Bill Text: MN SF2328 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education basic formula allowance extended time revenue linkage; English language learners service extension; safe schools levy increase
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-06 - Referred to Finance [SF2328 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2328-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education finance; linking extended time revenue to the basic formula
1.3allowance; extending services for English language learners; increasing the safe
1.4schools levy;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.59, subdivision 2;
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 2a; 126C.44.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. English learner. (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten
1.9through grade 12 who meets the following requirements:
1.10(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
1.11English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
1.12usually speaks a language other than English; and
1.13(2) the pupil is determined by developmentally appropriate measures, which might
1.14include observations, teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally
1.15appropriate assessment instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate
1.16fully in classes taught in English.
1.17(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a pupil in grades 4 through 12 who was enrolled
1.18in a Minnesota public school on the dates during the previous school year when a
1.19commissioner provided assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English
1.20was administered, shall not be counted as an English learner in calculating English learner
1.21pupil units under section126C.05, subdivision 17 , and shall not generate state English
1.22learner aid under section124D.65, subdivision 5 , unless the pupil scored below the state
1.23cutoff score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on an assessment
1.24measuring emerging academic English provided by the commissioner during the previous
1.25school year.
2.1(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in kindergarten through grade
2.212 shall not be counted as an English learner in calculating English learner pupil units
2.3under section126C.05, subdivision 17 , and shall not generate state English learner aid
2.4under section124D.65, subdivision 5 , if:
2.5(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program
2.6for English learners in accordance with sections124D.58 to
124D.64 ; or
2.7(2) the pupil has generatedfive seven or more years of average daily membership in
2.8Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.
2.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2015
2.10and later.
2.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is
2.12amended to read:
2.13 Subd. 2a. Extended time revenue. (a) A school district's extended time revenue is
2.14equal to the product of$5,017 the basic formula allowance and the sum of the adjusted
2.15pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and
2.16less than 1.2 according to section126C.05, subdivision 8 .
2.17(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day
2.18programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized
2.19under the learning year program.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2015
2.21and later.
2.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
2.23126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
2.24 (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
2.25for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied for
2.26all costs under this section shall be equal to$36 $45 multiplied by the district's adjusted
2.27pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and used for
2.28directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties who
2.29contract with the district for the following purposes:
2.30 (1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of
2.31peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools;
2.32 (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section
2.33609.101, subdivision 3
, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
3.1 (3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the
3.2district's schools;
3.3 (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;
3.4 (5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety,
3.5voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by
3.6the school district;
3.7 (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed
3.8school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical
3.9dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems;
3.10 (7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public
3.11announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility
3.12modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;
3.13 (8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or
3.14 (9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals
3.15who are not district employees or contractors.
3.16 (b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially
3.17attempt to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the
3.18police department of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district
3.19containing the school receiving the services. If a local police department or a county
3.20sheriff's department does not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may
3.21contract for these services with any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or
3.22partially within the school district's boundaries.
3.23 (c) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
3.24include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
3.25authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
3.26must not exceed$10 $15 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member
3.27districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.
3.28Revenue raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
3.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and later.
1.3allowance; extending services for English language learners; increasing the safe
1.4schools levy;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.59, subdivision 2;
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 2a; 126C.44.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. English learner. (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten
1.9through grade 12 who meets the following requirements:
1.10(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
1.11English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
1.12usually speaks a language other than English; and
1.13(2) the pupil is determined by developmentally appropriate measures, which might
1.14include observations, teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally
1.15appropriate assessment instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate
1.16fully in classes taught in English.
1.17(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a pupil in grades 4 through 12 who was enrolled
1.18in a Minnesota public school on the dates during the previous school year when a
1.19commissioner provided assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English
1.20was administered, shall not be counted as an English learner in calculating English learner
1.21pupil units under section
1.22learner aid under section
1.23cutoff score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on an assessment
1.24measuring emerging academic English provided by the commissioner during the previous
1.25school year.
2.1(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in kindergarten through grade
2.212 shall not be counted as an English learner in calculating English learner pupil units
2.3under section
2.4under section
2.5(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program
2.6for English learners in accordance with sections
2.7(2) the pupil has generated
2.8Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.
2.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2015
2.10and later.
2.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, is
2.12amended to read:
2.13 Subd. 2a. Extended time revenue. (a) A school district's extended time revenue is
2.14equal to the product of
2.15pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 and
2.16less than 1.2 according to section
2.17(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day
2.18programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized
2.19under the learning year program.
2.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2015
2.21and later.
2.22 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
2.23126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
2.24 (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
2.25for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied for
2.26all costs under this section shall be equal to
2.27pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and used for
2.28directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties who
2.29contract with the district for the following purposes:
2.30 (1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of
2.31peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools;
2.32 (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section
3.1 (3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the
3.2district's schools;
3.3 (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;
3.4 (5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety,
3.5voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by
3.6the school district;
3.7 (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed
3.8school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical
3.9dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems;
3.10 (7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public
3.11announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility
3.12modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;
3.13 (8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or
3.14 (9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals
3.15who are not district employees or contractors.
3.16 (b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially
3.17attempt to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the
3.18police department of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district
3.19containing the school receiving the services. If a local police department or a county
3.20sheriff's department does not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may
3.21contract for these services with any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or
3.22partially within the school district's boundaries.
3.23 (c) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
3.24include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
3.25authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
3.26must not exceed
3.27districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section.
3.28Revenue raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
3.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and later.
