1998 Minnesota Statutes

     122A.65 Minority teacher incentives. 

    Subdivision 1.    Eligible district.  A district is 
 eligible for reimbursement under this section if the district 
 has: 

    (1) a minority enrollment of more than ten percent; or 

    (2) a desegregation/integration plan approved by the state 
 board of education to provide equal educational opportunities 
 for all students. 

    Subd. 2.    Eligible employee.  The following employees 
 are eligible for reimbursement under this section: 

    (1) a teacher who is a member of a minority group and who 
 has not taught in a Minnesota school district during the school 
 year before the year the teacher is employed according to this 
 section; and 

    (2) an aide or an education assistant who is a member of a 
 minority group and who has not been employed as an aide or an 
 education assistant in a Minnesota school district during the 
 school year before the year the aide or education assistant is 
 employed according to this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Reimbursement.  Reimbursement must equal 
 one-half of the salary and fringe benefits, but not more than 
 $20,000.  The district must receive reimbursement for each year 
 a minority teacher, aide, or education assistant is employed.  
 The department must establish application or other procedures 
 for districts to obtain the reimbursement.  The department must 
 not prorate the reimbursement. 

    Subd. 4.    Minority group.  For the purposes of this 
 section, a person is a member of a minority group if the person 
 is African American, American Indian, Asian Pacific American, or 
 an American of Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Spanish origin or 
 ancestry. 

    HIST: 1991 c 265 art 8 s 4; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 6; 1Sp1995 c 3 
 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 8 s 3,101