2000 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.135 Early childhood family education (ECFE) revenue.

    Subdivision 1.    Revenue.  The revenue for early 
 childhood family education programs for a school district equals 
 $113.50 for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and $120 for 2002 and 
 later fiscal years times the greater of: 

    (1) 150; or 

    (2) the number of people under five years of age residing 
 in the district on October 1 of the previous school year. 

    Subd. 2.    Population.  For the purposes of subdivision 
 1, data reported to the department may be used to determine the 
 number of people under five years of age residing in the 
 district.  The commissioner, with the assistance of the state 
 demographer, shall review the number reported by any district 
 operating an early childhood family education program.  If 
 requested, the district shall submit to the commissioner an 
 explanation of its methods and other information necessary to 
 document accuracy.  If the commissioner determines that the 
 district has not provided sufficient documentation of accuracy, 
 the commissioner may request the state demographer to prepare an 
 estimate of the number of people under five years of age 
 residing in the district and may use this estimate for the 
 purposes of subdivision 1.  

    Subd. 3.    Early childhood family education levy.  For 
 fiscal year 2001 to obtain early childhood family education 
 revenue, a district may levy an amount equal to the tax rate of 
 .5282 percent times the adjusted tax capacity of the district 
 for the year preceding the year the levy is certified.  
 Beginning with levies for fiscal year 2002, by September 30 of 
 each year, the commissioner shall establish a tax rate for early 
 childhood education revenue that raises $21,027,000 for fiscal 
 year 2002 and $22,135,000 in fiscal year 2003 and each 
 subsequent year.  If the amount of the early childhood family 
 education levy would exceed the early childhood family education 
 revenue, the early childhood family education levy must equal 
 the early childhood family education revenue. 

    Subd. 4.    Early childhood family education aid.  If a 
 district complies with the provisions of section 124D.13, it 
 must receive early childhood family education aid equal to the 
 difference between the early childhood family education revenue 
 and the early childhood family education levy.  If the district 
 does not levy the entire amount permitted, the early childhood 
 family education aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual 
 amount levied.  

    Subd. 5.    Use of revenue restricted.  Early childhood 
 family education revenue may be used only for early childhood 
 family education programs.  Not more than five percent of early 
 childhood family education revenue may be used to administer 
 early childhood family education programs.  

    Subd. 6.    Home visiting levy.  A district that enters 
 into a collaborative agreement to provide education services and 
 social services to families with young children may levy an 
 amount equal to $1.60 times the number of people under five 
 years of age residing in the district on September 1 of the last 
 school year.  Levy revenue under this subdivision must not be 
 included as revenue under subdivision 1.  The revenue must be 
 used for home visiting programs under section 124D.13, 
 subdivision 4.  

    Subd. 7.    Reserve account.  Early childhood family 
 education revenue, which includes aids, levies, fees, grants, 
 and all other revenues received by the district for early 
 childhood family education programs, must be maintained in a 
 reserve account within the community service fund. 

    HIST: 1984 c 463 art 4 s 3; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 4 s 6; 1987 c 398 
 art 4 s 13; 1988 c 486 s 39; 1989 c 329 art 4 s 10,11; 1991 c 
 265 art 4 s 13; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 24-26; art 14 s 10; 1994 c 
 647 art 4 s 22,23; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 18; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 
 412 art 4 s 7; 1997 c 162 art 1 s 6,7; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 
 76,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 1 s 16; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 
 42,43; 1999 c 249 s 7