A bill for an act
relating to education finance; implementing actions to combat the educational
effects of COVID-19; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020,
section 126C.05, subdivision 5; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article
1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
new text begin(a) new text endAdjusted pupil units for a district or charter school
means the sum of:
(1) the number of pupil units served, according to subdivision 7, plus
(2) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school pays
tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, minus
(3) pupil units according to subdivision 1 for whom the district or charter school receives
tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88,
subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2020-2021 school year only, for purposes of
calculating general education revenue only, a school district's or charter school's adjusted
pupil units equals the greater of the amount calculated under paragraph (a) for fiscal year
2020 or the amount calculated under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 2021.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 6, section 1, is amended to read:
For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
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7,347,424,000 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
The 2020 appropriation includes $700,383,000 for 2019 and $6,647,041,000 for 2020.
The 2021 appropriation includes $711,885,000 for 2020 and deleted text begin$6,797,754,000deleted text endnew text begin $.......new text end for
2021.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A school board may adopt a written resolution
to provide extended school day and school year programming to its students from the
effective date of this act to August 30, 2021, in the form and manner determined by the
school board to address the educational services disruption caused by COVID-19 impacts.
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a student's
hours of instruction in an extended time program authorized under this section are eligible
hours under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.05, subdivisions 8 and 15, and must be
included in the revenue calculation under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision
2a.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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A school board developing or updating a plan to
provide on-site instruction to students must prioritize on-site instruction for a student whose
individualized education program requires instruction in a federal level three or four setting,
and a student with a disability who is also identified as an English learner in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.59.
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A school district may provide services required by an
individualized education program to a student at the student's home. If a district chooses to
provide services at a student's home under this subdivision, the services provided by district
staff under this subdivision are determined necessary and essential to meet the district's
obligation to provide special instruction and services to a student with a disability and qualify
for funding in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.
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A school district must consider how a student's disability may affect
the student's ability to engage in distance instruction when determining whether to refer a
student for truancy programs and services under Minnesota Statutes, section 260A.02,
subdivision 3, or reporting students for educational neglect under Laws 2020, First Special
Session chapter 2, article 7.
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A school district must allow a student participating in a
special education secondary transition program for a student with a disability and age 18
through 21, who was expected to participate in employment, in-person job training, or
independent life skills training during the 2020-2021 school year in accordance with the
student's individualized education program, to participate during the 2021-2022 school year
notwithstanding the student's age.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year
designated.
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(a) For expedited grants for full-service
community schools:
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(b) The commissioner may award full-service community school grants to school sites
in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner must consider