HF 890

CCR-HF0890 - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018)

Posted on 05/08/2017 10:19 p.m.

1.1CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 890 1.2A bill for an act 1.3relating to education finance; providing funding in early childhood, kindergarten 1.4through grade 12, and adult education, including general education, education 1.5excellence, teachers, special education, facilities and technology, nutrition, libraries, 1.6early childhood and family support, community education and prevention, 1.7self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and state agencies; making forecast 1.8adjustments; requiring a report; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.92016, sections 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 13.461, by adding a subdivision; 1.1043A.08, subdivisions 1, 1a; 120A.22, subdivision 9; 120A.41; 120B.021, 1.11subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022, subdivision 1b; 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.22, 1.12subdivision 2; 120B.23, subdivision 3; 120B.232, subdivision 1; 120B.30, 1.13subdivision 1; 120B.31, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, 1.14subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.09, 1.15subdivision 4a; 122A.14, subdivision 9; 122A.18, subdivisions 7c, 8; 122A.21, 1.16subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 122A.245, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 10; 1.17122A.40, subdivision 10; 122A.41, by adding a subdivision; 122A.415, subdivision 1.184; 122A.416; 123A.30, subdivision 6; 123A.73, subdivision 2; 123B.41, 1.19subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 123B.595, 1.20subdivisions 1, 4; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.03, subdivision 5a; 124D.05, 1.21subdivision 3; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 5, 9, 12, 13, by adding subdivisions; 1.22124D.095, subdivision 3; 124D.1158, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.135, subdivision 1.231; 124D.15, subdivision 1; 124D.16, subdivision 2; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 1.243, 4; 124D.531, subdivision 1; 124D.549; 124D.55; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 1.25124D.68, subdivision 2; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 124E.11; 125A.08; 125A.0941; 1.26125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision 1.271; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 8; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 1.282a, 3, 13a; 127A.41, subdivision 3; 127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31, subdivision 1.292; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 2, 9; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, 1.30subdivisions 38, 39; 297A.70, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session 1.31chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, 1.32as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article 2, section 70, subdivisions 2, 1.33as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 7, as amended, 11, as 1.34amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended; article 5, section 30, 1.35subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as amended, 6; article 6, section 13, 1.36subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as 1.37amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as 1.38amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; article 1.3911, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, 1.40sections 58; 62, subdivisions 7, 11, 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 1.41Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 121A; 122A; 124D; 125A; 126C; 127A; 136A; 1.42proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C; repealing 2.1Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.40, subdivision 11; 122A.41, subdivision 2.214; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.151; 124D.73, subdivision 2; 129C.10; 129C.105; 2.3129C.15; 129C.20; 129C.25; 129C.26; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, parts 3500.3100, 2.4subpart 4; 3600.0010, subparts 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 6; 3600.0020; 3600.0030, subparts 2.51, 2, 4, 6; 3600.0045; 3600.0055; 3600.0065; 3600.0075; 3600.0085. 2.6May 8, 2017 2.7The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt 2.8Speaker of the House of Representatives 2.9The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach 2.10President of the Senate 2.11We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 890 report that we have agreed upon the 2.12items in dispute and recommend as follows: 2.13That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 890 be further amended 2.14as follows: 2.15Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert: 2.16"ARTICLE 1 2.17GENERAL EDUCATION 2.18    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41, is amended to read: 2.19120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 2.20 new text begin (a) new text end A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction 2.21for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in 2.22grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not 2.23including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 2.24850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten 2.25student under section , if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours 2.26of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 2.27165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule 2.28has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126. 2.29 new text begin (b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of new text end 2.30 new text begin instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement new text end 2.31 new text begin weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414. new text end 2.32    Sec. 2. new text begin [120A.414] E-LEARNING DAYS. new text end 2.33     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Days. new text end new text begin "E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full new text end 2.34 new text begin access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement new text end 2.35 new text begin weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have new text end 3.1 new text begin up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of new text end 3.2 new text begin instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. new text end 3.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Plan. new text end new text begin A school board may adopt an e-learning day plan after consulting with new text end 3.4 new text begin the exclusive representative of the teachers. A charter school may adopt an e-learning day new text end 3.5 new text begin plan after consulting with its teachers. The plan must include accommodations for students new text end 3.6 new text begin without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without the new text end 3.7 new text begin technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the new text end 3.8 new text begin household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students with new text end 3.9 new text begin disabilities under chapter 125A. new text end 3.10     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Annual notice. new text end new text begin A school district or charter school must notify parents and new text end 3.11 new text begin students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year. new text end 3.12     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Daily notice. new text end new text begin On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or new text end 3.13 new text begin charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal school new text end 3.14 new text begin start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day. new text end 3.15     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Teacher access. new text end new text begin Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by new text end 3.16 new text begin telephone during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students and parents. new text end 3.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later. new text end 3.18    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 3.19    Subd. 2. Exclusions. In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that 3.20are: 3.21(1) purchased without a prescription; 3.22(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older; 3.23(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent, 3.24including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law; 3.25(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are present 3.26or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs or medicine 3.27should be given without delay; 3.28(5) used off the school grounds; 3.29(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities; 3.30(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day; 4.1(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness 4.2or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12; 4.3(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a 4.4pupil with an asthma inhaler new text begin , consistent with section 121A.221, new text end if the district has received 4.5a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the 4.6medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested 4.7school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written 4.8authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or 4.9(10) epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with section 121A.2205, if the parent and 4.10prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing that (i) the 4.11pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine and 4.12requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly 4.13labeled to the school for the pupil as needed. 4.14    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.221, is amended to read: 4.15121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC 4.16STUDENTS. 4.17(a) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school district that 4.18employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the 4.19school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills to 4.20safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's 4.21school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers. 4.22(b) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school that does not 4.23have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must submit 4.24written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment of the 4.25student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting 4.26has been completed. 4.27    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 4.28    Subd. 2. Textbook. (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including 4.29electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil 4.30uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly 4.31attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil 4.32in this class or program. new text begin Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost. new text end 5.1(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks, 5.2the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf 5.3form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically, 5.4intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of 5.5students. 5.6(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software 5.7or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological 5.8materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils. 5.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 5.10    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 5.11    Subd. 5a. Software or other educational technology. For purposes of sections 123B.42 5.12and 123B.43, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs, 5.13applications, hardware, and any other electronic educational technology. new text begin Software or other new text end 5.14 new text begin educational technology includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses new text end 5.15 new text begin delivered online. new text end 5.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 5.17    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 5.18    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms 5.19defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them. 5.20    (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation 5.21categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing: 5.22    (1) the sum of: 5.23    (i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph 5.24(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus 5.25    (ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and 5.26mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts 5.27operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district 5.28and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus 5.29    (iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as 5.30defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for 6.1pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per 6.2year of the cost of the type three school buses by: 6.3    (2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined 6.4in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause 6.5(2). 6.6    (b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to 6.7pupils as follows: 6.8    (1) Regular transportation is: 6.9    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary 6.10pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and 6.11resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school 6.12they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; 6.13but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent 6.14permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87; 6.15    (ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs; 6.16    (iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the 6.17pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the 6.18home and provider are within the attendance area of the school; 6.19    (iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils 6.20of a district without a secondary school; and 6.21    (v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 6.22subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 6.23border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when 6.24the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more, 6.25excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation. 6.26    For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility, 6.27school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of 6.28a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program 6.29for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part 6.30or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence, 6.31or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends. 6.32    (2) Excess transportation is: 7.1    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary 7.2pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school 7.3they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one 7.4mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary 7.5traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and 7.6    (ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 7.7subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 7.8border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they 7.9attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the 7.10school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service 7.11school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards. 7.12    (3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during 7.13the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance 7.14areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order. 7.15    (4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is: 7.16    (i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school 7.17bus between home or a respite care facility and school; 7.18    (ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to 7.19other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, 7.20and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to 7.21125A.24 , 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district 7.22where services are provided; 7.23    (iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections 7.24125A.12 , and 125A.26 to 125A.48; 7.25    (iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes; 7.26    (v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 7.27pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation 7.28required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities 7.29who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils 7.30are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or 7.31neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for 7.32children with a disability; 8.1    (vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging 8.2facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes; 8.3(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped 8.4with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan; 8.5and 8.6(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities 8.7in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized 8.8education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section 8.9124D.128 . 8.10    For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost 8.11of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of 8.12transporting new text begin a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision new text end 8.13 new text begin 30, new text end a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter home in another district to the school 8.14of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the 8.15school of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on 8.16district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for 8.17transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) 8.18and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation category must be excluded 8.19in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess 8.20transportation categories according to paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school 8.21district may transport a child who does not have a school of origin to the same school 8.22attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless new text begin or in a shelter care facility new text end . 8.23    (5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is: 8.24    (i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 8.25pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation 8.26for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4); 8.27    (ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public 8.28school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services 8.29pursuant to section 123B.44; and 8.30    (iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for 8.31nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities. 8.32    (c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational 8.33programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and 9.1health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as 9.2defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13. 9.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 10, 2016. new text end 9.4    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 9.5    Subd. 8. Average daily membership. (a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten 9.6through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils 9.7on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date 9.8of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is 9.9officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil, 9.10regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days during 9.11the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or 9.12intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the 9.13home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this 9.14section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section 9.15120A.22 . Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days 9.16of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the number of 9.17days the schools are in session new text begin or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weather new text end . 9.18Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only 9.19included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately 9.20served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than 1.2 9.21pupils in average daily membership under this section new text begin and section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, new text end 9.22 new text begin paragraph (b) new text end . When the initial total average daily membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil 9.23enrolled in more than one school district during the fiscal year, each district's average daily 9.24membership must be reduced proportionately. 9.25(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership 9.26except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a. 9.27    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 9.28    Subd. 2. Basic revenue. The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance 9.29times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 9.302015 is $5,831. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948. The formula allowance 9.31for fiscal year 2017 and later is $6,067. new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,158. new text end 9.32 new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,249. new text end 9.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 10.1    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 10.2    Subd. 2a. Extended time revenue. (a) A school district's extended time revenue is equal 10.3to the product of $5,117 and the sum of the adjusted pupil units of the district for each pupil 10.4in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to section 126C.05, 10.5subdivision 8 . 10.6(b) new text begin Extended time revenue for pupils placed in an on-site education program at the Prairie new text end 10.7 new text begin Lakes Education Center or the Lake Park School, located within the borders of Independent new text end 10.8 new text begin School District No. 347, Willmar, for instruction provided after the end of the preceding new text end 10.9 new text begin regular school year and before the beginning of the following regular school year equals new text end 10.10 new text begin membership hours divided by the minimum annual instructional hours in section 126C.05, new text end 10.11 new text begin subdivision 15, not to exceed 0.20, times the pupil unit weighting in section 126C.05, new text end 10.12 new text begin subdivision 1, times $5,117. new text end 10.13 new text begin (c) new text end A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day programs, 10.14extended week programs, summer school, vacation break academies such as spring break 10.15academies and summer term academies, and other programming authorized under the 10.16learning year program. 10.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 10.18    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 10.19    Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory 10.20education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415 10.21times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, 10.22subdivision 3 . For fiscal year 2015 and later, The compensatory education revenue for each 10.23building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation 10.24revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3 new text begin . A district's new text end 10.25 new text begin compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the new text end 10.26 new text begin district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article new text end 10.27 new text begin 2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017 new text end . Revenue shall be paid to the district and 10.28must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2. 10.29(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69 10.30changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils 10.31attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program 10.32for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative 10.33program for the prior school year. 11.1(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of 11.2a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the 11.3current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year. 11.4 new text begin (d) Of the amount of revenue under this subdivision, 1.7 percent for fiscal year 2018, new text end 11.5 new text begin 3.5 percent for fiscal year 2019, and for fiscal year 2020 and later, 3.5 percent plus the new text end 11.6 new text begin percentage change in the formula allowance from fiscal year 2019, must be used for extended new text end 11.7 new text begin time activities under subdivision 2a, paragraph (c). new text end 11.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 11.9    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read: 11.10    Subd. 13a. Operating capital levy. To obtain operating capital revenue, a district may 11.11levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the fiscal year 11.12times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to 11.13the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor equals $15,740 11.14for fiscal year 2017, $19,972 new text begin $19,245 new text end for fiscal year 2018, and $22,912 new text begin $22,185 new text end for fiscal 11.15year 2019 and later. 11.16    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision 11.17to read: 11.18     new text begin Subd. 18a. new text end new text begin Pupil transportation adjustment. new text end new text begin (a) An independent, common, or special new text end 11.19 new text begin school district's transportation sparsity revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, new text end 11.20 new text begin subdivision 18, is increased by the greater of zero or 18.2 percent of the difference between: new text end 11.21 new text begin (1) the lesser of the district's total cost for regular and excess pupil transportation under new text end 11.22 new text begin section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), including depreciation, for the previous fiscal new text end 11.23 new text begin year or 105 percent of the district's total cost for the second previous fiscal year; and new text end 11.24 new text begin (2) the sum of: new text end 11.25 new text begin (i) 4.66 percent of the district's basic revenue for the previous fiscal year; new text end 11.26 new text begin (ii) transportation sparsity revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision new text end 11.27 new text begin 18, for the previous fiscal year; and new text end 11.28 new text begin (iii) the district's charter school transportation adjustment for the previous fiscal year. new text end 11.29 new text begin (b) A charter school's pupil transportation adjustment equals the school district per pupil new text end 11.30 new text begin adjustment under paragraph (a). new text end 11.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 12.1    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 12.2    Subd. 9. Referendum revenue. (a) The revenue authorized by section 126C.10, 12.3subdivision 1 , may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a 12.4referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The 12.5referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority, 12.6if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held 12.7in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11, 12.8paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in 12.9November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted 12.10pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue 12.11per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the 12.12increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the 12.13rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase 12.14calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum 12.15levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy 12.16authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the 12.17amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the 12.18specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies. 12.19The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue 12.20amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as "per 12.21pupil." The notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read, in cases of 12.22renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year: 12.23"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO 12.24EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED 12.25TO EXPIRE." 12.26    The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this subdivision 12.27and a question stating substantially the following: 12.28    "Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ......., School 12.29District No. .., be approved?" 12.30    If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times the 12.31adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall 12.32be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until 12.33revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum. 13.1    (b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more 13.2than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum 13.3and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any 13.4taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be 13.5those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where tax 13.6statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. Every 13.7property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or the 13.8county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner has requested 13.9in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include the name 13.10on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated amount of tax increase 13.11in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments, 13.12and commercial-industrial property within the school district. 13.13    The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring and 13.14project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in the first 13.15year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, 13.16apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district. 13.17    The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will result 13.18in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, the 13.19notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an existing 13.20operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year." 13.21    (c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue amount 13.22authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to revoke 13.23or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per adjusted pupil unit by which the 13.24authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the voters of the district pursuant 13.25to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at least once before it is subject to 13.26a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent years. Only one revocation or 13.27reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any specific 13.28year and for years thereafter. 13.29    (d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to 13.30pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision. 13.31    (e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a copy of 13.32the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor of 13.33each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results of the referendum 13.34have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of the results 14.1of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify the commissioner of the 14.2results of the referendum. 14.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 14.4    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 14.5    Subd. 10. Payments to school nonoperating funds. Each fiscal year state general fund 14.6payments for a district nonoperating fund must be made at the current year aid payment 14.7percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. This amount 14.8shall be paid in 12 new text begin six new text end equal monthly installments new text begin from July through December new text end . The amount 14.9of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during 14.10the fiscal year of the entitlement must be paid prior to October 31 of the following school 14.11year. The commissioner may make advance payments of debt service equalization aid and 14.12state-paid tax credits for a district's debt service fund earlier than would occur under the 14.13preceding schedule if the district submits evidence showing a serious cash flow problem in 14.14the fund. The commissioner may make earlier payments during the year and, if necessary, 14.15increase the percent of the entitlement paid to reduce the cash flow problem. 14.16    Sec. 16. new text begin NEVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT; LEVY ADJUSTMENT. new text end 14.17 new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.48, Independent School District No. new text end 14.18 new text begin 308, Nevis, at the discretion of its school board, may spread any levy adjustment remaining new text end 14.19 new text begin from the conversion of its operating referendum revenue over three or fewer years beginning new text end 14.20 new text begin with school property taxes for taxes payable in 2018. new text end 14.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 14.22    Sec. 17. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 14.23     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 14.24 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 14.25 new text begin designated. new text end 14.26     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin General education aid. new text end new text begin For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 14.27 new text begin section 126C.13, subdivision 4: new text end 14.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 6,981,058,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 14.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 7,139,147,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 14.30 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and $6,294,230,000 for 2018. new text end 14.31 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $699,358,000 for 2018 and $6,439,789,000 for 2019. new text end 15.1     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end new text begin For transportation of pupils attending new text end 15.2 new text begin postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation new text end 15.3 new text begin of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03: new text end 15.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 29,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 15.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 31,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.6     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Abatement aid. new text end new text begin For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49: new text end 15.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,374,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 15.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,163,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018. new text end 15.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 for 2019. new text end 15.11     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end new text begin For districts consolidating under Minnesota new text end 15.12 new text begin Statutes, section 123A.485: new text end 15.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 185,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 15.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 382,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.15 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018. new text end 15.16 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 for 2019. new text end 15.17     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end new text begin For nonpublic pupil education aid under new text end 15.18 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87: new text end 15.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,182,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 15.20 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 19,164,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.21 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,495,000 for 2018. new text end 15.22 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,832,000 for 2018 and $17,332,000 for 2019. new text end 15.23     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end new text begin For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under new text end 15.24 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9: new text end 15.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,292,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 15.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 18,366,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 15.27 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,457,000 for 2018. new text end 15.28 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,828,000 for 2018 and $16,538,000 for 2019. new text end 15.29     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end new text begin For a grant to Independent School District No. 690, new text end 15.30 new text begin Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School: new text end 15.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 16.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 65,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 16.2     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end new text begin For career and technical aid under Minnesota new text end 16.3 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b: new text end 16.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,561,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 16.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 16.6 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018. new text end 16.7 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 for 2019. new text end 16.8    Sec. 18. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 16.9 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.73, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 16.10ARTICLE 2 16.11EDUCATION EXCELLENCE 16.12    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.22, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 16.13    Subd. 9. Curriculum new text begin Knowledge and skills new text end . Instruction must be provided in at least 16.14the following subject areas: 16.15(1) basic communication skills including reading and writing, literature, and fine arts; 16.16(2) mathematics and science; 16.17(3) social studies including history, geography, and new text begin economics, new text end government new text begin , and new text end 16.18 new text begin citizenship new text end ; and 16.19(4) health and physical education. 16.20Instruction, textbooks, and materials must be in the English language. Another language 16.21may be used pursuant to sections 124D.59 to 124D.61. 16.22    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 16.23    Subdivision 1. Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas are 16.24required for statewide accountability: 16.25    (1) language arts; 16.26    (2) mathematics; 16.27    (3) science; 17.1    (4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and 17.2citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3; 17.3    (5) physical education; 17.4    (6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and 17.5    (7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as 17.6determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least 17.7three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and 17.8visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the 17.9following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts. 17.10    (b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts, 17.11mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students 17.12with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education 17.13program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An 17.14individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish 17.15alternative standards. 17.16(c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, The department must adopt the most recent 17.17National Association of Sport and Physical Education new text begin SHAPE America (Society of Health new text end 17.18 new text begin and Physical Educators) new text end kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for 17.19physical education as the required physical education academic standards. The department 17.20may modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification 17.21and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The 17.22department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use as an 17.23alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education 17.24standards beginning in the 2018-2019 school year. 17.25 new text begin (d) A school district may include child sexual abuse prevention instruction in a health new text end 17.26 new text begin curriculum, consistent with paragraph (a), clause (6). Child sexual abuse prevention new text end 17.27 new text begin instruction may include age-appropriate instruction on recognizing sexual abuse and assault, new text end 17.28 new text begin boundary violations, and ways offenders groom or desensitize victims, as well as strategies new text end 17.29 new text begin to promote disclosure, reduce self-blame, and mobilize bystanders. A school district may new text end 17.30 new text begin provide instruction under this paragraph in a variety of ways, including at an annual assembly new text end 17.31 new text begin or classroom presentation. A school district may also provide parents information on the new text end 17.32 new text begin warning signs of child sexual abuse and available resources. new text end 18.1    (d) new text begin (e) new text end District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a 18.2result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11, 18.3and 120B.20. 18.4    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 18.5    Subd. 3. Rulemaking. The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this section 18.6and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for implementing 18.7statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social 18.8studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under this subdivision 18.9are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these rules nor adopt new 18.10rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. The academic standards 18.11for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for all students beginning 18.12in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science and social studies must 18.13be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school year. 18.14    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 18.15    Subd. 1b. State bilingual and multilingual seals. (a) Consistent with efforts to strive 18.16for the world's best workforce under sections 120B.11 and 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph 18.17(i), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections 124D.861 and 18.18124D.862 , voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established to recognize high 18.19school students new text begin in any school district, charter school, or nonpublic school new text end who demonstrate 18.20an advanced-low level or an intermediate high level of functional proficiency in listening, 18.21speaking, reading, and writing on either assessments aligned with American Council on the 18.22Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines or on equivalent valid 18.23and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English. American Sign 18.24Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision and a world 18.25language for purposes of subdivision 1a. 18.26(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal: 18.27(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits; and 18.28(2) students must demonstrate mastery of Minnesota's English language proficiency 18.29standards. 18.30(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school student who demonstrates an 18.31intermediate high ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition to 18.32English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high school student who 19.1demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in more 19.2than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual gold 19.3seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional 19.4proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state bilingual 19.5platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of 19.6functional proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive 19.7the state multilingual platinum seal. 19.8(d) School districts and charter schools may give students periodic opportunities to 19.9demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a 19.10language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable, a 19.11school district or charter school may rely on evaluators trained in assessing under ACTFL 19.12proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or indigenous language 19.13proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools must maintain appropriate 19.14records to identify high school students eligible to receive the state bilingual or multilingual 19.15gold and platinum seals. The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate seal 19.16to the transcript of each high school student who meets the requirements of this subdivision 19.17and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school must not 19.18charge the high school student a fee for this seal. 19.19(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world 19.20languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other than 19.21English under this section. 19.22(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a student 19.23who demonstrates an intermediate high or advanced-low ACTFL level of functional 19.24proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than English 19.25and who participates in community service activities that are integrated into the curriculum, 19.26involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy in the school or local community. 19.27(g) The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are aligned to 19.28ACTFL proficiency guidelines. 19.29(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges 19.30and Universities system must establish criteria to translate the seals into college credits 19.31based on the world language course equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State Colleges 19.32and Universities faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the Minnesota 19.33State Colleges and Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who receives 19.34a Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student who 20.1demonstrated the requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to receive a 20.2seal or certificate and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution 20.3must request college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within three 20.4academic years after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged 20.5to award students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph. 20.6    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 20.7    Subd. 2. Identification; report. (a) Each school district shall identify before the end of 20.8kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before the 20.9end of the current school year new text begin and shall identify students in grade 3 or higher who new text end 20.10 new text begin demonstrate a reading difficulty to a classroom teacher new text end . Reading assessments in English, 20.11and in the predominant languages of district students where practicable, must identify and 20.12evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. The district also must monitor 20.13the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific needs of English 20.14learners. The district must use a locally adopted, developmentally appropriate, and culturally 20.15responsive assessment and annually report summary assessment results to the commissioner 20.16by July 1. The district also must annually report new text begin to the commissioner by July 1 new text end a summary 20.17of the district's efforts to screen and identify students with new text begin : new text end 20.18     new text begin (1) new text end dyslexia new text begin , using screening tools such as those recommended by the department's new text end 20.19 new text begin dyslexia and literacy specialist; new text end or 20.20     new text begin (2) new text end convergence insufficiency disorder to the commissioner by July 1. 20.21(b) A student identified under this subdivision must be provided with alternate instruction 20.22under section 125A.56, subdivision 1. 20.23    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 20.24    Subd. 2a. Parent notification and involvement. Schools, at least annually, must give 20.25the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information 20.26about: 20.27(1) new text begin the new text end student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment; 20.28(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student new text begin and the student's new text end 20.29 new text begin progress new text end ; and 20.30(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming 20.31grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language. 21.1 new text begin A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education new text end 21.2 new text begin evaluation. new text end 21.3    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 21.4    Subd. 3. Intervention. new text begin (a) new text end For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district 21.5shall provide reading intervention to accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading 21.6at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school year. new text begin If a student does new text end 21.7 new text begin not read at or above grade level by the end of grade 3, the district must continue to provide new text end 21.8 new text begin reading intervention until the student reads at grade level. new text end District intervention methods 21.9shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, collaboration with appropriate 21.10school and community programs. Intervention methods may include, but are not limited to, 21.11requiring attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that 21.12the student be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day, extended-day 21.13programs, or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections. 21.14 new text begin (b) A school district or charter school is strongly encouraged to provide a personal new text end 21.15 new text begin learning plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured new text end 21.16 new text begin by the statewide reading assessment in grade 3. The district or charter school must determine new text end 21.17 new text begin the format of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and new text end 21.18 new text begin other appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation new text end 21.19 new text begin with the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must address knowledge new text end 21.20 new text begin gaps and skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during new text end 21.21 new text begin and outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments, and reasonable timelines. The new text end 21.22 new text begin personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in the student's best interest. A new text end 21.23 new text begin school must maintain and regularly update and modify the personal learning plan until the new text end 21.24 new text begin student reads at grade level. This paragraph does not apply to a student under an new text end 21.25 new text begin individualized education program. new text end 21.26    Sec. 8. new text begin [120B.122] DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST. new text end 21.27     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide new text end 21.28 new text begin technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of new text end 21.29 new text begin information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and new text end 21.30 new text begin related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness new text end 21.31 new text begin and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or new text end 21.32 new text begin identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation new text end 21.33 new text begin guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06, new text end 22.1 new text begin subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education teachers new text end 22.2 new text begin to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with dyslexia new text end 22.3 new text begin or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations new text end 22.4 new text begin related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development new text end 22.5 new text begin programs and materials. new text end 22.6     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia new text end 22.7 new text begin therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified dyslexia new text end 22.8 new text begin training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening, new text end 22.9 new text begin identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders. new text end 22.10     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Requirements. new text end new text begin A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and new text end 22.11 new text begin related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based, new text end 22.12 new text begin multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics, phonemic new text end 22.13 new text begin awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. new text end 22.14    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.125, is amended to read: 22.15120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO 22.16POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING 22.17PLANS. 22.18(a) Consistent with sections 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, 120B.14, 120B.15, 120B.30, 22.19subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning 22.20in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore 22.21their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan 22.22for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All 22.23students' plans must: 22.24(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college ready 22.25curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and 22.26employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication, 22.27critical thinking, and good work habits; 22.28(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations new text begin and inform the student, and the new text end 22.29 new text begin student's parent or guardian if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement level new text end 22.30 new text begin score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high new text end 22.31 new text begin school new text end ; 23.1(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning styles 23.2that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and 23.3employment choices; 23.4(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective 23.5means for achieving those goals; 23.6(5) help students access education and career options; 23.7(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and 23.8experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied 23.9and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content; 23.10(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance 23.11that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education 23.12and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility for 23.13financial aid and scholarship; 23.14(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12 23.15schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and regional 23.16employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment and 23.17provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and 23.18(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or 23.19guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps 23.20the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high 23.21school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment 23.22or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work. 23.23(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that 23.24introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, or 23.25employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily 23.26select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training. 23.27(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English 23.28learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum, targeted 23.29materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources 23.30to enable English learners to become career and college ready. 23.31(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition 23.32to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities 24.1of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's unique 24.2talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns. 24.3(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or 24.4standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP satisfies 24.5the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed. 24.6 new text begin (f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by new text end 24.7 new text begin the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school, shall new text end 24.8 new text begin be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident under 21 new text end 24.9 new text begin years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph new text end 24.10 new text begin (c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled. new text end 24.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 24.12    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.132, is amended to read: 24.13120B.132 RAISED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVANCED PLACEMENT 24.14AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS. 24.15    Subdivision 1. Establishment; eligibility. A program is established to raise kindergarten 24.16through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in 24.17preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs, 24.18consistent with section 120B.13. Schools and charter schools eligible to participate under 24.19this section: 24.20    (1) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a new 24.21international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization, 24.22expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization, or expand 24.23an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or 24.24    (2) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new or 24.25expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses 24.26and exams or preadvanced placement initiative; and 24.27    (3) must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by: 24.28    (i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placement or 24.29international baccalaureate courses or programs; 24.30    (ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses 24.31or programs that are available to students; 25.1    (iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in advanced 25.2placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and succeed; 25.3    (iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access to 25.4advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and programs; or 25.5    (v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other 25.6disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced 25.7placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and achieving satisfactory 25.8scores on related exams. 25.9    Subd. 2. Application and review process; funding priority. (a) Charter schools and 25.10school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to the 25.11commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive funding 25.12to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific 25.13efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement, 25.14consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter school's 25.15current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and 25.16international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate 25.17that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced 25.18placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for 25.19administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The commissioner may 25.20require an applicant to provide additional information. 25.21    (b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant 25.22satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner may 25.23give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates: 25.24    (1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement, 25.25or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation in, 25.26access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access, or 25.27success of low-income and other disadvantaged students; 25.28    (2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 25.29international baccalaureate courses or programs; 25.30    (3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations 25.31in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 25.32international baccalaureate courses or programs; 26.1    (4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are 26.2available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate 26.3courses or programs; or 26.4    (5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged 26.5students. new text begin ; or new text end 26.6 new text begin (6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course new text end 26.7 new text begin offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other new text end 26.8 new text begin disadvantaged students. new text end 26.9    Subd. 3. Funding; permissible funding uses. (a) The commissioner shall award grants 26.10to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of subdivisions 26.111 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical basis to the 26.12extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed the lesser of: 26.13    (1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October 1 of the 26.14previous fiscal year; or 26.15    (2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under 26.16subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum funding 26.17award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the current 26.18fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum funding award computed using 26.19prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings, school openings, 26.20grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between the prior fiscal year 26.21and the current fiscal year new text begin ; or new text end 26.22     new text begin (3) $150,000 per district or charter school new text end . 26.23    (b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive funding 26.24under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to: 26.25    (1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students, including 26.26low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced placement, 26.27advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 26.28    (2) further develop preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international 26.29baccalaureate courses or programs; 26.30    (3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including 26.31low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in preadvanced placement, 26.32advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 27.1    (4) purchase books and supplies; 27.2    (5) pay course or program fees; 27.3    (6) increase students' participation in and success with preadvanced placement, advanced 27.4placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs; 27.5    (7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or 27.6international baccalaureate courses or programs through online learning; 27.7    (8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement or 27.8international baccalaureate courses or programs; or 27.9    (9) engage in other activity directly related new text begin activities new text end to expanding new text begin expand low-income new text end 27.10 new text begin or disadvantaged new text end students' access to, participation in, and success with preadvanced 27.11placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs, 27.12including new text begin . Other activities may include but are not limited to preparing and disseminating new text end 27.13 new text begin promotional materials to new text end low-income and other disadvantaged students new text begin and their families new text end . 27.14    Subd. 4. new text begin Grants; new text end annual reports. (a) Each school district and charter school that receives 27.15a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data to 27.16demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised students' 27.17academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner in 27.18the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by February 27.1915 must make summary data about this program available to the education policy and finance 27.20committees of the legislature. 27.21    (b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section annually 27.22must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and 27.23Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, 27.24and international baccalaureate courses and programs. The report must demonstrate that 27.25the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from other sources for advanced 27.26placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs 27.27compared with the previous fiscal year, and the district or charter school has expended all 27.28grant funds, consistent with its approved budget. 27.29     new text begin (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a grant under this section is available for new text end 27.30 new text begin three years from the date of the grant if the district or charter school meets the annual new text end 27.31 new text begin benchmarks in its plan under subdivision 1. new text end 28.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 28.2    Subd. 2. In-service training. Each district is encouraged to provide training for district 28.3staff and school board members to help new text begin on the following: new text end 28.4 new text begin (1) helping new text end students identify violence in the family and the community so that students 28.5may learn to resolve conflicts in effective, nonviolent ways new text begin ; new text end 28.6 new text begin (2) responding to a disclosure of child sexual abuse in a supportive, appropriate manner; new text end 28.7 new text begin and new text end 28.8 new text begin (3) complying with mandatory reporting requirements under section 626.556 new text end . 28.9The in-service training must be ongoing and involve experts familiar with new text begin sexual abuse, new text end 28.10domestic violence new text begin , new text end and personal safety issues. 28.11    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 28.12    Subd. 3. Grant awards. new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner may award grants for a violence 28.13prevention education program to eligible applicants as defined in subdivision 2. Grant 28.14amounts may not exceed $3 per resident pupil unit in the district or group of districts in the 28.15prior school year. Grant recipients should be geographically distributed throughout the state. 28.16 new text begin (b) School districts and charter schools may accept funds from private and other public new text end 28.17 new text begin sources for child sexual abuse prevention programs developed and implemented under new text end 28.18 new text begin sections 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), and 120B.234, including federal funding new text end 28.19 new text begin under the Every Student Succeeds Act. new text end 28.20    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.232, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 28.21    Subdivision 1. Character development education. (a) new text begin Character education is the shared new text end 28.22 new text begin responsibility of parents, teachers, and members of the community. new text end The legislature 28.23encourages districts to integrate or offer instruction on character education including, but 28.24not limited to, character qualities such as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, 28.25diligence, gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for others, peacemaking, 28.26and resourcefulness. Instruction should be integrated into a district's existing programs, 28.27curriculum, or the general school environment. new text begin To the extent practicable, instruction should new text end 28.28 new text begin be integrated into positive behavioral intervention strategies, under section 122A.627. new text end The 28.29commissioner shall provide assistance at the request of a district to develop character 28.30education curriculum and programs. 29.1(b) Character development education under paragraph (a) may include a voluntary 29.2elementary, middle, and high school program that incorporates the history and values of 29.3Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and may be offered as part of the social studies, 29.4English language arts, or other curriculum, as a schoolwide character building and veteran 29.5awareness initiative, or as an after-school program, among other possibilities. 29.6    Sec. 14. new text begin [120B.234] CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION. new text end 29.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Purpose. new text end new text begin The purpose of this section, which may be cited as "Erin's new text end 29.8 new text begin Law," is to encourage districts to integrate or offer instruction on child sexual abuse new text end 29.9 new text begin prevention to students and training to all school personnel on recognizing and preventing new text end 29.10 new text begin sexual abuse and sexual violence. new text end 29.11     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Curriculum. new text end new text begin School districts may consult with other federal, state, or local new text end 29.12 new text begin agencies and community-based organizations, including the Child Information Gateway new text end 29.13 new text begin Web site maintained by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, to new text end 29.14 new text begin identify research-based tools, curricula, and programs to prevent child sexual abuse for use new text end 29.15 new text begin under section 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). new text end new text begin new text end 29.16     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Other state programs. new text end new text begin The child sexual abuse prevention instruction provided new text end 29.17 new text begin under this section is part of preventing sexual violence against children, which includes, new text end 29.18 new text begin but is not limited to, the following activities: new text end 29.19 new text begin (1) training on mandated reporting requirements provided on the Department of new text end 29.20 new text begin Education's Web site; new text end 29.21 new text begin (2) the Code of Ethics for Minnesota Teachers; and new text end 29.22 new text begin (3) consultation by the commissioner of education with the commissioners of health, new text end 29.23 new text begin human services, and public safety, and other state agencies to prevent violence against new text end 29.24 new text begin children. new text end 29.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 29.26    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 29.27    Subdivision 1. Statewide testing. (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with 29.28appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with 29.29subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade level 29.30to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and mathematics 29.31assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic standards under 29.32section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered annually to all 30.1students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's 30.2required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to all high school 30.3students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The 30.4commissioner shall establish one or more months during which schools shall administer 30.5the tests to students each school year. 30.6(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be 30.7assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics, 30.8or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), 30.9clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 30.10college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 30.11recognized armed services vocational aptitude test. 30.12(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible 30.13to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, 30.14mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, 30.15paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 30.16college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 30.17recognized armed services vocational aptitude test. 30.18(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an 30.19alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. 30.20(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic 30.21standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner: 30.22(1) mathematics; 30.23(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and 30.24(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year; 30.25(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 30.26school year; and 30.27(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the 30.282012-2013 school year. 30.29    (c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students' 30.30state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student 30.31education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include 30.32the following: 31.1    (1) an opportunity to participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade 31.211 or grade 12; 31.3    (2) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing, 31.4consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous 31.5development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress 31.6and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where 31.7students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or 31.8remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine 31.9students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that 31.10support academic rigor for the student; and 31.11    (3) new text begin (2) new text end consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration 31.12and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally 31.13relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly 31.14reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for 31.15postsecondary remediation. 31.16Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program 31.17may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the 31.18state-identified alternative assessments. 31.19    (d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under 31.20this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student 31.21completion. 31.22    A student under paragraph (c), clause (2) new text begin (1) new text end , must receive targeted, relevant, academically 31.23rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention 31.24plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the 31.25student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for 31.26postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49, 31.27and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in 31.28grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate 31.29in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not 31.30required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this 31.31subdivision to graduate from high school. 31.32    (e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to 31.33participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding 31.34for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must pay the cost new text begin reimburse a student new text end 32.1 new text begin in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal new text end , one time, for an interested 32.2student in grade 11 or 12 to take new text begin for the registration fees associated with new text end a nationally 32.3recognized college entrance exam before graduating. A student must be able to take the 32.4exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and at any one 32.5of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district. new text begin In order to comply new text end 32.6 new text begin with this subdivision, new text end a district may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT 32.7to comply with this paragraph new text begin at the student's high school or arrange for the student to take new text end 32.8 new text begin the exam at another location new text end . If the district administers only one of these two tests and a 32.9student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, the new text begin new text end 32.10 new text begin A free or reduced-price meal eligible new text end student may take the other test new text begin exam new text end at a different 32.11time or location and remains eligible for the examination fee reimbursement. 32.12    (f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 32.13must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students 32.14and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted 32.15interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments 32.16and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary 32.17education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering 32.18formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the 32.19oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must 32.20ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications 32.21and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments. 32.22    (g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to 32.23help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for 32.24postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. 32.25Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships, 32.26among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue, 32.27review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This 32.28process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve 32.29students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as 32.30a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential, 32.31an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their 32.32interests and career goals. 32.33(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which 32.34include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under 32.35subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate 33.1in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may 33.2include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments 33.3that extend beyond course grades. 33.4(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted 33.5instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding 33.6college credit to high school students. 33.7    (j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career 33.8or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived, 33.9clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that 33.10students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a 33.11reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary 33.12remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators, 33.13and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational 33.14knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment 33.15or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified 33.16and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements. 33.17    (k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or 33.18charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career 33.19and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable. 33.20    (l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a 33.21notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who, 33.22according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement 33.23during high school. 33.24(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school 33.25test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning 33.26and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The 33.27commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments in 33.28grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota 33.29State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on the high 33.30school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent with 33.31section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the 33.32computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results. 33.33    (n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must 33.34be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing 34.1process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site 34.2and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a. 34.3    (o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public 34.4reporting system: 34.5    (1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through 34.68 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound 34.7accommodations or alternate assessments; 34.8    (2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts 34.9and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school 34.10graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level; 34.11    (3) state results on the American College Test; and 34.12    (4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress 34.13so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and, 34.14where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor 34.15achievement. 34.16    (p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high 34.17school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career 34.18pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or 34.19industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready 34.20are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college 34.21or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation. 34.22    (q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural 34.23competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will new text begin of families and educators new text end 34.24to interact effectively with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic 34.25backgrounds. 34.26    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a subdivision 34.27to read: 34.28     new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end new text begin Rollout sites; report. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education shall designate up to new text end 34.29 new text begin six school districts or charter schools as rollout sites. new text end 34.30 new text begin (a) The rollout sites should represent urban school districts, suburban school districts, new text end 34.31 new text begin nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner shall designate rollout new text end 35.1 new text begin sites and notify the schools by August 1, 2017, and the designated school districts or charter new text end 35.2 new text begin schools shall have the right to opt in or out as rollout sites by September 1, 2017. new text end new text begin new text end 35.3 new text begin (b) The commissioner must consult stakeholders and review the American Community new text end 35.4 new text begin Survey to develop recommendations for best practices for disaggregated data. Stakeholders new text end 35.5 new text begin consulted under this paragraph include at least: new text end 35.6 new text begin (1) the rollout sites; new text end 35.7 new text begin (2) parent groups; and new text end 35.8 new text begin (3) community representatives. new text end 35.9 new text begin (c) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over new text end 35.10 new text begin kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by February 1, 2018. The new text end 35.11 new text begin commissioner may research best practices from other states that have disaggregated data new text end 35.12 new text begin beyond the requirements of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary new text end 35.13 new text begin Education Act. The commissioner must consult with the stakeholders on how to measure new text end 35.14 new text begin a student's background as an immigrant or a refugee and provide a recommendation in the new text end 35.15 new text begin report on how to include the data in the statewide rollout. The recommendations may address: new text end 35.16 new text begin (1) the most meaningful use of disaggregated data, including but not limited to which new text end 35.17 new text begin reports should include further disaggregated data; new text end 35.18 new text begin (2) collection of additional student characteristics, including but not limited to ensuring new text end 35.19 new text begin enhanced enrollment forms: new text end new text begin new text end 35.20 new text begin (i) provide context and the objective of additional data; new text end 35.21 new text begin (ii) are designed to convey respect and acknowledgment of the sensitive nature of the new text end 35.22 new text begin additional data; and new text end 35.23 new text begin (iii) are designed to collect data consistent with user feedback; new text end new text begin new text end 35.24 new text begin (3) efficient data-reporting approaches when reporting additional information to the new text end 35.25 new text begin department; new text end 35.26 new text begin (4) the frequency by which districts and schools must update enrollment forms to meet new text end 35.27 new text begin the needs of the state's changing racial and ethnic demographics; and new text end 35.28 new text begin (5) the criteria for determining additional data. This recommendation should include a new text end 35.29 new text begin recommendation for frequency of reviews and updates of the additional data and should new text end 35.30 new text begin also identify the approach of updating any additional census data and data on new enrollees. new text end 35.31 new text begin This recommendation must consider additional student groups that may face education new text end 36.1 new text begin disparities and must take into account maintaining student privacy and providing new text end 36.2 new text begin nonidentifiable student level data. new text end 36.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later. new text end 36.4    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 36.5    Subd. 4. Student performance data. In developing policies and assessment processes 36.6to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards under section 36.7120B.021 , the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student data over time to 36.8report summary student performance and growth levels and, under section 120B.11, 36.9subdivision 2 , clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured at the school, school 36.10district, and statewide level. The commissioner shall use the student categories identified 36.11under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 36.12and student categories of new text begin : new text end 36.13 new text begin (1) new text end homelessness, new text begin ; new text end 36.14 new text begin (2) new text end ethnicity, new text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2); new text end 36.15 new text begin (3) new text end race, new text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2); new text end 36.16 new text begin (4) new text end home language, immigrant, refugee status, new text begin ; new text end 36.17 new text begin (5) new text end English learners under section 124D.59, new text begin ; new text end 36.18 new text begin (6) new text end free or reduced-price lunch, new text begin ; new text end and 36.19 new text begin (7) new text end other categories designated by federal law to organize and report the data so that 36.20state and local policy makers can understand the educational implications of changes in 36.21districts' demographic profiles over time as data are available. 36.22Any report the commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance 36.23must integrate student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate with 36.24that performance. 36.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later. new text end 36.26    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 36.27    Subd. 3. State growth target; other state measures. (a)(1) The state's educational 36.28assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators 36.29of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of 37.1achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide 37.2assessments. 37.3(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and 37.4report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the 37.5federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in 37.6addition to new text begin "other" for each race and ethnicity, and new text end the Karen community, other student 37.7categories as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person 37.8threshold based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee status new text begin new text end 37.9 new text begin seven of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous new text end 37.10 new text begin Native groups, seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most new text end 37.11 new text begin populous Black and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population new text end 37.12 new text begin based on the most recent American Community Survey new text end ; English learners under section 37.13124D.59 ; home language; free or reduced-price lunch; immigrant; and all students enrolled 37.14in a Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except 37.15that such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a 37.16category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal 37.17personally identifiable information about an individual student. 37.18(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment 37.19and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and 37.20researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes 37.21criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth 37.22under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added 37.23measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used to advance 37.24educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' 37.25diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel 37.26data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to: 37.27(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and 37.28(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state 37.29student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and 37.30outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and 37.31Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under 37.32paragraph (a), clause (2). 37.33The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11, 37.34subdivision 2 , clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, 38.1including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic 38.2development of English learners and their native language development if the native language 38.3is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota 38.4public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English 38.5learner under section 124D.59. 38.6(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 38.7commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating 38.8the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary 38.9academic and career opportunities: 38.10(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates 38.11in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for 38.12postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects 38.13required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the 38.14Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and 38.15(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school 38.16graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more 38.17college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment 38.18options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section 38.19120B.021, subdivision 1a , or industry certification courses or programs. 38.20When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also 38.21analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified 38.22under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 38.23and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2). 38.24(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 38.25commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety 38.26and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories 38.27identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are 38.28separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the 38.29performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts 38.30on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable 38.31variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used 38.32at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or 38.33created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data 38.34under section 13.02, subdivision 9. 39.1(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify 39.2and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under 39.3sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students' 39.4graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report 39.5summary data on: 39.6(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph; 39.7(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels 39.8are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision 39.91; and 39.10(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in: 39.11(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade; 39.12(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students; 39.13(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track 39.14students; and 39.15(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students. 39.16The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education 39.17providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program. 39.18(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and 39.19experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English 39.20learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were 39.21previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report 39.22appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and 39.23assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program 39.24placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language. 39.25 new text begin (g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school new text end 39.26 new text begin district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause new text end 39.27 new text begin (2). new text end 39.28 new text begin (h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information new text end 39.29 new text begin on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and new text end 39.30 new text begin Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their new text end 39.31 new text begin families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student new text end 39.32 new text begin data. new text end 40.1 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later new text end 40.2 new text begin for rollout sites under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3a. This section is new text end 40.3 new text begin effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later for all other schools. new text end 40.4    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 40.5    Subdivision 1. School performance reports new text begin and public reporting new text end . (a) The commissioner 40.6shall report student academic performance data under section 120B.35, subdivisions 2 and 40.73; the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 120B.35, 40.8subdivision 3 , paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection under 40.9section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, 40.10subdivision 3 , paragraph (c); the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 40.113 , paragraph (b), clause (2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career and 40.12college readiness benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, 40.13subdivision 3 , paragraph (e); longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing 40.14disparities in students' academic achievement and realizing racial and economic integration 40.15under section 124D.861; the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language 40.16academic literacy, including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all 40.17English learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently 40.18or were previously counted as English learners under section 124D.59; two separate 40.19student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher consistent with sections 40.20122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding 40.21salaries; student enrollment demographics; foster care status, including all students enrolled 40.22in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously in 40.23foster care, student homelessness, and district mobility; and extracurricular activities. The 40.24report also must indicate a school's status under applicable federal law. 40.25    (b) new text begin The school performance report for a school site and a school district must include new text end 40.26 new text begin school performance reporting information and calculate proficiency rates as required by the new text end 40.27 new text begin most recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act. new text end 40.28     new text begin (c) new text end The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department Web 40.29site school performance reports new text begin consistent with paragraph (a) and section 120B.11 new text end . 40.30    (c) new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning of 40.31each school year. 40.32    (d) new text begin (e) new text end A school or district may appeal its results in a form and manner determined by 40.33the commissioner and consistent with federal law. The commissioner's decision to uphold 40.34or deny an appeal is final. 41.1    (e) new text begin (f) new text end School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, 41.2until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post 41.3school performance reports to the department's public Web site no later than September 1, 41.4except that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner 41.5shall post the school performance reports no later than October 1. 41.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later. new text end 41.7    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.40, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 41.8    Subd. 10. Negotiated unrequested leave of absence. The school board and the exclusive 41.9bargaining representative of the teachers may new text begin must new text end negotiate a plan providing for unrequested 41.10leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits for as many teachers as may be necessary 41.11because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or merger of 41.12classes caused by consolidation of districts. Failing to successfully negotiate such a plan, 41.13the provisions of subdivision 11 shall apply. The negotiated plan must not include provisions 41.14which would result in the exercise of seniority by a teacher holding a provisional license, 41.15other than a vocational education license, contrary to the provisions of subdivision 11, 41.16paragraph (c), or the reinstatement of a teacher holding a provisional license, other than a 41.17vocational education license, contrary to the provisions of subdivision 11, paragraph (e). 41.18The provisions of section do not apply for the purposes of this subdivision. 41.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 41.20    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision 41.21to read: 41.22     new text begin Subd. 14a. new text end new text begin Negotiated unrequested leave of absence. new text end new text begin The school board and the exclusive new text end 41.23 new text begin bargaining representative of the teachers must negotiate a plan providing for unrequested new text end 41.24 new text begin leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits for as many teachers as may be necessary new text end 41.25 new text begin because of discontinuance of position, lack of pupils, financial limitations, or merger of new text end 41.26 new text begin classes caused by consolidation of districts. new text end 41.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2018. new text end 41.28    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 41.29    Subd. 2. Alternative teacher professional pay system. (a) To participate in this program, 41.30a school district, an intermediate school district consistent with paragraph (d), a school site, 41.31or a charter school must have a world's best workforce plan under section 120B.11 and an 42.1alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school 42.2participant also must comply with subdivision 2a. 42.3    (b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must: 42.4    (1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional compensation; 42.5    (2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter 42.6school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers to retain 42.7primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional development 42.8that helps other teachers improve their skills; 42.9    (3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation 42.10paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in 42.11this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance 42.12using: 42.13    (i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected 42.14standardized assessment outcomes, or both; 42.15    (ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models or 42.16student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause 42.17(9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures that include 42.18the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under 42.19section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, 42.20paragraph (b), clause (10); and 42.21    (iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph 42.22(b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2); 42.23    (4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional 42.24learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with 42.25student needs under section 120B.11, consistent with the staff development plan under 42.26section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or 42.27mentor teachers; 42.28    (5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, school 42.29site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in that system 42.30without any quota or other limit; and 42.31    (6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers. 42.32(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may: 43.1    (1) include a hiring bonus or other added compensation for new text begin to provide students with new text end 43.2 new text begin equitable access to new text end teachers who new text begin , consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause new text end 43.3 new text begin (3): new text end 43.4     new text begin (i) new text end are identified as effective or highly effective under the local teacher professional 43.5review cycle and new text begin or, when being considered for hire as first-year teachers, have demonstrated new text end 43.6 new text begin skills during student teaching for being highly effective at closing achievement gaps; new text end 43.7     new text begin (ii) new text end work in a new text begin high-need or new text end hard-to-fill position new text begin ; new text end or 43.8     new text begin (iii) are hired to work new text end in a hard-to-staff school such as a school with a majority of students 43.9whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated school, or a school 43.10identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs or services for its students; and 43.11    (2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced 43.12certification new text begin with at least 18 credits new text end in their content field of licensure new text begin required for teaching new text end 43.13 new text begin concurrent enrollment or college in the schools courses new text end , new text begin or to new text end pursue the training or education 43.14necessary to obtain an additional licensure in shortage areas identified by the district or 43.15charter school, new text begin ; new text end or 43.16     new text begin (3) new text end help fund a "grow your own" new text begin Grow Your Own new text end new teacher initiative new text begin involving new text end 43.17 new text begin nonlicensed educational professionals, including paraprofessionals and cultural liaisons new text end . 43.18    (d) An intermediate school district under this subdivision must demonstrate in a form 43.19and manner determined by the commissioner that it uses the aid it receives under this section 43.20for activities identified in the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement. 43.21    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 43.22    Subd. 4. Basic alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) The basic alternative teacher 43.23compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 43.242b , equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1. 43.25The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved 43.26under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils 43.27enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year 43.28for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative 43.29teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating 43.30school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts 43.31under subdivision 1. 43.32(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative 43.33teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 and 44.1$88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of 44.2alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these 44.3limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts, 44.4intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also 44.5reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first 44.6year to meet the needs of approved participants. 44.7 new text begin (c) new text end Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other 44.8cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the 44.9intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year. 44.10    Sec. 24. new text begin [122A.417] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE new text end 44.11 new text begin FOR ST. CROIX RIVER EDUCATION DISTRICT. new text end 44.12 new text begin Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River new text end 44.13 new text begin Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation new text end 44.14 new text begin revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year as reported to the new text end 44.15 new text begin department in a manner determined by the commissioner. To qualify for alternative teacher new text end 44.16 new text begin compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must meet all the requirements new text end 44.17 new text begin of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units, must report its staffing new text end 44.18 new text begin as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner determined by the commissioner, new text end 44.19 new text begin and must annually report to the department by November 30 its expenditures for the new text end 44.20 new text begin alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform financial accounting new text end 44.21 new text begin and reporting standards. new text end 44.22    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 44.23    Subd. 5a. Lotteries. If a school district has more applications than available seats at a 44.24specific grade level, it must hold an impartial lottery following the January 15 deadline to 44.25determine which students will receive seats. new text begin The district must give priority to enrolling new text end 44.26siblings of currently enrolled students, new text begin students whose new text end applications new text begin are new text end related to an approved 44.27integration and achievement plan, and children of the school district's staff must receive 44.28priority in the lottery. new text begin , and students residing in that part of a municipality, defined under new text end 44.29 new text begin section 469.1812, subdivision 3, where: new text end 44.30 new text begin (1) the student's resident district does not operate a school building; new text end 44.31 new text begin (2) the municipality is located partially or fully within the boundaries of at least five new text end 44.32 new text begin school districts; new text end 45.1 new text begin (3) the nonresident district in which the student seeks to enroll operates one or more new text end 45.2 new text begin school buildings within the municipality; and new text end 45.3 new text begin (4) no other nonresident, independent, special, or common school district operates a new text end 45.4 new text begin school building within the municipality. new text end 45.5The process for the school district lottery must be established in school district policy, 45.6approved by the school board, and posted on the school district's Web site. 45.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for lotteries conducted beginning July new text end 45.8 new text begin 1, 2017. new text end 45.9    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 45.10    Subd. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 45.11given to them. 45.12(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private, 45.13nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities 45.14industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 45.15or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or 45.16university located in Minnesota. 45.17(b) "Course" means a course or program. 45.18 new text begin (c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under new text end 45.19 new text begin subdivision 5 or 5b enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by new text end 45.20 new text begin a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school new text end 45.21 new text begin for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section new text end 45.22 new text begin 124D.091. new text end 45.23    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 45.24    Subd. 5. Authorization; notification. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 45.25an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled tribal 45.26contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange 45.27pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible 45.28institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by that 45.29postsecondary institution. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade 45.30pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school 45.31eligible for aid under section , except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district 45.32under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered 46.1under subdivision 10, if (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution 46.2providing the course agree to the student's enrollment or (2) the course is a world language 46.3course currently available to 11th and 12th grade students, and consistent with section 46.4120B.022 governing world language standards, certificates, and seals. If an institution 46.5accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall send written 46.6notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner within ten 46.7days of acceptance. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that 46.8pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify 46.9the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution. 46.10    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 46.11to read: 46.12     new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end new text begin Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil. new text end new text begin Notwithstanding any other law to new text end 46.13 new text begin the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled new text end 46.14 new text begin tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign new text end 46.15 new text begin exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll new text end 46.16 new text begin in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if: new text end 46.17 new text begin (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution providing the course new text end 46.18 new text begin agree to the student's enrollment; or new text end 46.19 new text begin (2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade new text end 46.20 new text begin students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards, new text end 46.21 new text begin certificates, and seals. new text end 46.22    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read: 46.23    Subd. 10. Courses according to agreements. new text begin (a) new text end An eligible pupil, according to 46.24subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a 46.25postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location, 46.26according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of an 46.27eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as 46.28defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public school 46.29board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise 46.30provided. 46.31 new text begin (b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color, new text end 46.32 new text begin to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and postsecondary new text end 46.33 new text begin institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or new text end 47.1 new text begin "Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives a new text end 47.2 new text begin grant to develop a course under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner new text end 47.3 new text begin in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students new text end 47.4 new text begin in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission new text end 47.5 new text begin to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs. new text end 47.6    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 47.7to read: 47.8     new text begin Subd. 11a. new text end new text begin Access to building and technology. new text end new text begin (a) A school district must allow a student new text end 47.9 new text begin enrolled in a course under this section to remain at the school site during regular school new text end 47.10 new text begin hours. new text end 47.11 new text begin (b) A school district must adopt a policy that provides a student enrolled in a course new text end 47.12 new text begin under this section with reasonable access during regular school hours to a computer and new text end 47.13 new text begin other technology resources that the student needs to complete coursework for a postsecondary new text end 47.14 new text begin enrollment course. new text end 47.15    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 47.16    Subd. 12. Credits new text begin ; grade point average weighting policy new text end . new text begin (a) new text end A pupil must not audit 47.17a course under this section. 47.18 new text begin (b) new text end A district shall grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for secondary 47.19credit if the pupil successfully completes the course. Seven quarter or four semester college 47.20credits equal at least one full year of high school credit. Fewer college credits may be 47.21prorated. A district must also grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for 47.22postsecondary credit if secondary credit is requested by a pupil. If no comparable course is 47.23offered by the district, the district must, as soon as possible, notify the commissioner, who 47.24shall determine the number of credits that shall be granted to a pupil who successfully 47.25completes a course. If a comparable course is offered by the district, the school board shall 47.26grant a comparable number of credits to the pupil. If there is a dispute between the district 47.27and the pupil regarding the number of credits granted for a particular course, the pupil may 47.28appeal the board's decision to the commissioner. The commissioner's decision regarding 47.29the number of credits shall be final. 47.30 new text begin (c) A school board must adopt a policy regarding weighted grade point averages for any new text end 47.31 new text begin high school or dual enrollment course. The policy must state whether the district offers new text end 47.32 new text begin weighted grades. A school board must annually publish on its Web site a list of courses for new text end 47.33 new text begin which a student may earn a weighted grade. new text end 48.1 new text begin (d) new text end The secondary credits granted to a pupil must be counted toward the graduation 48.2requirements and subject area requirements of the district. Evidence of successful completion 48.3of each course and secondary credits granted must be included in the pupil's secondary 48.4school record. A pupil shall provide the school with a copy of the pupil's grade in each 48.5course taken for secondary credit under this section. Upon the request of a pupil, the pupil's 48.6secondary school record must also include evidence of successful completion and credits 48.7granted for a course taken for postsecondary credit. In either case, the record must indicate 48.8that the credits were earned at a postsecondary institution. 48.9 new text begin (e) new text end If a pupil enrolls in a postsecondary institution after leaving secondary school, the 48.10postsecondary institution must award postsecondary credit for any course successfully 48.11completed for secondary credit at that institution. Other postsecondary institutions may 48.12award, after a pupil leaves secondary school, postsecondary credit for any courses 48.13successfully completed under this section. An institution may not charge a pupil for the 48.14award of credit. 48.15 new text begin (f) new text end The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the 48.16Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota must, and private nonprofit and proprietary 48.17postsecondary institutions should, award postsecondary credit for any successfully completed 48.18courses in a program certified by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships 48.19offered according to an agreement under subdivision 10. Consistent with section 135A.101, 48.20subdivision 3 , all MnSCU institutions must give full credit to a secondary pupil who 48.21completes for postsecondary credit a postsecondary course or program that is part or all of 48.22a goal area or a transfer curriculum at a MnSCU institution when the pupil enrolls in a 48.23MnSCU institution after leaving secondary school. Once one MnSCU institution certifies 48.24as completed a secondary student's postsecondary course or program that is part or all of a 48.25goal area or a transfer curriculum, every MnSCU institution must consider the student's 48.26course or program for that goal area or the transfer curriculum as completed. 48.27    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read: 48.28    Subd. 13. Financial arrangements. For a pupil enrolled in a course under this section, 48.29the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that were 48.30taken for secondary credit. 48.31The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary institution 48.32for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not make payments 48.33to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially withdraws during 48.34the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the postsecondary 49.1institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or semester and is not 49.2receiving instruction in the home or hospital. 49.3A postsecondary institution shall receive the following: 49.4(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall be 49.5an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425, multiplied 49.6by 1.2, and divided by 45; or 49.7(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall 49.8be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance 49.9minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30. 49.10The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the amount 49.11in clause (1) or (2) within 30 new text begin 45 new text end days of receiving initial enrollment information each quarter 49.12or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, the change shall 49.13be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment information for the 49.14succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies a 49.15postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the institution shall promptly 49.16remit the amount due. 49.17    Sec. 33. new text begin [124D.4535] INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL new text end 49.18 new text begin EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SHARING OF DISTRICT RESOURCES. new text end 49.19     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment; requirements for participation. new text end new text begin (a) A program is new text end 49.20 new text begin established to improve student, career and college readiness, and school outcomes by new text end 49.21 new text begin allowing groups of school districts to work together in partnership with local and regional new text end 49.22 new text begin postsecondary institutions and programs, community institutions, and other private, public, new text end 49.23 new text begin for-profit, and nonprofit workplace partners, to: new text end 49.24 new text begin (1) provide innovative education programs and activities that integrate core academic new text end 49.25 new text begin and career and technical subjects in students' programs of study through coordinated new text end 49.26 new text begin secondary and postsecondary career and technical programs leading to an industry new text end 49.27 new text begin certification or other credential; new text end 49.28 new text begin (2) provide embedded professional development for program participants; new text end 49.29 new text begin (3) use performance assessments in authentic settings to measure students' technical new text end 49.30 new text begin skills and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential; and new text end 49.31 new text begin (4) efficiently share district, institution, and workplace resources. new text end 50.1 new text begin (b) To participate in this program to improve student, career and college readiness, and new text end 50.2 new text begin school outcomes, a group of two or more school districts must collaborate with school staff new text end 50.3 new text begin and project partners and receive formal school board approval to form a partnership. The new text end 50.4 new text begin partnership must develop a plan to provide challenging programmatic options for students new text end 50.5 new text begin under paragraph (a); create professional development opportunities for educators and other new text end 50.6 new text begin program participants; increase student engagement and connection and challenging learning new text end 50.7 new text begin opportunities for diverse populations of students that are focused on employability skills new text end 50.8 new text begin and technical, job-specific skills related to a specific career pathway; or demonstrate new text end 50.9 new text begin efficiencies in delivering financial and other services needed to realize plan goals and new text end 50.10 new text begin objectives. The plan must include: new text end 50.11 new text begin (1) collaborative education goals and objectives; new text end 50.12 new text begin (2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a budget new text end 50.13 new text begin process with periodic expenditure reviews; new text end 50.14 new text begin (3) valid and reliable measures including performance assessments in authentic settings new text end 50.15 new text begin and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential, among other new text end 50.16 new text begin measures, to evaluate progress in realizing plan goals and objectives; new text end 50.17 new text begin (4) an implementation timeline; and new text end 50.18 new text begin (5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee new text end 50.19 new text begin schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan. new text end 50.20 new text begin A partnership may invite additional districts or other participants under paragraph (a) to new text end 50.21 new text begin join the partnership after notifying the commissioner. new text end 50.22 new text begin (c) A partnership of interested districts must submit an application to the commissioner new text end 50.23 new text begin of education in the form and manner the commissioner determines, consistent with the new text end 50.24 new text begin requirements of this section. The application must contain the formal approval adopted by new text end 50.25 new text begin the school board in each district to participate in the plan. new text end 50.26 new text begin (d) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a participating school district under new text end 50.27 new text begin this section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be organized new text end 50.28 new text begin and governed by an elected school board with general powers under section 123B.02; and new text end 50.29 new text begin be subject to employment agreements under chapter 122A and section 179A.20; and district new text end 50.30 new text begin employees continue to remain employees of the employing school district. new text end 50.31 new text begin (e) Participating districts must submit a biennial report by February 1 in each new text end 50.32 new text begin odd-numbered year to the education committees of the legislature and the commissioner of new text end 50.33 new text begin education that includes performance assessment, high school graduation, and career and new text end 51.1 new text begin technical certification data to show the success of the partnership in preparing diverse new text end 51.2 new text begin populations of students for careers and jobs. new text end 51.3     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Commissioner's role. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must convene an advisory new text end 51.4 new text begin panel to advise the commissioner on applicants' qualifications to participate in this program. new text end 51.5 new text begin The commissioner must ensure an equitable geographical distribution of program participants new text end 51.6 new text begin to the extent practicable. The commissioner must select only those applicants that fully new text end 51.7 new text begin comply with subdivision 1. The commissioner may terminate a program participant that new text end 51.8 new text begin fails to effectively implement the goals and objectives contained in its application and new text end 51.9 new text begin according to its stated timeline. new text end 51.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin (a) This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 51.11 new text begin and applies to those applications submitted after that date. new text end 51.12 new text begin (b) Districts already approved for an innovation zone pilot project under Laws 2012, new text end 51.13 new text begin chapter 263, section 1, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 15, section 24, may new text end 51.14 new text begin continue to operate. new text end 51.15    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 51.16    Subd. 2. Eligible pupils. (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements 51.17of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation 51.18incentives program, if the pupil: 51.19(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a 51.20locally determined achievement test; 51.21(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation; 51.22(3) is pregnant or is a parent; 51.23(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; 51.24(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56; 51.25(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a 51.26program pursuant to section 124D.69; 51.27(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse; 51.28(8) has experienced mental health problems; 51.29(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a 51.30transfer to an eligible program; 51.31(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or 52.1(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or 52.2(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or 52.3other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently 52.4treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary 52.5of the seven-county metropolitan area. 52.6(b) For the 2016-2017 school year new text begin fiscal years 2017 and 2018 new text end only, a pupil otherwise 52.7qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age, 52.8is an English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, 52.9subdivision 2a , and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year 52.10is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and 52.11in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is 52.12funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section. 52.13    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.695, is amended to read: 52.14124D.695 APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING. 52.15    Subdivision 1. Approved recovery program. "Approved recovery program" means a 52.16course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, assistance 52.17with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse or 52.18dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting designed 52.19to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the commissioner 52.20of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the application for 52.21the approval of a recovery school or recovery program. new text begin The commissioner must also approve new text end 52.22 new text begin any unreimbursed pupil transportation costs incurred by students participating in an approved new text end 52.23 new text begin recovery program. new text end 52.24    Subd. 2. Eligibility. new text begin (a) new text end An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual recovery 52.25program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs of new text begin under this section for new text end 52.26recovery program support staff under this section new text begin and approved pupil transportation expenses new text end . 52.27 new text begin (b) new text end "Recovery program support staff" means licensed alcohol and chemical dependency 52.28counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school 52.29nurses, and licensed school social workers. 52.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 53.1    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 53.2    Subd. 2. Certain federal, state, and local requirements. (a) A charter school shall 53.3meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts. 53.4    (b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards 53.5and assessments in chapter 120B. 53.6    (c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 53.7123B.34 to 123B.39. 53.8    (d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466. 53.9    (e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under 53.10section 121A.11, subdivision 3. 53.11    (f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181 53.12governing requirements for employment. 53.13    (g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section 53.14260A.03 . 53.15(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review 53.16process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13) new text begin , and place new text end 53.17 new text begin students in classrooms in accordance with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d) new text end . 53.18The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment 53.19rights for teachers. 53.20(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with 53.21section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for 53.22the world's best workforce. 53.23 new text begin (j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, new text end 53.24 new text begin sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. new text end 53.25    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 53.26    Subd. 7. Withdrawal. If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw 53.27as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under section 124E.10, 53.28subdivision 4 , the authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in 53.29writing by March 1 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar 53.30year, regardless of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. new text begin Upon notification new text end 53.31 new text begin of the schools and commissioner, the authorizer must provide a letter to the school for new text end 53.32 new text begin distribution to families of students enrolled in the school that explains the decision to new text end 54.1 new text begin withdraw as an authorizer. new text end The commissioner may approve the transfer of a charter school 54.2to a new authorizer under section 124E.10, subdivision 5. 54.3    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.11, is amended to read: 54.4124E.11 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT. 54.5    (a) A charter school new text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established new text end 54.6 new text begin under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), new text end may limit admission to: 54.7    (1) pupils within an age group or grade level; 54.8    (2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under 54.9section 124D.68; or 54.10    (3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the 54.11majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations. 54.12    (b) A charter school new text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established new text end 54.13 new text begin under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), new text end shall enroll an eligible pupil who 54.14submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a 54.15program, class, grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The 54.16charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and 54.17process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot. 54.18    (c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil 54.19and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children 54.20of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that is located in 54.21Duluth township in St. Louis County and admits students in kindergarten through grade 6 54.22must give enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of the school 54.23and to the siblings of enrolled children. A charter school may give enrollment preference 54.24to children currently enrolled in the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program 54.25under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten 54.26in the next school year. 54.27    (d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless 54.28the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school 54.29year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade student, unless 54.30the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school 54.31year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except 54.32that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a policy for admission of 55.1selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment process in paragraphs (b) 55.2and (c). 55.3    (e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter school new text begin , including its free preschool new text end 55.4 new text begin or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph new text end 55.5 new text begin (b), new text end may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of 55.6achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or requirements 55.7for admission that are inconsistent with this section. 55.8    (f) The charter school shall not distribute any services or goods of value to students, 55.9parents, or guardians as an inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a charter 55.10school. 55.11    (g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in the 55.12school until the student formally withdraws or is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal 55.13Act in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. A charter school is subject to and must comply with 55.14the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections to . 55.15(h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible for 55.16special education services and have a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing may 55.17enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, 55.18paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education 55.19Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2), clause 55.20(iv). 55.21    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.22, is amended to read: 55.22124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID. 55.23(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building 55.24or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue 55.25under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the 55.26commissioner for building lease aid. The commissioner must review and either approve or 55.27deny a lease aid application using the following criteria: 55.28(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values; 55.29(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and 55.30(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and 55.31financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for 55.32a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the 56.1charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not 56.2renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve 56.3the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated 56.4or not renewed. 56.5    (b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial, 56.6maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs. 56.7    (c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the 56.8lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of the new text begin charter school building new text end 56.9 new text begin lease aid new text end pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314. 56.10 new text begin (d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school new text end 56.11 new text begin pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the new text end 56.12 new text begin charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options new text end 56.13 new text begin Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section new text end 56.14 new text begin 126C.05. new text end 56.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 56.16    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 56.17    Subdivision 1. Requirement. (a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education 56.18evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies, 56.19alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction and 56.20intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil's needs, while the pupil is in the 56.21regular classroom. The pupil's teacher must document the results. A special education 56.22evaluation team may waive this requirement when it determines the pupil's need for the 56.23evaluation is urgent. This section may not be used to deny a pupil's right to a special 56.24education evaluation. 56.25    (b) A school district shall use alternative intervention services, including the assurance 56.26of mastery program under section 124D.66, or an early intervening services program under 56.27subdivision 2 to serve at-risk pupils who demonstrate a need for alternative instructional 56.28strategies or interventions. 56.29(c) A student identified as being unable to read at grade level under section 120B.12, 56.30subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be provided with alternate instruction under this 56.31subdivision new text begin that is multisensory, systematic, sequential, cumulative, and explicit new text end . 57.1    Sec. 41. new text begin [136A.1276] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION GRANT new text end 57.2 new text begin PROGRAM. new text end 57.3     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have new text end 57.4 new text begin the meanings given them. new text end 57.5 new text begin (b) "Alternative teacher preparation program" means an alternative teacher preparation new text end 57.6 new text begin program under section 122A.245, subdivision 2, or an experimental teacher preparation new text end 57.7 new text begin program under section 122A.09, subdivision 10. new text end 57.8 new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education. new text end 57.9 new text begin (d) "Program" means a teacher preparation curriculum leading to specific licensure areas. new text end 57.10 new text begin (e) "Shortage area" means: new text end 57.11 new text begin (1) licensure fields and economic development regions reported by the commissioner new text end 57.12 new text begin of education as experiencing a teacher shortage; and new text end 57.13 new text begin (2) economic development regions where there is a shortage of licensed teachers who new text end 57.14 new text begin reflect the racial or ethnic diversity of students in the region. new text end 57.15 new text begin (f) "Unit" means an institution or defined subdivision of the institution that has primary new text end 57.16 new text begin responsibility for overseeing and delivering teacher preparation programs. new text end 57.17     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Establishment; eligibility. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the new text end 57.18 new text begin Board of Teaching, must establish and administer a program annually awarding grants to new text end 57.19 new text begin eligible alternative teacher preparation programs consistent with this section. new text end 57.20 new text begin (b) To be eligible to receive a grant, an alternative teacher preparation program must new text end 57.21 new text begin certify that it: new text end 57.22 new text begin (1) is working to fill Minnesota's teacher shortage areas; and new text end 57.23 new text begin (2) is a school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized under chapter new text end 57.24 new text begin 317A or under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for an new text end 57.25 new text begin education-related purpose that has been operating continuously for at least three years in new text end 57.26 new text begin Minnesota or any other state. new text end 57.27 new text begin (c) The commissioner must give priority to applicants based in Minnesota when awarding new text end 57.28 new text begin grants under this section. new text end 57.29     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Use of grants. new text end new text begin (a) An alternative teacher preparation program receiving a grant new text end 57.30 new text begin under this section must use the grant to: new text end 57.31 new text begin (1) establish initial unit approval to become an alternative teacher preparation program; new text end 58.1 new text begin (2) expand alternative teacher preparation programs by expanding program approval to new text end 58.2 new text begin other licensure areas identified as shortage areas by the commissioner of education; new text end 58.3 new text begin (3) recruit, select, and train teachers who reflect the racial or ethnic diversity of students new text end 58.4 new text begin in Minnesota; or new text end 58.5 new text begin (4) establish professional development programs for teachers who have obtained teaching new text end 58.6 new text begin licenses through alternative teacher preparation programs. new text end 58.7 new text begin An alternative teacher preparation program may expend grant funds on regional management new text end 58.8 new text begin and operations, development, and central support services, including financial support and new text end 58.9 new text begin support for technology and human services. new text end 58.10 new text begin (b) An alternative teacher preparation program may use grant funds awarded under this new text end 58.11 new text begin section as a match for nonstate funds, subject to paragraph (a). new text end 58.12 new text begin (c) Appropriations made to this program do not cancel and are available until expended. new text end 58.13     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin An alternative teacher preparation program receiving a grant under new text end 58.14 new text begin this section must submit a report to the commissioner and the Board of Teaching on the new text end 58.15 new text begin grantee's ability to fill teacher shortage areas and positively impact student achievement new text end 58.16 new text begin where data are available and do not identify individual teachers. A grant recipient must new text end 58.17 new text begin submit the report required under this subdivision by January 31, 2018, and each new text end 58.18 new text begin even-numbered year thereafter. The report must include disaggregated data regarding: new text end 58.19 new text begin (1) the racial and ethnic diversity of teachers and teacher candidates licensed through new text end 58.20 new text begin the program; and new text end 58.21 new text begin (2) program participant placement. new text end 58.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 58.23    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 58.24    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given 58.25them in this subdivision. 58.26(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan 58.27for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related to a 58.28teacher's preparation or further education. 58.29(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district, 58.30intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative, 58.31a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota. 59.1(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the licensing 59.2division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Board of Teaching who is employed 59.3by a school district to provide classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area. 59.4(e) "Teacher shortage area" means new text begin : new text end 59.5 new text begin (1) new text end the licensure fields and economic development regions reported by the commissioner 59.6of education as experiencing a teacher shortage. new text begin ; and new text end 59.7 new text begin (2) economic development regions where there is a shortage of licensed teachers who new text end 59.8 new text begin reflect the racial or ethnic diversity of students in the region as reported by the commissioner new text end 59.9 new text begin of education. new text end 59.10(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education unless 59.11indicated otherwise. 59.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 59.13    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 59.14    Subd. 2. Program established; administration. The commissioner shall establish and 59.15administer a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. A teacher is eligible for the program 59.16if the teacher is teaching in a licensure field and in an economic development region with 59.17an identified teacher shortage new text begin area new text end under subdivision 3 and complies with the requirements 59.18of this section. 59.19 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 59.20    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 59.21    Subd. 9. Annual reporting. By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must report 59.22to the chairs of the K-12 new text begin kindergarten through grade 12 new text end and higher education committees 59.23of the legislature on the number of individuals who received loan forgiveness under this 59.24section, new text begin the race or ethnicity of the teachers participating in the program, new text end the licensure areas 59.25and economic development regions in which the teachers taught, the average amount paid 59.26to a teacher participating in the program, and other summary data identified by the 59.27commissioner as outcome indicators. 59.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 60.1    Sec. 45. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 58, is amended to read: 60.2    Sec. 58. NORTHWEST REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP new text begin STATEWIDE new text end 60.3CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT new text begin TEACHER TRAINING new text end PROGRAM. 60.4    Subdivision 1. Definition. new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the new text end 60.5 new text begin meanings given them. new text end 60.6 new text begin (b) new text end "Northwest Regional Partnership" means a voluntary association of the Lakes Country 60.7Service Cooperative, the Northwest Service Cooperative, and Minnesota State 60.8University-Moorhead that works together to provide coordinated higher learning opportunities 60.9for teachers. 60.10 new text begin (c) "State Partnership" means a voluntary association of the Northwest Regional new text end 60.11 new text begin Partnership and the Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit. new text end 60.12 new text begin (d) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means a public or private postsecondary institution new text end 60.13 new text begin that awards graduate credits. new text end 60.14 new text begin (e) "Eligible teacher" means a licensed teacher of secondary school courses for new text end 60.15 new text begin postsecondary credit. new text end 60.16    Subd. 2. Establishment. new text begin (a) new text end Lakes Country Service Cooperative, in consultation with 60.17the Northwest Service Cooperative, may develop a continuing education program to allow 60.18eligible teachers to attain the requisite graduate credits necessary to be qualified to teach 60.19secondary school courses for postsecondary credit. 60.20 new text begin (b) If established, the State Partnership must contract with one or more eligible new text end 60.21 new text begin postsecondary institutions to establish a continuing education credit program to allow eligible new text end 60.22 new text begin teachers to attain sufficient graduate credits to qualify to teach secondary school courses new text end 60.23 new text begin for postsecondary credit. Members of the State Partnership must work to eliminate duplication new text end 60.24 new text begin of service and develop the continuing education credit program efficiently and new text end 60.25 new text begin cost-effectively. new text end 60.26    Subd. 3. Curriculum development. Minnesota State University-Moorhead may develop new text begin new text end 60.27 new text begin The continuing education program must use flexible delivery models, such as new text end an online 60.28education curriculum to new text begin , that new text end allow eligible secondary school teachers to attain graduate 60.29credit at a reduced credit rate. new text begin Information about the curriculum, including course length new text end 60.30 new text begin and course requirements, must be posted on the Web site of the eligible institution offering new text end 60.31 new text begin the course at least two weeks before eligible teachers are required to register for courses in new text end 60.32 new text begin the continuing education program. new text end 61.1    Subd. 4. Funding for course development; scholarships; stipends. new text begin (a) new text end Lakes Country 61.2Service Cooperative, in consultation with the other members of the Northwest Regional 61.3Partnership, shall: 61.4(1) provide funding for course development for up to 18 credits in applicable 61.5postsecondary subject areas; 61.6(2) provide scholarships for eligible teachers to enroll in the continuing education 61.7program; and 61.8(3) develop criteria for awarding educator stipends on a per-credit basis to incentivize 61.9participation in the continuing education program. 61.10 new text begin (b) If established, the State Partnership must: new text end 61.11 new text begin (1) provide funding for course development for up to 18 credits in applicable new text end 61.12 new text begin postsecondary subject areas; new text end 61.13 new text begin (2) provide scholarships for eligible teachers to enroll in the continuing education new text end 61.14 new text begin program; and new text end 61.15 new text begin (3) develop criteria for awarding educator stipends on a per-credit basis to incentivize new text end 61.16 new text begin participation in the continuing education program. new text end 61.17    Subd. 5. Participant eligibility. Participation in the continuing education program is 61.18reserved for teachers of secondary school courses for postsecondary credit. Priority must 61.19be given to teachers employed by a school district that is a member of the Lakes Country 61.20Service Cooperative or Northwest Service Cooperative. Teachers employed by a school 61.21district that is not a member of the Lakes Country Service Cooperative or Northwest Service 61.22Cooperative may participate in the continuing education program as space allows. A teacher 61.23participating in this program is ineligible to participate in other concurrent enrollment teacher 61.24training grant programs. 61.25    Subd. 6. Private funding. The partnership new text begin partnerships new text end may receive private resources 61.26to supplement the available public money. All money received new text begin in fiscal year 2017 new text end shall be 61.27administered by the Lakes Country Service Cooperative. new text begin All money received in fiscal year new text end 61.28 new text begin 2018 and later shall be administered by the State Partnership. new text end 61.29    Subd. 7. Report required. new text begin (a) The new text end Northwest Regional Partnership must submit an 61.30annual new text begin a new text end report by January 15 of each year new text begin , 2018, new text end on the progress of its activities to the 61.31legislature, commissioner of education, and Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 61.32Colleges and Universities. The annual report shall contain a financial report for the preceding 61.33year. The first report is due no later than January 15, 2018. 62.1 new text begin (b) If established, the State Partnership must submit an annual joint report to the new text end 62.2 new text begin legislature and the Office of Higher Education by January 15 of each year on the progress new text end 62.3 new text begin of its activities. The report must include the number of teachers participating in the program, new text end 62.4 new text begin the geographic location of the teachers, the number of credits earned, and the subject areas new text end 62.5 new text begin of the courses in which participants earned credit. The report must include a financial report new text end 62.6 new text begin for the preceding year. new text end 62.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 62.8    Sec. 46. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 62.9    Subd. 7. Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center. new text begin (a) new text end For a matching 62.10grant to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide 62.11research-based professional development services, on-site training, and leadership coaching 62.12to teachers and other school staff: 62.13 62.14 $ 500,000 new text begin 90,000 new text end ..... 2017 62.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 410,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 62.16 new text begin (b) $410,000 of the $500,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section new text end 62.17 new text begin 62, subdivision 7, is canceled to the state general fund on June 30, 2017. new text end 62.18 new text begin (c) new text end A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions 62.19from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation. new text begin This appropriation is available until new text end 62.20 new text begin June 30, 2019. new text end 62.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 62.22    Sec. 47. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 11, is amended to 62.23read: 62.24    Subd. 11. Student teachers in shortage areas. For transfer to the commissioner of the 62.25Office of Higher Education for the purpose of providing grants to student teachers in shortage 62.26areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1275: 62.27 $ 2,800,000 ..... 2017 62.28     new text begin Of this amount, up to two percent is for administration of the student teacher grant new text end 62.29 new text begin program in expectation that the Office of Higher Education will begin to disburse grants new text end 62.30 new text begin no later than September 1, 2017. new text end This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is 62.31available until June 30, 2019. 62.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 63.1    Sec. 48. new text begin AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS. new text end 63.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Grant program established. new text end new text begin A grant program is established to support new text end 63.3 new text begin school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the summer with new text end 63.4 new text begin high school students in extended programs. new text end 63.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Application. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education shall develop the form and method new text end 63.6 new text begin for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the new text end 63.7 new text begin allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants. new text end 63.8     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Grant awards. new text end new text begin Grant funding under this section must be matched by funding new text end 63.9 new text begin from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer employment. Grant new text end 63.10 new text begin funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working days. new text end 63.11     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Reports. new text end new text begin School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the new text end 63.12 new text begin commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number new text end 63.13 new text begin of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals established new text end 63.14 new text begin in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the criteria necessary new text end 63.15 new text begin for the reports. new text end 63.16    Sec. 49. new text begin INNOVATION RESEARCH ZONES PILOT PROGRAM. new text end 63.17     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment; requirements for participation; research zone plans. new text end 63.18 new text begin (a) The innovation research zone pilot program is established to improve student and school new text end 63.19 new text begin outcomes consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 63.20 new text begin section 120B.11. Innovation zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to new text end 63.21 new text begin research and implement innovative education programming models designed to better new text end 63.22 new text begin prepare students for the world of the 21st century. new text end 63.23 new text begin (b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation new text end 63.24 new text begin zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including new text end 63.25 new text begin postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and new text end 63.26 new text begin for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in new text end 63.27 new text begin concert with the school's instructional staff. new text end 63.28 new text begin (c) An innovation research zone partnership must research and implement innovative new text end 63.29 new text begin education programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone new text end 63.30 new text begin plan may include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. new text end 63.31 new text begin Examples of innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to: new text end 63.32 new text begin (1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to new text end 63.33 new text begin their interests, aspirations, and unique needs; new text end 64.1 new text begin (2) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill new text end 64.2 new text begin standards, credits, and other graduation requirements; new text end 64.3 new text begin (3) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, and student-directed models designed new text end 64.4 new text begin to make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning new text end 64.5 new text begin that takes place beyond the school day and school walls; new text end 64.6 new text begin (4) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models new text end 64.7 new text begin for age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language models, early identification new text end 64.8 new text begin and prevention of mental health issues, and others; new text end 64.9 new text begin (5) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions, new text end 64.10 new text begin employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications, new text end 64.11 new text begin postsecondary education credits, and other credentials; new text end 64.12 new text begin (6) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where new text end 64.13 new text begin teachers have larger professional roles; new text end 64.14 new text begin (7) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning; new text end 64.15 new text begin (8) new models of professional development for educators, including embedded new text end 64.16 new text begin professional development; or new text end 64.17 new text begin (9) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill new text end 64.18 new text begin development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement, new text end 64.19 new text begin professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment. new text end 64.20 new text begin (d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner must describe: new text end 64.21 new text begin (1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's new text end 64.22 new text begin best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11; new text end 64.23 new text begin (2) the role of each partner in the zone; new text end 64.24 new text begin (3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan; new text end 64.25 new text begin (4) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the research zone new text end 64.26 new text begin partnership will use; new text end 64.27 new text begin (5) a description of how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school new text end 64.28 new text begin sites will be included in the planning and implementation process; new text end 64.29 new text begin (6) a detailed description of expected outcomes and graduation standards; new text end 64.30 new text begin (7) a timeline for implementing the plan and assessing the outcomes; and new text end 64.31 new text begin (8) how results of the plan will be disseminated. new text end 65.1 new text begin The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan. new text end 65.2 new text begin (e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the new text end 65.3 new text begin commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to new text end 65.4 new text begin other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone new text end 65.5 new text begin partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the new text end 65.6 new text begin commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership. new text end 65.7 new text begin (f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school new text end 65.8 new text begin participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all new text end 65.9 new text begin revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation new text end 65.10 new text begin in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school new text end 65.11 new text begin partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general new text end 65.12 new text begin powers under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any new text end 65.13 new text begin employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A and 179A. School district new text end 65.14 new text begin and charter school employees participating in an innovation zone partnership remain new text end 65.15 new text begin employees of their respective school district or charter school. new text end 65.16 new text begin (g) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner new text end 65.17 new text begin in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve new text end 65.18 new text begin or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone new text end 65.19 new text begin Advisory Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner new text end 65.20 new text begin may be resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified new text end 65.21 new text begin the plan to meet each individually identified objection. new text end 65.22     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Exemptions from laws and rules. new text end new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the new text end 65.23 new text begin contrary, an innovation zone partner with an approved plan is exempt from each of the new text end 65.24 new text begin following state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan: new text end 65.25 new text begin (1) any law or rule from which a district-created, site-governed school under Minnesota new text end 65.26 new text begin Statutes, section 123B.045, is exempt; new text end 65.27 new text begin (2) any statute or rule from which the commissioner has exempted another district or new text end 65.28 new text begin charter school, as identified in the list published on the Department of Education's Web site new text end 65.29 new text begin under subdivision 4, paragraph (b); new text end 65.30 new text begin (3) online learning program approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.095, new text end 65.31 new text begin subdivision 7, if the school district or charter school offers a course or program online new text end 65.32 new text begin combined with direct access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program; new text end 66.1 new text begin (4) restrictions on extended time revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, new text end 66.2 new text begin subdivision 2a, for a student who meets the criteria of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68, new text end 66.3 new text begin subdivision 2; and new text end 66.4 new text begin (5) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area for a student who is new text end 66.5 new text begin meeting all competencies consistent with the graduation standards described in the innovation new text end 66.6 new text begin zone plan. new text end 66.7 new text begin (b) The exemptions under this subdivision must not be construed as exempting an new text end 66.8 new text begin innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. new text end 66.9     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner must new text end 66.10 new text begin establish and convene an Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel to review all innovation new text end 66.11 new text begin zone plans submitted for approval. new text end 66.12 new text begin (b) The panel must be composed of nine members. One member must be appointed by new text end 66.13 new text begin each of the following organizations: Educators for Excellence, Education Minnesota, new text end 66.14 new text begin Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School new text end 66.15 new text begin Principals' Association, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School new text end 66.16 new text begin Boards Association, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, and the Office of Higher new text end 66.17 new text begin Education. The commissioner must appoint one member with expertise in evaluation and new text end 66.18 new text begin research. new text end 66.19     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Commissioner approval. new text end new text begin (a) Upon recommendation of the Innovation Research new text end 66.20 new text begin Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner may approve up to three innovation zone plans in new text end 66.21 new text begin the seven-county metropolitan area and up to three in greater Minnesota. If an innovation new text end 66.22 new text begin zone partnership fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application new text end 66.23 new text begin and according to the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Research new text end 66.24 new text begin Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner must alert the partnership members and provide new text end 66.25 new text begin the opportunity to remediate. If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must new text end 66.26 new text begin suspend or terminate the innovation zone plan. new text end 66.27 new text begin (b) The commissioner must publish a list of the exemptions the commissioner has granted new text end 66.28 new text begin to a district or charter school on the Department of Education's Web site by July 1, 2017. new text end 66.29 new text begin The list must be updated annually. new text end 66.30     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature. new text end new text begin Each research new text end 66.31 new text begin zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner new text end 66.32 new text begin provided for in the approved application. At least once every two years, the commissioner new text end 66.33 new text begin must analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation new text end 66.34 new text begin zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must summarize and categorize innovation zone new text end 67.1 new text begin plans and submit a report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education new text end 67.2 new text begin by February 1 of each odd-numbered year in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 67.3 new text begin 3.195. new text end 67.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 67.5    Sec. 50. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MUST SUBMIT ESSA PLAN TO new text end 67.6 new text begin LEGISLATURE. new text end 67.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin ESSA plan. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must submit the state plan new text end 67.8 new text begin developed pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended new text end 67.9 new text begin by the Every Student Succeeds Act, United States Code, title 20, section 6311, to the new text end 67.10 new text begin education policy and finance committees of the legislature at least 30 days before submitting new text end 67.11 new text begin the plan to the United States Department of Education. new text end 67.12     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Alignment with World's Best Workforce measures. new text end new text begin The state plan must be new text end 67.13 new text begin consistent and aligned, to the extent practicable, with the performance accountability new text end 67.14 new text begin measures required under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, subdivision 1a, to create a new text end 67.15 new text begin single accountability system for all public schools. new text end 67.16     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Indicators. new text end new text begin (a) The school quality or student success accountability indicator new text end 67.17 new text begin required by ESSA must be an academic indicator. new text end 67.18 new text begin (b) The state plan may use one of the following indicators for elementary and secondary new text end 67.19 new text begin schools: new text end 67.20 new text begin (1) reading and math growth for students performing in the bottom quartile, as measured new text end 67.21 new text begin on the state accountability assessments, and using growth to proficiency standards; new text end 67.22 new text begin (2) third grade reading proficiency as measured on the state accountability assessments; new text end 67.23 new text begin (3) eighth grade mathematics proficiency as measured on the state accountability new text end 67.24 new text begin assessments; or new text end 67.25 new text begin (4) science proficiency as measured on the state accountability assessments. new text end 67.26 new text begin (c) The state plan should use the tenth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive new text end 67.27 new text begin Assessment and eleventh grade mathematics Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment to new text end 67.28 new text begin measure career and college readiness. To the extent practicable, the state plan should also new text end 67.29 new text begin use the following information to measure college and career readiness: new text end 67.30 new text begin (1) student success or attainment on advanced placement or international baccalaureate new text end 67.31 new text begin examinations; new text end 68.1 new text begin (2) credits under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09; or new text end 68.2 new text begin (3) industry-recognized certifications. new text end 68.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 68.4    Sec. 51. new text begin EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE. new text end 68.5     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin A pilot project is established to provide incentives for new text end 68.6 new text begin school districts and county governments to develop partnership agreements and implement new text end 68.7 new text begin transportation plans to help keep foster care students enrolled in their school of origin when new text end 68.8 new text begin a student is placed in a foster care setting outside the school of origin's boundaries. new text end 68.9     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Qualifying plans. new text end new text begin A school district must submit an application in the form and new text end 68.10 new text begin manner prescribed by the commissioner of education to participate in the program. To new text end 68.11 new text begin qualify for participation, one or more school districts and the local child welfare agency new text end 68.12 new text begin must have a written interagency agreement that describes the local plan for ensuring new text end 68.13 new text begin educational stability for foster care students. The parties to the agreement must seek title new text end 68.14 new text begin IV-E reimbursement for eligible students and eligible transportation costs. The plan must new text end 68.15 new text begin describe: new text end 68.16 new text begin (1) how transportation services will be arranged and provided; and new text end new text begin new text end 68.17 new text begin (2) how local transportation costs will be paid for if pilot project funds are insufficient new text end 68.18 new text begin to cover all costs. new text end 68.19     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Pilot project; funding. new text end new text begin The commissioner must reimburse partnerships with new text end 68.20 new text begin qualifying plans under subdivision 2 at the end of the school year based on allowable new text end 68.21 new text begin expenditures and reimbursements and compliance with other reporting requirements. If the new text end 68.22 new text begin available appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all qualifying plans, the commissioner new text end 68.23 new text begin may prorate the available funds statewide among all school districts with qualifying plans. new text end 68.24     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin By February 1, 2018, the commissioner of education shall report on new text end 68.25 new text begin the pilot project to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through new text end 68.26 new text begin grade 12 education. The report must include, at a minimum, the number of local agreements new text end 68.27 new text begin entered into for this project along with the number of school districts and counties new text end 68.28 new text begin participating in the agreements, baseline data showing the number of foster care students new text end 68.29 new text begin who were able to remain in their school of origin and the changes in the ratio over the time new text end 68.30 new text begin of the pilot project, data on expenditures for school stability transportation and federal new text end 68.31 new text begin reimbursements received for the pilot project with a midyear projection of end-of-year costs new text end 68.32 new text begin and revenues, and projected costs for statewide implementation of the program. new text end 69.1    Sec. 52. new text begin FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FUNDING FOR new text end 69.2 new text begin SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES. new text end 69.3 new text begin School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support the new text end 69.4 new text begin effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds new text end 69.5 new text begin Act for: new text end 69.6 new text begin (1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support new text end 69.7 new text begin inquiry-based and active learning; new text end 69.8 new text begin (2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and new text end 69.9 new text begin (3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction new text end 69.10 new text begin and education. new text end 69.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 69.12    Sec. 53. new text begin RURAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM new text end 69.13 new text begin GRANTS. new text end 69.14     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definition. new text end new text begin "Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium" new text end 69.15 new text begin means a voluntary collaboration of a service cooperative and other regional public and new text end 69.16 new text begin private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that work new text end 69.17 new text begin together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service new text end 69.18 new text begin cooperative's multicounty service area. new text end 69.19     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Establishment. new text end new text begin (a) A rural CTE consortium shall: new text end 69.20 new text begin (1) focus on the development of courses and programs that encourage collaboration new text end 69.21 new text begin between two or more school districts; new text end 69.22 new text begin (2) develop new career and technical programs that focus on the industry sectors that new text end 69.23 new text begin fuel the rural regional economy; new text end 69.24 new text begin (3) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who are new text end 69.25 new text begin equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers; new text end 69.26 new text begin (4) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who attend new text end 69.27 new text begin sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public and private partnerships with new text end 69.28 new text begin business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and new text end 69.29 new text begin postsecondary program options; new text end 69.30 new text begin (5) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career and new text end 69.31 new text begin technical education courses and training opportunities; and new text end 70.1 new text begin (6) provide capital start-up costs for items including but not limited to a mobile welding new text end 70.2 new text begin lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial kitchen equipment. new text end 70.3 new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), a rural CTE consortium may: new text end 70.4 new text begin (1) address the teacher shortage crisis in career and technical education through incentive new text end 70.5 new text begin funding and training programs; and new text end 70.6 new text begin (2) provide transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities new text end 70.7 new text begin throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education. new text end 70.8     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Rural career and technical education advisory committee. new text end new text begin In order to be new text end 70.9 new text begin eligible for a grant under this section, a service cooperative must establish a rural career new text end 70.10 new text begin and technical education advisory committee to advise the cooperative on the administration new text end 70.11 new text begin of the rural CTE consortium. new text end 70.12     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Private funding. new text end new text begin A rural CTE consortium may receive other sources of funds new text end 70.13 new text begin to supplement state funding. All funds received shall be administered by the service new text end 70.14 new text begin cooperative that is a member of the consortium. new text end 70.15     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Reporting requirements. new text end new text begin A rural CTE consortium must submit an annual new text end 70.16 new text begin report on the progress of its activities to the commissioner of education and the legislative new text end 70.17 new text begin committees with jurisdiction over secondary and postsecondary education. The annual report new text end 70.18 new text begin must contain a financial report for the preceding fiscal year. The first report is due no later new text end 70.19 new text begin than January 15, 2019. new text end 70.20     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Grant recipients. new text end new text begin For fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall new text end 70.21 new text begin award a two-year grant to the consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West new text end 70.22 new text begin Central Service Cooperative (SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota new text end 70.23 new text begin West Community and Technical College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public new text end 70.24 new text begin and private partners. For fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year new text end 70.25 new text begin grant to an applicant consortium that includes the South Central Service Cooperative or new text end 70.26 new text begin Southeast Service Cooperative and a two-year grant to an applicant consortium that includes new text end 70.27 new text begin the Northwest Service Cooperative or Northeast Service Cooperative. new text end 70.28    Sec. 54. new text begin INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION new text end 70.29 new text begin GRANT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. new text end 70.30 new text begin (a) $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,450,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated new text end 70.31 new text begin from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant program to fund new text end 70.32 new text begin innovative projects to improve mental health outcomes for youth attending a qualifying new text end 70.33 new text begin school unit. new text end 71.1 new text begin (b) A "qualifying school unit" means an intermediate district organized under Minnesota new text end 71.2 new text begin Statutes, section 136D.01, or a service cooperative organized under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 71.3 new text begin section 123A.21, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), that provides instruction to students new text end 71.4 new text begin in a setting of federal instructional level four or higher. Grants under paragraph (a) must be new text end 71.5 new text begin awarded to eligible applicants such that the services are proportionately provided among new text end 71.6 new text begin qualifying school units. The commissioner shall calculate the share of the appropriation to new text end 71.7 new text begin be used in each qualifying school unit by dividing the qualifying school unit's average daily new text end 71.8 new text begin membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for fiscal year 2016 by the new text end 71.9 new text begin total average daily membership in a setting of federal instructional level 4 or higher for the new text end 71.10 new text begin same year for all qualifying school units. new text end 71.11 new text begin (c) An eligible applicant is an entity that has demonstrated capacity to serve the youth new text end 71.12 new text begin identified in paragraph (a) and that is: new text end 71.13 new text begin (1) certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to 9520.0870; new text end 71.14 new text begin (2) a community mental health center under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, new text end 71.15 new text begin subdivision 5; new text end 71.16 new text begin (3) an Indian health service facility or facility owned and operated by a tribe or tribal new text end 71.17 new text begin organization operating under United States Code, title 25, section 5321; or new text end 71.18 new text begin (4) a provider of children's therapeutic services and supports as defined in Minnesota new text end 71.19 new text begin Statutes, section 256B.0943. new text end 71.20 new text begin (d) An eligible applicant must employ or contract with at least two licensed mental health new text end 71.21 new text begin professionals as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses new text end 71.22 new text begin (1) to (6), who have formal training in evidence-based practices. new text end 71.23 new text begin (e) A qualifying school unit must submit an application to the commissioner in the form new text end 71.24 new text begin and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may approve an application new text end 71.25 new text begin that describes models for innovative projects to serve the needs of the schools and students. new text end 71.26 new text begin The commissioner may provide technical assistance to the qualifying school unit. The new text end 71.27 new text begin commissioner shall then solicit grant project proposals and award grant funding to the new text end 71.28 new text begin eligible applicants whose project proposals best meet the requirements of this section and new text end 71.29 new text begin most closely adhere to the models created by the intermediate districts and service new text end 71.30 new text begin cooperatives. new text end 71.31 new text begin (f) To receive grant funding, an eligible applicant must obtain a letter of support for the new text end 71.32 new text begin applicant's grant project proposal from each qualifying school unit the eligible applicant is new text end 71.33 new text begin proposing to serve. An eligible applicant must also demonstrate the following: new text end 72.1 new text begin (1) the ability to seek third-party reimbursement for services; new text end 72.2 new text begin (2) the ability to report data and outcomes as required by the commissioner; and new text end 72.3 new text begin (3) the existence of partnerships with counties, tribes, substance use disorder providers, new text end 72.4 new text begin and mental health service providers, including providers of mobile crisis services. new text end 72.5 new text begin (g) Grantees shall obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition new text end 72.6 new text begin of receiving grant funds. For purposes of this grant program, a third-party reimbursement new text end 72.7 new text begin source does not include a public school as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.20, new text end 72.8 new text begin subdivision 1. new text end 72.9 new text begin (h) The base budget for this program is $0. This appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 72.10 new text begin 2020. new text end 72.11    Sec. 55. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 72.12     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 72.13 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 72.14 new text begin designated. new text end 72.15     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end new text begin For achievement and integration aid under new text end 72.16 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862: new text end 72.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 71,114,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 73,117,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.19 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,389,000 for 2018. new text end 72.20 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $7,154,000 for 2018 and $65,963,000 for 2019. new text end 72.21     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end new text begin For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.22 new text begin section 124D.98: new text end 72.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 47,264,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 47,763,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 72.25 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $42,667,000 for 2018. new text end 72.26 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $4,740,000 for 2018 and $43,023,000 for 2019. new text end 72.27     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end new text begin For new text end 72.28 new text begin interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 72.29 new text begin section 124D.87: new text end 72.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,337,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 72.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 14,075,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.1     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Tribal contract schools. new text end new text begin For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 73.2 new text begin section 124D.83: new text end 73.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,983,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,930,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.5 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $1,660,000 for 2018. new text end 73.6 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $184,000 for 2018 and $1,746,000 for 2019. new text end 73.7     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end new text begin For American Indian education aid under new text end 73.8 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a: new text end 73.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 9,244,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 9,464,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.11 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018. new text end 73.12 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 for 2019. new text end 73.13     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Early childhood literacy programs. new text end new text begin (a) For early childhood literacy programs new text end 73.14 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3: new text end 73.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 6,125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.17 new text begin (b) Up to $6,125,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support new text end 73.18 new text begin AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by new text end 73.19 new text begin ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with training and teaching early literacy skills new text end 73.20 new text begin to children ages three to grade 3 and evaluating the impact of the program under Minnesota new text end 73.21 new text begin Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6. new text end 73.22 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 73.23 new text begin (d) The base for fiscal year 2020 is $7,125,000. new text end 73.24     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Concurrent enrollment program. new text end new text begin For concurrent enrollment programs under new text end 73.25 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091: new text end 73.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 73.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 73.28 new text begin If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce the new text end 73.29 new text begin aid payment to each district. new text end 73.30 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 74.1     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end new text begin For grants to institutions offering new text end 74.2 new text begin "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" college in the schools courses new text end 74.3 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b): new text end 74.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 74.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 74.6 new text begin The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor new text end 74.7 new text begin and administer the grant program. new text end 74.8     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end new text begin For funding ServeMinnesota programs under new text end 74.9 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45: new text end 74.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 74.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 74.12 new text begin A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents new text end 74.13 new text begin of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such new text end 74.14 new text begin coverage is not otherwise available. new text end 74.15     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Student organizations. new text end new text begin For student organizations: new text end 74.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 725,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 74.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 725,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 74.18 new text begin (a) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA). new text end 74.19 new text begin (b) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations new text end 74.20 new text begin (Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary). new text end 74.21 new text begin (c) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA, new text end 74.22 new text begin secondary and postsecondary). new text end 74.23 new text begin (d) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA, new text end 74.24 new text begin PAS). new text end 74.25 new text begin (e) $142,000 in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is for student organizations serving family new text end 74.26 new text begin and consumer science occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part new text end 74.27 new text begin 3505.1000, subparts 28 and 31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to new text end 74.28 new text begin serve students younger than grade 9. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the amount is $185,000. new text end 74.29 new text begin (f) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA new text end 74.30 new text begin and DECA collegiate). new text end 74.31 new text begin (g) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations. new text end 74.32 new text begin (h) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 75.1 new text begin (i) The base for fiscal year 2020 and later is $768,000. new text end 75.2     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end new text begin For grants to museums and education new text end 75.3 new text begin centers: new text end 75.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.6 new text begin (a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this new text end 75.7 new text begin paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester. new text end 75.8 new text begin (b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum. new text end 75.9 new text begin (c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science. new text end 75.10 new text begin (d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center. new text end 75.11 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 75.12     new text begin Subd. 13. new text end new text begin Minnesota Center for the Book programming. new text end new text begin For grants to the entity new text end 75.13 new text begin designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide new text end 75.14 new text begin statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional new text end 75.15 new text begin programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation: new text end 75.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 50,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.18 new text begin The base for fiscal year 2020 is $0. new text end 75.19     new text begin Subd. 14. new text end new text begin Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. new text end new text begin (a) For a grant new text end 75.20 new text begin to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to new text end 75.21 new text begin improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5: new text end 75.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 75.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 75.24 new text begin (b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to new text end 75.25 new text begin implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to new text end 75.26 new text begin improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible new text end 75.27 new text begin for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software, new text end 75.28 new text begin including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support, new text end 75.29 new text begin training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site new text end 75.30 new text begin professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and new text end 75.31 new text begin students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating new text end 75.32 new text begin the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the new text end 75.33 new text begin extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and new text end 76.1 new text begin greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do new text end 76.2 new text begin not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. new text end 76.3 new text begin (c) By February 15, 2019, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and new text end 76.4 new text begin outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority new text end 76.5 new text begin members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through new text end 76.6 new text begin grade 12 education policy and finance. new text end 76.7 new text begin (d) This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 76.8     new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Starbase MN. new text end new text begin (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science, new text end 76.9 new text begin technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 through new text end 76.10 new text begin 6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace new text end 76.11 new text begin environment using state-of-the-art technology: new text end 76.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 1,398,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.14 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 76.15 new text begin base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000. new text end 76.16     new text begin (c) All unspent funds, estimated at $898,000 from the Starbase MN appropriation under new text end 76.17 new text begin Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, are canceled new text end 76.18 new text begin the day following final enactment. new text end 76.19     new text begin Subd. 16. new text end new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end new text begin For recovery program grants under Minnesota new text end 76.20 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.695: new text end 76.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.23 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 76.24     new text begin Subd. 17. new text end new text begin Minnesota math corps program. new text end new text begin For the Minnesota math corps program new text end 76.25 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9: new text end 76.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 76.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 76.28 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 76.29     new text begin Subd. 18. new text end new text begin Civic education grants. new text end new text begin For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition, new text end 76.30 new text begin Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in new text end 76.31 new text begin Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 and younger. new text end 76.32 new text begin Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of new text end 77.1 new text begin our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes and structures new text end 77.2 new text begin of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule new text end 77.3 new text begin of law. new text end 77.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 77.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 77.6     new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The new text end 77.7 new text begin budget base for this program is $0. new text end 77.8     new text begin Subd. 19. new text end new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota new text end 77.9 new text begin College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals new text end 77.10 new text begin Academy: new text end 77.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 77.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 200,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 77.13 new text begin (b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals new text end 77.14 new text begin from schools designated as priority schools by the commissioner of education. To the extent new text end 77.15 new text begin funds are available, the Department of Education must use up to $200,000 of federal Title new text end 77.16 new text begin II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by principals from new text end 77.17 new text begin priority schools. new text end 77.18 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 77.19     new text begin Subd. 20. new text end new text begin Educational stability for students living in foster care. new text end new text begin For a pilot project new text end 77.20 new text begin to promote educational stability for students living in foster care: new text end 77.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 77.22 new text begin Up to five percent of the appropriation may be used for state and local administrative new text end 77.23 new text begin costs such as reporting, technical support, and establishing a Title IV-E reimbursement new text end 77.24 new text begin claiming process. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June new text end 77.25 new text begin 30, 2019. new text end 77.26     new text begin Subd. 21. new text end new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end new text begin For building lease aid under Minnesota new text end 77.27 new text begin Statutes, section 124E.22: new text end 77.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 73,204,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 77.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 78,648,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 77.30 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,354,000 for 2018. new text end 77.31 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $7,372,000 for 2018 and $74,276,000 for 2019. new text end 78.1     new text begin Subd. 22. new text end new text begin Race 2 Reduce. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water new text end 78.2 new text begin conservation programming in Minnesota schools: new text end 78.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 307,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.5 new text begin (b) $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School District No. 624, new text end 78.6 new text begin White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District No. 832, Mahtomedi. new text end 78.7 new text begin (c) The appropriation is available until June 30, 2019. The base for fiscal year 2020 is new text end 78.8 new text begin $0. new text end 78.9     new text begin Subd. 23. new text end new text begin Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to school new text end 78.10 new text begin districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs: new text end 78.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 78.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 78.13 new text begin (b) The grants are for school districts with more than 30 percent minority students for new text end 78.14 new text begin a Board of Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency pilot program. The new text end 78.15 new text begin program must provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable school district employees new text end 78.16 new text begin or community members affiliated with a school district who seek an education license to new text end 78.17 new text begin participate in a nonconventional teacher preparation program. School districts that receive new text end 78.18 new text begin funds under this subdivision are strongly encouraged to recruit candidates of color and new text end 78.19 new text begin American Indian candidates to participate in the Grow Your Own new teacher programs. new text end 78.20 new text begin Districts or schools providing financial support may require a commitment as determined new text end 78.21 new text begin by the district to teach in the district or school for a reasonable amount of time that does new text end 78.22 new text begin not exceed five years. new text end 78.23 new text begin (c) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the new text end 78.24 new text begin commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants, new text end 78.25 new text begin the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an new text end 78.26 new text begin assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement, new text end 78.27 new text begin the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of new text end 78.28 new text begin participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs. new text end 78.29 new text begin (d) The department may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor new text end 78.30 new text begin and administer the grant program. new text end 78.31 new text begin (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 78.32     new text begin Subd. 24. new text end new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end new text begin For the statewide testing and new text end 78.33 new text begin reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30: new text end 79.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,892,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 79.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,892,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 79.3 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 79.4     new text begin Subd. 25. new text end new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end new text begin To reimburse districts for new text end 79.5 new text begin students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph new text end 79.6 new text begin (e), for payment of their college entrance examination fee: new text end 79.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,511,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 79.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,511,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 79.9 new text begin The commissioner must reimburse school districts for their costs of one-time payments new text end 79.10 new text begin to free or reduced-price meal eligible students who take the ACT or SAT test under new text end 79.11 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1. new text end 79.12 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 79.13     new text begin Subd. 26. new text end new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end new text begin For alternative teacher compensation new text end 79.14 new text begin aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4: new text end 79.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 89,863,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 79.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 89,623,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 79.17 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018. new text end 79.18 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $8,993,000 for 2018 and $80,630,000 for 2019. new text end 79.19     new text begin Subd. 27. new text end new text begin Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program new text end 79.20 new text begin grants. new text end new text begin (a) For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program grants: new text end 79.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 79.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 79.23 new text begin (b) Grants shall be awarded in equal amounts: $195,000 each year is for the Southeast new text end 79.24 new text begin Asian Teacher program at Concordia University, St. Paul; $195,000 each year is for the new text end 79.25 new text begin Collaborative Urban Educator program at the University of St. Thomas; $195,000 each year new text end 79.26 new text begin is for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at Hamline University; and $195,000 new text end 79.27 new text begin each year is for the East Africa Student to Teacher program at Augsburg College. new text end new text begin new text end 79.28 new text begin (c) By January 15 of each year, each institution shall prepare for the legislature a detailed new text end 79.29 new text begin report regarding the funds used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher candidates who are of new text end 79.30 new text begin color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number of teacher new text end 79.31 new text begin candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to the institution, new text end 79.32 new text begin are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure program, have new text end 79.33 new text begin completed student teaching, have graduated, and are licensed and newly employed as new text end 80.1 new text begin Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. The total number of teacher candidates who are new text end 80.2 new text begin of color or who are American Indian at each stage from recruitment to licensed teaching new text end 80.3 new text begin must be reported as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure at the new text end 80.4 new text begin institution. The report must include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates, new text end 80.5 new text begin the placement rate for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate new text end 80.6 new text begin for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes. new text end 80.7 new text begin (d) The commissioner must establish a competitive grant process to award $220,000 new text end 80.8 new text begin each year to Board of Teaching-approved teacher preparation programs, including alternative new text end 80.9 new text begin teacher preparation programs. The competitive process must award grants based on program new text end 80.10 new text begin benchmarks, including licensure rates, participation rates, and on-time graduation rates. new text end 80.11 new text begin (e) For fiscal year 2020 and later, the commissioner must award all collaborative urban new text end 80.12 new text begin educator grants through the competitive grant program. new text end 80.13 new text begin (f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 80.14     new text begin Subd. 28. new text end new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end new text begin (a) For students' new text end 80.15 new text begin advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota new text end 80.16 new text begin Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , and the training and related costs for teachers and new text end 80.17 new text begin other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 1 new text end new text begin : new text end 80.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 80.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 80.20 new text begin (b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each new text end 80.21 new text begin year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation new text end 80.22 new text begin each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement new text end 80.23 new text begin and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory new text end 80.24 new text begin Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts new text end 80.25 new text begin of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for new text end 80.26 new text begin each program. new text end 80.27 new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 1 new text end new text begin , at least $500,000 new text end 80.28 new text begin each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up new text end 80.29 new text begin support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate new text end 80.30 new text begin programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or new text end 80.31 new text begin international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The new text end 80.32 new text begin commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy. new text end 80.33 new text begin (d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income new text end 80.34 new text begin families under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end new text begin 120B.13, subdivision 3 new text end new text begin , and to the extent of new text end 81.1 new text begin available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced new text end 81.2 new text begin placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both. new text end 81.3 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 81.4     new text begin Subd. 29. new text end new text begin Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course new text end 81.5 new text begin offerings. new text end new text begin For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students new text end 81.6 new text begin to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according new text end 81.7 new text begin to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132: new text end 81.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.10 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 81.11     new text begin Subd. 30. new text end new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end new text begin For agricultural educator grants under section new text end 81.12 new text begin 48: new text end 81.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.15 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 81.16     new text begin Subd. 31. new text end new text begin American Indian teacher preparation grants. new text end new text begin For joint grants to assist new text end 81.17 new text begin American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63: new text end 81.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.20     new text begin Subd. 32. new text end new text begin African American Registry. new text end new text begin (a) For grants to the African American Registry new text end 81.21 new text begin for the Teacher's Forum: new text end 81.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 81.24 new text begin (b) The African American Registry must use the grant funds to establish partnerships new text end 81.25 new text begin with Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas to improve the cultural new text end 81.26 new text begin competency of candidates seeking a first teaching license. By January 15 of each year, the new text end 81.27 new text begin African American Registry shall submit to the legislature a detailed report regarding the new text end 81.28 new text begin funds used. The report must include the number of teachers prepared. The base in fiscal new text end 81.29 new text begin year 2020 is $0. new text end 81.30     new text begin Subd. 33. new text end new text begin Rural career and technical education consortium. new text end new text begin (a) For rural career and new text end 81.31 new text begin technical education consortium grants: new text end 81.32 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 81.33 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 82.1 new text begin This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. If the appropriation in the first year new text end 82.2 new text begin is insufficient, the 2019 appropriation is available. new text end 82.3 new text begin (b) The base in fiscal year 2020 is $3,000,000. new text end 82.4     new text begin Subd. 34. new text end new text begin Sanneh Foundation. new text end new text begin (a) For a grant to the Sanneh Foundation to provide new text end 82.5 new text begin all-day, in-school, and before- and after-school academic and behavioral interventions for new text end 82.6 new text begin low-performing and chronically absent students with a focus on low-income students and new text end 82.7 new text begin students of color throughout the school year and during the summer to decrease absenteeism, new text end 82.8 new text begin encourage school engagement, and improve grades and graduation rates. new text end 82.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 82.10 new text begin (b) Funds appropriated in this section must be used to establish and provide services in new text end 82.11 new text begin schools where the Sanneh Foundation does not currently operate, and must not be used for new text end 82.12 new text begin programs operating in schools as of June 30, 2017. new text end 82.13 new text begin (c) This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is new text end 82.14 new text begin available in the second year. new text end 82.15     new text begin Subd. 35. new text end new text begin Alternative teacher preparation grant program. new text end new text begin (a) For transfer to the new text end 82.16 new text begin commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for alternative teacher preparation program new text end 82.17 new text begin grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1276: new text end 82.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 82.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 82.20 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 82.21     new text begin Subd. 36. new text end new text begin Teacher shortage loan forgiveness. new text end new text begin (a) For transfer to the commissioner of new text end 82.22 new text begin the Office of Higher Education for the loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 82.23 new text begin section 136A.1791: new text end 82.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 500,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 82.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 0 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 82.26 new text begin (b) The commissioner may use no more than three percent of this appropriation to new text end 82.27 new text begin administer the program under this subdivision. new text end 82.28 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 82.29     new text begin Subd. 37. new text end new text begin Statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program. new text end new text begin For the new text end 82.30 new text begin statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program under Laws 2016, chapter 189, new text end 82.31 new text begin article 25, section 58, as amended: new text end 83.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 83.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 375,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 83.3 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 83.4    Sec. 56. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 83.5 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.40, subdivision 11; and 122A.41, subdivision new text end 83.6 new text begin 14, new text end new text begin are repealed effective July 1, 2018. new text end 83.7ARTICLE 3 83.8TEACHERS 83.9    Sec. 1. new text begin [122A.627] POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS. new text end 83.10 new text begin "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" or "PBIS" means an evidence-based new text end 83.11 new text begin framework for preventing problem behavior, providing instruction and support for positive new text end 83.12 new text begin and prosocial behaviors, and supporting social, emotional, and behavioral needs for all new text end 83.13 new text begin students. Schoolwide implementation of PBIS requires training, coaching, and evaluation new text end 83.14 new text begin for school staff to consistently implement the key components that make PBIS effective for new text end 83.15 new text begin all students, including: new text end 83.16 new text begin (1) establishing, defining, teaching, and practicing three to five positively stated new text end 83.17 new text begin schoolwide behavioral expectations that are representative of the local community and new text end 83.18 new text begin cultures; new text end 83.19 new text begin (2) developing and implementing a consistent system used by all staff to provide positive new text end 83.20 new text begin feedback and acknowledgment for students who display schoolwide behavioral expectations; new text end 83.21 new text begin (3) developing and implementing a consistent and specialized support system for students new text end 83.22 new text begin who do not display behaviors representative of schoolwide positive expectations; new text end 83.23 new text begin (4) developing a system to support decisions based on data related to student progress, new text end 83.24 new text begin effective implementation of behavioral practices, and screening for students requiring new text end 83.25 new text begin additional behavior supports; new text end 83.26 new text begin (5) using a continuum of evidence-based interventions that is integrated and aligned to new text end 83.27 new text begin support academic and behavioral success for all students; and new text end 83.28 new text begin (6) using a team-based approach to support effective implementation, monitor progress, new text end 83.29 new text begin and evaluate outcomes. new text end 83.30 new text begin Consistent with section 120B.232, subdivision 1, character education curriculum and new text end 83.31 new text begin programs may be used to support implementation of the key components of PBIS. new text end 84.1ARTICLE 4 84.2SPECIAL EDUCATION 84.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.0941, is amended to read: 84.4125A.0941 DEFINITIONS. 84.5(a) The following terms have the meanings given them. 84.6(b) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to protect 84.7a child or other individual from physical injury. Emergency does not mean circumstances 84.8such as: a child who does not respond to a task or request and instead places his or her head 84.9on a desk or hides under a desk or table; a child who does not respond to a staff person's 84.10request unless failing to respond would result in physical injury to the child or other 84.11individual; or an emergency incident has already occurred and no threat of physical injury 84.12currently exists. 84.13(c) "Physical holding" means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile 84.14or limit a child's movement, where body contact is the only source of physical restraint, and 84.15where immobilization is used to effectively gain control of a child in order to protect a child 84.16or other individual from physical injury. The term physical holding does not mean physical 84.17contact that: 84.18(1) helps a child respond or complete a task; 84.19(2) assists a child without restricting the child's movement; 84.20(3) is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or 84.21(4) is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child's 84.22resistance is minimal. 84.23(d) "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" means interventions and strategies 84.24to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriately new text begin , new text end 84.25 new text begin including the key components under section 122A.627 new text end . 84.26(e) "Prone restraint" means placing a child in a face down position. 84.27(f) "Restrictive procedures" means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an 84.28emergency. Restrictive procedures must not be used to punish or otherwise discipline a 84.29child. 84.30(g) "Seclusion" means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred. 84.31Egress may be barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing the 85.1child from leaving the room. Removing a child from an activity to a location where the 85.2child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion. 85.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 85.4    Subdivision 1. Nonresident tuition rate; other costs. (a) For fiscal year 2015 and later, 85.5when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with a disability 85.6as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom 85.7an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 85.87 , paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 85.9by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to 85.10the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special transportation, plus (2) the amount 85.11of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and 85.12referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's 85.13average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit 85.14excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, 85.15minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section 85.16125A.76 received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction 85.17and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the 85.18amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions 85.19attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations and 85.20maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for 85.21the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular 85.22classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and 85.23referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary 85.24sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue, 85.25elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. 85.26Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal 85.27agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization aid 85.28attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general 85.29education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue, 85.30elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid to 85.31the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil must be 85.32increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. If the resident 85.33district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining 85.34adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district. 86.1    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education 86.2aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, provides special instruction and services for a 86.3pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom an 86.4adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 86.57 , paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 86.6by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received 86.7aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education 86.8aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must 86.9not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. 86.10    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) 86.11to (d): 86.12    (1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover unreimbursed 86.13costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt service, and indirect 86.14costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by billing membership fees 86.15and nonmember access fees to the resident district; 86.16    (2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special 86.17education and related services, a site approved under section 125A.515, an intermediate 86.18district, new text begin a site constructed according to Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 7, subdivision 7, new text end 86.19 new text begin to meet the educational needs of court-placed adolescents, new text end or a special education cooperative 86.20may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional 86.21amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability; 86.22    (3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a description 86.23of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged 86.24to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under clause (2) must be 86.25included in the aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 127A.47, subdivision 7, 86.26paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable. 86.27    (d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), 86.28"general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the general 86.29education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding the local optional 86.30levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), plus the referendum 86.31equalization aid according to section 126C.17, subdivision 7. 86.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 87.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 87.2    Subd. 2. Third-party reimbursement. (a) Beginning July 1, 2000, districts shall seek 87.3reimbursement from insurers and similar third parties for the cost of services provided by 87.4the district whenever the services provided by the district are otherwise covered by the 87.5child's health coverage. Districts shall request, but may not require, the child's family to 87.6provide information about the child's health coverage when a child with a disability begins 87.7to receive services from the district of a type that may be reimbursable, and shall request, 87.8but may not require, updated information after that as needed. 87.9(b) For children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare 87.10under chapter 256L who have no other health coverage, a district shall provide an initial 87.11and annual written notice to the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of its intent 87.12to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare for new text begin : new text end 87.13 new text begin (1) the evaluations required as part of new text end the individualized education program new text begin process new text end or 87.14individualized family service plan new text begin process; and new text end 87.15 new text begin (2) new text end health-related services provided by the district new text begin according to the individualized new text end 87.16 new text begin education program or individualized family service plan new text end . 87.17The initial notice must give the child's parent or legal representative the right to request a 87.18copy of the child's education records on the health-related services that the district provided 87.19to the child and disclosed to a third-party payer. 87.20(c) The district shall give the parent or legal representative annual written notice of: 87.21(1) the district's intent to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare 87.22for new text begin evaluations required as part of the new text end individualized education program new text begin process new text end or 87.23individualized family service plan new text begin process, and for new text end health-related services provided by the 87.24district new text begin according to the individualized education program or individualized family service new text end 87.25 new text begin plan new text end ; 87.26(2) the right of the parent or legal representative to request a copy of all records 87.27concerning individualized education program or individualized family service plan 87.28health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and 87.29(3) the right of the parent or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosure of 87.30a child's records at any time without consequence. 87.31The written notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code of Federal 87.32Regulations, title 34, section 300.504 or 303.520. The district must ensure that the parent 88.1of a child with a disability is given notice, in understandable language, of federal and state 88.2procedural safeguards available to the parent under this paragraph and paragraph (b). 88.3(d) In order to access the private health care coverage of a child who is covered by private 88.4health care coverage in whole or in part, a district must: 88.5(1) obtain annual written informed consent from the parent or legal representative, in 88.6compliance with subdivision 5; and 88.7(2) inform the parent or legal representative that a refusal to permit the district or state 88.8Medicaid agency to access their private health care coverage does not relieve the district of 88.9its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free and appropriate public 88.10education at no cost to the parent or legal representative. 88.11(e) If the commissioner of human services obtains federal approval to exempt covered 88.12individualized education program or individualized family service plan health-related 88.13services from the requirement that private health care coverage refuse payment before 88.14medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall also apply to students 88.15with a combination of private health care coverage and health care coverage through medical 88.16assistance or MinnesotaCare. 88.17(f) In the event that Congress or any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature or any 88.18state agency establishes lifetime limits, limits for any health care services, cost-sharing 88.19provisions, or otherwise provides that individualized education program or individualized 88.20family service plan health-related services impact benefits for persons enrolled in medical 88.21assistance or MinnesotaCare, the amendments to this subdivision adopted in 2002 are 88.22repealed on the effective date of any federal or state law or regulation that imposes the 88.23limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed consent consistent with this subdivision 88.24as it existed prior to the 2002 amendments and subdivision 5, before seeking reimbursement 88.25for children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under 88.26chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage. 88.27 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 88.28    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.515, is amended to read: 88.29125A.515 PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS; APPROVAL OF EDUCATION 88.30PROGRAM. 88.31    Subdivision 1. Approval of new text begin on-site new text end education programs. The commissioner shall 88.32approve on-site education programs for placement of children and youth in residential 88.33facilities including detention centers, before being licensed by the Department of Human 89.1Services or the Department of Corrections. Education programs in these facilities shall 89.2conform to state and federal education laws including the Individuals with Disabilities 89.3Education Act (IDEA). This section applies only to placements in new text begin children's residential new text end 89.4facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections. 89.5For purposes of this section, "on-site education program" means the educational services 89.6provided directly on the grounds of the care and treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility to 89.7children and youth placed for care and treatment. 89.8    Subd. 3. Responsibilities for providing education. (a) The district in which the new text begin children's new text end 89.9residential facility is located must provide education services, including special education 89.10if eligible, to all students placed in a facility. 89.11(b) For education programs operated by the Department of Corrections, the providing 89.12district shall be the Department of Corrections. For students remanded to the commissioner 89.13of corrections, the providing and resident district shall be the Department of Corrections. 89.14    Subd. 3a. Students without a disability from other states. A school district is not 89.15required to provide education services under this section to a student who: 89.16(1) is not a resident of Minnesota; 89.17(2) does not have an individualized education program; and 89.18(3) does not have a tuition arrangement or agreement to pay the cost of education from 89.19the placing authority. 89.20    Subd. 4. Education services required. (a) Education services must be provided to a 89.21student beginning within three business days after the student enters the care and treatment new text begin new text end 89.22 new text begin children's residential new text end facility. The first four days of the student's placement may be used to 89.23screen the student for educational and safety issues. 89.24(b) If the student does not meet the eligibility criteria for special education, regular 89.25education services must be provided to that student. 89.26    Subd. 5. Education programs for students placed in new text begin children's new text end residential facilities. 89.27(a) When a student is placed in a new text begin children's residential new text end facility approved under this section 89.28that has an on-site education program, the providing district, upon notice from the care and 89.29treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility, must contact the resident district within one business 89.30day to determine if a student has been identified as having a disability, and to request at 89.31least the student's transcript, and for students with disabilities, the most recent individualized 89.32education program (IEP) and evaluation report, and to determine if the student has been 90.1identified as a student with a disability. The resident district must send a facsimile copy to 90.2the providing district within two business days of receiving the request. 90.3(b) If a student placed under this section has been identified as having a disability and 90.4has an individualized education program in the resident district: 90.5(1) the providing agency must conduct an individualized education program meeting to 90.6reach an agreement about continuing or modifying special education services in accordance 90.7with the current individualized education program goals and objectives and to determine if 90.8additional evaluations are necessary; and 90.9(2) at least the following people shall receive written notice or documented phone call 90.10to be followed with written notice to attend the individualized education program meeting: 90.11(i) the person or agency placing the student; 90.12(ii) the resident district; 90.13(iii) the appropriate teachers and related services staff from the providing district; 90.14(iv) appropriate staff from the new text begin children's new text end residential facility; 90.15(v) the parents or legal guardians of the student; and 90.16(vi) when appropriate, the student. 90.17(c) For a student who has not been identified as a student with a disability, a screening 90.18must be conducted by the providing districts as soon as possible to determine the student's 90.19educational and behavioral needs and must include a review of the student's educational 90.20records. 90.21    Subd. 6. Exit report summarizing educational progress. If a student has been placed 90.22in a facility under this section for 15 or more business days, the providing district must 90.23prepare an exit report summarizing the regular education, special education, evaluation, 90.24educational progress, and service information and must send the report to the resident district 90.25and the next providing district if different, the parent or legal guardian, and any appropriate 90.26social service agency. For students with disabilities, this report must include the student's 90.27IEP. 90.28    Subd. 7. Minimum educational services required. When a student is placed in a 90.29 new text begin children's residential new text end facility approved under this section, at a minimum, the providing 90.30district is responsible for: 90.31(1) the education necessary, including summer school services, for a student who is not 90.32performing at grade level as indicated in the education record or IEP; and 91.1(2) a school day, of the same length as the school day of the providing district, unless 91.2the unique needs of the student, as documented through the IEP or education record in 91.3consultation with treatment providers, requires an alteration in the length of the school day. 91.4    Subd. 8. Placement, services, and due process. When a student's treatment and 91.5educational needs allow, education shall be provided in a regular educational setting. The 91.6determination of the amount and site of integrated services must be a joint decision between 91.7the student's parents or legal guardians and the treatment and education staff. When 91.8applicable, educational placement decisions must be made by the IEP team of the providing 91.9district. Educational services shall be provided in conformance with the least restrictive 91.10environment principle of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The providing 91.11district and care and treatment new text begin children's residential new text end facility shall cooperatively develop 91.12discipline and behavior management procedures to be used in emergency situations that 91.13comply with the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and other relevant state and federal 91.14laws and regulations. 91.15    Subd. 9. Reimbursement for education services. (a) Education services provided to 91.16students who have been placed under this section are reimbursable in accordance with 91.17special education and general education statutes. 91.18(b) Indirect or consultative services provided in conjunction with regular education 91.19prereferral interventions and assessment provided to regular education students suspected 91.20of being disabled and who have demonstrated learning or behavioral problems in a screening 91.21are reimbursable with special education categorical aids. 91.22(c) Regular education, including screening, provided to students with or without 91.23disabilities is not reimbursable with special education categorical aids. 91.24    Subd. 10. Students unable to attend school but not covered under this section. 91.25Students who are absent from, or predicted to be absent from, school for 15 consecutive or 91.26intermittent days, and placed at home or in facilities not licensed by the Departments of 91.27Corrections or Human Services are entitled to regular and special education services 91.28consistent with this section or Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2325. These students include 91.29students with and without disabilities who are home due to accident or illness, in a hospital 91.30or other medical facility, or in a day treatment center. 91.31    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 91.32    Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A district may enroll as a provider in the medical assistance 91.33program and receive medical assistance payments for covered new text begin evaluations and new text end special 92.1education services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B. 92.2To receive medical assistance payments, the district must pay the nonfederal share of medical 92.3assistance services provided according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, and comply 92.4with relevant provisions of state and federal statutes and regulations governing the medical 92.5assistance program. 92.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 92.7    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read: 92.8    Subd. 2c. Special education aid. (a) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special 92.9education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 92.102a and the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5. 92.11(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for a 92.12school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would have 92.13received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, 92.14as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 92.157 , and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education 92.16aid increase limit. 92.17(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education 92.18aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average 92.19daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product 92.20of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 92.21under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to 92.22Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the 92.23district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's average 92.24daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor. 92.25(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education 92.26aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as defined in 92.27section 123A.24, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal special 92.28education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special 92.29education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 92.302012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, 92.31sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily 92.32membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for fiscal 92.33year 2016, and the program growth factor. 93.1(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first year 93.2of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly formed 93.3cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner for approval 93.4to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on current year data, 93.5with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid for programs at 93.6participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced by the new 93.7cooperative. new text begin The department shall establish procedures to adjust the prior year data and new text end 93.8 new text begin fiscal year 2016 old formula aid used in calculating special education aid to exclude costs new text end 93.9 new text begin that have been eliminated for districts where programs have closed or where a substantial new text end 93.10 new text begin portion of the program has been transferred to a cooperative unit. new text end 93.11(f) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting 93.12and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings 93.13as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from 93.14third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and 93.15exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts. 93.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 93.17    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read: 93.18    Subd. 26. Special education services. (a) Medical assistance covers new text begin evaluations necessary new text end 93.19 new text begin in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and new text end 93.20 new text begin individualized family service plan services and for new text end medical services identified in a recipient's 93.21individualized education program new text begin and individualized family service plan new text end and covered under 93.22the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical 93.23therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school 93.24psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as 93.25management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments, 93.26and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services 93.27eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a 93.28children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included 93.29in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services 93.30does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative. 93.31The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical 93.32assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements 93.33otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school 93.34district, in the following areas: medical necessity, physician's orders, documentation, 94.1personnel qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs 94.2for services provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district 94.3as provided in section 125A.74. Services listed in a child's individualized education program 94.4are eligible for medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for 94.5federal financial participation under the Medicaid program. 94.6(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education 94.7program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this 94.8chapter. The commissioner may require physician review and approval of the plan not more 94.9than once annually or upon any modification of the individualized education program that 94.10reflects a change in health-related services. 94.11(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered 94.12notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person: 94.13(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology; 94.14(2) is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as an educational speech-language 94.15pathologist; and 94.16(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing 94.17Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience 94.18necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring 94.19supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate. 94.20(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other 94.21subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar 94.22services are covered under this subdivision. 94.23(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per 94.24diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped 94.25together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity. 94.26(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these 94.27services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education 94.28data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment 94.29structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and 94.30shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall 94.31notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final 94.32rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the 94.33commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal 95.1request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to 95.2contact regarding the appeal. 95.3(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized 95.4education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not 95.5count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child. 95.6(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an 95.7individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance 95.8payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program. 95.9Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse 95.10who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of 95.11medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple 95.12administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when 95.13administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the 95.14child's individualized education program. 95.15 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017. new text end 95.16    Sec. 8. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 17, is amended to read: 95.17    Subd. 17. Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher education 95.18program. new text begin (a) new text end For the Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher 95.19education program to support Minnesota resident new text begin residents working toward licensure in an new text end 95.20 new text begin online program, including persons currently employed as: new text end 95.21 new text begin (1) new text end special education paraprofessionals working toward licensure in an online program new text begin ; new text end 95.22 new text begin (2) teachers without a special education license working on a variance; or new text end 95.23 new text begin (3) individuals teaching with a community expert license new text end : 95.24 95.25 $ 385,000 new text begin 132,000 new text end ..... 2017 95.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 253,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 95.27 new text begin (b) $253,000 of the $385,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section new text end 95.28 new text begin 62, subdivision 17, is canceled to the state general fund on June 30, 2017. new text end 95.29The base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0. new text begin (c) The 2018 appropriation is available new text end 95.30 new text begin until June 30, 2019. new text end 95.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 96.1    Sec. 9. new text begin SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDY. new text end 96.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Study. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must examine the use of assistive new text end 96.3 new text begin technology in Minnesota school districts. The commissioner may examine financial data, new text end 96.4 new text begin survey school officials, and use other methods to collect data on the use of assistive new text end 96.5 new text begin technology by Minnesota's students. The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota new text end 96.6 new text begin Assistive Technology Advisory Council and other interested organizations to determine the new text end 96.7 new text begin scope and focus of the study. new text end 96.8     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Data reporting. new text end new text begin The commissioner must examine the federally required uniform new text end 96.9 new text begin financial accounting and reporting standards object codes and, if necessary, recommend new text end 96.10 new text begin changes to better capture school district spending on assistive technology. The commissioner new text end 96.11 new text begin must examine approaches to collecting additional student-level assistive technology data new text end 96.12 new text begin through the electronic data reporting system. new text end 96.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Assistive technology manual. new text end new text begin The commissioner must examine the department's new text end 96.14 new text begin assistive technology manual, and determine whether to prepare a revised manual. new text end 96.15     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Report. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education must report to the chairs and ranking new text end 96.16 new text begin minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through new text end 96.17 new text begin grade 12 education by February 15, 2018, on the use of assistive technology by Minnesota's new text end 96.18 new text begin students and recommend statutory changes to encourage individualized education programs new text end 96.19 new text begin and individualized family service plans to incorporate a child-centered assistive technology new text end 96.20 new text begin plan. new text end 96.21    Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 96.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 96.23 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 96.24 new text begin designated. new text end 96.25     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Special education; regular. new text end new text begin For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 96.26 new text begin section 125A.75: new text end 96.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,338,867,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 96.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,425,924,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 96.29 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,182,464,000 for 2018. new text end 96.30 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $131,384,000 for 2018 and $1,294,540,000 for 2019. new text end 97.1     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end new text begin For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 97.2 new text begin 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within new text end 97.3 new text begin the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined: new text end 97.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,597,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 97.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,830,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 97.6 new text begin If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is new text end 97.7 new text begin available. new text end 97.8     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end new text begin For aid for teacher travel for home-based new text end 97.9 new text begin services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1: new text end 97.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 508,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 97.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 532,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 97.12 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 for 2018. new text end 97.13 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2018 and $481,000 for 2019. new text end 97.14     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end new text begin For reimbursing serving school new text end 97.15 new text begin districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving new text end 97.16 new text begin school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4: new text end 97.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 46,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 97.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 47,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 97.19     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end new text begin For special education out-of-state new text end 97.20 new text begin tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8: new text end 97.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 97.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 250,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 97.23    Sec. 11. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 97.24 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 125A.75, subdivision 7; and 125A.76, subdivision new text end 97.25 new text begin 2b, new text end new text begin are repealed effective for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 97.26ARTICLE 5 97.27FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 97.28    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 97.29    Subdivision 1. Unclassified positions. Unclassified positions are held by employees 97.30who are: 97.31    (1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office; 98.1    (2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective 98.2officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, and 98.3institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service; 98.4    (3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies 98.5listed in subdivision 1a and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning; 98.6    (4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the 98.7secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee; 98.8    (5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in the 98.9issuance of vehicle licenses; 98.10    (6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one 98.11confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General; 98.12    (7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota; 98.13    (8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; provided 98.14that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative auditor, the 98.15deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be employees in the 98.16classified service; 98.17    (9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in academic 98.18and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, research 98.19assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic Opportunity 98.20Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State 98.21Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance employees, or any 98.22professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection with the business 98.23administration of these institutions; 98.24    (10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard; 98.25    (11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the attorney 98.26general or employed with the attorney general's authorization; 98.27    (12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and 98.28notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor and 98.29Industry; 98.30    (13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State Patrol 98.31troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified service; 99.1    (14) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the 99.2Departments of Management and Budget and Commerce and by professional examining 99.3boards and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of 99.4practical skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations; 99.5    (15) student workers; 99.6    (16) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any 99.7policy-making board or commission established by statute; 99.8    (17) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority; 99.9    (18) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform duties 99.10relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation; 99.11    (19) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the 99.12Deaf and the Blind; and 99.13    (20) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services. 99.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 99.15    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 99.16    Subd. 1a. Additional unclassified positions. Appointing authorities for the following 99.17agencies may designate additional unclassified positions according to this subdivision: the 99.18Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Commerce; Corrections; Education; 99.19Employment and Economic Development; Explore Minnesota Tourism; Management and 99.20Budget; Health; Human Rights; Labor and Industry; Natural Resources; Public Safety; 99.21Human Services; Revenue; Transportation; and Veterans Affairs; the Housing Finance and 99.22Pollution Control Agencies; the State Lottery; the State Board of Investment; the Office of 99.23Administrative Hearings; the Office of MN.IT Services; the Offices of the Attorney General, 99.24Secretary of State, and State Auditor; the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; the 99.25Minnesota Office of Higher Education; the Perpich Center for Arts Education; and the 99.26Minnesota Zoological Board. 99.27A position designated by an appointing authority according to this subdivision must 99.28meet the following standards and criteria: 99.29(1) the designation of the position would not be contrary to other law relating specifically 99.30to that agency; 99.31(2) the person occupying the position would report directly to the agency head or deputy 99.32agency head and would be designated as part of the agency head's management team; 100.1(3) the duties of the position would involve significant discretion and substantial 100.2involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of agency policy; 100.3(4) the duties of the position would not require primarily personnel, accounting, or other 100.4technical expertise where continuity in the position would be important; 100.5(5) there would be a need for the person occupying the position to be accountable to, 100.6loyal to, and compatible with, the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory 100.7board or commission, or the employing constitutional officer; 100.8(6) the position would be at the level of division or bureau director or assistant to the 100.9agency head; and 100.10(7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being consistent with the standards 100.11and criteria in this subdivision. 100.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 100.13    Sec. 3. new text begin [121A.335] LEAD IN SCHOOL DRINKING WATER. new text end 100.14     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Model plan. new text end new text begin The commissioners of health and education shall jointly new text end 100.15 new text begin develop a model plan to require school districts to accurately and efficiently test for the new text end 100.16 new text begin presence of lead in water in public school buildings serving students in kindergarten through new text end 100.17 new text begin grade 12. To the extent possible, the commissioners shall base the plan on the standards new text end 100.18 new text begin established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The plan may be based new text end 100.19 new text begin on the technical guidance in the Department of Health's document, "Reducing Lead in new text end 100.20 new text begin Drinking Water: A Technical Guidance for Minnesota's School and Child Care Facilities." new text end 100.21     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin School plans. new text end new text begin By July 1, 2018, the board of each school district or charter new text end 100.22 new text begin school must adopt the commissioners' model plan or develop and adopt an alternative plan new text end 100.23 new text begin to accurately and efficiently test for the presence of lead in water in school buildings serving new text end 100.24 new text begin prekindergarten students and students in kindergarten through grade 12. new text end 100.25     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Frequency of testing. new text end new text begin The plan under subdivision 2 must include a testing new text end 100.26 new text begin schedule for every building serving prekindergarten through grade 12 students. The schedule new text end 100.27 new text begin must require that each building be tested at least once every five years. A school district new text end 100.28 new text begin must begin testing school buildings by July 1, 2018, and complete testing of all buildings new text end 100.29 new text begin that serve students within five years. new text end new text begin new text end 100.30     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Ten-year facilities plan. new text end new text begin A school district may include lead testing and new text end 100.31 new text begin remediation as a part of its ten-year facilities plan under section 123B.595. new text end 101.1     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Reporting. new text end new text begin A school district that has tested its buildings for the presence of new text end 101.2 new text begin lead shall make the results of the testing available to the public for review and must notify new text end 101.3 new text begin parents of the availability of the information. new text end 101.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 101.5    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.416, is amended to read: 101.6122A.416 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE FOR 101.7PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION AND MULTIDISTRICT 101.8INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVES. 101.9Notwithstanding sections 122A.414, 122A.415, and 126C.10, multidistrict integration 101.10collaboratives and the Perpich Center for Arts Education are eligible to receive alternative 101.11teacher compensation revenue as if they were intermediate school districts. To qualify for 101.12alternative teacher compensation revenue, a multidistrict integration collaborative or the 101.13Perpich Center for Arts Education must meet all of the requirements of sections 122A.414 101.14and 122A.415 that apply to intermediate school districts, must report its enrollment as of 101.15October 1 of each year to the department, and must annually report its expenditures for the 101.16alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform financial accounting 101.17and reporting standards to the department by November 30 of each year. 101.18 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 101.19    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 101.20    Subd. 6. Severance pay. A district must pay severance pay to a teacher who is placed 101.21on unrequested leave of absence by the district as a result of the agreement. A teacher is 101.22eligible under this subdivision if the teacher: 101.23(1) is a teacher, but not a superintendent; 101.24(2) has a continuing contract with the district according to section 122A.40, subdivision 101.257 . 101.26The amount of severance pay must be equal to the teacher's salary for the school year 101.27during which the teacher was placed on unrequested leave of absence minus the gross 101.28amount the teacher was paid during the 12 months following the teacher's termination of 101.29salary, by an entity whose teachers by statute or rule must possess a valid Minnesota teaching 101.30license, and minus the amount a teacher receives as severance or other similar pay according 101.31to a contract with the district or district policy. These entities requiring a valid Minnesota 101.32teaching license include, but are not limited to, the district that placed the teacher on 102.1unrequested leave of absence, another district in Minnesota, an education district, an 102.2intermediate school district, a service cooperative, a board formed under section 471.59, a 102.3state residential academy, the Perpich Center for Arts Education, a vocational center, or a 102.4special education cooperative. These entities do not include a district in another state, a 102.5Minnesota public postsecondary institution, or a state agency. Only amounts earned by the 102.6teacher as a substitute teacher or in a position requiring a valid Minnesota teaching license 102.7shall be subtracted. A teacher may decline any offer of employment as a teacher without 102.8loss of rights to severance pay. 102.9To determine the amount of severance pay that is due for the first six months following 102.10termination of the teacher's salary, the district may require the teacher to provide documented 102.11evidence of the teacher's employers and gross earnings during that period. The district must 102.12pay the teacher the amount of severance pay it determines to be due from the proceeds of 102.13the levy for this purpose. To determine the amount of severance pay that is due for the 102.14second six months of the 12 months following the termination of the teacher's salary, the 102.15district may require the teacher to provide documented evidence of the teacher's employers 102.16and gross earnings during that period. The district must pay the teacher the amount of 102.17severance pay it determines to be due from the proceeds of the levy for this purpose. 102.18A teacher who receives severance pay under this subdivision waives all further 102.19reinstatement rights under section 122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11. If the teacher receives 102.20severance pay, the teacher shall not receive credit for any years of service in the district 102.21paying severance pay prior to the year in which the teacher becomes eligible to receive 102.22severance pay. 102.23The severance pay is subject to section 465.72. The district may levy annually according 102.24to section 126C.43, for the severance pay. 102.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 102.26    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 102.27    Subd. 2. Involuntary Dissolution new text begin ; new text end referendum revenue. As of the effective date of 102.28the new text begin voluntary or new text end involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more 102.29existing districts pursuant to sections 123A.60 or 123A.64 to 123A.72, the authorization 102.30for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters of the dissolved district in 102.31that district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor or successor 102.32provision, is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved 102.33by the voters of a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached shall not 103.1be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as enlarged 103.2by the attachment. 103.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2017. new text end 103.4    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 103.5    Subdivision 1. Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2017 103.6only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $193 103.7times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 103.8average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor 103.9air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section 103.10123B.57, subdivision 6 , with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, plus (ii) for a 103.11school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, 103.12the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to 103.13accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district would 103.14have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 103.152014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii) for a school 103.16district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, the 103.17cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space to 103.18accommodate prekindergarten instruction. 103.19(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater 103.20of (1) the sum of (i) $292 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or 103.21the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost approved by the 103.22commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement 103.23projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more 103.24per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 103.25under section , the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing 103.26instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the 103.27amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, 103.28Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, 103.29and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under 103.30section , the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing 103.31instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction. 103.32(c) For fiscal year 2019 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the 103.33greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of 103.34one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35 years, plus (ii) the cost approved 104.1by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos 104.2abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 104.3or more per site, plus (iii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten 104.4program under section , the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling 104.5existing instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of 104.6(i) the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 104.7123B.57 , Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 104.8123B.591 , and (ii) for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 104.9under section , the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing 104.10instructional space to accommodate prekindergarten instruction. 104.11 new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), a school district that qualified for new text end 104.12 new text begin eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), new text end 104.13 new text begin for fiscal year 2010 remains eligible for funding under this section as a district that would new text end 104.14 new text begin have qualified for eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision new text end 104.15 new text begin 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later. new text end 104.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 104.17    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 104.18    Subd. 4. Facilities plans. (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district 104.19or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan 104.20adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include 104.21provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety, 104.22and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management new text begin new text end 104.23 new text begin and remediation of lead hazards new text end . 104.24(b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for 104.25approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan 104.26or levy for the costs. 104.27    (c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt 104.28service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal 104.29and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue 104.30for that year. 104.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later. new text end 105.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 105.2    Subd. 11. Review of proposals. In reviewing each proposal, the commissioner shall 105.3submit to the school board, within 60 days of receiving the proposal, the review and comment 105.4about the educational and economic advisability of the project. new text begin The commissioner must new text end 105.5 new text begin include comments from residents of the school district in the review and comment. new text end The 105.6review and comment shall be based on information submitted with the proposal and other 105.7information the commissioner determines is necessary. If the commissioner submits a 105.8negative review and comment for a portion of a proposal, the review and comment shall 105.9clearly specify which portion of the proposal received a negative review and comment and 105.10which portion of the proposal received a positive review and comment. 105.11    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.71, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 105.12    Subd. 12. Publication. (a) At least 20 days but not more than 60 days before a referendum 105.13for bonds or solicitation of bids for a project that has received a positive or unfavorable 105.14review and comment under section 123B.70, the school board shall publish a summary of 105.15the commissioner's review and comment of that project in the legal newspaper of the district. 105.16 new text begin The school board must hold a public meeting to discuss the commissioner's review and new text end 105.17 new text begin comment before the referendum for bonds. new text end Supplementary information shall be available 105.18to the public. 105.19(b) The publication requirement in paragraph (a) does not apply to alternative facilities 105.20projects approved under section new text begin 123B.595 new text end . 105.21    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 105.22    Subd. 3. Severance pay. A district must pay severance pay to a teacher who is placed 105.23on unrequested leave of absence by the district as a result of an agreement under this section. 105.24A teacher is eligible under this subdivision if the teacher: 105.25(1) is a teacher, as defined in section 122A.40, subdivision 1, but not a superintendent; 105.26(2) has a continuing contract with the district according to section 122A.40, subdivision 105.277 . 105.28The amount of severance pay must be equal to the teacher's salary for the school year 105.29during which the teacher was placed on unrequested leave of absence minus the gross 105.30amount the teacher was paid during the 12 months following the teacher's termination of 105.31salary, by an entity whose teachers by statute or rule must possess a valid Minnesota teaching 105.32license, and minus the amount a teacher receives as severance or other similar pay according 106.1to a contract with the district or district policy. These entities include, but are not limited 106.2to, the district that placed the teacher on unrequested leave of absence, another district in 106.3Minnesota, an education district, an intermediate school district, a service cooperative, a 106.4board formed under section 471.59, a state residential academy, the Perpich Center for Arts 106.5Education, a vocational center, or a special education cooperative. These entities do not 106.6include a district in another state, a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, or a state 106.7agency. Only amounts earned by the teacher as a substitute teacher or in a position requiring 106.8a valid Minnesota teaching license shall be subtracted. A teacher may decline any offer of 106.9employment as a teacher without loss of rights to severance pay. 106.10To determine the amount of severance pay that is due for the first six months following 106.11termination of the teacher's salary, the district may require the teacher to provide documented 106.12evidence of the teacher's employers and gross earnings during that period. The district must 106.13pay the teacher the amount of severance pay it determines to be due from the proceeds of 106.14the levy for this purpose. To determine the amount of severance pay that is due for the 106.15second six months of the 12 months following the termination of the teacher's salary, the 106.16district may require the teacher to provide documented evidence of the teacher's employers 106.17and gross earnings during that period. The district must pay the teacher the amount of 106.18severance pay it determines to be due from the proceeds of the levy for this purpose. 106.19A teacher who receives severance pay under this subdivision waives all further 106.20reinstatement rights under section 122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11. If the teacher receives 106.21severance pay, the teacher must not receive credit for any years of service in the district 106.22paying severance pay prior to the year in which the teacher becomes eligible to receive 106.23severance pay. 106.24The severance pay is subject to section 465.72. The district may levy annually according 106.25to section 126C.43 for the severance pay. 106.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 106.27    Sec. 12. new text begin [127A.155] LOLA AND RUDY PERPICH ARTS EDUCATION DIVISION. new text end 106.28     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment of arts education division. new text end new text begin The department must provide new text end 106.29 new text begin arts support services to school districts throughout Minnesota through the establishment of new text end 106.30 new text begin the Lola and Rudy Perpich arts education and outreach division. new text end 106.31     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Division responsibilities. new text end new text begin (a) The Perpich division must offer resources and new text end 106.32 new text begin outreach services statewide to enhance arts education opportunities for pupils in elementary new text end 107.1 new text begin and secondary school. The Perpich division must work with school districts across Minnesota new text end 107.2 new text begin to: new text end 107.3 new text begin (1) gather and conduct research in arts education; new text end 107.4 new text begin (2) develop exemplary curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments; new text end 107.5 new text begin (3) disseminate information regarding arts education opportunities; and new text end 107.6 new text begin (4) provide materials, training, and assistance to the arts education committees in school new text end 107.7 new text begin districts. new text end 107.8 new text begin (b) The Perpich division must collaborate with the commissioner of education to develop new text end 107.9 new text begin arts standards and strengthen state policies related to arts education. new text end 107.10 new text begin (c) The Perpich division must serve as liaison for the Department of Education to national new text end 107.11 new text begin organizations for arts education. new text end 107.12 new text begin (d) The commissioner may, on behalf of the Perpich division, apply for funds from new text end 107.13 new text begin public and private sources. new text end 107.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 107.15    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 107.16    Subd. 2. Sales to government. (a) All sales, except those listed in paragraph (b), to the 107.17following governments and political subdivisions, or to the listed agencies or instrumentalities 107.18of governments and political subdivisions, are exempt: 107.19(1) the United States and its agencies and instrumentalities; 107.20(2) school districts, local governments, the University of Minnesota, state universities, 107.21community colleges, technical colleges, state academies, the Perpich Minnesota Center for 107.22Arts Education, and an instrumentality of a political subdivision that is accredited as an 107.23optional/special function school by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; 107.24(3) hospitals and nursing homes owned and operated by political subdivisions of the 107.25state of tangible personal property and taxable services used at or by hospitals and nursing 107.26homes; 107.27(4) notwithstanding paragraph (d), the sales and purchases by the Metropolitan Council 107.28of vehicles and repair parts to equip operations provided for in section 473.4051 are exempt 107.29through December 31, 2016; 107.30(5) other states or political subdivisions of other states, if the sale would be exempt from 107.31taxation if it occurred in that state; and 108.1(6) public libraries, public library systems, multicounty, multitype library systems as 108.2defined in section 134.001, county law libraries under chapter 134A, state agency libraries, 108.3the state library under section 480.09, and the Legislative Reference Library. 108.4(b) This exemption does not apply to the sales of the following products and services: 108.5(1) building, construction, or reconstruction materials purchased by a contractor or a 108.6subcontractor as a part of a lump-sum contract or similar type of contract with a guaranteed 108.7maximum price covering both labor and materials for use in the construction, alteration, or 108.8repair of a building or facility; 108.9(2) construction materials purchased by tax exempt entities or their contractors to be 108.10used in constructing buildings or facilities which will not be used principally by the tax 108.11exempt entities; 108.12(3) the leasing of a motor vehicle as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 11, except 108.13for leases entered into by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities; 108.14(4) lodging as defined under section 297A.61, subdivision 3, paragraph (g), clause (2), 108.15and prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages as defined in section 297A.67, 108.16subdivision 2 , except for lodging, prepared food, candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages 108.17purchased directly by the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities; or 108.18(5) goods or services purchased by a local government as inputs to a liquor store, gas 108.19or electric utility, solid waste hauling service, solid waste recycling service, landfill, golf 108.20course, marina, campground, cafe, or laundromat. 108.21(c) As used in this subdivision, "school districts" means public school entities and districts 108.22of every kind and nature organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and any 108.23instrumentality of a school district, as defined in section 471.59. 108.24(d) For purposes of the exemption granted under this subdivision, "local governments" 108.25has the following meaning: 108.26(1) for the period prior to January 1, 2017, local governments means statutory or home 108.27rule charter cities, counties, and townships; and 108.28(2) beginning January 1, 2017, local governments means statutory or home rule charter 108.29cities, counties, and townships; special districts as defined under section 6.465; any 108.30instrumentality of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or township as defined in 108.31section 471.59; and any joint powers board or organization created under section 471.59. 108.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2018. new text end 109.1    Sec. 14. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 25, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 109.2    Subd. 5. Early repayment aid incentive. (a) For incentive grants for a district that 109.3repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016, 109.4under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by this 109.5act: 109.6 109.7 $ 2,200,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end ..... 2017 109.8(b) Of this amount, new text begin $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, new text end 109.9 new text begin Kelliher; new text end $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000 109.10is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to 109.11Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School 109.12District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682, 109.13Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central. 109.14(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose. 109.15(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is zero. 109.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 109.17    Sec. 15. new text begin DISPOSITION OF CROSSWINDS SCHOOL; PROCEEDS OF SALE. new text end 109.18 new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the appropriation of state general obligation bond proceeds in Laws new text end 109.19 new text begin 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 3; new text end 109.20 new text begin Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session new text end 109.21 new text begin chapter 12, section 2, subdivision 2; and Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, new text end 109.22 new text begin subdivision 3, to acquire and better the Crosswinds school facilities by the Joint Powers new text end 109.23 new text begin District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school new text end 109.24 new text begin may be conveyed or sold by the commissioner of administration in accordance with new text end 109.25 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287. new text end 109.26 new text begin (b) As soon as practicable following July 1, 2017, and consistent with Minnesota Statutes, new text end 109.27 new text begin sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.287, and constraints on the disposition of new text end 109.28 new text begin bond-financed property, the commissioner of administration shall offer the Crosswinds new text end 109.29 new text begin school property for sale. Before offering the Crosswinds school property for sale, the new text end 109.30 new text begin commissioner of administration must determine that the property is no longer needed to new text end 109.31 new text begin carry out the governmental program for which it was acquired or constructed. new text end 109.32 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 110.1    Sec. 16. new text begin TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL. new text end 110.2 new text begin For the 2017-2018 school year only, for a school district or charter school enrolling new text end 110.3 new text begin pupils at the Crosswinds school, the Department of Education must calculate compensatory new text end 110.4 new text begin revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the Crosswinds school based new text end 110.5 new text begin on the October 1, 2016, enrollment counts at that site. new text end 110.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 110.7    Sec. 17. new text begin PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION CLOSURE. new text end 110.8     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Perpich Center for Arts Education abolished. new text end new text begin (a) The Perpich Center new text end 110.9 new text begin for Arts Education (Perpich Center) is abolished effective June 30, 2018. Abolishment under new text end 110.10 new text begin this section does not reduce or otherwise limit the powers and authority of the Perpich Center new text end 110.11 new text begin during the concluding duration of its existence. new text end 110.12 new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any other law, any unexpended and unencumbered appropriations new text end 110.13 new text begin to the Perpich Center lapse to the fund or account from which they were appropriated on new text end 110.14 new text begin June 30, 2018. All money in a dedicated fund or account of the Perpich Center on June 30, new text end 110.15 new text begin 2018, must be transferred to the general fund. new text end 110.16     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Library. new text end new text begin All property in the Perpich Arts Library is transferred to the State new text end 110.17 new text begin Library Services Division of the Department of Education, in accordance with Minnesota new text end 110.18 new text begin Statutes, section 15.039, subdivisions 5 and 8, effective June 1, 2018. new text end 110.19     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Student enrollment. new text end new text begin Students enrolled in the Perpich Arts High School during new text end 110.20 new text begin the 2016-2017 school year may continue to enroll in that school for the 2017-2018 school new text end 110.21 new text begin year. No student may enroll in the Perpich Arts High School after the 2017-2018 school new text end 110.22 new text begin year. new text end 110.23     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Education records. new text end new text begin The Perpich Center must transfer the education records new text end 110.24 new text begin of each student of the Perpich Arts High School and Crosswinds school according to new text end 110.25 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.22, subdivision 7. new text end 110.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 110.27    Sec. 18. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 110.28     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 110.29 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 110.30 new text begin designated. new text end 111.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end new text begin For debt service equalization aid under new text end 111.2 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6: new text end 111.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 24,908,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 111.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 22,360,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 111.5 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $2,324,000 for 2017 and $22,584,000 for 2018. new text end 111.6 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $2,509,000 for 2018 and $19,851,000 for 2019. new text end 111.7     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end new text begin For long-term facilities new text end 111.8 new text begin maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9: new text end 111.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 80,121,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 111.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 103,397,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 111.11 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $5,815,000 for 2017 and $74,306,000 for 2018. new text end 111.12 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $8,256,000 for 2018 and $95,141,000 for 2019. new text end 111.13     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end new text begin For equity in telecommunications new text end 111.14 new text begin access: new text end 111.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 111.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 111.17 new text begin If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the new text end 111.18 new text begin reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the new text end 111.19 new text begin revenue for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 shall be prorated. new text end 111.20 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 111.21     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Early repayment aid incentive. new text end new text begin (a) For incentive grants for a district that new text end 111.22 new text begin repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016, new text end 111.23 new text begin under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by Laws new text end 111.24 new text begin 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 22: new text end 111.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 111.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,350,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 111.27 new text begin (b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, new text end 111.28 new text begin Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000 new text end 111.29 new text begin is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to new text end 111.30 new text begin Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School new text end 111.31 new text begin District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682, new text end 111.32 new text begin Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central. new text end 112.1 new text begin (c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose. new text end 112.2 new text begin (d) The base for 2022 is $0. new text end 112.3    Sec. 19. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 112.4 new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 3, new text end new text begin is repealed retroactively new text end 112.5 new text begin from January 1, 2017. new text end 112.6 new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 129C.10, subdivision 5a; and 129C.30, new text end new text begin are repealed new text end 112.7 new text begin effective July 1, 2017. new text end 112.8 new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 129C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 6, 7, new text end 112.9 new text begin and 8; 129C.105; 129C.15; 129C.20; 129C.25; and 129C.26, new text end new text begin and new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, parts new text end 112.10 new text begin 3600.0010, subparts 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, and 6; 3600.0020; 3600.0030, subparts 1, 2, 4, and 6; new text end 112.11 new text begin 3600.0045; 3600.0055; 3600.0065; 3600.0075; and 3600.0085, new text end new text begin are repealed effective June new text end 112.12 new text begin 30, 2018. new text end 112.13ARTICLE 6 112.14NUTRITION 112.15    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 112.16    Subdivision 1. Contracts. A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture, 112.17fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and information 112.18systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated cost or 112.19value of which shall exceed that specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, must not be 112.20made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks' 112.21published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place of 112.22receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter. 112.23    Additional publication in the official newspaper or elsewhere may be made as the board 112.24shall deem necessary. 112.25    After taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery, 112.26and other conditions imposed in the call for bids, every such contract for which a call for 112.27bids has been issued must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, be duly executed 112.28in writing, and be otherwise conditioned as required by law. The person to whom the contract 112.29is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance. 112.30Notwithstanding section 574.26 or any other law to the contrary, on a contract limited to 112.31the purchase of a finished tangible product, a board may require, at its discretion, a 112.32performance bond of a contractor in the amount the board considers necessary. A record 113.1must be kept of all bids, with names of bidders and amount of bids, and with the successful 113.2bid indicated thereon. A bid containing an alteration or erasure of any price contained in 113.3the bid which is used in determining the lowest responsible bid must be rejected unless the 113.4alteration or erasure is corrected as provided in this section. An alteration or erasure may 113.5be crossed out and the correction thereof printed in ink or typewritten adjacent thereto and 113.6initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. In the case of identical low bids from two or 113.7more bidders, the board may, at its discretion, utilize negotiated procurement methods with 113.8the tied low bidders for that particular transaction, so long as the price paid does not exceed 113.9the low tied bid price. In the case where only a single bid is received, the board may, at its 113.10discretion, negotiate a mutually agreeable contract with the bidder so long as the price paid 113.11does not exceed the original bid. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may readvertise. 113.12Standard requirement price contracts established for supplies or services to be purchased 113.13by the district must be established by competitive bids. Such standard requirement price 113.14contracts may contain escalation clauses and may provide for a negotiated price increase 113.15or decrease based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease in the 113.16vendor's costs. Either party to the contract may request that the other party demonstrate 113.17such increase or decrease. The term of such contracts must not exceed two years with an 113.18option on the part of the district to renew for an additional two years new text begin , except as provided in new text end 113.19 new text begin subdivision 7 new text end . Contracts for the purchase of perishable food items, except milk for school 113.20lunches and vocational training programs, in any amount may be made by direct negotiation 113.21by obtaining two or more written quotations for the purchase or sale, when possible, without 113.22advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of this section or section 113.23471.345, subdivision 3 . All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least 113.24one year after receipt. 113.25    Every contract made without compliance with the provisions of this section shall be 113.26void. Except in the case of the destruction of buildings or injury thereto, where the public 113.27interest would suffer by delay, contracts for repairs may be made without advertising for 113.28bids. 113.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July new text end 113.30 new text begin 1, 2017. new text end 113.31    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to 113.32read: 113.33     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Food service contracts. new text end new text begin A contract between a school board and a food service new text end 113.34 new text begin management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section new text end 114.1 new text begin 210.16, may be renewed annually after its initial term for not more than four additional new text end 114.2 new text begin years. new text end 114.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July new text end 114.4 new text begin 1, 2017. new text end 114.5    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.1158, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 114.6    Subd. 3. Program reimbursement. Each school year, the state must reimburse each 114.7participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid 114.8breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served 114.9to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 114.10under section or a kindergarten student. 114.11    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.1158, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 114.12    Subd. 4. No fees. A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must 114.13make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who 114.14qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an 114.15approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section and all kindergarten 114.16students. 114.17    Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 114.18     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 114.19 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 114.20 new text begin designated. new text end 114.21     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin School lunch. new text end new text begin For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, new text end 114.22 new text begin and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17: new text end 114.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 16,670,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 114.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 17,172,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 114.25     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin School breakfast. new text end new text begin For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 114.26 new text begin section 124D.1158: new text end 114.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,511,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 114.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 11,269,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 114.29     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end new text begin For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 114.30 new text begin section 124D.118: new text end 114.31 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 115.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 115.2     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Summer school food service replacement aid. new text end new text begin For summer school food service new text end 115.3 new text begin replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119: new text end 115.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 115.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 115.6ARTICLE 7 115.7LIBRARIES 115.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 134.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 115.9    Subd. 2. Advice and instruction. The Department of Education shall give advice and 115.10instruction to the managers of any public library or to any governing body maintaining a 115.11library or empowered to do so by law upon any matter pertaining to the organization, 115.12maintenance, or administration of libraries. The department may also give advice and 115.13instruction, as requested, to postsecondary educational institutions, new text begin school districts or charter new text end 115.14 new text begin schools, new text end state agencies, governmental units, nonprofit organizations, or private entities. It 115.15shall assist, to the extent possible, in the establishment and organization of library service 115.16in those areas where adequate services do not exist, and may aid in improving previously 115.17established library services. The department shall also provide assistance to school districts, 115.18regional library systems, and member libraries interested in offering joint library services 115.19at a single location. 115.20    Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 115.21     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 115.22 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 115.23 new text begin designated. new text end 115.24     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Basic system support. new text end new text begin For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 115.25 new text begin section 134.355: new text end 115.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 115.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,570,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 115.28 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2017 and $12,213,000 for 2018. new text end 115.29 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2018 and $12,213,000 for 2019. new text end 115.30     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end new text begin For aid under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 115.31 new text begin sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems: new text end 116.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 116.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 116.3 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2017 and $1,170,000 for 2018. new text end 116.4 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2018 and $1,170,000 for 2019. new text end 116.5     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end new text begin For statewide licenses to online databases new text end 116.6 new text begin selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media new text end 116.7 new text begin centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or new text end 116.8 new text begin university libraries: new text end 116.9 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 116.10 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 116.11 new text begin Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 116.12     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Regional library telecommunications aid. new text end new text begin For regional library new text end 116.13 new text begin telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355: new text end 116.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 116.15 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,300,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 116.16 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2017 and $2,070,000 for 2018. new text end 116.17 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2018 and $2,070,000 for 2019. new text end 116.18ARTICLE 8 116.19EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT 116.20    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.1158, subdivision 3, is amended to 116.21read: 116.22    Subd. 3. Program reimbursement. Each school year, the state must reimburse each 116.23participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid 116.24breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served 116.25to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program 116.26under section or a kindergarten student. 116.27    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.1158, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 116.28    Subd. 4. No fees. A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must 116.29make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who 116.30qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an 117.1approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section and all kindergarten 117.2students. 117.3    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 117.4    Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. There is established an early learning 117.5scholarships program in order to increase new text begin close the opportunity gap by increasing new text end access to 117.6high-quality early childhood programs for children ages three to five. 117.7 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 117.8    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 117.9    Subd. 2. Family eligibility. (a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship, 117.10parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements: 117.11(1) have a new text begin an eligible new text end child three or four years of age on September 1 of the current 117.12school year, who has not yet started kindergarten; and 117.13(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the 117.14current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free 117.15and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National School 117.16Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution 117.17Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections 117.182011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act 117.19of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance 117.20programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement 117.21in foster care under section 260C.212. 117.22(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who is 117.23pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for an early 117.24learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets the income 117.25eligibility guidelines in this subdivision. 117.26(c) Any siblings between the ages zero to new text begin (b) An "eligible child" means a child who has new text end 117.27 new text begin not yet enrolled in kindergarten and is: new text end 117.28 new text begin (1) at least three but not yet five years of age on September 1 of the current school year; new text end 117.29 new text begin (2) a sibling from birth to age new text end five years old of a child who has been awarded a 117.30scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon request, provided the 117.31sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available new text begin ; new text end 118.1 new text begin (3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course new text end 118.2 new text begin of study for a high school equivalency test; or new text end 118.3 new text begin (4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services new text end . 118.4(d) new text begin (c) new text end A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive 118.5a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20 118.6and as long as funds are available. 118.7(e) new text begin (d) new text end Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes 118.8of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota 118.9family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter 118.10119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 118.112007. 118.12(f) new text begin (e) new text end A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as 118.13assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening 118.14under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district, 118.15and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning 118.16scholarship under this section. 118.17 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. new text end 118.18    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 118.19    Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines 118.20and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible 118.21families and programs. new text begin The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from new text end 118.22 new text begin children who: new text end 118.23 new text begin (1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of new text end 118.24 new text begin study for a high school equivalency test; new text end 118.25 new text begin (2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or new text end 118.26 new text begin (3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal new text end 118.27 new text begin McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a. new text end 118.28The commissioner may prioritize applications on new text begin additional new text end factors including family 118.29income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly 118.30funded program providing early education or child care services. 118.31(b) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, scholarships may not exceed $5,000 per year 118.32for each eligible child. For fiscal year 2016 and later, The commissioner shall establish a 119.1target for the average scholarship amount per child based on the results of the rate survey 119.2conducted under section 119B.02. 119.3(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or 119.4on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the 119.5commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the 119.6program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding 119.7provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots 119.8for that program and notify the program of that number new text begin . For fiscal year 2018 and later, the new text end 119.9 new text begin statewide total number of scholarship slots directly designated by the commissioner must new text end 119.10 new text begin not exceed the number of scholarships awarded for fiscal year 2017 new text end . Beginning July 1, 2016, 119.11a school district or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established 119.12registration process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's 119.13family income in the same manner as for other program participants. 119.14(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not 119.15been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the 119.16awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order 119.17to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship 119.18in a 12-month period. 119.19(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening 119.20under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first 119.21attending an eligible program. 119.22(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling 119.23scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and 119.24manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of 119.25the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved 119.26scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system 119.27or another schedule established by the commissioner. 119.28    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 119.29    Subd. 4. Early childhood program eligibility. (a) In order to be eligible to accept an 119.30early learning scholarship, a program must: 119.31(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section 124D.142; 119.32and 120.1(2) beginning July 1, 2016 new text begin 2022 new text end , have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating 120.2and improvement system. 120.3(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not 120.4supplant federal funding. 120.5(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all Minnesota early learning foundation scholarship 120.6program pilot sites are eligible to accept an early learning scholarship under this section. 120.7    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 120.8    Subd. 2. English learner. (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten through 120.9grade 12 or a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten 120.10program under section who meets the requirements under subdivision 2a or the 120.11following requirements: 120.12(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than 120.13English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or 120.14usually speaks a language other than English; and 120.15(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English language 120.16proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include observations, 120.17teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate assessment 120.18instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in academic classes 120.19taught in English. 120.20(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in the 120.21previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's 120.22emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English 120.23learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall generate state English 120.24learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff 120.25score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring 120.26the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom teachers, 120.27consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate academic 120.28language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to successfully 120.29and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom. 120.30(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in prekindergarten under section 120.31124D.151 , new text begin kindergarten new text end through grade 12 shall not be counted as an English learner in 120.32calculating English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall not 120.33generate state English learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if: 121.1(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program for 121.2English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or 121.3(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in Minnesota 121.4public schools since July 1, 1996. 121.5    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 121.6    Subdivision 1. Pupil unit. Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age 121.7of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in 121.8average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under 121.9sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under 121.10chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 121.11123A.30 , 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 121.12to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision. 121.13    (a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by 121.14the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of 121.15the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum 121.16average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit. 121.17    (b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted 121.18as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0. 121.19    (c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the 121.20commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education 121.21services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875, 121.22but not more than one. 121.23(d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled 121.24in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section is counted as 121.25the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil 121.26units. 121.27    (e) new text begin (d) new text end A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil 121.28unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to 121.29all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in 121.30section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, 121.31every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school. 121.32    (f) new text begin (e) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit. 122.1    (g) new text begin (f) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units. 122.2    (h) new text begin (g) new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as 122.31.2 pupil units. 122.4    Sec. 9. new text begin SCHOOL READINESS ADJUSTMENT. new text end 122.5 new text begin For fiscal year 2018 and later, a charter school's or a district's school readiness aid under new text end 122.6 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.16, must be increased by an amount equal to the charter new text end 122.7 new text begin school's or district's total voluntary prekindergarten revenue for fiscal year 2017. new text end 122.8 new text begin Notwithstanding any other law, a charter school qualifying for revenue under this section new text end 122.9 new text begin is eligible for school readiness aid. new text end 122.10    Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 122.11     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 122.12 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 122.13 new text begin designated. new text end 122.14     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin School readiness. new text end new text begin For revenue for school readiness programs under Minnesota new text end 122.15 new text begin Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16: new text end 122.16 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 55,260,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 122.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 57,657,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 122.18 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2017 and $51,892,000 for 2018. new text end 122.19 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $5,765,000 for 2018 and $51,892,000 for 2019. new text end 122.20     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end new text begin (a) For the early learning scholarship program new text end 122.21 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165: new text end 122.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 69,384,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 122.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 69,384,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 122.24 new text begin (b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), no more than the amount necessary new text end 122.25 new text begin to fund the same number of scholarship slots as were provided through the predetermined new text end 122.26 new text begin selection process for fiscal year 2017 may be awarded through that method. new text end 122.27 new text begin (c) Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program. new text end 122.28 new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 122.29 new text begin (e) The base for fiscal year 2020 is $69,884,000. new text end 123.1     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Head Start program. new text end new text begin For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 123.2 new text begin section 119A.52: new text end 123.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 25,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 25,100,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.5     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end new text begin For early childhood family education new text end 123.6 new text begin aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135: new text end 123.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 30,175,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 31,474,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.9 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,271,000 for 2018. new text end 123.10 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $3,030,000 for 2018 and $28,444,000 for 2019. new text end 123.11     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end new text begin For developmental screening aid under new text end 123.12 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: new text end 123.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,606,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,629,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.15 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 for 2018. new text end 123.16 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 for 2019. new text end 123.17     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Parent-child home program. new text end new text begin For a grant to the parent-child home program: new text end 123.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 900,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.20     new text begin The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood new text end 123.21 new text begin literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing new text end 123.22 new text begin suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations new text end 123.23 new text begin for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. new text end 123.24     new text begin The base for this program for fiscal year 2020 and later is $900,000. new text end 123.25     new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. new text end 123.26 new text begin For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota new text end 123.27 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.162: new text end 123.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 281,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 123.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 281,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 123.30     new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end new text begin (a) For transfer to the commissioner new text end 123.31 new text begin of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system new text end 124.1 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports new text end 124.2 new text begin for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system: new text end 124.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,750,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.5 new text begin (b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the new text end 124.6 new text begin child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year new text end 124.7 new text begin for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142. new text end 124.8 new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 124.9 new text begin (d) The base for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,750,000. new text end 124.10     new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal schools. new text end new text begin For early childhood family new text end 124.11 new text begin education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83, new text end 124.12 new text begin subdivision 4: new text end 124.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.14 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 68,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.15     new text begin Subd. 11. new text end new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end new text begin For the educate parents partnership under new text end 124.16 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129: new text end 124.17 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 49,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 49,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.19     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end new text begin For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 124.20 new text begin 124D.135: new text end 124.21 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 527,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 124.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 571,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 124.23 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 for 2018. new text end 124.24 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $58,000 for 2018 and $513,000 for 2019. new text end 124.25    Sec. 11. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 124.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 124.27ARTICLE 9 124.28COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION 124.29    Section 1. new text begin [124D.99] EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS COALITION FUND. new text end 125.1     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Program establishment. new text end new text begin The commissioner of education shall establish new text end 125.2 new text begin a program supporting a coalition of coordinated, aligned education partnerships as specified new text end 125.3 new text begin in this section, for a comprehensive network of evidence-based support services designed new text end 125.4 new text begin to close opportunity gaps by improving educational and developmental outcomes of children new text end 125.5 new text begin and their families within communities experiencing poverty and impediments to economic new text end 125.6 new text begin viability. new text end 125.7     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end new text begin (a) For purposes of this section the terms defined in this subdivision new text end 125.8 new text begin have the meanings given them. new text end 125.9 new text begin (b) "Tier 1 grant" means a sustaining grant for the ongoing operation, stability, and new text end 125.10 new text begin expansion of existing education partnership program locations. new text end 125.11 new text begin (c) "Tier 2 grant" means an implementation grant for expanding activity in education new text end 125.12 new text begin partnership program locations. new text end 125.13     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Administration; design. new text end new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish program new text end 125.14 new text begin requirements, an application process and timeline for each tier of grants specified in new text end 125.15 new text begin subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The new text end 125.16 new text begin commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants new text end 125.17 new text begin and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design new text end 125.18 new text begin and implementation among grant recipients. new text end 125.19 new text begin (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with new text end 125.20 new text begin programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that: new text end 125.21 new text begin (1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving new text end 125.22 new text begin data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire new text end 125.23 new text begin neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise new text end 125.24 new text begin Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members; new text end 125.25 new text begin (2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically new text end 125.26 new text begin rigorous schools at the center; new text end 125.27 new text begin (3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating new text end 125.28 new text begin administrative barriers; new text end 125.29 new text begin (4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective new text end 125.30 new text begin solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and new text end 125.31 new text begin (5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests new text end 125.32 new text begin and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and new text end 125.33 new text begin allow for continuous improvements to systems. new text end 126.1 new text begin (c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address: new text end 126.2 new text begin (1) kindergarten readiness and youth development; new text end 126.3 new text begin (2) grade 3 reading proficiency; new text end 126.4 new text begin (3) high school graduation; new text end 126.5 new text begin (4) postsecondary educational attainment; new text end 126.6 new text begin (5) physical and mental health; new text end 126.7 new text begin (6) development of career skills and readiness; new text end 126.8 new text begin (7) parental engagement and development; new text end 126.9 new text begin (8) community engagement and programmatic alignment; and new text end 126.10 new text begin (9) reduction of remedial education. new text end 126.11 new text begin (d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must: new text end 126.12 new text begin (1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts new text end 126.13 new text begin for each tier identified under subdivision 4; new text end 126.14 new text begin (2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using new text end 126.15 new text begin data sources and program goals; and new text end 126.16 new text begin (3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership new text end 126.17 new text begin for each tier. new text end 126.18     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Requirements. new text end new text begin A grant recipient's program in the planning, development, or new text end 126.19 new text begin implementation phase must include: new text end 126.20 new text begin (1) integrated supportive services programming, as specified in paragraph (b), within a new text end 126.21 new text begin specific community or geographic area for all ages of children and youth and their families new text end 126.22 new text begin within that area, provided that services may be phased in to all ages over time; and new text end 126.23 new text begin (2) a system for evaluating goals and outcomes as provided under subdivision 3, new text end 126.24 new text begin paragraph (c). new text end 126.25     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Grants. new text end new text begin The commissioner shall award Tier 1 and Tier 2 grants to qualifying new text end 126.26 new text begin recipients that can demonstrate a nonstate source of funds, including in-kind contributions. new text end 126.27     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Legislative report. new text end new text begin By December 15 of each odd-numbered year, the new text end 126.28 new text begin commissioner shall submit a report on the education partnership program to the chairs and new text end 126.29 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten new text end 126.30 new text begin through grade 12 education, early childhood education, economic development, and human new text end 127.1 new text begin services. At a minimum, the report must summarize grantee activities, identify grant new text end 127.2 new text begin recipients and awards, analyze program performance measures and outcomes, and make new text end 127.3 new text begin any recommendations for legislative changes. new text end 127.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017, and subdivision 6 applies new text end 127.5 new text begin to reports due starting in calendar year 2019. new text end 127.6    Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 127.7     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 127.8 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 127.9 new text begin designated. new text end 127.10     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Community education aid. new text end new text begin For community education aid under Minnesota new text end 127.11 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.20: new text end 127.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 483,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 127.13 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 393,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 127.14 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 for 2018. new text end 127.15 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 for 2019. new text end 127.16     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end new text begin For adults with disabilities programs new text end 127.17 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56: new text end 127.18 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 127.19 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 710,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 127.20 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2017 and $639,000 for 2018. new text end 127.21 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2018 and $639,000 for 2019. new text end 127.22     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end new text begin For programs for hearing-impaired adults under new text end 127.23 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57: new text end 127.24 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 127.25 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 70,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 127.26     new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin School-age care aid. new text end new text begin For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 127.27 new text begin 124D.22: new text end 127.28 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 127.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 127.30 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $1,000 for 2018. new text end 127.31 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $1,000 for 2019. new text end 128.1     new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Tier 1 grants. new text end new text begin (a) For education partnership program Tier 1 sustaining grants new text end 128.2 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99: new text end 128.3 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 128.4 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,600,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 128.5 new text begin (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside new text end 128.6 new text begin Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood. new text end 128.7 new text begin (c) The base funding for Tier 1 sustaining grants is $2,600,000. new text end 128.8 new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 128.9     new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Tier 2 implementing grants. new text end new text begin (a) For Tier 2 implementing grants under new text end 128.10 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99: new text end 128.11 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 480,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 128.12 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 480,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 128.13 new text begin (b) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, $160,000 each year is for the Northfield Healthy new text end 128.14 new text begin Community Initiative in Northfield; $160,000 is for the Jones Family Foundation for the new text end 128.15 new text begin Every Hand Joined program in Red Wing; and $160,000 is for the United Way of Central new text end 128.16 new text begin Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program. new text end 128.17 new text begin (c) The base funding for Tier 2 implementing grants is $480,000. The commissioner new text end 128.18 new text begin must competitively award all grants under this subdivision for fiscal year 2020 and later. new text end 128.19 new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 128.20ARTICLE 10 128.21SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING 128.22    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.52, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 128.23    Subd. 7. Performance tracking system. (a) By July 1, 2000, each approved adult basic 128.24education program must develop and implement a performance tracking system to provide 128.25information necessary to comply with federal law and serve as one means of assessing the 128.26effectiveness of adult basic education programs. For required reporting, longitudinal studies, 128.27and program improvement, the tracking system must be designed to collect data on the 128.28following core outcomes for learners, including English learners, who have completed 128.29participating in the adult basic education program: 128.30(1) demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in reading, writing, speaking the 128.31English language, numeracy, problem solving, English language acquisition, and other 128.32literacy skills; 129.1(2) placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training, 129.2unsubsidized employment, or career advancement; 129.3(3) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and 129.4(4) reduction in participation in the diversionary work program, Minnesota family 129.5investment program, and food support education and training program. 129.6(b) A district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization providing 129.7an adult basic education program may meet this requirement by developing a tracking system 129.8based on either or both of the following methodologies: 129.9(1) conducting a reliable follow-up survey; or 129.10(2) submitting student information, including new text begin collected new text end Social Security numbers for data 129.11matching. 129.12Data related to obtaining employment must be collected in the first quarter following 129.13program completion or can be collected while the student is enrolled, if known. Data related 129.14to employment retention must be collected in the third quarter following program exit. Data 129.15related to any other new text begin of the new text end specified outcome new text begin outcomes new text end may be collected at any time during 129.16a program year. 129.17(c) When a student in a program is requested to provide the student's Social Security 129.18number, the student must be notified in a written form easily understandable to the student 129.19that: 129.20(1) providing the Social Security number is optional and no adverse action may be taken 129.21against the student if the student chooses not to provide the Social Security number; 129.22(2) the request is made under section 124D.52, subdivision 7; 129.23(3) if the student provides the Social Security number, it will be used to assess the 129.24effectiveness of the program by tracking the student's subsequent career; and 129.25(4) the Social Security number will be shared with the Department of Education; 129.26Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Office of Higher Education; Department of 129.27Human Services; and Department of Employment and Economic Development in order to 129.28accomplish the purposes described in paragraph (a) and will not be used for any other 129.29purpose or reported to any other governmental entities. 129.30(d) Annually a district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization 129.31providing programs under this section must forward the tracking data collected to the 129.32Department of Education. For the purposes of longitudinal studies on the employment status 130.1of former students under this section, the Department of Education must forward the Social 130.2Security numbers to the Department of Employment and Economic Development to 130.3electronically match the Social Security numbers of former students with wage detail reports 130.4filed under section 268.044. The results of data matches must, for purposes of this section 130.5and consistent with the requirements of the United States Code, title 29, section 2871, of 130.6the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 new text begin Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act new text end , be 130.7compiled in a longitudinal form by the Department of Employment and Economic 130.8Development and released to the Department of Education in the form of summary data 130.9that does not identify the individual students. The Department of Education may release 130.10this summary data. State funding for adult basic education programs must not be based on 130.11the number or percentage of students who decline to provide their Social Security numbers 130.12or on whether the program is evaluated by means of a follow-up survey instead of data 130.13matching. 130.14    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.549, is amended to read: 130.15124D.549 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTS RULES; 130.16COMMISSIONER new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY new text end 130.17 new text begin TEST new text end . 130.18The commissioner may amend rules to reflect changes in the national minimum standard 130.19score for passing the general education development (GED) tests new text begin , in consultation with adult new text end 130.20 new text begin basic education stakeholders, must select a high school equivalency test. The commissioner new text end 130.21 new text begin may issue a high school equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or new text end 130.22 new text begin older who has not earned a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued a new text end 130.23 new text begin general education development (GED) certification, and who has exceeded or achieved a new text end 130.24 new text begin minimum passing score on the equivalency test established by the publisher. The new text end 130.25 new text begin commissioner of education may waive the minimum age requirement if supportive evidence new text end 130.26 new text begin is provided by an employer or a recognized education or rehabilitation provider new text end . 130.27    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.55, is amended to read: 130.28124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) 130.29 new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY new text end TEST FEES. 130.30    The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible individual 130.31for the full battery of general education development (GED) new text begin the commissioner-selected new text end 130.32 new text begin high school equivalency new text end tests, but not more than $40 for an eligible individual. 131.1For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee charged to 131.2an eligible individual for the full battery of general education development (GED) tests, but 131.3not more than the cost of one full battery of tests per year for any individual. 131.4    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 38, is amended to read: 131.5    Subd. 38. Full-time student. "Full-time student" means a person who is enrolled in a 131.6graded or ungraded primary, intermediate, secondary, GED new text begin commissioner of new text end 131.7 new text begin education-selected high school equivalency new text end preparatory, trade, technical, vocational, or 131.8postsecondary school, and who meets the school's standard for full-time attendance. 131.9    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 39, is amended to read: 131.10    Subd. 39. General educational development or GED new text begin Commissioner of new text end 131.11 new text begin education-selected high school equivalency new text end . "General educational development" or "GED" 131.12 new text begin "Commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency" new text end means the general educational 131.13development new text begin high school equivalency new text end certification issued by the commissioner of education 131.14as an equivalent to a secondary school diploma under Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, 131.15subpart 4 new text begin section 124D.549 new text end . 131.16    Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 131.17     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin The sums indicated in this section are new text end 131.18 new text begin appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years new text end 131.19 new text begin designated. new text end 131.20     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end new text begin For adult basic education aid under Minnesota new text end 131.21 new text begin Statutes, section 124D.531: new text end 131.22 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 50,010,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.23 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 51,497,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 131.24 new text begin The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 for 2018. new text end 131.25 new text begin The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000 for 2019. new text end 131.26     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end new text begin For payment of 60 percent of the costs of the new text end 131.27 new text begin commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 131.28 new text begin 124D.55: new text end 131.29 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 131.30 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 125,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 132.1    Sec. 7. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end 132.2 new text begin In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the new text end 132.3 new text begin term "commissioner-selected high school equivalency" or similar term for "general education new text end 132.4 new text begin development," "GED," or similar terms for wherever the term refers to the tests or programs new text end 132.5 new text begin leading to a certification issued by the commissioner of education as an equivalency to a new text end 132.6 new text begin secondary diploma. new text end 132.7    Sec. 8. new text begin REPEALER. new text end 132.8 new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, subpart 4, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end 132.9ARTICLE 11 132.10STATE AGENCIES 132.11    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.14, subdivision 9, is amended to read: 132.12    Subd. 9. Fee. Each person licensed by the Board of School Administrators shall pay 132.13the board a fee of $75, collected each fiscal year. When transmitting notice of the license 132.14fee, the board also must notify the licensee of the penalty for failing to pay the fee within 132.15the time specified by the board. The board may provide a lower fee for persons on retired 132.16or inactive status. After receiving notice from the board, any licensed school administrator 132.17who does not pay the fee in the given fiscal year shall have all administrative licenses held 132.18by the person automatically suspended, without the right to a hearing, until the fee has been 132.19paid to the board. If the board suspends a licensed school administrator for failing to pay 132.20the fee, it must immediately notify the district currently employing the school administrator 132.21of the school administrator's suspension. The executive secretary shall deposit the fees in 132.22the new text begin educator licensure account in the special revenue fund in the new text end state treasury. 132.23 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 132.24    Sec. 2. new text begin [122A.175] SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ACCOUNTS; EDUCATOR new text end 132.25 new text begin LICENSURE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS. new text end 132.26     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Educator licensure account. new text end new text begin An educator licensure account is created new text end 132.27 new text begin in the special revenue fund. Applicant licensure fees received by the Department of new text end 132.28 new text begin Education, the Board of Teaching, or the Board of School Administrators must be deposited new text end 132.29 new text begin in the educator licensure account. Any funds appropriated from this account that remain new text end 132.30 new text begin unexpended at the end of the biennium cancel to the educator licensure account in the special new text end 132.31 new text begin revenue fund. new text end 133.1     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Background check account. new text end new text begin An educator licensure background check account new text end 133.2 new text begin is created in the special revenue fund. The Department of Education, the Board of Teaching, new text end 133.3 new text begin and the Board of School Administrators must deposit all payments submitted by license new text end 133.4 new text begin applicants for criminal background checks conducted by the Bureau of Criminal new text end 133.5 new text begin Apprehension in the educator licensure background check account. Amounts in the account new text end 133.6 new text begin are annually appropriated to the commissioner of education for payment to the superintendent new text end 133.7 new text begin of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for the costs of background checks on applicants new text end 133.8 new text begin for licensure. new text end 133.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 133.10    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read: 133.11    Subd. 7c. Temporary military license. The Board of Teaching shall establish a 133.12temporary license in accordance with section 197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a temporary 133.13license under this subdivision shall be $87.90 for an online application or $86.40 for a paper 133.14application. new text begin The board must deposit the fees received from applicants in the educator new text end 133.15 new text begin licensure account in the special revenue fund. new text end 133.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 133.17    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 133.18    Subd. 8. Background checks. (a) The Board of Teaching and the commissioner of 133.19education must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the 133.20Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under 133.21their jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications: 133.22(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and 133.23(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 133.24for the fee for conducting new text begin payment to conduct new text end the criminal history background check. new text begin The new text end 133.25 new text begin Board of Teaching and the commissioner of education must deposit payments received new text end 133.26 new text begin under this subdivision in the educator licensure background check account in the special new text end 133.27 new text begin revenue fund. new text end 133.28(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the 133.29background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined 133.30in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository. 133.31The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of 133.32Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover 134.1the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under 134.2paragraph (a). 134.3(c) The Board of Teaching or the commissioner of education may issue a license pending 134.4completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual 134.5that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background check. 134.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 134.7    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 134.8    Subdivision 1. Licensure applications. Each new text begin applicant submitting an new text end application for 134.9the issuance, renewal, or extension of new text begin to the Board of Teaching to issue, renew, or extend new text end 134.10a new text begin teaching new text end license to teach, including applications for licensure via portfolio under subdivision 134.112, must be accompanied by new text begin include new text end a processing fee of $57. The processing fee for a teacher's 134.12license and for the licenses of supervisory personnel must be paid to the executive secretary 134.13of the appropriate board new text begin and deposited in the educator licensure account in the special new text end 134.14 new text begin revenue fund new text end . The executive secretary of the board shall deposit the fees with the 134.15commissioner of management and budget. The fees as set by the board are nonrefundable 134.16for applicants not qualifying for a license. However, a fee must be refunded by the 134.17commissioner of management and budget new text begin must refund a fee new text end in any case in which the applicant 134.18already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce fees for applicants 134.19who apply at the same time for more than one license. 134.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 134.21    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 134.22    Subd. 2. Licensure via portfolio. (a) An eligible candidate may use licensure via portfolio 134.23to obtain a professional five-year teaching license or to add a licensure field, consistent with 134.24applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules. 134.25    (b) A candidate for a professional five-year teaching license must submit to the Educator 134.26Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence 134.27and one portfolio demonstrating content competence. 134.28    (c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator Licensing 134.29Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence. 134.30    (d) The Board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under 134.31paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not 134.32the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately 135.1inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite 135.2competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator 135.3Licensing Division at the department must approve or disapprove the portfolio within 60 135.4calendar days of receiving it. 135.5    (e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a $300 fee 135.6for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted 135.7subsequently. The revenue generated from new text begin Board of Teaching executive secretary must new text end 135.8 new text begin deposit new text end the fee must be deposited in an education new text begin the educator new text end licensure portfolio account 135.9in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the Board of Teaching are nonrefundable for 135.10applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may waive or reduce fees 135.11for candidates based on financial need. 135.12 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 135.13    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to 135.14read: 135.15     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Annual appropriations. new text end new text begin (a) The amounts collected under subdivision 2 and new text end 135.16 new text begin deposited in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund are annually new text end 135.17 new text begin appropriated to the Board of Teaching. new text end 135.18 new text begin (b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any money new text end 135.19 new text begin specifically appropriated for the same purposes in any year from any state fund. new text end 135.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019. new text end 135.21    Sec. 8. new text begin TRANSFERS. new text end 135.22     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Portfolio account. new text end new text begin On July 1, 2019, the commissioner of management new text end 135.23 new text begin and budget shall transfer any balances in the educator licensure portfolio account in the new text end 135.24 new text begin special revenue fund to the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund. new text end 135.25     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Background check. new text end new text begin Any balance in an account that holds fees collected under new text end 135.26 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is transferred to the educator licensure new text end 135.27 new text begin background check account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 135.28 new text begin 122A.175, subdivision 2. On July 2, 2019, $80,000 is transferred from the educator licensure new text end 135.29 new text begin background check account in the special revenue fund to the educator licensure account in new text end 135.30 new text begin the special revenue fund. new text end 136.1    Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. new text end 136.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Department of Education. new text end new text begin Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated new text end 136.3 new text begin in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for new text end 136.4 new text begin the fiscal years designated. new text end 136.5     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Department. new text end new text begin (a) For the Department of Education: new text end 136.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 19,854,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 136.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin new text end new text begin 19,829,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 136.8 new text begin Of these amounts: new text end 136.9 new text begin (1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators. Beginning in fiscal new text end 136.10 new text begin year 2020, the amount indicated is appropriated from the educator licensure account in the new text end 136.11 new text begin special revenue fund; new text end 136.12     new text begin (2) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist; new text end 136.13 new text begin (3) $200,000 each year is for the Lola and Rudy Perpich arts education and outreach new text end 136.14 new text begin division; and new text end 136.15 new text begin (4) $370,000 each year is for grants for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs. new text end 136.16 new text begin The base for fiscal year 2020 is $0. new text end 136.17 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 136.18 new text begin (c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's new text end 136.19 new text begin Washington, D.C. office. new text end 136.20 new text begin (d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document new text end 136.21 new text begin and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated. new text end 136.22 new text begin (e) If H.F. 140 or a similarly styled bill transferring the Educator Licensing Division to new text end 136.23 new text begin the Board of Teaching is enacted, the fiscal year 2018 appropriation in paragraph (a) is new text end 136.24 new text begin reduced by $836,000 and the fiscal year 2019 appropriation in paragraph (a) is reduced by new text end 136.25 new text begin $845,000. new text end 136.26 new text begin (f) The agency's base in fiscal year 2020 is $19,228,000 and $19,228,000 in 2021. new text end 136.27 new text begin (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), if H.F. 140 or a similarly styled bill transferring the new text end 136.28 new text begin Educator Licensing Division to the Board of Teaching or its successor organization is new text end 136.29 new text begin enacted, the base in fiscal year 2020 is $18,294,000 and $18,205,000 in 2021. new text end 137.1    Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING. new text end 137.2     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Board of Teaching. new text end new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated new text end 137.3 new text begin from the general fund to the Board of Teaching or any successor organization for the fiscal new text end 137.4 new text begin years designated: new text end 137.5 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,481,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 137.6 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,493,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 137.7 new text begin (b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and new text end 137.8 new text begin support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information new text end 137.9 new text begin technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to the new text end 137.10 new text begin Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified in that new text end 137.11 new text begin agreement. new text end 137.12 new text begin (c) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $2,513,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,525,000 in new text end 137.13 new text begin fiscal year 2019 are available only if H.F. 140 or a similarly styled bill is enacted. new text end 137.14 new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 137.15 new text begin (e) The base for fiscal year 2020 is $968,000. This amount is increased by $1,766,000 new text end 137.16 new text begin if H.F. 140 or a similarly styled bill is enacted. The base for fiscal year 2021 is $968,000. new text end 137.17 new text begin This amount is increased by $1,741,000 if H.F. 140 or a similarly styled bill is enacted. new text end 137.18 new text begin Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the amounts indicated are appropriated from the educator new text end 137.19 new text begin licensure account in the special revenue fund or, if the amount in the educator licensure new text end 137.20 new text begin account is insufficient, from the general fund to the Board of Teaching or any successor new text end 137.21 new text begin organization. If a successor organization is established, the Department of Administration new text end 137.22 new text begin must provide administrative support to the successor organization under Minnesota Statutes, new text end 137.23 new text begin section 16B.371. The commissioner of administration must assess the board for services new text end 137.24 new text begin provided under this section. new text end 137.25     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Licensure by portfolio. new text end new text begin For licensure by portfolio: new text end 137.26 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 34,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 137.27 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 34,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 137.28     new text begin This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account in the special revenue new text end 137.29 new text begin fund. new text end 137.30    Sec. 11. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES. new text end 137.31 new text begin (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the new text end 137.32 new text begin Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated: new text end 138.1 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,204,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 138.2 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 13,186,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 138.3 new text begin (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 138.4    Sec. 12. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION. new text end 138.5 new text begin (a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center new text end 138.6 new text begin for Arts Education and to its successor fiscal agent for the fiscal years designated: new text end 138.7 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,212,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2018 new text end 138.8 new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,786,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2019 new text end 138.9 new text begin (b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $162,000 in fiscal year 2018 and new text end 138.10 new text begin $361,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for transfer to the Department of Administration. new text end 138.11 new text begin (c) The base for fiscal year 2020 and later is $0. new text end 138.12 new text begin (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. new text end 138.13ARTICLE 12 138.14FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS 138.15A. GENERAL EDUCATION 138.16    Section 1. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 138.172, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 17, is amended to read: 138.18    Subd. 2. General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 138.19section 126C.13, subdivision 4: 138.20 $ 6,649,435,000 ..... 2016 138.21 138.22 $ 6,815,372,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 6,848,521,000 new text end ..... 2017 138.23The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and 6,026,524,000 for 2016. 138.24The 2017 appropriation includes $641,412,000 for 2016 and $6,173,962,000 new text begin new text end 138.25 new text begin $6,207,109,000 new text end for 2017. 138.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 139.1    Sec. 2. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 3, is 139.2amended to read: 139.3    Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 139.4postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 139.5of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03: 139.6 $ 39,000 ..... 2016 139.7 139.8 $ 42,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 26,000 new text end ..... 2017 139.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 139.10    Sec. 3. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 4, as 139.11amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 1, is amended to read: 139.12    Subd. 4. Abatement revenue. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 139.13127A.49 : 139.14 $ 3,051,000 ..... 2016 139.15 139.16 $ 3,425,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 2,666,000 new text end ..... 2017 139.17The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,773,000 for 2016. 139.18The 2017 appropriation includes $308,000 for 2016 and $3,117,000 new text begin $2,358,000 new text end for 139.192017. 139.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 139.21    Sec. 4. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6, as 139.22amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 3, is amended to read: 139.23    Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 139.24Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87: 139.25 $ 16,759,000 ..... 2016 139.26 139.27 $ 17,235,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 16,879,000 new text end ..... 2017 139.28The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,184,000 for 2016. 139.29The 2017 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2016 and $15,548,000 new text begin $15,192,000 new text end for 139.302017. 139.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 140.1    Sec. 5. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7, as 140.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 4, is amended to read: 140.3    Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 140.4Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9: 140.5 $ 17,673,000 ..... 2016 140.6 140.7 $ 18,103,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 18,278,000 new text end ..... 2017 140.8The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,857,000 for 2016. 140.9The 2017 appropriation includes $1,761,000 for 2016 and $16,342,000 new text begin $16,517,000 new text end for 140.102017. 140.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 140.12    Sec. 6. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9, as 140.13amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 5, is amended to read: 140.14    Subd. 9. Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 140.15Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b: 140.16 $ 5,922,000 ..... 2016 140.17 140.18 $ 4,262,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 4,806,000 new text end ..... 2017 140.19The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $5,348,000 for 2016. 140.20The 2017 appropriation includes $517,000 for 2016 and $3,745,000 new text begin $4,289,000 new text end for 140.212017. 140.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 140.23B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE 140.24    Sec. 7. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2, as 140.25amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 44, is amended to read: 140.26    Subd. 2. Alternative compensation. For alternative teacher compensation aid under 140.27Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4: 140.28 $ 78,907,000 ..... 2016 140.29 140.30 $ 89,049,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 88,137,000 new text end ..... 2017 140.31The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $71,141,000 for 2016. 141.1The 2017 appropriation includes $7,876,000 for 2016 and $81,173,000 new text begin $80,261,000 new text end for 141.22017. 141.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 141.4    Sec. 8. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 3, as 141.5amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 45, is amended to read: 141.6    Subd. 3. Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 141.7Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862: 141.8 $ 65,439,000 ..... 2016 141.9 141.10 $ 69,372,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 67,091,000 new text end ..... 2017 141.11The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,057,000 for 2016. 141.12The 2017 appropriation includes $6,561,000 for 2016 and $62,811,000 new text begin $60,530,000 new text end for 141.132017. 141.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 141.15    Sec. 9. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4, as 141.16amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 6, is amended to read: 141.17    Subd. 4. Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 141.18section 124D.98: 141.19 $ 44,538,000 ..... 2016 141.20 141.21 $ 45,855,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 45,803,000 new text end ..... 2017 141.22The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,855,000 for 2016. 141.23The 2017 appropriation includes $4,428,000 for 2016 and $41,427,000 new text begin $41,375,000 new text end for 141.242017. 141.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 141.26    Sec. 10. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5, 141.27as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 7, is amended to read: 141.28    Subd. 5. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 141.29interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 141.30section 124D.87: 141.31 $ 14,423,000 ..... 2016 142.1 142.2 $ 15,193,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 13,496,000 new text end ..... 2017 142.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 142.4    Sec. 11. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7, 142.5as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 8, is amended to read: 142.6    Subd. 7. Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, 142.7section 124D.83: 142.8 $ 3,539,000 ..... 2016 142.9 142.10 $ 3,715,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 3,278,000 new text end ..... 2017 142.11The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $3,335,000 for 2016. 142.12The 2017 appropriation includes $370,000 for 2016 and $3,345,000 new text begin $2,908,000 new text end for 142.132017. 142.14 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 142.15    Sec. 12. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 11, 142.16as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 9, is amended to read: 142.17    Subd. 11. American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 142.18Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a: 142.19 $ 7,740,000 ..... 2016 142.20 142.21 $ 8,878,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 8,838,000 new text end ..... 2017 142.22The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,740,000 for 2016. 142.23The 2017 appropriation includes $860,000 for 2016 and $8,018,000 new text begin $7,978,000 new text end for 142.242017. 142.25 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 142.26    Sec. 13. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as 142.27amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 28, section 10, is amended to read: 142.28    Subd. 2. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 142.29Statutes, section 124E.22: 142.30 $ 63,540,000 ..... 2016 142.31 142.32 $ 70,132,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 68,046,000 new text end ..... 2017 143.1The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $57,508,000 for 2016. 143.2The 2017 appropriation includes $6,389,000 for 2016 and $63,743,000 new text begin $61,657,000 new text end for 143.32017. 143.4 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 143.5C. SPECIAL EDUCATION 143.6    Sec. 14. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2, 143.7as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 29, section 15, is amended to read: 143.8    Subd. 2. Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 143.9section 125A.75: 143.10 $ 1,183,619,000 ..... 2016 143.11 143.12 $ 1,247,107,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 1,258,250,000 new text end ..... 2017 143.13The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,045,687,000 for 2016. 143.14The 2017 appropriation includes $147,202,000 for 2016 and $1,099,905,000 new text begin new text end 143.15 new text begin $1,111,048,000 new text end for 2017. 143.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 143.17    Sec. 15. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 3, 143.18as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 10, is amended to read: 143.19    Subd. 3. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 143.20services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1: 143.21 $ 416,000 ..... 2016 143.22 143.23 $ 435,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 482,000 new text end ..... 2017 143.24The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $381,000 for 2016. 143.25The 2017 appropriation includes $42,000 for 2016 and $393,000 new text begin $440,000 new text end for 2017. 143.26 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 144.1    Sec. 16. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 5, 144.2as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 11, is amended to read: 144.3    Subd. 5. Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.4125A.75, subdivision 3 , for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 144.5the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined: 144.6 $ 1,307,000 ..... 2016 144.7 144.8 $ 1,516,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 1,390,000 new text end ..... 2017 144.9If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 144.10available. 144.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 144.12    Sec. 17. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 6, 144.13is amended to read: 144.14    Subd. 6. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 144.15districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 144.16school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4: 144.17 $ 56,000 ..... 2016 144.18 144.19 $ 57,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 45,000 new text end ..... 2017 144.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 144.21D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 144.22    Sec. 18. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2, 144.23as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 23, is amended to read: 144.24    Subd. 2. Long-term new text begin facilities new text end maintenance equalization new text begin equalized new text end aid. For long-term 144.25 new text begin facilities new text end maintenance equalization new text begin equalized new text end aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595: 144.26 $ 0 ..... 2016 144.27 144.28 $ 52,844,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 50,571,000 new text end ..... 2017 144.29The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $52,844,000 new text begin $50,571,000 new text end for 2017. 144.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 145.1    Sec. 19. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 3, 145.2as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 12, is amended to read: 145.3    Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid according to Minnesota Statutes, 145.4section 123B.53, subdivision 6: 145.5 $ 20,349,000 ..... 2016 145.6 145.7 $ 22,926,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 20,406,000 new text end ..... 2017 145.8The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016. 145.9The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,921,000 new text begin $18,401,000 new text end for 145.102017. 145.11 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 145.12E. NUTRITION 145.13    Sec. 20. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2, as 145.14amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 18, is amended to read: 145.15    Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 145.16124D.111 , and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17: 145.17 $ 16,251,000 ..... 2016 145.18 145.19 $ 16,775,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 16,234,000 new text end ..... 2017 145.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 145.21    Sec. 21. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3, as 145.22amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 19, is amended to read: 145.23    Subd. 3. School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 145.24section 124D.1158: 145.25 $ 9,457,000 ..... 2016 145.26 145.27 $ 10,365,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 9,869,000 new text end ..... 2017 145.28 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 146.1    Sec. 22. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4, as 146.2amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 15, is amended to read: 146.3    Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 146.4section 124D.118: 146.5 $ 788,000 ..... 2016 146.6 146.7 $ 788,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 758,000 new text end ..... 2017 146.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 146.9F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 146.10    Sec. 23. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5, as 146.11amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 16, is amended to read: 146.12    Subd. 5. Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education 146.13aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135: 146.14 $ 27,948,000 ..... 2016 146.15 146.16 $ 29,336,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 28,944,000 new text end ..... 2017 146.17The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,235,000 for 2016. 146.18The 2017 appropriation includes $2,803,000 for 2016 and $26,533,000 new text begin $26,141,000 new text end for 146.192017. 146.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 146.21    Sec. 24. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6, as 146.22amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 17, is amended to read: 146.23    Subd. 6. Developmental screening aid. For developmental screening aid under 146.24Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: 146.25 $ 3,477,000 ..... 2016 146.26 146.27 $ 3,488,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 3,573,000 new text end ..... 2017 146.28The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,139,000 for 2016. 146.29The 2017 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2016 and $3,140,000 new text begin $3,225,000 new text end for 146.302017. 146.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 147.1    Sec. 25. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision 2, 147.2as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 18, is amended to read: 147.3    Subd. 2. Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 147.4Statutes, section 124D.20: 147.5 $ 790,000 ..... 2016 147.6 147.7 $ 553,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 555,000 new text end ..... 2017 147.8The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $683,000 for 2016. 147.9The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and $478,000 new text begin $480,000 new text end for 2017. 147.10 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 147.11G. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING 147.12    Sec. 26. Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, 147.13as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 19, is amended to read: 147.14    Subd. 2. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 147.15Statutes, section 124D.531: 147.16 $ 48,231,000 ..... 2016 147.17 147.18 $ 49,683,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 48,762,000 new text end ..... 2017 147.19The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $43,449,000 for 2016. 147.20The 2017 appropriation includes $4,827,000 for 2016 and $44,856,000 new text begin $43,935,000 new text end for 147.212017. 147.22 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end " 147.23Delete the title and insert: 147.24"A bill for an act 147.25relating to education finance; providing funding in early childhood, kindergarten 147.26through grade 12, and adult education, including general education, education 147.27excellence, teachers, special education, facilities and technology, nutrition, libraries, 147.28early childhood and family support, community education and prevention, 147.29self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and state agencies; making forecast 147.30adjustments; requiring a report; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 147.312016, sections 43A.08, subdivisions 1, 1a; 120A.22, subdivision 9; 120A.41; 147.32120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022, subdivision 1b; 120B.12, subdivisions 2, 147.332a, 3; 120B.125; 120B.132; 120B.22, subdivision 2; 120B.23, subdivision 3; 147.34120B.232, subdivision 1; 120B.30, subdivision 1; 120B.31, subdivision 4, by 147.35adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.22, 147.36subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.14, subdivision 9; 122A.18, subdivisions 7c, 8; 147.37122A.21, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 122A.40, subdivision 10; 147.38122A.41, by adding a subdivision; 122A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.415, subdivision 148.14; 122A.416; 123A.30, subdivision 6; 123A.73, subdivision 2; 123B.41, 148.2subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 123B.595, 148.3subdivisions 1, 4; 123B.71, subdivisions 11, 12; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.03, 148.4subdivision 5a; 124D.05, subdivision 3; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 148.5by adding subdivisions; 124D.1158, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 148.62, 3, 4; 124D.52, subdivision 7; 124D.549; 124D.55; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 148.7124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.695; 124E.03, subdivision 2; 124E.05, subdivision 148.87; 124E.11; 124E.22; 125A.0941; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 148.92; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision 1; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 148.102c; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 8; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 13a, by adding a 148.11subdivision; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31, subdivision 148.122; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 2, 9; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, 148.13subdivisions 38, 39; 297A.70, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session 148.14chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, 148.15as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article 2, section 70, subdivisions 2, 148.16as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 7, as amended, 11, as 148.17amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended; article 5, section 30, 148.18subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as amended, 6; article 6, section 13, 148.19subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as 148.20amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as 148.21amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; article 148.2211, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, 148.23sections 58; 62, subdivisions 7, 11, 17; article 30, section 25, subdivision 5; 148.24proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 121A; 148.25122A; 124D; 127A; 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.40, 148.26subdivision 11; 122A.41, subdivision 14; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.151; 148.27124D.73, subdivision 2; 125A.75, subdivision 7; 125A.76, subdivision 2b; 129C.10, 148.28subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 5a, 6, 7, 8; 129C.105; 129C.15; 129C.20; 148.29129C.25; 129C.26; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, parts 3500.3100, subpart 4; 148.303600.0010, subparts 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 6; 3600.0020; 3600.0030, subparts 1, 2, 4, 6; 148.313600.0045; 3600.0055; 3600.0065; 3600.0075; 3600.0085." 149.1 We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill. 149.2 House Conferees: 149.3 ..... ..... 149.4 Jenifer Loon Sondra Erickson 149.5 ..... ..... 149.6 Peggy Bennett Ron Kresha 149.7 ..... 149.8 Mary Murphy 149.9 Senate Conferees: 149.10 ..... ..... 149.11 Carla J. Nelson Eric R. Pratt 149.12 ..... ..... 149.13 Justin Eichorn Bill Weber 149.14 ..... 149.15 Charles W. Wiger