Bill Text: MN HF511 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Educational mandates deemed unneeded removed.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-09 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means [HF511 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF511-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Educational mandates deemed unneeded removed.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-09 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means [HF511 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF511-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; removing unneeded mandates on public schools;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120B.023, subdivision 2; 123A.16,
1.4subdivision 1; 123B.02, subdivision 15; 124D.19, subdivision 3; 125A.07;
1.5126C.44; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subd. 2. Revisions and reviews required. (a) The commissioner of education must
1.10revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent
1.11with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards
1.12and graduation requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards
1.13and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. The commissioner must
1.14review the state's academic standards, graduation requirements, and related benchmarks
1.15consistent with the cycle established in this subdivision but must not proceed to revise or
1.16align the academic standards, graduation requirements, or related benchmarks without
1.17first receiving specific legislative authority to do so. After completing a review under this
1.18subdivision, the commissioner must submit to the legislature recommended changes in the
1.19relevant academic standards, graduation requirements, and related benchmarks. During
1.20each review cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required
1.21academic standard and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for
1.22college readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area.
1.23(b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's
1.24academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require
2.1that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the
2.22010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:
2.3(1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth
2.4grade; and
2.5(2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must
2.6satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.
2.7The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments
2.8administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
2.9standards in mathematics, consistent with section120B.30 , subdivision 1, paragraph
2.10(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
2.11benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.
2.12(c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's
2.13academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that
2.14students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011
2.15school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
2.16related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
2.17(d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's
2.18academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that
2.19students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012
2.20school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015
2.21school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The
2.22commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks
2.23in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
2.24(e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's
2.25academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require
2.26that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the
2.272012-2013 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic
2.28standards and related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
2.29(f) The commissioner in the2010-2011 2014-2015 school year must revise and
2.30align review the state's academic standards and high school graduation requirements
2.31in social studiesto require that students must satisfactorily complete the revised social
2.32studies standards beginning in the 2013-2014 2017-2018 school year and recommend any
2.33revisions to the legislature. The commissioner must again implement a review of the
2.34academic standards and related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the2019-2020
2.352023-2024 school year.
3.1(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic
3.2standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career
3.3and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning
3.4in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and
3.5charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards
3.6and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.
3.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.9 Subdivision 1. School district representation. The education district board shall
3.10be composed of at least one representative appointed by the school board or governing
3.11board of each member. Each representative must be a member of the appointing school or
3.12governing board. Each representative shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board
3.13and may be recalled by a majority vote of the appointing board. Each representative shall
3.14serve for the term that is specified in the agreement. The board shall select its officers
3.15from among its members and shall determine the terms of the officers. The board shall
3.16adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business. The board may conduct public meetings via
3.17interactive television and, notwithstanding section 13D.02, may also conduct meetings
3.18via video and audio link if the board complies with chapter 13D in each location where
3.19board members are present.
3.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.21 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
3.22 Subd. 15. Annuity contract; payroll allocation. (a) At the request of an employee
3.23and as part of the employee's compensation arrangement, the board may purchase an
3.24individual annuity contract for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may
3.25make payroll allocations in accordance with such arrangement for the purpose of paying
3.26the entire premium due and to become due under such contract. The allocation must be
3.27made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for
3.28the benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current Federal Internal Revenue Code
3.29or any equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall
3.30own such contract and the employee's rights under the contract shall be nonforfeitable
3.31except for failure to pay premiums. Section122A.40 shall not be applicable hereto and the
3.32board shall have no liability thereunder because of its purchase of any individual annuity
3.33contracts. This statute shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to employees of
4.1the school district. The school board of a school district shall determine the identity and
4.2number of the available vendors under federal Internal Revenue Code, section 403(b)is a
4.3term and condition of employment under section
179A.03
4.4 (b) When considering vendors under paragraph (a), the school district and the
4.5exclusive representative of the employees shall consider all of the following:
4.6 (1) the vendor's ability to comply with all employer requirements imposed by
4.7section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments,
4.8other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that apply to section 403(b) of the
4.9Internal Revenue Code, and any regulation adopted in relation to these laws;
4.10 (2) the vendor's experience in providing 403(b) plans;
4.11 (3) the vendor's potential effectiveness in providing client services attendant to
4.12its plan and in relation to cost;
4.13 (4) the nature and extent of rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
4.14 (5) the suitability of the rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
4.15 (6) the vendor's ability to provide the rights and benefits offered under its plan; and
4.16 (7) the vendor's financial stability.
4.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
4.18 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.19 Subd. 3. Community education director. (a) Except as provided under paragraphs
4.20(b) and (c), each board shall employ a licensed community education director. The board
4.21shall submit the name of the person who is serving as director of community education
4.22under this section on the district's annual community education report to the commissioner.
4.23(b) A board may apply to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators under
4.24Minnesota Rules, part 3512.3500, subpart 9, for authority to use an individual who is not
4.25licensed as a community education director.
4.26(c) A board of a district with a total population of2,000 10,000 or less may identify
4.27an employee who holds a valid Minnesota principal or superintendent license under
4.28Minnesota Rules, chapter 3512, to serve as director of community education. To be
4.29eligible for an exception under this paragraph, the board shall certify in writing to the
4.30commissioner that the district has not placed a licensed director of community education
4.31on unrequested leave.
4.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 125A.07, is amended to read:
5.2125A.07 RULEMAKING.
5.3(a) Consistent with this section, the commissioner shall adopt new rules and
5.4amend existing rules related to children with disabilities onlyunder after receiving
5.5specific legislative authority to do so, consistent with section 127A.05, subdivision 4, and
5.6consistent with the requirements of chapter 14 and paragraph (c). Technical changes and
5.7corrections are exempted from this paragraph.
5.8(b) As provided in this paragraph, the state's regulatory scheme should support
5.9schools by assuring that all state special education rules adopted by the commissioner
5.10result in one or more of the following outcomes:
5.11(1) increased time available to teachers and, where appropriate, to support staff
5.12including school nurses for educating students through direct and indirect instruction;
5.13(2) consistent and uniform access to effective education programs for students with
5.14disabilities throughout the state;
5.15(3) reduced inequalities and conflict, appropriate due process hearing procedures
5.16and reduced court actions related to the delivery of special education instruction and
5.17services for students with disabilities;
5.18(4) clear expectations for service providers and for students with disabilities;
5.19(5) increased accountability for all individuals and agencies that provide instruction
5.20and other services to students with disabilities;
5.21(6) greater focus for the state and local resources dedicated to educating students
5.22with disabilities; and
5.23(7) clearer standards for evaluating the effectiveness of education and support
5.24services for students with disabilities.
5.25(c) Subject to chapter 14, the commissioner may adopt, amend, or rescind a rule
5.26related to children with disabilities if such action is specifically required by federal law.
5.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.28 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
5.29126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
5.30 (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
5.31for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied
5.32for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted
5.33marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and
5.34used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties
6.1who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for
6.2the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in
6.3services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program
6.4as defined in section609.101, subdivision 3 , paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
6.5(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's
6.6schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5)
6.7to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary
6.8opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school
6.9district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed
6.10school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical
6.11dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures
6.12under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided
6.13by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's
6.14department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If
6.15a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the
6.16necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or
6.17sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.
6.18 (b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
6.19include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
6.20authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
6.21must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts.
6.22This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue
6.23raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
6.24(c) A school district must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost pupil
6.25unit of the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph (a),
6.26clause (6). The district must annually certify either that: (1) its total spending on services
6.27provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the sum of
6.28its expenditures for these purposes, excluding amounts spent under this section, in the
6.29previous year plus the amount spent under this section; or (2) that the district's full-time
6.30equivalent number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the
6.31number for the previous year.
6.32 Sec. 7. RESERVED REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORARY
6.33SUSPENSION.
6.34Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years
6.352012 and 2013 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff
7.1development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according to the
7.2requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13,
7.3subdivision 5.
7.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
7.5 Sec. 8. FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 ONLY.
7.6(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for fiscal
7.7years 2012 and 2013 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund transfer
7.8if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in additional
7.9property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers from the
7.10community service fund.
7.11(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after
7.12adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities
7.13for students.
7.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.15 Sec. 9. REPEALER.
7.16Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05, is repealed.
7.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120B.023, subdivision 2; 123A.16,
1.4subdivision 1; 123B.02, subdivision 15; 124D.19, subdivision 3; 125A.07;
1.5126C.44; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subd. 2. Revisions and reviews required. (a) The commissioner of education must
1.10revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent
1.11with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards
1.12and graduation requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards
1.13and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. The commissioner must
1.14review the state's academic standards, graduation requirements, and related benchmarks
1.15consistent with the cycle established in this subdivision but must not proceed to revise or
1.16align the academic standards, graduation requirements, or related benchmarks without
1.17first receiving specific legislative authority to do so. After completing a review under this
1.18subdivision, the commissioner must submit to the legislature recommended changes in the
1.19relevant academic standards, graduation requirements, and related benchmarks. During
1.20each review cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required
1.21academic standard and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for
1.22college readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area.
1.23(b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's
1.24academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require
2.1that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the
2.22010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:
2.3(1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth
2.4grade; and
2.5(2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must
2.6satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.
2.7The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments
2.8administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
2.9standards in mathematics, consistent with section
2.10(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
2.11benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.
2.12(c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's
2.13academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that
2.14students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011
2.15school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
2.16related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
2.17(d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's
2.18academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that
2.19students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012
2.20school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015
2.21school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The
2.22commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks
2.23in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
2.24(e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's
2.25academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require
2.26that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the
2.272012-2013 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic
2.28standards and related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
2.29(f) The commissioner in the
2.30
2.31in social studies
2.32
2.33revisions to the legislature. The commissioner must again implement a review of the
2.34academic standards and related benchmarks in social studies beginning in the
2.352023-2024 school year.
3.1(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic
3.2standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career
3.3and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning
3.4in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and
3.5charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards
3.6and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.
3.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.9 Subdivision 1. School district representation. The education district board shall
3.10be composed of at least one representative appointed by the school board or governing
3.11board of each member. Each representative must be a member of the appointing school or
3.12governing board. Each representative shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board
3.13and may be recalled by a majority vote of the appointing board. Each representative shall
3.14serve for the term that is specified in the agreement. The board shall select its officers
3.15from among its members and shall determine the terms of the officers. The board shall
3.16adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business. The board may conduct public meetings via
3.17interactive television and, notwithstanding section 13D.02, may also conduct meetings
3.18via video and audio link if the board complies with chapter 13D in each location where
3.19board members are present.
3.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
3.21 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
3.22 Subd. 15. Annuity contract; payroll allocation. (a) At the request of an employee
3.23and as part of the employee's compensation arrangement, the board may purchase an
3.24individual annuity contract for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may
3.25make payroll allocations in accordance with such arrangement for the purpose of paying
3.26the entire premium due and to become due under such contract. The allocation must be
3.27made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for
3.28the benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current Federal Internal Revenue Code
3.29or any equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall
3.30own such contract and the employee's rights under the contract shall be nonforfeitable
3.31except for failure to pay premiums. Section
3.32board shall have no liability thereunder because of its purchase of any individual annuity
3.33contracts. This statute shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to employees of
4.1the school district. The school board of a school district shall determine the identity and
4.2number of the available vendors under federal Internal Revenue Code, section 403(b)
4.3
4.4 (b) When considering vendors under paragraph (a), the school district and the
4.5exclusive representative of the employees shall consider all of the following:
4.6 (1) the vendor's ability to comply with all employer requirements imposed by
4.7section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments,
4.8other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that apply to section 403(b) of the
4.9Internal Revenue Code, and any regulation adopted in relation to these laws;
4.10 (2) the vendor's experience in providing 403(b) plans;
4.11 (3) the vendor's potential effectiveness in providing client services attendant to
4.12its plan and in relation to cost;
4.13 (4) the nature and extent of rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
4.14 (5) the suitability of the rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
4.15 (6) the vendor's ability to provide the rights and benefits offered under its plan; and
4.16 (7) the vendor's financial stability.
4.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
4.18 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.19 Subd. 3. Community education director. (a) Except as provided under paragraphs
4.20(b) and (c), each board shall employ a licensed community education director. The board
4.21shall submit the name of the person who is serving as director of community education
4.22under this section on the district's annual community education report to the commissioner.
4.23(b) A board may apply to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators under
4.24Minnesota Rules, part 3512.3500, subpart 9, for authority to use an individual who is not
4.25licensed as a community education director.
4.26(c) A board of a district with a total population of
4.27an employee who holds a valid Minnesota principal or superintendent license under
4.28Minnesota Rules, chapter 3512, to serve as director of community education. To be
4.29eligible for an exception under this paragraph, the board shall certify in writing to the
4.30commissioner that the district has not placed a licensed director of community education
4.31on unrequested leave.
4.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 125A.07, is amended to read:
5.2125A.07 RULEMAKING.
5.3(a) Consistent with this section, the commissioner shall adopt new rules and
5.4amend existing rules related to children with disabilities only
5.5specific legislative authority to do so, consistent with section 127A.05, subdivision 4, and
5.6consistent with the requirements of chapter 14 and paragraph (c). Technical changes and
5.7corrections are exempted from this paragraph.
5.8(b) As provided in this paragraph, the state's regulatory scheme should support
5.9schools by assuring that all state special education rules adopted by the commissioner
5.10result in one or more of the following outcomes:
5.11(1) increased time available to teachers and, where appropriate, to support staff
5.12including school nurses for educating students through direct and indirect instruction;
5.13(2) consistent and uniform access to effective education programs for students with
5.14disabilities throughout the state;
5.15(3) reduced inequalities and conflict, appropriate due process hearing procedures
5.16and reduced court actions related to the delivery of special education instruction and
5.17services for students with disabilities;
5.18(4) clear expectations for service providers and for students with disabilities;
5.19(5) increased accountability for all individuals and agencies that provide instruction
5.20and other services to students with disabilities;
5.21(6) greater focus for the state and local resources dedicated to educating students
5.22with disabilities; and
5.23(7) clearer standards for evaluating the effectiveness of education and support
5.24services for students with disabilities.
5.25(c) Subject to chapter 14, the commissioner may adopt, amend, or rescind a rule
5.26related to children with disabilities if such action is specifically required by federal law.
5.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
5.28 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
5.29126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
5.30 (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
5.31for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied
5.32for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted
5.33marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and
5.34used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties
6.1who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for
6.2the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in
6.3services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program
6.4as defined in section
6.5(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's
6.6schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5)
6.7to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary
6.8opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school
6.9district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed
6.10school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical
6.11dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures
6.12under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided
6.13by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's
6.14department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If
6.15a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the
6.16necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or
6.17sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.
6.18 (b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
6.19include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
6.20authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
6.21must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts.
6.22This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue
6.23raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
6.24
6.25
6.26
6.27
6.28
6.29
6.30
6.31
6.32 Sec. 7. RESERVED REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORARY
6.33SUSPENSION.
6.34Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years
6.352012 and 2013 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff
7.1development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according to the
7.2requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13,
7.3subdivision 5.
7.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
7.5 Sec. 8. FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 ONLY.
7.6(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for fiscal
7.7years 2012 and 2013 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund transfer
7.8if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in additional
7.9property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers from the
7.10community service fund.
7.11(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after
7.12adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities
7.13for students.
7.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
7.15 Sec. 9. REPEALER.
7.16Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05, is repealed.
7.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
