1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; making forecast adjustments to funding for general 
1.3 	education, education excellence, teachers, special education, facilities fund transfers 
1.4 	and accounting, nutrition and libraries, early childhood community education, and 
1.5 	lifelong learning;amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 
1.6 	1, section 25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9; article 2, section 33, subdivisions 2, 3, 
1.7 	4, 5, 6, 16; article 3, section 23, subdivision 3; article 4, section 11, subdivisions 
1.8 	2, 3, 4, 5; article 6, section 7, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; article 7, section 1, subdivisions 
1.9 	2, 3, 4; article 8, section 13, subdivisions 5, 6, 14; article 9, section 3, subdivisions 
1.10 	2, 8.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.12 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION

1.13 	Section 1. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 
1.14 	2, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.16 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

1.181.17

$

~~7,383,162,000~~
7,348,336,000

.....

2020

1.201.19

$

~~7,566,309,000~~
7,509,639,000

.....

2021

1.21 	The 2020 appropriation includes ~~$700,383,000~~ $701,295,000 for 2019 and 
1.22 	~~$6,682,779,000~~ $6,647,041,000 for 2020.
1.23 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$715,184,000~~ $711,885,000 for 2020 and 
1.24 	~~$6,851,125,000~~ $6,797,754,000 for 2021.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 3, 
2.2 	is 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

$

~~24,000~~
19,000

.....

2020

2.92.8

$

~~26,000~~
20,000

.....

2021

2.10 	Sec. 3. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 4, 
2.11 	is amended to read:
2.12 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

2.142.13

$

~~2,897,000~~
1,770,000

.....

2020

2.162.15

$

~~2,971,000~~
2,827,000

.....

2021

2.17 	The 2020 appropriation includes $274,000 for 2019 and ~~$2,623,000~~ $1,496,000 for 
2.18 	2020.
2.19 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$291,000~~ $166,000 for 2020 and ~~$2,680,000~~ $2,661,000
2.20 	for 2021.

2.21 	Sec. 4. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 6, 
2.22 	is amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
2.24 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

2.262.25

$

~~18,083,000~~
17,925,000

.....

2020

2.282.27

$

~~18,670,000~~
18,917,000

.....

2021

2.29 	The 2020 appropriation includes $1,806,000 for 2019 and ~~$16,277,000~~ $16,119,000 for 
2.30 	2020.
2.31 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$1,808,000~~ $1,790,000 for 2020 and ~~$16,862,000~~
2.32 	$17,127,000 for 2021.

3.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 7, 
3.2 	is amended to read:
3.3 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 
3.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

3.63.5

$

~~19,478,000~~
19,168,000

.....

2020

3.83.7

$

~~19,728,000~~
20,100,000

.....

2021

3.9 	The 2020 appropriation includes $1,961,000 for 2019 and ~~$17,517,000~~ $17,207,000 for 
3.10 	2020.
3.11 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$1,946,000~~ $1,911,000 for 2020 and ~~$17,782,000~~
3.12 	$18,189,000 for 2021.

3.13 	Sec. 6. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 9, 
3.14 	is amended to read:
3.15 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
3.16 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

3.183.17

$

~~3,751,000~~
3,857,000

.....

2020

3.203.19

$

~~3,321,000~~
3,433,000

.....

2021

3.21 	The 2020 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2019 and ~~$3,329,000~~ $3,435,000 for 
3.22 	2020.
3.23 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$369,000~~ $378,000 for 2020 and ~~$2,952,000~~ $3,055,000
3.24 	for 2021.
3.25 	B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

3.26 	Sec. 7. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 2, 
3.27 	is amended to read:
3.28 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 
3.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

3.313.30

$

~~80,424,000~~
77,955,000

.....

2020

3.333.32

$

~~83,256,000~~
80,603,000

.....

2021

4.1 	The 2020 appropriation includes $7,058,000 for 2019 and ~~$73,366,000~~ $70,897,000 for 
4.2 	2020.
4.3 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$8,151,000~~ $7,842,000 for 2020 and ~~$75,105,000~~
4.4 	$72,761,000 for 2021.

4.5 	Sec. 8. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 3, 
4.6 	is amended to read:
4.7 		Subd. 3.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
4.8 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.9 	section 124D.87:

4.114.10

$

~~13,874,000~~
14,231,000

.....

2020

4.134.12

$

~~14,589,000~~
14,962,000

.....

2021

4.14 	Sec. 9. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 4, 
4.15 	is amended to read:
4.16 		Subd. 4.Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.17 	section 124D.98:

4.194.18

$

~~45,304,000~~
44,985,000

.....

2020

4.214.20

$

~~45,442,000~~
44,658,000

.....

2021

4.22 	The 2020 appropriation includes $4,582,000 for 2019 and ~~$40,722,000~~ $40,403,000 for 
4.23 	2020.
4.24 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$4,524,000~~ $4,489,000 for 2020 and ~~$40,918,000~~
4.25 	$40,169,000 for 2021.

4.26 	Sec. 10. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 5, 
4.27 	is amended to read:
4.28 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract school aid. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota 
4.29 	Statutes, section 124D.83:

4.314.30

$

~~3,275,000~~
2,766,000

.....

2020

4.334.32

$

~~3,763,000~~
3,106,000

.....

2021

5.1 	The 2020 appropriation includes $299,000 for 2019 and ~~$2,976,000~~ $2,467,000 for 
5.2 	2020.
5.3 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$330,000~~ $274,000 for 2020 and ~~$3,433,000~~ $2,832,000
5.4 	for 2021.

5.5 	Sec. 11. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 6, 
5.6 	is amended to read:
5.7 		Subd. 6.American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 
5.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

5.105.9

$

~~9,515,000~~
10,113,000

.....

2020

5.125.11

$

~~9,673,000~~
10,696,000

.....

2021

5.13 	The 2020 appropriation includes $960,000 for 2019 and ~~$8,555,000~~ $9,153,000 for 
5.14 	2020.
5.15 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$950,000~~ $1,016,000 for 2020 and ~~$8,723,000~~
5.16 	$9,680,000 for 2021.

5.17 	Sec. 12. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 33, subdivision 
5.18 	16, is amended to read:
5.19 		Subd. 16.Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 
5.20 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

5.225.21

$

~~85,450,000~~
83,214,000

.....

2020

5.245.23

$

~~91,064,000~~
88,454,000

.....

2021

5.25 	The 2020 appropriation includes $8,021,000 for 2019 and ~~$77,429,000~~ $75,193,000 for 
5.26 	2020.
5.27 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$8,603,000~~ $8,354,000 for 2020 and ~~$82,461,000~~
5.28 	$80,100,000 for 2021.
6.1 	C. TEACHERS

6.2 	Sec. 13. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 23, subdivision 3, 
6.3 	is amended to read:
6.4 		Subd. 3.Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation 
6.5 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

6.76.6

$

~~89,211,000~~
89,166,000

.....

2020

6.96.8

$

~~88,853,000~~
88,851,000

.....

2021

6.10 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $8,974,000 for 2019 and ~~$80,237,000~~ $80,192,000
6.11 	for 2020.
6.12 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$8,915,000~~ $8,887,000 for 2020 and ~~$79,938,000~~
6.13 	$79,964,000 for 2021.
6.14 	D. SPECIAL EDUCATION

6.15 	Sec. 14. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 2, 
6.16 	is amended to read:
6.17 		Subd. 2.Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.18 	section 125A.75:

6.206.19

$

~~1,619,065,000~~
1,600,889,000

.....

2020

6.226.21

$

~~1,773,125,000~~
1,747,701,000

.....

2021

6.23 	The 2020 appropriation includes $184,363,000 for 2019 and ~~$1,434,702,000~~
6.24 	$1,416,526,000 for 2020.
6.25 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$201,964,000~~ $199,406,000 for 2020 and 
6.26 	~~$1,571,161,000~~ $1,548,295,000 for 2021.

6.27 	Sec. 15. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 3, 
6.28 	is amended to read:
6.29 		Subd. 3.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.30 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
6.31 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

7.27.1

$

~~1,382,000~~
1,109,000

.....

2020

7.47.3

$

~~1,564,000~~
1,267,000

.....

2021

7.5 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 
7.6 	available.

7.7 	Sec. 16. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 4, 
7.8 	is amended to read:
7.9 		Subd. 4.Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
7.10 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

7.127.11

$

~~422,000~~
448,000

.....

2020

7.147.13

$

~~442,000~~
467,000

.....

2021

7.15 	The 2020 appropriation includes ~~$40,000~~ $43,000 for 2019 and ~~$382,000~~ $405,000 for 
7.16 	2020.
7.17 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$42,000~~ $44,000 for 2020 and ~~$400,000~~ $423,000 for 
7.18 	2021.

7.19 	Sec. 17. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 11, subdivision 5, 
7.20 	is amended to read:
7.21 		Subd. 5.Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 
7.22 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
7.23 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

7.257.24

$

~~31,000~~
-0-

.....

2020

7.277.26

$

~~32,000~~
23,000

.....

2021

7.28 	E. FACILITIES, FUND TRANSFERS, AND ACCOUNTING

7.29 	Sec. 18. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 7, subdivision 2, 
7.30 	is amended to read:
7.31 		Subd. 2.Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under 
7.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

8.1 | | $ | 20,684,000 | ..... | 2020
8.38.2

$

~~20,363,000~~
25,398,000

.....

2021

8.4 	The 2020 appropriation includes $2,292,000 for 2019 and $18,392,000 for 2020.
8.5 	The 2021 appropriation includes $2,043,000 for 2020 and ~~$18,320,000~~ $23,355,000 for 
8.6 	2021.

8.7 	Sec. 19. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 7, subdivision 3, 
8.8 	is amended to read:
8.9 		Subd. 3.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities 
8.10 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

8.128.11

$

~~105,315,000~~
104,690,000

.....

2020

8.148.13

$

~~108,042,000~~
107,820,000

.....

2021

8.15 	The 2020 appropriation includes $10,464,000 for 2019 and ~~$94,851,000~~ $94,226,000
8.16 	for 2020.
8.17 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$10,539,000~~ $10,412,000 for 2020 and ~~$97,503,000~~
8.18 	$97,408,000 for 2021.

8.19 	Sec. 20. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 7, subdivision 6, 
8.20 	is amended to read:
8.21 		Subd. 6.Maximum effort loan aid. For aid payments to schools under Minnesota 
8.22 	Statutes, section 477A.09~~.~~:

8.23 | | $ | 3,291,000 | ..... | 2020
8.258.24

$

~~3,291,000~~
3,265,000

.....

2021

8.26 	The base for fiscal year 2022 is ~~$3,291,000~~ $3,265,000 and the base for fiscal year 2023 
8.27 	is $0.
8.28 	F. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

8.29 	Sec. 21. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 2, 
8.30 	is amended to read:
8.31 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
8.32 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

9.29.1

$

~~16,306,000~~
16,245,000

.....

2020

9.49.3

$

~~16,575,000~~
16,514,000

.....

2021

9.5 	Sec. 22. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 3, 
9.6 	is amended to read:
9.7 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.8 	section 124D.1158:

9.109.9

$

~~11,310,000~~
11,428,000

.....

2020

9.129.11

$

~~11,771,000~~
11,846,000

.....

2021

9.13 	Sec. 23. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 1, subdivision 4, 
9.14 	is amended to read:
9.15 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.16 	section 124D.118:

9.189.17

$

~~691,000~~
658,000

.....

2020

9.209.19

$

~~691,000~~
658,000

.....

2021

9.21 	G. EARLY CHILDHOOD

9.22 	Sec. 24. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 13, subdivision 5, 
9.23 	is amended to read:
9.24 		Subd. 5.Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education 
9.25 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

9.279.26

$

~~32,176,000~~
32,151,000

.....

2020

9.299.28

$

~~33,531,000~~
33,540,000

.....

2021

9.30 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $3,098,000 for 2019 and ~~$29,078,000~~ $29,053,000
9.31 	for 2020.
9.32 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$3,230,000~~ $3,133,000 for 2020 and ~~$30,301,000~~
9.33 	$30,407,000 for 2021.

10.1 	Sec. 25. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 13, subdivision 6, 
10.2 	is amended to read:
10.3 		Subd. 6.Developmental screening aid. (a) For developmental screening aid under 
10.4 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

10.610.5

$

~~3,639,000~~
3,621,000

.....

2020

10.810.7

$

~~3,625,000~~
3,607,000

.....

2021

10.9 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $363,000 for 2019 and ~~$3,276,000~~ $3,258,000 for 
10.10 	2020.
10.11 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$364,000~~ $362,000 for 2020 and ~~$3,261,000~~
10.12 	$3,245,000 for 2021.

10.13 	Sec. 26. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 13, subdivision 
10.14 	14, is amended to read:
10.15 		Subd. 14.Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.16 	124D.135:

10.17 | | $ | 521,000 | ..... | 2020
10.1910.18

$

~~503,000~~
528,000

.....

2021

10.20 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $54,000 for 2019 and $467,000 for 2020.
10.21 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2020 and ~~$452,000~~ $477,000 for 2021.
10.22 	H. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

10.23 	Sec. 27. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2, 
10.24 	is amended to read:
10.25 		Subd. 2.Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 
10.26 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

10.2810.27

$

~~330,000~~
327,000

.....

2020

10.3010.29

$

~~257,000~~
249,000

.....

2021

10.31 	The 2020 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2019 and ~~$290,000~~ $287,000 for 2020.
11.1 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$32,000~~ $31,000 for 2020 and ~~$225,000~~ $218,000 for 
11.2 	2021.

11.3 	Sec. 28. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 9, section 3, subdivision 8, 
11.4 	is amended to read:
11.5 		Subd. 8.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
11.6 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

11.811.7

$

~~50,106,000~~
50,052,000

.....

2020

11.1011.9

$

~~51,620,000~~
51,613,000

.....

2021

11.11 	The 2020 appropriation includes $4,868,000 for 2019 and ~~$45,238,000~~ $45,184,000 for 
11.12 	2020.
11.13 	The 2021 appropriation includes ~~$5,026,000~~ $5,020,000 for 2020 and ~~$46,594,000~~
11.14 	$46,593,000 for 2021.