1999 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.53 Adult basic education aid. 

    Subdivision 1.    Full-time equivalent.  In this section 
 "full-time equivalent" means 408 contact hours for a student at 
 the adult secondary instructional level and 240 contact hours 
 for a student at a lower instructional level.  "Full-time 
 equivalent" for an English as a second language student means 
 240 contact hours. 

    Subd. 2.    Programs funded.  Adult basic education 
 programs established under section 124D.52 and approved by the 
 commissioner are eligible for revenue under this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Aid.  Adult basic education aid for each 
 approved program equals $2,295 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,338 
 for fiscal year 2001 and later fiscal years times the number of 
 full-time equivalent students in its adult basic education 
 program during the first prior program year. 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1998 c 398 art 1 s 51 

    Subd. 5.    Aid guarantee.  For fiscal year 1998, any 
 adult basic education program that receives less state aid than 
 in fiscal year 1997 shall receive additional aid equal to 80 
 percent of the difference between its 1997 aid and the amount of 
 aid under Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2601, 
 subdivision 5.  For fiscal year 1999, additional aid under this 
 subdivision equals 80 percent of the additional aid computed for 
 fiscal year 1998.  For fiscal year 2000, the additional aid 
 under this subdivision equals 60 percent of the additional aid 
 computed for fiscal year 1998.  For fiscal year 2001, the 
 additional aid under this subdivision equals 40 percent of the 
 additional aid computed for fiscal year 1998.  For fiscal year 
 2002, the additional aid under this subdivision equals 20 
 percent of the additional aid computed for fiscal year 1998.  
 For fiscal year 2003 and later, the additional aid under this 
 subdivision equals zero. 

    Subd. 6. Repealed, 1999 c 205 art 4 s 13 

    Subd. 7.    Basic population aid.  A district with a 
 population of less than 30,000 is eligible for basic population 
 aid if:  (1) the district levied for adult basic education for 
 revenue in fiscal year 1999; and (2) the district has a basic 
 service level approved by the commissioner under section 
 124D.52, subdivision 5, or is a member of a consortium with an 
 approved basic service level.  Basic population aid is equal to 
 the greater of $4,000 or $1 times the population of the 
 district.  District population is determined according to 
 section 275.14.  Aid under this section is in addition to aid 
 under subdivision 3 and must be used for sites that meet the 
 approved basic service level under section 124D.52, subdivision 
 5. 

    HIST: 1991 c 265 art 4 s 10; 1992 c 499 art 4 s 6; 1993 c 224 
 art 4 s 20,21; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 19-21; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 
 13; 1997 c 162 art 2 s 17-20; 1Sp1997 c 5 s 47; 1998 c 397 art 3 
 s 71,72,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 1 s 14,15; 1999 c 205 
 art 4 s 5,6