1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; providing successful schools aid for schools succeeding 
1.3 	in reading and mathematics or prekindergarten through grade 2 schools; 
1.4 	appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS AID.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. A school is eligible for successful schools aid if the 
1.8 	school earned at least three stars in reading or mathematics on its school performance 
1.9 	report card for the previous school year or if all pupils enrolled at the school are in 
1.10 	prekindergarten through grade 2.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Successful schools allowance. For fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only, the 
1.12 	successful schools allowance equals $75,000,000 divided by the number of pupils enrolled 
1.13 	in eligible schools on October 1 of the previous school year. However, the successful 
1.14 	schools allowance must be at least $90 and must not exceed $150.
1.15 		Subd. 3.Aid. For fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only, the successful schools aid for a 
1.16 	school district, intermediate school district, charter school, cooperative, or the Perpich 
1.17 	Center for Arts Education equals the product of the successful schools allowance times the 
1.18 	number of pupils enrolled in eligible schools on October 1 of the previous school year.
1.19 		Subd. 4.Uses. The aid must be allocated to the school building where the pupils who 
1.20 	generated the revenue are served. The aid may be used for any purpose for which general 
1.21 	education revenue under section 126C.10 may be used, except permanent salary increases.

1.22 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.1 		Subdivision 1.Department. The sums indicated in this section are appropriated 
2.2 	from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
2.3 		Subd. 2.Successful schools. For successful schools aid under section 1:

2.4 | | $ | 75,000,000 | ..... | 2008
2.5 | | $ | 75,000,000 | ..... | 2009
2.6 	This is a onetime appropriation.