1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying provisions for prekindergarten through grade 12 
1.3 	including general education, education excellence, teachers, special education, 
1.4 	health and safety, facilities, fund transfers, accounting, nutrition, libraries, early 
1.5 	childhood, community education, lifelong learning, and state agencies; making 
1.6 	technical changes; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; appropriating 
1.7 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 120A.20, subdivision 2; 
1.8 	120B.024, subdivision 1; 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.21; 120B.30, subdivision 
1.9 	1; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 121A.335, subdivisions 3, 5; 
1.10 	122A.07, by adding a subdivision; 122A.092, subdivisions 5, 6; 122A.14, 
1.11 	subdivision 9; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 7c, 8, 10; 122A.20, subdivision 2; 
1.12 	122A.21; 122A.63, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 122A.70; 
1.13 	123B.41, subdivisions 2, 5; 123B.42, subdivision 3; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 
1.14 	123B.52, subdivision 6; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 9, 
1.15 	10, 14; 124D.091, subdivision 3; 124D.151, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, by adding a 
1.16 	subdivision; 124D.165, by adding a subdivision; 124D.34, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 
1.17 	8, 12; 124D.55; 124D.59, subdivision 2a; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.78, 
1.18 	subdivision 2; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.862, subdivision 1; 124D.98, by 
1.19 	adding a subdivision; 124D.99, subdivision 3; 124E.20, subdivision 1; 124E.21, 
1.20 	subdivision 1; 125A.091, subdivisions 3a, 7; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.76, 
1.21 	subdivisions 1, 2a, 2c, by adding a subdivision; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.22 	126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2d, 2e, 13a, 18a, 24; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 
1.23 	7a; 127A.45, subdivisions 11, 16; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 127A.49, subdivision 
1.24 	2; 136A.87; 245C.12; 471.59, subdivision 1; 626.556, subdivisions 2, 3b, 10, 11; 
1.25 	Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, sections 61; 62, subdivisions 4, 15; Laws 2017, 
1.26 	First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
1.27 	9; article 2, sections 55, subdivisions 1, 6; 57, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 
1.28 	16, 21, 26, 37; article 4, section 12, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, 5; article 5, 
1.29 	section 14, subdivisions 2, 3; article 6, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 8, 
1.30 	sections 8; 10, subdivisions 3, 4, 5a, 6, 12; article 9, section 2, subdivision 2; article 
1.31 	10, section 6, subdivision 2; article 11, sections 8, as amended; 9, subdivision 2; 
1.32 	12; Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 4; proposing coding for new law 
1.33 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 122A; 123B; 124D; 245C; repealing 
1.34 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 120B.299; 122A.175; 122A.63, subdivisions 
1.35 	7, 8; 123A.26, subdivision 3; 125A.75, subdivision 9; 126C.16, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.36 	126C.17, subdivision 9a; 127A.14; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, 
1.37 	subdivision 16; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, sections 1; 
1.38 	3; 4; 6; 7.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	GENERAL EDUCATION

2.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 2.Education, residence, and transportation of homeless. (a) Notwithstanding 
2.6 	subdivision 1, a district must not deny free admission to a homeless pupil solely because 
2.7 	the district cannot determine that the pupil is a resident of the district.
2.8 	(b) The school district of residence for a homeless pupil shall be the school district in 
2.9 	which the parent or legal guardian resides, unless: (1) parental rights have been terminated 
2.10 	by court order; (2) the parent or guardian is not living within the state; or (3) the parent or 
2.11 	guardian having legal custody of the child is an inmate of a Minnesota correctional facility 
2.12 	or is a resident of a halfway house under the supervision of the commissioner of corrections. 
2.13 	If any of clauses (1) to (3) apply, the school district of residence shall be the school district 
2.14 	in which the pupil resided when the qualifying event occurred. If no other district of residence 
2.15 	can be established, the school district of residence shall be the school district in which the 
2.16 	pupil currently resides. If there is a dispute between school districts regarding residency, 
2.17 	the district of residence is the district designated by the commissioner of education.
2.18 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), the serving district is responsible for transporting 
2.19 	a homeless pupil to and from the pupil's district of residence. The district may transport 
2.20 	from a permanent home in another district but only through the end of the academic school 
2.21 	year. When a pupil is enrolled in a charter school, the district or school that provides 
2.22 	transportation for other pupils enrolled in the charter school is responsible for providing 
2.23 	transportation. When a homeless student pupil with or without an individualized education 
2.24 	program attends a public school other than an independent or special school district or 
2.25 	charter school, the district of residence is responsible for transportation.
2.26 	(d) For a homeless pupil with an individualized education program enrolled in a program 
2.27 	authorized by an intermediate school district, special education cooperative, service 
2.28 	cooperative, or education district, the serving district at the time of the pupil's enrollment 
2.29 	in the program remains responsible for transporting that pupil for the remainder of the school 
2.30 	year, unless the initial serving district and the current serving district mutually agree that 
2.31 	the current serving district is responsible for transporting the homeless pupil.

2.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

3.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 2.Textbook. (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including 
3.3 	electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil 
3.4 	uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly 
3.5 	attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil 
3.6 	in this class or program. Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost.
3.7 	Textbook includes a teacher's edition, teacher's guide, or other materials that accompany a 
3.8 	textbook that a pupil uses when the teacher's edition, teacher's guide, or other teacher 
3.9 	materials are packaged physically or electronically with textbooks for student use.
3.10 	(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks, 
3.11 	the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf 
3.12 	form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically, 
3.13 	intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of 
3.14 	students.
3.15 	(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software 
3.16 	or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological 
3.17 	materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.

3.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.41, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.20 		Subd. 5.Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials. (a) 
3.21 	"Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" means educational materials 
3.22 	which:
3.23 	(a) (1) are designed primarily for individual pupil use or use by pupils in a cooperative 
3.24 	learning group in a particular class or program in the school the pupil regularly attends, 
3.25 	including teacher materials that accompany materials that a pupil uses;
3.26 	(b) (2) are secular, neutral, nonideological and not capable of diversion for religious 
3.27 	use; and
3.28 	(c) (3) are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
3.29 	(b) Subject to the requirements in clauses (a), (b), and (c) paragraph (a), "individualized 
3.30 	instructional or cooperative learning materials" include, but are not limited to, the following 
3.31 	if they do not fall within the definition of "textbook" in subdivision 2: published materials; 
3.32 	periodicals; documents; pamphlets; photographs; reproductions; pictorial or graphic works; 
4.1 	prerecorded video programs; prerecorded tapes, cassettes and other sound recordings; 
4.2 	manipulative materials; desk charts; games; study prints and pictures; desk maps; models; 
4.3 	learning kits; blocks or cubes; flash cards; individualized multimedia systems; prepared 
4.4 	instructional computer software programs; choral and band sheet music; electronic books 
4.5 	and other printed materials delivered electronically; and CD-Rom.
4.6 	(c) "Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" do not include 
4.7 	instructional equipment, instructional hardware, or ordinary daily consumable classroom 
4.8 	supplies.

4.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.10 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.42, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.11 		Subd. 3.Cost; limitation. (a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized 
4.12 	instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, 
4.13 	and standardized tests provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the 
4.14 	statewide average expenditure per pupil, adjusted pursuant to clause paragraph (b), by the 
4.15 	Minnesota public elementary and secondary schools for textbooks, individualized 
4.16 	instructional materials and standardized tests as computed and established by the department 
4.17 	by February 1 of the preceding school year from the most recent public school year data 
4.18 	then available.
4.19 	(b) The cost computed in clause paragraph (a) shall be increased by an inflation 
4.20 	adjustment equal to the percent of increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 
4.21 	126C.10, subdivision 2, from the second preceding school year to the current school year. 
4.22 	Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 in 
4.23 	section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula 
4.24 	allowance for the current year minus $414 in determining the inflation adjustment for fiscal 
4.25 	years 2015 and 2016.
4.26 	(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the total 
4.27 	cost for each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized instructional 
4.28 	or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and standardized 
4.29 	tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not exceed the product of 
4.30 	the statewide average expenditure per pupil, according to clause paragraph (a), adjusted 
4.31 	pursuant to clause paragraph (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic school pupils who 
4.32 	make requests pursuant to this section and who are enrolled as of September 15 of the current 
4.33 	school year.

5.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.2 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.49, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.3 		Subd. 4.Board control of extracurricular activities. (a) The board may must take 
5.4 	charge of and control all extracurricular activities of the teachers and children of the public 
5.5 	schools in the district. Extracurricular activities means all direct and personal services for 
5.6 	pupils for their enjoyment that are managed and operated under the guidance of an adult or 
5.7 	staff member. The board shall allow all resident pupils receiving instruction in a home 
5.8 	school as defined in section 123B.36, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), to be eligible to fully 
5.9 	participate in extracurricular activities on the same basis as public school students.
5.10 	(b) Extracurricular activities have all of the following characteristics:
5.11 	(1) they are not offered for school credit nor required for graduation;
5.12 	(2) they are generally conducted outside school hours, or if partly during school hours, 
5.13 	at times agreed by the participants, and approved by school authorities;
5.14 	(3) the content of the activities is determined primarily by the pupil participants under 
5.15 	the guidance of a staff member or other adult.
5.16 	(c) If the board does not take charge of and control extracurricular activities, these 
5.17 	activities shall be self-sustaining with all expenses, except direct salary costs and indirect 
5.18 	costs of the use of school facilities, met by dues, admissions, or other student fund-raising 
5.19 	events. The general fund must reflect only those salaries directly related to and readily 
5.20 	identified with the activity and paid by public funds. Other revenues and expenditures for 
5.21 	extra curricular activities must be recorded according to the Manual for Activity Fund 
5.22 	Accounting. Extracurricular activities not under board control must have an annual financial 
5.23 	audit and must also be audited annually for compliance with this section.
5.24 	(d) If the board takes charge of and controls extracurricular activities, (c) Any or all 
5.25 	costs of these activities may be provided from school revenues and all revenues and 
5.26 	expenditures for these activities shall be recorded in the same manner as other revenues and 
5.27 	expenditures of the district.
5.28 	(e) If the board takes charge of and controls extracurricular activities, (d) The teachers 
5.29 	or pupils in the district must not participate in such activity, nor shall the school name or 
5.30 	any allied name be used in connection therewith, except by consent and direction of the 
5.31 	board.
6.1 	(e) A school district must reserve revenue raised for extracurricular activities and spend 
6.2 	the revenue only for extracurricular activities.

6.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2020 and later.

6.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms 
6.6 	defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
6.7 	(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation 
6.8 	categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
6.9 	(1) the sum of:
6.10 	(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph 
6.11 	(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
6.12 	(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and 
6.13 	mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts 
6.14 	operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district 
6.15 	and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
6.16 	(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as 
6.17 	defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for 
6.18 	pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per 
6.19 	year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
6.20 	(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined 
6.21 	in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause 
6.22 	(2).
6.23 	(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to 
6.24 	pupils as follows:
6.25 	(1) Regular transportation is:
6.26 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary 
6.27 	pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and 
6.28 	resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school 
6.29 	they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; 
6.30 	but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent 
6.31 	permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
7.1 	(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
7.2 	(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the 
7.3 	pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the 
7.4 	home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
7.5 	(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils 
7.6 	of a district without a secondary school; and
7.7 	(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
7.8 	subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 
7.9 	border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when 
7.10 	the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more, 
7.11 	excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.; and
7.12 	(vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was 
7.13 	established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021, 
7.14 	that provides:
7.15 	(A) academic instruction;
7.16 	(B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and
7.17 	(C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve 
7.18 	all children of enrolled pupils.
7.19 	For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility, 
7.20 	school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of 
7.21 	a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program 
7.22 	for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part 
7.23 	or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence, 
7.24 	or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
7.25 	(2) Excess transportation is:
7.26 	(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary 
7.27 	pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school 
7.28 	they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one 
7.29 	mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary 
7.30 	traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
7.31 	(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under 
7.32 	subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area 
8.1 	border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they 
8.2 	attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the 
8.3 	school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service 
8.4 	school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
8.5 	(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during 
8.6 	the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance 
8.7 	areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.
8.8 	(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
8.9 	(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school 
8.10 	bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
8.11 	(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to 
8.12 	other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals, 
8.13 	and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to 
8.14 	125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district 
8.15 	where services are provided;
8.16 	(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections 
8.17 	125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
8.18 	(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
8.19 	(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 
8.20 	pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation 
8.21 	required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities 
8.22 	who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils 
8.23 	are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or 
8.24 	neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for 
8.25 	children with a disability;
8.26 	(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging 
8.27 	facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
8.28 	(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped 
8.29 	with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan; 
8.30 	and
8.31 	(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities 
8.32 	in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized 
9.1 	education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section 
9.2 	124D.128.
9.3 	For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost 
9.4 	of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of 
9.5 	transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 
9.6 	30, a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless 
9.7 	student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through 
9.8 	the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased 
9.9 	after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated 
9.10 	according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled 
9.11 	transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil 
9.12 	transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a). 
9.13 	For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a 
9.14 	school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless 
9.15 	or in a shelter care facility.
9.16 	(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
9.17 	(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident 
9.18 	pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation 
9.19 	for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
9.20 	(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public 
9.21 	school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services 
9.22 	pursuant to section 123B.44; and
9.23 	(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for 
9.24 	nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
9.25 	(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational 
9.26 	programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and 
9.27 	health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as 
9.28 	defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.

9.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

9.30 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.31 		Subd. 4.Alternative pupil. (a) "Alternative pupil" means an a 10th, 11th, or 12th grade 
9.32 	student, subject to paragraph (b), who is not enrolled in a public school district, and includes. 
9.33 	Alternative pupil includes students attending nonpublic schools and students who are home 
10.1 	schooled. An alternative pupil is considered a pupil for purposes of this section only. An 
10.2 	alternative pupil must register with the commissioner of education before participating in 
10.3 	the postsecondary enrollment options program. The commissioner shall must prescribe the 
10.4 	form and manner of the registration, in consultation with the Nonpublic Education Council 
10.5 	under section 123B.445, and may request any necessary information from the alternative 
10.6 	pupil.
10.7 	(b) A 10th grade student qualifies as an alternative pupil if the student: (1) is enrolled 
10.8 	in a career or technical education course offered by an eligible institution; and (2) received 
10.9 	a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, or another reading 
10.10 	assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution. A career or technical 
10.11 	education course must meet the requirements under subdivision 5a. If an alternative pupil 
10.12 	in 10th grade receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or technical education course 
10.13 	taken under this subdivision, the postsecondary institution must allow the student to take 
10.14 	additional postsecondary courses for credit at that institution, not to exceed the limits in 
10.15 	subdivision 8.

10.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for applications submitted on or after 
10.17 	July 1, 2019.

10.18 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.59, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
10.19 		Subd. 2a.English learner; interrupted formal education. Consistent with subdivision 
10.20 	2, an English learner includes an English learner with an interrupted formal education who
10.21 	meets three of the following five requirements:
10.22 	(1) comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or 
10.23 	usually speaks a language other than English;
10.24 	(2) enters school in the United States after grade 6;
10.25 	(3) has at least two years less schooling than the English learner's peers;
10.26 	(4) functions at least two years below expected grade level in reading and mathematics; 
10.27 	and
10.28 	(5) may be preliterate in the English learner's native language.

10.29 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124E.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.30 		Subdivision 1.Revenue calculation. (a) General education revenue must be paid to a 
10.31 	charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted 
11.1 	pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum 
11.2 	equalization aid allowance and first tier local optional aid allowance in the pupil's district 
11.3 	of residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to 
11.4 	section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue, 
11.5 	local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment 
11.6 	revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment 
11.7 	revenue, basic skills revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though 
11.8 	the school were a school district.
11.9 	(b) For a charter school operating an extended day, extended week, or summer program, 
11.10 	the general education revenue in paragraph (a) is increased by an amount equal to 25 percent 
11.11 	of the statewide average extended time revenue per adjusted pupil unit.
11.12 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the general education revenue for an eligible special 
11.13 	education charter school as defined in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, equals the sum of 
11.14 	the amount determined under paragraph (a) and the school's unreimbursed cost as defined 
11.15 	in section 124E.21, subdivision 2, for educating students not eligible for special education 
11.16 	services.

11.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

11.18 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.19 		Subd. 2.Basic revenue.  The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance 
11.20 	times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 
11.21 	2017 is $6,067. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,188. The formula allowance 
11.22 	for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,312. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2020 is $6,438. 
11.23 	The formula allowance for fiscal year 2021 and later is $6,567.

11.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

11.25 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
11.26 		Subd. 2e.Local optional revenue. (a) For fiscal year 2020, local optional revenue for 
11.27 	a school district equals $424 times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school 
11.28 	year. For fiscal year 2021 and later, local optional revenue for a school district equals the 
11.29 	sum of the district's first tier local optional revenue and second tier local optional revenue. 
11.30 	A district's first tier local optional revenue equals $300 times the adjusted pupil units of the 
11.31 	district for that school year. A district's second tier local optional revenue equals $424 times 
11.32 	the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year.
12.1 	(b) For fiscal year 2020, a district's local optional levy equals its local optional revenue 
12.2 	times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per resident pupil unit to 
12.3 	$510,000. For fiscal year 2021 and later, a district's local optional levy equals the sum of 
12.4 	the first tier local optional levy and the second tier local optional levy. A district's first tier 
12.5 	local optional levy equals the district's first tier local optional revenue times the lesser of 
12.6 	one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $880,000. 
12.7 	A district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional 
12.8 	revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per 
12.9 	resident pupil unit to $510,000. The local optional revenue levy must be spread on referendum 
12.10 	market value. A district may levy less than the permitted amount.
12.11 	(c) A district's local optional aid equals its local optional revenue less minus its local 
12.12 	optional levy, times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy. If a district's 
12.13 	actual levy for first or second tier local optional revenue is less than its maximum levy limit 
12.14 	for that tier, its aid must be proportionately reduced.

12.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

12.16 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 13a.Operating capital levy. To obtain operating capital revenue, a district may 
12.18 	levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenue for the fiscal year 
12.19 	times the lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to 
12.20 	the operating capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor equals $15,740 
12.21 	for fiscal year 2017, $20,548 for fiscal year 2018, $24,241 for fiscal year 2019, and $22,912
12.22 	$23,902 for fiscal year 2020, $23,885 for fiscal year 2021, and $22,912 for fiscal year 2022
12.23 	and later.

12.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

12.25 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 18a, is amended to read:
12.26 		Subd. 18a.Pupil transportation adjustment. (a) An independent, common, or special 
12.27 	school district's transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 is increased by the 
12.28 	greater of zero or 18.2 percent of the difference between:
12.29 	(1) the lesser of the district's total cost for regular and excess pupil transportation under 
12.30 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), including depreciation, for the previous fiscal 
12.31 	year or 105 percent of the district's total cost for the second previous fiscal year; and
12.32 	(2) the sum of:
13.1 	(i) 4.66 percent of the district's basic revenue for the previous fiscal year;
13.2 	(ii) transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 for the previous fiscal year; 
13.3 	and
13.4 	(iii) the district's charter school transportation adjustment for the previous fiscal year.; 
13.5 	and
13.6 	(iv) the district's reimbursement for transportation provided under section 123B.92, 
13.7 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi).
13.8 	(b) A charter school's pupil transportation adjustment equals the school district per pupil 
13.9 	adjustment under paragraph (a).

13.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

13.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
13.12 		Subd. 24.Equity revenue. (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:
13.13 	(1) the school district's adjusted pupil unit amount of basic revenue, transition revenue, 
13.14 	first tier local optional revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school 
13.15 	district at or immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region 
13.16 	for those revenue categories; and
13.17 	(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first class 
13.18 	on July 1, 1999.
13.19 	(b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under 
13.20 	section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted pupil units 
13.21 	for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $14, plus (ii) $80, times the school district's equity 
13.22 	index computed under subdivision 27.
13.23 	(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue 
13.24 	under section 126C.17, subdivision 4, equals the product of the district's adjusted pupil units 
13.25 	for that year times $14.
13.26 	(d) (c) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount 
13.27 	equal to the district's adjusted pupil units times the difference between ten percent of the 
13.28 	statewide average amount of referendum revenue and first tier local optional revenue per 
13.29 	adjusted pupil unit for that year and the sum of the district's referendum revenue and first 
13.30 	tier local optional revenue per adjusted pupil unit. A school district's revenue under this 
13.31 	paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for that year.
14.1 	(e) (d) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity 
14.2 	region equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), and (c), and (d) multiplied by 1.25.
14.3 	(f) For fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 for a school district not included in paragraph 
14.4 	(e), a district's equity revenue equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) 
14.5 	multiplied by 1.16. (e) For fiscal year 2020 and later for a school district not included in 
14.6 	paragraph (e) (d), a district's equity revenue equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b),
14.7 	and (c), and (d) multiplied by 1.25.
14.8 	(g) (f) A school district's additional equity revenue equals $50 times its adjusted pupil 
14.9 	units.

14.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

14.11 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.12 		Subdivision 1.Referendum allowance. (a) A district's initial referendum allowance for 
14.13 	fiscal year 2021 and later equals the result of the following calculations:
14.14 	(1) multiply the referendum allowance the district would have received for fiscal year 
14.15 	2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, based on elections 
14.16 	held before July 1, 2013, by the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have 
14.17 	counted for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05;
14.18 	(2) add to the result of clause (1) the adjustment the district would have received under 
14.19 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based 
14.20 	on elections held before July 1, 2013;
14.21 	(3) divide the result of clause (2) by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 
14.22 	2015;
14.23 	(4) add to the result of clause (3) any additional referendum allowance per adjusted pupil 
14.24 	unit authorized by elections held between July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013;
14.25 	(5) add to the result in clause (4) any additional referendum allowance resulting from 
14.26 	inflation adjustments approved by the voters prior to January 1, 2014;
14.27 	(6) subtract from the result of clause (5), the sum of a district's actual local optional levy 
14.28 	and local optional aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, divided by the adjusted pupil 
14.29 	units of the district for that school year; and
14.30 	(1) subtract $424 from the district's allowance under Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
14.31 	126C.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (5);
15.1 	(2) if the result of clause (1) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero;
15.2 	(3) add to the result in clause (2) any new referendum allowance authorized between 
15.3 	July 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, under Minnesota Statutes 2013, section 126C.17, 
15.4 	subdivision 9a;
15.5 	(4) add to the result in clause (3) any additional referendum allowance per adjusted pupil 
15.6 	unit authorized between January 1, 2014, and June 30, 2019;
15.7 	(5) subtract from the result in clause (4) any allowances expiring in fiscal year 2016, 
15.8 	2017, 2018, 2019, or 2020;
15.9 	(6) subtract $300 from the result in clause (5); and
15.10 	(7) if the result of clause (6) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero.
15.11 	(b) A district's referendum allowance equals the sum of the district's initial referendum 
15.12 	allowance, plus any new referendum allowance authorized between July 1, 2013, and 
15.13 	December 31, 2013, under subdivision 9a, plus any additional referendum allowance per 
15.14 	adjusted pupil unit authorized after December 31, 2013 after July 1, 2019, minus any 
15.15 	allowances expiring in fiscal year 2016 2021 or later, plus any inflation adjustments for 
15.16 	fiscal year 2021 and later approved by the voters prior to July 1, 2019, provided that the 
15.17 	allowance may not be less than zero. For a district with more than one referendum allowance 
15.18 	for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, the allowance calculated 
15.19 	under paragraph (a), clause (3), must be divided into components such that the same 
15.20 	percentage of the district's allowance expires at the same time as the old allowances would 
15.21 	have expired under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17. For a district with more than 
15.22 	one allowance for fiscal year 2015 that expires in the same year, the reduction under 
15.23 	paragraph (a), clause clauses (1) and (6), to offset local optional revenue shall be made first 
15.24 	from any allowances that do not have an inflation adjustment approved by the voters.

15.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

15.26 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.27 		Subd. 2.Referendum allowance limit. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for fiscal 
15.28 	year 2015 2021 and later, a district's referendum allowance must not exceed the annual 
15.29 	inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b) times the greatest greater of:
15.30 	(1) $1,845 the product of the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph 
15.31 	(b), and $2,079.50, minus $300;
16.1 	(2) the product of the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b), 
16.2 	and the sum of the referendum revenue the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 
16.3 	under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 4, based on elections held 
16.4 	before July 1, 2013, and the adjustment the district would have received under Minnesota 
16.5 	Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections 
16.6 	held before July 1, 2013, divided by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015, 
16.7 	minus $300;
16.8 	(3) the product of the referendum allowance limit the district would have received for 
16.9 	fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, and the 
16.10 	resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under 
16.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, plus the adjustment the district 
16.12 	would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, 
16.13 	paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by the 
16.14 	district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015; minus $424 for a newly reorganized 
16.15 	district created on July 1, 2020, the referendum revenue authority for each reorganizing 
16.16 	district in the year preceding reorganization divided by its adjusted pupil units for the year 
16.17 	preceding reorganization, minus $300; or
16.18 	(4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1, 2013 2021, the referendum 
16.19 	revenue authority for each reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization divided 
16.20 	by its adjusted pupil units for the year preceding reorganization.
16.21 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year 2016 2022 and later, "inflationary 
16.22 	increase" means one plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban 
16.23 	consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Standards Statistics, for the 
16.24 	current fiscal year to fiscal year 2015. For fiscal year 2016 and later, for purposes of 
16.25 	paragraph (a), clause (3), the inflationary increase equals one-fourth of the percentage 
16.26 	increase in the formula allowance for that year compared with the formula allowance for 
16.27 	fiscal year 2015 2021.

16.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

16.29 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.30 		Subd. 5.Referendum equalization revenue. (a) A district's referendum equalization 
16.31 	revenue equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization revenue and the second tier 
16.32 	referendum equalization revenue, and the third tier referendum equalization revenue.
17.1 	(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's first tier 
17.2 	referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.
17.3 	(c) A district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the 
17.4 	district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $300 $460.
17.5 	(d) A district's second tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's second 
17.6 	tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.
17.7 	(e) A district's second tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the 
17.8 	district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $760, minus the district's first tier 
17.9 	referendum equalization allowance.
17.10 	(f) A district's third tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's third tier 
17.11 	referendum equalization allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units for that year.
17.12 	(g) A district's third tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser of the 
17.13 	district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 25 percent of the formula allowance, 
17.14 	minus the sum of $300 and the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance and 
17.15 	second tier referendum equalization allowance.
17.16 	(h) (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (g) (e), the third second tier referendum allowance 
17.17 	for a district qualifying for secondary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 
17.18 	7, or elementary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 8, equals the district's 
17.19 	referendum allowance under subdivision 1 minus the sum of the district's first tier referendum 
17.20 	equalization allowance and second tier referendum equalization allowance.

17.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

17.22 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
17.23 		Subd. 6.Referendum equalization levy. (a) A district's referendum equalization levy 
17.24 	equals the sum of the first tier referendum equalization levy, and the second tier referendum 
17.25 	equalization levy, and the third tier referendum equalization levy.
17.26 	(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier 
17.27 	referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
17.28 	referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $880,000 $510,000.
17.29 	(c) A district's second tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's second tier 
17.30 	referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
17.31 	referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $510,000 $290,000.
18.1 	(d) A district's third tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's third tier 
18.2 	referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's 
18.3 	referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $290,000.

18.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later. 
18.5 	If another amendment to Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.17, subdivision 6, is enacted in 
18.6 	the 2019 legislative first special session, this section has no effect.

18.7 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
18.8 		Subd. 7.Referendum equalization aid. (a) A district's referendum equalization aid 
18.9 	equals the difference between its referendum equalization revenue and levy.
18.10 	(b) If a district's actual levy for first, or second, or third tier referendum equalization 
18.11 	revenue is less than its maximum levy limit for that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.
18.12 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the referendum equalization aid for a district, where 
18.13 	the referendum equalization aid under paragraph (a) exceeds 90 percent of the referendum 
18.14 	revenue, must not exceed: (1) 25 percent of the formula allowance minus $300; times (2) 
18.15 	the district's adjusted pupil units. A district's referendum levy is increased by the amount 
18.16 	of any reduction in referendum aid under this paragraph.

18.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

18.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
18.19 		Subd. 7a.Referendum tax base replacement aid. For each school district that had a 
18.20 	referendum allowance for fiscal year 2002 exceeding $415, for each separately authorized 
18.21 	referendum levy, the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the commissioner of 
18.22 	education, shall certify the amount of the referendum levy in taxes payable year 2001 
18.23 	attributable to the portion of the referendum allowance exceeding $415 levied against 
18.24 	property classified as class 2, noncommercial 4c(1), or 4c(4), under section 273.13, excluding 
18.25 	the portion of the tax paid by the portion of class 2a property consisting of the house, garage, 
18.26 	and surrounding one acre of land. The resulting amount must be used to reduce the district's 
18.27 	referendum levy or first tier local optional levy amount otherwise determined, and must be 
18.28 	paid to the district each year that the referendum or first tier local optional authority remains 
18.29 	in effect, is renewed, or new referendum authority is approved. The aid payable under this 
18.30 	subdivision must be subtracted from the district's referendum equalization aid under 
18.31 	subdivision 7. The referendum equalization aid and the first tier local optional aid after the 
18.32 	subtraction must not be less than zero.

19.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

19.2 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.45, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
19.3 		Subd. 11.Payment percentage for reimbursement aids. One hundred percent of the 
19.4 	aid for the previous fiscal year must be paid in the current year for the following aids: 
19.5 	telecommunications/Internet access equity and aid according to section 125B.26, special 
19.6 	education special pupil aid according to section 125A.75, subdivision 3, aid for litigation 
19.7 	costs according to section 125A.75, subdivision 9, aid for court-placed special education 
19.8 	expenses according to section 125A.79, subdivision 4, and aid for special education 
19.9 	out-of-state tuition according to section 125A.79, subdivision 8, and shared time aid 
19.10 	according to section 126C.01, subdivision 7.

19.11 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.45, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
19.12 		Subd. 16.Payments to third parties. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, the current year 
19.13 	aid payment percentage of the amounts amount under sections 123A.26, subdivision 3, and
19.14 	section124D.041, shall be paid in equal installments on August 30, December 30, and 
19.15 	March 30, with a final adjustment payment on October 30 of the next fiscal year of the 
19.16 	remaining amount.

19.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.18 		Subd. 2.Abatements. Whenever by virtue of chapter 278, sections 270C.86, 375.192, 
19.19 	or otherwise, the net tax capacity or referendum market value of any district for any taxable 
19.20 	year is changed after the taxes for that year have been spread by the county auditor and the 
19.21 	local tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the original net tax capacity 
19.22 	is applied upon the changed net tax capacities, the county auditor shall must, prior to February 
19.23 	1 of each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of any resulting net 
19.24 	revenue loss that accrued to the district during the preceding year. Each year, the 
19.25 	commissioner shall must pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount calculated 
19.26 	according to the provisions of this subdivision. This amount shall must be deducted from 
19.27 	the amount of the levy authorized by section 126C.46. The amount of the abatement 
19.28 	adjustment must be the product of:
19.29 	(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county auditor, times
19.30 	(2) the ratio of:
19.31 	(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year 
19.32 	according to the following:
20.1 	(A) section 123B.57 123B.595, if the district received health and safety long-term 
20.2 	facilities maintenance aid according to that section for the second preceding year;
20.3 	(B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs 
20.4 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
20.5 	(C) section 124D.135, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family 
20.6 	education aid according to section 124D.135 for the second preceding year;
20.7 	(D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization aid 
20.8 	according to that section for the second preceding year;
20.9 	(E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid 
20.10 	according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;
20.11 	(F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to 
20.12 	section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;
20.13 	(G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according to 
20.14 	section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;
20.15 	(H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization aid 
20.16 	according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;
20.17 	(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt service 
20.18 	equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second preceding year;
20.19 	(J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid according 
20.20 	to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year;
20.21 	(K) section 123B.591, subdivision 3 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (b), if the district 
20.22 	received deferred maintenance local optional aid according to section 123B.591, subdivision 
20.23 	4 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), in the second preceding year; and
20.24 	(L) section 122A.415, subdivision 5, if the district received alternative teacher 
20.25 	compensation equalization aid according to section 122A.415, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), 
20.26 	in the second preceding year; to
20.27 	(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding December, plus 
20.28 	or minus auditor's adjustments.

20.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2021 and later.

21.1 	Sec. 24. KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; SPARSITY AID.
 21.2 	Notwithstanding the distance requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, 
21.3 	subdivision 6, paragraph (f), Karlstad Elementary School in Independent School District 
21.4 	No. 2358, Tri-County, is eligible to generate elementary sparsity aid for fiscal year 2020 
21.5 	and 2021 only.

21.6 	Sec. 25. APPROPRIATIONS.
 21.7 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
21.8 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
21.9 	designated.
21.10 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
21.11 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

21.12		$
	7,383,162,000
	.....
	2020
	
21.13		$
	7,566,309,000
	.....
	2021
	
21.14 	The 2020 appropriation includes $700,383,000 for 2019 and $6,682,779,000 for 2020.
21.15 	The 2021 appropriation includes $715,184,000 for 2020 and $6,851,125,000 for 2021.
21.16 		Subd. 3.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
21.17 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
21.18 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

21.19		$
	24,000
	.....
	2020
	
21.20		$
	26,000
	.....
	2021
	
21.21 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

21.22		$
	2,897,000
	.....
	2020
	
21.23		$
	2,971,000
	.....
	2021
	
21.24 	The 2020 appropriation includes $274,000 for 2019 and $2,623,000 for 2020.
21.25 	The 2021 appropriation includes $291,000 for 2020 and $2,680,000 for 2021.
21.26 		Subd. 5.Consolidation transition aid. For districts consolidating under Minnesota 
21.27 	Statutes, section 123A.485:

21.28		$
	0
	.....
	2020
	
21.29		$
	270,000
	.....
	2021
	
21.30 	The 2020 appropriation includes $0 for 2019 and $0 for 2020.
22.1 	The 2021 appropriation includes $0 for 2020 and $270,000 for 2021.
22.2 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
22.3 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

22.4		$
	18,083,000
	.....
	2020
	
22.5		$
	18,670,000
	.....
	2021
	
22.6 	The 2020 appropriation includes $1,806,000 for 2019 and $16,277,000 for 2020.
22.7 	The 2021 appropriation includes $1,808,000 for 2020 and $16,862,000 for 2021.
22.8 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 
22.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

22.10		$
	19,478,000
	.....
	2020
	
22.11		$
	19,728,000
	.....
	2021
	
22.12 	The 2020 appropriation includes $1,961,000 for 2019 and $17,517,000 for 2020.
22.13 	The 2021 appropriation includes $1,946,000 for 2020 and $17,782,000 for 2021.
22.14 		Subd. 8.One-room schoolhouse. For a grant to Independent School District No. 690, 
22.15 	Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:

22.16		$
	65,000
	.....
	2020
	
22.17		$
	65,000
	.....
	2021
	
22.18 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
22.19 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

22.20		$
	3,751,000
	.....
	2020
	
22.21		$
	3,321,000
	.....
	2021
	
22.22 	The 2020 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2019 and $3,329,000 for 2020.
22.23 	The 2021 appropriation includes $369,000 for 2020 and $2,952,000 for 2021.
22.24 		Subd. 10.Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. (a) To 
22.25 	reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes, 
22.26 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):

22.27		$
	56,000
	.....
	2020
	
22.28		$
	56,000
	.....
	2021
	
22.29 	(b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply using the form and manner of 
22.30 	application prescribed by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the 
22.31 	commissioner must prorate the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
23.1 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
23.2 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $56,000. The base for fiscal year 2023 is $55,000.

23.3 	Sec. 26. REPEALER.
 23.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 123A.26, subdivision 3; 125A.75, subdivision 9; 
23.5 	126C.16, subdivisions 1 and 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9a; and 127A.14, are repealed.

23.6 	ARTICLE 2
23.7 	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

23.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.9 		Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements. (a) Students beginning 9th grade in the 
23.10 	2011-2012 school year and later must successfully complete the following high school level 
23.11 	credits for graduation:
23.12 	(1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in 
23.13 	English language arts;
23.14 	(2) three credits of mathematics, including an algebra II credit or its equivalent, sufficient 
23.15 	to satisfy all of the academic standards in mathematics;
23.16 	(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th grade 
23.17 	standards in mathematics;
23.18 	(4) three credits of science, including at least one credit of biology, one credit of chemistry 
23.19 	or physics, and one elective credit of science. The combination of credits under this clause 
23.20 	must be sufficient to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry or physics 
23.21 	and (ii) all other academic standards in science;
23.22 	(5) three and one-half credits of social studies, encompassing at least United States 
23.23 	history, geography, government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient 
23.24 	to satisfy all of the academic standards in social studies;
23.25 	(6) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic standards 
23.26 	in the arts; and
23.27 	(7) a minimum of seven elective credits.
23.28 	(b) A school district is encouraged to offer a course for credit in government and 
23.29 	citizenship to 11th or 12th grade students who begin 9th grade in the 2020-2021 school year 
24.1 	and later, that satisfies the government and citizenship requirement in paragraph (a), clause 
24.2 	(5).

24.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subd. 2.Identification; report. (a) Each school district shall must identify before the 
24.5 	end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 all students who are not reading at grade level 
24.6 	before the end of the current school year and shall. Students identified as not reading at 
24.7 	grade level by the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 must be screened, in a locally 
24.8 	determined manner, for characteristics of dyslexia.
24.9 	(b)identify Students in grade 3 or higher who demonstrate a reading difficulty to a 
24.10 	classroom teacher must be screened, in a locally determined manner, for characteristics of 
24.11 	dyslexia, unless a different reason for the reading difficulty has been identified.
24.12 	(c) Reading assessments in English, and in the predominant languages of district students 
24.13 	where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to 
24.14 	literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction 
24.15 	appropriate to the specific needs of English learners. The district must use a locally adopted, 
24.16 	developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment and annually report 
24.17 	summary assessment results to the commissioner by July 1.
24.18 	(d) The district also must annually report to the commissioner by July 1 a summary of 
24.19 	the district's efforts to screen and identify students with:
24.20 	(1) dyslexia, using screening tools such as those recommended by the department's 
24.21 	dyslexia specialist; or
24.22 	(2) convergence insufficiency disorder.
24.23 	(b) (e) A student identified under this subdivision must be provided with alternate 
24.24 	instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.

24.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2020.

24.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subdivision 1.Statewide testing.  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with 
24.28 	appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with 
24.29 	subdivision 1a, shall must include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade 
24.30 	level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and 
24.31 	mathematics assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic 
25.1 	standards under section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered 
25.2 	annually to all students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned 
25.3 	with the state's required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to 
25.4 	all high school students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. 
25.5 	The commissioner shall must establish one or more months during which schools shall 
25.6 	administer the tests to students a testing period as late as possible each school year. during 
25.7 	which schools must administer the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments to students. The 
25.8 	commissioner must publish the testing schedule at least two years before the beginning of 
25.9 	the testing period.
25.10 	(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be 
25.11 	assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics, 
25.12 	or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), 
25.13 	clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 
25.14 	college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 
25.15 	recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
25.16 	(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible 
25.17 	to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, 
25.18 	mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, 
25.19 	paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass 
25.20 	college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally 
25.21 	recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
25.22 	(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an 
25.23 	alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
25.24 	(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic 
25.25 	standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
25.26 	(1) mathematics;
25.27 	(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
25.28 	(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;
25.29 	(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 
25.30 	school year; and
25.31 	(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the 
25.32 	2012-2013 school year.
26.1 	(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students' 
26.2 	state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student 
26.3 	education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include 
26.4 	the following:
26.5 	(1) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing, 
26.6 	consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous 
26.7 	development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress 
26.8 	and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where 
26.9 	students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or 
26.10 	remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine 
26.11 	students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that 
26.12 	support academic rigor for the student; and
26.13 	(2) consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration 
26.14 	and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally 
26.15 	relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly 
26.16 	reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for 
26.17 	postsecondary remediation.
26.18 	Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program 
26.19 	may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the 
26.20 	state-identified alternative assessments.
26.21 	(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under 
26.22 	this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student 
26.23 	completion.
26.24 	A student under paragraph (c), clause (1), must receive targeted, relevant, academically 
26.25 	rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention 
26.26 	plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the 
26.27 	student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for 
26.28 	postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49, 
26.29 	and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in 
26.30 	grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate 
26.31 	in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not 
26.32 	required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this 
26.33 	subdivision to graduate from high school.
27.1 	(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to 
27.2 	participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding 
27.3 	for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must pay the cost, one time, for an 
27.4 	interested student in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, to take 
27.5 	a nationally recognized college entrance exam before graduating. A student must be able 
27.6 	to take the exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and 
27.7 	at any one of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district. A district 
27.8 	may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT to comply with this paragraph. 
27.9 	If the district administers only one of these two tests and a free or reduced-price meal eligible 
27.10 	student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, the 
27.11 	student may take the other test at a different time or location and remains eligible for the 
27.12 	examination fee reimbursement. Notwithstanding sections 123B.34 to 123B.39, a school 
27.13 	district may require a student that is not eligible for a free or reduced-price meal to pay the 
27.14 	cost of taking a nationally recognized college entrance exam. The district must waive the 
27.15 	cost for a student unable to pay.
27.16 	(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
27.17 	must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students 
27.18 	and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted 
27.19 	interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments 
27.20 	and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary 
27.21 	education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering 
27.22 	formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the 
27.23 	oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must 
27.24 	ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications 
27.25 	and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments.
27.26 	(g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to 
27.27 	help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for 
27.28 	postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. 
27.29 	Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships, 
27.30 	among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue, 
27.31 	review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This 
27.32 	process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve 
27.33 	students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as 
27.34 	a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential, 
28.1 	an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their 
28.2 	interests and career goals.
28.3 	(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which 
28.4 	include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under 
28.5 	subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate 
28.6 	in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may 
28.7 	include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments 
28.8 	that extend beyond course grades.
28.9 	(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted 
28.10 	instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding 
28.11 	college credit to high school students.
28.12 	(j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career 
28.13 	or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived, 
28.14 	clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that 
28.15 	students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a 
28.16 	reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary 
28.17 	remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators, 
28.18 	and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational 
28.19 	knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment 
28.20 	or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified 
28.21 	and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.
28.22 	(k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or 
28.23 	charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career 
28.24 	and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.
28.25 	(l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a 
28.26 	notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who, 
28.27 	according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement 
28.28 	during high school.
28.29 	(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school 
28.30 	test results shall must be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student 
28.31 	learning and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational 
28.32 	accountability. The commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive 
28.33 	assessments in grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor 
28.34 	of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived 
29.1 	benchmarks on the high school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college 
29.2 	readiness consistent with section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must 
29.3 	disseminate to the public the computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results 
29.4 	upon receiving those results.
29.5 	(n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must 
29.6 	be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall must determine the testing 
29.7 	process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall must be aggregated at 
29.8 	the site and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.
29.9 	(o) The commissioner shall must include the following components in the statewide 
29.10 	public reporting system:
29.11 	(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through 
29.12 	8 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound 
29.13 	accommodations or alternate assessments;
29.14 	(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts 
29.15 	and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school 
29.16 	graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;
29.17 	(3) state results on the American College Test; and
29.18 	(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
29.19 	so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and, 
29.20 	where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor 
29.21 	achievement.
29.22 	(p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high 
29.23 	school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career 
29.24 	pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or 
29.25 	industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready 
29.26 	are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college 
29.27 	or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.
29.28 	(q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural 
29.29 	competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability of families and educators to 
29.30 	interact effectively with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic 
29.31 	backgrounds.

29.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective for testing calendars in the 2021-2022 
29.33 	school year and later.

30.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 3.State growth target; other state measures. (a)(1) The state's educational 
30.3 	assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators 
30.4 	of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of 
30.5 	achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide 
30.6 	assessments.
30.7 	(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and 
30.8 	report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the 
30.9 	federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in 
30.10 	addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity, and the Karen community, seven of the most 
30.11 	populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous Native groups, 
30.12 	seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most populous Black 
30.13 	and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population based on the 
30.14 	most recent American Community Survey; English learners under section 124D.59; home 
30.15 	language; free or reduced-price lunch; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school 
30.16 	who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that such disaggregation and 
30.17 	cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield 
30.18 	statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information 
30.19 	about an individual student.
30.20 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment 
30.21 	and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and 
30.22 	researchers, must implement a growth model that uses a value-added growth indicator and
30.23 	that compares the difference in students' achievement scores over time, and includes criteria 
30.24 	for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth under 
30.25 	section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added measures 
30.26 	under section 120B.299, subdivision 3 academic progress. The model may be used to advance 
30.27 	educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' 
30.28 	diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel 
30.29 	data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to:
30.30 	(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and
30.31 	(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state 
30.32 	student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and 
30.33 	outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and 
31.1 	Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under 
31.2 	paragraph (a), clause (2).
31.3 	The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11, 
31.4 	subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph, 
31.5 	including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic 
31.6 	development of English learners and their native language development if the native language 
31.7 	is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota 
31.8 	public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English 
31.9 	learner under section 124D.59.
31.10 	(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
31.11 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating 
31.12 	the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary 
31.13 	academic and career opportunities:
31.14 	(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates 
31.15 	in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for 
31.16 	postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects 
31.17 	required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the 
31.18 	Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and
31.19 	(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school 
31.20 	graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more 
31.21 	college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment 
31.22 	options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section 
31.23 	120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.
31.24 	When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also 
31.25 	analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified 
31.26 	under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, 
31.27 	and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).
31.28 	(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the 
31.29 	commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety 
31.30 	and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories 
31.31 	identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are 
31.32 	separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the 
31.33 	performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts 
31.34 	on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable 
32.1 	variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used 
32.2 	at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or 
32.3 	created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data 
32.4 	under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
32.5 	(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify 
32.6 	and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under 
32.7 	sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students' 
32.8 	graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report 
32.9 	summary data on:
32.10 	(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;
32.11 	(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels 
32.12 	are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision 
32.13 	1; and
32.14 	(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:
32.15 	(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
32.16 	(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;
32.17 	(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track 
32.18 	students; and
32.19 	(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
32.20 	The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education 
32.21 	providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.
32.22 	(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and 
32.23 	experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English 
32.24 	learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were 
32.25 	previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report 
32.26 	appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and 
32.27 	assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program 
32.28 	placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.
32.29 	(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school 
32.30 	district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause 
32.31 	(2).
33.1 	(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information 
33.2 	on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and 
33.3 	Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their 
33.4 	families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student 
33.5 	data.

33.6 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.7 		Subdivision 1.School performance reports and public reporting. (a) The commissioner 
33.8 	shall report:
33.9 	(1) student academic performance data under section 120B.35, subdivisions 2 and 3;
33.10 	the percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 
33.11 	120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) (2) academic progress consistent with federal 
33.12 	expectations;
33.13 	(3) school safety and student engagement and connection under section 120B.35, 
33.14 	subdivision 3, paragraph (d);
33.15 	(4) rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c);
33.16 	(5) the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause 
33.17 	(2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness 
33.18 	benchmarks under sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph 
33.19 	(e);
33.20 	(6) longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students' 
33.21 	academic achievement and realizing racial and economic integration under section 124D.861;
33.22 	(7) the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language academic literacy, 
33.23 	including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all English learners enrolled 
33.24 	in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted 
33.25 	as English learners under section 124D.59;
33.26 	(8) two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher 
33.27 	consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios;
33.28 	(9) staff characteristics excluding salaries;
33.29 	(10) student enrollment demographics;
34.1 	(11) foster care status, including all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school course 
34.2 	or program who are currently or were previously in foster care, student homelessness, and 
34.3 	district mobility; and
34.4 	(12) extracurricular activities.
34.5 	(b) The school performance report for a school site and a school district must include 
34.6 	school performance reporting information and calculate proficiency rates as required by the 
34.7 	most recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
34.8 	(c) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department website 
34.9 	school performance reports consistent with paragraph (a) and section 120B.11.
34.10 	(d) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning of 
34.11 	each school year.
34.12 	(e) A school or district may appeal its results in a form and manner determined by the 
34.13 	commissioner and consistent with federal law. The commissioner's decision to uphold or 
34.14 	deny an appeal is final.
34.15 	(f) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, until 
34.16 	the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post school 
34.17 	performance reports to the department's public website no later than September 1, except 
34.18 	that in years when the reports reflect new performance standards, the commissioner shall 
34.19 	post the school performance reports no later than October 1.

34.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

34.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.22 		Subd. 3.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
34.23 	given to them.
34.24 	(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private, 
34.25 	nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities 
34.26 	industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
34.27 	an accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education, or a private, 
34.28 	residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or university located 
34.29 	in Minnesota.
34.30 	(b) "Course" means a course or program.
34.31 	(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under 
34.32 	subdivision 5 or 5b enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by 
35.1 	a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school 
35.2 	for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section 
35.3 	124D.091.

35.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

35.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
35.6 		Subd. 7.Dissemination of information; notification of intent to enroll. By the earlier 
35.7 	of (1) three weeks prior to the date by which a student must register for district courses for 
35.8 	the following school year, or (2) March 1 of each year, a district must provide up-to-date 
35.9 	information on the district's website and in materials that are distributed to parents and 
35.10 	students about the program, including information about enrollment requirements and the 
35.11 	ability to earn postsecondary credit to all pupils in grades 8, 9, 10, and 11. To assist the 
35.12 	district in planning, a pupil shall must inform the district by May 30 of each year of the 
35.13 	pupil's intent to enroll in postsecondary courses during the following school year. A pupil 
35.14 	is bound by notifying or not notifying the district by May 30.

35.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

35.16 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
35.17 		Subd. 9.Enrollment priority. (a) A postsecondary institution shall must give priority 
35.18 	to its postsecondary students when enrolling 10th, 11th, and 12th grade pupils in grades 10, 
35.19 	11, and 12 in its courses. A postsecondary institution may provide information about its 
35.20 	programs to a secondary school or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise 
35.21 	recruit or solicit a secondary pupil to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic 
35.22 	grounds only except, notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 
35.23 	through 2019-2020 school years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise 
35.24 	or otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students 
35.25 	or more in grades 10, 11, and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic, 
35.26 	or financial grounds.
35.27 	(b) An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options 
35.28 	purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college level except 
35.29 	when a student eligible to participate and enrolled in the graduation incentives program 
35.30 	under section 124D.68 enrolls full time in a middle or early college program. A middle or 
35.31 	early college program must be specifically designed to allow the student to earn dual high 
35.32 	school and college credit with a well-defined pathway to allow the student to earn a 
36.1 	postsecondary degree or credential. In this case, the student shall must receive developmental 
36.2 	college credit and not college credit for completing remedial or developmental courses.
36.3 	(c) Once a pupil has been enrolled in any postsecondary course under this section, the 
36.4 	pupil shall must not be displaced by another student.
36.5 	(d) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course under this 
36.6 	section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course an otherwise 
36.7 	enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran under section 
36.8 	197.447, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the institution's 
36.9 	established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.
36.10 	(e) A postsecondary institution must allow secondary pupils to enroll in online courses 
36.11 	under this section consistent with the institution's policy regarding postsecondary pupil 
36.12 	enrollment in online courses.

36.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

36.14 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
36.15 		Subd. 14.Grants and financial aid prohibited. A pupil enrolled in a postsecondary 
36.16 	course for secondary credit is not eligible for any state student financial aid under chapter 
36.17 	136A for that course.

36.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2020 and later.

36.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.20 		Subd. 3.Aid. An eligible district shall receive $150 per pupil enrolled in a concurrent 
36.21 	enrollment course, including a P-TECH school under section 124D.093. The money must 
36.22 	be used to defray the cost of delivering the course at the high school. The commissioner 
36.23 	shallmust establish application procedures and deadlines for receipt of aid payments.

36.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2020 and later.

36.25 	Sec. 11. [124D.093] P-TECH SCHOOLS.
36.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) P-TECH schools are established as a public-private 
36.27 	partnership that will prepare students for high-skill jobs of the future in identified growth 
36.28 	industries.
36.29 	(b) The P-TECH school model must deliver five core benefits to students:
37.1 	(1) a rigorous, relevant, and cost-free education in grades 9 to 14, inclusive, focused on 
37.2 	knowledge and skills that students need for science, technology, engineering, and 
37.3 	mathematics (STEM) careers;
37.4 	(2) workplace learning that includes mentoring by industry professionals, worksite visits, 
37.5 	speakers, and internships;
37.6 	(3) intensive, individualized academic support by both secondary and postsecondary 
37.7 	faculty within an academic year or school day that enables students to progress through the 
37.8 	program at their own pace;
37.9 	(4) an opportunity to earn an associate's degree; and
37.10 	(5) a commitment to students who complete the program to be first in line for a job with 
37.11 	participating business partners following completion of the program.
37.12 		Subd. 2.Objectives. (a) P-TECH schools must accomplish the following:
37.13 	(1) develop programs of study in high-wage, high-skill, and high-demand career areas;
37.14 	(2) align school, college, and community systems in the programs of study developed 
37.15 	under this section;
37.16 	(3) support strong academic performance by program participants;
37.17 	(4) promote informed and appropriate career choices and preparation; and
37.18 	(5) ensure that employers in key technical fields have access to a talented and skilled 
37.19 	workforce.
37.20 	(b) Through the programs of study developed under this section, participating students 
37.21 	must be able to earn college course credit toward an associate's degree. Career pathways 
37.22 	will begin in grade 9 and must include workplace learning, high school, and postsecondary 
37.23 	coursework. These pathways will provide a seamless sequence of study, extending through 
37.24 	two years of postsecondary career and technical education, and culminating in an associate's 
37.25 	degree.
37.26 		Subd. 3.Application process. The commissioner must determine the form and manner 
37.27 	of application for a school to be designated a P-TECH school. The application must contain 
37.28 	at least the following information:
37.29 	(1) the written agreement between a public school, a higher education institution under 
37.30 	section 124D.09, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and a business partner to jointly develop and 
37.31 	support a P-TECH school;
38.1 	(2) a proposed school design consistent with subdivisions 1 and 2;
38.2 	(3) a description of how the P-TECH school supports the needs of the economic 
38.3 	development region in which the P-TECH school is to be located;
38.4 	(4) a description of the facilities to be used by the P-TECH school;
38.5 	(5) a description of proposed budgets, curriculum, transportation plans, and other 
38.6 	operating procedures for the P-TECH school;
38.7 	(6) the process by which students will be enrolled in the P-TECH school;
38.8 	(7) the qualifications required for individuals employed in the P-TECH school; and
38.9 	(8) any additional information that the commissioner requires.
38.10 		Subd. 4.Approval process. (a) The commissioner of education must appoint an advisory 
38.11 	committee to review the applications and to recommend approval for those applications 
38.12 	that meet the requirements of this section. The commissioner of education has final authority 
38.13 	over application approvals.
38.14 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must ensure an equitable geographic 
38.15 	distribution of approved P-TECH schools.
38.16 	(c) The commissioner must first begin approving applications for a P-TECH school 
38.17 	enrolling students in the 2020-2021 school year or later.
38.18 		Subd. 5.P-TECH support grants. When an appropriation is available, each P-TECH 
38.19 	school is eligible for a grant to support start-up and ongoing program costs, which may 
38.20 	include, but are not limited to, recruitment, student support, program materials, and P-TECH 
38.21 	school liaisons. An approved P-TECH school is eligible to receive a grant to support start-up 
38.22 	costs the year before first enrolling P-TECH students.

38.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.

38.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.25 		Subd. 2.Creation of foundation. There is created the Minnesota Foundation for Student 
38.26 	Organizations. The purpose of the foundation is to promote vocationalcareer and technical 
38.27 	student organizations and applied leadership opportunities in Minnesota public and nonpublic 
38.28 	schools through public-private partnerships. The foundation is a nonprofit organization. 
38.29 	The board of directors of the foundation and activities of the foundation are under the 
38.30 	direction of the commissioner of education.

39.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
39.2 		Subd. 3.Board of directors. The board of directors of the Minnesota Foundation for 
39.3 	Student Organizations consists of:
39.4 	(1) seven members appointed by the board of directors of the school-to-workcareer and 
39.5 	technical student organizations and chosen so that each represents one of the following 
39.6 	career areas: agriculture, family and consumer sciences, service occupations, health 
39.7 	occupations, marketing, business, and technical/industrial;
39.8 	(2) seven members from business, industry, and labor appointed by the governor to 
39.9 	staggered terms and chosen so that each represents one of the following career areas: 
39.10 	agriculture, family and consumer sciences, service occupations, health occupations, 
39.11 	marketing, business, and technical/industrial;
39.12 	(3) five students or alumni of school-to-workcareer and technical student organizations 
39.13 	representing diverse career areas, three from secondary student organizations, and two from 
39.14 	postsecondary student organizations. The students or alumni shall be appointed by the 
39.15 	criteria and process agreed upon by the executive directors of the student-to-workcareer 
39.16 	and technical organizations; and
39.17 	(4) four members from education appointed by the governor to staggered terms and 
39.18 	chosen so that each represents one of the following groups: school district level 
39.19 	administrators, secondary school administrators, middle school administrators, and 
39.20 	postsecondary administrators.
39.21 	Executive directors of vocationalcareer and technical education student organizations 
39.22 	are ex officio, nonvoting members of the board.

39.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39.24 		Subd. 4.Foundation programs. The foundation shall advance applied leadership and 
39.25 	intracurricular vocationalcareer and technical learning experiences for students. These may 
39.26 	include, but are not limited to:
39.27 	(1) recognition programs and awards for students demonstrating excellence in applied 
39.28 	leadership;
39.29 	(2) summer programs for student leadership, career development, applied academics, 
39.30 	and mentorship programs with business and industry;
39.31 	(3) recognition programs for teachers, administrators, and others who make outstanding 
39.32 	contributions to school-to-workcareer and technical programs;
40.1 	(4) outreach programs to increase the involvement of urban and suburban students;
40.2 	(5) organized challenges requiring cooperation and competition for secondary and 
40.3 	postsecondary students;
40.4 	(6) assistance and training to community teams to increase career awareness and 
40.5 	empowerment of youth as community leaders; and
40.6 	(7) assessment and activities in order to plan for and implement continuous improvement.
40.7 	To the extent possible, the foundation shall make these programs available to students 
40.8 	in all parts of the state.

40.9 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.10 		Subd. 5.Powers and duties. The foundation may:
40.11 	(1) identify and plan common goals and priorities for the various school-to-workcareer 
40.12 	and technical student organizations in Minnesota;
40.13 	(2) publish brochures or booklets relating to the purposes of the foundation and collect 
40.14 	reasonable fees for the publications;
40.15 	(3) seek and receive public and private money, grants, and in-kind services and goods 
40.16 	from nonstate sources for the purposes of the foundation, without complying with section 
40.17 	16A.013, subdivision 1;
40.18 	(4) contract with consultants on behalf of the school-to-workcareer and technical student 
40.19 	organizations;
40.20 	(5) plan, implement, and expend money for awards and other forms of recognition for 
40.21 	school-to-workcareer and technical student programs; and
40.22 	(6) identifying an appropriate name for the foundation.

40.23 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
40.24 		Subd. 8.Public funding. The state shall identify and secure appropriate funding for the 
40.25 	basic staffing of the foundation and individual student school-to-workcareer and technical 
40.26 	student organizations at the state level.

41.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.34, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
41.2 		Subd. 12.Student organizations. Individual boards of vocationalcareer and technical 
41.3 	education student organizations shall continue their operations in accordance with section 
41.4 	124D.355 and applicable federal law.

41.5 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.6 		Subd. 2.Eligible pupils. (a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements 
41.7 	of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation 
41.8 	incentives program, if the pupil:
41.9 	(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a 
41.10 	locally determined achievement test;
41.11 	(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;
41.12 	(3) is pregnant or is a parent;
41.13 	(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;
41.14 	(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
41.15 	(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a 
41.16 	program pursuant to section 124D.69;
41.17 	(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
41.18 	(8) has experienced mental health problems;
41.19 	(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a 
41.20 	transfer to an eligible program;
41.21 	(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner;
41.22 	(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
41.23 	(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or 
41.24 	other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently 
41.25 	treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary 
41.26 	of the seven-county metropolitan area.
41.27 	(b) For fiscal years 2017 and 2018 only 2020 and 2021, a pupil otherwise qualifying 
41.28 	under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age, and is an 
41.29 	English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59, 
41.30 	subdivision 2a, and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year
42.1 	is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and 
42.2 	in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is 
42.3 	funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.

42.4 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.78, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.5 		Subd. 2.Resolution of concurrence. Prior to March 1, the school board or American 
42.6 	Indian school must submit to the department a copy of a resolution adopted by the American 
42.7 	Indian education parent advisory committee. The copy must be signed by the chair of the 
42.8 	committee and must state whether the committee concurs with the educational programs 
42.9 	for American Indian students offered by the school board or American Indian school. If the 
42.10 	committee does not concur with the educational programs, the reasons for nonconcurrence 
42.11 	and recommendations shall be submitted directly to the school board with the resolution. 
42.12 	By resolution, the board must respond in writing within 60 days, in cases of nonconcurrence, 
42.13 	to each recommendation made by the committee and state its reasons for not implementing 
42.14 	the recommendations.

42.15 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.16 		Subd. 2.Revenue amount. An American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school 
42.17 	that is located on a reservation within the state and that complies with the requirements in 
42.18 	subdivision 1 is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant school aid. The amount of aid is 
42.19 	derived by:
42.20 	(1) multiplying the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $170, 
42.21 	times the difference between (i) the resident pupil units as defined in section 126C.05, 
42.22 	subdivision 6, in average daily membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, 
42.23 	and (ii) the number of pupils for the current school year, weighted according to section 
42.24 	126C.05, subdivision 1, receiving benefits under section 123B.42 or 123B.44 or for which 
42.25 	the school is receiving reimbursement under section 124D.69;
42.26 	(2) adding to the result in clause (1) an amount equal to the product of the formula 
42.27 	allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $300 times the tribal contract 
42.28 	compensation revenue pupil units;
42.29 	(3) subtracting from the result in clause (2) the amount of money allotted to the school 
42.30 	by the federal government through Indian School Equalization Program of the Bureau of 
42.31 	Indian Affairs, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 25, part 39, subparts A to E, 
42.32 	for the basic program as defined by section 39.11, paragraph (b), for the base rate as applied 
42.33 	to kindergarten through twelfth grade, excluding small school adjustments and additional 
43.1 	weighting, but not money allotted through subparts F to L for contingency funds, school 
43.2 	board training, student training, interim maintenance and minor repair, interim administration 
43.3 	cost, prekindergarten, and operation and maintenance, and the amount of money that is 
43.4 	received according to section 124D.69;
43.5 	(4) dividing the result in clause (3) by the sum of the resident pupil units in average daily 
43.6 	membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, plus the tribal contract compensation 
43.7 	revenue pupil units; and
43.8 	(5) multiplying the sum of the resident pupil units, including section 126C.05, subdivision 
43.9 	13, in average daily membership plus the tribal contract compensation revenue pupil units 
43.10 	by the lesser of $3,230 for fiscal years 2016 toyear 2019 and $1,50051.17 percent of the 
43.11 	formula allowance for fiscal year 2020 and later or the result in clause (4).

43.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

43.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.862, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.14 		Subdivision 1.Initial achievement and integration revenue. (a) An eligible district's 
43.15 	initial achievement and integration revenue equals the lesser of 100.3 percent of the district's 
43.16 	expenditures under the budget approved by the commissioner under section 124D.861, 
43.17 	subdivision 3, paragraph (c), excluding expenditures used to generate incentive revenue 
43.18 	under subdivision 2, or the sum of (1) $350 times the district's adjusted pupil units for that 
43.19 	year times the ratio of the district's enrollment of protected students for the previous school 
43.20 	year to total enrollment for the previous school year and (2) the greater of zero or 66 percent 
43.21 	of the difference between the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 and the 
43.22 	district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2014 under clause (1).
43.23 	(b) In each year, an amount equal to 0.3 percent of each district's initial achievement 
43.24 	and integration revenue for the second prior fiscal year is transferred to the department for 
43.25 	the oversight and accountability activities required under this section and section 124D.861.

43.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.98, is amended by adding a subdivision 
43.27 	to read:
43.28 		Subd. 4.Medium and high growth. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 
43.29 	section.
43.30 	(b) "Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above 
43.31 	or below the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one 
43.32 	assessment scores.
44.1 	(c) "High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the 
44.2 	average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores.

44.3 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.87, is amended to read:
44.4 	136A.87 PLANNING INFORMATION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
44.5 	(a) The office shall make available to all residents beginning in 7th grade through 
44.6 	adulthood information about planning and preparing for postsecondary opportunities. 
44.7 	Information must be provided to all 7th grade students and their parents annually by 
44.8 	September 30 about planning for their postsecondary education. The office may also provide 
44.9 	information to high school students and their parents, to adults, and to out-of-school youth.
44.10 	(b) The office shall gather and share information with students and parents about the 
44.11 	dual credit acceptance policies of each Minnesota public and private college and university. 
44.12 	The office shall gather and share information related to the acceptance policies for concurrent 
44.13 	enrollment courses, postsecondary enrollment options courses, advanced placement courses, 
44.14 	and international baccalaureate courses. This information must be shared on the office's 
44.15 	website and included in the information under paragraph (a).
44.16 	(c) The information provided under paragraph (a) may include the following:
44.17 	(1) the need to start planning early;
44.18 	(2) the availability of assistance in educational planning from educational institutions 
44.19 	and other organizations;
44.20 	(3) suggestions for studying effectively during high school;
44.21 	(4) high school courses necessary to be adequately prepared for postsecondary education;
44.22 	(5) encouragement to involve parents actively in planning for all phases of education;
44.23 	(6) information about postsecondary education and training opportunities existing in the 
44.24 	state, their respective missions and expectations for students, their preparation requirements, 
44.25 	admission requirements, and student placement;
44.26 	(7) ways to evaluate and select postsecondary institutions;
44.27 	(8) the process of transferring credits among Minnesota postsecondary institutions and 
44.28 	systems;
44.29 	(9) the costs of postsecondary education and the availability of financial assistance in 
44.30 	meeting these costs, including specific information about the Minnesota Promise;
45.1 	(10) the interrelationship of assistance from student financial aid, public assistance, and 
45.2 	job training programs; and
45.3 	(11) financial planning for postsecondary education.; and
45.4 	(12) postsecondary education options for students with intellectual and developmental 
45.5 	disabilities.

45.6 	Sec. 24. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 61, is amended to read:
45.7 	Sec. 61. CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE REVENUE.
 45.8 		Subdivision 1.Qualifying certificates. As soon as practicable, the commissioner of 
45.9 	education, in consultation with the Governor's Workforce Development Council established 
45.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.665, and the P-20 education partnership operating 
45.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.70, must establish the list of qualifying career and 
45.12 	technical certificates and post the names of those certificates on the Department of 
45.13 	Education's Web site. The certificates must be in fields where occupational opportunities 
45.14 	exist.
45.15 		Subd. 2.School district participation. (a) A school board may adopt a policy authorizing 
45.16 	its students in grades 9 through 12, including its students enrolled in postsecondary enrollment 
45.17 	options courses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, the opportunity to complete a 
45.18 	qualifying certificate. The certificate may be completed as part of a regularly scheduled 
45.19 	course.
45.20 	(b) A school district may register a student for any assessment necessary to complete a 
45.21 	qualifying certificate and pay any associated registration fees for its students.
45.22 		Subd. 3.Incentive funding. (a) A school district's career and technical certification aid 
45.23 	equals $500 times the district's number of students enrolled during the current fiscal year 
45.24 	who have obtained one or more qualifying certificates during the current fiscal year.
45.25 	(b) The statewide total certificate revenue must not exceed $1,000,000. The commissioner 
45.26 	must proportionately reduce the initial aid provided under this subdivision so that the 
45.27 	statewide aid cap is not exceeded.
45.28 		Subd. 4.Reports to the legislature. (a) The commissioner of education must report to 
45.29 	the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 
45.30 	education and higher education by February 1, 2017, on the number and types of certificates 
45.31 	authorized for the 2016-2017 school year. The commissioner must also recommend whether 
46.1 	the pilot program should be continued may award aid under this section through fiscal year 
46.2 	2021.
46.3 	(b) By February 1, 2018 2021, the commissioner of education must report to the 
46.4 	committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education 
46.5 	and higher education about the number and types of certificates earned by Minnesota's 
46.6 	students during the 2016-2017 school year under this program.

46.7 	Sec. 25. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 15, is amended to 
46.8 	read:
46.9 		Subd. 15.Certificate incentive funding. (a) For the certificate incentive program:

46.1146.10
		$
	1,000,000
140,000
	.....
	2017
	
46.12 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.
46.13 	$860,000 of the initial fiscal year 2017 appropriation is canceled to the general fund on June 
46.14 	29, 2019.

46.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

46.16 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 55, subdivision 1, 
46.17 	is amended to read:
46.18 		Subdivision 1.Definition. (a) "Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium" 
46.19 	means a voluntary collaboration of a at least one service cooperative and other regional 
46.20 	public and private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that 
46.21 	work together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service 
46.22 	cooperative's multicounty service area.
46.23 	(b) A consortium that includes more than one service cooperative must designate one 
46.24 	service cooperative to serve as fiscal host for the consortium.

46.25 	Sec. 27. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 55, subdivision 6, 
46.26 	is amended to read:
46.27 		Subd. 6.Grant recipients. For fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall award 
46.28 	a two-year grant to the consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West Central 
46.29 	Service Cooperative (SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota West 
46.30 	Community and Technical College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public and 
46.31 	private partners. For fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year 
47.1 	grant to an applicant consortium that includes at least one of the South Central Service 
47.2 	Cooperative or Southeast Service Cooperative and a two-year grant to an applicant 
47.3 	consortium that includes at least one of the Northwest Service Cooperative or Northeast 
47.4 	Service Cooperative.

47.5 	Sec. 28. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 14, 
47.6 	is amended to read:
47.7 		Subd. 14.Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. (a) For a grant 
47.8 	to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
47.9 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5:

47.10		$
	500,000 270,000
	.....
	2018
	
47.11		$
	0
	.....
	2019
	
47.12 	(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to 
47.13 	implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
47.14 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible 
47.15 	for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software, 
47.16 	including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support, 
47.17 	training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site 
47.18 	professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and 
47.19 	students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating 
47.20 	the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the 
47.21 	extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and 
47.22 	greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do 
47.23 	not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
47.24 	(c) By February 15, 2019, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and 
47.25 	outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority 
47.26 	members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through 
47.27 	grade 12 education policy and finance.
47.28 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation. $230,000 of the initial fiscal year 2018 appropriation 
47.29 	is canceled to the general fund on June 29, 2019.

47.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

48.1 	Sec. 29. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 15, 
48.2 	is amended to read:
48.3 		Subd. 15.Starbase MN. (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science, 
48.4 	technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 through 
48.5 	6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace 
48.6 	environment using state-of-the-art technology:

48.848.7
		$
	1,350,000
0
	.....
	2018
	
48.9		$
	0
	.....
	2019
	
48.10 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The 
48.11 	base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.
48.12 	(c) All unspent funds, estimated at $850,000 from the Starbase MN appropriation under 
48.13 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 17, are canceled 
48.14 	the day following final enactment.
48.15 	(d) $1,350,000 of the initial fiscal year 2018 appropriation is canceled to the general 
48.16 	fund on June 29, 2019.

48.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

48.18 	Sec. 30. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 16, 
48.19 	is amended to read:
48.20 		Subd. 16.Recovery program grants. (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota 
48.21 	Statutes, section 124D.695:

48.22		$
	750,000
	.....
	2018
	
48.2448.23
		$
	750,000
636,000
	.....
	2019
	
48.25 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
48.26 	(c) $114,000 of the initial fiscal year 2019 appropriation is canceled to the general fund 
48.27 	on June 29, 2019.

48.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

49.1 	Sec. 31. BRECKENRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT; POSTSECONDARY 
49.2 	ENROLLMENT OPTIONS.
 49.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, Independent School 
49.4 	District No. 846, Breckenridge, may enter into an agreement under Minnesota Statutes, 
49.5 	section 124D.09, subdivision 10, with a higher education institution located outside of the 
49.6 	state of Minnesota but within four miles of the high school. The higher education institution 
49.7 	is an eligible institution only for the purposes of providing a postsecondary enrollment 
49.8 	options program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09.

49.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in the 2019-2020 school 
49.10 	year and later.

49.11 	Sec. 32. REPORT ON THE SAFETY OF YOUTH IN SKILLED TRADES.
 49.12 	The commissioner of labor and industry must study ways to allow for the safety of 
49.13 	middle and high school aged students who receive hands-on training in skilled trades, 
49.14 	including on location at construction sites. The report must identify safety precautions that 
49.15 	should be undertaken, including proposed legislation, if any. The commissioner must report 
49.16 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
49.17 	labor and industry and kindergarten through grade 12 by January 15, 2020.

49.18 	Sec. 33. APPROPRIATIONS.
 49.19 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
49.20 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
49.21 	designated.
49.22 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 
49.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

49.24		$
	80,424,000
	.....
	2020
	
49.25		$
	83,256,000
	.....
	2021
	
49.26 	The 2020 appropriation includes $7,058,000 for 2019 and $73,366,000 for 2020.
49.27 	The 2021 appropriation includes $8,151,000 for 2020 and $75,105,000 for 2021.
49.28 		Subd. 3.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
49.29 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
49.30 	section 124D.87:

50.1		$
	13,874,000
	.....
	2020
	
50.2		$
	14,589,000
	.....
	2021
	
50.3 		Subd. 4.Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
50.4 	section 124D.98:

50.5		$
	45,304,000
	.....
	2020
	
50.6		$
	45,442,000
	.....
	2021
	
50.7 	The 2020 appropriation includes $4,582,000 for 2019 and $40,722,000 for 2020.
50.8 	The 2021 appropriation includes $4,524,000 for 2020 and $40,918,000 for 2021.
50.9 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract school aid. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota 
50.10 	Statutes, section 124D.83:

50.11		$
	3,275,000
	.....
	2020
	
50.12		$
	3,763,000
	.....
	2021
	
50.13 	The 2020 appropriation includes $299,000 for 2019 and $2,976,000 for 2020.
50.14 	The 2021 appropriation includes $330,000 for 2020 and $3,433,000 for 2021.
50.15 		Subd. 6.American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 
50.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

50.17		$
	9,515,000
	.....
	2020
	
50.18		$
	9,673,000
	.....
	2021
	
50.19 	The 2020 appropriation includes $960,000 for 2019 and $8,555,000 for 2020.
50.20 	The 2021 appropriation includes $950,000 for 2020 and $8,723,000 for 2021.
50.21 		Subd. 7.ServeMinnesota program. For funding ServeMinnesota programs under 
50.22 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:

50.23		$
	900,000
	.....
	2020
	
50.24		$
	900,000
	.....
	2021
	
50.25 	A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents 
50.26 	of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such 
50.27 	coverage is not otherwise available. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
50.28 	available in the second year.
50.29 		Subd. 8.Early childhood literacy programs. (a) For early childhood literacy programs 
50.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:

51.1		$
	7,950,000
	.....
	2020
	
51.2		$
	7,950,000
	.....
	2021
	
51.3 	(b) Up to $7,950,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support 
51.4 	AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by 
51.5 	ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with training and teaching early literacy skills 
51.6 	to children ages three through grade 3 and evaluating the impact of the program under 
51.7 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.
51.8 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
51.9 		Subd. 9.Minnesota math corps program. (a) For the Minnesota math corps program 
51.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:

51.11		$
	500,000
	.....
	2020
	
51.12		$
	500,000
	.....
	2021
	
51.13 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
51.14 		Subd. 10.Online access to music education. (a) For a grant to the MacPhail Center for 
51.15 	Music to broaden access to music education in rural Minnesota:

51.16		$
	100,000
	.....
	2020
	
51.17		$
	100,000
	.....
	2021
	
51.18 	(b) The MacPhail Center must use the grants received under paragraph (a) to broaden 
51.19 	access to music education in rural Minnesota. The program must supplement and enhance 
51.20 	an existing program and may provide individual instruction, sectional ensembles, other 
51.21 	group activities, workshops, and early childhood music activities. The MacPhail Center 
51.22 	must design its program in consultation with music educators who teach in rural Minnesota. 
51.23 	The grant may be used by the MacPhail Center for costs related to delivering online access 
51.24 	to music education including employee costs, program evaluation, and technology expenses.
51.25 	(c) Upon request from a school's music educator, the MacPhail Center may enter into 
51.26 	an agreement with the school to provide a program according to paragraph (b). In an early 
51.27 	childhood setting, the MacPhail Center may provide a program upon a request initiated by 
51.28 	an early childhood educator.
51.29 	(d) By January 15 of each year, the MacPhail Center must prepare and submit a report 
51.30 	to the legislature describing the online programs offered, program outcomes, the students 
51.31 	served, an estimate of the unmet need for music education, and a detailed list of expenditures 
51.32 	for the previous fiscal year.
51.33 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
52.1 	(f) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
52.2 		Subd. 11.Student organizations. (a) For student organizations:

52.3		$
	768,000
	.....
	2020
	
52.4		$
	768,000
	.....
	2021
	
52.5 	(b) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
52.6 	(c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations 
52.7 	(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
52.8 	(d) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA, 
52.9 	secondary and postsecondary).
52.10 	(e) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA, 
52.11 	PAS).
52.12 	(f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science 
52.13 	occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and 
52.14 	31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than 
52.15 	grade 9.
52.16 	(g) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA 
52.17 	and DECA collegiate).
52.18 	(h) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
52.19 	(i) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
52.20 		Subd. 12.Museums and education centers. (a) For grants to museums and education 
52.21 	centers:

52.22		$
	460,000
	.....
	2020
	
52.23		$
	460,000
	.....
	2021
	
52.24 	(b) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this 
52.25 	paragraph, $50,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
52.26 	(c) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
52.27 	(d) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
52.28 	(e) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
52.29 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
53.1 		Subd. 13.Starbase MN. (a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science, 
53.2 	technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 through 
53.3 	6 with a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace 
53.4 	environment using state-of-the-art technology:

53.5		$
	1,850,000
	.....
	2020
	
53.6		$
	500,000
	.....
	2021
	
53.7 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
53.8 		Subd. 14.Recovery program grants. (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota 
53.9 	Statutes, section 124D.695:

53.10		$
	750,000
	.....
	2020
	
53.11		$
	750,000
	.....
	2021
	
53.12 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
53.13 		Subd. 15.Minnesota Principals Academy. (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota 
53.14 	College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals 
53.15 	Academy:

53.16		$
	200,000
	.....
	2020
	
53.17		$
	200,000
	.....
	2021
	
53.18 	(b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals 
53.19 	and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability 
53.20 	system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the 
53.21 	extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000 
53.22 	of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by 
53.23 	principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's 
53.24 	accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds 
53.25 	Act.
53.26 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
53.27 		Subd. 16.Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 
53.28 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

53.29		$
	85,450,000
	.....
	2020
	
53.30		$
	91,064,000
	.....
	2021
	
53.31 	The 2020 appropriation includes $8,021,000 for 2019 and $77,429,000 for 2020.
53.32 	The 2021 appropriation includes $8,603,000 for 2020 and $82,461,000 for 2021.
54.1 		Subd. 17.Statewide testing and reporting system. (a) For the statewide testing and 
54.2 	reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:

54.3		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2020
	
54.4		$
	10,892,000
	.....
	2021
	
54.5 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
54.6 		Subd. 18.Certificate incentive funding. (a) For the certificate incentive program under 
54.7 	Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 61:

54.8		$
	860,000
	.....
	2020
	
54.9 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation.
54.10 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
54.11 		Subd. 19.Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. (a) For students' 
54.12 	advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota 
54.13 	Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and 
54.14 	other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:

54.15		$
	4,500,000
	.....
	2020
	
54.16		$
	4,500,000
	.....
	2021
	
54.17 	(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each 
54.18 	year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation 
54.19 	each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement 
54.20 	and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory 
54.21 	Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts 
54.22 	of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for 
54.23 	each program.
54.24 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000 
54.25 	each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up 
54.26 	support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate 
54.27 	programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or 
54.28 	international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The 
54.29 	commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
54.30 	(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income 
54.31 	families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of 
54.32 	available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced 
54.33 	placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
55.1 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
55.2 		Subd. 20.Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course 
55.3 	offerings. (a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students 
55.4 	to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according 
55.5 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:

55.6		$
	250,000
	.....
	2020
	
55.7		$
	250,000
	.....
	2021
	
55.8 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
55.9 		Subd. 21.Rural career and technical education consortium. (a) For rural career and 
55.10 	technical education consortium grants:

55.11		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2020
	
55.12		$
	3,000,000
	.....
	2021
	
55.13 	(b) If the appropriation in the first year is insufficient, the 2021 appropriation is available.
55.14 		Subd. 22.Minnesota Center for the Book programming. (a) For grants to the entity 
55.15 	designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide 
55.16 	statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional 
55.17 	programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation:

55.18		$
	125,000
	.....
	2020
	
55.19		$
	125,000
	.....
	2021
	
55.20 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
55.21 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
55.22 		Subd. 23.Concurrent enrollment aid. (a) For concurrent enrollment aid under 
55.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:

55.24		$
	4,000,000
	.....
	2020
	
55.25		$
	4,000,000
	.....
	2021
	
55.26 	(b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce 
55.27 	the aid payment to each school district.
55.28 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
55.29 		Subd. 24.P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH support grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
55.30 	section 124D.093, subdivision 5:

56.1		$
	500,000
	.....
	2020
	
56.2		$
	500,000
	.....
	2021
	
56.3 	(b) The amounts in this subdivision are for grants to a public-private partnership that 
56.4 	includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
56.5 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
56.6 	(d) The base for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is $791,000 in each year.
56.7 		Subd. 25.Race 2 Reduce.  (a) For grants to support Race 2 Reduce water conservation 
56.8 	programming in Minnesota schools:

56.9		$
	50,000
	.....
	2020
	
56.10 	(b) $10,000 is for H2O for Life to provide project management and support, Minnesota 
56.11 	GreenCorps member hosting, curriculum development and classroom instruction assistance, 
56.12 	school outreach, and community volunteer training.
56.13 	(c) $30,000 is for Independent School District No. 624, White Bear Lake, for Race 2 
56.14 	Reduce curriculum development, teacher in-service training, service learning activities, and 
56.15 	community public awareness events.
56.16 	(d) $10,000 is for competitive grants to schools to implement the water conservation 
56.17 	curriculum and co-develop the central platform. Minnesota school districts or charter schools 
56.18 	may apply to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
56.19 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
56.20 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
56.21 		Subd. 26.Construction and skilled trades counseling and report. (a) For transfer to 
56.22 	the commissioner of labor and industry for staff collaboration with the Department of 
56.23 	Education on construction and skilled trades counseling under Minnesota Statutes, section 
56.24 	120B.126:

56.25		$
	125,000
	.....
	2020
	
56.26		$
	25,000
	.....
	2021
	
56.27 	(b) $100,000 in fiscal year 2020 is for a report on the safety of youth in skilled trades.
56.28 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
56.29 	(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
57.1 		Subd. 27.Singing-based pilot program to improve student reading. (a) For a grant 
57.2 	to pilot a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
57.3 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5:

57.4		$
	230,000
	.....
	2020
	
57.5 	(b) The commissioner of education shall award a grant to the Rock 'n' Read Project to 
57.6 	implement a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to 
57.7 	improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5. The grantee shall be responsible 
57.8 	for selecting participating school sites; providing any required hardware and software, 
57.9 	including software licenses, for the duration of the grant period; providing technical support, 
57.10 	training, and staff to install required project hardware and software; providing on-site 
57.11 	professional development and instructional monitoring and support for school staff and 
57.12 	students; administering preintervention and postintervention reading assessments; evaluating 
57.13 	the impact of the intervention; and other project management services as required. To the 
57.14 	extent practicable, the grantee must select participating schools in urban, suburban, and 
57.15 	greater Minnesota, and give priority to schools in which a high proportion of students do 
57.16 	not read proficiently at grade level and are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
57.17 	(c) By February 15, 2021, the grantee must submit a report detailing expenditures and 
57.18 	outcomes of the grant to the commissioner of education and the chairs and ranking minority 
57.19 	members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through 
57.20 	grade 12 education policy and finance.
57.21 	(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
57.22 	(e) This is a onetime appropriation.
57.23 		Subd. 28.Civics education grants. (a) For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education 
57.24 	Coalition, Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA 
57.25 	Youth in Government to provide civics education programs for Minnesota youth ages 18 
57.26 	and younger:

57.27		$
	75,000
	.....
	2020
	
57.28		$
	75,000
	.....
	2021
	
57.29 	(b) Civics education means the study of constitutional principles and the democratic 
57.30 	foundation of our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes 
57.31 	and structures of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government 
57.32 	under the rule of law.
57.33 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
58.1 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
58.2 		Subd. 29.College entrance examination reimbursement. To reimburse districts for 
58.3 	students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph 
58.4 	(e), for payment of their college entrance examination fee:

58.5		$
	1,511,000
	.....
	2020
	
58.6		$
	1,511,000
	.....
	2021
	
58.7 	The commissioner must reimburse school districts for the costs for free or reduced-price 
58.8 	meal eligible students who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section 
58.9 	120B.30, subdivision 1.
58.10 	Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
58.11 		Subd. 30.Minnesota Independence College and Community. (a) For transfer to the 
58.12 	Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community 
58.13 	for tuition reduction and institutional support:

58.14		$
	500,000
	.....
	2020
	
58.15		$
	625,000
	.....
	2021
	
58.16 	(b) The amount appropriated under this subdivision is in addition to the amount 
58.17 	appropriated under Laws 2019, chapter 64, article 1, section 2, subdivision 35.
58.18 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
58.19 	(d) $625,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $625,000 in fiscal year 2023 are added to the budget 
58.20 	base for this program.

58.21 	Sec. 34. REPEALER.
 58.22 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.299, is repealed.
58.23 	(b) Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 16, is repealed.

58.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.

59.1 	ARTICLE 3
59.2 	TEACHERS

59.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
59.4 	to read:
59.5 		Subd. 6.Public employer compensation reduction prohibited. The public employer 
59.6 	of a member must not reduce the member's compensation or benefits because of the member's 
59.7 	absence from employment when engaging in the business of the board.

59.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.092, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
59.9 		Subd. 5.Reading strategies. (a) All colleges and universitiesA teacher preparation 
59.10 	provider approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare 
59.11 	persons for classroom teacher licensure must include in their its teacher preparation programs 
59.12 	research-based best practices in reading, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4, 
59.13 	that enables enable the licensure candidate to teach reading in the candidate's content areas. 
59.14 	Teacher candidates must be instructed in using students' native languages as a resource in 
59.15 	creating effective differentiated instructional strategies for English learners developing 
59.16 	literacy skills. These colleges and universities A teacher preparation provider also must 
59.17 	prepare early childhood and elementary teacher candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 teaching 
59.18 	licenses under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, for the portion of the 
59.19 	examination under section 122A.185, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), covering assessment of 
59.20 	reading instruction.
59.21 	(b) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education 
59.22 	must require instruction in applying comprehensive, scientifically based or evidence-based, 
59.23 	and balanced structured reading instruction programs that:
59.24 	(1) teach students to read using foundational knowledge, practices, and strategies 
59.25 	consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4, so that all students achieve continuous 
59.26 	progress in reading; and
59.27 	(2) teach specialized instruction in reading strategies, interventions, and remediations 
59.28 	that enable students of all ages and proficiency levels to become proficient readers.
59.29 	(c) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education, 
59.30 	early childhood education, special education, and reading intervention must include 
59.31 	instruction on dyslexia, as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2. Teacher preparation 
59.32 	programs may consult with the Department of Education, including the dyslexia specialist 
59.33 	under section 120B.122, to develop instruction under this paragraph. Instruction on dyslexia 
60.1 	must be modeled on practice standards of the International Dyslexia Association, and must 
60.2 	address:
60.3 	(1) the nature and symptoms of dyslexia;
60.4 	(2) resources available for students who show characteristics of dyslexia;
60.5 	(3) evidence-based instructional strategies for students who show characteristics of 
60.6 	dyslexia, including the structured literacy approach; and
60.7 	(4) outcomes of intervention and lack of intervention for students who show 
60.8 	characteristics of dyslexia.
60.9 	(c) (d) Nothing in this section limits the authority of a school district to select a school's 
60.10 	reading program or curriculum.

60.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (c) is effective June 1, 2020.

60.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.092, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
60.13 		Subd. 6.Technology strategies. All colleges and universitiespreparation providers 
60.14 	approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons 
60.15 	for classroom teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs the 
60.16 	knowledge and skills teacher candidates need to engage students with technology and deliver 
60.17 	digital and blended learning and curriculum.

60.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.17, is amended to read:
60.19 	122A.17 VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES.
60.20 	(a) A rule adopted by the Board of Teaching or the Professional Educator Licensing and 
60.21 	Standards Board must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on 
60.22 	July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any such 
60.23 	certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the procedures 
60.24 	specified by law.
60.25 	(b) All teacher licenses in effect on January 1, 2018, shall remain valid for one additional 
60.26 	year after the date the license is scheduled to expire.

60.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:
60.28 		Subd. 7c.Temporary military license. The Professional Educator Licensing and 
60.29 	Standards Board shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section 197.4552
60.30 	for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90 for an 
61.1 	online application or $86.40 for a paper application $57. The board must provide candidates 
61.2 	for a license under this subdivision with information regarding the tiered licensure system 
61.3 	provided in sections 122A.18 to 122A.184.

61.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
61.5 		Subd. 8.Background checks. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
61.6 	Board and the Board of School Administrators must request obtain a criminal history 
61.7 	background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all 
61.8 	first-time teaching applicants for licenses under their jurisdiction. Applicants must include 
61.9 	with their licensure applications:
61.10 	(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and
61.11 	(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
61.12 	for the fee for conducting the criminal historypayment to conduct the background check.
61.13 	The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must deposit payments received 
61.14 	under this subdivision in an account in the special revenue fund. Amounts in the account 
61.15 	are annually appropriated to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to 
61.16 	pay for the costs of background checks on applicants for licensure.
61.17 	(b) The superintendent ofbackground check for all first-time teaching applicants for 
61.18 	licenses must include a review of information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
61.19 	shall perform the background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving, including
61.20 	criminal history data as defined in section 13.87, and shallmust also conduct a searchinclude 
61.21 	a review of the national criminal records repository. The superintendent of the Bureau of 
61.22 	Criminal Apprehension is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of 
61.23 	Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover 
61.24 	the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under 
61.25 	paragraph (a).
61.26 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School 
61.27 	Administrators may issue a license pending completion of a background check under this 
61.28 	subdivision, but must notify the individual and the school district or charter school employing 
61.29 	the individual that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the 
61.30 	background check.
61.31 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must contract with the 
61.32 	commissioner of human services to conduct background checks and obtain background 
61.33 	check data required under this chapter.

62.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.18, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
62.2 		Subd. 10.Licensure via portfolio. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
62.3 	Board must adopt rules establishing a process for an eligible candidate to obtain any teacher  
62.4 	license under subdivision 1, or to add a licensure field, via portfolio. The portfolio licensure 
62.5 	application process must be consistent with the requirements in this subdivision.
62.6 	(b) A candidate for a license must submit to the board one portfolio demonstrating 
62.7 	pedagogical competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence.
62.8 	(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the board one portfolio 
62.9 	demonstrating content competence for each licensure field the candidate seeks to add.
62.10 	(d) The board must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under paragraph (b) or 
62.11 	(c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not the portfolio is 
62.12 	approved. If the portfolio is not approved, the board must immediately inform the candidate 
62.13 	how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite competence. The 
62.14 	candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the board must approve or 
62.15 	disapprove the revised portfolio within 60 calendar days of receiving it.
62.16 	(e) A candidate must pay to the board a $300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for 
62.17 	review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently. The revenue generated 
62.18 	from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure portfolio account in the special 
62.19 	revenue fund. The fees are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The 
62.20 	board may waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.a fee for a portfolio 
62.21 	in accordance with section 122A.21, subdivision 4.

62.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
62.23 		Subd. 2.Mandatory reporting. (a) A school board, superintendent, charter school 
62.24 	board, charter school executive director, or charter school authorizer must report to the 
62.25 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, the Board of School Administrators, 
62.26 	or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has 
62.27 	jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator 
62.28 	is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under 
62.29 	section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed 
62.30 	that are grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses 
62.31 	(1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation 
62.32 	is pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5); 122A.41, 
62.33 	subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556, or when a teacher or administrator 
63.1 	is suspended without an investigation under section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), 
63.2 	clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556. The report must be made to the appropriate 
63.3 	licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred. 
63.4 	The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation of 
63.5 	subdivision 1 and the reporting board, administrator, or authorizer must cooperate in the 
63.6 	investigation. Notwithstanding any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon 
63.7 	written request from the licensing board having jurisdiction over the license, a board, charter 
63.8 	school, authorizer, charter school executive director, or school superintendent shall provide 
63.9 	the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the district's 
63.10 	files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any 
63.11 	investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board or 
63.12 	school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent, solicit 
63.13 	the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with 
63.14 	information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings. 
63.15 	The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent 
63.16 	of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code 
63.17 	of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent 
63.18 	form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private data 
63.19 	under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data 
63.20 	when it was in the possession of any other agency.
63.21 	(b) The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's 
63.22 	Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having 
63.23 	the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney 
63.24 	General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing 
63.25 	that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board 
63.26 	must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or 
63.27 	administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or 
63.28 	administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge 
63.29 	that disciplinary action be taken.
63.30 	(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and Board of School 
63.31 	Administrators must report to the appropriate law enforcement authorities a revocation, 
63.32 	suspension, or agreement involving a loss of license, relating to a teacher or administrator's 
63.33 	inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor. For purposes of this section, "law enforcement 
63.34 	authority" means a police department, county sheriff, or tribal police department. A report 
63.35 	by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to appropriate law enforcement 
64.1 	authorities does not diminish, modify, or otherwise affect the responsibilities of a school 
64.2 	board or any person mandated to report abuse under section 626.556.

64.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.21, is amended to read:
64.4 	122A.21 TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' LICENSES; FEES.
64.5 		Subdivision 1.Licensure applications. Each applicant submitting an application to the 
64.6 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue, renew, or extend a teaching 
64.7 	license, including applications for licensure via portfolio under subdivision 2 4, must include 
64.8 	a processing fee of $57. The processing fee for a teacher's license and for the licenses of 
64.9 	supervisory personnel must be paid to the executive secretary of the appropriate board and 
64.10 	deposited in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund state treasury. The 
64.11 	fees as set by the board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. 
64.12 	However, the commissioner of management and budget must refund a fee in any case in 
64.13 	which the applicant already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce 
64.14 	fees for applicants who apply at the same time for more than one license.
64.15 		Subd. 3.Annual appropriations. (a) The amounts collected under subdivision 2 4 and 
64.16 	deposited in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund are annually 
64.17 	appropriated to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
64.18 	(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any money 
64.19 	specifically appropriated for the same purposes in any year from any state fund.
64.20 		Subd. 4.Licensure via portfolio. A candidate must pay to the Professional Educator 
64.21 	Licensing and Standards Board a $300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and 
64.22 	a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently. The Professional Educator Licensing 
64.23 	and Standards Board executive secretary must deposit the fee in the education licensure 
64.24 	portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees are nonrefundable for applicants not 
64.25 	qualifying for a license. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may 
64.26 	waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.

64.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

64.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.29 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) A grant program is established to assist American 
64.30 	Indian people to become teachers and to provide additional education for American Indian 
64.31 	teachers. The commissioner may award a joint grant to each of the following:
65.1 	(1) the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota and Independent School District 
65.2 	No. 709, Duluth;
65.3 	(2) Bemidji State University and Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake;
65.4 	(3) Moorhead State University and one of the school districts located within the White 
65.5 	Earth Reservation; and
65.6 	(4) Augsburg College, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and Special School 
65.7 	District No. 1, Minneapolis.
65.8 	(b) If additional funds are available, the commissioner may award additional joint grants 
65.9 	to other postsecondary institutions and school districts.
65.10 	(c) Grantees may enter into contracts with tribal, technical, and community colleges and 
65.11 	four-year postsecondary institutions to identify and provide grants to students at those 
65.12 	institutions interested in the field of education. A grantee may contract with partner 
65.13 	institutions to provide professional development and supplemental services to a tribal, 
65.14 	technical, or community college or four-year postsecondary institution, including identifying 
65.15 	prospective students, providing instructional supplies and materials, and providing grant 
65.16 	money to students. A contract with a tribal, technical, or community college or four-year 
65.17 	postsecondary institution includes coordination of student identification, professional 
65.18 	development, and mentorship services.

65.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
65.20 		Subd. 4.Grant amount. The commissioner may award a joint grant in the amount it 
65.21 	determines to be appropriate. The grant shall include money for the postsecondary institution, 
65.22 	school district, and student scholarships, and student loans.

65.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
65.24 		Subd. 5.Information to student applicants. At the time a student applies for a 
65.25 	scholarship and loan, the student shall must be provided information about the fields of 
65.26 	licensure needed by school districts in the part of the state within which the district receiving 
65.27 	the joint grant is located. The information shall must be acquired and periodically updated 
65.28 	by the recipients of the joint grant and their contracted partner institutions. Information 
65.29 	provided to students shall must clearly state that scholarship and loan decisions are not 
65.30 	based upon the field of licensure selected by the student.

66.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
66.2 		Subd. 6.Eligibility for scholarships and loans. (a) The following American Indian 
66.3 	people are eligible for scholarships:
66.4 	(1) a student having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and 
66.5 	maintaining cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition;
66.6 	(1) (2) a student, including a teacher aide employed by a district receiving a joint grant
66.7 	or their contracted partner school, who intends to become a teacher or who is interested in 
66.8 	the field of education and who is enrolled in a postsecondary institution or their contracted 
66.9 	partner institutions receiving a joint grant;
66.10 	(2) (3) a licensed employee of a district receiving a joint grant or a contracted partner 
66.11 	institution, who is enrolled in a master of education program; and
66.12 	(3) (4) a student who, after applying for federal and state financial aid and an American
66.13 	Indian scholarship according to section 136A.126, has financial needs that remain unmet. 
66.14 	Financial need shall must be determined according to the congressional methodology for 
66.15 	needs determination or as otherwise set in federal law.
66.16 	A person who has actual living expenses in addition to those addressed by the 
66.17 	congressional methodology for needs determination, or as otherwise set in federal law, may 
66.18 	receive a loan according to criteria established by the commissioner. A contract shall be 
66.19 	executed between the state and the student for the amount and terms of the loan.
66.20 	(b) Priority must be given to a student who is tribally enrolled and then to first- and 
66.21 	second-generation descendants.

66.22 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, is amended by adding a subdivision 
66.23 	to read:
66.24 		Subd. 9.Eligible programming. (a) The grantee institutions and their contracted partner 
66.25 	institutions may provide scholarships to students progressing toward educational goals in 
66.26 	any area of teacher licensure, including an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree 
66.27 	in the following:
66.28 	(1) any educational certification necessary for employment;
66.29 	(2) early childhood family education or prekindergarten licensure;
66.30 	(3) elementary and secondary education;
66.31 	(4) school administration; or
67.1 	(5) any educational program that provides services to American Indian students in 
67.2 	prekindergarten through grade 12.
67.3 	(b) For purposes of recruitment, the grantees or their contracted partner institutions must 
67.4 	agree to work with their respective organizations to hire an American Indian work-study 
67.5 	student or other American Indian staff to conduct initial information queries and to contact 
67.6 	persons working in schools to provide programming regarding education professions to 
67.7 	high school students who may be interested in education as a profession.
67.8 	(c) At least 80 percent of the grants awarded under this section must be used for student 
67.9 	scholarships. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded under this section may be used 
67.10 	for recruitment or administration of the student scholarships.

67.11 	Sec. 15. [122A.635] COLLABORATIVE URBAN AND GREATER MINNESOTA 
67.12 	EDUCATORS OF COLOR GRANT PROGRAM.
67.13 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
67.14 	Board must award competitive grants to increase the number of teacher candidates of color 
67.15 	or who are American Indian, and meet the requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 
67.16 	122A.183. Eligibility for a grant under this section is limited to public or private higher 
67.17 	education institutions that offer a teacher preparation program approved by the Professional 
67.18 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
67.19 		Subd. 2.Competitive grants. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards 
67.20 	Board must award competitive grants under this section based on the following criteria:
67.21 	(1) the number of teacher candidates being supported in the program who are of color 
67.22 	or who are American Indian;
67.23 	(2) program outcomes, including graduation or program completion rates, licensure 
67.24 	rates, and placement rates and, for each outcome measure, the number of those teacher 
67.25 	candidates of color or who are American Indian; and
67.26 	(3) the percent of racially and ethnically diverse teacher candidates enrolled in the 
67.27 	institution compared to:
67.28 	(i) the total percent of students of color and American Indian students enrolled at the 
67.29 	institution, regardless of major; and
67.30 	(ii) the percent of underrepresented racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the 
67.31 	economic development region of the state where the institution is located and where a 
68.1 	shortage of diverse teachers exists, as reported under section 127A.05, subdivision 6, or 
68.2 	122A.091, subdivision 5.
68.3 	(b) The board must give priority in awarding grants under this section to institutions that 
68.4 	received grants under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, 
68.5 	subdivision 27, and have demonstrated continuing success at recruiting, retaining, graduating, 
68.6 	and inducting teacher candidates of color or who are American Indian. If the board awards 
68.7 	a competitive grant based on the criteria in paragraph (a) to a program that has not previously 
68.8 	received funding, the board must thereafter give priority to the program equivalent to other 
68.9 	programs given priority under this paragraph.
68.10 	(c) The board must determine award amounts for maintenance and expansion of programs 
68.11 	based on the number of candidates supported by an applicant program, sustaining support 
68.12 	for those candidates, and funds available.
68.13 		Subd. 3.Grant program administration. The Professional Educator Licensing and 
68.14 	Standards Board may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of Higher 
68.15 	Education. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher Education 
68.16 	to help establish and administer the competitive grant process. The board must award grants 
68.17 	to institutions located in various economic development regions throughout the state, but 
68.18 	must not predetermine the number of institutions to be awarded grants under this section 
68.19 	or set a limit for the amount that any one institution may receive as part of the competitive 
68.20 	grant application process. All grants must be awarded by August 15 of the fiscal year in 
68.21 	which the grants are to be used except that, for initial competitive grants awarded for fiscal 
68.22 	year 2020, grants must be awarded by September 15. An institution that receives a grant 
68.23 	under this section may use the grant funds over a two- to four-year period to support teacher 
68.24 	candidates.
68.25 		Subd. 4.Report. (a) By January 15 of each year, an institution awarded a grant under 
68.26 	this section must prepare for the legislature and the board a detailed report regarding the 
68.27 	expenditure of grant funds, including the amounts used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher 
68.28 	candidates of color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number 
68.29 	of teacher candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to 
68.30 	the institution, are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure 
68.31 	program, have completed student teaching, have graduated, are licensed, and are newly 
68.32 	employed as Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. A grant recipient must report the 
68.33 	total number of teacher candidates of color or who are American Indian at each stage from 
68.34 	recruitment to licensed teaching as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure 
68.35 	at the institution.
69.1 	(b) The board must post a report on its website summarizing the activities and outcomes 
69.2 	of grant recipients and results that promote sharing of effective practices among grant 
69.3 	recipients.

69.4 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.70, is amended to read:
69.5 	122A.70 TEACHER MENTORSHIP AND RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE 
69.6 	TEACHERS.
69.7 		Subdivision 1.Teacher mentoring, induction, and retention programs. (a) School 
69.8 	districts are encouraged to develop teacher mentoring programs for teachers new to the 
69.9 	profession or district, including teaching residents, teachers of color, teachers who are 
69.10 	American Indian, teachers in license shortage areas, teachers with special needs, or 
69.11 	experienced teachers in need of peer coaching.
69.12 	(b) Teacher mentoring programs must be included in or aligned with districts' teacher 
69.13 	evaluation and peer review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41, 
69.14 	subdivision 5. A district may use staff development revenue under section 122A.61, special 
69.15 	grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend to 
69.16 	a mentor who may be a current or former teacher who has taught at least three years and is 
69.17 	not on an improvement plan. Other initiatives using such funds or funds available under 
69.18 	sections 124D.861 and 124D.862 may include:
69.19 	(1) additional stipends as incentives to mentors of color or who are American Indian;
69.20 	(2) financial supports for professional learning community affinity groups across schools 
69.21 	within and between districts for teachers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to 
69.22 	come together throughout the school year. For purposes of this section, "affinity groups" 
69.23 	are groups of educators who share a common racial or ethnic identity in society as persons 
69.24 	of color or who are American Indian;
69.25 	(3) programs for induction aligned with the district or school mentorship program during 
69.26 	the first three years of teaching, especially for teachers from underrepresented racial and 
69.27 	ethnic groups; or
69.28 	(4) grants supporting licensed and nonlicensed educator participation in professional 
69.29 	development, such as workshops and graduate courses, related to increasing student 
69.30 	achievement for students of color and American Indian students in order to close opportunity 
69.31 	and achievement gaps.
69.32 	(c) A school or district that receives a grant must negotiate additional retention strategies 
69.33 	or protection from unrequested leave of absences in the beginning years of employment for 
70.1 	teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian. Retention strategies may include 
70.2 	providing financial incentives for teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian 
70.3 	to work in the school or district for at least five years and placing American Indian educators 
70.4 	at sites with other American Indian educators and educators of color at sites with other 
70.5 	educators of color to reduce isolation and increase opportunity for collegial support.
70.6 		Subd. 2.Applications. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must 
70.7 	make application forms available to sites interested in developing or expanding a mentorship 
70.8 	program. A school district,; a group of school districts, or; a coalition of districts, teachers,
70.9 	and teacher education institutions; or a coalition of schools, teachers, or nonlicensed educators
70.10 	may apply for a teacher mentorship program grant. The Professional Educator Licensing 
70.11 	and Standards Board, in consultation with the teacher mentoring task force, must approve 
70.12 	or disapprove the applications. To the extent possible, the approved applications must reflect 
70.13 	effective mentoring, professional development, and retention components, include a variety 
70.14 	of coalitions and be geographically distributed throughout the state. The Professional 
70.15 	Educator Licensing and Standards Board must encourage the selected sites to consider the 
70.16 	use of its assessment procedures.
70.17 		Subd. 3.Criteria for selection. At a minimum, applicants must express commitment 
70.18 	to:
70.19 	(1) allow staff participation;
70.20 	(2) assess skills of both beginning and mentor teachers;
70.21 	(3) provide appropriate in-service to needs identified in the assessment;
70.22 	(4) provide leadership to the effort;
70.23 	(5) cooperate with higher education institutions;
70.24 	(6) provide facilities and other resources;
70.25 	(7) share findings, materials, and techniques with other school districts; and
70.26 	(8) retain teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian.
70.27 		Subd. 4.Additional funding. Applicants are required to seek additional funding and 
70.28 	assistance from sources such as school districts, postsecondary institutions, foundations, 
70.29 	and the private sector.
70.30 		Subd. 5.Program implementation. New and expanding mentorship sites that are funded 
70.31 	to design, develop, implement, and evaluate their program must participate in activities that 
70.32 	support program development and implementation. The Professional Educator Licensing 
71.1 	and Standards Board must provide resources and assistance to support new sites in their 
71.2 	program efforts. These activities and services may include, but are not limited to: planning, 
71.3 	planning guides, media, training, conferences, institutes, and regional and statewide 
71.4 	networking meetings. Nonfunded schools or districts interested in getting started may 
71.5 	participate. Fees may be charged for meals, materials, and the like.
71.6 		Subd. 6.Report. By June 30 of each year after receiving a grant, recipients must submit 
71.7 	a report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on program efforts 
71.8 	that describes mentoring and induction activities and assesses the impact of these programs 
71.9 	on teacher effectiveness and retention.

71.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
71.11 		Subd. 10.Courses according to agreements. (a) An eligible pupil, according to 
71.12 	subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a 
71.13 	postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location, 
71.14 	according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of an 
71.15 	eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as 
71.16 	defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public school 
71.17 	board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise 
71.18 	provided.
71.19 	(b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color, 
71.20 	to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and postsecondary 
71.21 	institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or 
71.22 	"Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives a For 
71.23 	the purpose of applying for grants under this paragraph, "eligible institution" includes schools 
71.24 	and districts that partner with an accredited college or university in addition to postsecondary 
71.25 	institutions identified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a). Grant to develop a course recipients
71.26 	under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner in a form and manner 
71.27 	determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students in courses under this 
71.28 	paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission to colleges or 
71.29 	universities with teacher preparation programs and the number of students of color and 
71.30 	American Indian students who earned postsecondary credit. Grant recipients must also 
71.31 	describe recruiting efforts intended to ensure that the percentage of participating students 
71.32 	who are of color or American Indian meets or exceeds the overall percentage of students 
71.33 	of color or American Indian students in the school.

72.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.556, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
72.2 		Subd. 10.Duties of local welfare agency and local law enforcement agency upon 
72.3 	receipt of report; mandatory notification between police or sheriff and agency. (a) The 
72.4 	police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the local welfare agency 
72.5 	or agency responsible for child protection reports under this section orally and in writing 
72.6 	when a report is received. The local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection 
72.7 	reports shall immediately notify the local police department or the county sheriff orally and 
72.8 	in writing when a report is received. The county sheriff and the head of every local welfare 
72.9 	agency, agency responsible for child protection reports, and police department shall each 
72.10 	designate a person within their agency, department, or office who is responsible for ensuring 
72.11 	that the notification duties of this paragraph are carried out. When the alleged maltreatment 
72.12 	occurred on tribal land, the local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection 
72.13 	reports and the local police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the 
72.14 	tribe's social services agency and tribal law enforcement orally and in writing when a report 
72.15 	is received. When a police department or county sheriff determines that a child has been 
72.16 	the subject of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect by a person licensed by the 
72.17 	Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School Administrators, 
72.18 	the department or sheriff shall, in addition to its other duties under this section, immediately 
72.19 	inform the licensing board.
72.20 	(b) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall determine whether to conduct 
72.21 	a family assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or provide a remedy for 
72.22 	child maltreatment. The local welfare agency:
72.23 	(1) shall conduct an investigation on reports involving sexual abuse or substantial child 
72.24 	endangerment;
72.25 	(2) shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any time when it is using a family 
72.26 	assessment response, it determines that there is reason to believe that sexual abuse or 
72.27 	substantial child endangerment or a serious threat to the child's safety exists;
72.28 	(3) may conduct a family assessment for reports that do not allege sexual abuse or 
72.29 	substantial child endangerment. In determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the 
72.30 	local welfare agency may consider issues of child safety, parental cooperation, and the need 
72.31 	for an immediate response;
72.32 	(4) may conduct a family assessment on a report that was initially screened and assigned 
72.33 	for an investigation. In determining that a complete investigation is not required, the local 
72.34 	welfare agency must document the reason for terminating the investigation and notify the 
73.1 	local law enforcement agency if the local law enforcement agency is conducting a joint 
73.2 	investigation; and
73.3 	(5) shall provide immediate notice, according to section 260.761, subdivision 2, to an 
73.4 	Indian child's tribe when the agency has reason to believe the family assessment or 
73.5 	investigation may involve an Indian child. For purposes of this clause, "immediate notice" 
73.6 	means notice provided within 24 hours.
73.7 	If the report alleges neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or 
73.8 	individual functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's care, or 
73.9 	sexual abuse by a person with a significant relationship to the child when that person resides 
73.10 	in the child's household or by a sibling, the local welfare agency shall immediately conduct 
73.11 	a family assessment or investigation as identified in clauses (1) to (4). In conducting a family 
73.12 	assessment or investigation, the local welfare agency shall gather information on the existence 
73.13 	of substance abuse and domestic violence and offer services for purposes of preventing 
73.14 	future child maltreatment, safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the abused or neglected 
73.15 	minor, and supporting and preserving family life whenever possible. If the report alleges a 
73.16 	violation of a criminal statute involving sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect or 
73.17 	endangerment, under section 609.378, the local law enforcement agency and local welfare 
73.18 	agency shall coordinate the planning and execution of their respective investigation and 
73.19 	assessment efforts to avoid a duplication of fact-finding efforts and multiple interviews. 
73.20 	Each agency shall prepare a separate report of the results of its investigation or assessment. 
73.21 	In cases of alleged child maltreatment resulting in death, the local agency may rely on the 
73.22 	fact-finding efforts of a law enforcement investigation to make a determination of whether 
73.23 	or not maltreatment occurred. When necessary the local welfare agency shall seek authority 
73.24 	to remove the child from the custody of a parent, guardian, or adult with whom the child is 
73.25 	living. In performing any of these duties, the local welfare agency shall maintain appropriate 
73.26 	records.
73.27 	If the family assessment or investigation indicates there is a potential for abuse of alcohol 
73.28 	or other drugs by the parent, guardian, or person responsible for the child's care, the local 
73.29 	welfare agency shall conduct a chemical use assessment pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 
73.30 	9530.6615.
73.31 	(c) When a local agency receives a report or otherwise has information indicating that 
73.32 	a child who is a client, as defined in section 245.91, has been the subject of physical abuse, 
73.33 	sexual abuse, or neglect at an agency, facility, or program as defined in section 245.91, it 
73.34 	shall, in addition to its other duties under this section, immediately inform the ombudsman 
73.35 	established under sections 245.91 to 245.97. The commissioner of education shall inform 
74.1 	the ombudsman established under sections 245.91 to 245.97 of reports regarding a child 
74.2 	defined as a client in section 245.91 that maltreatment occurred at a school as defined in 
74.3 	section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E.
74.4 	(d) Authority of the local welfare agency responsible for assessing or investigating the 
74.5 	child abuse or neglect report, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, 
74.6 	and of the local law enforcement agency for investigating the alleged abuse or neglect 
74.7 	includes, but is not limited to, authority to interview, without parental consent, the alleged 
74.8 	victim and any other minors who currently reside with or who have resided with the alleged 
74.9 	offender. The interview may take place at school or at any facility or other place where the 
74.10 	alleged victim or other minors might be found or the child may be transported to, and the 
74.11 	interview conducted at, a place appropriate for the interview of a child designated by the 
74.12 	local welfare agency or law enforcement agency. The interview may take place outside the 
74.13 	presence of the alleged offender or parent, legal custodian, guardian, or school official. For 
74.14 	family assessments, it is the preferred practice to request a parent or guardian's permission 
74.15 	to interview the child prior to conducting the child interview, unless doing so would 
74.16 	compromise the safety assessment. Except as provided in this paragraph, the parent, legal 
74.17 	custodian, or guardian shall be notified by the responsible local welfare or law enforcement 
74.18 	agency no later than the conclusion of the investigation or assessment that this interview 
74.19 	has occurred. Notwithstanding rule 32 of the Minnesota Rules of Procedure for Juvenile 
74.20 	Courts, the juvenile court may, after hearing on an ex parte motion by the local welfare 
74.21 	agency, order that, where reasonable cause exists, the agency withhold notification of this 
74.22 	interview from the parent, legal custodian, or guardian. If the interview took place or is to 
74.23 	take place on school property, the order shall specify that school officials may not disclose 
74.24 	to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents of the notification of intent to interview 
74.25 	the child on school property, as provided under this paragraph, and any other related 
74.26 	information regarding the interview that may be a part of the child's school record. A copy 
74.27 	of the order shall be sent by the local welfare or law enforcement agency to the appropriate 
74.28 	school official.
74.29 	(e) When the local welfare, local law enforcement agency, or the agency responsible 
74.30 	for assessing or investigating a report of maltreatment determines that an interview should 
74.31 	take place on school property, written notification of intent to interview the child on school 
74.32 	property must be received by school officials prior to the interview. The notification shall 
74.33 	include the name of the child to be interviewed, the purpose of the interview, and a reference 
74.34 	to the statutory authority to conduct an interview on school property. For interviews 
74.35 	conducted by the local welfare agency, the notification shall be signed by the chair of the 
75.1 	local social services agency or the chair's designee. The notification shall be private data 
75.2 	on individuals subject to the provisions of this paragraph. School officials may not disclose 
75.3 	to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents of the notification or any other related 
75.4 	information regarding the interview until notified in writing by the local welfare or law 
75.5 	enforcement agency that the investigation or assessment has been concluded, unless a school 
75.6 	employee or agent is alleged to have maltreated the child. Until that time, the local welfare 
75.7 	or law enforcement agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating a report 
75.8 	of maltreatment shall be solely responsible for any disclosures regarding the nature of the 
75.9 	assessment or investigation.
75.10 	Except where the alleged offender is believed to be a school official or employee, the 
75.11 	time and place, and manner of the interview on school premises shall be within the discretion 
75.12 	of school officials, but the local welfare or law enforcement agency shall have the exclusive 
75.13 	authority to determine who may attend the interview. The conditions as to time, place, and 
75.14 	manner of the interview set by the school officials shall be reasonable and the interview 
75.15 	shall be conducted not more than 24 hours after the receipt of the notification unless another 
75.16 	time is considered necessary by agreement between the school officials and the local welfare 
75.17 	or law enforcement agency. Where the school fails to comply with the provisions of this 
75.18 	paragraph, the juvenile court may order the school to comply. Every effort must be made 
75.19 	to reduce the disruption of the educational program of the child, other students, or school 
75.20 	staff when an interview is conducted on school premises.
75.21 	(f) Where the alleged offender or a person responsible for the care of the alleged victim 
75.22 	or other minor prevents access to the victim or other minor by the local welfare agency, the 
75.23 	juvenile court may order the parents, legal custodian, or guardian to produce the alleged 
75.24 	victim or other minor for questioning by the local welfare agency or the local law 
75.25 	enforcement agency outside the presence of the alleged offender or any person responsible 
75.26 	for the child's care at reasonable places and times as specified by court order.
75.27 	(g) Before making an order under paragraph (f), the court shall issue an order to show 
75.28 	cause, either upon its own motion or upon a verified petition, specifying the basis for the 
75.29 	requested interviews and fixing the time and place of the hearing. The order to show cause 
75.30 	shall be served personally and shall be heard in the same manner as provided in other cases 
75.31 	in the juvenile court. The court shall consider the need for appointment of a guardian ad 
75.32 	litem to protect the best interests of the child. If appointed, the guardian ad litem shall be 
75.33 	present at the hearing on the order to show cause.
75.34 	(h) The commissioner of human services, the ombudsman for mental health and 
75.35 	developmental disabilities, the local welfare agencies responsible for investigating reports, 
76.1 	the commissioner of education, and the local law enforcement agencies have the right to 
76.2 	enter facilities as defined in subdivision 2 and to inspect and copy the facility's records, 
76.3 	including medical records, as part of the investigation. Notwithstanding the provisions of 
76.4 	chapter 13, they also have the right to inform the facility under investigation that they are 
76.5 	conducting an investigation, to disclose to the facility the names of the individuals under 
76.6 	investigation for abusing or neglecting a child, and to provide the facility with a copy of 
76.7 	the report and the investigative findings.
76.8 	(i) The local welfare agency responsible for conducting a family assessment or 
76.9 	investigation shall collect available and relevant information to determine child safety, risk 
76.10 	of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs and share not public 
76.11 	information with an Indian's tribal social services agency without violating any law of the 
76.12 	state that may otherwise impose duties of confidentiality on the local welfare agency in 
76.13 	order to implement the tribal state agreement. The local welfare agency or the agency 
76.14 	responsible for investigating the report shall collect available and relevant information to 
76.15 	ascertain whether maltreatment occurred and whether protective services are needed. 
76.16 	Information collected includes, when relevant, information with regard to the person reporting 
76.17 	the alleged maltreatment, including the nature of the reporter's relationship to the child and 
76.18 	to the alleged offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the report; the child 
76.19 	allegedly being maltreated; the alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral 
76.20 	sources having relevant information related to the alleged maltreatment. The local welfare 
76.21 	agency or the agency responsible for investigating the report may make a determination of 
76.22 	no maltreatment early in an investigation, and close the case and retain immunity, if the 
76.23 	collected information shows no basis for a full investigation.
76.24 	Information relevant to the assessment or investigation must be asked for, and may 
76.25 	include:
76.26 	(1) the child's sex and age; prior reports of maltreatment, including any maltreatment 
76.27 	reports that were screened out and not accepted for assessment or investigation; information 
76.28 	relating to developmental functioning; credibility of the child's statement; and whether the 
76.29 	information provided under this clause is consistent with other information collected during 
76.30 	the course of the assessment or investigation;
76.31 	(2) the alleged offender's age, a record check for prior reports of maltreatment, and 
76.32 	criminal charges and convictions. The local welfare agency or the agency responsible for 
76.33 	assessing or investigating the report must provide the alleged offender with an opportunity 
76.34 	to make a statement. The alleged offender may submit supporting documentation relevant 
76.35 	to the assessment or investigation;
77.1 	(3) collateral source information regarding the alleged maltreatment and care of the 
77.2 	child. Collateral information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical examination of the child; 
77.3 	(ii) prior medical records relating to the alleged maltreatment or the care of the child 
77.4 	maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care professional and an interview with the 
77.5 	treating professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's caretakers, including the child's 
77.6 	parent, guardian, foster parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family members, 
77.7 	relatives, and other persons who may have knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment 
77.8 	and the care of the child; and
77.9 	(4) information on the existence of domestic abuse and violence in the home of the child, 
77.10 	and substance abuse.
77.11 	Nothing in this paragraph precludes the local welfare agency, the local law enforcement 
77.12 	agency, or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report from collecting 
77.13 	other relevant information necessary to conduct the assessment or investigation. 
77.14 	Notwithstanding sections 13.384 or 144.291 to 144.298, the local welfare agency has access 
77.15 	to medical data and records for purposes of clause (3). Notwithstanding the data's 
77.16 	classification in the possession of any other agency, data acquired by the local welfare 
77.17 	agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report during the course 
77.18 	of the assessment or investigation are private data on individuals and must be maintained 
77.19 	in accordance with subdivision 11. Data of the commissioner of education collected or 
77.20 	maintained during and for the purpose of an investigation of alleged maltreatment in a school 
77.21 	are governed by this section, notwithstanding the data's classification as educational, 
77.22 	licensing, or personnel data under chapter 13.
77.23 	In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as defined in 
77.24 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the commissioner of education shall collect investigative 
77.25 	reports and data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are from local law 
77.26 	enforcement and the school facility.
77.27 	(j) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall conduct a face-to-face contact 
77.28 	with the child reported to be maltreated and with the child's primary caregiver sufficient to 
77.29 	complete a safety assessment and ensure the immediate safety of the child. The face-to-face 
77.30 	contact with the child and primary caregiver shall occur immediately if sexual abuse or 
77.31 	substantial child endangerment is alleged and within five calendar days for all other reports. 
77.32 	If the alleged offender was not already interviewed as the primary caregiver, the local welfare 
77.33 	agency shall also conduct a face-to-face interview with the alleged offender in the early 
77.34 	stages of the assessment or investigation. At the initial contact, the local child welfare agency 
77.35 	or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report must inform the alleged 
78.1 	offender of the complaints or allegations made against the individual in a manner consistent 
78.2 	with laws protecting the rights of the person who made the report. The interview with the 
78.3 	alleged offender may be postponed if it would jeopardize an active law enforcement 
78.4 	investigation.
78.5 	(k) When conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall use a question and 
78.6 	answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit spontaneous 
78.7 	responses. For investigations only, the following interviewing methods and procedures must 
78.8 	be used whenever possible when collecting information:
78.9 	(1) audio recordings of all interviews with witnesses and collateral sources; and
78.10 	(2) in cases of alleged sexual abuse, audio-video recordings of each interview with the 
78.11 	alleged victim and child witnesses.
78.12 	(l) In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as defined 
78.13 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the commissioner of education shall collect available and 
78.14 	relevant information and use the procedures in paragraphs (j) and (k), and subdivision 3d, 
78.15 	except that the requirement for face-to-face observation of the child and face-to-face interview 
78.16 	of the alleged offender is to occur in the initial stages of the assessment or investigation 
78.17 	provided that the commissioner may also base the assessment or investigation on investigative 
78.18 	reports and data received from the school facility and local law enforcement, to the extent 
78.19 	those investigations satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (j) and (k), and subdivision 3d.

78.20 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.556, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
78.21 		Subd. 11.Records. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and subdivisions 10b, 10d, 
78.22 	10g, and 11b, all records concerning individuals maintained by a local welfare agency or 
78.23 	agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report under this section, including 
78.24 	any written reports filed under subdivision 7, shall be private data on individuals, except 
78.25 	insofar as copies of reports are required by subdivision 7 to be sent to the local police 
78.26 	department or the county sheriff. All records concerning determinations of maltreatment 
78.27 	by a facility are nonpublic data as maintained by the Department of Education, except insofar 
78.28 	as copies of reports are required by subdivision 7 to be sent to the local police department 
78.29 	or the county sheriff. Reports maintained by any police department or the county sheriff 
78.30 	shall be private data on individuals except the reports shall be made available to the 
78.31 	investigating, petitioning, or prosecuting authority, including county medical examiners or 
78.32 	county coroners. Section 13.82, subdivisions 8, 9, and 14, apply to law enforcement data 
78.33 	other than the reports. The local social services agency or agency responsible for assessing 
78.34 	or investigating the report shall make available to the investigating, petitioning, or prosecuting 
79.1 	authority, including county medical examiners or county coroners or their professional 
79.2 	delegates, any records which contain information relating to a specific incident of neglect 
79.3 	or abuse which is under investigation, petition, or prosecution and information relating to 
79.4 	any prior incidents of neglect or abuse involving any of the same persons. The records shall 
79.5 	be collected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of chapter 13. In conducting 
79.6 	investigations and assessments pursuant to this section, the notice required by section 13.04, 
79.7 	subdivision 2, need not be provided to a minor under the age of ten who is the alleged victim 
79.8 	of abuse or neglect. An individual subject of a record shall have access to the record in 
79.9 	accordance with those sections, except that the name of the reporter shall be confidential 
79.10 	while the report is under assessment or investigation except as otherwise permitted by this 
79.11 	subdivision. Any person conducting an investigation or assessment under this section who 
79.12 	intentionally discloses the identity of a reporter prior to the completion of the investigation 
79.13 	or assessment is guilty of a misdemeanor. After the assessment or investigation is completed, 
79.14 	the name of the reporter shall be confidential. The subject of the report may compel disclosure 
79.15 	of the name of the reporter only with the consent of the reporter or upon a written finding 
79.16 	by the court that the report was false and that there is evidence that the report was made in 
79.17 	bad faith. This subdivision does not alter disclosure responsibilities or obligations under 
79.18 	the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
79.19 	(b) Upon request of the legislative auditor, data on individuals maintained under this 
79.20 	section must be released to the legislative auditor in order for the auditor to fulfill the auditor's 
79.21 	duties under section 3.971. The auditor shall maintain the data in accordance with chapter 
79.22 	13.
79.23 	(c) The commissioner of education must be provided with all requested data that are 
79.24 	relevant to a report of maltreatment and are in possession of a school facility as defined in 
79.25 	subdivision 2, paragraph (c), when the data is requested pursuant to an assessment or 
79.26 	investigation of a maltreatment report of a student in a school. If the commissioner of 
79.27 	education makes a determination of maltreatment involving an individual performing work 
79.28 	within a school facility who is licensed by a board or other agency, the commissioner shall 
79.29 	provide necessary and relevant information a copy of its offender maltreatment determination 
79.30 	report to the licensing entity to enable the entity to fulfill its statutory duties, with all student 
79.31 	identifying information removed. The offender maltreatment determination report shall 
79.32 	include but is not limited to the following sections: report of alleged maltreatment; legal 
79.33 	standard; investigation; summary of findings; determination; corrective action by a school; 
79.34 	reconsideration process; and a listing of records related to the investigation. Notwithstanding 
79.35 	section 13.03, subdivision 4, data received by a licensing entity under this paragraph are 
80.1 	governed by section 13.41 or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity, 
80.2 	except that this section applies to the classification of and access to data on the reporter of 
80.3 	the maltreatment.

80.4 	Sec. 20. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
80.5 		Subd. 4.Northwest Regional Partnership concurrent enrollment program. (a) For 
80.6 	a grant to the Lakes Country Service Cooperative to operate a continuing education program:

80.880.7
		$
	3,000,000
2,000,000
	.....
	2017
	
80.9 	(b) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2019.
80.10 	(c) $1,000,000 of the initial appropriation in fiscal year 2017 is canceled to the state 
80.11 	general fund on June 29, 2019.

80.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

80.13 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 37, 
80.14 	is amended to read:
80.15 		Subd. 37.Statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program. (a) For the 
80.16 	statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program under Laws 2016, chapter 189, 
80.17 	article 25, section 58, as amended:

80.1980.18
		$
	375,000
350,000
	.....
	2018
	
80.2180.20
		$
	375,000
0
	.....
	2019
	
80.22 	(b) Any balance in the first fiscal year 2018 does not cancel but is available in the second
80.23 	fiscal year 2019. $400,000 of the initial appropriations in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is 
80.24 	canceled to the state general fund on June 29, 2019.

80.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

80.26 	Sec. 22. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND 
80.27 	STANDARDS BOARD.
 80.28 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sums 
80.29 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator 
80.30 	Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated.
81.1 		Subd. 2.Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants. (a) 
81.2 	For the collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants under Minnesota 
81.3 	Statutes, section 122A.635:

81.4		$
	1,099,000
	.....
	2020
	
81.5		$
	1,000,000
	.....
	2021
	
81.6 	(b) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and 
81.7 	administer the grant program and a portion of these funds may be transferred to the Office 
81.8 	of Higher Education as determined by the executive director of the board and commissioner 
81.9 	to support the administration of the program.
81.10 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $1,000,000 and the base for fiscal year 2023 is 
81.11 	$1,000,000.
81.12 		Subd. 3.Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers 
81.13 	of color. (a) For the development and expansion of mentoring, induction, and retention 
81.14 	programs for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, 
81.15 	section 122A.70:

81.16		$
	750,000
	.....
	2020
	
81.17		$
	750,000
	.....
	2021
	
81.18 	(b) The board may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount for monitoring 
81.19 	and administering the grant program and may have an interagency agreement with the 
81.20 	Department of Education including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
81.21 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
81.22 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $750,000 and the base for fiscal year 2023 is 
81.23 	$742,000.

81.24 	Sec. 23. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 81.25 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
81.26 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year 
81.27 	designated.
81.28 		Subd. 2.Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. (a) For grants to institutions offering 
81.29 	"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" college in the schools courses 
81.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):

81.31		$
	375,000
	.....
	2020
	
81.32		$
	375,000
	.....
	2021
	
82.1 	(b) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor 
82.2 	and administer the grant program.
82.3 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
82.4 		Subd. 3.Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation 
82.5 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

82.6		$
	89,211,000
	.....
	2020
	
82.7		$
	88,853,000
	.....
	2021
	
82.8 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $8,974,000 for 2019 and $80,237,000 for 2020.
82.9 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $8,915,000 for 2020 and $79,938,000 for 2021.
82.10 		Subd. 4.Agricultural educator grants. (a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws 
82.11 	2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:

82.12		$
	250,000
	.....
	2020
	
82.13		$
	250,000
	.....
	2021
	
82.14 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
82.15 		Subd. 5.American Indian teacher preparation grants. (a) For joint grants to assist 
82.16 	people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 
82.17 	122A.63:

82.18		$
	460,000
	.....
	2020
	
82.19		$
	460,000
	.....
	2021
	
82.20 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
82.21 		Subd. 6.Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. (a) For grants to school 
82.22 	districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:

82.23		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2018
	
82.24		$
	1,500,000
	.....
	2019
	
82.25 	(b) The grants are for school districts with more than 30 percent minority students for 
82.26 	a Board of Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency pilot program. The 
82.27 	program must provide tuition scholarships or stipends to enable school district employees 
82.28 	or community members affiliated with a school district who seek an education license to 
82.29 	participate in a nonconventional teacher preparation program. School districts that receive 
82.30 	funds under this subdivision are strongly encouraged to recruit candidates of color and 
82.31 	American Indian candidates to participate in the Grow Your Own new teacher programs. 
82.32 	Districts or schools providing financial support may require a commitment as determined 
83.1 	by the district to teach in the district or school for a reasonable amount of time that does 
83.2 	not exceed five years.
83.3 	(c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative 
83.4 	expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue 
83.5 	teaching, including developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in 
83.6 	schools for "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent 
83.7 	with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
83.8 	(d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the 
83.9 	commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants, 
83.10 	the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an 
83.11 	assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement, 
83.12 	the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of 
83.13 	participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs.
83.14 	(e) The department may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor 
83.15 	and administer the grant program.
83.16 	(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
83.17 		Subd. 7.Minnesota Council on Economic Education. (a) For a grant to the Minnesota 
83.18 	Council on Economic Education:

83.19		$
	117,000
	.....
	2020
	
83.20		$
	118,000
	.....
	2021
	
83.21 	(b) The grant must be used to:
83.22 	(1) provide professional development to Minnesota's kindergarten through grade 12 
83.23 	teachers implementing state graduation standards in learning areas related to economic 
83.24 	education; and
83.25 	(2) support the direct-to-student ancillary economic and personal finance programs that 
83.26 	Minnesota teachers supervise and coach.
83.27 	(c) By February 15 of each year following the receipt of a grant, the Minnesota Council 
83.28 	on Economic Education must report to the commissioner of education on the number and 
83.29 	type of in-person and online teacher professional development opportunities provided by 
83.30 	the Minnesota Council on Economic Education or its affiliated state centers. The report 
83.31 	must include a description of the content, length, and location of the programs; the number 
83.32 	of preservice and licensed teachers receiving professional development through each of 
83.33 	these opportunities; and summaries of evaluations of teacher professional opportunities.
84.1 	(d) The Department of Education must pay the full amount of the grant to the Minnesota 
84.2 	Council on Economic Education by August 15 of each year. The Minnesota Council on 
84.3 	Economic Education must submit its fiscal reporting in the form and manner specified by 
84.4 	the commissioner. The commissioner may request additional information as necessary.
84.5 	(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
84.6 	(f) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
84.7 		Subd. 8.Statewide concurrent enrollment training program. (a) For the Northwest 
84.8 	Regional Partnership concurrent enrollment program and the statewide concurrent enrollment 
84.9 	teacher training program under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 58, as amended 
84.10 	by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 48:

84.11		$
	1,775,000
	.....
	2020
	
84.12		$
	375,000
	.....
	2021
	
84.13 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

84.14 	Sec. 24. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 84.15 	The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 58, as 
84.16 	amended.

84.17 	Sec. 25. REPEALER.
 84.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.63, subdivisions 7 and 8, are repealed.

84.19 	ARTICLE 4
84.20 	SPECIAL EDUCATION

84.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
84.22 		Subdivision 1.Special education aid. (a) Except as provided in section 124E.23, special 
84.23 	education aid, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 
84.24 	2e, must be paid to a charter school according to section 125A.76, as though it were a school 
84.25 	district.
84.26 	(b) For fiscal year 2015 2020 and later, the special education aid paid to the charter 
84.27 	school shall be adjusted as follows:
84.28 	(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of the 
84.29 	student according to section 124E.20, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
84.30 	125A.11; or
85.1 	(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student 
85.2 	according to section 124E.20, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 127A.47, 
85.3 	subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (e), and if the tuition adjustment is computed under section 
85.4 	127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (c), it shall also receive an adjustment equal to five 
85.5 	percent for fiscal year 2020 or ten percent for fiscal year 2021 and later of the unreimbursed 
85.6 	cost of providing special education and services for the student.

85.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

85.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.091, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
85.9 		Subd. 3a.Additional requirements for prior written notice. In addition to federal law 
85.10 	requirements, a prior written notice shall:
85.11 	(1) inform the parent that except for the initial placement of a child in special education, 
85.12 	the school district will proceed with its proposal for the child's placement or for providing 
85.13 	special education services unless the child's parent notifies the district of an objection within 
85.14 	14 days of when the district sends the prior written notice to the parent; and
85.15 	(2) state that a parent who objects to a proposal or refusal in the prior written notice 
85.16 	may:
85.17 	(i) request a conciliation conference under subdivision 7 or another alternative dispute 
85.18 	resolution procedure under subdivision 8 or 9; or
85.19 	(ii) identify the specific part of the proposal or refusal the parent objects to and request 
85.20 	a meeting with appropriate members of the individualized education program team.

85.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.091, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
85.22 		Subd. 7.Conciliation conference. A parent must have an opportunity to request a 
85.23 	meeting with appropriate members of the individualized education program team or meet 
85.24 	with appropriate district staff in at least one conciliation conference if the parent objects to 
85.25 	any proposal of which the parent receives notice under subdivision 3a. A district must hold 
85.26 	a conciliation conference within ten calendar days from the date the district receives a 
85.27 	parent's objection to a proposal or refusal in the prior written notice request for a conciliation 
85.28 	conference. Except as provided in this section, all discussions held during a conciliation 
85.29 	conference are confidential and are not admissible in a due process hearing. Within five 
85.30 	school days after the final conciliation conference, the district must prepare and provide to 
85.31 	the parent a conciliation conference memorandum that describes the district's final proposed 
85.32 	offer of service. This memorandum is admissible in evidence in any subsequent proceeding.

86.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
86.2 		Subdivision 1.Nonresident tuition rate; other costs. (a) For fiscal year 2015 and later, 
86.3 	when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with a disability 
86.4 	as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom 
86.5 	an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 
86.6 	7, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 
86.7 	by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to 
86.8 	the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special transportation, plus (2) the amount 
86.9 	of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and 
86.10 	referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's 
86.11 	average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit 
86.12 	excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, 
86.13 	minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section 
86.14 	125A.76 received on behalf of that child, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 
86.15 	125A.76, subdivision 2e, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and services 
86.16 	outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of 
86.17 	general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions attributable 
86.18 	to district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, 
86.19 	capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for the portion of 
86.20 	time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, 
86.21 	calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and referendum 
86.22 	equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity 
86.23 	revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue, 
86.24 	elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. 
86.25 	Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal 
86.26 	agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization aid 
86.27 	attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general 
86.28 	education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue, 
86.29 	elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid to 
86.30 	the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil must be 
86.31 	increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. If the resident 
86.32 	district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining 
86.33 	adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.
86.34 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education 
86.35 	aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, provides special instruction and services for a 
87.1 	pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom an 
87.2 	adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision 
87.3 	7, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced 
87.4 	by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received 
87.5 	aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education 
87.6 	aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must 
87.7 	not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.
87.8 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) 
87.9 	to (d):
87.10 	(1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover unreimbursed 
87.11 	costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt service, and indirect 
87.12 	costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by billing membership fees 
87.13 	and nonmember access fees to the resident district;
87.14 	(2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special 
87.15 	education and related services, a site approved under section 125A.515, an intermediate 
87.16 	district, a site constructed according to Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 7, subdivision 7, 
87.17 	to meet the educational needs of court-placed adolescents, or a special education cooperative 
87.18 	may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional 
87.19 	amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability;
87.20 	(3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a description 
87.21 	of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged 
87.22 	to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under clause (2) must be 
87.23 	included in the aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 127A.47, subdivision 7, 
87.24 	paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.
87.25 	(d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), 
87.26 	"general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the general 
87.27 	education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding the local optional 
87.28 	levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), plus the referendum 
87.29 	equalization aid according to section 126C.17, subdivision 7.

87.30 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
87.31 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section and section 125A.79, 
87.32 	the definitions in this subdivision apply.
88.1 	(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 126C.10, subdivision 2. For the 
88.2 	purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a disability 
88.3 	shall be counted as prescribed in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
88.4 	(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and support 
88.5 	services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also include special 
88.6 	education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and students by 
88.7 	preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance 
88.8 	requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential 
88.9 	personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.
88.10 	(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 126C.05.
88.11 	(e) "Program growth factor" means 1.046 for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, 1.0 for 
88.12 	fiscal year 2016, 1.046 for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 1.046 and the program growth 
88.13 	factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.
88.14 	(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that are 
88.15 	necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction and 
88.16 	services to children with a disability according to sections 124D.454, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 
88.17 	125A.259 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 as submitted by the district and approved by the 
88.18 	department under section 125A.75, subdivision 4, excluding expenditures:
88.19 	(1) reimbursed with federal funds;
88.20 	(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;
88.21 	(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;
88.22 	(4) for facilities;
88.23 	(5) for pupil transportation; and
88.24 	(6) for postemployment benefits.
88.25 	(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for revenue 
88.26 	under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2.
88.27 	(h) For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy 
88.28 	for the Blind, expenditures under paragraphs (f) and (g) are limited to the salary and fringe 
88.29 	benefits of one-to-one instructional and behavior management aides and one-to-one licensed, 
88.30 	certified professionals assigned to a child attending the academy, if the aides or professionals 
88.31 	are required by the child's individualized education program.
89.1 	(i) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 for fiscal 
89.2 	year 2017, and, for fiscal year years 2018 and later through 2020, the sum of the special 
89.3 	education aid increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.
89.4 	(j) "District" means a school district, a charter school, or a cooperative unit as defined 
89.5 	in section 123A.24, subdivision 2. Notwithstanding section 123A.26, cooperative units as 
89.6 	defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, are eligible to receive special education aid under 
89.7 	this section and section 125A.79.
89.8 	(k) "Initial special education cross subsidy" means the greater of zero or:
89.9 	(1) the nonfederal special education expenditure under paragraph (f); plus
89.10 	(2) the cost of providing transportation services for pupils with disabilities under section 
89.11 	123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4); minus
89.12 	(3) the special education aid under subdivision 2c and sections 125A.11, subdivision 1, 
89.13 	and 127A.47, subdivision 7; minus
89.14 	(4) the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus 
89.15 	local optional aid and referendum equalization aid attributable to pupils receiving special 
89.16 	instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school 
89.17 	day for the portion of time the pupils receive special instruction and services outside the 
89.18 	regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, 
89.19 	district support services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil 
89.20 	transportation.
89.21 	(l) The "minimum aid adjustment multiplier" for fiscal year 2020 equals 1.046. For fiscal 
89.22 	year 2021 and later, the minimum aid adjustment multiplier equals the greater of 1.02 or 
89.23 	the minimum aid adjustment multiplier for the previous year minus 0.002.
89.24 	(m) The "minimum aid adjustment factor" for fiscal year 2020 equals the program growth 
89.25 	factor for fiscal year 2020. For fiscal year 2021 and later, the minimum aid adjustment factor 
89.26 	equals the product of the minimum aid adjustment factor for the previous fiscal year and 
89.27 	the minimum aid adjustment multiplier.

89.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

89.29 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.76, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
89.30 		Subd. 2a.Special education initial aid. For fiscal year 2016 2021 and later, a district's 
89.31 	special education initial aid equals the sum of:
90.1 	(1) the least of 62 percent of the district's old formula special education expenditures 
90.2 	for the prior fiscal year, excluding pupil transportation expenditures, 50 percent of the 
90.3 	district's nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior year, excluding pupil 
90.4 	transportation expenditures, or 56 percent of the product of the sum of the following amounts, 
90.5 	computed using prior fiscal year data, and the program growth factor:
90.6 	(i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the sum of:
90.7 	(A) $450 $460; plus
90.8 	(B) $400 $405 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 
90.9 	1 who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 
90.10 	who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus
90.11 	(C) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus
90.12 	(ii) $10,400 $13,300 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas 
90.13 	of autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus
90.14 	(iii) $18,000 $19,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas 
90.15 	of deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus
90.16 	(iv) $27,000 $25,200 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas 
90.17 	of developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, 
90.18 	physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind; plus
90.19 	(2) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under 
90.20 	section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4).

90.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2021 and later.

90.22 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
90.23 		Subd. 2c.Special education aid. (a) For fiscal year 2016 2020 and later, a district's 
90.24 	special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under 
90.25 	subdivision 2a, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2e, and the 
90.26 	district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.
90.27 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for a 
90.28 	school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would have 
90.29 	received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, 
90.30 	as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 
90.31 	7, and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education 
90.32 	aid increase limit.
91.1 	(c) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later 2020, the special 
91.2 	education aid for a school district, excluding the cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 
91.3 	2e, must not exceed the greater of:
91.4 	(i) the sum of 56 percent of the district's nonfederal special education expenditures plus 
91.5 	100 percent of the district's cost of providing transportation services for children with 
91.6 	disabilities under section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4), plus the 
91.7 	adjustment under sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7; or
91.8 	(ii) the sum of: (i)(A) the product of the district's average daily membership served and 
91.9 	the special education aid increase limit and (ii) (B) the product of the sum of the special 
91.10 	education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 
91.11 	2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, 
91.12 	sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's average daily 
91.13 	membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership 
91.14 	served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.
91.15 	(d) (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016 2020 and later the special 
91.16 	education aid, excluding the cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2e, for a school 
91.17 	district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24, 
91.18 	must not be less than the lesser of (1) the sum of 90 percent for fiscal year 2020, 85 percent 
91.19 	for fiscal year 2021, 80 percent for fiscal year 2022, and 75 percent for fiscal year 2023 and 
91.20 	later of the district's nonfederal special education expenditures plus 100 percent of the 
91.21 	district's cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under section 
91.22 	123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4), plus the adjustment under sections 125A.11 
91.23 	and 127A.47, subdivision 7, for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special 
91.24 	education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 
91.25 	2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, 
91.26 	sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily 
91.27 	membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for fiscal 
91.28 	year 2016, and the program growth minimum aid adjustment factor.
91.29 	(e) (d) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first 
91.30 	year of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly 
91.31 	formed cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner for 
91.32 	approval to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on current 
91.33 	year data, with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid for 
91.34 	programs at participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced by 
91.35 	the new cooperative. The department shall establish procedures to adjust the prior year data 
92.1 	and fiscal year 2016 old formula aid used in calculating special education aid to exclude 
92.2 	costs that have been eliminated for districts where programs have closed or where a 
92.3 	substantial portion of the program has been transferred to a cooperative unit.
92.4 	(f) (e) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting 
92.5 	and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings 
92.6 	as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from 
92.7 	third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and 
92.8 	exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.

92.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

92.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.76, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
92.11 	read:
92.12 		Subd. 2e.Cross subsidy reduction aid. (a) A school district's annual cross subsidy 
92.13 	reduction aid equals the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the 
92.14 	previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year.
92.15 	(b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals 2.6 percent for fiscal year 2020 and 6.43 percent 
92.16 	for fiscal year 2021 and later.

92.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

92.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
92.19 		Subd. 7.Alternative attendance programs. (a) The general education aid and special 
92.20 	education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district 
92.21 	under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The adjustments 
92.22 	must be made according to this subdivision.
92.23 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special 
92.24 	education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing 
92.25 	special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed building 
92.26 	lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for a pupil 
92.27 	with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51, 
92.28 	who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives special 
92.29 	instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school 
92.30 	day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local 
92.31 	optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1, 
92.32 	paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special 
93.1 	instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to 
93.2 	district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, 
93.3 	capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section 
93.4 	125A.76, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e,
93.5 	attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and 
93.6 	services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum 
93.7 	equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average 
93.8 	general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.
93.9 	(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later 2020, special education aid paid to a resident district 
93.10 	must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 85 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing 
93.11 	special education and services. For fiscal year 2021 and later, special education aid paid to 
93.12 	a resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to 80 percent of the unreimbursed 
93.13 	cost of providing special education and services.
93.14 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must 
93.15 	be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special education 
93.16 	and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or charter school 
93.17 	where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at least 70 percent 
93.18 	of the charter school's total enrollment.
93.19 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must 
93.20 	be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special education 
93.21 	aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school received special 
93.22 	education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1.
93.23 	(f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction 
93.24 	and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must be increased 
93.25 	by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under paragraphs (c) 
93.26 	and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full 
93.27 	adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be made to 
93.28 	other state aids due to the district.
93.29 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district of 
93.30 	a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school receives 
93.31 	general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must be reduced 
93.32 	by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid attributable to the 
93.33 	student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the general education aid 
93.34 	that the student would have generated for the charter school under section 124E.20, 
94.1 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial education student" 
94.2 	means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a disability as defined in 
94.3 	section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51.
94.4 	(h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, 
94.5 	education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the 
94.6 	constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the 
94.7 	general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in 
94.8 	paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more than 
94.9 	100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount 
94.10 	equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, 
94.11 	times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional revenue, and 
94.12 	transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area 
94.13 	learning center.

94.14 	Sec. 10. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM; RULE AMENDMENT.
 94.15 	The commissioner of education must amend Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2810, subpart 
94.16 	2, item A, to allow but not require an individualized education program to report a student's 
94.17 	performance on general state or districtwide assessments.

94.18 	Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.
 94.19 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
94.20 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
94.21 	designated.
94.22 		Subd. 2.Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
94.23 	section 125A.75:

94.24		$
	1,619,065,000
	.....
	2020
	
94.25		$
	1,773,125,000
	.....
	2021
	
94.26 	The 2020 appropriation includes $184,363,000 for 2019 and $1,434,702,000 for 2020.
94.27 	The 2021 appropriation includes $201,964,000 for 2020 and $1,571,161,000 for 2021.
94.28 		Subd. 3.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
94.29 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
94.30 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

94.31		$
	1,382,000
	.....
	2020
	
94.32		$
	1,564,000
	.....
	2021
	
95.1 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 
95.2 	available.
95.3 		Subd. 4.Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
95.4 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

95.5		$
	422,000
	.....
	2020
	
95.6		$
	442,000
	.....
	2021
	
95.7 	The 2020 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2019 and $382,000 for 2020.
95.8 	The 2021 appropriation includes $42,000 for 2020 and $400,000 for 2021.
95.9 		Subd. 5.Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 
95.10 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
95.11 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

95.12		$
	31,000
	.....
	2020
	
95.13		$
	32,000
	.....
	2021
	
95.14 		Subd. 6.Special education out-of-state tuition. For special education out-of-state 
95.15 	tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:

95.16		$
	250,000
	.....
	2020
	
95.17		$
	250,000
	.....
	2021

95.18 	ARTICLE 5
95.19 	HEALTH AND SAFETY

95.20 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120B.21, is amended to read:
95.21 	120B.21 MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION.
95.22 	School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide mental health instruction 
95.23 	for students in grades 64 through 12 aligned with local health standards and integrated into 
95.24 	existing programs, curriculum, or the general school environment of a district or charter 
95.25 	school. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, 
95.26 	commissioner of health, and mental health organizations, is encouraged tomust, by July 1, 
95.27 	2020, and July 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter, provide districts and charter schools 
95.28 	with resources gathered by Minnesota mental health advocates, including:
95.29 	(1) age-appropriate model learning activities for grades 64 through 12 that encompass 
95.30 	the mental health components of the National Health Education Standards and the 
96.1 	benchmarks developed by the department's quality teaching network in health and best 
96.2 	practices in mental health education; and
96.3 	(2) a directory of resources for planning and implementing age-appropriate mental health 
96.4 	curriculum and instruction in grades 6 4 through 12 that includes resources on suicide and 
96.5 	self-harm prevention.

96.6 	Sec. 2. [121A.223] POSSESSION AND USE OF SUNSCREEN.
96.7 	A school district must allow a student to possess and apply a topical sunscreen product 
96.8 	during the school day, while on school property, or at a school-sponsored event without a 
96.9 	prescription, physician's note, or other documentation from a licensed health care 
96.10 	professional. A school district may adopt a policy related to student possession and use of 
96.11 	sunscreen consistent with this section. Nothing in this section requires school personnel to 
96.12 	provide sunscreen or assist students in applying sunscreen.

96.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

96.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.556, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
96.15 		Subd. 2.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
96.16 	given them unless the specific content indicates otherwise:
96.17 	(a) "Accidental" means a sudden, not reasonably foreseeable, and unexpected occurrence 
96.18 	or event which:
96.19 	(1) is not likely to occur and could not have been prevented by exercise of due care; and
96.20 	(2) if occurring while a child is receiving services from a facility, happens when the 
96.21 	facility and the employee or person providing services in the facility are in compliance with 
96.22 	the laws and rules relevant to the occurrence or event.
96.23 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.
96.24 	(c) "Facility" means:
96.25 	(1) a licensed or unlicensed day care facility, certified license-exempt child care center, 
96.26 	residential facility, agency, hospital, sanitarium, or other facility or institution required to 
96.27 	be licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, 241.021, or 245A.01 to 245A.16, or chapter 
96.28 	144H, 245D, or 245H;
96.29 	(2) a school as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and chapter 124E; 
96.30 	or
97.1 	(3) a nonlicensed personal care provider organization as defined in section 256B.0625, 
97.2 	subdivision 19a.
97.3 	(d) "Family assessment" means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of 
97.4 	subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs that is applied to a child 
97.5 	maltreatment report that does not allege sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment. 
97.6 	Family assessment does not include a determination as to whether child maltreatment 
97.7 	occurred but does determine the need for services to address the safety of family members 
97.8 	and the risk of subsequent maltreatment.
97.9 	(e) "Investigation" means fact gathering related to the current safety of a child and the 
97.10 	risk of subsequent maltreatment that determines whether child maltreatment occurred and 
97.11 	whether child protective services are needed. An investigation must be used when reports 
97.12 	involve sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment, and for reports of maltreatment in 
97.13 	facilities required to be licensed or certified under chapter 245A, 245D, or 245H; under 
97.14 	sections 144.50 to 144.58 and 241.021; in a school as defined in section 120A.05, 
97.15 	subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, and chapter 124E; or in a nonlicensed personal care provider 
97.16 	association as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a.
97.17 	(f) "Mental injury" means an injury to the psychological capacity or emotional stability 
97.18 	of a child as evidenced by an observable or substantial impairment in the child's ability to 
97.19 	function within a normal range of performance and behavior with due regard to the child's 
97.20 	culture.
97.21 	(g) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under 
97.22 	clauses (1) to (9), other than by accidental means:
97.23 	(1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary 
97.24 	food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or 
97.25 	mental health when reasonably able to do so;
97.26 	(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the child's 
97.27 	physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, which 
97.28 	may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due 
97.29 	to parental neglect;
97.30 	(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements appropriate 
97.31 	for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical condition, 
97.32 	length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the child's own basic 
97.33 	needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;
98.1 	(4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and 
98.2 	260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's 
98.3 	child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 
98.4 	5;
98.5 	(5) nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely 
98.6 	because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good 
98.7 	faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or 
98.8 	remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care; except that a parent, guardian, or caretaker, 
98.9 	or a person mandated to report pursuant to subdivision 3, has a duty to report if a lack of 
98.10 	medical care may cause serious danger to the child's health. This section does not impose 
98.11 	upon persons, not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with necessary food, 
98.12 	clothing, shelter, education, or medical care, a duty to provide that care;
98.13 	(6) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 
98.14 	2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal symptoms in 
98.15 	the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at delivery or the 
98.16 	child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's first year of life 
98.17 	that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the presence of a 
98.18 	fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;
98.19 	(7) "medical neglect" as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);
98.20 	(8) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a parent or person 
98.21 	responsible for the care of the child that adversely affects the child's basic needs and safety; 
98.22 	or
98.23 	(9) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior which contributes to impaired emotional 
98.24 	functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and observable effect 
98.25 	in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not within the normal range 
98.26 	for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to the child's culture.
98.27 	(h) "Nonmaltreatment mistake" means:
98.28 	(1) at the time of the incident, the individual was performing duties identified in the 
98.29 	center's child care program plan required under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0045;
98.30 	(2) the individual has not been determined responsible for a similar incident that resulted 
98.31 	in a finding of maltreatment for at least seven years;
98.32 	(3) the individual has not been determined to have committed a similar nonmaltreatment 
98.33 	mistake under this paragraph for at least four years;
99.1 	(4) any injury to a child resulting from the incident, if treated, is treated only with 
99.2 	remedies that are available over the counter, whether ordered by a medical professional or 
99.3 	not; and
99.4 	(5) except for the period when the incident occurred, the facility and the individual 
99.5 	providing services were both in compliance with all licensing requirements relevant to the 
99.6 	incident.
99.7 	This definition only applies to child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
99.8 	9503. If clauses (1) to (5) apply, rather than making a determination of substantiated 
99.9 	maltreatment by the individual, the commissioner of human services shall determine that a 
99.10 	nonmaltreatment mistake was made by the individual.
99.11 	(i) "Operator" means an operator or agency as defined in section 245A.02.
99.12 	(j) "Person responsible for the child's care" means (1) an individual functioning within 
99.13 	the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a parent, guardian, 
99.14 	or other person having similar care responsibilities, or (2) an individual functioning outside 
99.15 	the family unit and having responsibilities for the care of the child such as a teacher, school 
99.16 	administrator, other school employees or agents, or other lawful custodian of a child having 
99.17 	either full-time or short-term care responsibilities including, but not limited to, day care, 
99.18 	babysitting whether paid or unpaid, counseling, teaching, and coaching.
99.19 	(k) "Physical abuse" means any physical injury, mental injury, or threatened injury, 
99.20 	inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care on a child other than by accidental 
99.21 	means, or any physical or mental injury that cannot reasonably be explained by the child's 
99.22 	history of injuries, or any aversive or deprivation procedures, or regulated interventions, 
99.23 	that have not been authorized under section 125A.0942 or 245.825.
99.24 	Abuse does not include reasonable and moderate physical discipline of a child 
99.25 	administered by a parent or legal guardian which does not result in an injury. Abuse does 
99.26 	not include the use of reasonable force by a teacher, principal, or school employee as allowed 
99.27 	by section 121A.582. Actions which are not reasonable and moderate include, but are not 
99.28 	limited to, any of the following:
99.29 	(1) throwing, kicking, burning, biting, or cutting a child;
99.30 	(2) striking a child with a closed fist;
99.31 	(3) shaking a child under age three;
99.32 	(4) striking or other actions which result in any nonaccidental injury to a child under 18 
99.33 	months of age;
100.1 	(5) unreasonable interference with a child's breathing;
100.2 	(6) threatening a child with a weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
100.3 	(7) striking a child under age one on the face or head;
100.4 	(8) striking a child who is at least age one but under age four on the face or head, which 
100.5 	results in an injury;
100.6 	(9) purposely giving a child poison, alcohol, or dangerous, harmful, or controlled 
100.7 	substances which were not prescribed for the child by a practitioner, in order to control or 
100.8 	punish the child; or other substances that substantially affect the child's behavior, motor 
100.9 	coordination, or judgment or that results in sickness or internal injury, or subjects the child 
100.10 	to medical procedures that would be unnecessary if the child were not exposed to the 
100.11 	substances;
100.12 	(10) unreasonable physical confinement or restraint not permitted under section 609.379, 
100.13 	including but not limited to tying, caging, or chaining; or
100.14 	(11) in a school facility or school zone, an act by a person responsible for the child's 
100.15 	care that is a violation under section 121A.58.
100.16 	(l) "Practice of social services," for the purposes of subdivision 3, includes but is not 
100.17 	limited to employee assistance counseling and the provision of guardian ad litem and 
100.18 	parenting time expeditor services.
100.19 	(m) "Report" means any communication received by the local welfare agency, police 
100.20 	department, county sheriff, or agency responsible for child protection pursuant to this section 
100.21 	that describes neglect or physical or sexual abuse of a child and contains sufficient content 
100.22 	to identify the child and any person believed to be responsible for the neglect or abuse, if 
100.23 	known.
100.24 	(n) "Sexual abuse" means the subjection of a child by a person responsible for the child's 
100.25 	care, by a person who has a significant relationship to the child, as defined in section 609.341, 
100.26 	or by a person in a position of authority, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 10, to 
100.27 	any act which constitutes a violation of section 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in the first 
100.28 	degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree), 609.344 (criminal sexual 
100.29 	conduct in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree), or
100.30 	609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree), or 609.352 (solicitation of children 
100.31 	to engage in sexual conduct; communication of sexually explicit materials to children). 
100.32 	Sexual abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of 
100.33 	prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246. Effective May 29, 2017, 
101.1 	sexual abuse includes all reports of known or suspected child sex trafficking involving a 
101.2 	child who is identified as a victim of sex trafficking. Sexual abuse includes child sex 
101.3 	trafficking as defined in section 609.321, subdivisions 7a and 7b. Sexual abuse includes 
101.4 	threatened sexual abuse which includes the status of a parent or household member who 
101.5 	has committed a violation which requires registration as an offender under section 243.166, 
101.6 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b), or required registration under section 243.166, 
101.7 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (a) or (b).
101.8 	(o) "Substantial child endangerment" means a person responsible for a child's care, by 
101.9 	act or omission, commits or attempts to commit an act against a child under their care that 
101.10 	constitutes any of the following:
101.11 	(1) egregious harm as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14;
101.12 	(2) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;
101.13 	(3) neglect as defined in paragraph (g), clause (2), that substantially endangers the child's 
101.14 	physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as failure to 
101.15 	thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;
101.16 	(4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or 609.195;
101.17 	(5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;
101.18 	(6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or 609.223;
101.19 	(7) solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution under section 609.322;
101.20 	(8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;
101.21 	(9) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;
101.22 	(10) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section 609.377 
101.23 	or 609.378;
101.24 	(11) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or
101.25 	(12) parental behavior, status, or condition which mandates that the county attorney file 
101.26 	a termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.
101.27 	(p) "Threatened injury" means a statement, overt act, condition, or status that represents 
101.28 	a substantial risk of physical or sexual abuse or mental injury. Threatened injury includes, 
101.29 	but is not limited to, exposing a child to a person responsible for the child's care, as defined 
101.30 	in paragraph (j), clause (1), who has:
102.1 	(1) subjected a child to, or failed to protect a child from, an overt act or condition that 
102.2 	constitutes egregious harm, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 14, or a similar law 
102.3 	of another jurisdiction;
102.4 	(2) been found to be palpably unfit under section 260C.301, subdivision 1, paragraph 
102.5 	(b), clause (4), or a similar law of another jurisdiction;
102.6 	(3) committed an act that has resulted in an involuntary termination of parental rights 
102.7 	under section 260C.301, or a similar law of another jurisdiction; or
102.8 	(4) committed an act that has resulted in the involuntary transfer of permanent legal and 
102.9 	physical custody of a child to a relative under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.201, 
102.10 	subdivision 11, paragraph (d), clause (1), section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or a similar law 
102.11 	of another jurisdiction.
102.12 	A child is the subject of a report of threatened injury when the responsible social services 
102.13 	agency receives birth match data under paragraph (q) from the Department of Human 
102.14 	Services.
102.15 	(q) Upon receiving data under section 144.225, subdivision 2b, contained in a birth 
102.16 	record or recognition of parentage identifying a child who is subject to threatened injury 
102.17 	under paragraph (p), the Department of Human Services shall send the data to the responsible 
102.18 	social services agency. The data is known as "birth match" data. Unless the responsible 
102.19 	social services agency has already begun an investigation or assessment of the report due 
102.20 	to the birth of the child or execution of the recognition of parentage and the parent's previous 
102.21 	history with child protection, the agency shall accept the birth match data as a report under 
102.22 	this section. The agency may use either a family assessment or investigation to determine 
102.23 	whether the child is safe. All of the provisions of this section apply. If the child is determined 
102.24 	to be safe, the agency shall consult with the county attorney to determine the appropriateness 
102.25 	of filing a petition alleging the child is in need of protection or services under section 
102.26 	260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (16), in order to deliver needed services. If the child is 
102.27 	determined not to be safe, the agency and the county attorney shall take appropriate action 
102.28 	as required under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.
102.29 	(r) Persons who conduct assessments or investigations under this section shall take into 
102.30 	account accepted child-rearing practices of the culture in which a child participates and 
102.31 	accepted teacher discipline practices, which are not injurious to the child's health, welfare, 
102.32 	and safety.

103.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.556, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
103.2 		Subd. 3b.Agency responsible for assessing or investigating reports of 
103.3 	maltreatment. The Department of Education is the agency responsible for assessing or 
103.4 	investigating allegations of child maltreatment in schools as defined in section 120A.05, 
103.5 	subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; and chapter 124E. The Department of Education's responsibility 
103.6 	to assess and investigate includes allegations of maltreatment involving students 18 to 21 
103.7 	years of age, including students receiving special education services, up to and until 
103.8 	graduation and the issuance of a secondary or high school diploma.

103.9 	Sec. 5. CLOSING BALANCE ALLOCATION; SAFE SCHOOLS SUPPLEMENTAL 
103.10 	AID.
 103.11 		Subdivision 1.Excess calculation. (a) If the fiscal year 2019 final closing balance in 
103.12 	the general fund exceeds the closing balance projected at the end of the 2019 legislative 
103.13 	session by at least $63,000,000, $30,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
103.14 	commissioner of education for safe schools supplemental aid and is allocated according to 
103.15 	subdivision 2.
103.16 	(b) If the fiscal year closing balance in the general fund exceeds the closing balance 
103.17 	projected at the end of the 2019 legislative session by at least $33,000,000, but less than 
103.18 	$63,000,000, the amount equal to the fiscal year 2019 closing balance, minus the closing 
103.19 	balance projected at the end of the legislative session, minus $33,000,000 is appropriated 
103.20 	on October 1, 2019, from the general fund to the commissioner of education for safe schools 
103.21 	supplemental aid and is allocated according to subdivision 2. The appropriation is available 
103.22 	until June 30, 2020.
103.23 		Subd. 2.Safe schools supplemental aid. (a) Safe schools supplemental aid for a school 
103.24 	district or charter school equals the product of:
103.25 	(1) the amount appropriated under subdivision 1; and
103.26 	(2) the ratio of the school district or charter school's adjusted average daily membership 
103.27 	for fiscal year 2018 to the state total adjusted average daily membership for fiscal year 2018.
103.28 	(b) For a school district, safe schools supplemental aid must be reserved and used only 
103.29 	for costs associated with safe schools activities authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
103.30 	126C.44.
103.31 	(c) For a charter school, safe schools supplemental aid must be reserved and used only 
103.32 	for costs associated with safe schools activities authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
104.1 	126C.44, or building lease expenses not funded by charter school building lease aid that 
104.2 	are attributable to facility security enhancements made by the landlord after March 1, 2019.
104.3 	(d) One hundred percent of the aid under this section must be paid in the current year 
104.4 	on a schedule to be determined by the commissioner.

104.5 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.
 104.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
104.7 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
104.8 	designated.
104.9 		Subd. 2.Suicide prevention training for teachers. (a) For a grant to a 
104.10 	nationally-recognized provider of evidence-based online training on suicide prevention and 
104.11 	engagement of students experiencing mental distress:

104.12		$
	265,000
	.....
	2020
	
104.13 	(b) Training funded by the grant must be accessible to teachers in every school district, 
104.14 	charter school, intermediate school district, service cooperative, and tribal school in 
104.15 	Minnesota.
104.16 	(c) The grant recipient must report to the commissioner of education the number of 
104.17 	teachers completing the online training, average length of time to complete training, and 
104.18 	length of average stay using the online training. The commissioner must survey online 
104.19 	training users to determine their perception of the online training. By January 8, 2021, the 
104.20 	commissioner must report the grant recipient's information and the survey results to the 
104.21 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
104.22 	kindergarten through grade 12 education.
104.23 	(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2021.

104.24 	ARTICLE 6
104.25 	FACILITIES, FUND TRANSFERS, AND ACCOUNTING

104.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.335, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
104.27 		Subd. 3.Frequency of testing. (a) The plan under subdivision 2 must include a testing 
104.28 	schedule for every building serving prekindergarten through grade 12 students. The schedule 
104.29 	must require that each building be tested at least once every five years. A school district or 
104.30 	charter school must begin testing school buildings by July 1, 2018, and complete testing of 
104.31 	all buildings that serve students within five years.
105.1 	(b) A school district or charter school that finds lead at a specific location providing 
105.2 	cooking or drinking water within a facility must formulate, make publicly available, and 
105.3 	implement a plan that is consistent with established guidelines and recommendations to 
105.4 	ensure that student exposure to lead is minimized. This includes, when a school district or 
105.5 	charter school finds the presence of lead at a level where action should be taken as set by 
105.6 	the guidance in any water source that can provide cooking or drinking water, immediately 
105.7 	shutting off the water source or making it unavailable until the hazard has been minimized.

105.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

105.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.335, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
105.10 		Subd. 5.Reporting. A school district or charter school that has tested its buildings for 
105.11 	the presence of lead shall make the results of the testing available to the public for review 
105.12 	and must notify parents of the availability of the information. School districts and charter 
105.13 	schools must follow the actions outlined in guidance from the commissioners of health and 
105.14 	education. If a test conducted under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), reveals the presence of 
105.15 	lead above a level where action should be taken as set by the guidance, the school district 
105.16 	or charter must, within 30 days of receiving the test result, either remediate the presence of 
105.17 	lead to below the level set in guidance, verified by retest, or directly notify parents of the 
105.18 	test result. The school district or charter school must make the water source unavailable 
105.19 	until the hazard has been minimized.

105.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
105.21 		Subd. 6.Disposing of surplus school computers. (a) Notwithstanding section 471.345, 
105.22 	governing school district contracts made upon sealed bid or otherwise complying with the 
105.23 	requirements for competitive bidding, other provisions of this section governing school 
105.24 	district contracts, or other law to the contrary, a school district under this subdivision may 
105.25 	dispose of school computers, including a tablet device.
105.26 	(b) A school district may dispose of a surplus school computer and related equipment 
105.27 	if the district disposes of the surplus property by conveying the property and title to:
105.28 	(1) another school district;
105.29 	(2) the state Department of Corrections;
105.30 	(3) the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or
105.31 	(4) the family of a student residing in the district whose total family income meets the 
105.32 	federal definition of poverty.; or
106.1 	(5) a charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that 
106.2 	is registered with the attorney general's office for educational use.
106.3 	(c) If surplus school computers are not disposed of under paragraph (b), upon adoption 
106.4 	of a written resolution of the school board, when updating or replacing school computers, 
106.5 	including tablet devices, used primarily by students, a school district may sell or give used 
106.6 	computers or tablets to qualifying students at the price specified in the written resolution. 
106.7 	A student is eligible to apply to the school board for a computer or tablet under this 
106.8 	subdivision if the student is currently enrolled in the school and intends to enroll in the 
106.9 	school in the year following the receipt of the computer or tablet. If more students apply 
106.10 	for computers or tablets than are available, the school must first qualify students whose 
106.11 	families are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, and then dispose of the remaining 
106.12 	computers or tablets by lottery.

106.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.

106.14 	Sec. 4. [123B.651] ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC 
106.15 	SCHOOLS.
106.16 	Beginning October 1, 2019, each public school or school district reporting on behalf of 
106.17 	a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the Minnesota 
106.18 	B3 benchmarking program for all buildings under its custodial control. Reporting by a third 
106.19 	party, including automatic reporting by an electric or gas utility, may be used to meet this 
106.20 	requirement. A school or school district must not be penalized for failure to comply with 
106.21 	this section.

106.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 471.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
106.23 		Subdivision 1.Agreement. (a) Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered 
106.24 	into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any 
106.25 	power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including those which are 
106.26 	the same except for the territorial limits within which they may be exercised. The agreement 
106.27 	may provide for the exercise of such powers by one or more of the participating governmental 
106.28 	units on behalf of the other participating units.
106.29 	(b) The term "governmental unit" as used in this section includes every city, county, 
106.30 	town, school district, service cooperative under section 123A.21, independent nonprofit 
106.31 	firefighting corporation, other political subdivision of this or another state, another state, 
106.32 	federally recognized Indian tribe, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical 
106.33 	Society, nonprofit hospitals licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56, rehabilitation facilities 
107.1 	and extended employment providers that are certified by the commissioner of employment 
107.2 	and economic development, day and supported employment services licensed under chapter 
107.3 	245D, and any agency of the state of Minnesota or the United States, and includes any 
107.4 	instrumentality of a governmental unit. For the purpose of this section, an instrumentality 
107.5 	of a governmental unit means an instrumentality having independent policy-making and 
107.6 	appropriating authority.

107.7 	Sec. 6. FUND TRANSFERS.
 107.8 		Subdivision 1.Truman. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79, 
107.9 	123B.80, or 124D.135, on June 30, 2019, Independent School District No. 458, Truman, 
107.10 	may permanently transfer up to $65,000 from the early childhood and family education 
107.11 	reserve account in the community service fund to the undesignated general fund.
107.12 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79, 123B.80, or 124D.16, on June 
107.13 	30, 2019, Independent School District No. 458, Truman, may permanently transfer up to 
107.14 	$45,000 from the school readiness reserve account in the community service fund to the 
107.15 	undesignated general fund.
107.16 		Subd. 2.Minnetonka. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79, 123B.80, 
107.17 	or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2019, Independent School District No. 276, 
107.18 	Minnetonka, may permanently transfer up to $3,300,000 from its community education 
107.19 	reserve fund balance to its reserved for operating capital account in the general fund. The 
107.20 	transferred funds must be used only to design, construct, furnish, and equip an early childhood 
107.21 	or community education classroom addition.
107.22 		Subd. 3.Hopkins. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79, 123B.80, 
107.23 	or 124D.20, subdivision 10, on June 30, 2019, Independent School District No. 270, Hopkins, 
107.24 	may permanently transfer up to $500,000 from its community education reserve fund balance 
107.25 	to its reserved for operating capital account in the general fund.
107.26 	(b) The transfer funds must be used only to design, construct, furnish, and equip an early 
107.27 	childhood classroom addition.

107.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

107.29 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS.
 107.30 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
107.31 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
107.32 	designated.
108.1 		Subd. 2.Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under 
108.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

108.3		$
	20,684,000
	.....
	2020
	
108.4		$
	20,363,000
	.....
	2021
	
108.5 	The 2020 appropriation includes $2,292,000 for 2019 and $18,392,000 for 2020.
108.6 	The 2021 appropriation includes $2,043,000 for 2020 and $18,320,000 for 2021.
108.7 		Subd. 3.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities 
108.8 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

108.9		$
	105,315,000
	.....
	2020
	
108.10		$
	108,042,000
	.....
	2021
	
108.11 	The 2020 appropriation includes $10,464,000 for 2019 and $94,851,000 for 2020.
108.12 	The 2021 appropriation includes $10,539,000 for 2020 and $97,503,000 for 2021.
108.13 		Subd. 4.Equity in telecommunications access. (a) For equity in telecommunications 
108.14 	access:

108.15		$
	3,750,000
	.....
	2020
	
108.16		$
	3,750,000
	.....
	2021
	
108.17 	(b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the 
108.18 	reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the 
108.19 	revenue for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 shall be prorated.
108.20 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
108.21 		Subd. 5.Early repayment aid incentive. (a) For incentive grants for a district that 
108.22 	repaid the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016, 
108.23 	under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by Laws 
108.24 	2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 22:

108.25		$
	2,350,000
	.....
	2020
	
108.26		$
	2,350,000
	.....
	2021
	
108.27 	(b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36, 
108.28 	Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000 
108.29 	is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to 
108.30 	Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School 
108.31 	District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682, 
108.32 	Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central.
109.1 	(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose.
109.2 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
109.3 		Subd. 6.Maximum effort loan aid. For aid payments to schools under Minnesota 
109.4 	Statutes, section 477A.09.

109.5		$
	3,291,000
	.....
	2020
	
109.6		$
	3,291,000
	.....
	2021
	
109.7 	The base for fiscal year 2022 is $3,291,000 and the base for fiscal year 2023 is $0.

109.8 	ARTICLE 7
109.9 	NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

109.10 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 109.11 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
109.12 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
109.13 	designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
109.14 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
109.15 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

109.16		$
	16,306,000
	.....
	2020
	
109.17		$
	16,575,000
	.....
	2021
	
109.18 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
109.19 	section 124D.1158:

109.20		$
	11,310,000
	.....
	2020
	
109.21		$
	11,771,000
	.....
	2021
	
109.22 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
109.23 	section 124D.118:

109.24		$
	691,000
	.....
	2020
	
109.25		$
	691,000
	.....
	2021
	
109.26 		Subd. 5.Summer school food service replacement aid. For summer school food service 
109.27 	replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:

109.28		$
	150,000
	.....
	2020
	
109.29		$
	150,000
	.....
	2021
	
109.30 		Subd. 6.Basic system support. For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
109.31 	section 134.355:

110.1		$
	13,570,000
	.....
	2020
	
110.2		$
	13,570,000
	.....
	2021
	
110.3 	The 2020 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2019 and $12,213,000 for 2020.
110.4 	The 2021 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2020 and $12,213,000 for 2021.
110.5 		Subd. 7.Multicounty, multitype library systems. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
110.6 	sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:

110.7		$
	1,300,000
	.....
	2020
	
110.8		$
	1,300,000
	.....
	2021
	
110.9 	The 2020 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2019 and $1,170,000 for 2020.
110.10 	The 2021 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2020 and $1,170,000 for 2021.
110.11 		Subd. 8.Electronic library for Minnesota. For statewide licenses to online databases 
110.12 	selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media 
110.13 	centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or 
110.14 	university libraries:

110.15		$
	900,000
	.....
	2020
	
110.16		$
	900,000
	.....
	2021
	
110.17 		Subd. 9.Regional library telecommunications aid. For regional library 
110.18 	telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

110.19		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2020
	
110.20		$
	2,300,000
	.....
	2021
	
110.21 	The 2020 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2019 and $2,070,000 for 2020.
110.22 	The 2021 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2020 and $2,070,000 for 2021.

110.23 	ARTICLE 8
110.24 	EARLY CHILDHOOD

110.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
110.26 		Subd. 2.Program requirements. (a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider 
110.27 	must:
110.28 	(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and 
110.29 	emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and 
111.1 	language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English 
111.2 	learners, to the extent practicable;
111.3 	(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned 
111.4 	to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves 
111.5 	the program, screening and progress monitoring measures, and others other age-appropriate 
111.6 	versions from the state-approved menu of kindergarten entry profile measures;
111.7 	(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum, 
111.8 	assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and 
111.9 	kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;
111.10 	(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity 
111.11 	to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction 
111.12 	per school year for a prekindergarten student;
111.13 	(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the 
111.14 	salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;
111.15 	(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based 
111.16 	prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;
111.17 	(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent 
111.18 	engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in 
111.19 	prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education 
111.20 	under section 124D.13;
111.21 	(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including health and social 
111.22 	service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;
111.23 	(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early 
111.24 	childhood special education, homeless students, and English learners;
111.25 	(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;
111.26 	(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching 
111.27 	for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by 
111.28 	a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in 
111.29 	early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development 
111.30 	programs, and instruction; and
111.31 	(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development, 
111.32 	instruction, assessments, and prekindergarten through grade 3 curricula.
112.1 	(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early 
112.2 	childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and 
112.3 	instruction.
112.4 	(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and 
112.5 	measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11 
112.6 	and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of 
112.7 	education.

112.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
112.9 		Subd. 4.Eligibility. A child who is four years of age as of September 1 in the calendar 
112.10 	year in which the school year commences is eligible to participate in a voluntary 
112.11 	prekindergarten program free of charge. An eligible four-year-old child served in a 
112.12 	mixed-delivery system by a child care center, family child care program licensed under 
112.13 	section 245A.03, or community-based organization may be charged a fee as long as the 
112.14 	mixed-delivery partner was not awarded a seat for that child. Each eligible child must 
112.15 	complete a health and developmental screening within 90 days of program enrollment under 
112.16 	sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, and provide documentation of required immunizations under 
112.17 	section 121A.15.

112.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
112.19 		Subd. 6.Participation limits. (a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1, 
112.20 	paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school 
112.21 	district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that 
112.22 	school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
112.23 	(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the 
112.24 	estimated state aid entitlement approved under this section to $27,092,000 for fiscal year 
112.25 	2017. If the actual state aid entitlement based on final data exceeds the limit in any year, 
112.26 	the aid of the participating districts must be prorated so as not to exceed the limit.
112.27 	(c) The commissioner must limit the total number of funded participants in the voluntary 
112.28 	prekindergarten program under this section to not more than 3,160.
112.29 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner must limit the total number of 
112.30 	participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs under 
112.31 	Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 6,160 
113.1 	participants for fiscal year 2018 and 7,160 participants for fiscal year 2019 years 2019, 
113.2 	2020, and 2021, and 3,160 participants for fiscal years 2022 and later.

113.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2020 and later.

113.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
113.5 	to read:
113.6 		Subd. 7.Financial accounting. An eligible school district or charter school must record 
113.7 	expenditures attributable to voluntary prekindergarten pupils according to guidelines prepared 
113.8 	by the commissioner under section 127A.17.

113.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.165, is amended by adding a subdivision 
113.10 	to read:
113.11 		Subd. 6.Early learning scholarship account. (a) An account is established in the 
113.12 	special revenue fund known as the "early learning scholarship account."
113.13 	(b) Funds appropriated for early learning scholarships under this section must be 
113.14 	transferred to the early learning scholarship account in the special revenue fund.
113.15 	(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for early learning 
113.16 	scholarships under this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted.
113.17 	(d) Up to $950,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated 
113.18 	with administering and monitoring early learning scholarships.

113.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

113.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
113.21 		Subdivision 1.Pupil unit. Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age 
113.22 	of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in 
113.23 	average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under 
113.24 	sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under 
113.25 	chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 
113.26 	123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 
113.27 	to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.
113.28 	(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by 
113.29 	the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of 
113.30 	the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum 
113.31 	average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.
114.1 	(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted 
114.2 	as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.
114.3 	(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the 
114.4 	commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education 
114.5 	services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875, 
114.6 	but not more than one.
114.7 	(d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled 
114.8 	in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as 
114.9 	the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil 
114.10 	units.
114.11 	(e) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil 
114.12 	unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to 
114.13 	all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in 
114.14 	section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, 
114.15 	every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.
114.16 	(f) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.
114.17 	(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.
114.18 	(h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as 1.2 
114.19 	pupil units.
114.20 	(i) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only through 2021, a prekindergarten pupil who:
114.21 	(1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or (d);
114.22 	(2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program under Laws 2017, First Special Session 
114.23 	chapter 5, article 8, section 9; and
114.24 	(3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a 
114.25 	school readiness plus program,
114.26 	is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more 
114.27 	than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same 
114.28 	manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school 
114.29 	funding formulas.

115.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
115.2 		Subd. 3.Compensation revenue pupil units. Compensation revenue pupil units for 
115.3 	fiscal year 1998 and thereafter must be computed according to this subdivision.
115.4 	(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district 
115.5 	equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:
115.6 	(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch 
115.7 	plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the 
115.8 	previous fiscal year; to
115.9 	(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal 
115.10 	year.
115.11 	(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of 
115.12 	one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration 
115.13 	percentage by 80.0.
115.14 	(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:
115.15 	(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch 
115.16 	and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the 
115.17 	previous fiscal year; times
115.18 	(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times
115.19 	(3) .60.
115.20 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under 
115.21 	section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of 
115.22 	operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current 
115.23 	fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative 
115.24 	program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be 
115.25 	computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner, 
115.26 	and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number 
115.27 	of days of student instruction to 170 days.
115.28 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten seats discontinued 
115.29 	in fiscal year 2022 due to the reduction in the participation limit under section 124D.151, 
115.30 	subdivision 6, those discontinued seats must not be used to calculate compensation revenue 
115.31 	pupil units for fiscal year 2022.
116.1 	(e) (f) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual 
116.2 	pupils and not on a building average or minimum.

116.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022.

116.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
116.5 		Subd. 2d.Declining enrollment revenue. (a) A school district's declining enrollment 
116.6 	revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula allowance 
116.7 	for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the preceding year 
116.8 	and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.
116.9 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 only, a pupil 
116.10 	enrolled at the Crosswinds school shall not generate declining enrollment revenue for the 
116.11 	district or charter school in which the pupil was last counted in average daily membership.
116.12 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 year 2022 only, 
116.13 	prekindergarten pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), must be 
116.14 	excluded from the calculation of declining enrollment revenue.

116.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.

116.16 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 245C.12, is amended to read:
116.17 	245C.12 BACKGROUND STUDY; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
116.18 		Subdivision 1.Access to data. (a) For the purposes of background studies completed 
116.19 	by tribal organizations performing licensing activities otherwise required of the commissioner 
116.20 	under this chapter, after obtaining consent from the background study subject, tribal licensing 
116.21 	agencies shall have access to criminal history data in the same manner as county licensing 
116.22 	agencies and private licensing agencies under this chapter.
116.23 		Subd. 2.Adoptions; child foster care. (b) Tribal organizations may contract with the 
116.24 	commissioner to obtain background study data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related 
116.25 	to adoptions according to section 245C.34. Tribal organizations may also contract with the 
116.26 	commissioner to obtain background study data on individuals under tribal jurisdiction related 
116.27 	to child foster care according to section 245C.34.
116.28 		Subd. 3.Nursing facility. (c) For the purposes of background studies completed to 
116.29 	comply with a tribal organization's licensing requirements for individuals affiliated with a 
116.30 	tribally licensed nursing facility, the commissioner shall obtain criminal history data from 
116.31 	the National Criminal Records Repository in accordance with section 245C.32.
117.1 		Subd. 4.Child care. (a) Tribal organizations may contract with the commissioner to:
117.2 	(1) conduct background studies on individuals affiliated with a child care program 
117.3 	sponsored, managed, or licensed by a tribal organization; and
117.4 	(2) obtain background study data on individuals affiliated with a child care program 
117.5 	sponsored, managed, or licensed by a tribal organization.
117.6 	(b) The commissioner must include a national criminal history record check in a 
117.7 	background study conducted under paragraph (a).
117.8 	(c) A tribally affiliated child care program that does not contract with the commissioner 
117.9 	to conduct background studies is exempt from the relevant requirements in this chapter. For 
117.10 	a background study conducted under this subdivision to be transferable to other child care 
117.11 	entities, the study must include all components of studies for a certified license-exempt 
117.12 	child care center under this chapter.

117.13 	Sec. 10. [245C.125] BACKGROUND STUDY; HEAD START PROGRAMS.
117.14 	(a) Head Start programs that receive funds under section 119A.52 may contract with 
117.15 	the commissioner to:
117.16 	(1) conduct background studies on individuals affiliated with a Head Start program; and
117.17 	(2) obtain background study data on individuals affiliated with a Head Start program.
117.18 	(b) The commissioner must include a national criminal history record check in a 
117.19 	background study conducted under paragraph (a).
117.20 	(c) A Head Start program site that does not contract with the commissioner, is not 
117.21 	licensed, and is not registered to receive payments under chapter 119B is exempt from the 
117.22 	relevant requirements in this chapter. Nothing in this section supersedes requirements for 
117.23 	background studies in this chapter or chapter 119B or 245H that relate to licensed child care 
117.24 	programs or programs registered to receive payments under chapter 119B. For a background 
117.25 	study conducted under this section to be transferable to other child care entities, the study 
117.26 	must include all components of studies for a certified license-exempt child care center under 
117.27 	this chapter.

117.28 	Sec. 11. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8, the effective date, 
117.29 	is amended to read:

117.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (i) of this section expires at the end of fiscal year 2019
117.31 	does not expire.

118.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

118.2 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 4, 
118.3 	is amended to read:
118.4 		Subd. 4.Early learning scholarships. (a) For the early learning scholarship program 
118.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:

118.6		$
	70,209,000
	.....
	2018
	
118.8118.7
		$
	70,209,000
65,709,000
	.....
	2019
	
118.9 	(b) Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program.
118.10 	(c) $4,500,000 of the initial appropriation in fiscal year 2019 is canceled to the general 
118.11 	fund.
118.12 	(c) (d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
118.13 	(d) (e) The base for fiscal year 2020 is $70,709,000.

118.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

118.15 	Sec. 13. APPROPRIATIONS.
 118.16 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
118.17 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
118.18 	designated.
118.19 		Subd. 2.School readiness. (a) For revenue for school readiness programs under 
118.20 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:

118.21		$
	33,683,000
	.....
	2020
	
118.22		$
	33,683,000
	.....
	2021
	
118.23 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2019 and $30,315,000 for 2020.
118.24 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2020 and $30,315,000 for 2021.
118.25 		Subd. 3.Early learning scholarships. (a) For the early learning scholarship program 
118.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:

118.27		$
	75,209,000
	.....
	2020
	
118.28		$
	70,709,000
	.....
	2021
	
118.29 	(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
118.30 	124D.165, subdivision 6.
119.1 		Subd. 4.Head Start program. For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
119.2 	section 119A.52:

119.3		$
	25,100,000
	.....
	2020
	
119.4		$
	25,100,000
	.....
	2021
	
119.5 		Subd. 5.Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education 
119.6 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

119.7		$
	32,176,000
	.....
	2020
	
119.8		$
	33,531,000
	.....
	2021
	
119.9 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $3,098,000 for 2019 and $29,078,000 for 2020.
119.10 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $3,230,000 for 2020 and $30,301,000 for 2021.
119.11 		Subd. 6.Developmental screening aid. (a) For developmental screening aid under 
119.12 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

119.13		$
	3,639,000
	.....
	2020
	
119.14		$
	3,625,000
	.....
	2021
	
119.15 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $363,000 for 2019 and $3,276,000 for 2020.
119.16 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $364,000 for 2020 and $3,261,000 for 2021.
119.17 		Subd. 7.Parent-child home program. For a grant to the parent-child home program:

119.18		$
	900,000
	.....
	2020
	
119.19		$
	900,000
	.....
	2021
	
119.20 	The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood 
119.21 	literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing 
119.22 	suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations 
119.23 	for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
119.24 		Subd. 8.Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. For 
119.25 	the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota 
119.26 	Statutes, section 124D.162:

119.27		$
	281,000
	.....
	2020
	
119.28		$
	281,000
	.....
	2021
	
119.29 		Subd. 9.Quality rating and improvement system. (a) For transfer to the commissioner 
119.30 	of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system 
120.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports 
120.2 	for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:

120.3		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2020
	
120.4		$
	1,750,000
	.....
	2021
	
120.5 	(b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the 
120.6 	child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year 
120.7 	for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142.
120.8 	(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
120.9 		Subd. 10.Early childhood programs at tribal contract schools. For early childhood 
120.10 	family education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 
120.11 	124D.83, subdivision 4:

120.12		$
	68,000
	.....
	2020
	
120.13		$
	68,000
	.....
	2021
	
120.14 		Subd. 11.Reach Out and Read Minnesota. (a) For a grant to support Reach Out and 
120.15 	Read Minnesota to expand a program that encourages early childhood development through 
120.16 	a network of health care clinics, and for the purchase of culturally and developmentally 
120.17 	appropriate books to sustain and expand the program in partnership with health clinics 
120.18 	statewide:

120.19		$
	75,000
	.....
	2020
	
120.20		$
	75,000
	.....
	2021
	
120.21 	(b) The grant recipient must implement a program that includes:
120.22 	(1) integrating children's books and parent education into well-child visits;
120.23 	(2) creating literacy-rich environments at clinics, including books for visits outside of 
120.24 	Reach Out and Read Minnesota parameters or for waiting room use or volunteer readers to 
120.25 	model read-aloud techniques for parents where possible;
120.26 	(3) working with public health clinics, federally qualified health centers, tribal sites, 
120.27 	community health centers, and clinics that belong to health care systems, as well as 
120.28 	independent clinics in underserved areas; and
120.29 	(4) training medical professionals on speaking with parents of infants, toddlers, and 
120.30 	preschoolers on the importance of early literacy and numeracy.
120.31 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
121.1 		Subd. 12.College savings account pilot program. (a) For a matching grant to the city 
121.2 	of St. Paul to establish a pilot program that (1) creates a college savings account for every 
121.3 	child born to a resident of the city of St. Paul during the time period for which funds are 
121.4 	available, and (2) performs analysis of potential establishment of a statewide program or 
121.5 	program duplication by other cities.

121.6		$
	250,000
	.....
	2020
	
121.7		$
	250,000
	.....
	2021
	
121.8 	(b) The city must administer the pilot program and partner with a qualified financial 
121.9 	institution to support current and potential pilot program participants and their families. The 
121.10 	city is the owner of an account established under this pilot program, but the beneficiary 
121.11 	must be the individual child.
121.12 	(c) The city must use the grant money to establish and fund the accounts, to provide 
121.13 	incentives to current and potential pilot program participants and their families, and to 
121.14 	provide outreach and education to current and potential pilot program participants and their 
121.15 	families. The city may not use grant funds for the administrative costs of managing and 
121.16 	operating the pilot program.
121.17 	(d) By February 15, 2021, the city must submit a report on the pilot program to the 
121.18 	commissioner of education and to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the 
121.19 	legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over early childhood and education policy 
121.20 	and finance. At a minimum, the report must:
121.21 	(1) provide a detailed review of pilot program design and features, including program 
121.22 	requirements, funding, and outreach and education activities;
121.23 	(2) identify the number of accounts created in the pilot program, including basic 
121.24 	demographic information about account beneficiaries;
121.25 	(3) provide analysis of savings program development throughout the state, which at a 
121.26 	minimum must examine:
121.27 	(i) methods for program replication in other cities; and
121.28 	(ii) options, models, or frameworks for implementation on a statewide basis, including 
121.29 	review of alternative policy approaches; and
121.30 	(4) make recommendations regarding program expansion, if any, based on the analysis 
121.31 	under clause (3).
122.1 	(e) The commissioner of education must provide reasonable technical assistance as 
122.2 	requested by the city for the analysis and recommendations under paragraph (d), clauses 
122.3 	(3) and (4).
122.4 	(f) Grant money provided under this subdivision must be matched with money from 
122.5 	nonstate sources.
122.6 	(g) The base for fiscal year 2022 is $0.
122.7 	(h) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
122.8 		Subd. 13.Educate parents partnership. For the educate parents partnership under 
122.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:

122.10		$
	49,000
	.....
	2020
	
122.11		$
	49,000
	.....
	2021
	
122.12 		Subd. 14.Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
122.13 	124D.135:

122.14		$
	521,000
	.....
	2020
	
122.15		$
	503,000
	.....
	2021
	
122.16 	(b) The 2020 appropriation includes $54,000 for 2019 and $467,000 for 2020.
122.17 	(c) The 2021 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2020 and $452,000 for 2021.

122.18 	ARTICLE 9
122.19 	COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

122.20 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.55, is amended to read:
122.21 	124D.55 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST 
122.22 	FEES.
122.23 	(a) The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible 
122.24 	individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests, 
122.25 	but not more than $40 for an eligible individual.
122.26 	For fiscal year 2017 only, (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2020 and 
122.27 	2021 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee charged to an eligible individual 
122.28 	for the full battery of general education development (GED) the commissioner-selected 
122.29 	high school equivalency tests, but not more than the cost of one full battery of tests per year 
122.30 	for any individual.

123.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.99, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
123.2 		Subd. 3.Administration; design. (a) The commissioner shall establish program 
123.3 	requirements, an application process and timeline for each tier of grants specified in 
123.4 	subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The 
123.5 	commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants 
123.6 	and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design 
123.7 	and implementation among grant recipients.
123.8 	(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with 
123.9 	programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that:
123.10 	(1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving 
123.11 	data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire 
123.12 	neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise 
123.13 	Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members;
123.14 	(2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically 
123.15 	rigorous schools at the center;
123.16 	(3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating 
123.17 	administrative barriers;
123.18 	(4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective 
123.19 	solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and
123.20 	(5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests 
123.21 	and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and 
123.22 	allow for continuous improvements to systems.;
123.23 	(6) collect and utilize data to improve student outcomes;
123.24 	(7) share disaggregated performance data with the community to set community-level 
123.25 	outcomes;
123.26 	(8) employ continuous improvement processes;
123.27 	(9) have a tribal entity, community foundation, higher education institution, or 
123.28 	community-based organization as an anchor entity managing the partnership;
123.29 	(10) convene a cross-sector leadership group and have a documented accountability 
123.30 	structure; and
123.31 	(11) demonstrate use of nonstate funds, from multiple sources, including in-kind 
123.32 	contributions.
124.1 	(c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address:
124.2 	(1) kindergarten readiness and youth development;
124.3 	(2) grade 3 reading proficiency;
124.4 	(3) middle school mathematics;
124.5 	(4) high school graduation;
124.6 	(4)(5) postsecondary educational attainment enrollment;
124.7 	(6) postsecondary education completion or attainment;
124.8 	(5)(7) physical and mental health;
124.9 	(6)(8) development of career skills and readiness;
124.10 	(7)(9) parental engagement and development;
124.11 	(8)(10) community engagement and programmatic alignment; and
124.12 	(9)(11) reduction of remedial education.
124.13 	(d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must:
124.14 	(1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts 
124.15 	for each tier identified under subdivision 4;
124.16 	(2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using 
124.17 	data sources and program goals; and
124.18 	(3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership 
124.19 	for each tier.

124.20 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.
 124.21 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
124.22 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
124.23 	designated. Any balances in the first year do not cancel but are available in the second year.
124.24 		Subd. 2.Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 
124.25 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

124.26		$
	330,000
	.....
	2020
	
124.27		$
	257,000
	.....
	2021
	
124.28 	The 2020 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2019 and $290,000 for 2020.
124.29 	The 2021 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2020 and $225,000 for 2021.
125.1 		Subd. 3.Adults with disabilities program aid. For adults with disabilities programs 
125.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

125.3		$
	710,000
	.....
	2020
	
125.4		$
	710,000
	.....
	2021
	
125.5 	The 2020 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2019 and $639,000 for 2020.
125.6 	The 2021 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2020 and $639,000 for 2021.
125.7 		Subd. 4.Hearing-impaired adults. For programs for hearing-impaired adults under 
125.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:

125.9		$
	70,000
	.....
	2020
	
125.10		$
	70,000
	.....
	2021
	
125.11 		Subd. 5.School-age care aid. For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
125.12 	124D.22:

125.13		$
	1,000
	.....
	2020
	
125.14		$
	1,000
	.....
	2021
	
125.15 	The 2020 appropriation includes $0 for 2019 and $1,000 for 2020.
125.16 	The 2021 appropriation includes $0 for 2020 and $1,000 for 2021.
125.17 		Subd. 6.Tier 1 grants. (a) For education partnership program Tier 1 sustaining grants 
125.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

125.19		$
	2,600,000
	.....
	2020
	
125.20		$
	2,600,000
	.....
	2021
	
125.21 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside 
125.22 	Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
125.23 		Subd. 7.Tier 2 implementing grants. (a) For Tier 2 implementing grants under 
125.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:

125.25		$
	1,250,000
	.....
	2020
	
125.26		$
	1,250,000
	.....
	2021
	
125.27 	(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $250,000 each year is for the Northfield Healthy 
125.28 	Community Initiative in Northfield; $250,000 is for the Jones Family Foundation for the 
125.29 	Every Hand Joined program in Red Wing; $250,000 is for the United Way of Central 
125.30 	Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program; $250,000 is for Austin Aspires; 
125.31 	and $250,000 is for the Rochester Area Foundation for the Cradle to Career program.
126.1 	(c) The base for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 is $480,000 per year. This amount 
126.2 	is for competitive grants.
126.3 		Subd. 8.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
126.4 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

126.5		$
	50,106,000
	.....
	2020
	
126.6		$
	51,620,000
	.....
	2021
	
126.7 	The 2020 appropriation includes $4,868,000 for 2019 and $45,238,000 for 2020.
126.8 	The 2021 appropriation includes $5,026,000 for 2020 and $46,594,000 for 2021.
126.9 		Subd. 9.High school equivalency tests. (a) For payment of the costs of the 
126.10 	commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section 
126.11 	124D.55:

126.12		$
	245,000
	.....
	2020
	
126.13		$
	245,000
	.....
	2021
	
126.14 	(b) The base for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 is $125,000 per year.

126.15 	ARTICLE 10
126.16 	STATE AGENCIES

126.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.14, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
126.18 		Subd. 9.Fee. Each person licensed by the Board of School Administrators shall pay the 
126.19 	board a fee of $75 $100, collected each fiscal year. When transmitting notice of the license 
126.20 	fee, the board also must notify the licensee of the penalty for failing to pay the fee within 
126.21 	the time specified by the board. The board may provide a lower fee for persons on retired 
126.22 	or inactive status. After receiving notice from the board, any licensed school administrator 
126.23 	who does not pay the fee in the given fiscal year shall have all administrative licenses held 
126.24 	by the person automatically suspended, without the right to a hearing, until the fee has been 
126.25 	paid to the board. If the board suspends a licensed school administrator for failing to pay 
126.26 	the fee, it must immediately notify the district currently employing the school administrator 
126.27 	of the school administrator's suspension. The executive secretary shall deposit the fees in 
126.28 	the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury general fund.

127.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 8, as amended by 
127.2 	Laws 2018, chapter 182, article 1, section 106, is amended to read:
127.3 	Sec. 8. TRANSFERS.
 127.4 		Subdivision 1.Portfolio account. On July 1, 2019, the commissioner of management 
127.5 	and budget shall transfer any balances in the education licensure portfolio account in the 
127.6 	special revenue fund to the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund.
127.7 		Subd. 2.Background check. Any balance in an account that holds fees collected under 
127.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is transferred to the educator licensure 
127.9 	background check account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
127.10 	122A.175, subdivision 2. On July 2, 2019, $80,000 is transferred from the educator licensure 
127.11 	background check account in the special revenue fund to the educator licensure account in 
127.12 	the special revenue fund. in an account that holds fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 
127.13 	122A.18, subdivision 8, is transferred to the general fund.

127.14 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 9, subdivision 2, is 
127.15 	amended to read:
127.16 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

127.18127.17
		$
	27,158,000
26,658,000
	.....
	2018
	
127.20127.19
		$
	24,874,000
22,874,000
	.....
	2019
	
127.21 	Of these amounts:
127.22 	(1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators, and beginning in fiscal 
127.23 	year 2020, the amount indicated is from the educator licensure account in the special revenue 
127.24 	fund;
127.25 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, 
127.26 	section 120B.115;
127.27 	(3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under Minnesota 
127.28 	Statutes, section 127A.052;
127.29 	(4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data 
127.30 	analysis;
127.31 	(5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic 
127.32 	Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
128.1 	(6) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are for the Department 
128.2 	of Education's mainframe update;
128.3 	(7) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist; and
128.4 	(8) $2,000,000 each year$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is for legal fees and costs 
128.5 	associated with litigation.
128.6 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
128.7 	(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's 
128.8 	Washington, D.C. office.
128.9 	(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document 
128.10 	and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.
128.11 	(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and 
128.12 	support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing 
128.13 	information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will 
128.14 	be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates 
128.15 	and mechanism specified in that agreement.
128.16 	(f) The agency's base is $22,054,000 for fiscal year 2020 and $21,965,000 for 2021.

128.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

128.18 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 12, is amended to 
128.19 	read:
128.20 	Sec. 12. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 128.21 	(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center 
128.22 	for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

128.24128.23
		$
	8,173,000
7,373,000
	.....
	2018
	
128.25		$
	6,973,000
	.....
	2019
	
128.26 	(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 is for fiscal years 2018 or 
128.27 	2019 only for arts integration and Turnaround Arts programs.
128.28 	(c) $1,200,000 $400,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for severance payments related to the 
128.29 	closure of Crosswinds school and is available until June 30, 2019. $800,000 of the initial 
128.30 	fiscal year 2018 appropriation for severance payments is canceled to the general fund on 
128.31 	June 29, 2019.

129.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

129.2 	Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 129.3 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated 
129.4 	in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for 
129.5 	the fiscal years designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in 
129.6 	the second year.
129.7 		Subd. 2.Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

129.8		$
	29,196,000
	.....
	2020
	
129.9		$
	24,911,000
	.....
	2021
	
129.10 	Of these amounts:
129.11 	(1) $319,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
129.12 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes, 
129.13 	section 120B.115;
129.14 	(3) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data 
129.15 	analysis;
129.16 	(4) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic 
129.17 	Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
129.18 	(5) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist;
129.19 	(6) $4,700,000 in fiscal year 2020 only is for legal fees and costs associated with 
129.20 	litigation; and
129.21 	(7) $400,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $480,000 in fiscal year 2021 and later are for the 
129.22 	Department of Education's mainframe update.
129.23 	(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's 
129.24 	Washington, D.C. office.
129.25 	(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document 
129.26 	and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.
129.27 	(d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and 
129.28 	support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing 
129.29 	information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will 
129.30 	be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates 
129.31 	and mechanism specified in that agreement.
130.1 	(e) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, 
130.2 	section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (a), the base for fiscal year 2022 is 
130.3 	$24,591,000. The base for fiscal year 2023 is $24,611,000.

130.4 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
 130.5 	(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
130.6 	Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:

130.7		$
	13,746,000
	.....
	2020
	
130.8		$
	13,787,000
	.....
	2021
	
130.9 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
130.10 	(c) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, 
130.11 	section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (b), the base for fiscal year 2022 is 
130.12 	$13,794,000 and the base for fiscal year 2023 is $13,801,000.

130.13 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
 130.14 	(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center 
130.15 	for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:

130.16		$
	7,292,000
	.....
	2020
	
130.17		$
	7,283,000
	.....
	2021
	
130.18 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
130.19 	(c) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, 
130.20 	section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (c), the base for fiscal year 2022 is 
130.21 	$7,288,000. The base for fiscal year 2023 is $7,294,000.
130.22 	(d) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2020, $80,000 is for severance payments 
130.23 	related to the closure of the Crosswinds school and is available until June 30, 2021.

130.24 	Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND 
130.25 	STANDARDS BOARD.
 130.26 		Subdivision 1.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. (a) The sums 
130.27 	indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator 
130.28 	Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:

130.29		$
	2,744,000
	.....
	2020
	
130.30		$
	2,719,000
	.....
	2021
	
131.1 	(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
131.2 	(c) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and 
131.3 	support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information 
131.4 	technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to the 
131.5 	Office of MN.IT Services by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board 
131.6 	under the mechanism specified in that agreement.
131.7 	(d) The base for fiscal year 2022 and later is $2,719,000.
131.8 		Subd. 2.Licensure by portfolio. For licensure by portfolio:

131.9		$
	34,000
	.....
	2020
	
131.10		$
	34,000
	.....
	2021
	
131.11 	This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue 
131.12 	fund.

131.13 	Sec. 9. REPEALER.
 131.14 	(a) Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, sections 1; 3; 4; 6; and 7, are 
131.15 	repealed.
131.16 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.175, is repealed.

131.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

131.18 	ARTICLE 11
131.19 	FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
131.20 	A. GENERAL EDUCATION

131.21 	Section 1. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 
131.22 	2, is amended to read:
131.23 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
131.24 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

131.25		$
	7,032,051,000
	.....
	2018
	
131.27131.26
		$
	7,227,809,000
7,253,606,000
	.....
	2019
	
131.28 	The 2018 appropriation includes $686,828,000 for 2017 and $6,345,223,000 for 2018.
131.29 	The 2019 appropriation includes $705,024,000 for 2018 and $6,522,785,000
131.30 	$6,548,582,000 for 2019.

132.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

132.2 	Sec. 2. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3, is 
132.3 	amended to read:
132.4 		Subd. 3.Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending 
132.5 	postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation 
132.6 	of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

132.7		$
	29,000
	.....
	2018
	
132.9132.8
		$
	31,000
22,000
	.....
	2019

132.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

132.11 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 4, is 
132.12 	amended to read:
132.13 		Subd. 4.Abatement aid. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

132.14		$
	2,374,000
	.....
	2018
	
132.16132.15
		$
	2,163,000
2,939,000
	.....
	2019
	
132.17 	The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018.
132.18 	The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 $468,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 $2,471,000
132.19 	for 2019.

132.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

132.21 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 5, is 
132.22 	amended to read:
132.23 		Subd. 5.Consolidation transition aid. For districts consolidating under Minnesota 
132.24 	Statutes, section 123A.485:

132.25		$
	185,000
	.....
	2018
	
132.27132.26
		$
	382,000
20,000
	.....
	2019
	
132.28 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018.
132.29 	The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 $0 for 2019.

132.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

133.1 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 6, is 
133.2 	amended to read:
133.3 		Subd. 6.Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under 
133.4 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

133.5		$
	18,197,000
	.....
	2018
	
133.7133.6
		$
	19,225,000
18,093,000
	.....
	2019
	
133.8 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,510,000 for 2018.
133.9 	The 2019 appropriation includes $1,834,000 for 2018 and $17,391,000 $16,259,000 for 
133.10 	2019.

133.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

133.12 	Sec. 6. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 7, is 
133.13 	amended to read:
133.14 		Subd. 7.Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under 
133.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

133.16		$
	18,372,000
	.....
	2018
	
133.18133.17
		$
	18,541,000
19,492,000
	.....
	2019
	
133.19 	The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,537,000 for 2018.
133.20 	The 2019 appropriation includes $1,837,000 for 2018 and $16,704,000 $17,655,000 for 
133.21 	2019.

133.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

133.23 	Sec. 7. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 19, subdivision 9, is 
133.24 	amended to read:
133.25 		Subd. 9.Career and technical aid. For career and technical aid under Minnesota 
133.26 	Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:

133.27		$
	4,561,000
	.....
	2018
	
133.29133.28
		$
	4,125,000
4,260,000
	.....
	2019
	
133.30 	The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018.
134.1 	The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 $3,807,000 for 
134.2 	2019.

134.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
134.4 	B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

134.5 	Sec. 8. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 2, is 
134.6 	amended to read:
134.7 		Subd. 2.Achievement and integration aid. For achievement and integration aid under 
134.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:

134.9		$
	71,249,000
	.....
	2018
	
134.11134.10
		$
	73,267,000
70,980,000
	.....
	2019
	
134.12 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 for 2018.
134.13 	The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000 $63,811,000 for 
134.14 	2019.

134.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

134.16 	Sec. 9. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 3, is 
134.17 	amended to read:
134.18 		Subd. 3.Literacy incentive aid. For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
134.19 	section 124D.98:

134.20		$
	47,264,000
	.....
	2018
	
134.22134.21
		$
	47,763,000
45,987,000
	.....
	2019
	
134.23 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $42,667,000 for 2018.
134.24 	The 2019 appropriation includes $4,740,000 for 2018 and $43,023,000 $41,247,000 for 
134.25 	2019.

134.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

135.1 	Sec. 10. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 4, 
135.2 	is amended to read:
135.3 		Subd. 4.Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
135.4 	interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
135.5 	section 124D.87:

135.6		$
	13,337,000
	.....
	2018
	
135.8135.7
		$
	14,075,000
13,193,000
	.....
	2019

135.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

135.10 	Sec. 11. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 5, 
135.11 	is amended to read:
135.12 		Subd. 5.Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
135.13 	section 124D.83:

135.14		$
	3,623,000
	.....
	2018
	
135.16135.15
		$
	4,018,000
3,059,000
	.....
	2019
	
135.17 	The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $3,300,000 for 2018.
135.18 	The 2019 appropriation includes $366,000 for 2018 and $3,652,000 $2,693,000 for 
135.19 	2019.

135.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

135.21 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 6, 
135.22 	is amended to read:
135.23 		Subd. 6.American Indian education aid. For American Indian education aid under 
135.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:

135.25		$
	9,244,000
	.....
	2018
	
135.27135.26
		$
	9,464,000
9,573,000
	.....
	2019
	
135.28 	The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.
135.29 	The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 $8,645,000 for 
135.30 	2019.

135.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

136.1 	Sec. 13. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 21, 
136.2 	is amended to read:
136.3 		Subd. 21.Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota 
136.4 	Statutes, section 124E.22:

136.5		$
	73,341,000
	.....
	2018
	
136.7136.6
		$
	78,802,000
79,646,000
	.....
	2019
	
136.8 	The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 for 2018.
136.9 	The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 $7,448,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000
136.10 	$72,198,000 for 2019.

136.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

136.12 	Sec. 14. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivision 26, 
136.13 	is amended to read:
136.14 		Subd. 26.Alternative teacher compensation aid. For alternative teacher compensation 
136.15 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:

136.16		$
	89,863,000
	.....
	2018
	
136.18136.17
		$
	89,623,000
89,783,000
	.....
	2019
	
136.19 	The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018.
136.20 	The 2019 appropriation includes $8,994,000 $9,015,000 for 2018 and $80,629,000
136.21 	$80,768,000 for 2019.

136.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
136.23 	C. SPECIAL EDUCATION

136.24 	Sec. 15. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 2, 
136.25 	as amended by Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 7, section 12, is amended to read:
136.26 		Subd. 2.Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
136.27 	section 125A.75:

136.28		$
	1,341,161,000
	.....
	2018
	
136.30136.29
		$
	1,426,827,000
1,513,013,000
	.....
	2019
	
136.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,184,758,000 for 2018.
137.1 	The 2019 appropriation includes $166,667,000 $204,145,000 for 2018 and 
137.2 	$1,260,160,000 $1,308,868,000 for 2019.

137.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

137.4 	Sec. 16. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3, 
137.5 	is amended to read:
137.6 		Subd. 3.Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
137.7 	125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within 
137.8 	the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

137.9		$
	1,597,000
	.....
	2018
	
137.11137.10
		$
	1,830,000
1,217,000
	.....
	2019
	
137.12 	If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is 
137.13 	available.

137.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

137.15 	Sec. 17. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 4, 
137.16 	is amended to read:
137.17 		Subd. 4.Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based 
137.18 	services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

137.19		$
	508,000
	.....
	2018
	
137.21137.20
		$
	532,000
417,000
	.....
	2019
	
137.22 	The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 for 2018.
137.23 	The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2018 and $481,000 $366,000 for 2019.

137.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

137.25 	Sec. 18. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5, 
137.26 	is amended to read:
137.27 		Subd. 5.Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school 
137.28 	districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving 
137.29 	school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:

138.1		$
	46,000
	.....
	2018
	
138.3138.2
		$
	47,000
30,000
	.....
	2019

138.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
138.5 	D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

138.6 	Sec. 19. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 2, 
138.7 	is amended to read:
138.8 		Subd. 2.Debt service equalization aid. For debt service equalization aid under 
138.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

138.10		$
	24,908,000
	.....
	2018
	
138.12138.11
		$
	22,360,000
23,137,000
	.....
	2019
	
138.13 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,324,000 for 2017 and $22,584,000 for 2018.
138.14 	The 2019 appropriation includes $2,509,000 for 2018 and $19,851,000 $20,628,000 for 
138.15 	2019.

138.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

138.17 	Sec. 20. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 3, 
138.18 	is amended to read:
138.19 		Subd. 3.Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. For long-term facilities 
138.20 	maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:

138.21		$
	80,179,000
	.....
	2018
	
138.23138.22
		$
	103,460,000
102,823,000
	.....
	2019
	
138.24 	The 2018 appropriation includes $5,815,000 for 2017 and $74,364,000 for 2018.
138.25 	The 2019 appropriation includes $8,262,000 $8,645,000 for 2018 and $95,198,000
138.26 	$94,178,000 for 2019.

138.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
139.1 	E. NUTRITION

139.2 	Sec. 21. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 2, is 
139.3 	amended to read:
139.4 		Subd. 2.School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111, 
139.5 	and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

139.6		$
	16,721,000
	.....
	2018
	
139.8139.7
		$
	17,223,000
15,990,000
	.....
	2019

139.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

139.10 	Sec. 22. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 3, is 
139.11 	amended to read:
139.12 		Subd. 3.School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
139.13 	section 124D.1158:

139.14		$
	10,601,000
	.....
	2018
	
139.16139.15
		$
	11,359,000
10,660,000
	.....
	2019

139.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

139.18 	Sec. 23. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, is 
139.19 	amended to read:
139.20 		Subd. 4.Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
139.21 	section 124D.118:

139.22		$
	758,000
	.....
	2018
	
139.24139.23
		$
	758,000
691,000
	.....
	2019

139.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
139.26 	F. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT

139.27 	Sec. 24. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 3, 
139.28 	is amended to read:
139.29 		Subd. 3.Mixed delivery prekindergarten programs. (a) For mixed delivery 
139.30 	prekindergarten programs and school readiness plus programs:

140.1		$
	21,429,000
	.....
	2018
	
140.3140.2
		$
	28,571,000
2,381,000
	.....
	2019
	
140.4 	(b) The fiscal year 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $21,429,000 for 2018.
140.5 	(c) The fiscal year 2019 appropriation includes $2,381,000 for 2018 and $26,190,000
140.6 	$0 for 2019.
140.7 	(d) The commissioner must proportionately allocate the amounts appropriated in this 
140.8 	subdivision among each education funding program affected by the enrollment of mixed 
140.9 	delivery system prekindergarten pupils.
140.10 	(e) The appropriation under this subdivision is reduced by any other amounts specifically 
140.11 	appropriated for those purposes.

140.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

140.13 	Sec. 25. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 5a, 
140.14 	is amended to read:
140.15 		Subd. 5a.Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education 
140.16 	aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

140.17		$
	30,405,000
	.....
	2018
	
140.19140.18
		$
	31,977,000
30,942,000
	.....
	2019
	
140.20 	The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,501,000 for 2018.
140.21 	The 2019 appropriation includes $3,055,000 for 2018 and $28,922,000 $27,887,000 for 
140.22 	2019.

140.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

140.24 	Sec. 26. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 6, 
140.25 	is amended to read:
140.26 		Subd. 6.Developmental screening aid. For developmental screening aid under 
140.27 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

140.28		$
	3,606,000
	.....
	2018
	
140.30140.29
		$
	3,629,000
3,632,000
	.....
	2019
	
140.31 	The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 for 2018.
141.1 	The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 $3,272,000 for 
141.2 	2019.

141.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

141.4 	Sec. 27. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 10, subdivision 12, 
141.5 	is amended to read:
141.6 		Subd. 12.Home visiting aid. For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
141.7 	124D.135:

141.8		$
	527,000
	.....
	2018
	
141.10141.9		$
	571,000
553,000
	.....
	2019
	
141.11 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 for 2018.
141.12 	The 2019 appropriation includes $58,000 for 2018 and $513,000 $495,000 for 2019.

141.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
141.14 	G. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

141.15 	Sec. 28. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 2, subdivision 2, is 
141.16 	amended to read:
141.17 		Subd. 2.Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota 
141.18 	Statutes, section 124D.20:

141.19		$
	483,000
	.....
	2018
	
141.21141.20
		$
	393,000
410,000
	.....
	2019
	
141.22 	The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 for 2018.
141.23 	The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 $363,000 for 2019.

141.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
141.25 	H. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

141.26 	Sec. 29. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 10, section 6, subdivision 2, 
141.27 	is amended to read:
141.28 		Subd. 2.Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota 
141.29 	Statutes, section 124D.531:

142.1		$
	50,010,000
	.....
	2018
	
142.3142.2
		$
	51,497,000
48,831,000
	.....
	2019
	
142.4 	The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 for 2018.
142.5 	The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000 $43,817,000 for 
142.6 	2019.

142.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

142.8 	Sec. 30. Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21, section 4, is amended to read:
142.9 	Sec. 4. EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
 142.10 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated are appropriated from 
142.11 	the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated. These sums 
142.12 	are in addition to appropriations made for the same purpose in any other law.
142.13 		Subd. 2.General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
142.14 	section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

142.16142.15
		$
	10,863,000
0
	.....
	2019
	
142.17 	The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $10,863,000$0 for 2019.

142.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 19-5220 

120B.299 DEFINITIONS.Subdivision 1.Definitions. 
The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. 

Subd. 2.Growth. 
"Growth" compares the difference in a student's achievement score at two or more distinct points in time. 

Subd. 3.Value added. 
"Value added" is the amount of achievement a student demonstrates above an established baseline. The difference between the student's score and the baseline defines value added. 

Subd. 4.Value-added growth. 
"Value-added growth" is based on a student's growth score. In a value-added growth system, the student's first test is the baseline, and the difference between the student's first and next test scores within a defined period is the measure of value added. Value-added growth models use student-level data to measure what portion of a student's growth can be explained by inputs related to the educational environment. 

Subd. 5.Adequate yearly progress. 
A school or district makes "adequate yearly progress" if, for every student subgroup under the federal 2001 No Child Left Behind Act in the school or district, its proficiency index or other approved adjustments for performance, based on statewide assessment scores, meets or exceeds federal expectations. To make adequate yearly progress, the school or district also must satisfy applicable federal requirements related to student attendance, graduation, and test participation rates. 

Subd. 6.State growth target. 
(a) "State growth target" is the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores. 

(b) The state growth targets for each grade and subject are benchmarked as follows until the assessment scale changes: 

(1) beginning in the 2008-2009 school year, the state growth target for grades 3 through 8 is benchmarked to 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school year data; 

(2) beginning in the 2008-2009 school year the state growth target for grade 10 is benchmarked to 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school year data; 

(3) for the 2008-2009 school year, the state growth target for grade 11 is benchmarked to 2005-2006 school year data; and 

(4) beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, the state growth target for grade 11 is benchmarked to 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school year data. 

(c) Each time before the assessment scale changes, a stakeholder group that includes assessment and evaluation directors and staff and researchers must recommend a new state growth target that the commissioner must consider when revising standards under section 120B.021, subdivision 4. 

Subd. 7.Low growth. 
"Low growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation below the state growth target. 

Subd. 8.Medium growth. 
"Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above or below the state growth target. 

Subd. 9.High growth. 
"High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the state growth target. 

Subd. 10.Proficiency. 
"Proficiency" for purposes of reporting growth on school performance report cards under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, means those students who, in the previous school year, scored at or above "meets standards" on the statewide assessments under section 120B.30. Each year, school performance report cards must separately display: (1) the numbers and percentages of students who achieved low growth, medium growth, and high growth and achieved proficiency in the previous school year; and (2) the numbers and percentages of students who achieved low growth, medium growth, and high growth and did not achieve proficiency in the previous school year. 

Subd. 11.Growth and progress toward proficiency. 
The categories of low growth, medium growth, and high growth shall be used to indicate both (1) growth and (2) progress toward grade-level proficiency that is consistent with subdivision 10. 

122A.175 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ACCOUNTS; EDUCATOR LICENSURE AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.Subdivision 1.Educator licensure account. 
An educator licensure account is created in the special revenue fund. Applicant licensure fees received by the Department of Education, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, or the Board of School Administrators must be deposited in the educator licensure account. Any funds appropriated from this account that remain unexpended at the end of the biennium cancel to the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund. 

Subd. 2.Background check account. 
An educator licensure background check account is created in the special revenue fund. The Department of Education, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, and the Board of School Administrators must deposit all payments submitted by license applicants for criminal background checks conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the educator licensure background check account. Amounts in the account are annually appropriated to the commissioner of education for payment to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for the costs of background checks on applicants for licensure. 

122A.63 GRANTS TO PREPARE INDIAN TEACHERS.Subd. 7.Loan forgiveness. 
The loan may be forgiven if the recipient is employed as a teacher, as defined in section 122A.40 or 122A.41, in an eligible school or program in Minnesota. One-fourth of the principal of the outstanding loan amount shall be forgiven for each year of eligible employment, or a pro rata amount for eligible employment during part of a school year, part-time employment as a substitute teacher, or other eligible part-time teaching. Loans for $2,500 or less may be forgiven at the rate of up to $1,250 per year. The following schools and programs are eligible for the purposes of loan forgiveness: 

(1) a school or program operated by a school district; 

(2) a tribal contract school eligible to receive aid according to section 124D.83; 

(3) a Head Start program; 

(4) an early childhood family education program; 

(5) a program providing educational services to children who have not entered kindergarten; or 

(6) a program providing educational enrichment services to American Indian students in grades kindergarten through 12. 

If a person has an outstanding loan obtained through this program, the duty to make payments of principal and interest may be deferred during any time period the person is enrolled at least one-half time in an advanced degree program in a field that leads to employment by a school district. To defer loan obligations, the person shall provide written notification to the commissioner of education and the recipients of the joint grant that originally authorized the loan. Upon approval by the commissioner and the joint grant recipients, payments shall be deferred. 

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall approve the loan forgiveness program, loan deferral, and procedures to administer the program. 

Subd. 8.Revolving fund. 
The Indian teacher preparation loan repayment revolving account is established in the state treasury. Any amounts repaid or contributed by a teacher who received a scholarship or loan under this program shall be deposited in the account. All money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of education and shall be used to enable Indian students to participate in the program. 

123A.26 COOPERATIVE UNITS; PROHIBITED AID AND LEVIES.Subd. 3.Allocation from members. 
By July 15 of each year, a school district may, by board resolution, request the department to make a payment to a third party. The total sum of the payments for the year may not exceed the lesser of (a) the district's general education aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to sections 127A.47, subdivision 7, and 126C.13, subdivision 4, or (b) an amount equal to $100 times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year beginning July 1. By July 30 of each year, the school district must report to the commissioner the amount allocated. The amount shall be paid to the third party according to section 127A.45, subdivision 16. Amounts paid to third parties under this subdivision shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on the school district's books of account under sections 123B.75 and 123B.76. 

125A.75 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; APPROVAL; AID PAYMENTS; TRAVEL AID; LITIGATION COSTS.Subd. 9.Litigation costs; annual report. 
(a) By November 30 of each year, a school district must annually report the district's special education litigation costs, including attorney fees and costs of due process hearings, to the commissioner of education, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards. 

(b) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report school district special education litigation costs to the house of representatives and the senate committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education finance. 

126C.16 REFERENDUM AND DESEGREGATION REVENUE CONVERSION.Subdivision 1.Revenue conversion. 
Except as provided under subdivision 3, the referendum authority under section 126C.17 of a district must be converted by the department according to this section. 

Subd. 3.Per pupil revenue conversion. 
(a) The department must convert each district's referendum revenue authority for fiscal year 2002 and later years to an allowance per pupil unit as follows: the revenue allowance equals the amount determined by dividing the district's maximum revenue under section 126C.17, for fiscal year 2001 by the district's 2000-2001 resident marginal cost pupil units. A district's maximum revenue for all later years for which the revenue is authorized equals the revenue allowance times the district's resident marginal cost pupil units for that year. 

(b) The referendum allowance reduction must be applied first to the authority with the earliest expiration date. 

126C.17 REFERENDUM REVENUE.Subd. 9a.Board-approved referendum allowance. 
Notwithstanding subdivision 9, a school district may convert up to $300 per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority from voter approved to board approved by a board vote. A district with less than $300 per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority after the local optional revenue subtraction under subdivision 1 may authorize new referendum authority up to the difference between $300 per adjusted pupil unit and the district's referendum authority. The board may authorize this levy for up to five years and may subsequently reauthorize that authority in increments of up to five years. 

127A.14 COMMISSIONER PURCHASE OF ANNUITY FOR EMPLOYEES.Subdivision 1.Purchase of annuity contract; allocation of portion of employee compensation. 
At the request of an employee, the commissioner of education may negotiate and purchase an individual annuity contract from a company licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may allocate a portion of the compensation otherwise payable to the employee as salary for the purpose of paying the entire premium due or to become due under such contract. The allocation shall be made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for the benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current federal Internal Revenue Code or any equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall own such contract and the employee's rights thereunder shall be nonforfeitable except for failure to pay premiums. 

Subd. 2.Annuity account; appropriation. 
All amounts so allocated shall be deposited in an annuity account which is hereby established in the state treasury. There is annually appropriated from the annuity account in the state treasury to the commissioner of education all moneys deposited therein for the payment of annuity premiums when due or for other application in accordance with the salary agreement entered into between the employee and the commissioner of education. The moneys in the annuity account in the state treasury are not subject to the budget, allotment, and incumbrance system provided for in chapter 16A and any act amendatory thereof. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 19-5220 

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 16
Sec. 62. APPROPRIATIONS. Subd. 16.Grants for vision therapy pilot project. 
(a) For a grant to Independent School District No. 12, Centennial, to implement a neuro-optometric vision therapy pilot project: 

		$	200,000	.....	2017	

This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2019. 

(b) In each year of the pilot project, second and third grade students identified by a set of criteria created by the district shall be admitted into the pilot study. Identified students shall have a comprehensive eye examination with written standard requirements of testing. Students identified with a diagnosis of convergence insufficiency must undergo a vision efficiency evaluation by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist trained in the evaluation of learning-related vision problems. The results of this examination shall determine whether a student will qualify for neuro-optometric vision therapy funded by the grant. The parent or guardian of a student who qualifies for the pilot program under this paragraph may submit a written notification to the school opting the student out of the program. The district must establish guidelines to provide quality standards and measures to ensure an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan that is consistent with the convergence insufficiency treatment trial study. 

(c) The commissioner of education must provide for an evaluation of the pilot project and make a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by January 15, 2020. 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 1
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.14, subdivision 9, is amended to read:Subd. 9. Fee. 
Each person licensed by the Board of School Administrators shall pay the board a fee of $75, collected each fiscal year. When transmitting notice of the license fee, the board also must notify the licensee of the penalty for failing to pay the fee within the time specified by the board. The board may provide a lower fee for persons on retired or inactive status. After receiving notice from the board, any licensed school administrator who does not pay the fee in the given fiscal year shall have all administrative licenses held by the person automatically suspended, without the right to a hearing, until the fee has been paid to the board. If the board suspends a licensed school administrator for failing to pay the fee, it must immediately notify the district currently employing the school administrator of the school administrator's suspension. The executive secretary shall deposit the fees in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. 

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This section is effective July 1, 2019. 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 3
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:Subd. 7c.Temporary military license. 
The Board of Teaching shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section 197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90 for an online application or $86.40 for a paper application. The board must deposit the fees received from applicants in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund. 

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This section is effective July 1, 2019. 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 4
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:Subd. 8.Background checks. 
(a) The Board of Teaching and the commissioner of education must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under their jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications: 

(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and 

(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for the fee for conducting payment to conduct the criminal history background check. The Board of Teaching and the commissioner of education must deposit payments received under this subdivision in the educator licensure background check account in the special revenue fund. 

(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository. The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under paragraph (a). 

(c) The Board of Teaching or the commissioner of education may issue a license pending completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background check. 

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This section is effective July 1, 2019. 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 6
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:Subd. 2.Licensure via portfolio. 
(a) An eligible candidate may use licensure via portfolio to obtain a professional five-year teaching license or to add a licensure field, consistent with applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules. 

(b) A candidate for a professional five-year teaching license must submit to the Educator Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence. 

(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the Educator Licensing Division at the department one portfolio demonstrating content competence. 

(d) The Board of Teaching must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the Educator Licensing Division at the department must approve or disapprove the portfolio within 60 calendar days of receiving it. 

(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the Board of Teaching a $300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently. The revenue generated from Board of Teaching executive secretary must deposit the fee must be deposited in an education the educator licensure portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the Board of Teaching are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Board of Teaching may waive or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need. 

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This section is effective July 1, 2019. 

Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 11, section 7
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:Subd. 3.Annual appropriations. 
(a) The amounts collected under subdivision 2 and deposited in the educator licensure account in the special revenue fund are annually appropriated to the Board of Teaching. 

(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purposes in any year from any state fund. 

EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This section is effective July 1, 2019.