<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to education finance; providing for early childhood through grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>12 education, including general education, student accountability, education <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>excellence, charter schools, special programs, facilities and technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>nutrition, libraries and accounting, early childhood education, self-sufficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>and lifelong learning, state agencies, and forecast adjustments; appropriating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>money; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.319, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>by adding a subdivision; 120A.20, subdivision 1; 120A.22, subdivisions 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>8, 11, 12; 120A.24, subdivision 1; 120A.41; 120B.02; 120B.125; 120B.128; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 122A.415, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivisions; 123A.73, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.41, subdivision 7; 123B.42, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 3; 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>123B.591, subdivisions 2, 3; 123B.75, subdivision 5; 123B.92, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>9; 124D.02, subdivision 1; 124D.03, subdivision 12; 124D.10, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>14, 23a; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 124D.111, subdivision 1, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>a subdivision; 124D.119; 124D.128, subdivision 2; 124D.42; 124D.4531; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>124D.531, subdivision 1; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 125A.11, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 8; 125B.26, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>126C.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2c, 3, 7, 8, 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>13a, 13b, 17, 18, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, by adding subdivisions; 126C.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivisions 1, 5; 126C.126; 126C.13, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 126C.17; 126C.20; 126C.40, subdivisions 1, 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>126C.44; 127A.45, subdivision 2; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8; 127A.51; 128D.11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 3; 260C.007, subdivision 19; Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>section 12; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>amended, 7, as amended, 10, as amended; article 2, sections 13; 14; 18; 19; 50, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>amended, 9, as amended; article 3, section 11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended; article 4, section 10, subdivisions 2, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 6, as amended; article 5, section 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 6, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as amended; article 7, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; article 8, section 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; article 9, section 3, subdivision 2, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>126C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 120B.08; 120B.09; 124D.454, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>subdivisions 10, 11; 125A.76, subdivision 7; 126C.10, subdivisions 13a, 13b, 25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>26, 28, 31a, 31b, 31c, 34, 35, 36; 126C.17, subdivision 13; 127A.50, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>1, 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0010; 3501.0020; 3501.0030, subparts 1, 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; 3501.0040; 3501.0050; 3501.0060; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>3501.0090; 3501.0100; 3501.0110; 3501.0120; 3501.0130; 3501.0140; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>3501.0150; 3501.0160; 3501.0170; 3501.0180; 3501.0200; 3501.0210; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>3501.0220; 3501.0230; 3501.0240; 3501.0250; 3501.0270; 3501.0280, subparts <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>1, 2; 3501.0290; 3501.1000; 3501.1020; 3501.1030; 3501.1040; 3501.1050; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>3501.1110; 3501.1120; 3501.1130; 3501.1140; 3501.1150; 3501.1160; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>3501.1170; 3501.1180; 3501.1190.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><b>GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Age limitations; pupils.</b> (a) All schools supported in whole or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>in part by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>person who: (1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is under 21 years of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>age or who meets the requirements of paragraph (c); and (3) satisfies the minimum age <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>requirements imposed by this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>contrary, the conduct of all students under 21 years of age attending a public secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>school is governed by a single set of reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>school board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(b) A person shall not be admitted to a public school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>unless the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a 1st grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>student, unless the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>which the school year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>kindergarten; except that any school board may establish a policy for admission of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>selected pupils at an earlier age under section 124D.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(c) A pupil who becomes age 21 after enrollment is eligible for continued free public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>school enrollment until at least one of the following occurs: (1) the first September 1 after <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>the pupil's 21st birthday; (2) the pupil's completion of the graduation requirements; (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>the pupil's withdrawal with no subsequent enrollment within 21 calendar days; or (4) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the end of the school year.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.41, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><b>120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>student in grades 1 though 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>though 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. Nothing in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>permits a school district to adopt a four-day week schedule unless approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.126</statute_ref>.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Voluntary dissolution; referendum revenue.</b> As of the effective date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the voluntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more existing districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.46</statute_ref>, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>approved by the voters of all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>126C.17, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision, is canceled. However, if all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>territory of any independent district is included in the enlarged district, and if the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>net tax capacity of taxable property in that territory comprises 90 percent or more of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>the adjusted net tax capacity of all taxable property in an enlarged district, the enlarged <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>district's referendum revenue shall be determined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>The referendum revenue shall be the revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var> pupil unit times the number of resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the enlarged <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>district. Any new referendum revenue shall be authorized only after approval is granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>by the voters of the entire enlarged district in an election pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, <br />
            		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Consolidation; maximum authorized referendum revenues.</b> (a) As <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>of the effective date of a consolidation pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref>, if the plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>consolidation so provides, or if the plan for consolidation makes no provision concerning <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>referendum revenues, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>by the voters of all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, <br />
            		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision shall be recalculated as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>be the revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>equal to the combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>the component districts for the year preceding the consolidation, unless the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>revenue authorization of the newly created district is subsequently modified pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>years, weighted by the districts' resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>preceding consolidation. For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>for individual districts shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>authorities for all the consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>were originally approved with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Alternative method.</b> (a) As of the effective date of a consolidation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref>, if the plan for consolidation so provides, the authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>for all referendum revenues previously approved by the voters of all affected districts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>those districts pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or its predecessor provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>shall be combined as provided in this subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>for the newly created district may be any allowance per resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var> pupil unit provided in the plan for consolidation, but may not exceed the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount equal to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of the component <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>districts for the year preceding the consolidation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>years, weighted by the districts' resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>preceding consolidation. For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>for individual districts shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>authorities for all the consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>were originally approved with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>continue for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>district. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>modified pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.41, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Elementary pupils.</b> "Elementary pupils" means pupils in grades <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>kindergarten through 6; provided, each kindergarten pupil in a half-day program shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>counted as one-half pupil for all computations pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.42</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.44</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.48</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.42, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cost; limitation.</b> (a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>and standardized tests provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>statewide average expenditure per pupil, adjusted pursuant to clause (b), by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>public elementary and secondary schools for textbooks, individualized instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>materials and standardized tests as computed and established by the department by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>1 of the preceding school year from the most recent public school year data then available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(b) The cost computed in clause (a) shall be increased by an inflation adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>equal to the percent of increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, from the second preceding school year to the current school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var> Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>allowance for the current year minus $411 in determining the inflation adjustment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>fiscal years 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>total cost for each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and standardized tests for the pupils in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>exceed the product of the statewide average expenditure per pupil, according to clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(a), adjusted pursuant to clause (b), multiplied by the number of nonpublic school pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>who make requests pursuant to this section and who are enrolled as of September 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>the current school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation aid.</b> (a) A district's nonpublic pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>transportation aid for the 1996-1997 and later school years for transportation services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>nonpublic school pupils according to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.88</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.86</statute_ref>, and this <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>section, equals the sum of the amounts computed in paragraphs (b) and (c). This aid does <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>not limit the obligation to transport pupils under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.84</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(b) For regular and excess transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>clauses (1) and (2), an amount equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(1) the district's actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>transportation categories during the second preceding school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(2) the number of nonpublic school pupils residing in the district who receive regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>or excess transportation service or reimbursement for the current school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(3) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>2
         </statute_ref>, for the second preceding school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(c) For nonpublic nonregular transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(b), clause (5), an amount equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>(1) the district's actual expenditure for nonpublic nonregular transportation during <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>the second preceding school year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(2) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>the current school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>2
         </statute_ref>, for the second preceding school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>(d) Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal year 2004<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var> years 2015 and 2016 in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall use the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>amount of the formula allowance for the current year minus $415 $411 in determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>the nonpublic pupil transportation revenue in paragraphs (b) and (c) for fiscal year 2004<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var> years 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Kindergarten instruction.</b> The board may establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>one or more kindergartens for the instruction of children and after July 1, 1974, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>provide kindergarten instruction for all eligible children, either in the district or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>another district. All children to be eligible for kindergarten must be at least five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school year commences. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>addition all children selected under an early admissions policy established by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>board may be admitted. If established, a board-adopted early admissions policy must <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>describe the process and procedures for comprehensive evaluation in cognitive, social, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>and emotional developmental domains to help determine the child's ability to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>kindergarten grade expectations and progress to first grade in the subsequent year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>comprehensive evaluation must use valid and reliable instrumentation, be aligned with <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>state kindergarten expectations, and include a parent report and teacher observations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>the child's knowledge, skills, and abilities. The early admissions policy must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>available to parents in an accessible format and is subject to review by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>of education. The evaluation is subject to section 127A.41. Nothing in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>shall prohibit a school district from establishing Head Start, prekindergarten, or nursery <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>school classes for children below kindergarten age. Any school board with evidence that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>providing kindergarten will cause an extraordinary hardship on the school district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>apply to the commissioner of education for an exception.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Pupil unit.</b> Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>120A.20</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>in average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>; in a charter school under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>123A.22
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>124D.05
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, shall be counted according to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>by the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>of the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.25 1.0 with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>minimum average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.25 1.0 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.25 1.0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>by the commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>education services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>program to 875, but not more than one.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as .612 pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>units A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>units if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil units, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 3 6 is counted as 1.115 1.0 pupil units for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06 pupil units for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>year 1995 and thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.3 1.2 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) (g) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>as 1.3 1.2 pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Adjusted pupil units.</b> (a) Adjusted pupil units for a district or charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>school means the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>(1) the number of pupil units served, according to subdivision 7, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>(2) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school pays <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.22</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123B.88, <br />
            		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.05</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>, minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(3) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>receives tuition under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.18</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.22</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.44</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.488</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>123B.88, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.05</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(b) Adjusted marginal cost pupil units means the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>year and .23 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>(2) the number of adjusted pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Resident pupil units.</b> (a) Resident pupil units for a district means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>number of pupil units according to subdivision 1 residing in the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>(b) Resident marginal cost pupil units means the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(1) the sum of .77 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current year <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>and .23 times the pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the previous school year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(2) the number of resident pupil units defined in paragraph (a) for the current school <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Learning year pupil units.</b> (a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>year program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, an area learning center or an alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>program approved by the commissioner under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123A.06</statute_ref>, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>contract alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>subdivision 3a, for more than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>than 935 hours in a school year for an elementary student, more than 850 hours in a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>year for a kindergarten student without a disability in a full-day kindergarten program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>or more than 425 hours in a school year for a half-day kindergarten student without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>. The amount in excess of one pupil must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction provided to that pupil in <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii) the greater of 935 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil in the district to 935 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of 425 hours or the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a disability in the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>425 for a kindergarten student without a disability; and (iv) the greater of 425 hours or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>number of hours required for a half-time kindergarten student without a disability in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>district to 425 for a half-day kindergarten student without a disability. Hours that occur <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable to the following fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>year. A kindergarten student must not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>membership under this subdivision. A student in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an area learning center <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>or alternative learning program that has an independent study component, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>must meet the requirements in this paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>a continual learning plan consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>district that has an area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>revenue in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the district average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0465, calculated without basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>skills and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>students attending an area learning center or alternative learning program. The amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>associated with the area learning center or alternative learning program. Basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, by pupils attending the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>without an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for less <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>than a full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>pupil, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that has an area <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>at least 90 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit, minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0485 .0465, calculated without basic skills and transportation sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>revenue, times the number of pupil units generated by students attending an area learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>center or alternative learning program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>alternative learning program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, by pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>that has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>time and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>number of hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>(iv) For a state-approved alternative program having an independent study <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>component, the commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>kinds of independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>the means of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b>  (a) For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>extended time revenue, gifted and talented revenue, small schools revenue, basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>(b)  For fiscal year 2015 and later, the general education revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and talented <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>revenue, declining enrollment revenue, small schools revenue, basic supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, pension <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>adjustment revenue, safe schools revenue, and transition revenue.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Basic revenue.</b> For fiscal year 2014, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>year. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2011 is $5,124. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>fiscal year 2012 is $5,174. For fiscal year 2015 and later, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>allowance for fiscal year 2013 and subsequent years is $5,224. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>fiscal year 2014 is $5,276. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later is $5,687.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Extended time revenue.</b> (a) A school district's extended time revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>is equal to the product of $4,601 $4,945 and the sum of the adjusted marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and less <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>than 1.2 according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>under the learning year program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>Small schools revenue.</b> A school district, not including a charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>is eligible for small schools revenue equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>(1) $5,224 $540;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(2) the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(3) the greater of zero or the ratio of (i) 1,000 960 less the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>cost pupil units for that year, to (ii) 1,000; and 960.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(4) 0.10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Declining enrollment revenue.</b> A school district's declining enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>allowance for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>preceding year and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2e. <b>Basic supplemental revenue.</b> The basic supplemental revenue for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>district equals the supplemental allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>year. The supplemental allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later years is $56.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2f. <b>Safe schools revenue.</b> The safe schools revenue for each district, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>charter schools, equals the safe schools allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>for the school year. The safe schools allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later years is $34.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2g. <b>Uses of safe schools revenue.</b> (a) Safe schools revenue, under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>2f, must be reserved and used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>the cities and counties who contract with the district for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>609.101, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>district's schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>the school district; <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(6) to pay the costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(7) to pay the costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>who are not district employees or contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>For expenditures under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district containing the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>receiving the services. If a local police department or a county sheriff's department does <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may contract for these services with <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>district's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(b) A school district may reserve up to $2 per adjusted pupil unit of safe schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>revenue for laminated glass for security in the district's schools.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Compensatory education revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>compensatory education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>allowance minus $415 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. For fiscal year 2015 and later, the compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>$826 times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>subdivision 3. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.15, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.69</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>alternative program for the prior school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>of a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Secondary sparsity revenue.</b> (a) A district's secondary sparsity revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>for a school year equals the sum of the results of the following calculation for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>qualifying high school in the district:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(1) the formula allowance for the school year minus $411, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>(2) the secondary average daily membership of pupils served in the high school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 400 minus the secondary average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>membership by 400 plus the secondary daily membership, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>(4) the lesser of 1.5 or the quotient obtained by dividing the isolation index minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>23 by ten.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>(b) A newly formed district that is the result of districts combining under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>cooperation and combination program or consolidating under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref> must <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>receive secondary sparsity revenue equal to the greater of: (1) the amount calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>under paragraph (a) for the combined district; or (2) the sum of the amounts of secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>sparsity revenue the former districts had in the year prior to consolidation, increased for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>any subsequent changes in the secondary sparsity formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Elementary sparsity revenue.</b> A district's elementary sparsity revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>equals the sum of the following amounts for each qualifying elementary school in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>district:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(1) the formula allowance for the year minus $411, multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(2) the elementary average daily membership of pupils served in the school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>multiplied by<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(3) the quotient obtained by dividing 140 minus the elementary average daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>membership by 140 plus the average daily membership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Total operating capital revenue.</b> (a) Total operating capital revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>a district equals the amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plus $73 $79 times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The revenue must be placed in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>reserved account in the general fund and may only be used according to subdivision 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>(b) Capital revenue for a district equals $100 $108 times the district's maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>cost index times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>(c) The revenue for a district that operates a program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>increased by an amount equal to $30 times the number of marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>units served at the site where the program is implemented.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13a. <b>Operating capital levy.</b> To obtain operating capital revenue for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>year 2007 years 2013 and later 2014 only, a district may levy an amount not more than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>product of its operating capital revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to the operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>capital equalizing factor. The operating capital equalizing factor equals $10,194.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13b. <b>Operating capital aid.</b> For fiscal years 2013 and 2014 only, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>operating capital aid equals its operating capital revenue minus its operating capital levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>times the ratio of the actual amount levied to the permitted levy.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Transportation sparsity definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>apply to subdivisions 18 and 19.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(a) "Sparsity index" for a district means the greater of .2 or the ratio of the square <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>mile area of the district to the resident adjusted pupil units of the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(b) "Density index" for a district means the ratio of the square mile area of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>district to the resident adjusted pupil units of the district. However, the density index for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>district cannot be greater than .2 or less than .005.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Transportation sparsity revenue allowance.</b> (a) A district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>transportation sparsity allowance equals the greater of zero or the result of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>computation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>(i) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .1469 .141.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(ii) Multiply the result in clause (i) by the district's sparsity index raised to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>26/100 power.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>(iii) Multiply the result in clause (ii) by the district's density index raised to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>13/100 power.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(iv) Multiply the formula allowance according to subdivision 2, by .0485 .0465.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>(v) Subtract the result in clause (iv) from the result in clause (iii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(b) Transportation sparsity revenue is equal to the transportation sparsity allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>Equity revenue.</b> (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district's adjusted marginal cost pupil unit amount of basic revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>transition revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>or immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>revenue categories; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>class on July 1, 1999.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school district's equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>referendum revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of (1) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $13, plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(ii) $75 $100, times the school district's equity index computed under subdivision 27.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>cost pupil units for that year times $13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>equal to the district's resident marginal cost pupil units times the difference between ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>percent of the statewide average amount of referendum revenue per resident marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>pupil unit for that year and the district's referendum revenue per resident marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>pupil unit. A school district's revenue under this paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>region equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) multiplied by 
         <statute_ref>1.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For fiscal year 2007 and later, notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>district that has per pupil referendum revenue below the 95th percentile qualifies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>additional equity revenue equal to $46 times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A district that does not qualify for revenue under paragraph (f) qualifies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>equity revenue equal to $46 times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 27. <b>District equity index.</b> (a) A district's equity index equals the greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>of zero or the ratio of the sum of the district equity gap amount to the regional equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>gap amount $2,000 minus the district's referendum revenue under section 126C.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>subdivision 4, per adjusted pupil unit to $2,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>(b) A charter school's equity index equals the greater of zero or the ratio of $2,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>minus the school's general education revenue attributable to referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>under section 124D.11, subdivision 1, per adjusted pupil unit to $2,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 29. <b>Equity levy.</b> To obtain equity revenue for fiscal year 2005 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its equity revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $538,200.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 31. <b>Transition revenue.</b> (a) A district's transition allowance equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>the transition revenue the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivisions 31, 31a, and 31c, and the greater of zero or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>the product of the ratio of the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times the difference between: <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the lesser sum of: <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the district's general education revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>for fiscal year 2003 or the amount of general education revenue the district would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>received per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2004 2015 according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Minnesota Statutes 2002, 2012, section 126C.10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(ii) the safe school levy the district certified for fiscal year 2014 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>Statutes 2012, section 126C.44;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(iii) 70 percent of the integration revenue the district received for fiscal year 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(iv) the pension adjustment the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(v) the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.65; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(vi) the special education excess cost aid the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79;  and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>(2) the sum of the district's:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(i) general education revenue for fiscal year 2004 2015 excluding transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>under section 126C.10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>(ii) integration revenue for fiscal year 2015 under section 124D.862; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(iii) special education aid for fiscal year 2015 under section 125A.76; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>divided by the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil units the district would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal years 2006 through 2009 equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision 31a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2010 2015 and later equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>sum of the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>cost pupil units plus the district's transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>31a plus the district's transition for tuition reciprocity revenue under subdivision 31c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 32. <b>Transition levy.</b> To obtain transition revenue for fiscal year 2005 2015<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var> and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its referendum market value per <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $538,200.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 34, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 34. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>2008, and 2009, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivision 2b</statute_ref>, equals 73.1 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>the alternative teacher compensation revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate school district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>charter school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b</statute_ref>, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times the number of pupils enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year, or on October 1 of the current fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>for those districts under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For fiscal years 2010 and later 2013 and 2014 only, the basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414, <br />
            		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>subdivision 2b
         </statute_ref>, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>an intermediate school district or charter school with a plan approved under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>122A.414, subdivisions 2a
         </statute_ref> and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>October 1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>compensation revenue for those districts under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>(c) (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b) and section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, <br />
            		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, the state total basic alternative teacher compensation aid entitlement must <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>not exceed $75,636,000 for fiscal year 2007 and later. The commissioner must limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>amount of alternative teacher compensation aid approved under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415</statute_ref> so as <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>not to exceed these limits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 35, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 35. <b>Alternative teacher compensation levy.</b> For fiscal year 2007 years 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var> and later 2014 only, the alternative teacher compensation levy for a district receiving basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>alternative teacher compensation aid equals the product of (1) the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>district's alternative teacher compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>teacher compensation aid times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $5,634.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 36, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 36. <b>Alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2007 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>2013 and later 2014 only, a district's alternative teacher compensation equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>equals the district's alternative teacher compensation revenue minus the district's basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>alternative teacher compensation aid minus the district's alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>levy. If a district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>compensation equalization aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>compensation equalization aid.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 38. <b>Pension adjustment revenue.</b> A school district's pension adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(1) the difference between the district's adjustment under Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>section 127A.50, subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2014 per adjusted pupil unit and the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>average adjustment under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.50, subdivision 1, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>fiscal year 2014 per adjusted pupil unit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(2) the district's adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Revenue.</b> Of a district's general education revenue for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>2000 2015 and thereafter each school district shall reserve an amount equal to the formula<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var> allowance multiplied by the following calculation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(1) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in kindergarten times .057 $299; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(2) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in grades 1 to 3 6 times .115; plus $459.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(3) the sum of adjusted marginal cost pupils in average daily membership, according <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, in grades 4 to 6 times .06.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Additional revenue use.</b> If the board of a district determines that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>district has achieved and is maintaining the class sizes specified in subdivision 4, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>may use the revenue to reduce class size in grades 4, 5, and 6, provide all-day, everyday <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>kindergarten, prepare and use individualized learning plans, improve program offerings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>purchase instructional material, services, or technology, or provide staff development <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>needed for reduced class sizes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.126, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var><b>126C.126 USE OF GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE FOR ALL-DAY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var><b>KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A school district may spend general education revenue on extended time <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>kindergarten and prekindergarten programs. At the school board's discretion, the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>may use revenue generated by the full-day kindergarten pupil count under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), to meet the needs of three- and four-year-olds in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>district. A school district may not use these funds on programs for three- and four-year-old <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>children while maintaining a fee-based full-day kindergarten program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>General education rate.</b> The commissioner must establish the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>education rate by July 1 of each year for levies payable in the following year. The general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>education rate must be a rate, rounded up to the nearest hundredth of a percent, that, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>applied to the adjusted net tax capacity for all districts, raises the amount specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>subdivision. The general education rate must be the rate that raises $19,520,000 for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>year 2015; $26,219,000 for fiscal year 2016; and $30,004,000 for fiscal year 2017 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>later years. The general education rate may not be changed due to changes or corrections <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>made to a district's adjusted net tax capacity after the rate has been established. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>General education levy.</b> To obtain general education revenue, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>may levy an amount not to exceed the general education rate times the adjusted net tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>capacity of the district for the preceding year. If the amount of the general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>levy would exceed the general education revenue, the general education levy must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>determined according to subdivision 3c.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3c. <b>General education levy; districts off the formula.</b> (a) If the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>amount of the general education levy and equity levy for a district exceeds the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>general education revenue, the amount of the general education levy must be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(1) the district's general education revenue minus its equity levy; minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>(2) payments made for the same school year according to section 126C.21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>subdivision 3. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A levy made according to this subdivision shall also be construed to be the levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>made according to subdivision 3b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>General education aid.</b>  (a) For fiscal years 2007 2013 and later 2014 only, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>a district's general education aid is the sum of the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue, total operating capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) operating capital aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) equity aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) alternative teacher compensation aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) transition aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) shared time aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.01, subdivision 7</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) referendum aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivisions 7 and 7a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) online learning aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.096</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district's general education aid equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>(1) general education revenue, excluding equity revenue and transition revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>minus the general education levy, multiplied times the ratio of the actual amount of general <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>education levied to the permitted general education levy; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>(2) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(3) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(4) shared time aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 7; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>(5) referendum aid under section 126C.17, subdivisions 7 and 7a; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(6) online learning aid under section 124D.096.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Uses of revenue.</b> Except as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision<br />
            		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var> subdivisions 2g and  14
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>126C.12</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.15</statute_ref>, general education revenue may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>during the regular school year and the summer for general and special school purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Use of revenue.</b> The basic skills revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils who <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their age. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>families for kindergarten, provided such programming is cost-effective, research-based, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>and includes an evaluation component to measure, record, and publicly report its level of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>effectiveness. Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.66</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios, or team <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>with a community-based organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(5) comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and site <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>plans according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref>, for teachers, teacher aides, principals, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>personnel to improve their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>appropriate remediation, intervention, accommodations, or modifications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>(6) instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>the individual needs of these learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(7) programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe and secure <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>guidance services, and social work services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>(8) bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(9) all day kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(10) early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>children for kindergarten;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(11) extended school day and extended school year programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(11) (12) substantial parent involvement in developing and implementing remedial <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Building allocation.</b> (a) A district or cooperative must allocate its <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative where <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>measures developed by the school board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district or cooperative may allocate up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>five 15 percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>school sites according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money reallocated <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>spent on students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>prekindergarten programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, "building" <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>means education site as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.76, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var><b>126C.17 REFERENDUM REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Referendum allowance.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>initial referendum revenue allowance equals the sum of the allowance under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var><statute_ref>126C.16, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>unit authorized under subdivision 9 before May 1, 2001, for fiscal year 2002 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>plus the referendum conversion allowance approved under subdivision 13, minus $415. <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>For districts with more than one referendum authority, the reduction must be computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>separately for each authority. The reduction must be applied first to the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>conversion allowance and next to the authority with the earliest expiration date. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>district's initial referendum revenue allowance may not be less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>(b) For fiscal year 2003, a district's referendum revenue allowance equals the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>referendum allowance plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and December 30, 2001, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>fiscal year 2003 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>(c) For fiscal year 2004 and later, a district's referendum revenue allowance equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(1) the product of (i) the ratio of the resident marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>to the district's resident marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times (ii) the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>referendum allowance plus any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>authorized under subdivision 9 between April 30, 2001, and May 30, 2003, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>year 2003 and later, plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>(2) any additional allowance per resident marginal cost pupil unit authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>subdivision 9 after May 30, 2003, for fiscal year 2005 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>(a) A district's initial referendum allowance for fiscal year 2015 equals the result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>the following calculations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>(1) multiply the referendum allowance the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 1, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, by the resident marginal cost pupil units the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>would have counted for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>(2) add to the result of clause (1) the adjustment the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>(3) divide the result of clause (2) by the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>2015, notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), calculated as though <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>a kindergarten pupil not included in section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>counted as 0.55 pupil units; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(4) if the result of clause (3) is less than zero, set the allowance to zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>(b) A district's referendum allowance equals the sum of the district's initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>referendum allowance for fiscal year 2015, plus any additional referendum allowance per <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>adjusted pupil unit authorized after June 30, 2013, minus any allowances expiring in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>year 2016 or later. For a district with more than one referendum allowance for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, the allowance calculated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>paragraph (a) must be divided into components such that the same percentage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>district's allowance expires at the same time as the old allowances would have expired <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Referendum allowance limit.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>year 2007 2015 and later, a district's referendum allowance must not exceed the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(1) the sum of: (i) a district's referendum allowance for fiscal year 1994 times 1.177 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>times the annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b) plus (ii) its <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>referendum conversion allowance for fiscal year 2003, minus (iii) $215;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(2) the greater of (i): 26 percent of the formula allowance or (ii) $1,294 times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>annual inflationary increase as calculated under paragraph (b); or times the greatest of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(1) $1,845;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>(2) the sum of the referendum revenue the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 4, based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>elections held before July 1, 2013, and the adjustment the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (a), (b), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>(c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>units for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>calculated as though a kindergarten pupil not included in section 126C.05, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>paragraph (c), is counted as 0.55 pupil units; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(3) the product of the referendum allowance limit the district would have received <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 2, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>the resident marginal cost pupil units the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.05, subdivision 6, plus the adjustment the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), based on elections held before July 1, 2013, divided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>the district's adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 126C.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (d), calculated as though a kindergarten pupil not included in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is counted as 0.55 pupil units; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(3) (4) for a newly reorganized district created after July 1, 2006 2013, the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>revenue authority for each reorganizing district in the year preceding reorganization divided <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>by its resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units for the year preceding reorganization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, for fiscal year 2005 2016 and later, "inflationary <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>increase" means one plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>consumers, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Standards, for the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>fiscal year to fiscal year 2004 2015. For fiscal years 2009 year 2016 and later, for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>of paragraph (a), clause (1) (3), the inflationary increase equals the inflationary increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>for fiscal year 2008 plus one-fourth of the percentage increase in the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>for that year compared with the formula allowance for fiscal year 2008 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Sparsity exception.</b> A district that qualifies for sparsity revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref> is not subject to a referendum allowance limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Total referendum revenue.</b> The total referendum revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>equals the district's referendum allowance times the resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>units for the school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Referendum equalization revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later,<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var> A district's referendum equalization revenue equals the sum of the first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>equalization revenue and the second tier referendum equalization revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost adjusted<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var> pupil units for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(c) For fiscal year 2006, a district's first tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $500. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>fiscal year 2007, a district's first tier referendum equalization allowance equals the lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $600.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>For fiscal year 2008 and later, A district's first tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or $700 $775.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(d) A district's second tier referendum equalization revenue equals the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>second tier referendum equalization allowance times the district's resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var> adjusted pupil units for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>(e) For fiscal year 2006, a district's second tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 18.6 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>of the formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>For fiscal year 2007 and later, A district's second tier referendum equalization allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>equals the lesser of the district's referendum allowance under subdivision 1 or 26 25 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>of the formula allowance, minus the district's first tier referendum equalization allowance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the second tier referendum allowance for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>district qualifying for secondary sparsity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>elementary sparsity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, equals the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>referendum allowance under subdivision 1 minus the district's first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>equalization allowance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Referendum equalization levy.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>a district's referendum equalization levy equals the sum of the first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>equalization levy and the second tier referendum equalization levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $476,000 $538,200.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(c) A district's second tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's second <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>tier referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>referendum market value per resident marginal cost pupil unit to $270,000 $259,415.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Referendum equalization aid.</b> (a) A district's referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>equals the difference between its referendum equalization revenue and levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>(b) If a district's actual levy for first or second tier referendum equalization revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>is less than its maximum levy limit for that tier, aid shall be proportionately reduced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the referendum equalization aid for a district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>where the referendum equalization aid under paragraph (a) exceeds 90 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>referendum revenue, must not exceed 26 25 percent of the formula allowance times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>district's resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units. A district's referendum levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>increased by the amount of any reduction in referendum aid under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Referendum tax base replacement aid.</b> For each school district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>had a referendum allowance for fiscal year 2002 exceeding $415, for each separately <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>authorized referendum levy, the commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>commissioner of education, shall certify the amount of the referendum levy in taxes <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>payable year 2001 attributable to the portion of the referendum allowance exceeding $415 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>levied against property classified as class 2, noncommercial 4c(1), or 4c(4), under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>273.13
         </statute_ref>, excluding the portion of the tax paid by the portion of class 2a property consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>of the house, garage, and surrounding one acre of land. The resulting amount must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>used to reduce the district's referendum levy amount otherwise determined, and must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>paid to the district each year that the referendum authority remains in effect, is renewed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>or new referendum authority is approved. The aid payable under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>be subtracted from the district's referendum equalization aid under subdivision 7. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>referendum equalization aid after the subtraction must not be less than zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7b. <b>Referendum aid guarantee.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>district's referendum equalization aid for fiscal year 2015 must not be less than the sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>of the referendum equalization aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.17, subdivision 7, and the adjustment the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>district would have received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>7, paragraphs (a), (b), and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, referendum equalization aid for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>and later, for a district qualifying for additional aid under paragraph (a) for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>2015, must not be less than the product of (1) the district's referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>for fiscal year 2015, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>revenue for that school year to the district's referendum revenue for fiscal year 2015, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(3) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value used for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>year 2015 referendum equalization calculations to the district's referendum market value <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>used for that year's referendum equalization calculations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Unequalized referendum levy.</b> Each year, a district may levy an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>equal to the difference between its total referendum revenue according to subdivision 4 <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>and its referendum equalization revenue according to subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Referendum revenue.</b> (a) The revenue authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>at a referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>The referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>authority, if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>may be held in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>subdivision 11, paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>first Monday in November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>determined by the board, of increased revenue per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the increased revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the rate of inflation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the amount, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per resident marginal cost adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>unit" as "per pupil." The notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>275.60</statute_ref> may be modified to read, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>cases of renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>TO EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE."<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>subdivision and a question stating substantially the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ........., <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>School District No. .., be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var> adjusted pupil unit times the resident marginal cost adjusted pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall be authorized for certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until revoked or reduced by the voters <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>of the district at a subsequent referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>tax statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>Every property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>or the county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>has requested in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>include the name on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>amount of tax increase in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>and project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>the first year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>result in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>the notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>existing operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>amount authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>revoke or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per resident marginal cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>pupil unit by which the authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>voters of the district pursuant to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>least once before it is subject to a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>years. Only one revocation or reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>referendum revenue for any specific year and for years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>copy of the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>auditor of each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>of the referendum have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>the commissioner of the results of the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>School referendum levy; market value.</b> A school referendum levy must <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>be levied against the referendum market value of all taxable property as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>126C.01, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. Any referendum levy amount subject to the requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>subdivision must be certified separately to the county auditor under section 
         <statute_ref>275.07</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Referendum date.</b> (a) Except for a referendum held under paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>any referendum under this section held on a day other than the first Tuesday after the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>Monday in November must be conducted by mail in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.46</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 9, paragraph (b), to the contrary, in the case of a referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>conducted by mail under this paragraph, the notice required by subdivision 9, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>must be prepared and delivered by first-class mail at least 20 days before the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(b) In addition to the referenda allowed in subdivision 9, clause (a), the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>may grant authority to a district to hold a referendum on a different day if the district is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>statutory operating debt and has an approved plan or has received an extension from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>department to file a plan to eliminate the statutory operating debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(c) The commissioner must approve, deny, or modify each district's request for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>referendum levy on a different day within 60 days of receiving the request from a district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Referendum conversion allowance.</b> A school district that received <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>supplemental or transition revenue in fiscal year 2002 may convert its supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>revenue conversion allowance and transition revenue conversion allowance to additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>referendum allowance under subdivision 1 for fiscal year 2003 and thereafter. A majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>of the school board must approve the conversion at a public meeting before November 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>2001. For a district with other referendum authority, the referendum conversion allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>approved by the board continues until the portion of the district's other referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>authority with the earliest expiration date after June 30, 2006, expires. For a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>with no other referendum authority, the referendum conversion allowance approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>the board continues until June 30, 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b>[126C.195] COMPENSATORY SUPPLEMENTAL FORMULA AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>A district that has an adjusted pupil unit count that is in the top 20 largest adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>pupil unit counts in the prior school year is eligible for the greater of zero or $1,400 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>the sum of the district's pupils eligible for free lunch and one-half of the district's pupils who <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>are eligible for reduced lunch in the prior school year, minus the amount of compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>education revenue received by the district under section 126C.10, subdivision 3, times .35.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var><b>126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the department the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>amount necessary for general education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13</statute_ref>, the early graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>achievement scholarship program under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.08</statute_ref>, and the early graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>military service award program under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.09</statute_ref>. This amount must be reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>from any state fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>To lease building or land.</b> (a) When an independent or a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>school district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>school storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>apply to the commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>financial justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>lease, and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>include: the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>activity, the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>of the lease to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>the proposed lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>commissioner must not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>the cost to the district of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>The proceeds of this levy must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>A district may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>district-owned building or site to itself.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>previously existing building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>is needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>and the levy meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>the commissioner under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>include a provision giving the school districts the right to terminate the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>annually without penalty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>$150 $162 times the resident adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>is attributable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>limit in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>preceding five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>avoiding over construction of school facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var>in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases of administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>classroom space for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>exceed $43 $46 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), for taxes payable in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>2012 to 2023, a district that is a member of the "Technology and Information Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>Systems" data processing joint board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>a lease agreement to finance improvements to a building and land for a group of school <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>districts or special school districts for staff development purposes, may levy for its portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>of lease costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e). The total <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>levy authority under this paragraph shall not exceed $632,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>lease cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>must deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>lease instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>under this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>space under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>instructional lease.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.40, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Lease purchase; installment buys.</b> (a) Upon application to, and approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>by, the commissioner in accordance with the procedures and limits in subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>paragraphs (a) and (b), a district, as defined in this subdivision, may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(1) purchase real or personal property under an installment contract or may lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>real or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease purchase agreement, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>which installment contract or lease purchase agreement title is kept by the seller or vendor <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>or assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(2) annually levy the amounts necessary to pay the district's obligations under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>installment contract or lease purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>(b) The obligation created by the installment contract or the lease purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>agreement must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>475.53
         </statute_ref>, and does not constitute debt under other law. An election is not required in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>connection with the execution of the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(c) The proceeds of the levy authorized by this subdivision must not be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>acquire a facility to be primarily used for athletic or school administration purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "district" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(1) a school district which is eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>3
         </statute_ref>, clause (1), (2), or (3), and whose Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, Independent School District No. 709, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>Duluth, or Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, if the district's desegregation<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var> plan has been determined by the commissioner to be in compliance with Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>Education rules relating to equality of educational opportunity and school desegregation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>and, for a district eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clause (4) <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>or (5), where the acquisition of property under this subdivision is determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>commissioner to contribute to the implementation of the desegregation plan; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(2) a school district that participates in a joint program for interdistrict desegregation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>with a district defined in clause (1) other districts eligible for revenue under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>124D.862  if the facility acquired under this subdivision is to be primarily used for the a<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var> joint program for interdistrict desegregation and the commissioner determines that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>joint programs are being undertaken to implement the districts' desegregation plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the prohibition against a levy by a district to lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>or rent a district-owned building to itself does not apply to levies otherwise authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, any references in subdivision 1 to building <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>or land shall include personal property.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var><b>126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS</b><b> SUPPLEMENTAL</b><b> LEVY</b><b>; INTERMEDIATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var><b>SCHOOL DISTRICTS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.101, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>in its authority under this section make a levy on all taxable property located within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>district for the costs associated with safe schools activities authorized under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>(a) for intermediate school district programs section 126C.10, subdivision 2g, at an <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>intermediate school district. This authority must not exceed $10 $11 times the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition to any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>authority authorized under this section. Revenue raised under this paragraph section  must <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>be transferred to the intermediate school district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Alternative attendance programs.</b> (a) The general education aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>district under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) General education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced by an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>equal to the referendum equalization aid attributable to the pupil in the resident district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) General education aid paid to a district serving a pupil in programs listed in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>subdivision must be increased by an amount equal to the greater of (1) the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>equalization aid attributable to the pupil in the nonresident district; or (2) the product of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>the district's open enrollment concentration index, the maximum amount of referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>revenue in the first tier, and the district's net open enrollment pupil units for that year. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>district's open enrollment concentration index equals the greater of: (i) zero, or (ii) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>lesser of 1.0, or the difference between the district's ratio of open enrollment pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>served to its resident pupil units for that year and 0.2. This clause does not apply to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>school district where more than 50 percent of the open enrollment students are enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>solely in online learning courses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the amount of the reduction to be made from the general education aid of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>resident district is greater than the amount of general education aid otherwise due the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>district, the excess reduction must be made from other state aids due the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For fiscal year 2006, the district of residence must pay tuition to a district or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>area learning center, operated according to paragraph (f), providing special instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>services to a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision. The tuition must <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>be equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, minus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>referendum aid attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average general <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For fiscal year 2007 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>be reduced by an amount equal to (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>cost of providing special education and services" means the difference between: (1) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>actual cost of providing special instruction and services, including special transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>special education, for a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.51</statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>(2) if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>special education aid  under section 125A.76 attributable to that pupil, that is received by <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>the district providing special instruction and services. For purposes of this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>calculated using the serving district's average general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>special education and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var> under paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>to make the full adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aids <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>paragraph (d) or (e), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>times .0485 .0465, calculated without compensatory revenue and transportation sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area learning center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.47, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Charter schools.</b> (a) The general education aid for districts must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>adjusted for each pupil attending a charter school under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>. The adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(b) General education aid paid to a district in which a charter school not providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>transportation according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, is located must be increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>by an amount equal to the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>(1) the product of: (i) the sum of an amount equal to the product of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0465, plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>transportation sparsity allowance for the district; times (ii) the adjusted marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var> pupil units attributable to the pupil; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>(2) the product of $223 and the extended time marginal cost pupil units attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>to the pupil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.51, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var><b>127A.51 STATEWIDE AVERAGE REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>By October 1 of each year the commissioner must estimate the statewide average <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the disparity in adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>general revenue among pupils and districts by computing the ratio of the 95th percentile <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>to the fifth percentile of adjusted general revenue. The commissioner must provide that <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>information to all districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>If the disparity in adjusted general revenue as measured by the ratio of the 95th <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>percentile to the fifth percentile increases in any year, the commissioner shall recommend <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>to the legislature options for change in the general education formula that will limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>disparity in adjusted general revenue to no more than the disparity for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>school year. The commissioner must submit the recommended options to the education <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>committees of the legislature by January 15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, adjusted general revenue means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>(1) for fiscal year 2002, the sum of basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>2
         </statute_ref>; supplemental revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 9 and 12; transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 20</statute_ref>; referendum revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>equity revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 24a and 24b; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>(2) for fiscal year 2003 and later, the sum of basic revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>; referendum revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; and equity revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivisions 24a and 24b subdivision 24.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 128D.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>No election.</b> Subject to the provisions of subdivisions 7 to 10, the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>district may also by a two-thirds majority vote of all the members of its board of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>and without any election by the voters of the district, issue and sell in each calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>general obligation bonds of the district in an amount not to exceed 5-1/10 per cent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>net tax capacity of the taxable property in the district (plus, for calendar years 1990 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>2003, an amount not to exceed $7,500,000, and for calendar years 2004 to 2016 2026, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>an amount not to exceed $15,000,000; with an additional provision that any amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>bonds so authorized for sale in a specific year and not sold can be carried forward and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>sold in the year immediately following).<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>BONDING AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To provide funds for the acquisition or betterment of school facilities, Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>School District No. 625, St. Paul, may by two-thirds majority vote of all the members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>the board of directors issue general obligation bonds in one or more series for calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>years 2008 through 2016 to 2026, as provided in this section. The aggregate principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>amount of any bonds issued under this section for each calendar year must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>$15,000,000. Issuance of the bonds is not subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>475.58</statute_ref> or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>475.59
         </statute_ref>. The bonds must otherwise be issued as provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>475. The authority to issue bonds under this section is in addition to any bonding authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>authorized by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B, or other law. The amount of bonding <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>authority authorized under this section must be disregarded in calculating the bonding <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>limit of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B, or any other law other than Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>475.53, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.60.0"></a><a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. <b>SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Tax rate adjustment.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>each school district tax rate established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B to 127A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>by multiplying the rate by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity for assessment year <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>2012 as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2013 House File No. 677, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>a similarly styled bill passed in a special session, to the statewide total tax capacity for <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>assessment year 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Equalizing factors.</b> The commissioner of education must adjust each <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>school district equalizing factor established under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>127A, by dividing the equalizing factor by the ratio of the statewide total tax capacity for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>assessment year 2012 as it existed prior to the passage of Regular Session 2013 House <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>File No. 677, or a similarly styled bill passed in a special session, to the statewide total tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>capacity for assessment year 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.61.0"></a><a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,045,457,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,351,602,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $781,842,000 for 2013 and $5,263,615,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $857,828,000 for 2014 and $5,493,774,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>127A.49:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,722,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,133,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $301,000 for 2013 and $2,421,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $410,000 for 2014 and $2,723,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>Statutes, section 123A.485:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">468,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">479,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2013 and $428,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $72,000 for 2014 and $407,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,376,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,879,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,099,000 for 2013 and $13,277,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,251,000 for 2014 and $13,628,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,607,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,668,000 for 2013 and $15,654,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,654,000 for 2014 and $15,953,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>One-room schoolhouse.</b> For a grant to Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>690, Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Compensatory supplemental formula aid.</b> For grants for compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>pilot project formula aid as calculated under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.195:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,278,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,924,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,109,000 for 2013 and $4,169,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $706,000 for 2014 and $4,218,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Compensatory revenue pilot project.</b> For grants for participation in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>compensatory revenue pilot program under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>article 1, section 50, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 21:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 2,325,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>Of this amount, $1,500,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin; $75,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>No. 286, Brooklyn Center; $210,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>District No. 279, Osseo; $160,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>No. 281, Robbinsdale; $165,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>No. 535, Rochester; $65,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>833, South Washington; and $150,000 in each year is for a grant to Independent School <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>District No. 241, Albert Lea. If a grant to a specific school district is not awarded, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>commissioner may increase the aid amounts to any of the remaining participating school <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>districts. This appropriation is part of the base budget for subsequent fiscal years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.62.0"></a><a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 120B.08; and 120B.09, are repealed for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 126C.10, subdivisions 13a, 13b, 25, 26, 28, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>31a, 31b, 31c, 34, 35, and 36; 126C.17, subdivision 13; and 127A.50, subdivisions 1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>5, are repealed for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var><b>STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.02, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var><b>120B.02 EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS </b><b>AND GRADUATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var><b>REQUIREMENTS </b><b>FOR MINNESOTA'S STUDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Educational expectations.</b> (a) The legislature is committed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>establishing rigorous academic standards for Minnesota's public school students. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>that end, the commissioner shall adopt in rule statewide academic standards. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>commissioner shall not prescribe in rule or otherwise the delivery system, classroom <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>assessments, or form of instruction that school sites must use. For purposes of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>a school site is a separate facility, or a separate program within a facility that a local school <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>board recognizes as a school site for funding purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>(b) All commissioner actions regarding the rule must be premised on the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(1) the rule is intended to raise academic expectations for students, teachers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>(2) any state action regarding the rule must evidence consideration of school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>autonomy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>(3) the Department of Education, with the assistance of school districts, must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>available information about all state initiatives related to the rule to students and parents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>teachers, and the general public in a timely format that is appropriate, comprehensive, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>readily understandable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(c) When fully implemented, the requirements for high school graduation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>Minnesota must require students to satisfactorily complete, as determined by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>district, the course credit requirements under section 120B.024, all state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>standards or local academic standards where state standards do not apply, and successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>pass graduation examinations as required under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>(d) (c) The commissioner shall periodically review and report on the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>assessment process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>(e) (d) School districts are not required to adopt specific provisions of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>School-to-Work programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Graduation requirements.</b> To graduate from high school, students must <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>demonstrate to their enrolling school district or school their satisfactory completion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>credit requirements under section 120B.024 and their understanding of academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>or a nationally normed college entrance exam. A school district must adopt graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law or rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>students entering grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.125, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var><b>120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var><b>TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; INVOLUNTARY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var><b>CAREER TRACKING PROHIBITED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>(a) Consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>120B.128</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.131</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.132</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>120B.14</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>120B.15
         </statute_ref>, 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>school districts are strongly encouraged to, beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, must<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var> assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore their college and career interests and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>education or employment. All students' plans must be designed to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>(1) provide a comprehensive academic plan for completing a college and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>career-ready curriculum premised on meeting state and local academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>developing 21st century skills such as team work, collaboration, and good work habits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>(3) help students identify personal learning styles that may affect their postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>education and employment choices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(4) help students succeed at gaining gain access to postsecondary education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>career options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(5) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and integrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>relevant career-focused courses into strong academic content;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>(6) help students and families identify and gain access to appropriate counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>and other supports and assistance that enable students to complete required coursework, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>prepare for postsecondary education and careers, and obtain information about <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>postsecondary education costs and eligibility for financial aid and scholarship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(7) help students and families identify collaborative partnerships of kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>through grade 12 schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>and provide students with experiential learning opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>(8) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>keeps the student "on track" making adequate progress to meet state and local high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>or employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>involuntarily select a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>(c) School districts are encouraged to seek and use revenue and in-kind contributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>from nonstate sources and to seek administrative cost savings through innovative local <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>funding arrangements, such as the Collaboration Among Rochester Educators (CARE) <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>model for funding postsecondary enrollment options, among other sources, for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>of implementing this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.128, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var><b>120B.128 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var><b>(EPAS) PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>(a) School districts and charter schools may elect to participate in the Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) program offered by ACT, Inc. to provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>longitudinal, systematic approach to student educational and career planning, assessment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>instructional support, and evaluation. The EPAS achievement tests include English, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>reading, mathematics, science, and components on planning for high school and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>postsecondary education, interest inventory, needs assessments, and student education <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>plans. These tests are linked to the ACT assessment for college admission and allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>students, parents, teachers, and schools to determine the student's college readiness before <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>grades 11 and 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>(b) The commissioner of education shall provide ACT Explore tests for students <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>in grade 8 and the ACT Plan test for students in grade 10 to assess individual student <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>academic strengths and weaknesses, academic achievement and progress, higher order <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>thinking skills, and college readiness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>(c) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2011-2012 school year who have <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>not yet demonstrated proficiency on the Minnesota comprehensive assessments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>graduation-required assessments for diploma, or the basic skills testing requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>prior to high school graduation may satisfy state high school graduation requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>assessments in reading, mathematics, and writing by taking the WorkKeys job skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>assessment, the Compass college placement test, or the ACT assessment for college <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>admission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(d) The state shall pay the test costs for school districts and charter schools that <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>choose to participate in the EPAS program public school students to participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>assessments under this section. The commissioner shall establish an application procedure <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>and a process for state payment of costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Statewide testing.</b>  (a) The commissioner, with advice from experts <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>with appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>with subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>grade level to be tested, state-constructed tests developed from and as computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>reading and mathematics assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>academic standards under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021</statute_ref>, include multiple choice questions, and be are<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var> administered annually to all students in grades 3 through 8 7. Reading and mathematics <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>assessments for all students in grade 8 must be aligned with the state's required reading and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>mathematics standards, be administered annually, and include multiple choice questions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var> State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's required academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.021 </statute_ref>and administered to all high school students in a subject other <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>than writing must include multiple choice questions. The commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>one or more months during which schools shall administer the tests to students each <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>school year. For students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>basic skills tests in reading, mathematics, and writing shall fulfill students' basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>testing requirements for a passing state notation. The passing scores of basic skills tests in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>reading and mathematics are the equivalent of 75 percent correct for students entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>grade 9 based on the first uniform test administered in February 1998. Students who <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>have not successfully passed a Minnesota basic skills test by the end of the 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>school year must pass the graduation-required assessments for diploma under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(c), except that for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years only, these students may <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>satisfy the state's graduation test requirement for math by complying with paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(d), clauses (1) and (3) (1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>year are eligible to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>in reading, mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>subdivision 1, paragraphs (c), clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>assessment, (iii) a computer-adaptive college placement test, or (iv) the ACT assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>for college admission. (2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>school year are eligible to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>diploma in reading, mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>assessment, (iii) a computer-adaptive college placement test, or (iv) the ACT assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>for college admission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>academic standards as described in section 
         <statute_ref>120B.023</statute_ref> in the following manner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>(1) mathematics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>school year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>the 2012-2013 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 2012-2013 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>later, only the following options shall fulfill students' state graduation test requirements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student education and career planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for reading and mathematics:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) obtaining an achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.36"></a><var>48.36</var>determined through a standard setting process on the Minnesota comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or achieving a passing <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>score as determined through a standard setting process on the graduation-required <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>assessment for diploma in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>subsequent retests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>on the state-identified language proficiency test in reading and the mathematics test for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>English learners or the graduation-required assessment for diploma equivalent of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>assessments for students designated as English learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>education program or 504 plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) obtaining achievement level equivalent to or greater than proficient as <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>determined through a standard setting process on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>or assessments in grade 10 for reading and grade 11 for mathematics for students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>an individualized education program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>individualized education program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for writing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) achieving a passing score on the graduation-required assessment for diploma;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) achieving a passing score as determined through a standard setting process on <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>the state-identified language proficiency test in writing for students designated as English <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) achieving an individual passing score on the graduation-required assessment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>diploma as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>education program or 504 plan; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) achieving an individual passing score on the state-identified alternate assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>or assessments as determined by appropriate state guidelines for students with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) understanding of required academic standards as demonstrated on a nationally <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>normed college entrance exam;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) achievement and career and college readiness tests in mathematics, reading, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>writing, consistent with paragraph (e) and to the extent available, to monitor students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>continuous development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>students' progress and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.36"></a><var>49.36</var>diagnosing areas where students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>interventions, or remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>data, determine students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>best practices that support academic rigor for the student; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>need for postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>state-identified alternative assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>completion. A student under clause (2) must receive targeted, relevant, academically <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>intervention plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>so that the student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>for postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>124D.49, and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>student in grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>to participate in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>Students are not required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>assessment under this subdivision to graduate from high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Students enrolled in grade 8 in any school year from the 2005-2006 school <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>year to the 2009-2010 school year who do not pass the mathematics graduation-required <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>assessment for diploma under paragraph (c) are eligible to receive a high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>if they:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>(1) complete with a passing score or grade all state and local coursework and credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>required for graduation by the school board granting the students their diploma;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>(2) participate in district-prescribed academic remediation in mathematics; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) fully participate in at least two retests of the mathematics GRAD test or until <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>they pass the mathematics GRAD test, whichever comes first. To improve the secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>and postsecondary outcomes of all students, the alignment between secondary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>postsecondary education programs and Minnesota's workforce needs, and the efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>and cost-effectiveness of secondary and postsecondary programs, the commissioner, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.36"></a><var>50.36</var>consulting with the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and using <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>a request for proposal process, shall contract for a series of assessments that are consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>with this subdivision, aligned with state academic standards, and include career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>college readiness benchmarks. Mathematics, reading, and writing assessments for students <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>in grades 8 and 10 must be predictive of and aligned with a nationally normed assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>for career and college readiness. This nationally recognized assessment must be a college <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>entrance exam and given to students in grade 11 or 12. This series of assessments must <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>include a college placement diagnostic exam and contain career exploration elements. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students to <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted interventions they <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>need so that they may seek postsecondary education or employment without need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>postsecondary remediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use the career exploration <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>elements in these assessments to help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>families explore and plan for postsecondary education or careers based on the students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>interests, aptitudes, and aspirations. Districts and schools must use timely regional labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>market information and partnerships, among other resources, to help students and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>families successfully develop, pursue, review, and revise an individualized plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>postsecondary education or a career. This process must help increase students' engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>in and connection to school, improve students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>understanding of career pathways as a sequence of academic and career courses that lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>to an industry-recognized credential, an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>available to all students, whatever their interests and career goals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Students who, based on their growth in academic achievement between grades 8 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>and 10, show adequate progress toward meeting state career and college readiness must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>given the college entrance exam part of these assessments in grade 11. A student under <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>this clause who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>include career and college readiness benchmarks, on these assessments is academically <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate in courses and programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>that extend beyond course grades.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) All students in grade 11 not subject to clause (2) must be given the college <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>placement diagnostic exam so that the students, their families, the school, and the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>can use the results to diagnose areas for targeted instruction, intervention, or remediation <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>and improve students' knowledge and skills in core subjects sufficient for the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>to graduate and have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>remediation. These students must be given the college entrance exam part of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>assessments in grade 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) A student in clause (3) who demonstrates: (i) attainment of required state <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>academic standards, which include career and college readiness benchmarks,  on these <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>assessments; (ii) attainment of career and college readiness benchmarks on the college <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>placement diagnostic part of these assessments; and, where applicable, (iii) successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>completes targeted instruction, intervention, or remediation approved by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities after consulting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>local school officials and educators, is academically ready for a career or college and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>encouraged to participate in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>students. Such courses and programs may include sequential courses of study within <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>broad career areas and technical skill assessments that extend beyond course grades.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) A study to determine the alignment between these assessments and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>academic standards under this chapter must be conducted. Where alignment exists, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>commissioner must seek federal approval to, and immediately upon receiving approval, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>replace the federally required assessments referenced under subdivision 1a and section <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>120B.35, subdivision 2, with assessments under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>career or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>derived, clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>skills so that students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>have a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>remediation. The commissioner and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>ensure that the foundational knowledge and skills for students' successful performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>in postsecondary employment or education and an articulated series of possible targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>interventions are clearly identified and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A school, district, or charter school must place record on the high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>transcript a student's current pass status for each subject that has a required graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>assessment progress toward career and college readiness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, (g) The school board granting the students their diplomas may formally <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>decide to include a notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>graduating seniors who, according to established school board criteria, demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>exemplary academic achievement during high school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(e) (h) The 3rd through 8th 7th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>high school test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>student learning and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>accountability. The commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>adaptive assessments in grades 3 through 7 that reveal a trajectory toward career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>college readiness. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>assessments, grade 8, and high school test results upon receiving those results.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) (i) The 3rd through 8th grade grades 3 through 7 computer-adaptive assessments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>grade 8,  and high school tests must be aligned with state academic standards. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>commissioner shall determine the testing process and the order of administration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site and district level, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>subdivision 1a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) In addition to the testing and reporting requirements under this section, (j) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>system:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) uniform statewide testing computer-adaptive assessments of all students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>grades 3 through 8 7 and testing at the grade 8 and  high school level levels that provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>appropriate, technically sound accommodations or alternate assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>districts and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>school graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) state results on the American College Test; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>Progress so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>states, and, where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>to monitor achievement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>and applies to the 2013-2014 school year and later, except that paragraph (a) applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>the day following final enactment and the requirements for using computer-adaptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>mathematics and reading assessments for grades 3 through 7 apply in the 2015-2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>school year and later. The series of assessments contracted for under paragraph (d) apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>in the 2014-2015 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Statewide and local assessments; results.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>section, the following definitions have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means fully adaptive assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>(2) "Fully adaptive assessments" include test items that are on-grade level and items <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>that may be above or below a student's grade level.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>grade level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>academic standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>standards above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>the student's grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>violate the requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>grade level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>below the student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>administering below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>(b) The commissioner must use fully adaptive mathematics and reading assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8 7, state-developed grade 8 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var> high school reading and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>science assessments under clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>growth toward achieving those standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>assessments for academic standards in social studies, health and physical education, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>the arts. The commissioner must require:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>through 8 7, and grade 8 and  high school reading and mathematics tests; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>grades 6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>and the commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>science assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>within three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>assessment reflects new performance standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>assessment to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>middle school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>achievement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>areas, and aligned to state academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (e) The commissioner must ensure that all statewide state tests administered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>elementary and secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>not students' values, attitudes, and beliefs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (f) Reporting of state assessment results must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) include a value-added growth indicator of student achievement under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>120B.35, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)(i) for students enrolled in grade 8 before the 2005-2006 school year, determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>whether students have met the state's basic skills requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2005-2006 school year and later, determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>whether students have met the state's academic standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (g) Consistent with applicable federal law and subdivision 1, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>clause (1), the commissioner must include appropriate, technically sound accommodations <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>or alternative assessments for the very few students with disabilities for whom statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) (h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>assessments under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>proficiency progress toward career and college readiness in the context of the state's grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>level academic standards. If a state assessment is not available, a school, school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>and charter school must determine locally if a student has met the required academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>standards. A school, school district, or charter school may use a student's performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.36"></a><var>55.36</var>on a statewide assessment as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>retention. A school, school district, or charter school may use a high school student's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>performance on a statewide assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>course, or place a student's assessment score on the student's transcript.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>later except the requirements for using computer-adaptive mathematics and reading <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>assessments for grades 3 through 7 apply in the 2015-2016 school year and later. Results <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>related to career and college readiness benchmarks apply in the 2014-2015 school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>School performance </b><b>report cards</b><b> reports</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>shall report student academic performance under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>percentages of students showing low, medium, and high growth under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35, <br />
            		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); school safety and student engagement and connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (d); rigorous coursework under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>120B.35, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c); the percentage of students whose progress and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>performance levels are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>120B.30, subdivision 1; two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>definition of teacher consistent with sections 
         <statute_ref>122A.06</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>122A.15</statute_ref> for purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>determining these ratios; staff characteristics excluding salaries; student enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>demographics; district mobility; and extracurricular activities. The report also must <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status under applicable federal law, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>not set any designations applicable to high- and low-performing schools due solely to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>adequate yearly progress status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>Web site school performance report cards reports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner must make available performance report cards reports by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>beginning of each school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A school or district may appeal its adequate yearly progress status in writing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the notice of its status. The commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>decision to uphold or deny an appeal is final.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) School performance report card data are nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>, until the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>annually post school performance report cards reports to the department's public Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>site no later than September 1, except that in years when the report card reflects reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>reflect new performance standards, the commissioner shall post the school performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>report cards reports no later than October 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>CAREER PATHWAYS ADVISORY TASK FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Recommendations.</b> (a) A career pathways advisory task force <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>is established to recommend to the Minnesota legislature, consistent with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>Statutes, sections 120B.30, subdivision 1, and 120B.35, subdivision 3, how to structurally <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>redesign secondary and postsecondary education to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>(1) improve secondary and postsecondary outcomes for students and adult learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>(2) align secondary and postsecondary education programs serving students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>adult learners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>(3) align secondary and postsecondary education programs and Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>workforce needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>(4) measure and evaluate the combined efficacy of Minnesota's public kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>through grade 12 and postsecondary education programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>(b) Advisory task force members, in preparing these recommendations, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>seek the advice of education providers, employers, policy makers, and other interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>stakeholders and must at least consider how to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>(1) better inform students about career options, occupational trends, and educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>paths leading to viable and rewarding careers and reduce the gap between the demand for <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>and preparation of a skilled Minnesota workforce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>(2) in consultation with a student's family, develop and periodically adapt, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>needed, an education and work plan for each student aligned with the student's personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>and professional interests, abilities, skills, and aspirations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>(3) improve monitoring of high school students' progress with targeted interventions <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>and support and remove the need for remedial instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>(4) increase and accelerate opportunities for secondary school students to earn <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>postsecondary credits leading to a certificate, industry license, or degree;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>(5) better align high school courses and expectations and postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>credit-bearing courses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>(6) better align high school standards and assessments, postsecondary readiness <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>measures and entrance requirements, and the expectations of Minnesota employers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>(7) increase the rates at which students complete a postsecondary certificate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>industry license, or degree; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>(8) provide graduates of two-year and four-year postsecondary institutions with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>foundational skills needed for civic engagement, ongoing employment, and continuous <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>learning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The Career Pathways Advisory Task Force shall have 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>members appointed by July 15, 2013, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>(1) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>Administrators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association for Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>(3) one member appointed by the University of Minnesota who is a faculty member <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>(4) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>a faculty member working to develop career and technical educators in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>(5) one member appointed by the National Research Center for Career and Technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>(6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Department of Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>(7) one member appointed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>(8) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>(9) one member appointed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>faculty for foundational skills and general education; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>(10) six members appointed by the commissioner of education who have expertise in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>any of the areas with which the task force has been charged in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Terms.</b> Each member shall serve until the task force sunsets, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>replaced by their appointing authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>First meeting; acting chair; chair.</b> The commissioner of education shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>convene the first meeting by August 15, 2013, and shall act as chair until the task force <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>elects a chair from among its members at the first meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Compensation.</b> The task force members shall not be compensated and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>their expenses shall not be reimbursed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Staff; technical assistance.</b> The commissioner of education, on request <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>by the task force, will provide technical assistance and provide staff assistance sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>for the task force to carry out its duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Report.</b> By February 15, 2014, the task force shall submit a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>report describing its recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>legislative committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>grade 12 education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Sunset.</b> The task force expires the day after the task force reports to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>legislature, or February 15, 2014, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Minnesota Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Statewide testing and reporting system.</b> For the statewide testing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,518,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,198,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var> Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0010; 3501.0020; 3501.0030, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16; 3501.0040; 3501.0050; 3501.0060; 3501.0090; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>3501.0100; 3501.0110; 3501.0120; 3501.0130; 3501.0140; 3501.0150; 3501.0160; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>3501.0170; 3501.0180; 3501.0200; 3501.0210; 3501.0220; 3501.0230; 3501.0240; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>3501.0250; 3501.0270; 3501.0280, subparts 1 and 2; 3501.0290; 3501.1000; 3501.1020; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>3501.1030; 3501.1040; 3501.1050; 3501.1110; 3501.1120; 3501.1130; 3501.1140; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>3501.1150; 3501.1160; 3501.1170; 3501.1180; and 3501.1190, are repealed effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var><b>EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Ages and terms.</b> (a) Every child between seven and 16 17 years of age must <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>receive instruction unless the child has graduated. Every child under the age of seven who <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>is enrolled in a half-day kindergarten, or a full-day kindergarten program on alternate days, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>or other kindergarten programs shall receive instruction. Except as provided in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>6, a parent may withdraw a child under the age of seven from enrollment at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(b) A school district by annual board action may require children subject to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>subdivision to receive instruction in summer school. A district that acts to require children <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>to receive instruction in summer school shall establish at the time of its action the criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>for determining which children must receive instruction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>(c) A pupil 16 years of age or older who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>subdivision 2, may be assigned to an area learning center. Such assignment may be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>only after consultation with the principal, area learning center director, and parent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Withdrawal from school.</b> Any student between 16 and 18 who is 17 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>old who seeks to withdraw from school, and the student's parent or guardian must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>(1) attend a meeting with school personnel to discuss the educational opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>available to the student, including alternative educational opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>(2) sign a written election to withdraw from school.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Assessment of performance.</b> (a) Each year the performance of every <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>child ages seven through 16 and every child ages 16 through 17 for which an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>report was filed pursuant to section 120A.24, subdivision 1, after the child is 16 and who <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>is not enrolled in a public school must be assessed using a nationally norm-referenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>standardized achievement examination. The superintendent of the district in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>child receives instruction and the person in charge of the child's instruction must agree about <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>the specific examination to be used and the administration and location of the examination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>(b) To the extent the examination in paragraph (a) does not provide assessment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>all of the subject areas in subdivision 9, the parent must assess the child's performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>in the applicable subject area. This requirement applies only to a parent who provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>instruction and does not meet the requirements of subdivision 10, clause (1), (2), or (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>(c) If the results of the assessments in paragraphs (a) and (b) indicate that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>child's performance on the total battery score is at or below the 30th percentile or one <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>grade level below the performance level for children of the same age, the parent must <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>obtain additional evaluation of the child's abilities and performance for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>determining whether the child has learning problems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>(d) A child receiving instruction from a nonpublic school, person, or institution that <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>is accredited by an accrediting agency, recognized according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.445</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>recognized by the commissioner, is exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Legitimate exemptions.</b> (a) A parent, guardian, or other person <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>having control of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>attendance for the whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>year. Application may be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a principal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>or the superintendent. The school district may state in its school attendance policy that <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>it may ask the student's parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>the child's absence from school. A note from a physician or a licensed mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>professional stating that the child cannot attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>district in which the child resides may approve the application upon the following being <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>demonstrated to the satisfaction of that board:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>school or application to study for the period required, which includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>(i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(ii) family emergencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>(iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>(v) the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>diagnosis; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>(vi) other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>(2) that the child has already completed state and district standards required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>graduation from high school; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>(3) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>child, that the child attend for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>hours in any week, a school for religious instruction conducted and maintained by some <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>church, or association of churches, or any Sunday school association incorporated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>the laws of this state, or any auxiliary thereof. This school for religious instruction must <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>be conducted and maintained in a place other than a public school building, and it must <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>not, in whole or in part, be conducted and maintained at public expense. However, a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>may be absent from school on such days as the child attends upon instruction according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>the ordinances of some church.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>(b) A parent may withdraw their child from an all-day, every-day kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>program and put their child in a half-day program, if offered, or an alternate-day program <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>without being truant. The school district must have a policy to accommodate a parent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>wants another option when the district only offers all-day, every-day kindergarten.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Reports to superintendent.</b> (a) The person or nonpublic school in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>charge of providing instruction to a child must submit to the superintendent of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>in which the child resides the name, birth date, and address of the child; the annual tests <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>intended to be used under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, if required; the name of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>instructor; and evidence of compliance with one of the requirements specified in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>120A.22, subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>(1) by October 1 of the first school year the child receives instruction after reaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>the age of seven;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>(2) within 15 days of when a parent withdraws a child from public school after <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>age seven to provide instruction in a nonpublic school that is not accredited by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>state-recognized accredited agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>(3) within 15 days of moving out of a district; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>(4) by October 1 after a new resident district is established.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>(b) The person or nonpublic school in charge of providing instruction to a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>between the ages of seven and 16 and every child ages 16 through 17 for which an <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>initial report was filed pursuant to this subdivision after the child is 16 must submit, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>October 1 of each school year, a letter of intent to continue to provide instruction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>this section for all students under the person's or school's supervision and any changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>the information required in paragraph (a) for each student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>(c) The superintendent may collect the required information under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>through an electronic or Web-based format, but must not require electronic submission of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>information under this section from the person in charge of reporting under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>and later, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school with a plan approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>compensation revenue under subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>aid for an intermediate school district or charter school with a plan approved under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>October 1 of the current year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>compensation revenue for those districts under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,636,000 for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Alternative teacher compensation levy.</b> For fiscal year 2015 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>the alternative teacher compensation levy for a district receiving basic alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>compensation aid equals the product of (1) the difference between the district's alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>teacher compensation revenue and the district's basic alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>aid, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's adjusted net tax capacity per <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>adjusted pupil unit to $6,742.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Alternative teacher compensation equalization aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>2015 and later, a district's alternative teacher compensation equalization aid equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>district's alternative teacher compensation revenue minus the district's basic alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>teacher compensation aid minus the district's alternative teacher compensation levy. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>equalization aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>compensation equalization aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Termination of enrollment.</b> A district may terminate the enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>of a nonresident student enrolled under this section or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref> at the end of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>school year if the student meets the definition of a habitual truant under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, <br />
            		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>subdivision 19
         </statute_ref>, the student has been provided appropriate services under chapter 260A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>and the student's case has been referred to juvenile court. A district may also terminate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>enrollment of a nonresident student over the age of 16 17 enrolled under this section if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>student is absent without lawful excuse for one or more periods on 15 school days and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>not lawfully withdrawn from school under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.128, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner designation.</b> (a) A state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>designated by the state must be a site. A state-approved alternative program must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>services to students who meet the criteria in section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref> and who are enrolled in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a district that is served by the state-approved alternative program; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a charter school located within the geographic boundaries of a district that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>served by the state-approved alternative program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school district or charter school may be approved biennially by the state to <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>provide additional instructional programming that results in grade level acceleration. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>program must be designed so that students make grade progress during the school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>and graduate prior to the students' peers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) To be designated, a district, charter school, or state-approved alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>program must demonstrate to the commissioner that it will:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide a program of instruction that permits pupils to receive instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>throughout the entire year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) develop and maintain a separate record system that, for purposes of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>126C.05
         </statute_ref>, permits identification of membership attributable to pupils participating in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>program. The record system and identification must ensure that the program will not have <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>the effect of increasing the total average daily membership attributable to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>pupil as a result of a learning year program. The record system must include the date the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>pupil originally enrolled in a learning year program, the pupil's grade level, the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>each grade promotion, the average daily membership generated in each grade level, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>number of credits or standards earned, and the number needed to graduate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (c) A student who has not completed a school district's graduation requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>may continue to enroll in courses the student must complete in order to graduate until <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>the student satisfies the district's graduation requirements or the student is 21 years old, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>whichever comes first.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.42, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var><b>124D.42 READING </b><b>AND MATH </b><b>CORPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Program training.</b> The commission must, within available resources:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>(1) orient each grantee organization in the nature, philosophy, and purpose of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(2) build an ethic of community service through general community service training; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(3) provide guidance on integrating programmatic-based measurement into program <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>models.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Minnesota reading corps program.</b> (a) A Minnesota reading corps <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>program is established to provide ServeMinnesota Innovation AmeriCorps members with <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>Head Start program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>schools with students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>skills, including comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>122A.06, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, to children age 3 to grade 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>governing literacy program goals and data use under section 
         <statute_ref>119A.50, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>(c) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> (a) A Minnesota math corps program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>established to give ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members a data-based problem-solving <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>model of mathematics instruction useful for providing elementary and middle school <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>students and their teachers with instructional support to meet state academic standards in <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>mathematics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.4531, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var><b>124D.4531 CAREER AND TECHNICAL </b><b>LEVY</b><b> REVENUE</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Career and technical </b><b>levy</b><b> revenue</b><b>.</b> (a) A district with a career and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>technical program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>certified may levy an amount is eligible for career and technical revenue equal to 35 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>(1) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>in the district's approved career and technical education programs, excluding salaries <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>reimbursed by another school district under clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>(2) amounts paid to another Minnesota school district for salaries of essential, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>licensed personnel providing direct instructional services to students in that fiscal year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>services rendered in the district's approved career and technical education programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>(2) (3) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>Minnesota school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>(3) (4) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>education personnel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>(4) (5) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>(5) (6) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>improvement based on program assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>(6) (7) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>(7) (8) specialized vocational instructional supplies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical levy revenue may be spent on <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical levy revenue for equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>students that result from the investment in equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>year in which it is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>(d) The amount of the levy certified revenue calculated under this subdivision may <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>not exceed $17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>and $15,393,000 $24,224,000 for taxes payable in 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>(e) If the estimated levy revenue exceeds the amount in paragraph (d), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>commissioner must reduce the percentage in paragraph (a), clause (2), until the estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>levy revenue no longer exceeds the limit in paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Career and technical levy.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 only, a district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>levy an amount not more than the product of its career and technical revenue times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>lesser of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>unit in the fiscal year in which the levy is certified to the career and technical revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>equalizing factor. The career and technical revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>equals $9,497.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>the product of its career and technical revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the fiscal year in which the levy is <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>certified to the career and technical revenue equalizing factor. The career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>revenue equalizing factor for fiscal year 2015 and later equals $10,058.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For fiscal year 2014 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>career and technical aid equals its career and technical revenue less its career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>levy. If the district levy is less than the permitted levy, the district's career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>aid shall be reduced proportionately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Allocation from cooperative centers and intermediate districts.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>purposes of this section, a cooperative center or an intermediate district must allocate its <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>approved expenditures for career and technical education programs among participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Levy</b><b> Revenue</b><b> guarantee.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>the career and technical education levy revenue for a district is not less than the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>(1) the district's career and technical education levy authority revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>previous fiscal year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>(2) 100 percent of the approved expenditures for career and technical programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>included in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Levy, pay 2012-2014</b><b> Revenue adjustments</b><b>.</b> Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3, for taxes payable in 2012 to 2014 only, the department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>calculate the career and technical levy authority revenue for each district according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, and adjust the levy authority revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>each district proportionately to meet the statewide levy revenue target under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>paragraph (d). For purposes of calculating the levy revenue guarantee under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>3, the career and technical education levy authority revenue for the previous fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>is the levy authority revenue according to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>before adjustments to meet the statewide levy revenue target.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>District reports.</b> Each district or cooperative center must report data to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>department for all career and technical education programs as required by the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>to implement the career and technical levy revenue formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Allocation from districts participating in agreements for secondary </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var><b>education or interdistrict cooperation.</b> For purposes of this section, a district with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>career and technical program approved under this section that participates in an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>123A.32</statute_ref> must allocate its levy revenue authority under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>section among participating districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>School district EL revenue.</b> (a) A district's English learner programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>revenue equals the product of (1) $700 in fiscal year 2004 and later $705 times (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>greater of 20 or the adjusted marginal cost average daily membership of eligible English <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>(b) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>the school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[124D.861] ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION FOR MINNESOTA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Program to close the academic achievement and opportunity </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var><b>gap.</b> The "Achievement and Integration for Minnesota" program is established to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>promote diversity, pursue racial and economic integration, and increase student academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>achievement and equitable educational opportunities in Minnesota public schools. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>program must serve students of varying racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, taking <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>into account unique geographic and demographic particularities affecting students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>schools, and districts including race, neighborhood locations and characteristics, grades, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>socioeconomic status, academic performance, and language barriers. Eligible districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>must use the revenue under section 124D.862 to pursue racial and economic integration in <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>schools through: (1) in-school educational practices and integrated learning environments <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>created to prepare all students to be effective citizens, enhance social cohesion, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>reinforce democratic values; and (2) corresponding and meaningful policies and curricula <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>and trained instructors, administrators, school counselors, and other advocates who support <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>and enhance in-school practices and integrated learning environments under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>In-school practices and integrated learning environments must promote increased student <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>academic achievement, cultural fluency, cross-cultural interactivities, communication and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>pedagogy, graduation and educational attainment rates, and parent involvement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan components.</b> (a) The school board of each eligible district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>formally develop and implement a long-term comprehensive plan that identifies the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>collaborative structures and systems, in-school strategies, inclusive best educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>practices, and partnerships with higher education institutions and industries required <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>to effect this section and increase the academic achievement of all students. Plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>components may include: innovative and integrated prekindergarten through grade 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>learning environments that offer students school enrollment choices; family engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>initiatives that involve families in their students' academic life and success; professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>development opportunities for teachers and administrators focused on improving the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>academic achievement of all students; increased programmatic opportunities focused <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>on rigor and college and career readiness for underserved students, including students <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>enrolled in alternative learning centers under section 123A.05, public alternative programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>under section 126C.05, subdivision 15, or contract alternative programs under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>124D.69, among other underserved students; or recruitment and retention of teachers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>administrators with diverse backgrounds. The plan must specify district and school goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>for reducing the disparity in academic achievement among all racial and ethnic categories of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>students and promoting racial and economic integration in schools and districts over time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>(b) Among other requirements, an eligible district must implement a cost-effective, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>research-based intervention that includes formative assessment practices to reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>disparity in student academic achievement between the highest and lowest performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>racial and ethnic categories of students as measured by student demonstration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>proficiency on state reading and math assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>(c) Eligible districts must collaborate in creating efficiencies and eliminating the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>duplication of programs and services under this section, which may include forming a <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>single, seven-county metropolitan areawide partnership of eligible districts for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Biennial progress; budget process.</b> (a) To receive revenue under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must hold at least one formal hearing by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>March 1 in the year preceding the current biennium to report to the public its progress in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>realizing the goals identified in its plan.  At the hearing, the board must provide the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing the disparity <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>in student academic achievement among all racial and ethnic categories of students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>realizing racial and economic integration, consistent with its plan and the measures in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>paragraph (b). The district also must submit to the commissioner by March 1 in the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>preceding the current biennium a detailed biennial budget for continuing to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>its plan and the commissioner must review and approve or disapprove the budget by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>June 1 of that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>(b) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (a) must be based on student <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>growth and progress toward proficiency in reading, mathematics, and writing, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>under section 120B.299, and one or more of the following measures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>(1) the number of world language proficiency or high achievement certificates <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c);<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>(2) adequate yearly progress under section 120B.35, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>(3) preparation for postsecondary academic and career opportunities under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), clause (1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>(4) rigorous coursework completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>(c), clause (2); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>(5) school safety and students' engagement and connection at school under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Evaluation.</b> The commissioner must evaluate the efficacy of district <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>plans in reducing the disparity in student academic achievement among all racial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>ethnic categories of students and realizing racial and economic integration and report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>commissioner's findings to the kindergarten through grade 12 education committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>legislature by February 1 every fourth year beginning February 1, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[124D.862] ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> A school district is eligible for achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>integration revenue under this section if the district has a biennial achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>integration plan approved by the department under section 124D.861. Priority for funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>must be given to eligible school districts that include methods that have been effective in <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>reducing disparities in student achievement in the district's biennial plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Achievement and integration revenue.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014, initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>achievement and integration revenue for an eligible district equals the lesser of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>district's expenditure for the fiscal year under its budget according to subdivision 1a or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>greater of: (1) 90 percent of the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 under <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, or (2) the sum of: (i) $361 times the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>adjusted pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the pupil unit weights effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>under section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later, times the district's enrollment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>protected students as a percent of its total enrollment on October 1 of the prior fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>plus (ii) $100 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>using the pupil unit weights effective under section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>times the district's enrollment of protected students as a percent of its total enrollment on <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>October 1 of the prior fiscal year times the district's focus rating for the prior fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>under Minnesota's 2012 Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>(b) For fiscal year 2015 and later, initial achievement and integration revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>an eligible district equals the lesser of the district's expenditure for the fiscal year under <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>its budget according to subdivision 1a or the greater of: (1) 63 percent of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>or (2) the sum of: (i) $253 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the prior fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>computed using the pupil unit weights effective under section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>and later, times the district's enrollment of protected students as a percent of its total <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>enrollment on October 1 of the prior fiscal year, plus (ii) $70 times the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the pupil unit weights effective under <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later, times the district's enrollment of protected <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>students as a percent of its total enrollment on October 1 of the prior fiscal year times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>district's focus rating for the prior fiscal year under Minnesota's 2012 Elementary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>Secondary Education Act flexibility request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>(c) In each year, .02 percent of each district's initial achievement and integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>revenue is transferred to the Department of Education for the oversight and accountability <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>activities required under this section and section 124D.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>(d) A district that did not meet its achievement goals established in section 124D.861 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var>for the previous biennium must report to the commissioner the reasons why the goals were <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>not met. The district must submit a two-year improvement plan to achieve the unmet goals <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>from its achievement and integration plan. A district that does not meet its goals in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>improvement plan must have its initial achievement and integration revenue reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>20 percent for the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>(e) Any revenue saved by the reductions in paragraph (d) must be proportionately <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>reallocated on a per adjusted pupil unit basis to all districts that met their achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>goals in the previous biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> A district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>integration aid for fiscal year 2014 equals the difference between the district's achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>and integration revenue and its achievement and integration levy. A district's achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>and integration aid for fiscal year 2015 and later equals the district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>integration revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Achievement and integration levy.</b>  For fiscal year 2014 only, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>achievement and integration levy equals the amount the district was authorized to levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 49, paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Revenue reserved.</b> Integration revenue received under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>be reserved and used only for the programs authorized in subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Revenue uses.</b> At least 80 percent of a district's achievement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>integration revenue received under this section must be used for innovative and integrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>learning environments, family engagement activities, and other approved programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>providing direct services to students. Up to 20 percent of the revenue may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>professional development and staff development activities, and not more than ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>of this share of the revenue may be used for administrative expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.007, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Habitual truant.</b> "Habitual truant" means a child under the age of 16 17 <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>years who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for seven school days <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>per school year if the child is in elementary school or for one or more class periods on <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>seven school days per school year if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>high school, or a child who is 16 or 17 years of age who is absent from attendance at school <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>without lawful excuse for one or more class periods on seven school days per school year<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var> and who has not lawfully withdrawn from school under section 
         <statute_ref>120A.22, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 13, the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>date, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>and applies beginning in the 2014-2015 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 14, the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>date, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>and applies beginning in the 2014-2015 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 18, the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>date, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>and applies beginning in the 2014-2015 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 19, the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>date, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>and applies beginning in the 2014-2015 2015-2016 school year and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A school district may receive a success for the future grant if the school district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>grant application was postmarked on or before the Department of Education's deadline <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>date for application.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Integration aid.</b> For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>124D.86, and Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 75,390,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 68,568,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $17,197,000 for 2013 and $58,193,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $9,869,000 for 2014 and $58,699,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>Statutes, section 124D.98:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,035,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">53,812,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,607,000 for 2013 and $45,428,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $7,704,000 for 2014 and $46,108,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>section 124D.87:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,968,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,712,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,118,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $290,000 for 2013 and $1,828,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $309,000 for 2014 and $1,828,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>American Indian teacher preparation grants.</b> For joint grants to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>Statutes, section 124D.83:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,052,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2013 and $1,786,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $303,000 for 2014 and $1,887,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Early childhood programs at tribal schools.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Examination fees; teacher training and support programs.</b> (a) For <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>students' advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>for teachers and other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>each year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>appropriation each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>Placement Advisory Council and the Minnesota Association of IB World Schools, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>respectively, shall determine the amounts of the expenditures each year for examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>fees and training and support programs for each program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>$500,000 each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>and follow-up support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>baccalaureate programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>advanced placement or international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>shall be the same. The commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>of the subsidy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>of available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>advanced placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Concurrent enrollment program.</b> For concurrent enrollment programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>the aid payment to each district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Collaborative urban educator.</b> For the collaborative urban educator <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>grant program:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">528,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">528,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>$200,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian teacher program at Concordia <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>University, St. Paul; $164,000 each year is for the collaborative educator program at <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>the University of St. Thomas; and $164,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>in Urban Teaching at Hamline University.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>Each institution shall prepare for the legislature, by January 15 of each year, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>detailed report regarding the funds used. The report must include the number of teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>prepared as well as the diversity for each cohort of teachers produced.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>ServeMinnesota program.</b> For funding ServeMinnesota programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>coverage is not otherwise available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Student organizations.</b> For student organizations:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">725,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>$46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>$43,000 each year is for student organizations serving service occupations (HERO).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>$100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>occupations (Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>$95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>secondary and postsecondary).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>$150,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>(FFA, PAS).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>$142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>occupations (FCCLA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>$109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>(DECA and DECA collegiate).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>$40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Early childhood literacy programs.</b> For early childhood literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,875,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,875,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>Up to $4,875,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota Reading Corps program established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with the training and teaching of early literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>skills to children age three to grade 3 and the evaluation of the impact of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Minnesota math corps program.</b> For the Minnesota math corps program <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>Any unexpended balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,711,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $59,711,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Teacher development and evaluation pilot grant program.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>grants to school districts to participate in the teacher development and evaluation pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>grant program:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">683,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,551,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,798,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $7,551,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,280,000 for 2014 and $7,518,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var><b>CHARTER SCHOOLS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 14, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Annual public reports.</b> (a) A charter school must publish an annual report <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>approved by the board of directors. The annual report must at least include information <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>on school enrollment, student attrition, governance and management, staffing, finances, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>academic performance, operational performance, innovative practices and implementation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>and future plans. A charter school must distribute the annual report by publication, mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>or electronic means to the commissioner, authorizer, school employees, and parents and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>legal guardians of students enrolled in the charter school and must also post the report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>the charter school's official Web site. The reports are public data under chapter 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>(b) An authorizer must annually compile the individual reports of all schools it <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>charters and that are published in accordance with paragraph (a), and submit a portfolio <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>report to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>to the public. An authorizer's annual portfolio report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>(1) the academic and financial performance of all operating charter schools overseen <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>by the authorizer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(2) the status of the authorizer's charter school portfolio, identifying all charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>schools in each of the following categories: approved, but not open; open and operating; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>and closed, including the year closed and reason for closure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>(3) the authorizing function provided by the authorizer to the charter schools within <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>its portfolio, including the authorizer's financial plan that is submitted to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>under this section; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>(4) the process for overseeing and evaluating all charter schools it authorizes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>ensure compliance with all statutory and contractual obligations to increase students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>academic performance and achievement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.10, subdivision 23a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23a. <b>Related party lease costs.</b> (a) A charter school is prohibited from <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>entering a lease of real property with a related party unless the lessor is a school district, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A or a cooperative under chapter 308A, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>lease cost is reasonable under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "related party" means an affiliate or immediate relative of the other party in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>question, an affiliate of an immediate relative, or an immediate relative of an affiliate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) "immediate family" means an individual whose relationship by blood, marriage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>adoption, or partnering is no more remote than first cousin;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) "person" means an individual or entity of any kind; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) "control" means the ability to affect the management, operations, or policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>actions or decisions of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>contract, or otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A lease of real property to be used for a charter school, not excluded in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>(a), must contain the following statement: "This lease is subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 23a</statute_ref>."<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If a charter school enters into as lessee a lease with a related party and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>charter school subsequently closes, the commissioner has the right to recover from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>lessor any lease payments in excess of those that are reasonable under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, <br />
            		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b> (a) General education revenue must <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>be paid to a charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>for each adjusted marginal cost pupil unit is the state average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>per pupil unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0465, calculated without basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>extended time revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, equity revenue, teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>development and evaluation revenue, pension adjustment revenue, transition revenue, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>transportation sparsity revenue, plus basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>alternative teacher compensation aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 34</statute_ref>, equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though the school were a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>school district. The general education revenue for each extended time marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var> pupil unit equals $4,378 $4,722.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for charter schools in the first year of operation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>general education revenue shall be computed using the number of adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>in the current fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Transportation revenue.</b> Transportation revenue must be paid to a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>school that provides transportation services according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.10, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>according to this subdivision. Transportation aid shall equal transportation revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>In addition to the revenue under subdivision 1, a charter school providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>transportation services must receive general education aid equal to the sum of the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>of (i) an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>126C.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0485 .0465, plus the transportation sparsity allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>the school district in which the charter school is located times (ii) the adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>cost pupil units, plus the product of $223 times the extended time marginal cost pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Building lease aid.</b> (a) When a charter school finds it economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>determines that the total operating capital revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>13
         </statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the commissioner for building lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>aid for this purpose. The commissioner must review the lease as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>124D.10, subdivision 17, and either approve or deny a lease aid application using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>financial circumstances of the charter school.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial, maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>service, utility, or other operating costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amount of annual building lease aid per pupil unit served for a charter school <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>for any year leasing a building from any private, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization; any <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>private property owner or any sectarian organization; or an affiliated building corporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>school district, or other governmental entity on which debt or capital lease obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>remain based on original issuance for building purchase, construction, or renovation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>not exceed the lesser of (a) (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (b) (2) the product of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>pupil units served for the current school year times $1,200 $1,314.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>(c) The annual building lease contract amount for a charter school leasing from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>related nonprofit organization, a parent company, an affiliated building corporation, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>school district, a charter school, or other governmental entity on which the original debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>or capital lease obligations related to the original building purchase, construction, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>renovation have been retired shall be no greater than the lesser of (1) $3 per square foot; <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>or (2) the product of pupil units served for the current school year times $200. Lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>aid is calculated as 90 percent of the lesser of (i) $3 per square foot, or (ii) the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>of pupil units served times $200.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>(d) The annual lease contract and lease aid for a site with ownership as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>paragraph (c) occupied by a charter school, where the building is expanded, improved, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>sold, may be subject to the provisions of paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4: <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54,384,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58,020,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,819,000 for 2013 and $47,565,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $8,066,000 for 2014 and $49,954,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var><b>SPECIAL PROGRAMS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>education aid must be paid to a charter school according to section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, as though <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>(b) For fiscal year 2006, the charter school may charge tuition to the district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>residence as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>the student according to subdivision 1, tuition shall be charged as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var><statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>according to subdivision 1, tuition shall be charged as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(c) (b) For fiscal year 2007 2015 and later, the special education aid paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>charter school shall be adjusted as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>(1) if the charter school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>the student according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>125A.11
         </statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>(2) if the charter school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>according to subdivision 1, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph paragraphs (b) to (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>when a school district provides instruction and services outside the district of residence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>board and lodging, and any tuition to be paid, shall be paid by the district of residence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>The tuition rate to be charged for any child with a disability, excluding a pupil for whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>tuition is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>the sum of (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, plus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>the amount of general education revenue and referendum aid attributable to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability received <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>general education revenue and referendum aid, excluding portions attributable to district <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for the portion of time <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>the boards involved do not agree upon the tuition rate, either board may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>commissioner to fix the rate. Notwithstanding chapter 14, the commissioner must then set <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>a date for a hearing or request a written statement from each board, giving each board <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>at least ten days' notice, and after the hearing or review of the written statements the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>commissioner must make an order fixing the tuition rate, which is binding on both school <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>districts. General education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (a) For fiscal year 2007 2015 and later, when a school district provides special <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>instruction and services for a pupil with a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>aid is calculated according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraph (e) paragraphs (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced by an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to the pupil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>including a proportionate amount for special transportation and unreimbursed building <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, plus (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue, minus (3) the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>special education aid for children with a disability under section 125A.76 received on <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction and services outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the amount of general <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for the portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.36"></a><var>83.36</var>revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>fiscal agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>to the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>7
         </statute_ref>, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on the resident school <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>district's books of account under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.75 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.76</statute_ref>. If the resident district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, <br />
            		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d) and (e), a charter school where more than 30 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>of enrolled students receive special education and related services, a site approved under <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate district, a special education cooperative, or a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>district that served as the applicant agency for a group of school districts for federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>special education aids for fiscal year 2006 may apply to the commissioner for authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>charge the resident district an additional amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>costs of serving pupils with a disability. The application must include a description of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under this paragraph must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>included in the tuition billings or aid adjustments under paragraph (a) or (b), or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>127A.47, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d) or (e) paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (c) For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>paragraphs (d) and (e), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>means the sum of the general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>1, excluding alternative teacher compensation revenue, plus the referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, as adjusted according to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>subdivision 7, paragraphs (a) to (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>State total special education aid.</b> The state total special education aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>equals $529,247,000 for fiscal year 2007, $694,063,000 for fiscal year 2008, $719,470,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>for fiscal year 2009, $735,693,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $786,586,000 for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>2011 $869,357,000 for fiscal year 2013, $916,575,000 for fiscal year 2014, $976,895,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>for fiscal year 2015, $1,037,655,000 for fiscal year 2016, and $1,100,577,000 for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>year 2017. The state total special education aid for later fiscal years equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the state total special education aid for the preceding fiscal year; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the program growth factor; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the greater of one, or the ratio of the state total average daily membership for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>current fiscal year to the state total average daily membership for the preceding fiscal year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Unreimbursed special education cost" means the sum of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) expenditures for teachers' salaries, contracted services, supplies, equipment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>transportation services eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) expenditures for tuition bills received under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>125A.65
         </statute_ref> for services eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) revenue for teachers' salaries, contracted services, supplies, equipment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>transportation services under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) tuition receipts under sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.24</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>eligible for revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, excluding alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>compensation revenue, minus transportation sparsity revenue minus total operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>capital revenue. "General revenue" for a charter school means the sum of the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and transportation revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, subdivision 2, excluding alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>revenue, minus referendum equalization aid minus transportation sparsity revenue minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>operating capital revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Program growth factor" means 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref> for fiscal year 2012 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.79, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Out-of-state tuition.</b> For children who are residents of the state, receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 2, and are placed in a care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.155</statute_ref>, the resident school district shall submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>balance of the tuition bills, minus the general education revenue, excluding basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>revenue and alternative teacher compensation revenue, and referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit minus the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>education contracted services initial revenue attributable to the pupil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>Statutes, section 125A.75:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">901,904,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 968,149,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,232,000 for 2013 and $783,672,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $132,903,000 for 2014 and $835,246,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,655,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,752,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>year is available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">342,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">355,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $45,000 for 2013 and $297,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $50,000 for 2014 and $305,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education; excess costs.</b> For excess cost aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 7:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">117,841,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">121,897,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $42,030,000 for 2013 and $75,811,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $44,009,000 for 2014 and $77,888,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Court-placed special education revenue.</b> For reimbursing serving school <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">55,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Special education out-of-state tuition.</b> For special education out-of-state <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>tuition according to Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.454, subdivisions 10 and 11; and 125A.76, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>subdivision 7, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var><b>FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equalized debt service levy.</b> (a) The equalized debt service levy of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>equalized debt service levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's first tier debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>(2) $3,049 $3,550.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>(2) $7,622 $7,900.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.54, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var><b>123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $21,727,000 $25,191,000 in fiscal year 2014 2016 and $24,201,000 $22,773,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var> in fiscal year 2015 2017 and later are appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>commissioner of education for payment of debt service equalization aid under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>123B.53
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.57, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and safety levy.</b> To receive health and safety revenue, a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>may levy an amount equal to the district's health and safety revenue as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>subdivision 3 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the year the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>levy is certified by the adjusted marginal cost pupil units in the district for the school year <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>to which the levy is attributable, to $2,796 $3,165.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.591, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deferred maintenance revenue.</b> The deferred maintenance revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>an eligible school district equals the product of $60 $64 times the adjusted marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var> pupil units for the school year times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>age of building space to 35 years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.591, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Deferred maintenance levy.</b> To obtain deferred maintenance revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>fiscal year 2008 and later, a district may levy an amount not more than the product of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>deferred maintenance revenue for the fiscal year times the lesser of one or the ratio of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit to $5,621 $5,965.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125B.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>District aid.</b> For fiscal year 2006 and later, a district, charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>or intermediate school district's Internet access equity aid equals the district, charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>school, or intermediate school district's approved cost for the previous fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>according to subdivision 1 exceeding $15 $16 times the district's adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>cost pupil units for the previous fiscal year or no reduction if the district is part of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>organized telecommunications access cluster. Equity aid must be distributed to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>telecommunications access cluster for districts, charter schools, or intermediate school <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>districts that are members of the cluster or to individual districts, charter schools, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>intermediate school districts not part of a telecommunications access cluster.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>DISABLED ACCESS LEVY AUTHORITY; TRACY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>Notwithstanding the time limit in Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.58, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>3, Independent School District No. 2904, Tracy, may levy its remaining disabled access <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>levy authority over two years, beginning with taxes payable in 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for levies certified in 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>ELEVATOR REPAIR LEVY; NORMAN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var><b>DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>For taxes payable in 2015 and 2016, Independent School District No. 2527, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>Norman County West, may levy for an amount not to exceed $27,500 in each year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>proceeds of this levy must be used to refurbish an existing elevator with new electrical and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>mechanical components.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">458,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">435,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $26,000 for 2013 and $432,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $73,000 for 2014 and $362,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,909,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">24,986,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,397,000 for 2013 and $16,512,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,800,000 for 2014 and $22,186,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,114,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,623,000 for 2013 and $16,491,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,796,000 for 2014 and $16,491,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equity in telecommunications access.</b> For equity in telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>access:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>revenue for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 shall be prorated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,532,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,729,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $456,000 for 2013 and $3,076,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $521,000 for 2014 and $3,208,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var><b>NUTRITION, LIBRARIES, AND ACCOUNTING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Levy recognition.</b> (a) For fiscal years 2009 and 2010, in June of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>year, the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>made, the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>4
         </statute_ref>, received in July and August of that calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>(2) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>(i) 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>calendar year 2000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for school districts receiving revenue under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var><statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 
         <statute_ref>126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), <br />
            		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>and 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>126C.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.48, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>(iii) zero percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state, that remains after subtracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> and the amount recognized <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>according to item (ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>(b) For fiscal year 2011 and later years, in June of each year, the school district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>4
         </statute_ref>, received in July and August of that calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>(2) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>(i) the greater of 48.6 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>126C.17
         </statute_ref> in the prior calendar year, or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> in calendar year 2000; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for school districts receiving revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 124D.862, subdivision 4, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625, St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>Paul, and Independent School District No. 709, Duluth; 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>paragraph (a), and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>126C.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.48</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>subdivision 6; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>(iii) 48.6 percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>and the amount recognized according to item (ii).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.111, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>School lunch aid computation.</b> Each school year, the state must pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>participants in the national school lunch program the amount of 12 14 cents for each full <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>paid, reduced reduced-price, and free student lunch served to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.111, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Inability to pay.</b> A school that provides meals under this section must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>deny a child lunch or provide that child with an alternative meal if that child qualifies for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>reduced-price meal and that child or that child's parent or guardian provides notice to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>school that the family does not have sufficient funds to pay for the lunch.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.119, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var><b>124D.119 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE REPLACEMENT AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>States funds are available to compensate department-approved summer food <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>program sponsors for reduced federal operating reimbursement rates under Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>104-193, the federal summer food service program. A sponsor is eligible for summer food <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>service replacement aid equal to the sum of the following amounts:. Reimbursement shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>be made on December 15 based on total meals served by each sponsor from the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>school year to the beginning of the next school year on a pro rata basis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>(1) for breakfast service, up to four cents per breakfast served by the sponsor during <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>the current program year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>(2) for lunch or supper service, up to 14 cents per lunch or supper served by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>sponsor during the current program year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>(3) for supplement service, up to ten cents per supplement served by the sponsor <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>during the current program year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) "Other district receipts" means payments by county <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>treasurers pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>276.10</statute_ref>, apportionments from the school endowment fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.33</statute_ref>, apportionments by the county auditor pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>127A.34, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and payments to school districts by the commissioner of revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>pursuant to chapter 298.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>(b) "Cumulative amount guaranteed" means the product of<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>(1) the cumulative disbursement percentage shown in subdivision 3; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>(2) the sum of<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>(i) the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated aid and credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>entitlements paid according to subdivision 13; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>(ii) 100 percent of the entitlements paid according to subdivisions 11 and 12; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>(iii) the other district receipts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>(c) "Payment date" means the date on which state payments to districts are made <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>by the electronic funds transfer method. If a payment date falls on a Saturday, a Sunday, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>or a weekday which is a legal holiday, the payment shall be made on the immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>preceding business day. The commissioner may make payments on dates other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>those listed in subdivision 3, but only for portions of payments from any preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>payment dates which could not be processed by the electronic funds transfer method due <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>to documented extenuating circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>(d) The current year aid payment percentage equals 73 in fiscal year 2010 and 70 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>fiscal year 2011, and 60 in fiscal years 2012 and later 85.5 in fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>CYRUS AND MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The legislature finds that an orderly, voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>consolidation of Independent School Districts Nos. 611, Cyrus, and 769, Morris, promotes <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>the well-being of the students and increases educational efficiency in those school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Remediation costs.</b> Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>identify all health and safety remediation costs related to the demolition of the Cyrus <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>school building and submit those amounts to the commissioner of education for approval. <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>Any approved costs may be included either in the district's health and safety plan or in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>bonding authority authorized under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Facility bonds.</b> Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus, may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>general obligation bonds without an election under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, after <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>a public meeting of the school board with notice given by mail according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>Statutes, section 123B.09, subdivision 11, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>approved by the commissioner of education for the costs associated with demolishing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>Cyrus school building. The bonds must be repaid within ten years of issuance. Any excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>bond proceeds after bonds are repaid must be credited back to the taxpayers of the former <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>Independent School District No. 611, Cyrus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reorganization operating debt determined.</b> Independent School District <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>No. 611, Cyrus, must estimate its reorganization operating debt according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>Statutes, section 123B.82, and submit that amount to the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>for approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reorganization operating debt bonds.</b> Independent School District No. <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>611, Cyrus, may issue general obligation bonds without an election under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>Statutes, chapter 475, after a public meeting of the school board with notice given by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.09, subdivision 11, in an amount not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>exceed the reorganization operating debt approved by the commissioner of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>under subdivision 4. The bonds must be repaid within six years of issuance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Repayment.</b> The bonded debt issued under this section remains payable <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>by the taxable property located within the boundaries of former Independent School  <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>District No. 611, Cyrus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT EXEMPTION; HENDRICKS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.04, subdivision 6, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>(b); 124D.041, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and 124D.05, subdivision 2a, the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.041, and the agreement shall not apply to Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>School District No. 402, Hendricks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>section 124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,596,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,888,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>Statutes, section 124D.1158:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,711,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,022,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>section 124D.118:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,039,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,049,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Summer food service replacement aid.</b> For summer food service <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>Statutes, section 134.355:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,448,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,845,000 for 2013 and $11,603,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,967,000 for 2014 and $11,603,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>Statutes, sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,288,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $176,000 for 2013 and $1,112,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $188,000 for 2014 and $1,112,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Electronic library for Minnesota.</b> For statewide licenses to online <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>databases selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>school media centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>or private college or university libraries:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,279,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $312,000 for 2013 and $1,967,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $333,000 for 2014 and $1,967,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var><b>EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var><b>LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.319, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Early learning scholarships.</b> Section 124D.143 governs data under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>early learning scholarship program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[124D.143] EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Early learning scholarships established.</b> The Office of Early <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>Learning must oversee the early learning scholarship program in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>Minnesota Departments of Education, Human Services, and Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The Office of Early Learning shall administer the early learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>scholarship program, establish participation standards for children and their families, <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>develop criteria for qualifying providers based on section 124D.142, and contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>administrative services as necessary with a resource and referral organization under <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>section 119B.19, or other nonprofit or public entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The terms defined in the subdivision apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>(b) "Director" means the director of the Office of Early Learning.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>(c) "Eligible program" means a Head Start program under section 119A.50, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>readiness program under section 124D.15, or other school district child-based program <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>designed to provide early education services to children not yet in kindergarten, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>center-based child care program under chapter 245A, or licensed family child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>program under chapter 245A or other program providing early learning opportunities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>(d) "Income" has the meaning given in section 119B.011, subdivision 15. <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>(e) "Parent" means the parent or legal guardian of a child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>(f) "Prospective program" means an eligible program that makes a commitment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>enhance its quality of education and care and demonstrates to the director's satisfaction that <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>the program is pursuing a program rating. For fiscal years 2016 and later, a prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>program must cite a hardship or demonstrate a special circumstance as to why the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>is not yet ready to enter the rating process before the director may grant it eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>(g) "Rated program" means an eligible program that receives one, two, three, or four <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>stars under the quality rating and improvement system established in section 124D.142.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Participant eligibility.</b> The parent of a child who will be at least three <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>years of age as of September 1 of the year of application, is eligible to apply for an early <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>learning scholarship if the family's income is at or below 185 percent of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>poverty level. The director of the Office of Early Learning may specify the form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>manner of the application for a scholarship. The director may establish a method to <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>determine family income but a parent meets this requirement by documenting their child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>identification through another public funding eligibility process, including the free and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>reduced-price lunch program, National School Lunch Act, United States Code, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>42, section 1751, part 210; Head Start under federal Improving Head Start for School <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>Readiness Act of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and child care assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>under chapter 119B, and no further information to verify income is required. A parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>under age 21 who is pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>eligible for an early learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>and meets the income eligibility requirements in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Scholarship amount.</b> (a) The director annually shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>maximum scholarship amounts based on the results of the rate survey conducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>section 119B.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and may establish a range of scholarship <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>amounts taking into account the child's level of need and geographic location. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>director shall establish a scholarship amount schedule according to the eligible program's <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>rating under subdivision 3, paragraph (g), and prospective programs under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>3, paragraph (f). The scholarship amounts may be designed to be layered around other <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>assistance programs available to that child. The director shall not consider local funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.36"></a><var>97.36</var>allocated to support an early learning program when layering scholarships around other <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>assistance programs. Eligible providers must be notified of the scholarship allocations <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>available in their geographic location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>(b) The director shall try to maintain a statewide annual average scholarship amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>of $6,000 per scholarship recipient and report annually to the legislature the actual average <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>statewide scholarship amount per scholarship recipient.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Award of scholarships.</b> (a) The director shall establish application <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meet operational <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>needs of eligible programs. The director may prioritize applications on factors including <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>family income, geographic location, and needs of the child. By March 15, eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>programs may notify the director of the number of scholarship-eligible children who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>eligible under subdivision 4 and who have applied for enrollment in that program. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>facilitate enrollment planning, by April 15, the director shall notify eligible programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>have provided enrollment information under this paragraph of the scholarship status of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>each applicant. To the extent practicable and taking into account family mobility, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>scholarships must be awarded to eligible recipients beginning April 15 of each year for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>child's participation in a program starting in July, August, or September of that year. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>siblings of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>a scholarship upon request provided the sibling attends the same program. A child who <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive a scholarship until <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>that child enrolls in kindergarten or turns six years of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>(b) A three- or four-star rated program that has a waiting list of children eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>scholarships may notify the director of the program's desire to serve additional children in <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>order to accommodate scholarship recipients. The director may designate a predetermined <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>number of scholarship slots for that program and notify the program of that number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>(c) A scholarship recipient may choose any available program and is not required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>enroll in a program with a predetermined number of slots.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>(d) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>screening under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 45 <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>days of first attending an eligible program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>(e) The director shall report annually to the legislature on a summary of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>geographic distribution of scholarships throughout the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Scholarship recipient choice of programs.</b> A scholarship recipient may <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>choose to apply to any rated program or prospective program for acceptance. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>scholarship recipient has not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.35"></a><var>98.35</var>within ten months of receipt of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.36"></a><var>98.36</var>must reapply in order to be eligible for another scholarship.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Building quality.</b> For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, the director must <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>develop a streamlined process to encourage eligible programs to enter the rating program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>As a part of building quality in the system of providers, the director may grant a parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>authority to use a scholarship at a prospective program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Provider reimbursement.</b> The director may determine the form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>method of payment to the fiscal agent for each program serving a scholarship recipient. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>The director may make quarterly payments on behalf of the scholarship recipient in <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>advance of the services provided to the child, or arrange other payment methods for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>providers. The director may request information as necessary from providers to verify <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>scholarship payments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Earned income calculation.</b> Scholarships paid to providers on behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>of eligible parents must not be counted as earned income for the purposes of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>assistance, MinnesotaCare, Minnesota family investment program, diversionary work <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>program, child care assistance, or Head Start programs. Scholarships paid to providers on <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>behalf of eligible parents must not be considered child care funds for the purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>child care assistance program under chapter 119B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Student identification number.</b> The director shall collect from <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>participating programs data including, but not limited to, demographic, socioeconomic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>participation, and assessment information related to scholarship recipients. Data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>scholarship recipients are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>subdivision 12. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Report required.</b> (a) The director, in consultation with the children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>cabinet, shall develop and implement a plan to publicize and increase parent awareness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>early learning scholarships. The director must report the results of the outreach efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>the legislature by January 15 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>(b) The director shall coordinate existing evaluation and assessment efforts and track <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>scholarship program participation to understand program outcomes. The director must <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>report to the legislature on the performance of the scholarship program by January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>2016, and each year thereafter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State total adult basic education aid.</b> (a) The state total adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>education aid for fiscal year 2011 equals $44,419,000, plus any amount that is not paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>(a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The state total adult basic education aid for later <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.35"></a><var>99.35</var>fiscal years equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) 
         <statute_ref>1.02</statute_ref> 1.03; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the average growth in state total contact hours over the prior ten program years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>124D.522
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>population aid under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS; FISCAL YEAR 2014 ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>Notwithstanding the timelines in Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.143, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>year 2014 only, the director shall establish an expedited process to award scholarships <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>to eligible recipients attending three- or four-star rated programs to accommodate those <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>eligible programs with fall enrollment deadlines.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,004,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,159,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,372,000 for 2013 and $8,632,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,463,000 for 2014 and $8,696,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,879,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,422,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $3,008,000 for 2013 and $18,871,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $3,200,000 for 2014 and $19,222,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Early childhood education scholarships.</b> For early childhood education <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.143:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $950,000 for administrative costs to run the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $950,000 for administrative costs to run the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>program:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>existing suburban program location. The program must expand to one additional urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>and one additional rural program location for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,390,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,345,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $474,000 for 2013 and $2,916,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $494,000 for 2014 and $2,851,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Head Start program.</b> For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>section 119A.52:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Educate parents partnership.</b> For the educate parents partnership under <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var><b>program.</b> For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">926,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,056,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,000 for 2013 and $808,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $137,000 for 2014 and $919,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">704,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $96,000 for 2013 and $608,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $102,000 for 2014 and $608,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Hearing-impaired adults.</b> For programs for hearing-impaired adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>School-age care revenue.</b> For extended day aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>Statutes, section 124D.22:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $1,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $1,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
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            <col width="105px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">46,978,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,816,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,284,000 for 2013 and $40,694,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $6,901,000 for 2014 and $41,915,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>GED tests.</b> For payment of 60 percent of the costs of GED tests under <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.55:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="105px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var><b>STATE AGENCIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> Unless otherwise indicated, the sums <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>Education for the fiscal years designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Department.</b> (a) For the Department of Education:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,283,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,996,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>(d) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>(e) $618,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>(f) $167,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators. Any balance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>(g) $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $263,000 in fiscal year 2015 only is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>transfers to the Office of Enterprise Technology to develop model Individuals with <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) online-available paperwork for special needs students. <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>Any ongoing information technology support or costs for online IDEA paperwork will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>incorporated into the service-level agreement and will be paid to the Office of Enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>Technology by the department under the rates and mechanisms specified in that agreement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>(h) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>data analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>(i) $300,000 in fiscal year 2014 only is for a grant to the Northeast Service <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>Cooperative for a pilot project related to energy conservation programs in Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>Service Cooperative member school districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>(j) $500,000 each year is to assist school districts in implementing an antibullying <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>(k) $125,000 each year is appropriated to the Minnesota Humanities Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>for civics education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>(l) $35,000 each year is for a transfer to the governor's office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(m) $750,000 in fiscal year 2014 only is for departmental costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>teacher development and evaluation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(n) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>indicated. <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>(o) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>(p) The base in fiscal year 2016 and later is $19,733,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Board of Teaching; licensure by portfolio.</b> For the Board of Teaching <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>for licensure by portfolio:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>revenue fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,478,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,478,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>$750,000 each year is to develop an arts curriculum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var><b>FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var><b>A. GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,379,068,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,844,995,000<br />
                  		7,153,701,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $1,660,922,000 for 2011 and $3,718,146,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $2,038,568,000 for 2012 and $3,806,427,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var> $5,115,133,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">46,000<br />
                  		40,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>127A.49
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,406,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,072,000<br />
                  		2,503,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $346,000 for 2011 and $1,060,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $588,000 for 2012 and $1,484,000 $1,915,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123A.485</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">193,000<br />
                  		260,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $145,000 for 2011 and $0 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $193,000 $260,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,302,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,594,000<br />
                  		18,969,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $4,161,000 for 2011 and $10,141,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $5,629,000 for 2012 and $9,965,000 $13,340,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>7, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 9</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="104px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,757,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,036,000<br />
                  		23,648,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $5,700,000 for 2011 and $12,057,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $6,694,000 for 2012 and $12,342,000 $16,954,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 36, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>10, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Compensatory pilot project formula aid.</b> For grants for compensatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>pilot project formula aid as calculated under this subdivision:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,368,000<br />
                  		13,403,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>For fiscal year 2013 only, a district which has a pupil unit count that is in the top 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>largest pupil unit counts is eligible for the greater of zero or $1,400 times the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>compensatory pupil units, minus the amount of compensatory education revenue received <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>by the district under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $9,368,000 $13,403,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var><b>B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="103px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,806,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,978,000<br />
                  		60,067,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $12,642,000 for 2011 and $30,164,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $16,746,000 for 2012 and $32,232,000 $43,321,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Integration aid.</b> For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>124D.86
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">61,181,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">65,498,000<br />
                  		79,329,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $19,272,000 for 2011 and $41,909,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $23,268,000 for 2012 and $42,230,000 $56,061,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>The base for the final payment in fiscal year 2014 for fiscal year 2013 is $31,668,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var> $17,197,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.98</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="24px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,241,000<br />
                  		41,978,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $0 for 2012 and $31,241,000 $41,978,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,262,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,966,000<br />
                  		13,260,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.12.0"></a><a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>7, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.81</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,013,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		2,609,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $638,000 for 2011 and $1,375,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $762,000 for 2012 and $1,375,000 $1,847,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.13.0"></a><a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 50, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>9, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,791,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,969,000<br />
                  		2,353,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $600,000 for 2011 and $1,191,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $660,000 for 2012 and $1,309,000 $1,693,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var><b>C. SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.14.0"></a><a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">767,845,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">856,386,000<br />
                  		1,046,423,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $235,975,000 for 2011 and $531,870,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $295,299,000 for 2012 and $561,087,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var> $751,124,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.15.0"></a><a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,508,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,593,000<br />
                  		1,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>year is available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.16.0"></a><a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">314,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">321,000<br />
                  		407,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2011 and $207,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $114,000 for 2012 and $207,000 $293,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.17.0"></a><a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 3, section 11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education; excess costs.</b> For excess cost aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">107,557,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">115,269,000<br />
                  		134,121,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $53,449,000 for 2011 and $54,108,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $59,607,000 for 2012 and $55,662,000 $74,514,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var><b>D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.18.0"></a><a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 5</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">98,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">157,000<br />
                  		200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $39,000 for 2011 and $59,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2012 and $125,000 $168,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.19.0"></a><a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,625,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,342,000<br />
                  		20,237,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $2,604,000 for 2011 and $9,021,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $5,008,000 for 2012 and $11,334,000 $15,229,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.20.0"></a><a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 21, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,187,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		23,549,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $5,785,000 for 2011 and $12,402,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $6,885,000 for 2012 and $12,402,000 $16,664,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.21.0"></a><a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 10, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>6, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,331,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,141,000<br />
                  		3,817,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $676,000 for 2011 and $1,655,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $918,000 for 2012 and $2,223,000 $2,899,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var><b>E. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.22.0"></a><a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>210.17</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,285,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,524,000<br />
                  		12,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.23.0"></a><a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 24, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,247,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,560,000<br />
                  		5,417,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.24.0"></a><a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 5, section 12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.118</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,025,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,035,000<br />
                  		1,019,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.25.0"></a><a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,797,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		16,569,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $4,071,000 for 2011 and $8,726,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $4,844,000 for 2012 and $8,726,000 $11,725,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.26.0"></a><a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 27, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>134.353</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>134.354</statute_ref>, to multicounty, multitype library systems:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		1,588,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $390,000 for 2011 and $836,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $464,000 for 2012 and $836,000 $1,124,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.27.0"></a><a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 6, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>5, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 28, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,169,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		2,809,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $690,000 for 2011 and $1,479,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $821,000 for 2012 and $1,479,000 $1,988,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var><b>F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var><b>LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.28.0"></a><a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.15</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.16</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,444,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,095,000<br />
                  		12,326,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $2,952,000 for 2011 and $6,492,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $3,603,000 for 2012 and $6,492,000 $8,723,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.29.0"></a><a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">21,099,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,358,000<br />
                  		27,197,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $6,542,000 for 2011 and $14,557,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $8,082,000 for 2012 and $14,276,000 $19,115,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.30.0"></a><a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>4, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,359,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,543,000<br />
                  		4,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $1,066,000 for 2011 and $2,293,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $1,273,000 for 2012 and $2,270,000 $3,014,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var> for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.31.0"></a><a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">442,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">746,000<br />
                  		926,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $134,000 for 2011 and $308,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $170,000 for 2012 and $576,000 $756,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.32.0"></a><a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 8, section 2, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>3, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 33, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.56</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">654,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		867,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $197,000 for 2011 and $457,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $253,000 for 2012 and $457,000 $614,000 for 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.33.0"></a><a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 9, section 3, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>2, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 292, article 2, section 34, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,526,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2012<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45,901,000<br />
                  		56,113,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>The 2012 appropriation includes $13,364,000 for 2011 and $29,162,000 for 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>The 2013 appropriation includes $16,190,000 for 2012 and $29,711,000 $39,923,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var> for 2013.<br />
         		
      </div>