1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; appropriating money for teacher development and 
1.3 	evaluation revenue.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION REVENUE.
 1.6 	(a) For fiscal years 2018 and 2019 only, teacher development and evaluation revenue 
1.7 	for a school district, intermediate school district, educational cooperative, education district, 
1.8 	or charter school with any school site that does not have an alternative professional pay 
1.9 	system agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, equals $ ....... 
1.10 	times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on October 1 of the previous 
1.11 	school year at each school site without an alternative professional pay system under 
1.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2. Except for charter schools, revenue 
1.13 	under this section must be reserved for teacher development and evaluation activities 
1.14 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 
1.15 	5. For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.16 	section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1.
1.17 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and evaluation 
1.18 	revenue entitlement must not exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The 
1.19 	commissioner must limit the amount of revenue under this section so as not to exceed this 
1.20 	limit.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 2.2 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
2.3 	appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
2.4 	designated.
2.5 		Subd. 2.Teacher development and evaluation. For teacher development and evaluation 
2.6 	revenue:

2.7		$
	45,000,000
	.....
	2018
	
2.8		$
	50,000,000
	.....
	2019
	
2.9 	The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2017 and $45,000,000 for fiscal year 
2.10 	2018. The 2019 appropriation includes $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and $45,000,000 
2.11 	for fiscal year 2019. This is a onetime appropriation.