1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying basic alternative teacher compensation aid;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 34.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 34, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 34.Basic alternative teacher compensation aid. ~~(a) For fiscal year 2006,~~ 
1.8 	~~the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a school district or an intermediate~~ 
1.9 	~~school district with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals the~~ 
1.10 	~~alternative teacher compensation revenue under section 122A.415, subdivision 1. The~~ 
1.11 	~~basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with an approved plan~~ 
1.12 	~~under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils enrolled~~ 
1.13 	~~in the school on October 1 of the previous school year, or on October 1 of the current~~ 
1.14 	~~fiscal year for a charter school in the first year of operation.~~
1.15 	~~(b)~~(a) For fiscal year 2007 ~~and later~~, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid 
1.16 	for a school district with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals 
1.17 	73.1 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under section 122A.415, 
1.18 	subdivision 1. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate school 
1.19 	district or charter school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a 
1.20 	and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times the number of pupils enrolled 
1.21 	in the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year, or on October 1 of the current fiscal 
1.22 	year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the 
1.23 	alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all 
2.1 	participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue 
2.2 	for those districts under section 122A.415, subdivision 1.
2.3 	(b) For fiscal year 2008 and later, the basic alternative teacher compensation aid for 
2.4 	a school district with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals the 
2.5 	alternative teacher compensation revenue under section 122A.415, subdivision 1, minus 
2.6 	$70 times the number of pupils enrolled at participating sites on October 1 of the previous 
2.7 	fiscal year. The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate school 
2.8 	district or charter school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a 
2.9 	and 2b, if the recipient is a charter school, equals $260 times the ratio of the formula 
2.10 	allowance for the current fiscal year to the formula allowance for fiscal year 2007 times 
2.11 	the number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year, or on 
2.12 	October 1 of the current fiscal year for a charter school in the first year of operation, times 
2.13 	the ratio of the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher 
2.14 	compensation levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher 
2.15 	compensation revenue for those districts under section 122A.415, subdivision 1.
2.16 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) and section 122A.415, subdivision 1, 
2.17 	the state total basic alternative teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed 
2.18 	~~$19,329,000 for fiscal year 2006 and~~ $75,636,000 for fiscal year 2007 ~~and later~~. For 
2.19 	fiscal years 2008 and later, the state total basic alternative teacher compensation aid 
2.20 	entitlement must not exceed the product of the limit on state total basic alternative teacher 
2.21 	compensation aid for the previous fiscal year times 1.1 times the ratio of the formula 
2.22 	allowance for the current fiscal year to the formula allowance for the previous fiscal 
2.23 	year. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation aid 
2.24 	approved under section 122A.415 so as not to exceed these limits.

2.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.