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and ~~$1,184,758,000~~
7.11 	$1,210,500,000 for 2018.
7.12 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$166,667,000~~ $170,291,000 for 2018 and 
7.13 	~~$1,260,160,000~~ $1,297,630,000 for 2019.

7.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.15 	Sec. 16. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3, 
7.16 	is amended to read:
7.17 		Subd. 3.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.18 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
7.19 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

7.217.20

$

~~1,597,000~~
1,022,000

.....

2018

7.237.22

$

~~1,830,000~~
1,204,000

.....

2019

7.24 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 
7.25 	available.

7.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.27 	Sec. 17. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 4, 
7.28 	is amended to read:
7.29 		Subd. 4.Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
7.30 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

8.28.1

$

~~508,000~~
412,000

.....

2018

8.48.3

$

~~532,000~~
421,000

.....

2019

8.5 	The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and ~~$460,000~~ $364,000 for 2018.
8.6 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$51,000~~ $40,000 for 2018 and ~~$481,000~~ $381,000 for 
8.7 	2019.

8.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

8.9 	Sec. 18. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5, 
8.10 	is amended to read:
8.11 		Subd. 5.Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 
8.12 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
8.13 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

8.158.14

$

~~46,000~~
40,000

.....

2018

8.178.16

$

~~47,000~~
41,000

.....

2019

8.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.19 	D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

8.20 	Sec. 19. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 2, 
8.21 	is amended to read:
8.22 		Subd. 2.Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under 
8.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

8.24 | | $ | 24,908,000 | ..... | 2018
8.268.25

$

~~22,360,000~~
23,137,000

.....

2019

8.27 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,324,000 for 2017 and $22,584,000 for 2018.
8.28 	The 2019 appropriation includes $2,509,000 for 2018 and ~~$19,851,000~~ $20,628,000 for 
8.29 	2019.

8.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.1 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 3, 
9.2 	is amended to read:
9.3 		Subd. 3.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities 
9.4 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

9.69.5

$

~~80,179,000~~
81,053,000

.....

2018

9.89.7

$

~~103,460,000~~
102,374,000

.....

2019

9.9 	The 2018 appropriation includes $5,815,000 for 2017 and ~~$74,364,000~~ $75,238,000 for 
9.10 	2018.
9.11 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$8,262,000~~ $8,359,000 for 2018 and ~~$95,198,000~~
9.12 	$94,015,000 for 2019.

9.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
9.14 	E. NUTRITION

9.15 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 2, is 
9.16 	amended to read:
9.17 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
9.18 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

9.209.19

$

~~16,721,000~~
16,143,000

.....

2018

9.229.21

$

~~17,223,000~~
16,477,000

.....

2019

9.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.24 	Sec. 22. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 3, is 
9.25 	amended to read:
9.26 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.27 	section 124D.1158:

9.299.28

$

~~10,601,000~~
10,474,000

.....

2018

9.319.30

$

~~11,359,000~~
11,282,000

.....

2019

9.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.1 	Sec. 23. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, is 
10.2 	amended to read:
10.3 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.4 	section 124D.118:

10.610.5

$

~~758,000~~
734,000

.....

2018

10.810.7

$

~~758,000~~
734,000

.....

2019

10.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
10.10 	F. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

10.11 	Sec. 24. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 3, 
10.12 	is amended to read:
10.13 		Subd. 3.Mixed delivery prekindergarten programs. (a) For mixed delivery 
10.14 	prekindergarten programs and school readiness plus programs:

10.1610.15

$

~~21,429,000~~
0

.....

2018

10.1810.17

$

~~28,571,000~~
0

.....

2019

10.19 	(b) The fiscal year 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and ~~$21,429,000~~ $0 for 
10.20 	2018.
10.21 	(c) The fiscal year 2019 appropriation includes ~~$2,381,000~~ $0 for 2018 and ~~$26,190,000~~
10.22 	$0 for 2019.
10.23 	(d) The commissioner must proportionately allocate the amounts appropriated in this 
10.24 	subdivision among each education funding program affected by the enrollment of mixed 
10.25 	delivery system prekindergarten pupils.
10.26 	(e) The appropriation under this subdivision is reduced by any other amounts specifically 
10.27 	appropriated for those purposes.

10.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

10.29 	Sec. 25. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 5a, 
10.30 	is amended to read:
10.31 		Subd. 5a.Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education 
10.32 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

11.211.1

$

~~30,405,000~~
29,760,000

.....

2018

11.411.3

$

~~31,977,000~~
30,870,000

.....

2019

11.5 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and ~~$27,501,000~~ $26,856,000 for 
11.6 	2018.
11.7 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$3,055,000~~ $2,983,000 for 2018 and ~~$28,922,000~~
11.8 	$27,887,000 for 2019.

11.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.10 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 6, 
11.11 	is amended to read:
11.12 		Subd. 6.Developmental screening aid. For developmental screening aid under 
11.13 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

11.1511.14

$

~~3,606,000~~
3,663,000

.....

2018

11.1711.16

$

~~3,629,000~~
3,688,000

.....

2019

11.18 	The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and ~~$3,248,000~~ $3,305,000 for 
11.19 	2018.
11.20 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$360,000~~ $367,000 for 2018 and ~~$3,269,000~~ $3,321,000
11.21 	for 2019.

11.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.23 	Sec. 27. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 12, 
11.24 	is amended to read:
11.25 		Subd. 12.Home visiting aid. For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.26 	124D.135:

11.2811.27

$

~~527,000~~
503,000

.....

2018

11.3011.29

$

~~571,000~~
525,000

.....

2019

11.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and ~~$527,000~~ $503,000 for 2018.
11.32 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$58,000~~ $55,000 for 2018 and ~~$513,000~~ $470,000 for 
11.33 	2019.

12.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.2 	G. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

12.3 	Sec. 28. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
12.4 	amended to read:
12.5 		Subd. 2.Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 
12.6 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

12.812.7

$

~~483,000~~
477,000

.....

2018

12.1012.9

$

~~393,000~~
410,000

.....

2019

12.11 	The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and ~~$430,000~~ $424,000 for 2018.
12.12 	The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and ~~$346,000~~ $363,000 for 2019.

12.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
12.14 	H. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

12.15 	Sec. 29. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 10, section 6, subdivision 2, 
12.16 	is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 2.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
12.18 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

12.2012.19

$

~~50,010,000~~
48,708,000

.....

2018

12.2212.21

$

~~51,497,000~~
50,109,000

.....

2019

12.23 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and ~~$45,129,000~~ $43,827,000 for 
12.24 	2018.
12.25 	The 2019 appropriation includes ~~$5,014,000~~ $4,869,000 for 2018 and ~~$46,483,000~~
12.26 	$45,240,000 for 2019.

12.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.