1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; authorizing funding for 
  1.3             voluntary integration programs; appropriating money; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.57, by 
  1.5             adding a subdivision; 123B.59, by adding a 
  1.6             subdivision; 124D.86, subdivision 3; 124D.87; 124D.88, 
  1.7             subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.57, is 
  1.10  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 3a.  [ALLOCATION OF REVENUE.] A school district that 
  1.12  is participating in an interdistrict magnet school program may 
  1.13  add to its health and safety revenue amounts under subdivision 3 
  1.14  its proportionate share of any health and safety costs 
  1.15  attributable to its participation in an interdistrict magnet 
  1.16  program. 
  1.17     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.59, is 
  1.18  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.19     Subd. 3a.  [INTEGRATION REVENUE.] A school district that is 
  1.20  participating in an interdistrict magnet school program may add 
  1.21  to its health and safety revenue and deferred maintenance 
  1.22  revenue amounts under subdivision 1 its proportionate share of 
  1.23  any health and safety costs and deferred maintenance costs 
  1.24  attributable to its participation in an interdistrict magnet 
  1.25  program. 
  1.26     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.86, 
  2.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  2.2      Subd. 3.  [INTEGRATION REVENUE.] ~~For fiscal year 1999 and~~ 
  2.3   ~~later fiscal years,~~ Integration revenue equals the following 
  2.4   amounts: 
  2.5      (1) for independent school district No. 709, Duluth, $193 
  2.6   times the resident pupil units for the school year; 
  2.7      (2) for independent school district No. 625, St. Paul, $427 
  2.8   times the resident pupil units for the school year; 
  2.9      (3) for special school district No. 1, Minneapolis, $523 
  2.10  times the resident pupil units for the school year; ~~and~~ 
  2.11     (4) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), or (3) 
  2.12  that is required to implement a plan according to the 
  2.13  requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0200 to 3535.2200, 
  2.14  the lesser of the actual cost of implementing the plan during 
  2.15  the fiscal year or $93 times the resident pupil units for the 
  2.16  school year; and 
  2.17     (5) for any district not otherwise qualified to receive 
  2.18  revenue under this subdivision, $93 per pupil unit attending an 
  2.19  interdistrict magnet school.  Revenue under this clause must 
  2.20  follow the pupil to the serving program. 
  2.21     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.87, is 
  2.22  amended to read: 
  2.23     124D.87 [INTERDISTRICT DESEGREGATION OR INTEGRATION 
  2.24  TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.] 
  2.25     ~~(a)~~ A district that provides transportation of pupils to 
  2.26  and from an interdistrict program for desegregation or 
  2.27  integration purposes ~~may apply to the commissioner for a grant~~ 
  2.28  ~~to cover the additional costs of transportation.~~  
  2.29     ~~(b)~~ and a district in the metropolitan area ~~may apply to~~ 
  2.30  ~~the commissioner for a grant to cover the costs of transporting~~ 
  2.31  that transports pupils who are enrolled under section 124D.03 if 
  2.32  the enrollment of the student in the nonresident district 
  2.33  contributes to desegregation or integration purposes~~.  The~~ 
  2.34  ~~commissioner shall develop the form and manner of applications,~~ 
  2.35  ~~the criteria to be used to determine when transportation is for~~ 
  2.36  ~~desegregation or integration purposes, and the accounting~~ 
  3.1   ~~procedure to be used to determine excess costs.  In determining~~ 
  3.2   ~~the grant amount, the commissioner shall consider other revenue~~ 
  3.3   ~~received by the district for transportation for desegregation or~~ 
  3.4   ~~integration purposes.~~ 
  3.5      ~~(c) Grants may be awarded under paragraph (b) only if~~ 
  3.6   ~~grants awarded under paragraph (a) have been fully funded~~ are 
  3.7   eligible for integration transportation aid equal to the actual 
  3.8   costs of transporting students to and from those school sites. 
  3.9      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.88, 
  3.10  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.11     Subd. 3.  [GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS.] (a) Any group of 
  3.12  school districts that meets the criteria required under 
  3.13  paragraph (b)(i) may apply for a magnet school grant in an 
  3.14  amount not to exceed ~~$15,000,000~~ $20,000,000 for the approved 
  3.15  costs or expansion of a magnet school facility. 
  3.16     (b)(i) Any group of districts that submits an application 
  3.17  for a grant shall submit a proposal to the commissioner for 
  3.18  review and comment under section 123B.71, and the commissioner 
  3.19  shall prepare a review and comment on the proposed magnet school 
  3.20  facility, regardless of the amount of the capital expenditure 
  3.21  required to design, acquire, construct, remodel, improve, 
  3.22  furnish, or equip the facility.  The commissioner must not 
  3.23  approve an application for a magnet school grant for any 
  3.24  facility unless the facility receives a favorable review and 
  3.25  comment under section 123B.71 and the participating districts: 
  3.26     (1) establish a joint powers board under section 471.59 to 
  3.27  represent all participating districts and govern the magnet 
  3.28  school facility; 
  3.29     (2) design the planned magnet school facility to meet the 
  3.30  applicable requirements contained in Minnesota Rules, chapter 
  3.31  3535; 
  3.32     (3) submit a statement of need, including reasons why the 
  3.33  magnet school will facilitate integration and improve learning; 
  3.34     (4) prepare an educational plan that includes input from 
  3.35  both community and professional staff; and 
  3.36     (5) develop an education program that will improve learning 
  4.1   opportunities for students attending the magnet school. 
  4.2      (ii) The districts may develop a plan that permits social 
  4.3   service, health, and other programs serving students and 
  4.4   community residents to be located within the magnet school 
  4.5   facility.  The commissioner shall consider this plan when 
  4.6   preparing a review and comment on the proposed facility.  
  4.7      (c) When two or more districts enter into an agreement 
  4.8   establishing a joint powers board to govern the magnet school 
  4.9   facility, all member districts shall have the same powers.  
  4.10     (d) A joint powers board of participating school districts 
  4.11  established under paragraphs (b) and (c) that intends to apply 
  4.12  for a grant must adopt a resolution stating the costs of the 
  4.13  proposed project, the purpose for which the debt is to be 
  4.14  incurred, and an estimate of the dates when the contracts for 
  4.15  the proposed project will be completed.  A copy of the 
  4.16  resolution must accompany any application for a state grant 
  4.17  under this section. 
  4.18     (e)(i) The commissioner shall examine and consider all 
  4.19  grant applications.  If the commissioner finds that any joint 
  4.20  powers district is not a qualified grant applicant, the 
  4.21  commissioner shall promptly notify that joint powers board.  The 
  4.22  commissioner shall make awards to no more than two qualified 
  4.23  applicants whose applications have been on file with the 
  4.24  commissioner more than 30 days.  
  4.25     (ii) A grant award is subject to verification by the joint 
  4.26  powers board under paragraph (f).  A grant award must not be 
  4.27  made until the participating districts determine the site of the 
  4.28  magnet school facility.  If the total amount of the approved 
  4.29  applications exceeds the amount of grant funding that is or can 
  4.30  be made available, the commissioner shall allot the available 
  4.31  amount equally between the approved applicant districts.  The 
  4.32  commissioner shall promptly certify to each qualified joint 
  4.33  powers board the amount, if any, of the grant awarded to it. 
  4.34     (f) Each grant must be evidenced by a contract between the 
  4.35  joint powers board and the state acting through the 
  4.36  commissioner.  The contract obligates the state to pay to the 
  5.1   joint powers board an amount computed according to paragraph 
  5.2   (e)(ii) and a schedule, and terms and conditions acceptable to 
  5.3   the commissioner of finance. 
  5.4      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.88, is 
  5.5   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.6      Subd. 4.  [START-UP COSTS.] An interdistrict magnet school 
  5.7   is eligible for revenue for start-up costs during its first two 
  5.8   years of operation.  Start-up cost revenue is equal to the 
  5.9   greater of: 
  5.10     (1) $50,000 per interdistrict magnet school; or 
  5.11     (2) $500 times the interdistrict magnet school's pupil 
  5.12  units served for that year. 
  5.13     Sec. 7.  [METROPOLITAN MAGNET SCHOOLS.] 
  5.14     $31,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to 
  5.15  the commissioner of children, families, and learning in order to 
  5.16  make grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88. 
  5.17     Sec. 8.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] 
  5.18     To provide the money appropriated in this act from the bond 
  5.19  proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on the request of 
  5.20  the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
  5.21  amount up to $31,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with 
  5.22  the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
  5.23  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
  5.24  4 to 7. 
  5.25     Sec. 9.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  5.26     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
  5.27  LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated, 
  5.28  unless otherwise indicated, from the general fund to the 
  5.29  department of children, families, and learning for the fiscal 
  5.30  years designated. 
  5.31     Subd. 2.  [MAGNET SCHOOL GRANTS.] For magnet school and 
  5.32  program grants: 
  5.33       $1,750,000     .....     2000 
  5.34       $1,750,000     .....     2001 
  5.35     These amounts may be used for magnet school programs and 
  5.36  acquisition and betterment of magnet school facilities according 
  6.1   to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.88. 
  6.2      Subd. 3.  [MAGNET SCHOOL PLANNING GRANTS.] (a) For magnet 
  6.3   school and specialty high school planning grants: 
  6.4        $1,000,000     .....     2000 
  6.5      (b) Up to $250,000 of this amount may be used for planning 
  6.6   a magnet school in the metropolitan area on land that is 
  6.7   currently owned by the state or federal government.  Up to 
  6.8   $750,000 of this appropriation is for planning grants for 
  6.9   specialty high school programs.  Specialty high school programs 
  6.10  may include an urban agricultural high school or a cooperative 
  6.11  program with a higher education institution to provide either a 
  6.12  grade 9 through 16 program or a grade 11 through 14 program. 
  6.13     (c) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2001. 
  6.14     Subd. 4.  [INTEGRATION PROGRAMS.] For grants according to: 
  6.15  minority fellowship grants according to Laws 1994, chapter 647, 
  6.16  article 8, section 29; minority teacher incentives according to 
  6.17  Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.65; teachers of color grants 
  6.18  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.64; and cultural 
  6.19  exchange grants according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.89:
  6.20       $2,000,000     .....     2000 
  6.21       $2,000,000     .....     2001 
  6.22     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
  6.23  available in the second year. 
  6.24     In awarding teacher of color grants, priority must be given 
  6.25  to districts that have students who are currently in the process 
  6.26  of completing their academic program. 
  6.27     Subd. 5.  [INTEGRATION AID.] For integration aid: 
  6.28       $36,418,000     .....     2000 
  6.29       $43,127,000     .....     2001 
  6.30     The 2000 appropriation contains $2,902,000 for fiscal year 
  6.31  1999 and $33,516,000 for fiscal year 2000. 
  6.32     The 2001 appropriation contains $3,717,000 for fiscal year 
  6.33  2000 and $39,410,000 for fiscal year 2001. 
  6.34     Subd. 6.  [EDUCATION PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.] For 
  6.35  additional grants under Laws 1994, chapter 647, article 7, 
  6.36  section 18, as amended: 
  7.1        $1,100,000     .....     2000 
  7.2      Consistent with the provisions of Laws 1994, chapter 647, 
  7.3   article 7, section 18, as amended, a grant recipient that is a 
  7.4   group of school districts that have entered into a joint powers 
  7.5   agreement may use the grant proceeds to enhance student 
  7.6   achievement and metropolitan desegregation.  Grant recipients 
  7.7   must comply with the achievement plan according to Minnesota 
  7.8   Statutes, section 123B.04. 
  7.9      This appropriation is available until June 30, 2001. 
  7.10     Subd. 7.  [INTEGRATION TRANSPORTATION AID.] For integration 
  7.11  transportation aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.12  124D.87: 
  7.13       $.,...,...     .....     2000 
  7.14       $.,...,...     .....     2001 
  7.15     Sec. 10.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  7.16     Sections 1 to 9 are effective for revenue for fiscal year 
  7.17  2000 and later.