1997 Minnesota Statutes

     124.2601 Adult basic education aid. 

    Subdivision 1.    Full-time equivalent.  In this section 
 "full-time equivalent" means 408 contact hours for a student at 
 the adult secondary instructional level and 240 contact hours 
 for a student at a lower instructional level.  "Full-time 
 equivalent" for an English as a second language student means 
 240 contact hours. 

    Subd. 2.    Programs funded.  Adult basic education 
 programs established under section 124.26 and approved by the 
 commissioner are eligible for revenue under this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Revenue.  Adult basic education revenue for 
 each approved program equals 65 percent of the general education 
 formula allowance times the number of full-time equivalent 
 students in its adult basic education program. 

    Subd. 4.    Levy.  To obtain adult basic education 
 revenue, a district with an eligible program may levy an amount 
 not to exceed the amount raised by .12 percent times the 
 adjusted tax capacity of the district for the preceding year. 

    Subd. 5.    Aid.  Adult basic education aid is equal to 
 the difference between an approved program's adult basic 
 education revenue and its adult basic education levy.  Beginning 
 with levies payable in 1998, if the district does not levy the 
 full amount permitted, the adult education aid must be reduced 
 in proportion to the actual amount levied. 

    Subd. 6.    Aid guarantee.  (a) For fiscal year 1994, 
 any adult basic education program that receives less state aid 
 under subdivisions 3 and 7 than from the aid formula for fiscal 
 year 1992 shall receive the amount of aid it received in fiscal 
 year 1992. 

    (b) For 1995, 1996, and 1997 fiscal years, an adult basic 
 education program that receives aid shall receive at least the 
 amount of aid it received in fiscal year 1992 under subdivisions 
 3 and 7, plus aid equal to the amount of revenue that would have 
 been raised for taxes payable in 1994 under Minnesota Statutes 
 1992, section 124.2601, subdivision 4, minus the amount raised 
 under subdivision 4. 

    (c) For fiscal year 1998, any adult basic education program 
 that receives less state aid than in fiscal year 1997 shall 
 receive additional aid equal to 80 percent of the difference 
 between its 1997 aid and the amount of aid under subdivision 5.  
 For fiscal year 1999 and later, additional aid under this 
 paragraph must be reduced by 20 percent each year. 

    Subd. 7.    Proration.  If the total appropriation for 
 adult basic education aid is insufficient to pay all approved 
 programs the full amount of aid earned, the department of 
 children, families, and learning shall proportionately reduce 
 each approved program's aid. 

    HIST: 1991 c 265 art 4 s 10; 1992 c 499 art 4 s 6; 1993 c 224 
 art 4 s 20,21; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 19-21; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 
 13; 1997 c 162 art 2 s 17-20; 1Sp1997 c 5 s 47