Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF1259

Providing for general education access grants for certain eligible students
enrolling in elementary or secondary schools in special school district #1,
Minneapolis or independent school district #625, St. Paul accredited by agencies
recognized by the nonpublic education council or the commissioner of education
to assist with the cost of attendance, specifying certain student eligibility
requirements; requiring and providing for commissioner approval of applications
for the grants, specifying certain limits; specifying certain funding and
periodic payment of the grants to the parents or guardians of the eligible
students; requiring students receiving grants to participate in the statewide
testing and reporting system; requiring the commissioner to offer informal
conferences to applicants and recipients adversely affected by agency action for
dispute resolution purposes; authorizing and providing for school districts to
include resident students receiving the grants in total pupil count for general
education and other revenue programs purposes, requiring the commissioner to
reduce the amount of state aids to the districts by the amount of access grant
payments disbursed; specifying certain access grant adjustment aid eligibility
requirements
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