A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing participation in and funding for the
alternative teacher compensation program; authorizing a district to qualify under
the long-term facilities maintenance revenue program as a district eligible for
alternative facilities revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2023 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article
4, section 25, subdivision 3, as added; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section
64, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:
(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed deleted text begin $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2023;deleted text end
$88,461,000 for fiscal year 2024; deleted text begin $88,461,000deleted text end new text begin $110,000,000new text end for fiscal year 2025; and
deleted text begin $89,486,000deleted text end new text begin $111,000,000new text end for fiscal year 2026 and later. The commissioner must limit the
amount of alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to
exceed these limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among
participating districts, intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The
commissioner may also reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the
second year to the first year to meet the needs of approved participants.
(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 25, subdivision 3, as added by Laws
2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 7, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end Independent School District No. 284, Wayzata, is eligible for the
alternative facilities revenue program under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, for the
purposes of financing school facilities in the district.
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(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning in fiscal year 2026, Independent
School District No. 720, Shakopee, is a qualifying alternative facilities district for purposes
of long-term facilities maintenance revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2026 and later.
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Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
| $ |
88,443,000 |
..... |
2024 |
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| $ |
deleted text begin
88,430,000 deleted text end new text begin 107,846,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,619,000
for fiscal year 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,846,000 for fiscal year 2024 and deleted text begin $79,584,000deleted text end new text begin
$99,000,000new text end for fiscal year 2025.