Bill Text: MN SF2946 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: General education revenue school board reallocation authority

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-02 - Referred to Finance [SF2946 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2946-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to education finance; granting school boards authority to reallocate
1.3general education revenue;amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
1.4section 126C.10, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is
1.7amended to read:
1.8    Subdivision 1. General education revenue. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to
1.9the contrary, a school board in any school year may hold a formal hearing to declare an
1.10urgent educational need for that school year and resolve to reallocate the district revenue
1.11under this section to provide more effective education programs and services and improve
1.12the educational outcomes of all students enrolled in the district. A board action under this
1.13paragraph must not increase state aid obligations to the district, result in additional property
1.14tax authority for the district, or interfere with federally mandated laws or court orders.
1.15(b) For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the general education revenue for each district
1.16equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and talented
1.17revenue, small schools revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary sparsity revenue,
1.18elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital
1.19revenue, equity revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue.
1.20(b) (c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, the general education revenue for each
1.21district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and
1.22talented revenue, declining enrollment revenue, location equity revenue, small schools
1.23revenue, basic skills revenue, secondary sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue,
2.1transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity revenue, pension
2.2adjustment revenue, and transition revenue.
2.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.
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