1998 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.454 Access to Minnesota's school-to-work system for 
  children with a disability. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  The purpose of this section 
 is to provide a method to fund school-to-work programs for 
 children with a disability.  As used in this section, the term 
 "children with a disability" shall have the meaning ascribed to 
 it in section 125A.02. 

    Subd. 2.    Definitions.  For the purposes of this 
 section and section 125A.77, the definitions in this subdivision 
 apply. 

    (a) "Base year" for fiscal year 1996 means fiscal year 1995.
 Base year for later fiscal years means the second fiscal year 
 preceding the fiscal year for which aid will be paid. 

    (b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 
 126C.10, subdivision 2.  For the purposes of computing basic 
 revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a disability 
 shall be counted as prescribed in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

    (c) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in 
 section 126C.05. 

    (d) "Program growth factor" means 1.00 for fiscal year 1998 
 and later. 

    (e) "Aid percentage factor" means 60 percent for fiscal 
 year 1996, 70 percent for fiscal year 1997, 80 percent for 
 fiscal year 1998, 90 percent for fiscal year 1999, and 100 
 percent for fiscal year 2000 and later. 

    Subd. 3.    Base revenue.  (a) The school-to-work 
 program-disabled base revenue equals the sum of the following 
 amounts computed using base year data: 

    (1) 68 percent of the salary of each essential licensed 
 person who provides direct instructional services to students 
 employed during that fiscal year for services rendered in that 
 district's school-to-work program for children with a 
 disability; 

    (2) 47 percent of the costs of necessary equipment for 
 school-to-work programs for children with a disability; 

    (3) 47 percent of the costs of necessary travel between 
 instructional sites by school-to-work program teachers of 
 children with a disability but not including travel to and from 
 local, regional, district, state, or national vocational student 
 organization meetings; 

    (4) 47 percent of the costs of necessary supplies for 
 school-to-work programs for children with a disability but not 
 to exceed an average of $47 in any one school year for each 
 child with a disability receiving these services; 

    (5) for school-to-work programs for children with 
 disabilities provided by a contract approved by the commissioner 
 with public, private, or voluntary agencies other than a 
 Minnesota school district or cooperative center, in place of 
 programs provided by the district, 52 percent of the difference 
 between the amount of the contract and the basic revenue of the 
 district for that pupil for the fraction of the school day the 
 pupil receives services under the contract; 

    (6) for school-to-work programs for children with 
 disabilities provided by a contract approved by the commissioner 
 with public, private, or voluntary agencies other than a 
 Minnesota school district or cooperative center, that are 
 supplementary to a full educational program provided by the 
 school district, 52 percent of the amount of the contract; and 

    (7) for a contract approved by the commissioner with 
 another Minnesota school district or cooperative center for 
 vocational evaluation services for children with a disability 
 for children that are not yet enrolled in grade 12, 52 percent 
 of the amount of the contract. 

    (b) If requested by a school district for school-to-work 
 programs during the base year for less than the full school 
 year, the commissioner may adjust the base revenue to reflect 
 the expenditures that would have occurred during the base year 
 had the program been operated for the full year. 

    Subd. 4.    Adjusted secondary vocational-disabled base 
 revenue.  For fiscal year 1996 and later, a district's 
 adjusted secondary vocational-disabled base revenue equals the 
 district's secondary vocational-disabled base revenue times the 
 ratio of the district's average daily membership for the current 
 school year to the district's average daily membership for the 
 base year. 

    Subd. 5.    State total school-to-work program-disabled 
 revenue.  The state total school-to-work program-disabled 
 revenue for fiscal year 1998 equals $8,924,000.  The state total 
 school-to-work program-disabled revenue for fiscal year 1999 
 equals $8,976,000.  The state total school-to-work 
 program-disabled revenue for later fiscal years equals:  

    (1) the state total school-to-work program-disabled revenue 
 for the preceding fiscal year; times 

    (2) the program growth factor; times 

    (3) the ratio of the state total average daily membership 
 for the current fiscal year to the state total average daily 
 membership for the preceding fiscal year. 

    Subd. 6.    School district secondary vocational-disabled 
 revenue.  (a) A school district's secondary 
 vocational-disabled revenue for fiscal year 1996 and later 
 equals the state total secondary vocational-disabled revenue, 
 minus the amount determined under paragraph (b), times the ratio 
 of the district's adjusted secondary vocational-disabled base 
 revenue to the state total adjusted secondary 
 vocational-disabled base revenue. 

    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if the secondary 
 vocational-disabled base revenue for a district equals zero and 
 no district residents were enrolled in secondary 
 vocational-disabled programs during the base year, the secondary 
 vocational-disabled revenue equals the amount computed according 
 to subdivision 3 using current year data. 

    Subd. 7.    School district secondary vocational-disabled 
 aid.  A school district's secondary vocational-disabled aid 
 for fiscal year 1996 and later equals the district's secondary 
 vocational-disabled revenue times the aid percentage factor for 
 that year. 

    Subd. 8.    Use of aid.  The aid provided pursuant to 
 this section shall be paid only for services rendered as 
 designated in subdivision 2 or for the costs designated in 
 subdivision 3 which are incurred in school-to-work programs for 
 children with a disability which are approved by the 
 commissioner of children, families, and learning and operated in 
 accordance with rules promulgated by the state board.  These 
 rules shall be subject to the restrictions provided in section 
 124D.453, subdivision 6.  The procedure for application for 
 approval of these programs shall be as provided in section 
 125A.75, subdivisions 4 and 6, and the application review 
 process shall be conducted by the office of lifework development 
 in the department. 

    Subd. 9.    Payment of aid.  All aid pursuant to this 
 section shall be paid to the district or cooperative center 
 providing the services.  All aid received by a district or 
 center from any source for school-to-work programs for children 
 with a disability shall be utilized solely for that purpose. 

    Subd. 10.    Exclusion.  A district shall not receive 
 aid pursuant to section 124D.453, 125A.76, or 125A.77 for 
 salaries, supplies, travel or equipment for which the district 
 receives aid pursuant to this section. 

    Subd. 11.    Revenue allocation from cooperative centers 
 and intermediate districts.  For purposes of this section and 
 section 125A.77, a cooperative center or an intermediate 
 district must allocate its approved expenditures for 
 school-to-work programs for children with a disability among 
 participating school districts.  Aid for school-to-work programs 
 for children with a disability for services provided by a 
 cooperative or intermediate district shall be paid to the 
 participating districts.  

    HIST: 1978 c 764 s 72; 1979 c 334 art 5 s 28; 1981 c 358 art 5 
 s 43-45; 1982 c 548 art 5 s 16-18; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 3 s 18; 1987 
 c 398 art 3 s 23-25; 1Sp1987 c 4 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 329 art 3 s 
 12-14; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 15,38; 1993 c 224 art 3 s 26-28; 1993 
 c 374 s 9; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 13 s 5; art 15 s 18-24; art 16 s 13; 
 1996 c 412 art 3 s 28,29; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 62; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 
 s 27,28; art 3 s 13-16; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 116,164; art 11 s 3