HF 2657

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 05/16/2022 05:12pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; fully funding school district special education
services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
125A.76, subdivision 2e; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5,
section 3, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:

Subd. 2e.

Cross subsidy reduction aid.

(a) A school district's annual cross subsidy
reduction aid equals (1) the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the
previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year less (2) the district's
special education general education reduction defined in paragraph (c).

(b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals 2.6 percent for fiscal year 2020 and 6.43 percent
for fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022 and 100 percent for fiscal year 2023 and later.

(c) A district's special education general education reduction equals the general education
revenue attributable to special education students who spend 60 percent or more of the
school day outside of the regular classroom receiving special education services. This
calculation must be prepared according to the methodology outlined in the annual special
education cross subsidy report prepared by the Department of Education.

EFFECTIVE DATE.

This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2023 and later.

Sec. 2.

Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5, section 3, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Special education; regular.

For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75:

	$	1,822,998,000	.....	2022
	$	1,945,533,000 .......	.....	2023

The 2022 appropriation includes $215,125,000 for 2021 and $1,607,873,000 for 2022.

The 2023 appropriation includes $226,342,000 for 2022 and $1,719,191,000 $....... for
2023.