1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing basic needs revenue; appropriating money; 
1.3 	providing limited-term relief from state mandates.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BASIC NEEDS REVENUE. 
1.6 	The basic needs allowance for fiscal year 2016 equals $175. The basic needs 
1.7 	allowance for fiscal year 2017 equals $355. Basic needs revenue for a school district 
1.8 	or charter school equals the basic needs allowance times the adjusted pupil units for 
1.9 	the school year.

1.10 	Sec. 2. RELIEF FROM STATE MANDATES.
 1.11 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except as provided in paragraph (b), for 
1.12 	the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years only, a district is not required to comply with a 
1.13 	state law or rule applicable to that school if enacted, adopted, or amended after May 16, 
1.14 	2014. A school board that formally resolves not to comply with a state law or rule under 
1.15 	this section must transmit to the commissioner a timely, electronic notice of its intent not 
1.16 	to comply, cite the law or rule implicated, and identify a reason for noncompliance.
1.17 	(b) This section does not apply if the legislature has appropriated money to 
1.18 	sufficiently fund the expected cost of the applicable state law or rule.

1.19 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 1.20 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
1.21 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
1.22 	designated.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Basic needs revenue. For basic needs revenue:

2.2 | | $ | 144,647,000 | ..... | 2016
2.3 | | $ | 310,776,000 | ..... | 2017
2.4 	The base for fiscal year 2018 and later is zero.