Bill Text: MN SF2041 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: School district career and technical levy limit removal
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-20 - Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Taxes [SF2041 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2041-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education finance; eliminating the limitation on the career and
1.3technical levy;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section
1.4124D.4531, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subdivision 1. Career and technical levy. (a) A district with a career and technical
1.9program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified
1.10may levy an amount equal to the greater of:
1.11(1) $80 times the district's average daily membership in grades 9 through 12 for the
1.12fiscal year in which the levy is certified; or
1.13(2) 35 percent of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is
1.14certified for the following:
1.15(i) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional
1.16services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered
1.17in the district's approved career and technical education programs;
1.18(ii) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota
1.19school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;
1.20(iii) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical
1.21education personnel;
1.22(iv) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
1.23vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;
2.1(v) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for
2.2improvement based on program assessment;
2.3(vi) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
2.4noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and
2.5(vii) specialized vocational instructional supplies.
2.6(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical levy may be spent on
2.7equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical levy for equipment
2.8purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for
2.9students that result from the investment in equipment.
2.10(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
2.11year in which it is certified.
2.12(d) The amount of the levy certified under this subdivision may not exceed
2.13$17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012, $15,520,000 for taxes payable in 2013, and
2.14$15,545,000 for taxes payable in 2014.
2.15(e) If the estimated levy exceeds the amount in paragraph (d), the commissioner
2.16must reduce the percentage in paragraph (a), clause (2), until the estimated levy no longer
2.17exceeds the limit in paragraph (d).
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 and later.
2.19 Sec. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL LEVY LIMITATION, PAYABLE IN 2012.
2.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, the amount
2.21of the levy certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, may not
2.22exceed $17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012.
2.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 only.
1.3technical levy;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section
1.4124D.4531, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subdivision 1. Career and technical levy. (a) A district with a career and technical
1.9program approved under this section for the fiscal year in which the levy is certified
1.10may levy an amount equal to the greater of:
1.11(1) $80 times the district's average daily membership in grades 9 through 12 for the
1.12fiscal year in which the levy is certified; or
1.13(2) 35 percent of approved expenditures in the fiscal year in which the levy is
1.14certified for the following:
1.15(i) salaries paid to essential, licensed personnel providing direct instructional
1.16services to students in that fiscal year, including extended contracts, for services rendered
1.17in the district's approved career and technical education programs;
1.18(ii) contracted services provided by a public or private agency other than a Minnesota
1.19school district or cooperative center under subdivision 7;
1.20(iii) necessary travel between instructional sites by licensed career and technical
1.21education personnel;
1.22(iv) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
1.23vocational student organization activities held within the state for instructional purposes;
2.1(v) curriculum development activities that are part of a five-year plan for
2.2improvement based on program assessment;
2.3(vi) necessary travel by licensed career and technical education personnel for
2.4noncollegiate credit-bearing professional development; and
2.5(vii) specialized vocational instructional supplies.
2.6(b) Up to ten percent of a district's career and technical levy may be spent on
2.7equipment purchases. Districts using the career and technical levy for equipment
2.8purchases must report to the department on the improved learning opportunities for
2.9students that result from the investment in equipment.
2.10(c) The district must recognize the full amount of this levy as revenue for the fiscal
2.11year in which it is certified.
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2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 and later.
2.19 Sec. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL LEVY LIMITATION, PAYABLE IN 2012.
2.20Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, the amount
2.21of the levy certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1, may not
2.22exceed $17,850,000 for taxes payable in 2012.
2.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2012 only.
