as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2024 11:23am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/19/2024 |
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; authorizing building lease aid for private contract
alternative schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
section 124D.69, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 55,
article 2, section 64, subdivision 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.69, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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(a) An alternative program under contract
receiving aid under subdivision 1 is eligible for building lease and facilities aid.
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(b) For an alternative program that leases facility space, the building lease and facilities
aid equals the amount calculated for charter schools under section 124E.22. For an alternative
program that is in an owner-occupied building, the alternative program must submit to the
commissioner the imputed amount of the annual facility costs for the instructional space
and other space used primarily for serving students in the alternative program's school.
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(c) The commissioner must annually approve the lease and imputed facilities expenses,
and may request any information necessary to determine the amount of the payments.
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This section is effective for aid for fiscal year 2025 and later.
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Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.69, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
During the term of the contract to provide educational services
under subdivision 1, all state aid under deleted text begin subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin subdivisionsnew text end 1 deleted text begin accruesdeleted text end new text begin and 1a accruenew text end to
the account assigned to the alternative program site and is reserved for that site.
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This section is effective for aid for fiscal year 2025 and later.
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Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
(a)
For building lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin sectionsnew text end 124E.22new text begin and 124D.69new text end :
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94,320,000 |
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2024 |
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98,166,000 deleted text end new text begin ....... new text end |
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2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $85,273,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,474,000 for 2024 and deleted text begin $88,692,000deleted text end new text begin $.......new text end for
2025.