Bill Text: MN HF393 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Compensatory revenue authorized to be spent on early education efforts including parental outreach.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-08 - Author added Isaacson [HF393 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF393-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to education finance; authorizing compensatory revenue to be spent
1.3on early education efforts, including parental outreach;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Use of revenue. The basic skills revenue under section126C.10,
1.8subdivision 4 , must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils who
1.9enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content
1.10or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their age.
1.11Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and their
1.12families for entry into school whether the student first enrolls in kindergarten or first grade.
1.13Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:
1.14(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according
1.15to section124D.66 ;
1.16(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas,
1.17or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;
1.18(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction
1.19to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios, or team
1.20teaching;
1.21(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer
1.22program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract
1.23with a community-based organization;
2.1(5) comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and site
2.2plans according to section122A.60 , for teachers, teacher aides, principals, and other
2.3personnel to improve their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide
2.4appropriate remediation, intervention, accommodations, or modifications;
2.5(6) instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for meeting
2.6the individual needs of these learners;
2.7(7) programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance
2.8self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe and secure
2.9learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other
2.10governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social,
2.11emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services,
2.12guidance services, and social work services;
2.13(8) bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;
2.14(9) all day kindergarten;
2.15(10) early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness programs,
2.16kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, voluntary home visits under section 124D.13,
2.17subdivision 4, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare children for kindergarten;
2.18(11) extended school day and extended school year programs; and
2.19(11) (12) substantial parent involvement in developing and implementing remedial
2.20education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between the
2.21school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities of
2.22the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.
2.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014
2.24and later.
2.25 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.26 Subd. 2. Building allocation. (a) A district or cooperative must allocate its
2.27compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative where
2.28the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
2.29cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
2.30article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
2.31measures developed by the school board.
2.32 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district or cooperative may allocate up to
2.33five percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to school
2.34sites according to a plan adopted by the school board, and a district or cooperative may
2.35allocate up to an additional five percent of its compensatory revenue for activities under
3.1subdivision 1, clause (10), according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money
3.2reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but
3.3may be spent on students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or
3.4other prekindergarten programs.
3.5 (c) For the purposes of this section and section126C.05, subdivision 3 , "building"
3.6means education site as defined in section123B.04, subdivision 1 .
3.7 (d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue
3.8generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
3.9 (e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building
3.10closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student
3.11demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory
3.12revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the
3.13department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must
3.14use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under
3.15section123B.76, subdivision 3 , paragraph (c).
3.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014
3.17and later.
1.3on early education efforts, including parental outreach;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Use of revenue. The basic skills revenue under section
1.8subdivision 4
1.9enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content
1.10or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their age.
1.11Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and their
1.12families for entry into school whether the student first enrolls in kindergarten or first grade.
1.13Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:
1.14(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according
1.15to section
1.16(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas,
1.17or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;
1.18(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction
1.19to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios, or team
1.20teaching;
1.21(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer
1.22program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract
1.23with a community-based organization;
2.1(5) comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and site
2.2plans according to section
2.3personnel to improve their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide
2.4appropriate remediation, intervention, accommodations, or modifications;
2.5(6) instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for meeting
2.6the individual needs of these learners;
2.7(7) programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance
2.8self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe and secure
2.9learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other
2.10governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social,
2.11emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services,
2.12guidance services, and social work services;
2.13(8) bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;
2.14(9) all day kindergarten;
2.15(10) early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness programs,
2.16kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, voluntary home visits under section 124D.13,
2.17subdivision 4, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare children for kindergarten;
2.18(11) extended school day and extended school year programs; and
2.19
2.20education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between the
2.21school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities of
2.22the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.
2.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014
2.24and later.
2.25 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.26 Subd. 2. Building allocation. (a) A district or cooperative must allocate its
2.27compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative where
2.28the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
2.29cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
2.30article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
2.31measures developed by the school board.
2.32 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district or cooperative may allocate up to
2.33five percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to school
2.34sites according to a plan adopted by the school board, and a district or cooperative may
2.35allocate up to an additional five percent of its compensatory revenue for activities under
3.1subdivision 1, clause (10), according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money
3.2reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but
3.3may be spent on students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or
3.4other prekindergarten programs.
3.5 (c) For the purposes of this section and section
3.6means education site as defined in section
3.7 (d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue
3.8generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
3.9 (e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building
3.10closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student
3.11demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory
3.12revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the
3.13department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must
3.14use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under
3.15section
3.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2014
3.17and later.
