1997 Minnesota Statutes

     124.2711 Early childhood family education revenue. 

    Subdivision 1.    Revenue.  The revenue for early 
 childhood family education programs for a school district equals 
 $101.25 for 1998 and $113.50 for 1999 and later fiscal years 
 times the greater of: 

    (1) 150; or 

    (2) the number of people under five years of age residing 
 in the school district on October 1 of the previous school year. 

    Subd. 2.    Population.  For the purposes of subdivision 
 1, data reported to the department of children, families, and 
 learning may be used to determine the number of people under 
 five years of age residing in the district.  The commissioner, 
 with the assistance of the state demographer, shall review the 
 number reported by any district operating an early childhood 
 family education program.  If requested, the district shall 
 submit to the commissioner an explanation of its methods and 
 other information necessary to document accuracy.  If the 
 commissioner determines that the district has not provided 
 sufficient documentation of accuracy, the commissioner may 
 request the state demographer to prepare an estimate of the 
 number of people under five years of age residing in the 
 district and may use this estimate for the purposes of 
 subdivision 1.  

    Subd. 2a.    Early childhood family education levy.  To 
 obtain early childhood family education revenue, a district may 
 levy an amount equal to the tax rate of .653 percent times the 
 adjusted tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the 
 year the levy is certified.  If the amount of the early 
 childhood family education levy would exceed the early childhood 
 family education revenue, the early childhood family education 
 levy shall equal the early childhood family education revenue. 

    Subd. 3.    Early childhood family education aid.  If a 
 district complies with the provisions of section 121.882, it 
 shall receive early childhood family education aid equal to the 
 difference between the early childhood family education revenue 
 and the early childhood family education levy.  If the district 
 does not levy the entire amount permitted, the early childhood 
 family education aid shall be reduced in proportion to the 
 actual amount levied. 

    Subd. 4.    Use of revenue restricted.  Early childhood 
 family education revenue may be used only for early childhood 
 family education programs.  Not more than five percent of early 
 childhood family education revenue may be used to administer 
 early childhood family education programs.  The increase in 
 revenue for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 shall be used to: 

    (1) increase participation of families so that the total 
 participation in early childhood family education programs in 
 the district more nearly reflects the demographic, racial, 
 cultural, and ethnic diversity of the district; and 

    (2) provide programs for families who, because of poverty 
 and other barriers to learning, may need programs designed to 
 meet their needs. 

    Subd. 5.    Home visiting levy.  A school district that 
 enters into a collaborative agreement to provide education 
 services and social services to families with young children may 
 levy an amount equal to $1.60 times the number of people under 
 five years of age residing in the district on September 1 of the 
 last school year.  Levy revenue under this subdivision shall not 
 be included as revenue under subdivision 1.  The revenue shall 
 be used for home visiting programs under section 121.882, 
 subdivision 2b. 

    Subd. 6.    Reserve account.  Early childhood family 
 education revenue, which includes aids, levies, fees, grants, 
 and all other revenues received by the school district for early 
 childhood family education programs, must be maintained in a 
 reserve account within the community service fund.  

    HIST: 1984 c 463 art 4 s 3; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 4 s 6; 1987 c 398 
 art 4 s 13; 1988 c 486 s 39; 1989 c 329 art 4 s 10,11; 1991 c 
 265 art 4 s 13; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 24-26; art 14 s 10; 1994 c 
 647 art 4 s 22,23; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 18; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 
 412 art 4 s 7; 1997 c 162 art 1 s 6,7 

*   NOTE:  The amendment to subdivision 2a by Laws 1997, 
*chapter 162, article 1, section 7, is effective for revenue for 
*fiscal year 1999.  Laws 1997, chapter 162, article 1, section 20.