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126C.10 General education revenue.

Subdivision 1. General education revenue. For fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, basic skills revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, referendum offset adjustment, transition revenue, and supplemental revenue.

Subd. 2. Basic revenue. The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 1998 is $3,581. The formula allowance for fiscal year 1999 is $3,530. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2000 is $3,740. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years is $3,964.

Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. The compensatory education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4. Basic skills revenue. For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, a school district's basic skills revenue equals the sum of:

(1) compensatory revenue under subdivision 3; plus

(2) limited English proficiency revenue according to section 124D.65, subdivision 5; plus

(3) $190 times the limited English proficiency pupil units according to section 126C.05, subdivision 17; plus

(4) $22.50 times the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units in kindergarten to grade 8.

Subd. 5. Training and experience revenue. The training and experience revenue for each district equals the greater of zero or the result of the following computation:

(1) subtract .8 from the training and experience index;

(2) multiply the result in clause (1) by the product of $660 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year.

Subd. 6. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply only to subdivisions 7 and 8.

(a) "High school" means a secondary school that has pupils enrolled in at least the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. If there is no secondary school in the district that has pupils enrolled in at least the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, and the school is at least 19 miles from the next nearest school, the commissioner must designate one school in the district as a high school for the purposes of this section.

(b) "Secondary average daily membership" means, for a district that has only one high school, the average daily membership of pupils served in grades 7 through 12. For a district that has more than one high school, "secondary average daily membership" for each high school means the product of the average daily membership of pupils served in grades 7 through 12 in the high school, times the ratio of six to the number of grades in the high school.

(c) "Attendance area" means the total surface area of the district, in square miles, divided by the number of high schools in the district. For a district that does not operate a high school and is less than 19 miles from the nearest operating high school, the attendance area equals zero.

(d) "Isolation index" for a high school means the square root of 55 percent of the attendance area plus the distance in miles, according to the usually traveled routes, between the high school and the nearest high school. For a district in which there is located land defined in section 84A.01, 84A.20, or 84A.31, the distance in miles is the sum of:

(1) the square root of one-half of the attendance area; and

(2) the distance from the border of the district to the nearest high school.

(e) "Qualifying high school" means a high school that has an isolation index greater than 23 and that has secondary average daily membership of less than 400.

(f) "Qualifying elementary school" means an elementary school that is located 19 miles or more from the nearest elementary school or from the nearest elementary school within the district and, in either case, has an elementary average daily membership of an average of 20 or fewer per grade.

(g) "Elementary average daily membership" means, for a district that has only one elementary school, the average daily membership of pupils served in kindergarten through grade 6. For a district that has more than one elementary school, "average daily membership" for each school means the average daily membership of pupils served in kindergarten through grade 6 multiplied by the ratio of seven to the number of grades in the elementary school.

Subd. 7. Secondary sparsity revenue. (a) A district's secondary sparsity revenue for a school year equals the sum of the results of the following calculation for each qualifying high school in the district:

(1) the formula allowance for the school year, multiplied by

(2) the secondary average daily membership of pupils served in the high school, multiplied by

(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 400 minus the secondary average daily membership by 400 plus the secondary daily membership, multiplied by

(4) the lesser of 1.5 or the quotient obtained by dividing the isolation index minus 23 by ten.

(b) A newly formed district that is the result of districts combining under the cooperation and combination program or consolidating under section 123A.48 must receive secondary sparsity revenue equal to the greater of: (1) the amount calculated under paragraph (a) for the combined district; or (2) the sum of the amounts of secondary sparsity revenue the former districts had in the year prior to consolidation, increased for any subsequent changes in the secondary sparsity formula.

Subd. 8. Elementary sparsity revenue. A district's elementary sparsity revenue equals the sum of the following amounts for each qualifying elementary school in the district:

(1) the formula allowance for the year, multiplied by

(2) the elementary average daily membership of pupils served in the school, multiplied by

(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 140 minus the elementary average daily membership by 140 plus the average daily membership.

Subd. 9. Supplemental revenue. (a) A district's supplemental revenue allowance for fiscal year 1994 and later fiscal years equals the district's supplemental revenue for fiscal year 1993 divided by the district's 1992-1993 resident pupil units.

(b) A district's supplemental revenue allowance is reduced for fiscal year 1995 and later according to subdivision 12.

(c) A district's supplemental revenue equals the supplemental revenue allowance, if any, times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year.

(d) A district may cancel its supplemental revenue by notifying the commissioner of education prior to June 30, 1994. A district that is reorganizing under section 123A.35, 123A.46, or 123A.48 may cancel its supplemental revenue by notifying the commissioner of children, families, and learning before July 1 of the year of the reorganization. If a district cancels its supplemental revenue according to this paragraph, its supplemental revenue allowance for fiscal year 1993 for purposes of subdivision 12 and section 124A.03, subdivision 3b, equals zero.

Subd. 10. Supplemental levy. To obtain supplemental revenue, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its supplemental revenue for the school year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to $8,404.

Subd. 11. Supplemental aid. A district's supplemental aid equals its supplemental revenue minus its supplemental levy times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy.

Subd. 12. Supplemental revenue reduction. (a) A district's supplemental revenue allowance is reduced by the sum of:

(1) the sum of one-fourth of the difference of:

(i) the sum of the district's training and experience revenue and compensatory revenue per actual pupil unit for fiscal year 1996, and

(ii) the sum of district's training and experience revenue and compensatory revenue per actual pupil unit for fiscal year 1994; and

(2) $100.

A district's supplemental revenue allowance may not be less than zero.

(b) If a district's ratio of 1992 adjusted net tax capacity divided by 1994-1995 actual pupil units to $9,025 is less than or equal to .25, then the difference under paragraph (a), clause (2), is equal to $0 for purposes of computing the district's supplemental revenue under subdivision 9.

Subd. 13. Total operating capital revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, total operating capital revenue for a district equals the amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plus $73 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The revenue must be placed in a reserved account in the general fund and may only be used according to paragraph (d) or subdivision 14.

(b) For fiscal years 2000 and later, capital revenue for a district equals $100 times the district's maintenance cost index times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year.

(c) For fiscal years 2000 and later, the revenue for a district that operates a program under section 124D.128, is increased by an amount equal to $30 times the number of marginal cost pupil units served at the site where the program is implemented.

(d) For fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the district must reserve an amount equal to $5 per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit for telecommunication access costs. Reserve revenue under this paragraph must first be used to pay for ongoing or recurring telecommunication access costs, including access to data lines, video lines, or Internet access. Any revenue remaining after covering all ongoing or recurring access costs may be used for computer hardware or equipment.

Subd. 14. Uses of total operating capital revenue. Total operating capital revenue may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) to acquire land for school purposes;

(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;

(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that are part of a lease agreement;

(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers;

(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;

(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a disability;

(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the Uniform Fire Code adopted according to chapter 299F;

(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make asbestos-related repairs;

(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;

(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section 296A.01;

(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;

(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section 123B.51, subdivision 4;

(13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments for service charges;

(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to section 216C.37 or loans made under the Northeast Minnesota Economic Protection Trust Fund Act according to sections 298.292 to 298.298;

(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;

(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain obligations issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or capital loans according to section 126C.70;

(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative agreement between two or more districts;

(18) to purchase or lease computers and related materials, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional equipment;

(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;

(20) to purchase textbooks;

(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;

(22) to purchase vehicles;

(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related equipment for integrated information management systems for:

(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a results-oriented graduation rule;

(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for students with individual education plans; and

(iii) other classroom information management needs; and

(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and applications software.

Subd. 15. Uses of revenue. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a district may spend general fund money for capital purposes.

Subd. 16. Maintenance cost index. (a) A district's maintenance cost index is equal to the ratio of:

(1) the total weighted square footage for all eligible district-owned facilities; and

(2) the total unweighted square footage of these facilities.

(b) The department shall determine a district's maintenance cost index annually. Eligible district-owned facilities must include only instructional or administrative square footage owned by the district. The commissioner may adjust the age of a building or addition for major renovation projects.

(c) The square footage weighting factor for each original building or addition equals the lesser of:

(1) one plus the ratio of the age in years to 100; or

(2) 1.5.

(d) The weighted square footage for each original building or addition equals the product of the unweighted square footage times the square footage weighting factor.

Subd. 17. Transportation sparsity definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to subdivisions 18 and 19.

(a) "Sparsity index" for a district means the greater of .2 or the ratio of the square mile area of the district to the resident pupil units of the district.

(b) "Density index" for a district means the ratio of the square mile area of the district to the resident pupil units of the district. However, the density index for a district cannot be greater than .2 or less than .005.

(c) "Fiscal year 1996 base allowance" for a district means the result of the following computation:

(1) sum the following amounts:

(i) the fiscal year 1996 regular transportation revenue for the district according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.225, subdivision 7d, paragraph (a), excluding the revenue attributable nonpublic school pupils and to pupils with disabilities receiving special transportation services; plus

(ii) the fiscal year 1996 nonregular transportation revenue for the district according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.225, subdivision 7d, paragraph (b), excluding the revenue for desegregation transportation according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.225, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (4), and the revenue attributable to nonpublic school pupils and to pupils with disabilities receiving special transportation services or board and lodging; plus

(iii) the fiscal year 1996 excess transportation levy for the district according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.226, subdivision 5, excluding the levy attributable to nonpublic school pupils; plus

(iv) the fiscal year 1996 late activity bus levy for the district according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.226, subdivision 9, excluding the levy attributable to nonpublic school pupils; plus

(v) an amount equal to one-third of the fiscal year 1996 bus depreciation for the district according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.225, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (2), (3), and (4).

(2) divide the result in clause (1) by the district's 1995-1996 fund balance pupil units.

Subd. 18. Transportation sparsity revenue allowance. (a) A district's transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of the following computation:

(i) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .1469.

(ii) Multiply the result in clause (i) by the district's sparsity index raised to the 26/100 power.

(iii) Multiply the result in clause (ii) by the district's density index raised to the 13/100 power.

(iv) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .0485.

(v) Subtract the result in clause (iv) from the result in clause (iii).

(b) Transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the transportation sparsity allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units.

Subd. 19. Transition allowance. (a) A district's transportation transition allowance for fiscal year 1998 and later equals the result of the following:

(1) if the result in subdivision 18, paragraph (a), clause (iii), for fiscal year 1998 is less than the fiscal year 1996 base allowance, the transportation transition allowance equals the fiscal year 1996 base allowance minus the result in subdivision 18, paragraph (a), clause (iii); or

(2) if the result in subdivision 18, paragraph (a), clause (iii), for fiscal year 1998 and later is greater than or equal to the fiscal year 1996 base allowance, the transportation transition allowance equals zero.

(b) A district's compensatory transition allowance equals the greater of zero or the difference between:

(1) the amount of compensatory revenue the district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 3, for fiscal year 1998 computed using a basic formula allowance of $3,281; and

(2) the amount the district receives under subdivision 3; divided by

(3) the district's actual pupil units for fiscal year 1998.

(c) A district's cooperation transition allowance for fiscal year 2001 and later equals the greater of zero or the difference between:

(1) $25,000; and

(2) $67 times the district's resident pupil units for fiscal year 2001; divided by

(3) the district's resident pupil units for fiscal year 2001.

(d) A district's transition allowance for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 is equal to the sum of its transportation transition allowance and its compensatory transition allowance. A district's transition allowance for fiscal year 2001 and thereafter is equal to the sum of its transportation transition allowance, its compensatory transition allowance, and its cooperation transition allowance.

Subd. 20. Transition revenue adjustment. A district's transition revenue adjustment equals the district's transition allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year.

Subd. 21. Transition levy adjustment. A district's general education levy shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the district's transition revenue times the lesser of 1 or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to $8,404.

Subd. 22. Transition aid adjustment. A district's transition aid adjustment is the difference between the transition revenue and the transition levy.

Subd. 23. Referendum offset adjustment. A district that qualifies for the referendum allowance reduction under section 126C.17, subdivision 12, and whose referendum allowance under section 126C.17, subdivision 1, as adjusted under section 126C.17, subdivisions 2 and 12, does not exceed the referendum allowance limit under section 126C.17, subdivision 2, clause (2), shall receive a referendum offset adjustment. In fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the referendum offset adjustment is equal to $25 per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.

Subd. 24. Equity revenue. (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if the school district's adjusted marginal cost pupil unit amount of basic revenue, supplemental revenue, transition revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at or immediately above the 90th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those revenue categories and the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first class on July 1, 1999.

(b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $10, plus (ii) $30, times the school district's equity index computed under subdivision 27.

(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue under section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year times $10.

Subd. 25. Regional equity gap. The regional equity gap equals the difference between the value of the school district at or immediately above the fifth percentile of adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the value of the school district at or immediately above the 90th percentile of adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.

Subd. 26. District equity gap. A district's equity gap equals the greater of zero or the difference between the district's adjusted general revenue and the value of the school district at or immediately above the regional 90th percentile of adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.

Subd. 27. District equity index. A district's equity index equals the ratio of the sum of the district equity gap amount to the regional equity gap amount.

Subd. 28. Equity region. For the purposes of computing equity revenue under subdivision 23, a district whose administrative offices on July 1, 1999, is located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county is part of the metro equity region. Districts whose administrative offices on July 1, 1999, are not located in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington county are part of the rural equity region.

HIST: 1987 c 398 art 1 s 11; 1988 c 486 s 58-60; 1988 c 718 art 1 s 1-3; 1989 c 329 art 1 s 5-12; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1990 c 562 art 8 s 28; 1991 c 130 s 37; 1991 c 265 art 1 s 12-19; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 20; art 12 s 13,14,29; 1993 c 224 art 1 s 12-17; 1993 c 374 s 2; 1994 c 647 art 1 s 21-24; 1995 c 212 art 4 s 64; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 1 s 25-44; art 13 s 7; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 1 s 23-25; art 9 s 6; 1997 c 1 s 4; 1997 c 2 s 6; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 1 s 36-45; art 4 s 22,23; 1998 c 299 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 145-151,164; art 11 s 3; art 12 s 3-5; 1998 c 398 art 1 s 28-31; art 4 s 8; 1Sp1998 c 3 s 17; 1999 c 241 art 1 s 13-34; 2000 c 254 s 37; 2000 c 464 art 3 s 3,4; 2000 c 489 art 2 s 15-20; art 5 s 9

* NOTE: Subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 9, and 12 (formerly section *124A.22, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9), are repealed effective *June 30, 2004. Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31, *as amended by Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 1, section 39; *Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 1, section 54; and Laws 2000, *chapter 489, article 2, section 28.

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