Bill Text: MN HF1099 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Integration revenue modified.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-04 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy [HF1099 Detail]
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1.2relating to education finance; modifying integration revenue;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86; Laws 2011, First Special Session
1.4chapter 11, article 2, section 51; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.5124D.86, subdivision 6.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, is amended to read:
1.8124D.86 INTEGRATION REVENUE.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Use of revenue. Districts must use integration revenue under this
1.10section for programs established under a desegregation plan filed with the Department of
1.11Education according to Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, or under court
1.12order. The revenue must be used for students to have increased and sustained interracial
1.13contacts and improved educational opportunities and outcomes designed to close the
1.14academic achievement gap between white students and protected students as defined
1.15in Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, subpart 4,through classroom experiences, staff
1.16initiatives, and other educationally related programs, consistent with subdivision 1b.
1.17 Subd. 1a.Budget approval process Integration planning and development.
1.18Each year before A district receives any entitled to receive revenue under subdivision 3,
1.19the district by March 15 must submit to the Department of Education, for its review and
1.20approval by May 15 a budget detailing the costs of the desegregation/integration plan filed
1.21under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180. Notwithstanding chapter 14,
1.22the department may develop criteria for budget approval, consistent with subdivision
1.231b. The department shall consult with the Desegregation Advisory Board in developing
1.24these criteria. The criteria developed by the department must address, at a minimum, the
2.1following:, an integration and achievement plan with the following items for each use
2.2of revenue categorized in subdivision 1b:
2.3(1) budget items cannot be approved unless they are part of any overall desegregation
2.4plan approved by the district for isolated sites or by the Multidistrict Collaboration
2.5Council and participating individual members;
2.6(2) the budget must indicate how revenue expenditures will be used specifically
2.7to support increased and sustained interracial contacts and improved educational
2.8opportunities and outcomes designed to close the academic achievement gap between
2.9white students and protected students as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110,
2.10subpart 4, consistent with subdivision 1b;
2.11(3) components of the budget to be considered by the department, including staffing,
2.12curriculum, transportation, facilities, materials, and equipment and reasonable planning
2.13costs, as determined by the department; and
2.14(4) if plans are proposed to enhance existing programs, the total budget being
2.15appropriated to the program must be included, indicating what part is to be funded using
2.16integration revenue and what part is to be funded using other revenues.
2.17(1) measurable goals related to increasing and sustaining interracial contacts and
2.18outcomes designed to close the academic achievement gap between enrolled protected
2.19class students, American Indian students, and white students within the district;
2.20(2) a budget detailing the use of revenue and aligning the use of integration revenue
2.21with each of the goals;
2.22(3) specific criteria with valid and reliable measures outlining how the district will
2.23measure whether it has met its plan goals; and
2.24(4) a process to evaluate the success of its plan using specific student data with
2.25results reported to the Department of Education and shared on the district's Web site.
2.26 Subd. 1b.Plan components Use of revenue. Each year a district's board must
2.27approve the plans submitted by each district under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0160 and
2.283535.0170, before integration revenue is awarded. If a district is applying for revenue for
2.29a plan that is part of a multidistrict council, the individual district shall not receive revenue
2.30unless it ratifies the plan adopted by its multidistrict council or approves a modified plan
2.31with a written explanation of any modifications. Each plan shall:
2.32(1) identify the integration issues at the sites or districts covered by Minnesota
2.33Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180;
2.34(2) describe the community outreach that preceded the integration plan, such that the
2.35commissioner can determine whether the membership of the planning councils complied
2.36with the requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180;
3.1(3) identify specific goals of the integration plan that is premised on valid and
3.2reliable measures, effective and efficient use of resources, and continuous adaptation of
3.3best practices;
3.4(4) provide for implementing innovative and practical strategies and programs such
3.5as magnet schools, transportation, research-based programs to improve the performance of
3.6protected students with lower measured achievement on state or local assessments, staff
3.7development for teachers in cultural competency, formative assessments, and increased
3.8numbers of teachers of color that enable the district to achieve annual progress in realizing
3.9the goals in its plan; and
3.10(5) establish valid and reliable longitudinal measures for the district to use in
3.11demonstrating to the commissioner the amount of progress it has achieved in realizing
3.12the goals in its plan.
3.13By June 30 of the subsequent fiscal year, each district shall report to the commissioner in
3.14writing about the extent to which the integration goals identified in the plan were met.
3.15(a) Each district may use revenue for the following purposes aligned with the
3.16district's strategic plan:
3.17(1) innovative and integrated learning environments, including magnet schools that:
3.18(i) are designed to promote and sustain interracial contact within the district or
3.19across the district's integration achievement zone;
3.20(ii) use innovative and research-based instructional approaches;
3.21(iii) use interventions to increase achievement; or
3.22(iv) provide options for student choice and opportunities for rigorous courses;
3.23(2) family engagement that promotes involvement in the academic life and success
3.24of students and to bridge cultural understanding;
3.25(3) professional development for staff that focuses on:
3.26(i) increasing the achievement of students of color;
3.27(ii) presenting multiple perspectives and understanding about culture, cultural
3.28competency, and racial diversity; or
3.29(iii) ways to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students;
3.30(4) access to opportunity through programming that is proven to increase rigor and
3.31that focuses on the college and career readiness of underserved populations; or
3.32(5) increases the diversity of teachers, administrators, and other school staff.
3.33(b) A district's proposed expenditures of integration revenue shall be presented in
3.34public hearings held before a school board approves its general budget for the subsequent
3.35fiscal year. No more than ten percent of the annual total integration revenue budget may
3.36be used for administrative or indirect costs. Actual expenditures of a district's integration
4.1revenue shall be available for review on a district's Web site and shall be included in the
4.2district's annual uniform financial accounting and reporting standards report.
4.3(c) The Department of Education shall provide technical assistance and support to
4.4districts on allowable or effective uses of revenue and shall review and monitor districts'
4.5uniform financial accounting and reporting standards submissions detailing their use of
4.6integration revenue.
4.7(d) Consistent with paragraph (a), districts may use revenue under this section to
4.8develop a collaborative achievement zone district through an existing or new joint powers
4.9agreement under section 471.59.
4.10 Subd. 1c. Timeline and implementation. Plans must be approved by the local
4.11board and submitted to the Department of Education no later than May 15. If a district is
4.12applying for revenue for a plan that is part of a multidistrict council, the individual district
4.13shall not receive revenue unless it ratifies the plan adopted by its multidistrict council.
4.14Each plan shall be in place for a duration of three years
4.15 Subd. 2. Separate account. Integration revenue shall be maintained in a separate
4.16account to identify expenditures for salaries and programs related to this revenue.
4.17 Subd. 3. Integration revenue.Integration revenue equals the following amounts:
4.18(1) for Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, $206 times the adjusted pupil
4.19units for the school year;
4.20(2) for Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, $445 times the adjusted
4.21pupil units for the school year;
4.22(3) for Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, the sum of $445 times the
4.23adjusted pupil units for the school year and an additional $35 times the adjusted pupil units
4.24for the school year that is provided entirely through a local levy;
4.25(4) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), or (3), that must implement a plan
4.26under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, where the district's enrollment of
4.27protected students, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, exceeds 15 percent,
4.28the lesser of (i) the actual cost of implementing the plan during the fiscal year minus the aid
4.29received under subdivision 6, or (ii) $129 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year;
4.30(5) for a district not listed in clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), that is required to implement
4.31a plan according to the requirements of Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180,
4.32the lesser of
4.33(i) the actual cost of implementing the plan during the fiscal year minus the aid
4.34received under subdivision 6, or
4.35(ii) $92 times the adjusted pupil units for the school year.
5.1Any money received by districts in clauses (1) to (3) which exceeds the amount
5.2received in fiscal year 2000 shall be subject to the budget requirements in subdivision
5.31a; and
5.4(6) for a member district of a multidistrict integration collaborative that files a plan
5.5with the commissioner, but is not contiguous to a racially isolated district, integration
5.6revenue equals the amount defined in clause (5).
5.7Integration revenue for an eligible district equals the lesser of the district's
5.8expenditure for the fiscal year under its budget according to subdivision 1a or the greater
5.9of: (1) 90 percent of the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 under Minnesota
5.10Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, or (2) the sum of: (i) $315 times the district's adjusted
5.11pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the pupil unit weights effective under
5.12section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later, times the district's enrollment of protected
5.13students as a percent of its total enrollment on October 1 of the prior fiscal year, plus (ii)
5.14$100 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the
5.15pupil unit weights effective under section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later times the
5.16district's enrollment of protected students as a percent of its total enrollment on October
5.171 of the prior fiscal year times the district's focus rating for the prior fiscal year under
5.18Minnesota's 2012 Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility request.
5.19 Subd. 4. Integration levy.A district may levy an amount equal to 37 percent for
5.20fiscal year 2003, 23 percent for fiscal year 2004, and 30 percent for fiscal year 2005
5.21and thereafter of the district's integration revenue as defined in subdivision 3. A district
5.22may levy an amount equal to 30 percent of the district's integration revenue as defined
5.23in subdivision 3. The Department of Education must adjust the levy for taxes payable in
5.242014 by the difference between the integration levy under this section and the amount
5.25levied by the district under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section
5.2649, paragraph (f).
5.27 Subd. 5. Integration aid. A district's integration aid equals the difference between
5.28the district's integration revenue and its integration levy.
5.29 Subd. 6. Alternative attendance programs. (a) The integration aid under
5.30subdivision 5 must be adjusted for each pupil residing in a district eligible for integration
5.31revenue under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or (3), and attending a nonresident district
5.32under sections123A.05 to
123A.08 ,
124D.03 , and
124D.08 , that is not eligible for
5.33integration revenue under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or (3), and has implemented a plan
5.34under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, if the enrollment of the pupil in the
5.35nonresident district contributes to desegregation or integration purposes. The adjustments
5.36must be made according to this subdivision.
6.1(b) Aid paid to a district serving nonresidents must be increased by an amount equal
6.2to the revenue per pupil unit of the resident district under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or
6.3(3), minus the revenue attributable to the pupil in the nonresident district under subdivision
6.43, clause (4), (5), or (6), for the time the pupil is enrolled in the nonresident district.
6.5 Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 51, is amended to
6.6read:
6.7 Sec. 51. REPEALER.
6.8(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.871; and 124D.88, are repealed effective
6.9for fiscal year 2012 and later.
6.10(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 123B.05; and 124D.38, subdivisions 4, 5,
6.11and 6, are repealed.
6.12(c) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.11, subdivision 8, is repealed effective
6.13for fiscal year 2013 and later.
6.14(d) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.86, is repealed effective for revenue
6.15for fiscal year 2014.
6.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
6.17 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
6.18Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, subdivision 6, is repealed for fiscal
6.19year 2014 and later.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86; Laws 2011, First Special Session
1.4chapter 11, article 2, section 51; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
1.5124D.86, subdivision 6.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, is amended to read:
1.8124D.86 INTEGRATION REVENUE.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Use of revenue. Districts must use integration revenue under this
1.10section for programs established under a desegregation plan filed with the Department of
1.11Education according to Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, or under court
1.12order. The revenue must be used for students to have increased and sustained interracial
1.13contacts and improved educational opportunities and outcomes designed to close the
1.14academic achievement gap between white students and protected students as defined
1.15in Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, subpart 4,
1.16
1.17 Subd. 1a.
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2.2of revenue categorized in subdivision 1b:
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2.17(1) measurable goals related to increasing and sustaining interracial contacts and
2.18outcomes designed to close the academic achievement gap between enrolled protected
2.19class students, American Indian students, and white students within the district;
2.20(2) a budget detailing the use of revenue and aligning the use of integration revenue
2.21with each of the goals;
2.22(3) specific criteria with valid and reliable measures outlining how the district will
2.23measure whether it has met its plan goals; and
2.24(4) a process to evaluate the success of its plan using specific student data with
2.25results reported to the Department of Education and shared on the district's Web site.
2.26 Subd. 1b.
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3.15(a) Each district may use revenue for the following purposes aligned with the
3.16district's strategic plan:
3.17(1) innovative and integrated learning environments, including magnet schools that:
3.18(i) are designed to promote and sustain interracial contact within the district or
3.19across the district's integration achievement zone;
3.20(ii) use innovative and research-based instructional approaches;
3.21(iii) use interventions to increase achievement; or
3.22(iv) provide options for student choice and opportunities for rigorous courses;
3.23(2) family engagement that promotes involvement in the academic life and success
3.24of students and to bridge cultural understanding;
3.25(3) professional development for staff that focuses on:
3.26(i) increasing the achievement of students of color;
3.27(ii) presenting multiple perspectives and understanding about culture, cultural
3.28competency, and racial diversity; or
3.29(iii) ways to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students;
3.30(4) access to opportunity through programming that is proven to increase rigor and
3.31that focuses on the college and career readiness of underserved populations; or
3.32(5) increases the diversity of teachers, administrators, and other school staff.
3.33(b) A district's proposed expenditures of integration revenue shall be presented in
3.34public hearings held before a school board approves its general budget for the subsequent
3.35fiscal year. No more than ten percent of the annual total integration revenue budget may
3.36be used for administrative or indirect costs. Actual expenditures of a district's integration
4.1revenue shall be available for review on a district's Web site and shall be included in the
4.2district's annual uniform financial accounting and reporting standards report.
4.3(c) The Department of Education shall provide technical assistance and support to
4.4districts on allowable or effective uses of revenue and shall review and monitor districts'
4.5uniform financial accounting and reporting standards submissions detailing their use of
4.6integration revenue.
4.7(d) Consistent with paragraph (a), districts may use revenue under this section to
4.8develop a collaborative achievement zone district through an existing or new joint powers
4.9agreement under section 471.59.
4.10 Subd. 1c. Timeline and implementation. Plans must be approved by the local
4.11board and submitted to the Department of Education no later than May 15. If a district is
4.12applying for revenue for a plan that is part of a multidistrict council, the individual district
4.13shall not receive revenue unless it ratifies the plan adopted by its multidistrict council.
4.14Each plan shall be in place for a duration of three years
4.15 Subd. 2. Separate account. Integration revenue shall be maintained in a separate
4.16account to identify expenditures for salaries and programs related to this revenue.
4.17 Subd. 3. Integration revenue.
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5.7Integration revenue for an eligible district equals the lesser of the district's
5.8expenditure for the fiscal year under its budget according to subdivision 1a or the greater
5.9of: (1) 90 percent of the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 under Minnesota
5.10Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, or (2) the sum of: (i) $315 times the district's adjusted
5.11pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the pupil unit weights effective under
5.12section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later, times the district's enrollment of protected
5.13students as a percent of its total enrollment on October 1 of the prior fiscal year, plus (ii)
5.14$100 times the district's adjusted pupil units for the prior fiscal year computed using the
5.15pupil unit weights effective under section 126C.05 for fiscal year 2015 and later times the
5.16district's enrollment of protected students as a percent of its total enrollment on October
5.171 of the prior fiscal year times the district's focus rating for the prior fiscal year under
5.18Minnesota's 2012 Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility request.
5.19 Subd. 4. Integration levy.
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5.22may levy an amount equal to 30 percent of the district's integration revenue as defined
5.23in subdivision 3. The Department of Education must adjust the levy for taxes payable in
5.242014 by the difference between the integration levy under this section and the amount
5.25levied by the district under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section
5.2649, paragraph (f).
5.27 Subd. 5. Integration aid. A district's integration aid equals the difference between
5.28the district's integration revenue and its integration levy.
5.29 Subd. 6. Alternative attendance programs. (a) The integration aid under
5.30subdivision 5 must be adjusted for each pupil residing in a district eligible for integration
5.31revenue under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or (3), and attending a nonresident district
5.32under sections
5.33integration revenue under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or (3), and has implemented a plan
5.34under Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, if the enrollment of the pupil in the
5.35nonresident district contributes to desegregation or integration purposes. The adjustments
5.36must be made according to this subdivision.
6.1(b) Aid paid to a district serving nonresidents must be increased by an amount equal
6.2to the revenue per pupil unit of the resident district under subdivision 3, clause (1), (2), or
6.3(3), minus the revenue attributable to the pupil in the nonresident district under subdivision
6.43, clause (4), (5), or (6), for the time the pupil is enrolled in the nonresident district.
6.5 Sec. 2. Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 51, is amended to
6.6read:
6.7 Sec. 51. REPEALER.
6.8(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.871; and 124D.88, are repealed effective
6.9for fiscal year 2012 and later.
6.10(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 123B.05; and 124D.38, subdivisions 4, 5,
6.11and 6, are repealed.
6.12(c) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.11, subdivision 8, is repealed effective
6.13for fiscal year 2013 and later.
6.14
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6.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
6.17 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
6.18Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.86, subdivision 6, is repealed for fiscal
6.19year 2014 and later.
