1999 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.20 Community education revenue. 

    Subdivision 1.    Total community education revenue.  
 Community education revenue equals the sum of a district's 
 general community education revenue and youth service program 
 revenue.  

    Subd. 2.    Eligibility.  To be eligible for community 
 education revenue, a district must operate a community education 
 program that complies with section 124D.19. 

    Subd. 3.    General community education revenue.  The 
 general community education revenue for a district equals $5.95 
 times the greater of 1,335 or the population of the district.  
 The population of the district is determined according to 
 section 275.14.  

    Subd. 4.    Youth service revenue.  Youth service 
 program revenue is available to a district that has implemented 
 a youth development plan and a youth service program.  Youth 
 service revenue equals $1 times the greater of 1,335 or the 
 population of the district. 

    Subd. 5.    Community education levy.  To obtain 
 community education revenue, a district may levy the amount 
 raised by a tax rate of .4795 percent times the adjusted net tax 
 capacity of the district.  If the amount of the community 
 education levy would exceed the community education revenue, the 
 community education levy shall be determined according to 
 subdivision 6. 

    Subd. 6.    Community education levy; districts off the 
 formula.  If the amount of the community education levy for a 
 district exceeds the district's community education revenue, the 
 amount of the community education levy is limited to the 
 district's community education revenue according to subdivision 
 1. 

    Subd. 7.    Community education aid.  A district's 
 community education aid is the difference between its community 
 education revenue and the community education levy.  If the 
 district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the 
 community education aid must be reduced in proportion to the 
 actual amount levied.  

    Subd. 8.    Uses of general revenue.  (a) General 
 community education revenue may be used for: 

    (1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time 
 activities and programs; 

    (2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs 
 and budgets are approved by the department; 

    (3) adult basic education programs, according to section 
 124D.52; 

    (4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils; 

    (5) implementation of a youth development plan; 

    (6) implementation of a youth service program; 

    (7) early childhood family education programs, according to 
 section 124D.13; and 

    (8) extended day programs, according to section 124D.19, 
 subdivision 11. 

    (9) In addition to money from other sources, a district may 
 use up to ten percent of its community education revenue for 
 equipment that is used exclusively in community education 
 programs.  This revenue may be used only for the following 
 purposes:  

    (i) to purchase or lease computers and related materials; 

    (ii) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional 
 programs; and 

    (iii) to purchase textbooks and library books. 

    (b) General community education revenue must not be used to 
 subsidize the direct activity costs for adult enrichment 
 programs.  Direct activity costs include, but are not limited 
 to, the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of 
 materials, or transportation costs. 

    Subd. 9.    Use of youth service revenue.  Youth service 
 revenue may be used to implement a youth development plan 
 approved by the school board and to provide a youth service 
 program according to section 124D.19, subdivision 10. 

    Subd. 10.    Reserve account.  Community education 
 revenue, which includes aids, levies, fees, grants, and all 
 other revenues received by the school district for community 
 education programs, must be maintained in a reserve account 
 within the community service fund. 

    HIST: 1989 c 329 art 4 s 12; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1990 c 
 562 art 3 s 13; art 10 s 3; 1991 c 265 art 4 s 14-18; 1993 c 224 
 art 4 s 27-30; art 12 s 20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 24,25; 1Sp1995 c 
 3 art 4 s 19; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 4 s 8; 1997 c 162 art 
 2 s 22,23; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 77,78,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 
 art 1 s 17,18; 1999 c 205 art 2 s 1