1998 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.16 Learning readiness aid. 

    Subdivision 1.    Program review and approval.  By 
 February 15, 1992, for the 1991-1992 school year or by May 1 
 preceding subsequent school years, a district must submit to the 
 commissioners of children, families, and learning, and health:  

    (1) a description of the services to be provided; 

    (2) a plan to ensure children at greatest risk receive 
 appropriate services; 

    (3) a description of procedures and methods to be used to 
 coordinate public and private resources to maximize use of 
 existing community resources, including school districts, health 
 care facilities, government agencies, neighborhood 
 organizations, and other resources knowledgeable in early 
 childhood development; 

    (4) comments about the district's proposed program by the 
 advisory council required by section 124D.15, subdivision 7; and 

    (5) agreements with all participating service providers.  

    Each commissioner may review and comment on the program, 
 and make recommendations to the commissioner of children, 
 families, and learning, within 30 days of receiving the plan. 

    Subd. 2.    Amount of aid.  (a) A district is eligible 
 to receive learning readiness aid if the program plan as 
 required by subdivision 1 has been approved by the commissioner. 

    (b) For fiscal year 1998 and thereafter, a district must 
 receive learning readiness aid equal to: 

    (1) the number of eligible four-year old children in the 
 district times the ratio of 50 percent of the total learning 
 readiness aid for that year to the total number of eligible 
 four-year old children reported to the commissioner for that 
 year; plus 

    (2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district 
 from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch 
 program times the ratio of 50 percent of the total learning 
 readiness aid for that year to the total number of pupils in the 
 state from families eligible for the free or reduced school 
 lunch program. 

    Subd. 3.    Use of aid.  Learning readiness aid shall be 
 used only to provide a learning readiness program and may be 
 used to provide transportation.  Not more than five percent of 
 the aid may be used for the cost of administering the program.  
 Aid must be used to supplement and not supplant local, state, 
 and federal funding.  Aid may not be used for instruction and 
 services required under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65. 
 Aid may not be used to purchase land or construct buildings, but 
 may be used to lease or renovate existing buildings. 

    Subd. 4.    Separate accounts.  The district must 
 deposit learning readiness aid in a separate account within the 
 community education fund.  

    HIST: 1991 c 265 art 7 s 13; 1992 c 363 art 2 s 5; 1992 c 499 
 art 7 s 2; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 22,23; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 
 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 59,60; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 
 74,75,103; art 11 s 3