2006 Minnesota Statutes

124D.521 CONSORTIUM REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each consortium, as defined under section 124D.518, subdivision 1, must meet at least
twice per year to develop and amend as necessary an annual consortium agreement signed by all
members and filed with the Department of Education that at a minimum includes:
(1) a description of the members and fiscal agent of the consortium;
(2) a description of the contributions of each member of the consortium and the process for
distributing state aid among the members; and
(3) the state adult basic education assurances from the annual adult basic education program
application.
As a condition of membership in a consortium, each member must make a documented
contribution toward the cost of adult basic education programming, either as a direct financial
contribution, or an in-kind contribution.
(b) Each consortium's designated fiscal agent must:
(1) collect data from consortium members;
(2) submit required performance reports and fiscal reports to the state;
(3) receive state adult basic education aid under section 124D.531 for adult basic education
programming delivered by the consortium; and
(4) distribute state adult basic education aid to members of the consortium according to
the consortium agreement.
History: 2000 c 489 art 1 s 16; 2003 c 130 s 12