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SF 2255

Minnesota Senate•Introduced

Summary

SF 2255, which omnibus E-12 Education appropriations, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 6, 2025 by Sen. Steve Cwodzinski (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 15, 2026: Author added Kunesh.

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SF 2255 has 2 co-sponsors.

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  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 2255
       (SENATE AUTHORS: CWODZINSKI, Kunesh and Marty)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
       03/06/2025       667 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Education Finance
       04/22/2025    2222a Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes
       04/23/2025      3754 Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance
       04/30/2025    4262a Comm report: To pass as amended
  4277 Second reading
  Referred to for comparison with HF2433
       05/17/2025      5146 Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2433, SF indefinitely postponed
       04/16/2026      8189 Chief author stricken Kunesh
  Chief author added Marty
       04/28/2026      9200 Author stricken Cwodzinski
       05/15/2026    10668 Chief author stricken, shown as co-author Marty
  Chief author added Cwodzinski
  Author added Kunesh
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying provisions for prekindergarten through
grade 12 education; providing funding for general education, education excellence,
teachers, American Indian education, special education, facilities, health, safety,
school nutrition, libraries, early childhood education, community education, and
state agencies; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; transferring money;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.117,
subdivision 4; 120B.124, subdivision 4; 120B.241, subdivision 3; 121A.642, by
adding a subdivision; 122A.59, by adding a subdivision; 122A.63, subdivision 9;
      122A.635; 122A.70, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 5a, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123A.48,
      subdivisions 2, 5; 123A.485, subdivision 2; 123A.73, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, by
      adding a subdivision; 123B.445; 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, 10; 123B.63,
      subdivision 3; 123B.71, subdivision 8; 123B.84; 123B.86, subdivisions 1, 3;
      123B.87; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivisions 2a, 3, by adding a
      subdivision; 124D.1158, by adding a subdivision; 124D.119, subdivision 1;
      124D.231; 124D.42, subdivision 9; 124D.65, subdivision 5a; 124D.81, subdivision
      2b; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.861, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.862, subdivisions
      1, 8; 124D.901, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 124D.98; 124D.992,
      subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.995, subdivision 6; 124E.20, by adding a subdivision;
      125A.76, subdivision 2e; 125B.15; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivisions
      2, 3, 3c; 126C.17, subdivision 9b; 126C.40, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
      126C.45; 127A.41, subdivisions 8, 9; 127A.45, subdivisions 11, 13; 127A.47,
      subdivision 7; 127A.49, subdivision 3; 136A.1276, subdivision 4; 142D.06,
      subdivision 4; 142D.08, subdivision 8; 142D.093; 142D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 10;
      Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended;
      Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 7, as amended, 9, as amended,
      17, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, sections 33; 36, subdivisions 2,
      as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as
      amended, 9, as amended, 12; 37; article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, as amended,
      6, as amended, 16, as amended, 20, 21, as amended, 23, as amended, 34; article
      3, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended; article 4, section 21, subdivisions 2, as
      amended, 5, as amended; article 5, section 64, subdivisions 3, as amended, 14, as
      amended; article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as
      amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended; article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as
      amended; article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, 8, as amended;
      article 11, section 11, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 10, as amended;
      article 12, sections 17, subdivision 2, as amended; 19; Laws 2024, chapter 115,
      article 3, sections 7, subdivision 4; 8, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law
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in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
120B.241, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 123B.40; 123B.41, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6,
7, 8, 12, 14, 15; 123B.42; 123B.43; 123B.44; 123B.45; 123B.46; 123B.47; 123B.48;
123B.595, subdivision 2; 123B.86, subdivision 2; 123B.92, subdivision 9;
124D.992, subdivision 1a; 125B.26.
  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL EDUCATION
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.485, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Aid. (a) Consolidation transition aid is equal to $200 $424 times the number
 of resident pupil units in the newly created district in the year of consolidation and $100
 $212 times the number of resident pupil units in the first year following the year of
 consolidation. The number of pupil units used to calculate aid in either year shall not exceed
 1,000 for districts consolidating July 1, 1994, and 1,500 for districts consolidating July 1,
 1995, and thereafter.
     (b) If the total appropriation for consolidation transition aid for any fiscal year, plus any
 amount transferred under section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is insufficient to pay all districts
 the full amount of aid earned, the department must first pay the districts in the first year
 following the year of consolidation the full amount of aid earned and distribute any remaining
 funds to the newly created districts in the first year of consolidation.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Dissolution; referendum revenue. As of the effective date of the voluntary
 or involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more existing districts
 pursuant to sections 123A.60 or 123A.64 to 123A.72, the authorization for any referendum
 revenue previously approved by the voters of authorized for the dissolved district in that
 district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor or successor provision,
 is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters
 of authorized for a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached shall not
 be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as enlarged
 by the attachment.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Consolidation; maximum authorized referendum revenues. (a) As of the
 effective date of a consolidation pursuant to section 123A.48, if the plan for consolidation
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  so provides, or if the plan for consolidation makes no provision concerning referendum
  revenues, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously approved by the voters
  of authorized for all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section 126C.17,
  subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision shall be recalculated as provided in this
  subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall be
  the revenue per adjusted pupil unit that would raise an amount equal to the combined dollar
  amount of the referendum revenues authorized by each of the component districts for the
  year preceding the consolidation, unless the referendum revenue authorization of the newly
  created district is subsequently modified pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9.
     (b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following
 consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those
 years, weighted by the districts' adjusted pupil units in the year preceding consolidation.
 For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used for individual districts
 shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing authorities for all the
 consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they were originally approved
 with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.
     (c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue
 for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district. The
 referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be renewed by the
 school board of the newly created district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, for
 a term not to exceed the longest period authorized for any component district.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and
 applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.
   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Alternative method. (a) As of the effective date of a consolidation pursuant
 to section 123A.48, if the plan for consolidation so provides, the authorization for all
 referendum revenues previously approved by the voters of authorized for all affected districts
 for those districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision
 shall be combined as provided in this subdivision. The referendum revenue authorization
 for the newly created district may be any allowance per adjusted pupil unit provided in the
 plan for consolidation, but may not exceed the allowance per adjusted pupil unit that would
 raise an amount equal to the combined dollar amount of the referendum revenues authorized
 by each of the component districts for the year preceding the consolidation.
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(b) The referendum allowance for a consolidated district in the years following
  consolidation equals the average of the consolidating districts' existing authorities for those
  years, weighted by the districts' adjusted pupil units in the year preceding consolidation.
  For purposes of this calculation, the referendum authorities used for individual districts
  shall not decrease from year to year until such time as all existing authorities for all the
  consolidating districts have fully expired, but shall increase if they were originally approved
  with consumer price index-based or other annual increases.
(c) The referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district shall continue
  for a period of time equal to the longest period authorized for any component district. The
 referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district may be modified pursuant
 to section 126C.17, subdivision 9. The referendum revenue authorization for the newly
 created district may be renewed by the school board of the newly created district pursuant
 to section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, for a term not to exceed the longest period authorized
 for any component district.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and
 applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Discontinued referendum revenue. If the plan for consolidation provides for
 discontinuance of referendum revenue previously approved by voters of authorized for the
 component districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision,
 the newly created district must not receive referendum revenue unless the voters of the
 newly created district authorize referendum revenue pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision
 9.
   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.445, is amended to read:
123B.445 NONPUBLIC EDUCATION COUNCIL.
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a 15-member Council on Nonpublic Education. The
 15 members shall represent various areas of the state, represent various methods of providing
 nonpublic education, and shall be knowledgeable about nonpublic education. The
 compensation, removal of members, filling of vacancies, and terms are governed by section
 15.0575. The council shall not expire. The council shall advise the commissioner on issues
 affecting nonpublic education and nonpublic schools. The council may recognize educational
 accrediting agencies, for the sole purpose of sections 120A.22, 120A.24, and 120A.26.
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      (b) A parent or guardian of a nonpublic school pupil or a nonpublic school may file a
  complaint about services provided under sections 123B.40 to 123B.42, and 123B.44 to
  123B.48 with the Nonpublic Education Council. The council may review the complaint and
  make a recommendation for resolution to the commissioner.
    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.84, is amended to read:
      123B.84 POLICY.
      In districts where the state provides aids for transportation it is in the public interest to
  provide equality of treatment in transporting public school children of the state who are
  required to attend elementary and secondary schools pursuant to chapter 120A, so that the
 health, welfare and safety of the children, while using the public highways of the state, shall
 be protected.
     School children attending any public schools, complying with section 120A.22, are
 therefore entitled to the same rights and privileges relating to transportation.
   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. General provisions. A district shall provide equal transportation within
 the district for all public school children to any public school when transportation is deemed
 necessary by the school board because of distance or traffic condition in like manner and
 form as provided in sections 123B.88 and 123B.92, when applicable.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.86, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Board control. (a) When transportation is provided, the scheduling of routes,
 manner and method of transportation, control and discipline of school children and any
 other matter relating thereto shall be within the sole discretion, control and management of
 the board.
     (b) A school board and a nonpublic school may mutually agree to a written plan for the
 board to provide nonpublic pupil transportation to nonpublic school students.
     (c) A school board that provides pupil transportation through the school's employees
 may transport nonpublic school students according to the plan and retain the nonpublic
 pupil transportation aid attributable to that plan. A nonpublic school may make a payment
 to the school district to cover additional transportation services agreed to in the written plan
 for nonpublic pupil transportation services not required under sections 123B.84 to 123B.87.
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      (d) (c) A school board that contracts for pupil transportation services may enter into a
  contractual arrangement with a school bus contractor according to the written plan adopted
  by the school board and the nonpublic school to transport nonpublic school students and
  retain the nonpublic pupil transportation aid attributable to that plan for the purposes of
  paying the school bus contractor. A nonpublic school may make a payment to the school
  district to cover additional transportation services agreed to in the written plan for nonpublic
  pupil transportation services included in the contract that are not required under sections
  123B.84 to 123B.87.
      (e) The school district must report the number of nonpublic school students transported
 and the nonpublic pupil transportation expenditures incurred under paragraph (b) in the
 form and manner specified by the commissioner.
   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.87, is amended to read:
     123B.87 FUNDS AND AIDS.
     Subdivision 1. State aid. State aids made available or appropriated shall be for the equal
 benefit of all public school children, and be disbursed in such manner as determined by the
 board.
     Subd. 2. Boards may expend money. The board of any district may expend any moneys
 in its treasury, whether received from state or any other source for the purpose of providing
 equal transportation treatment of all public school children attending school.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
 defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
     (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
 categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
     (1) the sum of:
     (i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
 (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
     (ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
 mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
 operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
 and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
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      (iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
  defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
  pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
  year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
      (2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
  in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
  (2).
      (b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
  pupils as follows:
     (1) "Regular transportation" is:
     (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
 pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
 resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
 they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
 but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
 permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
     (ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
     (iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
 pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
 home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
     (iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
 of a district without a secondary school;
     (v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
 subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
 border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
 the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
 excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; and
     (vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was
 established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021,
 that provides:
     (A) academic instruction;
     (B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and
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      (C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve
  all children of enrolled pupils.
      For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
  school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
  a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
  for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
  or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
  or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
      (2) "Excess transportation" is:
     (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
 pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
 they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
 mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
 traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
     (ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
 subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
 border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
 attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
 school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
 school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
     (3) "Desegregation transportation" is transportation within and outside of the district
 during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
 attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under
 court order.
     (4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
     (i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
 bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
     (ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
 other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
 and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
 125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
 where services are provided;
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      (iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
  125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
      (iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
      (v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
  pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
  required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
  who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
  are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
  neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
 children with a disability;
     (vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
 facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
     (vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
 with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
 and
     (viii) services described in items (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
 in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
 education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
 124D.128.
     For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
 of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
 transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
 30, a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
 16b, a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless
 student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through
 the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased
 after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
 according to paragraph (a), items (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled
 transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil
 transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
 For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a
 school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless
 or in a shelter care facility.
     (5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
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      (i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
  pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
  for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
      (ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
  school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
  pursuant to section 123B.44; and
      (iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
  nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
      (c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
 programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
 health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
 defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
   Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.65, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5a. English learner cross subsidy aid. (a) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's
 English learner cross subsidy aid equals 25 percent of the district's English learner cross
 subsidy calculated under paragraph (b). For fiscal year 2028 and later, a district's English
 learner cross subsidy aid equals 31.367 percent of the district's English learner cross subsidy
 calculated under paragraph (b).
     (b) A district's English learner cross subsidy equals the greater of zero or the difference
 between the district's expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second
 previous year and the district's English learner revenue under subdivision 5 for the second
 previous year. For the purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying English learner services"
 means the services necessary to implement the language instruction educational program
 for students identified as English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.65. Only
 expenditures that both address the English language development standards in Minnesota
 Rules, parts 3501.1200 and 3501.1210, which may include home language instruction, and
 are supplemental to the cost of core content instruction may be included as expenditures
 for qualifying English learner services. Expenditures do not include costs related to
 construction, indirect costs, core content instruction, or core administrative personnel.
   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.995, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Expiration. This section expires on June 30, 2027 2028, and any balance
 remaining in the account is canceled to the general fund.
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    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 3. Additional general education revenue. A charter school is eligible for
  additional general education revenue under this subdivision. The additional general education
  revenue for a charter school equals $132 times the adjusted pupil units.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
      Subd. 3. Compensation revenue pupil units. Compensation revenue pupil units must
  be computed according to this subdivision.
     (a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district
 equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:
     (1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free meals
 plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced-priced meals on October 1 of the
 previous fiscal year; to
     (2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal
 year.
     (b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of
 one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration
 percentage by 80.0.
     (c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:
     (1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free meals
 and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced-priced meals on October 1 of the
 previous fiscal year; times
     (2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times
     (3) .60.
     (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under
 section 142D.08, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of
 operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current
 fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative
 program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be
 computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner,
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  and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number
  of days of student instruction to 170 days.
      (e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual pupils
  and not on a building average or minimum.
      (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), for revenue in fiscal year 2025 only, the
  compensation revenue pupil units for each building in a district equals the greater of the
  building's actual compensation revenue pupil units computed according to paragraphs (a)
  to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2025, or the building's actual compensation revenue pupil
  units computed according to paragraphs (a) to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2024.
     (g) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (e), for revenue in fiscal year 2026 only, the
 compensation revenue pupil units for each building in a district equals the greater of:
     (1) the building's actual compensation revenue pupil units computed according to
 paragraphs (a) to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2026; or
     (2) the product of:
     (i) the building's actual compensation revenue pupil units computed according to
 paragraphs (a) to (e) for revenue in fiscal year 2024; and
     (ii) the lesser of one or the ratio of the number of pupils enrolled in the building on
 October 1, 2024, to the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1, 2022.
   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Basic revenue. (a) The basic revenue for each district equals the formula
 allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for
 fiscal year 2023 is $6,863. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2024 is $7,138. The formula
 allowance for fiscal year 2025 is $7,281. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2026 is
 $7,481. The formula allowance for fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029 is $7,705.
     (b) The formula allowance for fiscal year 2026 2030 and later must be rounded to the
 nearest whole dollar and equals the formula allowance for the previous fiscal year times
 the greater of:
     (1) 1.02; or
     (2) one plus the rate of change in inflation calculated in paragraph (c) but not to exceed
 1.03.
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      (c) In January of the calendar year in which the formula allowance begins, the
  commissioner of education must calculate the rate of change in inflation equal to the change
  in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor
  Statistics of the Department of Labor for the average of the fourth calendar quarter of the
  second prior fiscal year compared to the average of the fourth calendar quarter of the
  immediately prior fiscal year.
      (d) The commissioner must publish the formula allowance by the end of February of
  each year.
      (e) It is the policy and purpose of the legislature to fund its public schools consistent
 with its constitutional obligations. To this purpose, the legislature may enact additional
 increases in the general education basic formula allowance.
   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Compensatory education revenue. (a) A district's compensatory revenue
 equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the district and the amounts
 designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision
 8, for fiscal year 2017. Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according
 to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
     (b) For fiscal years 2024 and, 2025, and 2026, the compensatory education revenue for
 each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation
 revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
     (c) For fiscal year 2026 2027 and later, the compensatory education revenue for each
 building in the district equals its compensatory pupils multiplied by the building
 compensatory allowance.
     (d) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
 changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
 attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
 for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
 program for the prior school year.
     (e) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of
 a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
 current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
     (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2026, if the sum of the amounts
 calculated under paragraph (c) is less than $838,947,000, the commissioner must
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  proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue
  calculated for each building equals $838,947,000.
      (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for fiscal year 2027 and later, if the sum of the
  amounts calculated under paragraph (c) is less than $857,152,000, the commissioner must
  proportionately increase the revenue to each building until the total statewide revenue
  calculated for each building equals $857,152,000.
      (h) For revenue in fiscal year 2027 only, for a school district only, the commissioner
  must increase the compensatory revenue for the district by the greater of zero or the difference
  between:
     (1) the product of (i) the sum of the amounts calculated under paragraph (b) for the
 district for fiscal year 2026, and (ii) the lesser of one or the ratio of the average daily
 membership of the district for fiscal year 2025 to the average daily membership of the
 district for fiscal year 2024; and
     (2) the sum of the amounts calculated under paragraph (c) for the district for fiscal year
 2027.
     (i) Notwithstanding section 126C.15, subdivision 2, for fiscal year 2027 only, a district
 may allocate the amount of increased revenue under paragraph (h) to school sites according
 to a plan adopted by the school board, consistent with the purposes listed in section 126C.15,
 subdivision 1.
   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3c. Statewide compensatory allowance. For fiscal year 2026 2027, the statewide
 compensatory allowance is $6,734 $6,936. For fiscal year 2027 2028 and later, the statewide
 compensatory allowance equals the statewide compensatory allowance in effect for the
 prior fiscal year times the ratio of the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision
 2, for the current fiscal year to the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision
 2, for the prior fiscal year, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
   Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.17, subdivision 9b, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9b. Renewal by school board. (a) Notwithstanding the election requirements of
 subdivision 9, a school board may renew an expiring referendum, including an expiring
 referendum that was approved or adopted under section 123A.73, subdivision 4 or 5, by
 board action if:
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      (1) the per pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring, or for
  an expiring referendum that was adjusted annually by the rate of inflation, the same as the
  per pupil amount of the expiring referendum, adjusted annually for inflation in the same
  manner as if the expiring referendum had continued;
      (2) the term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by
  the voters, except as provided under section 123A.75, subdivision 4 or 5;
      (3) the school board, having taken a recorded vote, has adopted a written resolution
  authorizing the renewal after holding a meeting and allowing public testimony on the
  proposed renewal; and
     (4) the expiring referendum has not been previously renewed under this subdivision.
     (b) The resolution must be adopted by the school board by on or after July 1 of the
 second fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the referendum expires, but no later than
 June 15 of any calendar year and the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the
 referendum expires. The resolution becomes effective 60 days after its adoption.
     (c) A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the referendum generates revenue
 for the school district. A school board may renew an expiring referendum under this
 subdivision not more than two fiscal years before the referendum expires.
     (d) A district renewing an expiring referendum under this subdivision must submit a
 copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the county auditor no later than
 September 1 August 15 of the calendar year in which the written resolution is adopted fiscal
 year in which the referendum expires.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 16, 2024, and
 applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date.
   Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7. Alternative attendance programs. (a) The general education aid and special
 education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district
 under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The adjustments
 must be made according to this subdivision.
     (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special
 education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing
 special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed building
 lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for a pupil
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  with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51,
  who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives special
  instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school
  day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local
  optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1,
  paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special
  instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to
  district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance,
  capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section
 125A.76, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e,
 attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and
 services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum
 equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average
 general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.
     (c) For fiscal year 2020, special education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced
 by an amount equal to 85 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing special education
 and services. For fiscal year 2021 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district
 must be reduced by an amount equal to 80 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing
 special education and services.
     (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must
 be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special education
 and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or charter school
 where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at least 70 percent
 of the charter school's total enrollment.
     (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must
 be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special education
 aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school received special
 education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1.
     (f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction
 and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must be increased
 by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under paragraphs (c)
 and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full
 adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be made to
 other state aids due to the district.
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      (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district of
  a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school receives
  general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must be reduced
  by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid attributable to the
  student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the general education aid
  that the student would have generated for the charter school under section 124E.20,
  subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial education student"
  means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a disability as defined in
  section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51.
     (h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district,
 education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the
 constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the
 general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in
 paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more than
 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount
 equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2,
 times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional revenue, and
 transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area
 learning center.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
   Sec. 21. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 33, is amended to read:
   Sec. 33. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REPORT.
     By January 15 of each year, the Department of Education, in consultation with the
 Department of Employment and Economic Development, must report to the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over education the balances in unemployment insurance aid
 accounts and information about the annual changes in reimbursable costs for school workers
 receiving unemployment insurance benefits. To the extent possible, the report must break
 out the costs by district and major job classes including separately identifying special
 education paraprofessionals from other paraprofessionals. The report must be filed according
 to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for reports filed after July 1, 2025.
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    Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
      Subd. 12. Career and technical program expansion; aeronautics pilot program. (a)
  For Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls, for an aeronautics and commercial
  over-the-road technical program:
$  450,000   ..... 2024
      (b) The funds must be used to help support the district's aeronautics and commercial
  over-the-road technical pilot program. The funds may be used for equipment, staffing costs,
  travel costs, and contracted services.
      (c) By February 1, 2027, the district must report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
 12 education on the activities funded by this appropriation. The report must include but is
 not limited to information about program participation and demographic information about
 the students served in the program, a description of the type of activities offered by each
 program during the year, partnerships with higher education and private providers of
 aeronautic and commercial over-the-road services, and recommendations for state actions
 that could improve aeronautics and commercial over-the-road programming for all school
 districts. The report must also describe how the district's early expenditures for the program
 were successful in providing the aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program
 in a more timely manner to the district's participating students.
     (d) The school district's program expenditures for this program occurring after May 24,
 2023, and prior to the Department of Education officially awarding this grant to the school
 district, qualify as eligible program expenditures and are reimbursable from the grant amount
 in paragraph (a).
     (d) (e) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026. This is a onetime appropriation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from May 24, 2023.
   Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 37, the effective date, is amended to
 read:
     EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 2027.
 Paragraph (b) is effective May 28, 2023. Paragraph (c) is effective the day following final
 enactment.
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    Sec. 24. COMPENSATORY REVENUE TASK FORCE.
      Subdivision 1. Task force established. A task force is established to analyze the general
  education compensatory revenue formula, including the purpose of the program, the revenue
  levels of the program, the distribution formula for the revenue, and the uses of compensatory
  revenue.
      Subd. 2. Membership. The commissioner of education must appoint the following
  members to the task force by August 1, 2025:
      (1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
      (2) the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
     (3) the executive director of the Minnesota School Boards Association or the executive
 director's designee;
     (4) the executive director of Education Minnesota or the executive director's designee;
     (5) the executive director of the Minnesota Rural Education Association or the executive
 director's designee;
     (6) the executive director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership or the executive
 director's designee, and one parent of a child eligible for free or reduced-price meals under
 the federal meal standards, appointed by the executive director;
     (7) the executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts or the
 executive director's designee;
     (8) a representative of a school district of a city of the first class appointed by the
 executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts;
     (9) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs or the
 executive director's designee;
     (10) the executive director of Schools Advocating for Fair Funding or the executive
 director's designee;
     (11) the executive director of EdAllies or the executive director's designee, and one
 parent of a child eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal meal standards,
 appointed by the executive director;
     (12) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials
 or the executive director's designee; and
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      (13) the executive director of the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools or the
  executive director's designee.
      Subd. 3. Duties. The task force must:
      (1) evaluate which students currently generate compensatory revenue, examine whether
  this student count aligns with students who are under-prepared to learn or otherwise not
  meeting academic standards, and determine the best student population to target with
  compensatory revenue;
      (2) examine and determine the best proxy and demographic variables to identify students,
  sites, and districts in need of assistance to help students better meet academic standards and
 prepare to learn;
     (3) examine potential input data elements for determining compensatory revenue,
 including income tax data, census information, and federal school meals eligibility, whether
 identified through direct certification of income from public assistance program participation
 or through the application of educational benefits;
     (4) determine whether compensatory revenue should be generated at the school district
 or school site level;
     (5) evaluate whether the compensatory revenue formula should contain a concentration
 formula;
     (6) examine the interrelationships between the compensatory revenue program and
 extended time revenue program, including summer school, and propose methods to better
 integrate compensatory revenue and extended time revenue; and
     (7) evaluate the best uses of compensatory revenue.
     Subd. 4. Compensation. Members of the task force are not eligible for per diem
 compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
     Subd. 5. Meetings and administrative support. (a) The commissioner of education or
 the commissioner's designee must convene the first meeting of the task force no later than
 August 15, 2025. The task force must establish a schedule for meetings and meet as necessary
 to accomplish the duties under this section. Meetings are subject to Minnesota Statutes,
 chapter 13D. The task force may meet by telephone or interactive technology consistent
 with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015.
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      (b) The Department of Education must provide administrative support to assist the task
  force in its work, including providing information, data, and technical support, and the
  department must assist in the creation of the task force reports.
      Subd. 6. Reporting. The task force must issue a preliminary report to the legislature by
  February 15, 2026, and a final report to the legislature by February 15, 2027. The reports
  must be prepared and filed consistent with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
  3.195.
      Subd. 7. Expiration. The task force expires February 15, 2027.
    Sec. 25. APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. General education aid. (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
$   8,474,329,000      ..... 2026
$   8,790,902,000      ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $783,251,000 for 2025 and $7,691,078,000 for
 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $803,213,000 for 2026 and $7,987,689,000 for
 2027.
     Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending
 postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
 of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
$  25,000   ..... 2026
$  27,000   ..... 2027
     Subd. 4. Abatement aid. (a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 127A.49:
$  1,929,000   ..... 2026
$  2,340,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2025 and $1,789,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $198,000 for 2026 and $2,142,000 for 2027.
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      Subd. 5. Consolidation transition aid. (a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 123A.485:
$  572,000    ..... 2026
$  350,000    ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $572,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $64,000 for 2026 and $286,000 for 2027.
      Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. (a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
  Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
$  2,355,000   ..... 2026
$  0   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,355,000 for 2025 and $0 for 2026.
     Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. (a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
$  2,609,000   ..... 2026
$  0   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,609,000 for 2025 and $0 for 2026.
     Subd. 8. One-room schoolhouse. (a) For aid to Independent School District No. 690,
 Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
$  65,000   ..... 2026
$  65,000   ..... 2027
     (b) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
     Subd. 9. Career and technical aid. (a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
$  451,000    ..... 2026
$  350,000    ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $85,000 for 2025 and $366,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2026 and $310,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 10. Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. (a) To
 reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):
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$  55,000   ..... 2026
$  55,000   ..... 2027
      (b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply in the form and manner prescribed
  by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must prorate
  the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
      (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 11. Career and technical education consortium. (a) To the Minnesota Service
  Cooperatives for career and technical education consortium grants under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 124D.4536:
$  5,000,000   ..... 2026
$  5,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) If the appropriation in fiscal year 2026 is insufficient, the appropriation in fiscal year
 2027 is available.
     (c) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     (d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 12. Emergency medical training. (a) For grants to offer high school students
 courses in emergency medical services:
$  500,000    ..... 2026
$  500,000    ..... 2027
     (b) A school district, charter school, Tribal contract school, or cooperative unit under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section
 to offer enrolled students emergency medical services courses approved by the Minnesota
 Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board to prepare students to take the emergency
 medical technician certification test, including an emergency medical services course that
 is a prerequisite to an emergency medical technician course.
     (c) A grant recipient may use grant funds to partner with a district, charter school,
 cooperative unit, postsecondary institution, political subdivision, or entity with expertise in
 emergency medical services, including health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, and
 health care providers to offer an emergency medical services course.
     (d) Eligible uses of grant funds include teacher salaries, transportation, equipment costs,
 emergency medical technician certification test fees, and student background checks.
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      (e) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award at least half of the grant
  funds to applicants outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least 30 percent
  of the grant funds to applicants with high concentrations of students of color.
      (f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      (g) Up to $50,000 of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
      Subd. 13. Area learning center transportation aid. (a) For area learning center
  transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 11:
$  1,000,000   ..... 2026
$  1,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (c) This aid is 100 percent payable in the current year.
     Subd. 14. Unemployment aid for hourly workers over the summer term. (a) For
 unemployment aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.995:
$       30,000,000       ..... 2026
$       70,000,000       ..... 2027
     (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.995.
     (c) This is a onetime appropriation.
   Sec. 26. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
     The revisor of statutes must substitute the term "district, charter school, or Tribal school"
 for "district," "school district," "district or charter school," or "school district or charter
 school"; the term "district, charter school, and Tribal school" for "district and charter school"
 or "school district and charter school"; and similar singular or plural phrases wherever the
 terms appear in Minnesota Statutes for any statutorily named competitive grant program in
 Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A to 129C, or a competitive grant program in Laws 2023,
 chapter 55, or Laws 2024, chapter 115, whose eligible grantees include school districts and
 charter schools, to name Tribal contract schools as eligible grantees. The revisor may also
 make any grammatical changes needed related to the change in terms.
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    Sec. 27. REPEALER.
      Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.40; 123B.41, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7,
  8, 12, 14, and 15; 123B.42; 123B.43; 123B.44; 123B.45; 123B.46; 123B.47; 123B.48;
  123B.86, subdivision 2; and 123B.92, subdivision 9, are repealed.
ARTICLE 2
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Volunteer and paraprofessional training. (a) The department and CAREI
  must develop and provide training on evidence-based literacy interventions for the following
 unlicensed persons that regularly provide Tier 2 interventions to students in Minnesota
 districts:
     (1) paraprofessionals and other unlicensed school staff; and
     (2) volunteers, contractors, and other persons not employed by Minnesota districts.
     (b) The regional literacy networks must develop and provide training on evidence-based
 literacy interventions consistent with paragraph (a).
     (c) CAREI The department and the regional literacy networks must collaborate to ensure
 that training provided by CAREI and the regional literacy networks is consistent across
 providers. The trainings must not exceed eight hours. The trainings must be based on
 approved training developed for teachers, and must include a train the trainer component
 to enable literacy leads to provide the training to paraprofessionals and volunteers. CAREI
 The department and the regional literacy networks must provide the trainings at no cost to
 paraprofessionals and other unlicensed school staff who regularly provide Tier 2 interventions
 to students in Minnesota districts.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.241, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Computer science working group. (a) The Department of Education shall
 establish a computer science education working group to develop a state strategic plan for
 long-term and sustained growth of computer science education in all kindergarten through
 grade 12 school districts and charter schools. The commissioner of education must appoint
 members of the working group by October 1, 2023.
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      (b) Demographics of the working group must be inclusive and represent the diversity
  of the state, including but not limited to racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity, and diversity
  related to gender and sexual orientation.
      (c) Meetings of the advisory committee are subject to the Open Meeting Law under
  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
      (d) The computer science education advisory committee shall consist of the following
  members:
      (1) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;
      (2) the commissioner of higher education or the commissioner's designee;
     (3) one representative of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;
     (4) one representative of the Computer Science Teachers Association of Minnesota;
     (5) one representative from the business community employing computer scientists or
 technologists;
     (6) one representative from the Minnesota Technology Association;
     (7) one representative from a nonprofit organization working with students and teachers
 in computer science;
     (8) one representative from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators;
     (9) one representative from Education Minnesota;
     (10) one representative from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher
 Education;
     (11) one representative from CSforAll Minnesota;
     (12) one licensed library media specialist;
     (13) one representative from the Minnesota School Boards Association;
     (14) one representative from SciMathMN;
     (15) one representative from the Tribal Nations Education Committee;
     (16) one high school student enrolled in a school with fewer than 1,000 students and
 one high school student enrolled in a school with more than 1,000 students; and
     (17) four computer science teachers that teach at schools of different sizes, including at
 least one teacher of students in kindergarten to grade 5, one teacher of students in grades 6
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  to 8, and one teacher of students in grades 9 to 12, and one career and technical education
  teacher.
      (e) The computer science education working group shall develop a state strategic plan
  for a statewide computer science education program that includes but is not limited to:
      (1) a statement of purpose that describes the objectives or goals the Department of
  Education will accomplish by implementing a computer science education program, the
  strategies by which those goals will be achieved, and a timeline for achieving those goals;
      (2) a summary of the current state landscape for kindergarten through grade 12 computer
  science education, including diversity of students taking these courses;
     (3) the creation or expansion of flexible options to license computer science teachers,
 which may include approval codes, technical permits, ancillary licenses, and standard
 licenses;
     (4) a description of how the state will support the expansion of computer science
 education opportunities in every public school and public charter school in the state within
 five years, with a focus on ensuring equitable access;
     (5) identifying high-quality computer science professional learning providers for teachers;
     (6) an ongoing evaluation process that is overseen by the Department of Education;
     (7) proposed rules that incorporate the principles of the state strategic plan into the state's
 public education system as a whole;
     (8) recommendations for long-term expansion and sustainability of computer science
 education, including:
     (i) implementation of a requirement that every kindergarten through grade 12 public
 school and public charter school employs at least one certified or endorsed computer science
 teacher, which may be met through multiple approved processes for certification and
 endorsement, including but not limited to endorsing a certified teacher as determined by
 the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board endorsed in another subject area;
     (ii) expansion of a high school credit equivalency for computer science;
     (iii) the development of standalone kindergarten through grade 12 standards for computer
 science; and
     (iv) training preservice teachers in computer science education; and
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      (9) a description of existing gaps in computer science education access, participation,
  and success by geography and subgroup of students and a description of how to equitably
  address these gaps.
      (f) By February 29, 2024, the Department of Education shall publish the proposed state
  strategic plan for public feedback.
      (g) By March 22, 2024, the Department of Education shall present the adopted state
  strategic plan described in paragraph (e) to the chairs of the legislative committees with
  jurisdiction over education.
      (h) The commissioner of education, or the commissioner of education's designee, may
 approve updates and changes to the state strategic plan described in paragraph (e) as necessary
 for the successful implementation of kindergarten through grade 12 computer science
 education.
     (i) The Department of Education shall update the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over education on all changes to the strategic plan described in paragraph (e) approved by
 the commissioner of education's designee since the last presentation to each respective
 entity.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.642, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 4. Qualifications. (a) Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a paraprofessional
 meets the federal personnel qualifications required in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34,
 sections 200.58 and 300.156, if the paraprofessional:
     (1) has at least two years of college credits through an accredited institution of higher
 education, or an associate's degree or higher;
     (2) has received a score of 440 or higher on the ParaPro assessment, or a passing score
 on a different assessment approved by the Department of Education; or
     (3) demonstrates the following competencies, regardless of the number of hours of
 training the paraprofessional has received:
     (i) understanding the distinctions between roles and responsibilities of professionals,
 paraprofessionals, and support personnel;
     (ii) understanding the purposes and goals of education and instruction for all students;
     (iii) knowledge of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and local district policies and
 procedures to ensure paraprofessionals work within these parameters;
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      (iv) awareness of the challenges and expectations of various learning environments;
      (v) the ability to establish and maintain rapport with students;
      (vi) the ability to follow oral and written direction of licensed teachers, seeking
  clarification as needed;
      (vii) the ability to assist and reinforce elements that support a safe, healthy, and effective
  teaching and learning environment;
      (viii) understanding strategies for assisting with the inclusion of students in various
  settings;
      (ix) the ability to use strategies that promote the student's independence;
     (x) understanding applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and procedural safeguards
 regarding the management of student behaviors;
     (xi) awareness of the primary factors that influence student behavior;
     (xii) the ability to effectively employ a variety of strategies that reinforce positive
 behavior;
     (xiii) the ability to use ethical practices for confidential communication about students;
     (xiv) the ability to follow teacher instructions while conferring and collaborating with
 teachers about student schedules, instructional goals, and performance;
     (xv) demonstrating a commitment to assisting students in reaching the students' highest
 potential, including the modeling of positive behavior;
     (xvi) showing respect for the diversity of students;
     (xvii) showing a willingness to participate in ongoing staff development and
 self-evaluation and to apply constructive feedback;
     (xviii) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in mathematics following
 written and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers;
     (xix) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in reading following written
 and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers. Professional development required
 under the Read Act in section 120B.123 exceeds this requirement; and
     (xx) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in writing following written
 and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers.
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      (b) Upon request from a paraprofessional employed by a school district, charter school,
  or cooperative unit providing direct instructional services, the school must provide
  administrative assistance to the paraprofessional when completing the competencies required
  under this subdivision.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.231, is amended to read:
      124D.231 FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
      Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
  the meanings given them.
     (a) "Community organization" means a community center, university, nonprofit
 organization that has, or other community-based organization focused on providing service
 to a specific geographic area. The partnering organization must have been in existence for
 three years or more and serves serve persons within the community surrounding the covered
 school site on education and other issues.
     (b) "Community school consortium" means a group of schools and community
 organizations a partnership between at least one school and at least one community
 organization that propose to work together to plan and implement community school
 programming.
     (c) "Community school programming" means services, activities, and opportunities
 described under subdivision 2, paragraph (f) 2c.
     (d) "Community-wide full-service community school leadership team" means a
 district-level team that is responsible for guiding the vision, policy, resource alignment,
 implementation, oversight, and goal setting for community school programs within the
 district. This team shall may include representatives from the district, including teachers,
 school leaders, students, and family members from the eligible schools; community members;
 system-level partners that include representatives from government agencies, relevant
 unions, and nonprofit and other community-based partners; and, if applicable, the full-service
 community school initiative director.
     (e) "Full-service community school initiative director" means a director responsible for
 coordinating districtwide administrative and leadership assistance to community school
 sites and site coordinators, including serving as chairperson for the district's community-wide
 full-service community school leadership team; site coordinator support; data gathering and
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  evaluation; administration of partnership and data agreements, contracts, and procurement;
  and grant administration.
      (f) "High-quality child care or early childhood education programming" means
  educational programming for preschool-aged children that is grounded in research, consistent
  with best practices in the field, and provided by licensed teachers.
      (g) "School site" means a school site at which an applicant has proposed or has been
  funded to provide provided community school programming.
      (h) "Site coordinator" means a full-time staff member serving one eligible school who
  is responsible for the identification, implementation, and coordination of programming to
 address the needs of the school community identified in the baseline analysis.
     Subd. 2. Full-service community school program. (a) The commissioner shall provide
 funding to districts and charter schools with eligible school sites to plan, implement, and
 improve full-service community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following
 criteria:
     (1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section
 120B.35, subdivision 2; or
     (2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved by
 the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.
     (b) Districts and charter schools may receive up to:
     (1) $100,000 for each eligible school available for up to one year to fund planning
 activities, including convening a full-service community school leadership team, facilitating
 family and community stakeholder engagement, conducting a baseline analysis, and creating
 a full-service community school plan. At the end of this period, the school must submit a
 full-service community school plan pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) subdivisions 2a and
 2b; and
     (2) $200,000 annually for each eligible school for up to three years of implementation
 of a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g) subdivision 2c.
 School sites receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency
 to hire a site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site. Districts or
 charter schools receiving funding under this section for three or more schools shall provide
 or contract with a partner agency to provide a full-service community school initiative
 director.
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      (c) The commissioner shall consider additional school factors when dispensing funds
  including: schools with significant populations of students receiving eligible for free or
  reduced-price meals; significant homeless and highly mobile rates; equity among urban,
  suburban, and greater Minnesota schools; and demonstrated success implementing full-service
  community school programming. In prioritizing and dispensing funds, the commissioner
  must not prioritize existing full-service community school sites based upon previous funding
  sources. The commissioner must fund programs in the following priority order:
      (1) existing full-service community school sites with demonstrated readiness to execute
  the full-service community school model, including an established consortium partner, at
 least one full-time site coordinator, established family engagement processes, extended day
 and enrichment activities, and ability to comply with the school review process under
 subdivision 3;
     (2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act;
 and
     (3) any other applicants.
     Subd. 2a. School leadership team. (d) (a) To be eligible for funding under this section,
 a school site must establish a full-service community school leadership team responsible
 for developing school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs, and overseeing
 the process of implementing expanded programming. The school leadership team shall must
 have at least 12 members and shall meet, including but not limited to the following
 requirements representatives:
     (1) at least 30 percent of the two members who are parents, guardians, family members,
 or students and 30 percent of the at the school site;
     (2) at least two members who are teachers or school leaders at the school site and must
 include;
     (3) the school principal; and
     (4) representatives from partner agencies; and or the community.
     (2) (b) The full-service community school leadership team must be responsible for
 overseeing the baseline analyses under paragraph (e) subdivision 2b and the creation of a
 full-service community school plan under paragraphs (f) and (g) subdivision 2c. A full-service
 community school leadership team must meet at least quarterly and have ongoing
 responsibility for monitoring the development and implementation of full-service community
 school operations and programming at the school site and shall must issue recommendations
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  to schools on a regular basis and summarized in an annual report. These reports shall also
  must be made available to the public at the school site and on school and district websites.
      Subd. 2b. Baseline analysis. (e) To be eligible for funding under this section, school
  sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to the creation of a full-service community
  school plan. The analysis shall must include:
      (1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team,
  including the following elements:
      (i) identification of challenges facing the school;
      (ii) analysis of the student body, including:
     (A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;
     (B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of these
 students;
     (C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile;
     (D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price meals and the
 needs of these students; and
     (E) number and percentage of students by race and ethnicity;
     (iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, English
 learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or reduced-price
 meals;
     (iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such
 disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, including but not limited
 to American Indian students and students of color, students with disabilities, students who
 are English learners, and students receiving free or reduced-price meals are represented
 among students subject to such actions;
     (v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic categories,
 including but not limited to race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability status, and free
 or reduced-price meals status;
     (vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and
     (vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of full-service community school activities,
 including, but not limited to:
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      (A) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning through
  partnerships with social and health service agencies and providers, and may include medical,
  dental, vision care, and mental health services or counselors to assist with housing,
  transportation, nutrition, immigration, or criminal justice issues;
      (B) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities, including before-school,
  after-school, weekend, and summer programs that provide additional academic instruction,
  individualized academic support, enrichment activities, and learning opportunities that
  emphasize real-world learning and community problem solving and may include art, music,
  drama, creative writing, hands-on experience with engineering or science, tutoring and
 homework help, or recreational programs that enhance and are consistent with the school's
 curriculum;
     (C) active family and community engagement that brings students' families and the
 community into the school as partners in education and makes the school a neighborhood
 hub, providing adults with educational opportunities that may include adult English as a
 second language classes, computer skills, art, or other programs that bring community
 members into the school for meetings or events; and
     (D) collaborative leadership and practices that build a culture of professional learning,
 collective trust, and shared responsibility and include a school-based full-service community
 school leadership team, a full-service community school site coordinator, a full-service
 community school initiative director, a community-wide leadership team, other leadership
 or governance teams, teacher learning communities, or other staff to manage the joint work
 of school and community organizations;
     (2) a baseline analysis of community assets, including documentation of individuals in
 the community, faith-based organizations, community and neighborhood associations,
 colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service agencies that may be able to
 provide support and resources; and
     (3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by the
 school leadership team, including:
     (i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education programs;
     (ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and
     (iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.
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      Subd. 2c. School plan. (f) (a) Each school site receiving funding under this section must
  develop a full-service community school plan that utilizes and aligns district and community
  assets and establishes services in at least two of the following types of programming:
      (1) early childhood:
      (i) early childhood education; and
      (ii) child care services;
      (2) academic:
      (i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;
      (ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;
     (iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;
     (iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been chronically absent,
 truant, suspended, or expelled; and
     (v) specialized instructional support services;
     (3) parental involvement:
     (i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
     (ii) parent leadership development activities that empower and strengthen families and
 communities, provide volunteer opportunities, or promote inclusion in school-based
 leadership teams; and
     (iii) parenting education activities;
     (4) mental and physical health:
     (i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and
 conflict mediation;
     (ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;
     (iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;
     (iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;
     (v) nutrition services;
     (vi) primary health and dental care; and
     (vii) mental health counseling services;
     (5) community involvement:
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      (i) service and service-learning opportunities;
      (ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and
      (iii) homeless prevention services;
      (6) positive discipline practices; and
      (7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in the
  baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.
      (g) (b) The full-service community school leadership team at each school site must
  develop a full-service community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team
  will take, including:
     (1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;
     (2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;
     (3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact of
 programming on the participating children and adults;
     (4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school and
 community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement organizations,
 businesses, and social service providers;
     (5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as universities,
 hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the development
 and implementation of community school programming;
     (6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and
     (7) plan for school leadership team development.
     Subd. 3. Full-service community school review. (a) A full-service community school
 site receiving funding under this section must submit to the commissioner, and make available
 at the school site and online, a report describing efforts to integrate community school
 programming at each covered school site and the effect of the transition to a full-service
 community school on participating children and adults. This report shall include, but is not
 limited to, the following:
     (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the school site in development or implementing
 the community school plan;
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      (2) problems encountered in the design and execution of the community school plan,
  including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation impeding program
  implementation;
      (3) the operation of the school leadership team and its contribution to successful execution
  of the community school plan;
      (4) recommendations for improving delivery of community school programming to
  students and families;
      (5) the number and percentage of students receiving community school programming
  who had not previously been served;
     (6) the number and percentage of nonstudent community members receiving community
 school programming who had not previously been served;
     (7) improvement in retention among students who receive community school
 programming;
     (8) improvement in academic achievement among students who receive community
 school programming;
     (9) changes in student's readiness to enter school, active involvement in learning and in
 their community, physical, social and emotional health, and student's relationship with the
 school and community environment;
     (10) an accounting of anticipated local budget savings, if any, resulting from the
 implementation of the program;
     (11) improvements to the frequency or depth of families' involvement with their children's
 education;
     (12) assessment of community stakeholder satisfaction;
     (13) assessment of institutional partner satisfaction;
     (14) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to
 provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;
     (15) increases in access to services for students and their families; and
     (16) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
 partners.
     (b) Reports submitted under this section shall be evaluated by the commissioner with
 respect to the following criteria:
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      (1) the effectiveness of the school or the community school consortium in implementing
  the full-service community school plan, including the degree to which the school site
  navigated difficulties encountered in the design and operation of the full-service community
  school plan, including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation
  impeding program implementation;
      (2) the extent to which the project has produced lessons about ways to improve delivery
  of community school programming to students;
      (3) the degree to which there has been an increase in the number or percentage of students
  and nonstudents receiving community school programming;
     (4) the degree to which there has been an improvement in retention of students and
 improvement in academic achievement among students receiving community school
 programming;
     (5) local budget savings, if any, resulting from the implementation of the program;
     (6) the degree of community stakeholder and institutional partner engagement;
     (7) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to provide
 services in the absence of future funding under this section;
     (8) increases in access to services for students and their families; and
     (9) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
 partners.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9. Minnesota math corps program. (a) A Minnesota math corps program is
 established to give provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based
 problem-solving model of mathematics instruction useful for to use in providing elementary
 and middle school students and their teachers with instructional support. Minnesota math
 corps must use evidence-based instructional support to evaluate and accelerate student
 learning on foundational mathematics skills that enable students to meet state academic
 standards in mathematics and long-term proficiency expectations for the workforce.
     (b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature
 with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates
 program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
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    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.861, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
      Subd. 3. Public engagement; progress report and budget process. (a) To receive
  revenue under section 124D.862, the school board of an eligible district must incorporate
  school and district plan components under section 120B.11 into the district's comprehensive
  integration plan.
      (b) A school board must hold at least one formal annual hearing to publicly report its
  progress in realizing the goals identified in its plan. At the hearing, the board must provide
  the public with longitudinal data demonstrating district and school progress in reducing the
  disparities in student academic performance among the specified categories of students, in
 improving students' equitable access to effective and more diverse teachers, and in realizing
 racial and economic diversity and integration, consistent with the district plan and the
 measures in paragraph (a). At least 30 days before the formal hearing under this paragraph,
 the board must post its plan, its preliminary analysis, relevant student performance data,
 and other longitudinal data on the district's website. A district must hold one hearing to
 meet the hearing requirements of both this section and section 120B.11. Annually by October
 15, a school board must submit a report of its progress in realizing the goals identified in
 its comprehensive integration plan to the commissioner of education in the form and manner
 determined by the commissioner.
     (c) The district must submit a detailed budget to the commissioner by March 15 in the
 year before it implements its plan. The commissioner must review, and approve or disapprove
 the district's budget by June 1 of that year.
     (d) The longitudinal data required under paragraph (b) must be based on student growth
 and progress in reading and mathematics, as defined under section 120B.303, and student
 performance data and achievement reports from fully adaptive reading and mathematics
 assessments for grades 3 through 7 beginning in the 2015-2016 school year under section
 120B.302, and either (i) school enrollment choices, (ii) the number of world language
 proficiency or high achievement certificates awarded under section 120B.022, subdivision
 1a, or the number of state bilingual and multilingual seals issued under section 120B.022,
 subdivision 1b, or (iii) school safety and students' engagement and connection at school
 under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (d). Additional longitudinal data may be
 based on: students' progress toward career and college readiness under section 120B.307;
 or rigorous coursework completed under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c),
 clause (2).
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    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.861, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Timeline and implementation. A board must approve its plan and submit it
  to the department by March 15. If a district that is part of a multidistrict council applies for
  revenue for a plan, the individual district shall not receive revenue unless it ratifies the plan
  adopted by the multidistrict council. Each plan has a term of three years. For the 2014-2015
  school year, an eligible district under this section must submit its plan to the commissioner
  for review by March 15, 2014. For the 2013-2014 school year only, an eligible district may
  continue to implement its current plan until the commissioner approves a new plan under
  this section.
   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.862, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Initial achievement and integration revenue. (a) An eligible district's
 initial achievement and integration revenue equals the lesser of 100.3 percent of the district's
 expenditures under the budget approved by the commissioner under section 124D.861,
 subdivision 3, paragraph (c), excluding expenditures used to generate incentive revenue
 under subdivision 2, or the sum of (1) $350 times the district's adjusted pupil units for that
 year times the ratio of the district's enrollment of protected students for the previous school
 year to total enrollment for the previous school year and (2) the greater of zero or 66 percent
 of the difference between the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2013 and the
 district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2014 under clause (1).
     (b) In each year, an amount equal to 0.3 1.3 percent of each district's initial achievement
 and integration revenue for the second prior fiscal year is transferred to the department for
 the oversight and accountability activities required under this section and section 124D.861.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.862, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Commissioner authority to withhold revenue. (a) The commissioner must
 review the results of each district's integration and achievement plan by August January 1
 at the end of the third year of implementing the plan and determine if the district met its
 goals.
     (b) If a district met its goals, it may submit a new three-year plan to the commissioner
 for review.
     (c) If a district has not met its goals, the commissioner must:
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      (1) guide the district in the development of an improvement plan and timeline that
  identifies strategies and practices designed to meet the district's goals under this section and
  section 120B.11; and
      (2) direct the district to use up to 20 percent of the district's integration revenue, until
  the district's goals are reached, to implement the improvement plan.
    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.98, is amended to read:
      124D.98 LITERACY INCENTIVE AID.
      Subdivision 1. Literacy incentive aid. For fiscal year 2026, a district's literacy incentive
  aid equals the sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under
 subdivision 3. For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's literacy aid equals the sum of the
 basic literacy aid under subdivision 6, English learner literacy aid under subdivision 7, and
 targeted literacy aid under subdivision 8.
     Subd. 1a. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
 meanings given.
     (b) "English learner concentration factor" means the ratio of: (1) the district's adjusted
 average daily membership of English learners under section 124D.59, subdivision 2, for
 the previous fiscal year; to (2) the district's total adjusted average daily membership for the
 previous fiscal year.
     (c) "Poverty concentration factor" means the ratio of: (1) the sum of the number of pupils
 enrolled in the district eligible to receive free meals, plus one-half of the pupils eligible to
 receive reduced-priced meals on October 1 of the previous fiscal year; to (2) the number of
 pupils enrolled in the district on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
     Subd. 2. Proficiency aid. The proficiency aid for each school in a district that has
 submitted to the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision
 4a, is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number of third
 grade pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's proficiency
 allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet or exceed
 proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged
 across the previous three test administrations, times $530.
     Subd. 3. Growth aid. The growth aid for each school in a district that has submitted to
 the commissioner its local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is equal to
 the product of the school's growth allowance times the number of fourth grade pupils enrolled
 at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's growth allowance is equal
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  to the percentage of students at that school making medium or high growth, under subdivision
  4, on the fourth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, averaged across the
  previous three test administrations, times $530.
      Subd. 4. Medium and high growth. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
  section.
      (b) "Medium growth" is an assessment score within one-half standard deviation above
  or below the average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one
  assessment scores.
      (c) "High growth" is an assessment score one-half standard deviation or more above the
 average year-two assessment scores for students with similar year-one assessment scores.
     Subd. 5. Literacy incentive aid uses. A school district must use its literacy incentive
 aid to support implementation of evidence-based reading instruction meet the requirements
 and goals adopted in the district's local literacy plan under section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
 The following are eligible uses of literacy incentive aid:
     (1) training for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, special
 education teachers, reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten
 through grade 12, curriculum directors, and instructional support staff that provide reading
 instruction, on using evidence-based screening and progress monitoring tools;
     (2) evidence-based training using a training program approved by the Department of
 Education under the Read Act;
     (3) employing or contracting with a literacy lead, as defined in section 120B.119;
     (4) employing an intervention specialist;
     (5) approved screeners, materials, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure reading
 interventions under section 125A.56, subdivision 1, are evidence-based;
     (6) costs of substitute teachers to allow teachers to complete required training during
 the teachers' contract day; and
     (7) stipends for teachers completing training required under section 120B.12.
     Subd. 6. Basic literacy aid. (a) A district's basic literacy aid equals the product of: (1)
 the basic literacy aid allowance; and (2) the district's adjusted average daily membership
 for kindergarten through grade four for the previous fiscal year.
     (b) The basic literacy aid allowance equals $100 for fiscal year 2027 and later.
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      Subd. 7. English learner literacy aid. (a) A district's English learner literacy aid equals
  the product of: (1) the English learner literacy aid allowance; (2) the district's English learner
  concentration factor; and (3) the district's adjusted average daily membership for kindergarten
  through grade four for the previous fiscal year.
      (b) The English learner literacy aid allowance equals $195.50 for fiscal year 2027 and
  later.
      Subd. 8. Targeted literacy aid. (a) A district's targeted literacy aid equals the product
  of: (1) the statewide targeted literacy aid allowance; (2) the district's poverty concentration
  factor; and (3) the district's adjusted average daily membership for kindergarten through
 grade four for the previous fiscal year.
     (b) The statewide targeted literacy aid allowance equals $45 for fiscal year 2027 and
 later.
     Subd. 9. Free and reduced-price meals. The commissioner must determine the number
 of children eligible to receive either a free or reduced-price meal on October 1 each year
 by means of direct certification or through the application for educational benefits. Children
 enrolled in a district on October 1 and determined to be eligible to receive free or
 reduced-price meals by December 15 of that school year must be counted as eligible on
 October 1 for purposes of aid under this section. The commissioner may use federal
 definitions for these purposes and may adjust these definitions as appropriate. The
 commissioner may adopt reporting guidelines to ensure accuracy of data counts and
 eligibility. Districts must use any guidelines adopted by the commissioner.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
   Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 16, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 16, is amended to read:
     Subd. 16. Full-service community schools. (a) For grants to plan or expand the
 full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:
$  7,500,000   ..... 2024
$  7,500,000   ..... 2025
     (b) Of this amount, priority must be given to programs in the following order:
     (1) current grant recipients issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231;
     (2) schools identified as low-performing under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act;
 and
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      (3) any other applicants.
      (c) Up to two percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
      (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,000,000.
      (e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. This
  appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 20, is amended to read:
      Subd. 20. Innovation service learning grants. (a) For innovative service-learning grants
  under article 2, section 59:
$  1,000,000   ..... 2024
$  0   ..... 2025
     (b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
     (c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Read Act literacy aid. (a) For state aid for school districts, charter schools,
 and cooperative units for evidence-based literacy supports for children in prekindergarten
 through grade 12 based on structured literacy:
$       35,000,000       ..... 2024
     (b) The aid amount for each school district, charter school, and cooperative unit providing
 direct instructional services equals the greater of $2,000 or $39.94 times the number of
 students served by the school district, charter school, or cooperative as determined by the
 fall 2023 enrollment count of students.
     (c) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit must place any aid received
 under this subdivision in a reserved account in the general fund. Aid in the reserved account
 must be used to implement requirements under the Read Act or for literacy incentive aid
 uses under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.98, subdivision 5.
     (d) Of this amount, up to $250,000 is available for administration.
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      (e) On June 29, 2025, $250,000 from the fiscal year 2024 appropriation for administration
  is canceled to the general fund.
      (f) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.
      (f) (g) This aid is 100 percent payable in fiscal year 2025.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 14. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 7, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Administrative process. (a) Within 30 days of entering into a memorandum
  of understanding or adopting a plan under subdivision 1, a district must pay the required
  compensation to an eligible teacher in accordance with the memorandum of understanding
 or plan.
     (b) The Minnesota School Boards Association and Education Minnesota are encouraged
 to collaborate to develop one or more model memoranda of understanding and make the
 memoranda available to districts by July 1, 2024.
     (c) The Bureau of Mediation Services must make mediators available to aid districts
 and exclusive representatives in reaching agreement on the memoranda of understanding
 required under this section.
     (d) A district that by August 1, 2025, has not entered into a memorandum of
 understanding with the exclusive representative of teachers providing how funding under
 this section may be used must use the funding to pay each teacher eligible for compensation
 under subdivision 3 a stipend in an amount equal to the funding the district received divided
 by the number of eligible teachers in the district. The district must pay the stipend to the
 eligible teachers by September 1, 2025.
   Sec. 15. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Regional literacy network paraprofessional and volunteer training. (a) For
 the regional literacy networks to develop and administer training for paraprofessionals and
 volunteers that regularly provide Tier 2 literacy interventions to students in accordance with
 Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124, subdivision 4:
$  375,000   ..... 2025
     (b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 16. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; CAREI PARAPROFESSIONAL
  AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING.
      The fiscal year 2025 appropriation in Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8,
  subdivision 5 for CAREI paraprofessional and volunteer training in the amount of $375,000
  is canceled to the general fund on June 30, 2025.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 17. APPROPRIATIONS.
      Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
  appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. Achievement and integration aid. (a) For achievement and integration aid
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
$       85,619,000       ..... 2026
$       85,222,000       ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,446,000 for 2025 and $77,173,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,575,000 for 2026 and $76,647,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 3. Charter school building lease aid. (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124E.22:
$       96,453,000       ..... 2026
$       99,135,000       ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $9,391,000 for 2025 and $87,062,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $9,673,000 for 2026 and $89,462,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 4. College entrance examination reimbursement. (a) To reimburse districts for
 the costs of college entrance examination fees for students who are eligible for free or
 reduced-price meals who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section
 120B.30, subdivision 16:
$  1,011,000   ..... 2026
$  1,011,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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      Subd. 5. COMPASS and MTSS. (a) To support the development and implementation
  of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student
  Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:
$       13,000,000    ..... 2026
$       13,000,000    ..... 2027
      (b) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is to support implementation of MTSS and
  COMPASS. Funds must be used to support increased capacity at the Department of Education
  and the Minnesota service cooperatives for implementation supports. Funds may be used
  to contract with the University of Minnesota Center for Applied Research and Educational
 Improvement to support implementation and evaluation of the MTSS framework.
     (c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter
 schools, Tribal contract schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
 section 123A.24, subdivision 2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS
 coordinators; deferring costs for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional
 learning; and piloting the Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple
 reporting structures to streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school
 districts and charter schools. Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and
 grant administration.
     (d) Of this amount, $3,000,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network
 focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train
 regional support staff from the Minnesota service cooperatives and to support school leaders
 and teachers to implement evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Funds
 may also be used to host an annual mathematics standards-based instructional institute.
     (e) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this
 subdivision may include but is not limited to:
     (1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in
 implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional
 learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework;
     (2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 120B.11;
     (3) providing support to districts and charter schools to streamline various applications,
 reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan;
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      (4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a
  universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students
  who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development
  difficulties;
      (5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by
  screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods;
      (6) dyslexia screening and interventions that are evidence-based;
      (7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified
  in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information;
     (8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions
 and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and
     (9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS.
     (f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 6. Concurrent enrollment aid. (a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.091:
$  4,000,000   ..... 2026
$  4,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
 the aid payment to each school district.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 7. Ethnic studies community consultation. To consult with community members
 throughout Minnesota on the development of ethnic studies curricula, resources, and
 implementation support:
$  150,000    ..... 2026
$  150,000    ..... 2027
     Subd. 8. Ethnic studies school grants. (a) For competitive grants to school districts,
 charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to develop, evaluate, and implement ethnic
 studies courses:
$  700,000    ..... 2026
$  700,000    ..... 2027
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      (b) The commissioner must consult with the Ethnic Studies Working Group to develop
  criteria for the grants.
      (c) Up to five percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
  administration.
      (d) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 9. Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. (a) For students'
  advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and for training and related costs for teachers and
  other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
$  4,500,000   ..... 2026
$  4,500,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
 year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
 each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
 and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
 Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
 of the expenditures each year for examination fees, training, and support programs for each
 program.
     (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
 each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
 support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
 programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
 international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
 commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
     (d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
 families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent funds
 are available, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced placement
 examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
     (e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 10. Full-service community schools. (a) For grants to plan or expand the
 full-service community schools program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.231:
$  5,000,000   ..... 2026
$  5,000,000   ..... 2027
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      (b) Up to two percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
  administration.
      (c) The fiscal year 2026 appropriation is available until June 30, 2029. The fiscal year
  2027 appropriation is available until June 30, 2030.
      Subd. 11. Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
  offerings. (a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
  to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
  to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
$  250,000   ..... 2026
$  250,000   ..... 2027
     (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must distribute grant funds equitably
 among geographic areas in the state, including to schools located in greater Minnesota and
 in the seven-county metropolitan area.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (d) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     Subd. 12. Implementation of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous
 Peoples, and other genocides. For implementation of requirements for education on the
 Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 120B.252:
$  75,000   ..... 2026
$  75,000   ..... 2027
     Subd. 13. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For
 interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.87:
$       16,396,000     ..... 2026
$       18,157,000     ..... 2027
     Subd. 14. Literacy aid. (a) For literacy aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.98:
$       40,686,000     ..... 2026
$       40,897,000     ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $4,057,000 for 2025 and $36,629,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $4,069,000 for 2026 and $36,828,000 for 2027.
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      Subd. 15. Minnesota Center for the Book programming. (a) For grants to the entity
  designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide
  statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional
  programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation:
$  200,000    ..... 2026
$  200,000    ..... 2027
      (b) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
  administration.
      Subd. 16. Minnesota Independence College and Community. (a) For transfer to the
 Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community
 for tuition reduction and institutional support:
$  625,000    ..... 2026
$  625,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (c) By January 15 of each year, Minnesota Independence College and Community must
 submit a report detailing expenditures, activities, and outcomes to the commissioner and
 the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
 over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
     (d) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $0.
     Subd. 17. Minnesota math corps. (a) For the Minnesota math corps program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
$  1,470,000   ..... 2026
$  1,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 18. Minnesota Principals Academy. (a) For grants to the University of Minnesota
 College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
 Academy:
$  200,000    ..... 2026
$  200,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals
 and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability
 system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the
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  extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000
  of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by
  principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's
  accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
  Act.
      (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 19. Museums and education centers. (a) For grants to museums and education
  centers:
$  1,791,000   ..... 2026
$  1,791,000   ..... 2027
     (b) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
     (c) $106,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Rochester.
     (d) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
     (e) $100,000 each year is for The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis.
     (f) $60,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
     (g) $132,000 each year is for The Works Museum, Bloomington.
     (h) $89,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter.
     (i) $82,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls.
     (j) $82,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids.
     (k) $82,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson.
     (l) $82,000 each year is for the Village Children's Museum, Willmar.
     (m) $89,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth.
     (n) $132,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato.
     (o) $132,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud.
     (p) $82,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Breckenridge.
     (q) A recipient of a grant under this subdivision must use the funds to encourage and
 increase access for historically underserved communities.
     (r) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
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(s) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
Subd. 20. Nonexclusionary discipline. (a) For grants to school districts and charter
  schools to provide training for school staff on nonexclusionary disciplinary practices:
$  1,750,000   ..... 2026
$  1,750,000   ..... 2027
(b) Grants must be used to develop training and to work with schools to train staff on
  nonexclusionary disciplinary practices that maintain the respect, trust, and attention of
  students and help keep students in classrooms. These funds may also be used for grant
  administration.
(c) Eligible grantees include school districts, charter schools, Tribal charter schools,
 intermediate school districts, and cooperative units as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision
 2.
(d) Up to five percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
(e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
Subd. 21. P-TECH schools. (a) For P-TECH implementation grants under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5:
$  791,000    ..... 2026
$  791,000    ..... 2027
(b) The department may award start-up and mentoring and technical assistance grants
 beginning in fiscal year 2026. Of the amount in fiscal year 2026, at least $500,000 is for a
 support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No.
 535, Rochester. Of the amount in fiscal year 2027, at least $250,000 is for a support grant
 to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
(c) The department may retain money from this appropriation for administrative costs
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.093, subdivision 5.
(d) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
(e) The base for fiscal year 2028 and later is $791,000, of which at least $250,000 each
 year is for a support grant to a public-private partnership that includes Independent School
 District No. 535, Rochester.
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      Subd. 22. Paraprofessional training. (a) For compensation associated with paid
  orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 121A.642:
$  4,721,000   ..... 2026
$  5,000,000   ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $4,500,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $500,000 for 2026 and $4,500,000 for 2027.
      Subd. 23. Recovery program grants. (a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 124D.695:
$  750,000    ..... 2026
$  750,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (c) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     Subd. 24. ServeMinnesota program. (a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
$  900,000    ..... 2026
$  900,000    ..... 2027
     (b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
 of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
 coverage is not otherwise available.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 25. Statewide testing and reporting system. (a) For the statewide testing and
 reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.302 and 120B.305:
$       10,892,000       ..... 2026
$       10,892,000       ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 26. Student organizations. (a) For elementary or secondary student organizations:
$  1,084,000   ..... 2026
$  1,084,000   ..... 2027
     (b) $68,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
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      (c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
  (Skills USA).
      (d) $122,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA).
      (e) $322,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations
  (FFA).
      (f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
  occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
  31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students younger than
  grade 9.
     (g) $202,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations
 (DECA).
     (h) $85,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations. Of
 this amount, $30,000 each year must be used for direct support of underserved and special
 student populations.
     (i) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 27. Read Act school leader and literacy instructor professional
 development. (a) To offer training to school leaders and administrators from elementary
 and secondary schools and literacy instructors from institutions of higher education:
$  375,000    ..... 2026
     (b) Training provided with funding under this subdivision must be a department approved
 evidence-based training program.
     (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
     Subd. 28. Read Act professional development. (a) For evidence-based training on
 structured literacy for teachers working in school districts, charter schools, and service
 cooperatives:
$  8,000,000   ..... 2026
$  7,750,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $6,750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $6,500,000 in
 fiscal year 2027 are for the Department of Education and the regional literacy networks and
 $1,250,000 each year is for statewide training. The department must use the funding to
 develop a data collection system to: (1) collect and analyze the submission of the local
 literacy plans and student-level universal screening data; (2) establish the regional literacy
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  networks as a partnership between the department and the Minnesota service cooperatives;
  and (3) administer statewide training based in structured literacy to be offered free to school
  districts and charter schools and facilitated by the regional literacy networks and the
  department. The regional literacy networks must focus on implementing comprehensive
  literacy reform efforts based on structured literacy. Each regional literacy network must
  maintain a literacy lead position and maintain a team of trained literacy coaches to facilitate
  evidence-based structured literacy training opportunities and ongoing supports to school
  districts and charter schools in each region. Funds may be used to provide training in
  structured literacy to grade 4 and 5 classroom teachers and literacy professors from Minnesota
 institutions of higher education.
     (c) By January 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, the commissioner must report to the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education the
 number of teachers from each district who received approved structured literacy training
 using funds under this subdivision and the service cooperatives.
     (d) The regional literacy networks and staff from the Department of Education must
 provide ongoing support to school districts, charter schools, and service cooperatives
 implementing evidence-based literacy instruction.
     Subd. 29. Department literacy specialist. For a full-time literacy specialist at the
 Department of Education:
$  250,000   ..... 2026
$  250,000   ..... 2027
   Sec. 18. REPEALER.
     Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.241, subdivisions 2, 4, and 6, are repealed.
ARTICLE 3
TEACHERS
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.117, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Reporting. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
 Department of Education must collaborate with the Department of Education Professional
 Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Office of Higher Education to publish a
 summary report of each of the programs they administer and any other programs receiving
 state appropriations that have or include an explicit purpose of increasing the racial and
 ethnic diversity of the state's teacher workforce to more closely reflect the diversity of
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  students. The report must include programs under sections 122A.59, 122A.63, 122A.635,
  122A.70, 122A.73, 124D.09, 124D.861, 136A.1274, 136A.1276, and 136A.1791, along
  with any other programs or initiatives that receive state appropriations to address the shortage
  of teachers of color and American Indian teachers. The board commissioner must, in
  coordination with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Office
  of Higher Education and Department of Education, provide policy and funding
  recommendations related to state-funded programs to increase the recruitment, preparation,
  licensing, hiring, and retention of racially and ethnically diverse teachers and the state's
  progress toward meeting or exceeding the goals of this section. The report must include
 recommendations for state policy and funding needed to achieve the goals of this section,
 plans for sharing the report and activities of grant recipients, and opportunities among grant
 recipients of various programs to share effective practices with each other. The initial report
 must also include a recommendation of whether a state advisory council should be established
 to address the shortage of racially and ethnically diverse teachers and what the composition
 and charge of such an advisory council would be if established. The board commissioner
 must consult with the Indian Affairs Council and other ethnic councils along with other
 community partners, including students of color and American Indian students, in developing
 the report. The board commissioner must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education and higher education
 policy and finance by November 3, 2025, for the initial report, and by November 3 each
 even-numbered year thereafter. The report must be available to the public on the board's
 commissioner's website.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.59, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 6. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2029, and any balance remaining in
 the account is canceled to the general fund.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.635, is amended to read:
     122A.635 COLLABORATIVE URBAN AND GREATER MINNESOTA
 EDUCATORS OF COLOR GRANT PROGRAM.
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
 Board Department of Education must award competitive grants to increase the number of
 teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian, complete teacher preparation
 programs, and meet the requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183. Eligibility
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  for a grant under this section is limited to public or private higher education institutions that
  offer a teacher preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and
  Standards Board.
      Subd. 2. Competitive grants. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
  Board commissioner must award competitive grants to a variety of higher education
  institution types under this section. The board commissioner must require an applicant
  institution to submit a plan describing how it would use grant funds to increase the number
  of teachers who are of color or who are American Indian, and must award grants based on
  the following criteria, listed in descending order of priority. To the extent practicable, the
 commissioner must award grants based on the following criteria:
     (1) program outcomes, including graduation or program completion rates and licensure
 recommendation rates for candidates who are of color or who are American Indian compared
 to all candidates enrolled in a teacher preparation program at the institution and, for each
 outcome measure, the number of teacher candidates who are of color or who are American
 Indian;
     (2) the extent to which an institution's plan is clear in describing how the institution
 would use grant funds for implementing explicit research-based practices to provide
 programmatic support to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian.
 Plans for grant funds may include:
     (i) recruiting more racially and ethnically diverse candidates for admission to teacher
 preparation programs;
     (ii) providing differentiated advising, mentoring, or other supportive community-building
 activities in addition to what the institution provides to all candidates enrolled in the
 institution;
     (iii) providing academic tutoring or support to help teacher candidates pass required
 assessments; and
     (iv) providing for program staffing expenses;
     (3) an institution's plan to provide direct financial assistance as scholarships or stipends
 within the allowable dollar range determined by the board under subdivision 3, paragraph
 (b), to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian, not to exceed $5,000
 per academic year for each candidate. The purpose of direct financial assistance is to provide
 cost of attendance financial assistance to candidates matriculating through the licensure
 program if they demonstrate financial need;
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      (4) whether the institution has previously received a competitive grant under this section
  and has demonstrated positive outcomes from the use of grant funds for efforts helping
  teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian to enroll in and successfully
  complete teacher preparation programs and be recommended for licensure;
      (5) geographic diversity among the applicant institutions. In order to expand the number
  of grant recipients throughout the state, whenever there is at least a 20 percent increase in
  the base appropriation for this grant program, the board must prioritize awarding grants to
  institutions outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. If the board awards a grant based
  on the criteria in paragraph (a) to a program that has not previously received funding, the
 board must thereafter give priority to the program equivalent to other programs that have
 received grants and demonstrated positive outcomes To the extent there are sufficient
 applications, and to the extent practicable, the commissioner must award an equal number
 of grants between applicants in greater Minnesota and those in the seven-county metropolitan
 area; and
     (6) the percentage of racially and ethnically diverse teacher candidates enrolled in the
 institution teacher preparation program compared to: the aggregate percentage of students
 of color and American Indian students enrolled in the institution, regardless of major.
     (i) the aggregate percentage of students of color and American Indian students enrolled
 in the institution, regardless of major; and
     (ii) the percentage of underrepresented racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the
 economic development region of the state where the institution is located and where a
 shortage of diverse teachers exists, as reported under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.
     (b) The board commissioner must not penalize an applicant institution in the grant review
 process for using grant funds only to provide direct financial support to teacher candidates
 if that is the institution's priority and the institution uses other resources to provide
 programmatic support to candidates.
     (c) The board commissioner must determine award amounts for development,
 maintenance, or expansion of programs based only on the degree to which applicants meet
 the criteria in this subdivision, the number of candidates who are of color or who are
 American Indian supported by an applicant program, and funds available.
     (d) The board must determine grant awards in part by multiplying the number of teacher
 candidates to be provided direct financial assistance by the average amount the institution
 proposes per candidate that is within the allowable dollar range. After assessing an
 institution's adherence to grant criteria and funds available, the board may grant an institution
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  a lower average amount per candidate and the institution may decide to award less per
  candidate or provide financial assistance to fewer candidates within the allowable range.
  Additionally, an institution may use up to 25 percent of the awarded grant funds to provide
  programmatic support as described in paragraph (a), clause (3). If the board does not award
  an applicant institution's full request, the board must allow the institution to modify how it
  uses grant funds to maximize program outcomes consistent with the requirements of this
  section. The commissioner must allow an institution to use up to 25 percent of the awarded
  grant funds to provide programmatic support for the teacher candidates receiving financial
  support.
     Subd. 3. Grant program administration. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and
 Standards Board may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of Higher
 Education. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher Education
 to help establish and administer the competitive grant process. The board must award grants
 to institutions located in various economic development regions throughout the state, but
 The department must not predetermine the number of institutions to be awarded grants
 under this section or set a limit for the amount that any one institution may receive as part
 of the competitive grant application process.
     (b) The board must establish a standard allowable dollar range for the amount of direct
 financial assistance an applicant institution may provide to each candidate. To determine
 the range, the board may collect de-identified data from institutions that received a grant
 during the previous grant period and calculate the average scholarship amount awarded to
 all candidates across all institutions using the most recent fiscal year data available. The
 calculation may be used to determine a scholarship range that is no more than 25 percent
 of this amount and no less than half the average of this amount. The purpose of direct
 financial assistance is to assist candidates matriculating through completing licensure
 programs if they demonstrate financial need after considering other grants and scholarships
 provided.
     (c) (b) All grants must be awarded by August 15 of the fiscal year in which the grants
 are to be used. The deadline must be extended if changes to the grant program or
 appropriation impact the timeline for grant awards. An institution that receives a grant under
 this section may use the grant funds over a two- up to a four-year period to sustain support
 for teacher candidates at any stage from recruitment and program admission to graduation
 and licensure application. For grantees who receive multiple awards that overlap in the same
 academic years, the maximum combined total of direct financial assistance that an institution
 may provide to the same teacher candidate in the same academic year is $10,000.
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      Subd. 4. Report. (a) By August 15 of each year, an institution awarded a grant under
  this section must prepare for the board commissioner a detailed report regarding the
  expenditure of grant funds, including the amounts used to recruit, retain, and support teacher
  candidates of color or American Indian teacher candidates to complete programs and be
  recommended for licensure. The report must include:
      (1) the total number of teacher candidates of color and American Indian teacher candidates
  who:
      (i) are enrolled in the institution;
      (ii) are supported by grant funds with direct financial assistance during the academic
 reporting year;
     (iii) are supported with other programmatic supports;
     (iv) are recruited and newly admitted to a licensure program;
     (v) are enrolled in a licensure program;
     (vi) have completed a licensure program; and
     (vii) were recommended for licensure in the field for which they were prepared;
     (2) the total number of teacher candidates of color or American Indian teacher candidates
 at each stage from program admission to licensure recommendation as a percentage of all
 candidates seeking the same licensure at the institution; and
     (3) a brief narrative describing the successes and challenges of efforts proposed in the
 grant application to support candidates with grant funds, and lessons learned for future
 efforts.
     (b) By November 1 of each year, the board commissioner must post a report on its
 website summarizing the activities and outcomes of grant recipients and results that promote
 sharing of effective practices and lessons learned among grant recipients.
     Subd. 5. Positions transferred. All classified and unclassified positions associated with
 the administration of grant programs being transferred to the Department of Education under
 this section are transferred with their incumbents in accordance with section 15.039,
 subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in section 122A.07.
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    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Board Grants. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
  Department of Education must make grant application forms available to sites interested in
  developing, sustaining, or expanding a mentorship program.
      (b) The following applicants are eligible for a program grant:
      (1) a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit, on behalf of its participating
  school sites;
      (2) a Tribal contract school;
      (3) a coalition of teachers; and
     (4) a higher education institution;
     (5) a nonprofit organization;
     (6) a professional organization; and
     (4) (7) a coalition of two or more applicants that are individually eligible for a grant.
 A higher education institution, professional organization, or nonprofit organization may
 must partner with an eligible grant applicant but is not eligible as a sole applicant for grant
 funds a school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Tribal contract school, or coalition
 of teachers to apply for a grant.
     (c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, in consultation with the
 teacher mentoring task force, commissioner must approve or disapprove the applications.
 To the extent possible, the approved applications must reflect effective mentoring,
 professional development, and retention components, and be geographically distributed
 throughout the state. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must
 encourage the selected sites to consider the use of its assessment procedures.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Criteria for selection. (a) At a minimum, Applicants for grants under
 subdivision 2 must express commitment to:
     (1) allow staff participation;
     (2) assess skills of both beginning and mentor teachers;
     (3) provide appropriate in-service to needs identified in the assessment;
     (4) provide leadership to the effort;
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      (5) cooperate with higher education institutions or teacher educators;
      (6) provide facilities and other resources;
      (7) share findings, materials, and techniques with other school districts; and
      (8) retain teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian.
      (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board commissioner must give
  priority to applications to fund programs to induct, mentor, and retain Tier 2 or Tier 3
  teachers who are of color or who are American Indian, and Tier 2 or Tier 3 teachers in
  licensure shortage areas within the applicant's economic development region.
    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Program implementation. A grant recipient may use grant funds on
 implementing activities over a period of time up to 24 months. New and expanding
 mentorship sites that receive a board grant under subdivision 2 to design, develop, implement,
 and evaluate their program must participate in activities that support program development
 and implementation.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5a. Grant program administration. The Professional Educator Licensing and
 Standards Board commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of
 Higher Education or the Department of Education Professional Educator Licensing and
 Standards Board. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher
 Education or the Department of Education Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
 Board to help administer the competitive grant process.
   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Report. By September 30 of each year after receiving a grant, recipients must
 submit a report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board the Department
 of Education on program efforts that describes mentoring and induction activities and
 assesses the impact of these programs on teacher effectiveness and retention. The board
 commissioner must publish a summary report for the public and submit the report to the
 committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
 policy and finance in accordance with section 3.302 by November 30 of each even year.
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    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.70, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 7. Positions transferred. Classified and unclassified positions associated with
  the administration of grant programs being transferred to the Department of Education under
  this section are transferred with their incumbents in accordance with section 15.039,
  subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in section 122A.07.
    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
  the meanings given:
     (1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
 position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the
 start of the 2022-2023 school year;
     (2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than
 1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year;
     (3) "American Rescue Plan Act" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
 Public Law 117-2, that awarded funds; and
     (4) "student support services personnel" means:
     (i) an individual licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school
 social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota.; or
     (ii) an individual not included in item (i) whose work duties primarily consist of activities
 that reduce chronic student absenteeism; and
     (5) "eligible cooperative unit" means an intermediate school district or other cooperative
 unit that directly serves students.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
     (1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
     (2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective
 services;
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      (3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and
  comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical,
  social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school
  mental health services;
      (4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
  of their training and licensure;
      (5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making,
  and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates
  interdisciplinary collaboration; and
     (6) improve student health, attendance, school safety, and school climate to support
 academic success and career and college readiness.
   Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Student support personnel aid. (a) The initial student support personnel aid
 for a an independent or special school district equals the greater of the student support
 personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year
 or $40,000 $80,000. The initial student support personnel aid for a charter school equals
 the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the
 charter school for the current fiscal year or $20,000 $40,000. Aid under this paragraph must
 be reserved in a fund balance that, beginning in fiscal year 2025, may not exceed the greater
 of the aid entitlement in the prior fiscal year or the fund balance in the prior fiscal year.
     (b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member
 of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that serves students equals the
 greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the
 district for the current fiscal year or $40,000. If a district is a member of more than one
 cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative
 units. Aid under this paragraph must not exceed actual expenditures.
     (c) The student support personnel allowance equals $11.94 for fiscal year 2024, $17.08
 for fiscal year 2025, and $48.73 $34.24 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
     (d) The cooperative student support allowance equals $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85
 for fiscal year 2025, and $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
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    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 3a. Student support personnel aid; cooperative units. (a) The initial cooperative
  unit aid attributable to each member district of each eligible cooperative unit equals the
  greater of $40,000 or the product of the adjusted pupil units of the member district and
  $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85 for fiscal year 2025, or $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.
      (b) The total statewide cooperative unit aid available for distribution under this
  subdivision equals the sum of the initial amounts calculated for each member district for
  each eligible cooperative unit under paragraph (a).
     (c) Aid for each eligible cooperative unit equals:
     (1) $100,000; plus
     (2) $10,000 times the number of its member districts in excess of ten.
     (d) The commissioner must subtract the sum of the amounts calculated under paragraph
 (c) from the total aid available under paragraph (b) and distribute any remaining amount as
 additional aid to each eligible cooperative unit as follows:
     (1) 50 percent of the remaining amount must be distributed to each eligible cooperative
 unit in proportion to the number of member districts of the eligible cooperative unit relative
 to the total number of member districts for all eligible cooperative units; and
     (2) 50 percent of the remaining amount must be distributed to each eligible cooperative
 unit in proportion to the sum of the adjusted pupil units in each member district of the
 eligible cooperative unit relative to the total number of adjusted pupil units in each member
 district for all eligible cooperatives.
     (e) Aid under this subdivision must be paid directly to an eligible cooperative unit. Aid
 to a cooperative unit under this subdivision must not exceed the cooperative unit's actual
 expenditures.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
   Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Allowed uses. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) or subdivision 4a, aid
 under this section must be used to:
     (1) hire new positions for student support services personnel or;
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      (2) increase a current position that is less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number
  of service hours or;
      (3) make permanent a position hired using onetime resources awarded through the federal
  Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, the federal Consolidated Appropriations
  Act, the federal Division M-Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
  Act, or the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or to maintain a position that would otherwise
  be eliminated; or
      (4) maintain a current student support services personnel position, including a position
  established prior to the 2023-2024 school year, if that position provided pupil support
 services to nonpublic pupils and was funded in whole or in part with state aid allotted to
 the school district or intermediary service area to provide such services under section 123B.44
 in fiscal year 2025 or earlier.
     (b) For fiscal year 2025, except as provided in paragraph (d) or subdivision 4a,
 cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate district
 or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new positions
 for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0
 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired
 using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act at the intermediate
 district or cooperative unit.
     (c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
 applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
 personnel aid or use the aid as otherwise provided under paragraph (d) or subdivision 4a,
 the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve as a school
 counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency
 counselor in Minnesota.
     (d) Aid under this section may also be used to pay the costs of:
     (1) necessary transportation among school sites for student support services personnel;
     (2) training for student support services personnel; or
     (3) technology upgrades for student support services personnel.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.
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    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
Subd. 4a. Additional uses for a school with declining enrollment upon board
  approval. (a) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit has declining enrollment
  in fiscal year 2025 or a later fiscal year, and is unable to use student support personnel aid
  in accordance with subdivision 4, the district, charter school, or cooperative unit may use
  student support personnel aid to maintain a student support services personnel position if
  the position would otherwise be eliminated due to budgetary concerns.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
 has declining enrollment for that fiscal year if the school district, charter school, or
 cooperative unit reports fewer students on its previous fall's enrollment report than for the
 second previous fall's enrollment report.
(c) Before a school board may exercise its authority under this subdivision, the school
 board must allow for public testimony on the proposal at a regularly scheduled school board
 meeting before approving a resolution approving the usage of the student support personnel
 aid for this purpose.
(d) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit uses student support personnel
 aid to initially maintain a position under paragraph (a) in any fiscal year, the school district,
 charter school, or cooperative unit may continue to use student support personnel aid to
 maintain that position in later fiscal years, notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph
 (a).
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.
   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136A.1276, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Report. An alternative teacher preparation program receiving a grant under
 this section must submit a report to the commissioner and the Professional Educator Licensing
 and Standards Board on the grantee's ability to fill teacher shortage areas and positively
 impact student achievement where data are available and do not identify individual teachers.
 A grant recipient must submit the report required under this subdivision by January 31,
 2018, and each even-numbered subsequent year thereafter this particular grant receives
 allocated funding. The report must include disaggregated data regarding:
(1) the racial and ethnic diversity of teachers and teacher candidates licensed through
 the program; and
(2) program participant placement.
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    Sec. 17. TRANSFER OF GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF.
      Subdivision 1. Transfer of contracts, obligations, and unexpended funds. All contracts,
  obligations, and unexpended funds associated with the administration of grant programs
  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, are transferred from the
  Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education
  pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivisions 5, 5a, and 6.
      Subd. 2. Transfer of staff; protections; applicability of collective bargaining
  agreements. (a) Personnel relating to the administration of grant programs under Minnesota
  Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, with the Professional Educator Licensing and
 Standards Board are transferred to the Department of Education beginning August 1, 2025,
 with 30 days notice from the commissioner of management and budget and after approval
 by the commissioner.
     (b) The following protections apply to employees who are transferred to the department
 from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to administer grant programs
 under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70:
     (1) no transferred employee shall have their employment status and job classification
 altered as a result of the transfer;
     (2) transferred employees who were represented by an exclusive representative prior to
 the transfer shall continue to be represented by the same exclusive representative after the
 transfer;
     (3) any applicable collective bargaining agreements with exclusive representatives shall
 continue in full force and effect for transferred employees after the transfer;
     (4) when an employee in a temporary unclassified position is transferred to the
 department, the total length of time that the employee has served in the appointment shall
 include all time served in the appointment at the transferring agency and the time served in
 the appointment at the department. An employee in a temporary unclassified position who
 was hired by a transferring agency through an open competitive selection process in
 accordance with a policy enacted by the commissioner of management and budget is
 considered to have been hired through that selection process after the transfer; and
     (5) the state must meet and negotiate with the exclusive representatives of the transferred
 employees about any proposed changes affecting or relating to the transferred employees'
 terms and conditions of employment to the extent that the proposed changes are not addressed
 in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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      Subd. 3. Future transfer. (a) If the state transfers ownership or control of any facilities,
  services, or operations of the department related to the administration of grant programs
  under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70, to another private or public
  entity by subcontract, sale, assignment, lease, or other transfer, the state must require as a
  written condition of the transfer of ownership or control the following:
      (1) employees who perform work in the facilities, services, or operations related to the
  administration of grant programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70,
  must be offered employment with the entity acquiring ownership or control before the entity
  offers employment to any individual who was not employed by the transferring agency at
 the time of the transfer; and
     (2) the wage and benefit standards of the transferred employees must not be reduced by
 the entity acquiring ownership or control through the expiration of the collective bargaining
 agreement in effect at the time of the transfer or for a period of two years after the transfer,
 whichever is longer.
     (b) There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action arises against, the state of
 Minnesota or its officers or agents for any action or inaction of any entity acquiring ownership
 or control of any facilities, services, or operations of the department related to the
 administration of grant programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.635 and 122A.70.
   Sec. 18. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. Agricultural educator grants. (a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws
 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:
$  250,000   ..... 2026
$  250,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (c) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     Subd. 3. Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation
 aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
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$      88,717,000      ..... 2026
$      87,942,000      ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,814,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $79,903,000
  for fiscal year 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $8,878,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $79,064,000
  for fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 4. Black Men Teach Twin Cities. (a) For a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities
  for the purposes listed in paragraph (c):
$  500,000   ..... 2026
$  500,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must use the grant to establish partnerships with public
 elementary schools with a goal of increasing the number of black male teachers to 20 percent
 of the teachers at each school site. To the extent possible, Black Men Teach Twin Cities
 must include sites in greater Minnesota, suburban areas, and urban settings.
     (c) The grant money may be used for:
     (1) scholarships for aspiring teachers;
     (2) student teacher stipends;
     (3) mentoring activities;
     (4) professional development, with an emphasis on early literacy training, including best
 practices associated with the science of reading; and
     (5) stipends for housing to allow a teacher to live closer to the teacher's school.
     (d) Black Men Teach Twin Cities must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking
 minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through
 grade 12 education and higher education by January 15 of each year following the year of
 a grant award describing how the grant money was used. The report must describe the
 progress made toward the goal of increasing the number of Black male teachers at each
 school site, identify the strategies used to recruit Black teachers, and describe barriers Black
 men face in the teaching profession. The report must be filed in accordance with Minnesota
 Statutes, section 3.195.
     (e) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
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      Subd. 5. Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers. (a)
  For the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for a grant to the Coalition
  to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota for nonlobbying
  activities and general operating expenses that support the recruitment and retention of
  racially and ethnically diverse teachers underrepresented in the state's workforce:
$  100,000    ..... 2026
$  100,000    ..... 2027
      (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 6. Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants. (a)
 For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color competitive grants under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:
$  5,440,000   ..... 2026
$  5,440,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Up to $100,000 of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 7. Concurrent enrollment teacher training program. (a) For the concurrent
 enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.76:
$  375,000    ..... 2026
$  375,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 8. Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. (a) For grants to institutions offering
 "Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
$  500,000    ..... 2026
$  500,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Up to five percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 9. Grow Your Own pathways to teacher licensure grants. (a) For grants to
 develop, continue, or expand Grow Your Own new teacher programs under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 122A.73, to develop a teaching workforce that more closely reflects the
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  state's increasingly diverse student population and ensure all students have equitable access
  to effective and diverse teachers:
$       22,954,000       ..... 2026
$       22,954,000       ..... 2027
      (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
  122A.73, subdivision 5.
      Subd. 10. Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
  of color. (a) To develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed
  for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:
$  3,500,000   ..... 2026
$  3,500,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     (c) Up to three percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     Subd. 11. Special education apprenticeship programs. (a) For grants to intermediate
 school districts for registered special education apprenticeship programs:
$  2,000,000   ..... 2026
$  2,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) In each year, the department must award grants of $493,000 each to Intermediate
 School Districts Nos. 287, 288, 916, and 917. Grant recipients must use grant money for
 registered special education apprenticeship programs. Grant money may be used for:
     (1) program oversight and administrative costs incurred by an intermediate school district
 and its partner higher education institution;
     (2) stipends and tuition, fees, and other direct program costs incurred by apprentices;
     (3) stipends for teachers serving as mentors; and
     (4) the cost of substitute teachers.
     (c) Up to $28,000 of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
     (d) This is a onetime appropriation.
     Subd. 12. Special education teacher pathway. (a) For grants to develop special
 education teacher pathways across Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.77:
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$  0   ..... 2026
$       10,000,000       ..... 2027
      (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
  122A.77, subdivision 5.
      Subd. 13. Student support personnel aid. (a) For student support personnel aid under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
$       58,556,000       ..... 2026
$       60,885,000       ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,655,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $54,901,000
 for fiscal year 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $6,099,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $54,786,000
 for fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 14. Student support personnel workforce pathway. (a) For a grant program to
 develop a student support personnel workforce pathway focused on increasing school
 psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and school social workers of color and
 Indigenous providers, professional respecialization, recruitment, and retention:
$  4,000,000   ..... 2026
$  4,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Of the amount in paragraph (a), $120,000 each year is for providing support to school
 nurses across the state.
     (c) To the extent practicable, the pathway grants must be used to support equal numbers
 of students pursuing careers as school psychologists, school nurses, school counselors, and
 school social workers.
     (d) For grants awarded to school psychologists under this subdivision, the following
 terms have the meanings given:
     (1) "eligible designated trainee" means an individual enrolled in a National Association
 of School Psychologists approved or American Psychological Association accredited school
 psychology program granting educational specialist certificates or doctoral degrees in school
 psychology;
     (2) "eligible employment" means a paid position within a school or local education
 agency directly related to a training program providing direct or indirect school psychology
 services. Direct services include assessment, intervention, prevention, or consultation services
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  to students or their family members and educational staff. Indirect services include
  supervision, research and evaluation, administration, program development, technical
  assistance, or professional learning to support direct services; and
      (3) "practica" means an educational experience administered and evaluated by a graduate
  training program, with university and site supervision provided by appropriately credentialed
  school psychologists, to develop trainees' competencies to provide school psychological
  services based on the graduate training program's goals and competencies relative to
  accreditation and licensure requirements.
      (e) Grants awarded to school psychologists must be used for:
     (1) providing paid, supervised, and educationally meaningful practica in a public school
 setting for an eligible designated trainee enrolled in a qualifying program within the grantee's
 institution;
     (2) supporting student recruitment and retention to enroll and hire an eligible designated
 trainee for paid practica in public school settings; and
     (3) oversight of trainee practica and professional development by a qualifying program
 to ensure the qualifications and conduct by an eligible designated trainee meet requirements
 set forth by the state and accrediting agencies.
     (f) Upon successful completion of the graduate training program, grants awarded to
 school psychologists must maintain eligible employment within Minnesota for a minimum
 period of one-year full-time equivalent for each academic year of paid training under the
 grant program.
     (g) Up to $120,000 of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
     (h) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
   Sec. 19. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
 STANDARDS BOARD.
     Subdivision 1. Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The sums
 indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
 Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated. Any balance in fiscal year
 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 2. Alternative pathways support position. To fund a position at the Professional
 Educator Licensing and Standards Board to support candidates through alternative pathway
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  programs, including the licensure via portfolio process, and to support districts, charter
  schools, and educational cooperatives to become alternative preparation providers:
$  205,000     ..... 2026
$  208,000     ..... 2027
      Subd. 3. Heritage language and culture teachers. To support an additional licensure
  pathway program for heritage language and culture teachers under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 122A.631, including funding for a portfolio liaison and funding for substitute teachers
  on meeting days, portfolio fees, licensure fees, and licensure exam fees for 50 program
  participants:
$  319,000     ..... 2026
$  322,000     ..... 2027
     Subd. 4. Licensure via portfolio online platform. To complete the licensure via portfolio
 online platform to streamline the portfolio submission and review process:
$  471,000     ..... 2026
$  321,000     ..... 2027
   Sec. 20. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
     The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article
 2, section 51, as Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.78.
ARTICLE 4
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9. Eligible programming. (a) The grantee institutions may provide scholarships
 to eligible students progressing toward educational goals in an early education through
 grade 12 educational setting in any area of teacher licensure, including an associate's,
 bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in the following:
     (1) any educational certification necessary for employment;
     (2) early childhood family education or prekindergarten licensure;
     (3) elementary and secondary education;
     (4) school administration; or
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(5) any educational program that provides services to American Indian students in
  prekindergarten through grade 12.
(b) Scholarships may be used to cover an eligible student's cost of attendance under
  section 136A.126, subdivision 3.
(c) For purposes of recruitment, the grantees or their contracted partner institutions must
  agree to work with their respective organizations to hire an American Indian work-study
  student or other American Indian staff to conduct initial information queries and to contact
  persons working in schools to provide programming regarding education professions to
  high school students who may be interested in education as a profession.
(d) At least 80 percent of the grants awarded under this section must be used for student
 scholarships. No more than 20 percent of the grants awarded under this section may be used
 for recruitment or administration of the student scholarships.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.81, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
Subd. 2b. Carry forward of funds. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, if a school district
 or Tribal contract school does not expend the full amount of the American Indian education
 aid in accordance with the plan in the designated fiscal year, the school district or Tribal
 contract school may carry forward and expend up to half of the remaining funds in the
 following fiscal year, and is not subject to an aid reduction if:
(1) the district is otherwise following the plan submitted and approved under subdivision
 2;
(2) the American Indian Parent Advisory Committee for the school is aware of and has
 approved the carry forward and has concurred with for the district's educational offerings
 extended to American Indian students under section 124D.78;
(3) the funds carried over are used in accordance with section 124D.74, subdivision 1;
 and
(4) by April 1, the district reports to the Department of Education American Indian
 education director the reason the aid was not expended in the designated fiscal year, and
 describes how the district intends to expend the funds in the following fiscal year. The
 district must report this information in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Revenue amount. An American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school
  that is located on a reservation within the state and that complies with the requirements in
  subdivision 1 is eligible to receive tribal contract or grant school aid. The amount of aid is
  derived by:
      (1) multiplying the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $170,
  times the difference between (i) the resident pupil units as defined in section 126C.05,
  subdivision 6, in average daily membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13,
  and (ii) the number of pupils for the current school year, weighted according to section
 126C.05, subdivision 1, receiving benefits under section 123B.42 or 123B.44 or for which
 the school is receiving reimbursement under section 124D.69;
     (2) adding to the result in clause (1) an amount equal to the product of the formula
 allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, less $300 times the tribal contract
 compensation revenue pupil units;
     (3) subtracting from the result in clause (2) the amount of money allotted to the school
 by the federal government through Indian School Equalization Program of the Bureau of
 Indian Affairs, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 25, part 39, subparts A to E,
 for the basic program as defined by section 39.11, paragraph (b), for the base rate as applied
 to kindergarten through twelfth grade, excluding small school adjustments and additional
 weighting, but not money allotted through subparts F to L for contingency funds, school
 board training, student training, interim maintenance and minor repair, interim administration
 cost, prekindergarten, and operation and maintenance, and the amount of money that is
 received according to section 124D.69;
     (4) dividing the result in clause (3) by the sum of the resident pupil units in average daily
 membership, excluding section 126C.05, subdivision 13, plus the tribal contract compensation
 revenue pupil units; and
     (5) multiplying the sum of the resident pupil units, including section 126C.05, subdivision
 13, in average daily membership plus the tribal contract compensation revenue pupil units
 by the lesser of $3,230 for fiscal year 2019 and 51.17 percent of the formula allowance for
 fiscal year 2020 and later or the result in clause (4).
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    Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS.
      Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
  appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
  designated.
      Subd. 2. American Indian education aid. (a) For American Indian education aid under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
$       20,646,000      ..... 2026
$       21,548,000      ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,973,000 for 2025 and $18,673,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,074,000 for 2026 and $19,474,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 3. Early childhood programs at Tribal contract schools. (a) For early childhood
 family education programs at Tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.83, subdivision 4:
$  68,000   ..... 2026
$  68,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 4. Mascot replacement assistance. (a) For assistance to public schools seeking
 to comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.041:
$  3,972,000   ..... 2026
     (b) A public school may apply in the form and manner determined by the commissioner
 for reimbursement of costs incurred to meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
 121A.041, subdivision 2, including the costs of replacing a prohibited name, symbol, or
 image on uniforms, signs, paintings, equipment, gym floors, websites, and other school
 property, including supplies and other building surfaces.
     (c) The commissioner must establish procedures to allow for reimbursement of costs
 incurred by a public school after June 30, 2024. Subject to the availability of funding, the
 commissioner may reimburse up to 100 percent of the costs under this paragraph.
     (d) The commissioner must establish procedures to ensure that any costs reimbursed
 under this subdivision are excluded from other school revenue calculations.
     (e) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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      Subd. 5. Minnesota Indian teacher training program grants. (a) For joint grants to
  assist people who are American Indian to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section
  122A.63:
$  600,000    ..... 2026
$  600,000    ..... 2027
      (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
  122A.63, subdivision 10.
      Subd. 6. Native language revitalization grants to schools. (a) For grants to school
  districts, charter schools, and Tribal contract schools to offer language instruction in Dakota
 and Anishinaabe languages or another language indigenous to the United States or Canada:
$  7,500,000   ..... 2026
$  7,500,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Grant amounts are to be determined based upon the number of schools within a
 district implementing language courses. Eligible expenses include costs for teachers, program
 supplies, and curricular resources.
     (c) Up to five percent of the appropriation in each year is available for grant
 administration.
     (d) Up to $300,000 each year is for administrative and programmatic capacity at the
 Department of Education.
     (e) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 7. Permanent school fund supplemental aid. (a) For permanent school fund
 supplemental aid to American Indian schools as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.73:
$  40,000   ..... 2026
$  40,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The permanent school fund supplemental aid for an American Indian school equals
 the product of:
     (1) the amount appropriated under paragraph (a) for that fiscal year; and
     (2) the ratio of (i) the average daily membership served of the American Indian school
 in the prior fiscal year, to (ii) the total average daily membership served of all American
 Indian schools in the state in the prior fiscal year.
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      (c) Aid under this subdivision must be paid 100 percent in the current year on a schedule
  determined by the commissioner.
      Subd. 8. Tribal contract school aid. (a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 124D.83:
$  2,313,000   ..... 2026
$  2,554,000   ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and $2,092,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $232,000 for 2026 and $2,322,000 for 2027.
ARTICLE 5
SPECIAL EDUCATION
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2e. Cross subsidy reduction aid. (a) A school district's annual cross subsidy
 reduction aid equals the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the
 previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year.
     (b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals 6.43 percent for fiscal year 2023; 44 percent for
 fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and 50 percent for fiscal year 2027; and 53.26 percent
 for fiscal year 2028 and later.
   Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. Aid for children with disabilities. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
 district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
$  2,240,000   ..... 2026
$  2,570,000   ..... 2027
     (b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
 is available.
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Subd. 3. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school
  districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
  school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
$  41,000   ..... 2026
$  42,000   ..... 2027
Subd. 4. Special education; regular. (a) For special education aid under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 125A.76:
$   2,789,872,000      ..... 2026
$   3,023,359,000      ..... 2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $322,670,000 for 2025 and $2,467,202,000 for
 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $347,310,000 for 2026 and $2,676,049,000 for
 2027.
Subd. 5. Special education out-of-state tuition. For special education out-of-state
 tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
$  250,000    ..... 2026
$  250,000    ..... 2027
Subd. 6. Special education separate sites and programs. (a) For aid for special
 education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
 4:
$  4,470,000   ..... 2026
$  4,695,000   ..... 2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $427,000 for 2025 and $4,043,000 for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $449,000 for 2026 and $4,246,000 for 2027.
Subd. 7. Travel for home-based services. (a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
 services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
$  488,000    ..... 2026
$  538,000    ..... 2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $44,000 for 2025 and $444,000 for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2026 and $489,000 for 2027.
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ARTICLE 6
FACILITIES, HEALTH, AND SAFETY
    Section 1. [121A.241] CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
      Subdivision 1. Cardiac emergency response plan. (a) For the purposes of this section,
  a "cardiac emergency response plan" means a written document that establishes specific
  steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting.
      (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a school district or charter school must
  develop a cardiac emergency response plan established by the American Heart Association
  or other cardiovascular care organization or the model plan developed by the commissioner
 under section 121A.035, subdivision 1, for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property.
 At a minimum, the plan must:
     (1) establish a school cardiac emergency response team and plan of activation during
 the event of sudden cardiac arrest;
     (2) provide for placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on school grounds
 following American Heart Association or other nationally recognized cardiovascular care
 organization guidelines;
     (3) provide for routine maintenance of AEDs;
     (4) provide for distribution of the plan on school grounds and in coordination with local
 emergency medical services providers;
     (5) provide for annual cardiac emergency response plan drills for school staff and
 students; and
     (6) require the school board to annually review and evaluate the effectiveness of the
 plan.
     Subd. 2. Cardiac emergency response plan; athletic program. (a) Beginning in the
 2026-2027 school year, a school district or charter school with an athletic department or
 organized athletic program must develop a cardiac emergency response plan. The plan must
 be consistent with recommendations or core elements proposed by the American Heart
 Association or an athletic emergency action plan following nationally recognized
 recommendations or core elements that are venue specific. At a minimum, a cardiac
 emergency response plan for athletics must:
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      (1) provide for venue specific and appropriate use of school personnel to respond to
  incidents involving an individual experiencing cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening
  emergency while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event on school grounds;
      (2) provide for AEDs in clearly marked, unlocked, and easily accessible locations at
  each school athletic venue and event following guidelines established by the American
  Heart Association or an organization focused on cardiovascular care;
      (3) require an AED to be accessible during the school day and on location at a
  school-sponsored athletic event or team practice when the school's students are participating;
      (4) require AEDs to be tested and maintained according to the manufacturer's operational
 guidelines; and
     (5) require appropriate first aid, ambulance, rescue squad, or other appropriate emergency
 medical services providers notice of the AED, the type of AED, and its location.
     (b) A cardiac emergency response plan developed under subdivision 1 may include the
 requirements of the required plan for the athletic program.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Resolution. (a) Upon a resolution of a board in the area proposed for
 consolidation or upon receipt of a petition therefor executed by 25 percent of the voters
 resident in the area proposed for consolidation or by 50 such voters, whichever is less, the
 county auditor of the county which contains the greatest land area of the proposed new
 district shall prepare a plat. The resolution or petition must show the approximate area
 proposed for consolidation.
     (b) The resolution or petition may propose the following:
     (1) that the bonded debt of the component districts will be paid according to the levies
 previously made for that debt under chapter 475, or that the taxable property in the newly
 created district will be taxable for the payment of all or a portion of the bonded debt
 previously incurred by any component district as provided in subdivision 18;
     (2) that obligations for a capital loan or an energy loan made according to section 216C.37
 or sections 298.292 to 298.297 outstanding in a preexisting district as of the effective date
 of consolidation remain solely with the preexisting district that obtained the loan, or that
 all or a portion of the loan obligations will be assumed by the newly created or enlarged
 district and paid by the newly created or enlarged district on behalf of the preexisting district
 that obtained the loan;
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      (3) that referendum levies previously approved by voters of authorized for the component
  districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision, be combined
  as provided in section 123A.73, subdivision 4 or 5, or that the referendum levies be
  discontinued;
      (4) that capital project referendum revenue previously authorized for the component
  districts pursuant to section 123B.63 be combined as provided in section 123A.73,
  subdivision 6a, or that the capital project referendum revenue be discontinued;
      (5) that the board of the newly created district consist of the number of members
  determined by the component districts, which may be six or seven members elected according
 to subdivision 20, or any number of existing school board members of the component
 districts, and a method to gradually reduce the membership to six or seven; or
     (5) (6) that separate election districts from which board members will be elected, the
 boundaries of these election districts, and the initial term of the member elected from each
 of these election districts be established.
     The resolution must provide for election of board members from one of the following
 options: single-member districts; multimember districts; at large; or a combination of these
 options. The resolution must include a plan for the orderly transition to the option chosen.
     A group of districts that operates a cooperative secondary facility funded under section
 123A.443 may also propose a temporary board structure as specified in section 123A.443,
 subdivision 9.
     If a county auditor receives more than one request for a plat and the requests involve
 parts of identical districts, the auditor shall prepare a plat which in the auditor's opinion best
 serves the educational interests of the inhabitants of the districts or areas affected.
     (c) The plat must show:
     (1) Boundaries of the proposed district, as determined by the county auditor, and present
 district boundaries,
     (2) The location of school buildings in the area proposed as a new district and the location
 of school buildings in adjoining districts,
     (3) The boundaries of any proposed separate election districts, and
     (4) Other pertinent information as determined by the county auditor.
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    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.48, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Supporting statement. The county auditor shall prepare a supporting statement
  to accompany the plat. The statement must contain:
      (a) The adjusted net tax capacity of property in the proposed district,
      (b) If a part of any district is included in the proposed new district, the adjusted net tax
  capacity of the property and the approximate number of pupils residing in the part of the
  district included shall be shown separately and the adjusted net tax capacity of the property
  and the approximate number of pupils residing in the part of the district not included shall
  also be shown,
     (c) The reasons for the proposed consolidation, including a statement that at the time
 the plat is submitted to the commissioner of education, no proceedings are pending to
 dissolve any district involved in the plat unless all of the district to be dissolved and all of
 each district to which attachment is proposed is included in the plat,
     (d) A statement showing that the jurisdictional fact requirements of subdivision 1 are
 met by the proposal,
     (e) Any proposal contained in the resolution or petition regarding the disposition of the
 bonded debt, outstanding energy loans made according to section 216C.37 or sections
 298.292 to 298.297, capital loan obligations, capital project referendum revenue, or
 referendum levies of component districts,
     (f) Any other information the county auditor desires to include, and
     (g) The signature of the county auditor.
   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123A.73, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 6a. Consolidation; capital project referendum revenue. (a) As of the effective
 date of a consolidation pursuant to section 123A.48, the capital project referendum revenue
 for the newly created district must be recalculated as provided in this subdivision.
     (b) The capital project tax rate for the newly created district may not exceed the rate that
 would raise an amount equal to the combined dollar amount of the capital project referendum
 revenues authorized by each of the component districts for the year preceding the
 consolidation, unless the capital project referendum revenue authorization of the newly
 created district is subsequently modified pursuant to section 123B.63.
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      (c) If the plan for consolidation so provides, or if the plan makes no provision concerning
  capital project referendum revenues, the capital project tax rate equals the maximum rate
  calculated under paragraph (b).
      (d) If the plan for consolidation so provides, the capital project tax rate may be less than
  the maximum rate calculated under paragraph (b).
      (e) If the plan for consolidation provides for discontinuance of capital project referendum
  revenue previously authorized for the component districts, the newly created district must
  not receive capital project referendum revenue unless the voters of the newly created district
  authorize capital project referendum revenue pursuant to section 123B.63.
     (f) The capital project referendum authorization for the newly created district as
 recalculated under this subdivision must continue for a period of time equal to the longest
 period authorized for any component district.
     (g) The capital project referendum revenue authorization for the newly created district
 may be renewed by the school board of the newly created district pursuant to section 123B.63
 for a term not to exceed the longest period authorized for any component district.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) Long-term facilities
 maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) the sum of (i) $380 times the district's adjusted
 pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's average building age to 35
 years, plus (ii) the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor air quality, fire alarm and
 suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section 123B.57, subdivision 6, and
 roof repair and replacement with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site, plus (iii)
 for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section
 142D.08, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space
 to accommodate prekindergarten instruction, or (2) the sum of (i) the amount the district
 would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, Minnesota
 Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.591, and (ii)
 for a school district with an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section
 142D.08, the cost approved by the commissioner for remodeling existing instructional space
 to accommodate prekindergarten instruction.
     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a school district that qualified for eligibility under
 Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2010
 remains eligible for funding under this section as a district that would have qualified for
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  eligibility under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, subdivision 1, paragraph (a),
  for fiscal year 2017 and later.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2027 and later.
    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Facilities plans. (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school district
  or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility plan
  adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
  provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety,
  and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management
 and remediation of lead hazards. For fiscal year 2027 and later, the plan must address the
 maintenance and repair schedule for each school's roof for which funding is requested. For
 planning purposes, the plan must also address provisions for providing a gender-neutral
 single-user restroom at each school site.
     (b) The district must annually update the plan, submit the plan to the commissioner for
 approval by July 31, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds to finance the plan
 or levy for the costs.
     (c) For school districts issuing bonds to finance the plan, the plan must include a debt
 service schedule demonstrating that the debt service revenue required to pay the principal
 and interest on the bonds each year will not exceed the projected long-term facilities revenue
 for that year.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Long-term facilities maintenance equalized levy. (a) A district's long-term
 facilities maintenance equalized levy equals the district's long-term facilities maintenance
 equalization revenue minus the greater of:
     (1) the lesser of the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue or
 the amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
 section 123B.59, subdivision 6; or
     (2) the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the greater
 of (i) zero, or (ii) one minus the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit
 in the year preceding the year the levy is certified to 123 percent of the product of the
 equalizing factor times the state average adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit
 for all school districts in the year preceding the year the levy is certified. The equalizing
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  factor equals 123 percent for fiscal year 2026, 125.5 percent for fiscal year 2027, and 127
  percent for fiscal year 2028 and later.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described
  in section 126C.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A district
  may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent further
  erosion of facilities, including repair and replacement of roofs;
(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities;
(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57;
(4) remodeling or constructing a gender-neutral single-user restroom at each school site;
 or
(5) by board resolution, to transfer money from the general fund reserve for long-term
 facilities maintenance to the debt redemption fund to pay the amounts needed to meet, when
 due, principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued under subdivision 5.
(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related to the
 school.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.63, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Capital project levy referendum. (a) A district may levy the local tax rate
 approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question to provide funds for an approved
 project. The election must take place no more than five years before the estimated date of
 commencement of the project. The referendum must be held on a date authorized by section
 205A.05, subdivision 1a. A district must meet the requirements of section 123B.71 for
 projects funded under this section. If a review and comment is required under section
 123B.71, subdivision 8, a referendum for a project not receiving a positive review and
 comment by the commissioner must be approved by at least 60 percent of the voters at the
 election.
(b) The referendum may be called by the school board and may be held:
(1) separately, before an election for the issuance of obligations for the project under
 chapter 475; or
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      (2) in conjunction with an election for the issuance of obligations for the project under
  chapter 475; or
      (3) notwithstanding section 475.59, as a conjunctive question authorizing both the capital
  project levy and the issuance of obligations for the project under chapter 475. Any obligations
  authorized for a project may be issued within five years of the date of the election.
      (c) The ballot must provide a general description of the proposed project, state the
  estimated total cost of the project, state whether the project has received a positive or negative
  review and comment from the commissioner, state the maximum amount of the capital
  project levy as a percentage of net tax capacity, state the amount that will be raised by that
 local tax rate in the first year it is to be levied, and state the maximum number of years that
 the levy authorization will apply, and state that the levy authorization approved by the voters
 may be renewed once by the school board after holding a meeting and allowing public
 testimony on the proposed renewal.
     The ballot must contain a textual portion with the information required in this section
 and a question stating substantially the following:
     "Shall the capital project levy proposed by the board of .......... School District No. ..........
 be approved?"
     If approved, the amount provided by the approved local tax rate applied to the net tax
 capacity for the year preceding the year the levy is certified may be certified for the number
 of years, not to exceed ten, approved.
     (d) If the district proposes a new capital project to begin at the time the existing capital
 project expires and at the same maximum tax rate, the general description on the ballot may
 state that the capital project levy is being renewed and that the tax rate is not being increased
 from the previous year's rate. An election to renew authority under this paragraph may be
 called at any time that is otherwise authorized by this subdivision. The ballot notice required
 under section 275.60 may be modified to read:
     "BY VOTING YES ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO RENEW
 AN EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO
 EXPIRE."
     (e) In the event a conjunctive question proposes to authorize both the capital project
 levy and the issuance of obligations for the project, appropriate language authorizing the
 issuance of obligations must also be included in the question.
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      (f) Notwithstanding the election requirements of this subdivision, a school board may
  renew an expiring capital projects referendum, including an expiring capital project
  referendum authorized under section 123A.73, subdivision 6a, by board action if:
      (1) the annual amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring;
      (2) the term of the renewed capital projects referendum is no longer than the initial term
  approved by the voters, except as provided under section 123A.73, subdivision 6a;
      (3) the ballot for the election in which the expiring capital projects referendum was
  approved by the voters stated that the levy authorization approved by the voters may be
  renewed once by the school board, consistent with the requirements of paragraph (c), except
 that the requirement under this clause does not apply to an expiring capital projects
 referendum that was approved by the voters in an election occurring before November 4,
 2025;
     (4) the school board, having taken a recorded vote, has adopted a written resolution
 authorizing the renewal after holding a meeting and allowing public testimony on the
 proposed renewal; and
     (5) the expiring capital projects referendum has not been previously renewed by board
 action.
     (g) A resolution authorized in paragraph (f) must be adopted by the school board no
 later than June 15 of the year the renewed capital levy is first certified, and becomes effective
 60 days after its adoption. A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the
 referendum generates revenue for the school district. A school board may renew an expiring
 capital projects referendum under this subdivision not more than two fiscal years before the
 referendum expires. A district renewing an expiring capital projects referendum under this
 subdivision must submit a copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the
 county auditor no later than August 15 of the fiscal year in which the referendum expires.
     (f) (h) The district must notify the commissioner of the results of the referendum.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and
 applies to elections occurring on or after November 4, 2025.
   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.71, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Review and comment. A school district, a special education cooperative, or
 a cooperative unit of government, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, must not
 enter into an installment contract for purchase or a lease agreement, hold a referendum for
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  bonds, nor solicit bids for new construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational
  facility that requires an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if it has a capital
  loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if it does not have a capital loan outstanding,
  prior to review and comment by the commissioner. New construction, expansion, or
  remodeling of an educational facility funded only with general education revenue, lease
  levy proceeds from an additional capital expenditure levy under section 126C.40, subdivision
  1, capital facilities bond proceeds, or long-term facilities maintenance revenue is exempt
  from this provision. A capital project under section 123B.63 addressing only technology is
  exempt from this provision if the district submits a school board resolution stating that funds
 approved by the voters will be used only as authorized in section 126C.10, subdivision 14.
 A school board shall not separate portions of a single project into components to avoid the
 requirements of this subdivision.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125B.15, is amended to read:
     125B.15 INTERNET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS.
     (a) Recognizing the difference between school libraries, school computer labs, and
 school media centers, which serve unique educational purposes, and public libraries, which
 are designed for public inquiry, all computers at a school site with access to the Internet
 available for student use must be equipped to restrict, including by use of available software
 filtering technology or other effective methods, all student access to material that is
 reasonably believed to be obscene or child pornography or material harmful to minors under
 federal or state law.
     (b) A school site is not required to purchase filtering technology if the school site would
 incur more than incidental expense in making the purchase.
     (c) A school district receiving technology revenue under section 125B.26 must prohibit,
 including through use of available software filtering technology or other effective methods,
 adult access to material that under federal or state law is reasonably believed to be obscene
 or child pornography.
     (d) A school district, its agents or employees, are immune from liability for failure to
 comply with this section if they have made a good faith effort to comply with the
 requirements of this section.
     (e) "School site" means an education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1,
 or charter school under chapter 124E.
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    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. To lease building or land. (a) When an independent or a special school
  district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically
  advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for school
  storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue authorized
  under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
  commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose.
  An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain financial
  justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a
 description of the space to be leased and its proposed use. Projects funded under this
 subdivision that require an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if the school
 district has a capital loan outstanding, or $2,000,000 per school site if the school district
 does not have a capital loan outstanding, are subject to review and comment under section
 123B.71, subdivision 8, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
     (b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must be
 annually prescribed by the commissioner, and must include but are not limited to: the
 reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity, the
 feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity of the lease to
 the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed lease
 to the space needs and of the district, the financial condition of the district, and a review of
 the statutory operating debt percentage applicable to the district. The commissioner must
 not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district
 of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy
 must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services operating costs. A district may
 not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building
 or site to itself.
     (c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this
 subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily for
 regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed
 building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or
 secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the
 previously existing building.
     (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
 purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is
 needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment
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  purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
  meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner
  under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required
  by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments
  agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include a provision giving the
  school districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without penalty.
      (e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed $212
  times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.
      (f) For agreements for which a review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision
 8, have been submitted to the Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term
 "instructional purpose" as used in this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.
     (g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the limit
 in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The
 commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e)
 for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:
     (1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the preceding
 five years;
     (2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;
     (3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and
     (4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by avoiding
 over construction of school facilities.
     (h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other
 cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint powers district under
 section 471.59 may include in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases
 of administrative and classroom space for programs of the intermediate school district or
 other cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or joint powers district under
 section 471.59. This authority must not exceed $65 times the adjusted pupil units of the
 member districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this
 section. The intermediate school district, other cooperative unit, or joint powers district may
 specify which member districts will levy for lease costs under this paragraph.
     (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
 purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
 the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the lease
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  cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner must
  deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to lease
  instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority under
  this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative space
  under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed instructional
  lease.
      (j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
  district's proportionate share of deferred maintenance expenditures for a district-owned
  building or site leased to a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint
 powers district under section 471.59 for any instructional purposes or for school storage.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.40, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 1a. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
 meanings given.
     (b) "Capital lease" means an agreement to use, construct, or remodel a site that results
 in ownership of the site by the district.
     (c) "Instructional purposes" means that the use of a building or land being leased leads
 to education-related outcomes identified in law or state program policy.
     (d) "Joint powers lease" means a capital lease or operational lease under which two or
 more districts agree to contribute to the annual lease costs. Under a joint powers lease, the
 host district or joint powers district has the authority to allocate lease costs to member
 districts for leases approved by the commissioner.
     (e) "Operating costs" means the costs of regular maintenance or custodial supplies and
 services.
     (f) "Operational lease" means an agreement to use buildings or land that does not result
 in ownership of the property by the district.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
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    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.45, is amended to read:
      126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.
      (a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena,
  may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed the net
  actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as
  operating costs less any operating revenues.
      (b) Two or more school districts may enter into a cooperation agreement to operate and
  maintain an ice arena. A district with a cooperation agreement must apportion the qualifying
  costs and annual levy amount among each cooperating district as specified in the cooperation
 agreement. Cooperating districts must report the apportionment of the costs and levy to the
 Department of Education in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
     (b) (c) Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the
 satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal
 sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas
 of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger
 level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2026 and later.
   Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.45, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
     Subd. 11. Payment percentage for reimbursement aids. One hundred percent of the
 aid for the previous fiscal year must be paid in the current year for the following aids:
 telecommunications/Internet access equity aid according to section 125B.26, special
 education special pupil aid according to section 125A.75, subdivision 3, aid for court-placed
 special education expenses according to section 125A.79, subdivision 4, and aid for special
 education out-of-state tuition according to section 125A.79, subdivision 8, and shared time
 aid according to section 126C.01, subdivision 7.
   Sec. 16. APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. Cardiac emergency response plan assistance. (a) To assist school districts
 and charter schools implementing cardiac emergency response plans under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 121A.241:
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$  2,000,000   ..... 2026
$  250,000    ..... 2027
      (b) Funding may be used for activities and equipment that promote cardiac emergency
  response plan preparedness in schools, including but not limited to the purchase and
  maintenance of automated external defibrillators, purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  equipment and training for faculty and staff, basic first aid training, and educational materials
  related to cardiac emergency response preparedness.
      (c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 3. Debt service equalization aid. (a) For debt service equalization aid under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
$       16,218,000       ..... 2026
$       14,327,000       ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,986,000 for 2025 and $14,232,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,581,000 for 2026 and $12,746,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 4. Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms. (a) For grants to school
 districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
 restrooms:
$  1,064,000   ..... 2026
$  1,064,000   ..... 2027
     (b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
 subdivision 2, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
 in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
     (c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
 geographic diversity of the state.
     (d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.
     (e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
 through grade 12 education on the number of grants that were awarded each year and the
 number of grant applications that were unfunded each year.
     (f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 5. Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. (a) For long-term facilities
 maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
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$       97,104,000      ..... 2026
$       97,910,000      ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $10,719,000 for 2025 and $86,385,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $9,597,000 for 2026 and $88,313,000 for 2027.
    Sec. 17. REPEALER.
      Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.595, subdivision 2; and 125B.26, are repealed.
ARTICLE 7
SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2a. Federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food
 service program; criteria and notice; board of directors; salaries. (a) The commissioner
 must post on the department's website eligibility criteria and application information for
 nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for approval as a multisite
 sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food program and federal
 summer food service program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested
 nonprofit organizations about:
     (1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including
 how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other
 criteria;
     (2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its
 application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation
 the commissioner provides to the applicant; and
     (3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.
     (b) The commissioner must evaluate financial eligibility as part of the application process.
 An organization applying to be a prospective nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization
 for the federal child and adult care food program or the federal summer food service program
 must provide documentation of financial viability as an organization. Documentation must
 include:
     (1) evidence that the organization has operated for at least one year and has filed at least
 one tax return;
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      (2) the most recent tax return submitted by the organization and corresponding forms
  and financial statements;
      (3) a profit and loss statement and balance sheet or similar financial information; and
      (4) evidence that at least ten percent of the organization's operating revenue comes from
  sources other than the United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program and
  that the organization has additional funds or a performance bond available to cover at least
  one month of reimbursement claims.
      (c) When a nonprofit organization applies for sponsorship as a multisite sponsoring
  organization under the federal child and adult care food program or federal summer food
 service program, applications are evaluated on the following criteria in addition to federal
 requirements:
     (1) any sponsor that applies to receive reimbursement over the federal single audit
 threshold, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 2, section 200, must ensure a
 minimum of one full-time equivalent financial director, or similar role, for the organization.
 This position must be solely dedicated to the responsibilities of a financial director, or similar
 role, and be separate from any other position within the organization;
     (2) volunteers must not be allowed to make organization-level decisions, monitor sites,
 or provide financial oversight. Board members, whether paid or unpaid, are not considered
 volunteers; and
     (3) unless granted special approval by the commissioner, sponsoring organizations are
 limited to an annual maximum increase of 25 percent for the number of sponsored sites and
 total reimbursement.
     (d) A nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization must be governed by a board of
 directors consistent with the following requirements:
     (1) board bylaws must outline the procedures for changing the governance structure,
 following the requirements of chapter 317A;
     (2) board of director meetings must comply with chapter 13D governing open meetings;
 and
     (3) a nonprofit multisite sponsoring organization must publish and maintain:
     (i) the meeting minutes of the board of directors and of members and committees having
 board-delegated authority, within 30 days following the earlier of the date of board approval
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  or the next regularly scheduled meeting, and for at least 365 days from the date of publication;
  and
      (ii) directory information for the board of directors and for the members of committees
  having board-delegated authority.
      (e) The commissioner must post annually on the department's website the approved
  salary range for the positions of executive director, financial director, monitoring staff,
  administrative staff, and officer-level positions for multisite sponsoring organizations under
  the federal child and adult care food program and federal summer food service program.
  Salaries charged to the nonprofit food service fund must fall within these ranges.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. School food service fund. (a) The expenses described in this subdivision must
 be recorded as provided in this subdivision.
     (b) In each district, the expenses for a school food service program for pupils must be
 attributed to a school food service fund. Under a food service program, the school food
 service may prepare or serve milk, meals, or snacks in connection with school or community
 service activities.
     (c) Revenues and expenditures for food service activities must be recorded in the food
 service fund. The costs of processing applications, accounting for meals, preparing and
 serving food, providing kitchen custodial services, waste management, and other expenses
 involving the preparing of meals or the kitchen section or serving area sections of the
 lunchroom may be charged to the food service fund or to the general fund of the district.
 For the purposes of this paragraph, the costs of serving food include the costs of technology
 and systems related to serving line automation and meal tracking. The costs of lunchroom
 supervision, lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and
 other administrative costs of the food service program must be charged to the general fund.
 Staff whose primary responsibility is financial or program management of food service
 operations may charge time spent managing the program to the food service fund.
     That portion of superintendent and fiscal manager costs that can be documented as
 attributable to the food service program may be charged to the food service fund provided
 that the school district does not employ or contract with a food service director or other
 individual who manages the food service program, or food service management company.
 If the cost of the superintendent or fiscal manager is charged to the food service fund, the
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  charge must be at a wage rate not to exceed the statewide average for food service directors
  as determined by the department.
      (d) Capital expenditures for the purchase of food service equipment must be made from
  the general fund and not the food service fund, unless the restricted balance in the food
  service fund at the end of the last fiscal year is greater than the cost of the equipment to be
  purchased.
      (e) If the condition set out in paragraph (d) applies, the equipment may be purchased
  from the food service fund.
      (f) If a deficit in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year, and the deficit
 is not eliminated by revenues from food service operations in the next fiscal year, then the
 deficit must be eliminated by a permanent fund transfer from the general fund at the end of
 that second fiscal year. However, if a district contracts with a food service management
 company during the period in which the deficit has accrued, the deficit must be eliminated
 by a payment from the food service management company.
     (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a district may incur a deficit in the food service fund
 for up to three years without making the permanent transfer if the district submits to the
 commissioner by January 1 of the second fiscal year a plan for eliminating that deficit at
 the end of the third fiscal year.
     (h) If a surplus in the food service fund exists at the end of a fiscal year for three
 successive years, a district may recode for that fiscal year the documented costs of lunchroom
 supervision, lunchroom custodial services, lunchroom utilities, lunchroom furniture, and
 other administrative costs of the food service program charged to the general fund according
 to paragraph (c), or costs under paragraph (j), and charge those costs to the food service
 fund identified by the commissioner in a total amount not to exceed the amount of surplus
 in the food service fund.
     (i) For purposes of this subdivision, "lunchroom furniture" means tables and chairs
 regularly used by pupils in a lunchroom from which they may consume milk, meals, or
 snacks in connection with school or community service activities.
     (j) The costs of kitchen, serving area, lunchroom, and food storage remodeling or
 reconfiguration, including facility expansion, may not be charged to the food service fund,
 except as provided under paragraph (h). The costs of plumbing, electrical, air handling,
 ventilation, or other building utility work necessary to operate equipment essential for food
 service activities or to remediate food service-related health and safety hazards may not be
 charged to the food service fund, except as provided under paragraph (h).
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    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.111, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 6. Second lunch. A school that receives school lunch aid under this section must
  allow a student to purchase a second lunch if the student has already selected a reimbursable
  lunch. The meal price for the second lunch must not exceed the meal price for lunch served
  to a nonprogram adult.
    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.1158, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 5. Second breakfast. A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section
 or under section 124D.111, subdivision 1d, must allow a student to purchase a second
 breakfast if the student has already selected a reimbursable breakfast. The meal price for
 the second breakfast must not exceed the meal price for breakfast served to a nonprogram
 adult.
   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.119, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Summer Food Service Electronic Benefit Transfer Program
 replacement aid. State funds are available to compensate department-approved school food
 authorities who gather student data for the Summer Food Service Electronic Benefit Transfer
 Program sponsors. Reimbursement shall be made on by December 15 based on total meals
 served by each sponsor from the end of the school year to the beginning of the next school
 year the number of pupil units eligible during the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
 Program eligibility year on a pro rata basis.
   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. School library aid. For fiscal year 2024 and later, School library aid for
 a an independent or special school district equals the greater of $16.11 times the district's
 adjusted pupil units for the school year or $40,000. For fiscal year 2024 and later, School
 library aid for a charter school equals the greater of $16.11 times the charter school's adjusted
 pupil units for the school year or $20,000.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Uses of school library aid. School library aid must be reserved and used for
 directly funding the costs of the following purposes within a school library or school library
 media center, as defined in section 124D.991:
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      (1) the salaries and benefits of a school library media specialist;
      (2) electronic, computer, and audiovisual equipment;
      (3) information technology infrastructure and digital tools;
      (4) (2) electronic and material resources; or
      (5) (3) furniture, equipment, or supplies.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2026 and later.
    Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Licensed library media specialists. (a) For aid to multicounty, multitype
  library systems to increase the number of licensed library media specialists:
$  1,000,000   ..... 2024
$  0   ..... 2025
     (b) The aid awarded under this subdivision must be used for activities associated with
 increasing the number of licensed library media specialists, including but not limited to
 conducting a census of licensed library media specialists currently working in Minnesota
 schools, conducting a needs-based assessment to identify gaps in licensed library media
 specialist services, providing professional development opportunities for licensed library
 media specialists, and providing tuition support to candidates seeking to attain school library
 media specialist licensure.
     (c) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated.
     Subd. 2. Basic system support. (a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 134.355:
$       17,995,000      ..... 2026
$       18,372,000      ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,752,000 for 2025 and $16,243,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,804,000 for 2026 and $16,568,000 for 2027.
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      Subd. 3. Electronic library for Minnesota. (a) For statewide licenses to online databases
  selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
  centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
  university libraries:
$  1,900,000   ..... 2026
$  1,900,000   ..... 2027
      (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
      Subd. 4. School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
  including the amounts for the free school meals program:
$      264,162,000      ..... 2026
$      276,392,000      ..... 2027
     Subd. 5. School breakfast. For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.1158:
$       57,642,000      ..... 2026
$       60,413,000      ..... 2027
     Subd. 6. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.118:
$  387,000    ..... 2026
$  387,000    ..... 2027
     Subd. 7. Multicounty, multitype library systems. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
$  2,000,000   ..... 2026
$  2,000,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2025 and $1,800,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $200,000 for 2026 and $1,800,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 8. Regional library telecommunications. (a) For regional library
 telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:
$  2,300,000   ..... 2026
$  2,300,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2025 and $2,070,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2026 and $2,070,000 for 2027.
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      Subd. 9. School library aid. (a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
  124D.992:
$       23,698,000       ..... 2026
$       23,644,000       ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,376,000 for 2025 and $21,322,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $2,369,000 for 2026 and $21,275,000 for 2027.
      Subd. 10. Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program. (a) To support local education
  agencies uploading data for and administering the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer
  Program.
$  150,000   ..... 2026
$  150,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
   Sec. 10. REPEALER.
     Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 1a, is repealed.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
ARTICLE 8
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Appropriation transfers. (a) If a direct appropriation from the general fund
 to the department for any education aid or grant authorized in this chapter and chapters
 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 126C, and 134, excluding appropriations under
 sections 124D.135, 124D.16, 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52, 124D.531, 124D.55, and 124D.56,
 exceeds the amount required, the commissioner may transfer the excess to any education
 aid or grant appropriation that is insufficient. However, section 126C.20 applies to a
 deficiency in the direct appropriation for general education aid. Excess appropriations must
 be allocated proportionately among aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The
 commissioner of management and budget shall make the necessary transfers among
 appropriations according to the determinations of the commissioner. If the amount of the
 direct appropriation for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this
 subdivision is insufficient, the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among
 eligible districts. The state is not obligated for any additional amounts.
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      (b) Transfers for aids paid under section 127A.45, subdivisions 12 and 13, shall be made
  during the fiscal year after the fiscal year of the entitlement. Transfers for aids paid under
  section 127A.45, subdivisions 11 and 12a, shall be made during the fiscal year of the
  appropriation.
    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.41, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
      Subd. 9. Appropriation transfers for community education programs. If a direct
  appropriation from the general fund to the Department of Education for an education aid
  or grant authorized under section 124D.135, 124D.16, 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52,
  124D.531, 124D.55, or 124D.56 exceeds the amount required, the commissioner of education
 may transfer the excess to any education aid or grant appropriation that is insufficiently
 funded under these sections. Excess appropriations shall be allocated proportionately among
 aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The commissioner of management and
 budget shall make the necessary transfers among appropriations according to the
 determinations of the commissioner of education. If the amount of the direct appropriation
 for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this subdivision is insufficient,
 the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among eligible districts. The state is
 not obligated for any additional amounts.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
     Subd. 13. Aid payment percentage. Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, 12a,
 14, and 14a, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter and; chapters
 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 125B, 126C, and 134,; and
 section sections 142D.06, 142D.093, 142D.11, and 273.1392, shall be paid at the current
 year aid payment percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the
 entitlement. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special
 education aid under section 125A.76 for fiscal year 2014 and later equals 97.4 percent of
 the district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according
 to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual
 data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.
   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter
 into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds
 appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and
 127A.45, subdivision 13.
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    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.08, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
      Subd. 8. Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter
  into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds
  appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and
  127A.45, subdivision 13.
    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.093, is amended to read:
      142D.093 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.
      (a) Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by
  the district according to the requirements of section 142D.091. The amount of state aid for
 each child or student screened shall be: (1) $98 for a child screened at age three; (2) $65
 for a child screened at age four; (3) $52 for a child screened at age five or six prior to
 kindergarten; and (4) $39 for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in a
 public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to the
 requirements of section 142D.091. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may
 permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is
 sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened
 more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except
 if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling
 in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been
 screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening
 aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer
 date.
     (b) The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter into an agreement
 under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds appropriated for programs
 under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and 127A.45, subdivision 13.
   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education programs
 for a school district equals the formula allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for
 the year times 0.023 times the greater of:
     (1) 150; or
     (2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 of
 the previous school year.
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    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Population. For the purposes of subdivision 1, data reported to the Department
  of Education may be used to determine the number of people under five years of age residing
  in the district. The commissioner, with the assistance of the state demographer, shall review
  the number reported by any district operating an early childhood family education program.
  If requested, the district shall submit to the commissioner an explanation of its methods and
  other information necessary to document accuracy. If the commissioner determines that the
  district has not provided sufficient documentation of accuracy, the commissioner may
  request the state demographer to prepare an estimate of the number of people under five
 years of age residing in the district and may use this estimate for the purposes of subdivision
 1.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Funding. The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter
 into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds
 appropriated for programs under this section. Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and
 127A.45, subdivision 13.
   Sec. 10. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years
 designated.
Subd. 2. Kindergarten fall assessment. For the kindergarten fall assessment under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:
$  2,357,000   ..... 2026
$  1,743,000   ..... 2027
Subd. 3. Metro Deaf School. (a) For a grant to Metro Deaf School to provide services
 to young children who have a primary disability of deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing and
 who are not eligible for funding under Minnesota Statutes, section 124E.11, paragraph (h):
$  150,000    ..... 2026
$  150,000    ..... 2027
(b) This is a onetime appropriation.
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    Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
  FAMILIES.
      Subdivision 1. Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The sums indicated in
  this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth,
  and Families for the fiscal years designated.
      Subd. 2. Developmental screening administrative costs. (a) For the administrative
  costs associated with developmental screening under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.091
  and 142D.093:
$  77,000   ..... 2026
$  77,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 3. Developmental screening aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of Education
 for developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.091 and 142D.093:
$  4,127,000   ..... 2026
$  4,083,000   ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $414,000 for 2025 and $3,713,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $412,000 for 2026 and $3,671,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 4. Early childhood family education aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of
 Education for early childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 142D.11:
$       39,365,000       ..... 2026
$       41,300,000       ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,792,000 for 2025 and $35,573,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,952,000 for 2026 and $37,348,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 5. Early childhood family education support staff. (a) For the purposes described
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.10, subdivision 12a:
$  375,000    ..... 2026
$  375,000    ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 6. Home visiting aid. (a) For transfer to the Department of Education for home
 visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.11:
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$  245,000   ..... 2026
$  222,000   ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2025 and $217,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2026 and $198,000 for 2027.
      Subd. 7. School readiness. For transfer to the Department of Education for revenue for
  school readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 142D.05 and 142D.06:
$       33,683,000       ..... 2026
$       33,683,000       ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2025 and $30,315,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2026 and $30,315,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 8. Voluntary prekindergarten administrative costs. (a) For administrative and
 IT costs associated with the voluntary prekindergarten program under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 142D.08:
$  691,000   ..... 2026
$  691,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
ARTICLE 9
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
   Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 2. Adult basic education aid. (a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.531:
$       55,281,000       ..... 2026
$       56,919,000       ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $5,401,000 for 2025 and $49,880,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $5,542,000 for 2026 and $51,377,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 3. Adults with disabilities program aid. (a) For adults with disabilities programs
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
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$  1,560,000      ..... 2026
$  1,580,000      ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $151,000 for 2025 and $1,409,000 for 2026.
      (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $156,000 for 2026 and $1,424,000 for 2027.
      Subd. 4. Community education aid. (a) For community education aid under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 124D.20:
$       10,080,000       ..... 2026
$       11,815,000       ..... 2027
      (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $871,000 for 2025 and $9,209,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,023,000 for 2026 and $10,792,000 for 2027.
     Subd. 5. Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults. (a) For programs for deaf,
 deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:
$  70,000   ..... 2026
$  70,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 6. High school equivalency tests. (a) For payment of the costs of the
 commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.55:
$  125,000   ..... 2026
$  125,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 7. Neighborhood partnership grants. (a) For neighborhood partnership grants
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
$  2,600,000      ..... 2026
$  2,600,000      ..... 2027
     (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
 Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
     (c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 8. Regional neighborhood partnership grants. (a) For regional neighborhood
 partnership grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
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$        1,400,000       ..... 2026
$        1,400,000       ..... 2027
      (b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $200,000 each year is for the following programs:
      (1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
      (2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
      (3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
      (4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
      (5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
      (6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next; and
     (7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park.
     (c) Any balance in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 9. School-age care aid. (a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.22:
$  1,000    ..... 2026
$  1,000    ..... 2027
     (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and $1,000 for 2026.
     (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $0 for 2026 and $1,000 for 2027.
ARTICLE 10
STATE AGENCIES
   Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Excess tax increment. (a) The county auditor must, prior to February 1 of each
 year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of any excess tax increment that
 accrued to the district during the preceding year. If a return of excess tax increment is made
 to a district pursuant to sections 469.176, subdivision 2, and 469.177, subdivision 9, or upon
 decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations must
 be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the provisions
 of this subdivision.
     (b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year equal
 to the product of:
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      (1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district in the preceding
  year, times
      (2) the ratio of:
      (i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year
  according to the following:
      (A) section 123B.57 123B.595, if the district received health and safety long-term
  facilities maintenance aid according to that section for the second preceding year;
      (B) section 124D.20, if the district received aid for community education programs
  according to that section for the second preceding year;
     (C) section 142D.11, subdivision 3, if the district received early childhood family
 education aid according to section 142D.11 for the second preceding year;
     (D) section 126C.17, subdivision 6, if the district received referendum equalization aid
 according to that section for the second preceding year;
     (E) section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, if the district received operating capital aid
 according to section 126C.10, subdivision 13b, in the second preceding year;
     (F) section 126C.10, subdivision 29, if the district received equity aid according to
 section 126C.10, subdivision 30, in the second preceding year;
     (G) section 126C.10, subdivision 32, if the district received transition aid according to
 section 126C.10, subdivision 33, in the second preceding year;
     (H) section 123B.53, subdivision 5, if the district received debt service equalization aid
 according to section 123B.53, subdivision 6, in the second preceding year;
     (I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt service
 equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second preceding year;
     (J) section 124D.22, subdivision 3, if the district received school-age care aid according
 to section 124D.22, subdivision 4, in the second preceding year; and
     (K) section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, if the district received local optional aid according
 to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, in the second preceding year; and
     (L) section 122A.415, subdivision 5, if the district received alternative teacher
 compensation equalization aid according to section 122A.415, subdivision 6, paragraph (a),
 in the second preceding year; to
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      (ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year, plus or
  minus auditor's adjustments.
      (c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the next
  levy certified equal to the difference between:
      (1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and
      (2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).
      If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid for
  the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from aid for
  subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use the payment
 of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under this subdivision.
     (d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received by
 a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later,
 except that the changes to paragraph (a) are effective July 1, 2025.
   Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 115, article 10, section 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Department. (a) For the Department of Education:
$       47,005,000    ..... 2024
$       40,052,000    ..... 2025
 Of these amounts:
     (1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
     (2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 120B.115;
     (3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
 Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
     (4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
     (5) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
 litigation;
     (6) $595,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,609,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for modernizing
 district data submissions. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $2,359,000;
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      (7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
  Disability;
      (8) $150,000 each year is for an ethnic studies specialist in the academic standards
  division to provide support to the ethnic studies working group and to school districts seeking
  to establish or strengthen ethnic studies courses;
      (9) $150,000 each year is for the comprehensive school mental health services lead under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.215;
      (10) $150,000 each year is for a school health services specialist under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 121A.20;
     (11) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
     (12) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
     (13) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for information technology infrastructure
 and portfolio resources;
     (14) $2,000,000 each year is for staffing the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center
 at the Department of Education;
     (15) $275,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $175,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for administrative
 expenses for unemployment aid; and
     (16) $130,000 in fiscal year 2025 only is for the state school librarian under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 127A.151.
     (b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
 Washington, D.C., office.
     (c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
 and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
     (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $39,667,000.
     (e) On June 29, 2025, $1,500,000 from the fiscal year 2025 appropriation for the Office
 of the Inspector General and $500,000 from the fiscal year 2025 appropriation for engagement
 and rulemaking related to Specific Learning Disability is canceled to the general fund.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 19, is amended to read:
    Sec. 19. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
      (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
  Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
$  9,243,000   ..... 2024
$  8,435,000   ..... 2025
  Of these amounts:
      (1) $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for furniture replacement in the agency's
  dormitory and classrooms, including costs associated with moving and disposal. These
 funds may also be used for equipment and technology. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2027; and
     (2) $24,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
     (b) Except for the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1), any balance in the first year does
 not cancel but is available in the second year.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
     Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the Department
 of Education may only retain the amounts allocated to it for grant administration costs in
 the appropriations under this act.
   Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
     Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
 designated. Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 2. Department. (a) For the Department of Education:
$       46,927,000       ..... 2026
$       41,515,000       ..... 2027
 Of these amounts:
     (1) $694,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $594,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for the Board of
 School Administrators;
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      (2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 120B.115;
      (3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
  Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
      (4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
      (5) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
  litigation;
      (6) $2,359,000 each year is for modernizing district data submissions;
      (7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
 Disability;
     (8) $130,000 each year is for the state school librarian under Minnesota Statutes, section
 127A.151;
     (9) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
     (10) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
     (11) $2,000,000 each year is for staffing the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center
 at the Department of Education;
     (12) $175,000 each year is for administrative expenses for unemployment aid;
     (13) $550,000 each year is for fraud prevention and detection; and
     (14) $572,000 each year is for administration of the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer
 Program.
     (b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
 Washington, D.C., office.
     (c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
 and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
   Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
     (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
 Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
$       17,838,000    ..... 2026
$       17,937,000    ..... 2027
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  Of these amounts:
      (1) $185,000 each year is for a mental health day treatment program; and
      (2) $321,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
      (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
    Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
      (a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
  Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
$  8,637,000   ..... 2026
$  8,818,000   ..... 2027
     (b) $24,000 each year is for unemployment costs.
     (c) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
   Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
 STANDARDS BOARD.
     Subdivision 1. Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. (a) The sums
 indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund, unless indicated otherwise,
 to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:
$  3,933,000   ..... 2026
$  4,033,000   ..... 2027
     (b) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
     Subd. 2. Licensure by portfolio. (a) For licensure by portfolio:
$  25,000   ..... 2026
$  25,000   ..... 2027
     (b) This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special
 revenue fund.
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ARTICLE 11
FORECAST
A. GENERAL EDUCATION
    Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 1, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 1, section 15, is amended
  to read:
      Subd. 2. General education aid. (a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
$   8,103,909,000       ..... 2024
8,333,843,000
$   8,280,528,000       ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and $7,396,655,000 for
 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $771,421,000 for 2024 and $7,562,422,000
 $7,509,107,000 for 2025.
   Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending
 postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
 of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
$  23,000   ..... 2024
25,000
$  23,000   ..... 2025
   Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Abatement aid. (a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 127A.49:
$  2,318,000   ..... 2024
2,516,000
$  1,503,000   ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and $2,192,000 for 2024.
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      (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $243,000 for 2024 and $2,273,000 $1,260,000 for
  2025.
    Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Consolidation transition aid. (a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 123A.485:
$  7,000   ..... 2024
180,000
$  0   ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $180,000 $0 for 2025.
   Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. (a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
 Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
$      21,176,000     ..... 2024
24,478,000
$      23,337,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and $19,251,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,138,000 for 2024 and $22,340,000 $21,199,000
 for 2025.
   Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. (a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
$      22,979,000     ..... 2024
27,177,000
$      25,802,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,115,000 for 2023 and $20,864,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,318,000 for 2024 and $24,859,000 $23,484,000
 for 2025.
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    Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 9. Career and technical aid. (a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
$  1,664,000    ..... 2024
874,000
$  937,000     ..... 2025
      (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $183,000 for 2023 and $1,481,000 for 2024.
      (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $164,000 for 2024 and $710,000 $773,000 for 2025.
B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
   Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 8, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 13, is amended
 to read:
     Subd. 2. Achievement and integration aid. (a) For achievement and integration aid
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
$       82,818,000        ..... 2024
85,043,000
$       84,300,000        ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $74,646,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,294,000 for 2024 and $76,749,000 $76,006,000
 for 2025.
   Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 9, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 6, section 3, is amended
 to read:
     Subd. 6. Charter school building lease aid. (a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124E.22:
$       91,457,000        ..... 2024
94,906,000
$       93,684,000        ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $82,410,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,156,000 for 2024 and $85,750,000 $84,528,000
 for 2025.
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    Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 21, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 10, is amended to read:
      Subd. 21. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For
  interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 124D.87:
$       14,828,000     ..... 2024
16,413,000
$       14,799,000     ..... 2025
    Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 23, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 11, is amended to read:
     Subd. 23. Literacy incentive aid. (a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.98:
$       41,071,000     ..... 2024
41,588,000
$       40,570,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and $36,465,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $4,051,000 for 2024 and $37,537,000 $36,519,000
 for 2025.
   Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
     Subd. 34. Paraprofessional training. (a) For compensation associated with paid
 orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 121A.642:
$  0     ..... 2024
7,230,000
$        1,997,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $7,230,000 $1,997,000 for 2025.
   Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 12, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. American Indian education aid. (a) For American Indian education aid under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
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$      18,131,000     ..... 2024
19,672,000
$      19,649,000     ..... 2025
      (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 2023 and $16,972,000 for 2024.
      (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,885,000 for 2024 and $17,787,000 $17,764,000
  for 2025.
    Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 4, section 21, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 13, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Tribal contract school aid. (a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.83:
$       1,673,000     ..... 2024
2,131,000
$       2,153,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and $1,418,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $157,000 for 2024 and $1,974,000 $1,996,000 for
 2025.
C. TEACHERS
   Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 14, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 5, section 11, is amended
 to read:
     Subd. 3. Alternative teacher compensation aid. (a) For alternative teacher compensation
 aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
$      88,706,000     ..... 2024
89,012,000
$      88,206,000     ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,882,000
 for fiscal year 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,875,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $80,137,000
 $79,331,000 for fiscal year 2025.
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    Sec. 16. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 14, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 15, is amended to read:
      Subd. 14. Student support personnel aid. (a) For aid to support schools in addressing
  students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
$       30,255,000     ..... 2024
36,498,000
$       36,259,000     ..... 2025
      (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2023 and $30,255,000 for fiscal
  year 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,361,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $33,137,000
 $32,898,000 for fiscal year 2025.
D. SPECIAL EDUCATION
   Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 16, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Aid for children with disabilities. (a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
 the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
$        1,597,000     ..... 2024
1,844,000
$        1,952,000     ..... 2025
     (b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
 is available.
   Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 17, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Court-placed special education revenue. For reimbursing serving school
 districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
 school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
$  39,000   ..... 2024
40,000
$  0   ..... 2025
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    Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 18, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 7, section 4, is amended
  to read:
Subd. 4. Special education; regular. (a) For special education aid under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 125A.75:
$   2,288,826,000      ..... 2024
2,486,181,000
$   2,582,007,000      ..... 2025
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and $2,058,966,000 for
 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $289,842,000 for 2024 and $2,196,339,000
 $2,292,165,000 for 2025.
   Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 19, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Special education separate sites and programs. (a) For aid for special
 education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
 4:
$       3,880,000      ..... 2024
4,505,000
$       4,282,000      ..... 2025
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $3,880,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $431,000 for 2024 and $4,074,000 $3,851,000 for
 2025.
   Sec. 21. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 7, section 18, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Travel for home-based services. (a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
 services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
$  425,000   ..... 2024
475,000
$  440,000   ..... 2025
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2023 and $393,000 for 2024.
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $43,000 for 2024 and $432,000 $397,000 for 2025.
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E. FACILITIES
    Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 22, and Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 8, section 5, is amended
  to read:
      Subd. 6. Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. (a) For long-term facilities
  maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
$     107,905,000      ..... 2024
107,865,000
$     107,262,000      ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and $97,084,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,787,000 for 2024 and $97,078,000 $96,475,000
 for 2025.
F. NUTRITION
   Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2023,
 chapter 55, article 9, section 16, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 23, and Laws 2024, chapter
 115, article 9, section 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
 including the amounts for the free school meals program:
$     218,801,000      ..... 2024
239,686,000
$     251,667,000      ..... 2025
   Sec. 24. Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2023,
 chapter 55, article 9, section 17, Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 24, and Laws 2024, chapter
 115, article 9, section 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. School breakfast. For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.1158:
$       44,178,000     ..... 2024
48,747,000
$       54,835,000     ..... 2025
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    Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 25, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 124D.118:
$  428,000   ..... 2024
428,000
$  387,000   ..... 2025
    Sec. 26. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 9, section 18, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 26, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. School library aid. (a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 134.356 124D.992:
$       21,586,000      ..... 2024
23,903,000
$       23,791,000      ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $21,586,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,398,000 for 2024 and $21,505,000 $21,393,000
 for 2025.
G. EARLY EDUCATION
   Sec. 27. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 2024,
 chapter 81, section 27, is amended to read:
     Subd. 7. Early childhood family education aid. (a) For early childhood family education
 aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135 142D.11:
$       37,209,000      ..... 2024
38,985,000
$       37,874,000      ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and $33,691,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,743,000 for 2024 and $35,242,000 $34,131,000
 for 2025.
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    Sec. 28. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2024,
  chapter 81, section 28, is amended to read:
      Subd. 9. Developmental screening aid. (a) For developmental screening aid under
  Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 142D.091 and 121A.19 142D.093:
$       4,148,000      ..... 2024
4,151,000
$       4,156,000      ..... 2025
      (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $349,000 for 2023 and $3,799,000 for 2024.
      (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $422,000 for 2024 and $3,729,000 $3,734,000 for
 2025.
   Sec. 29. Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivision 17, as amended by Laws 2024,
 chapter 81, section 29, is amended to read:
     Subd. 17. Home visiting aid. (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
 124D.135 142D.11:
$  382,000   ..... 2024
300,000
$  290,000   ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and $341,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $37,000 for 2024 and $263,000 $253,000 for 2025.
H. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
   Sec. 30. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 81, section 30, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Adult basic education aid. (a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 124D.531:
$      52,566,000      ..... 2024
53,684,000
$      53,880,000      ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and $47,387,000 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $5,265,000 for 2024 and $48,419,000 $48,615,000
 for 2025.
  Article 11 Sec. 30.  128
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    Sec. 31. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws
  2024, chapter 81, section 31, is amended to read:
      Subd. 3. Adults with disabilities program aid. (a) For adults with disabilities programs
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
$  710,000   ..... 2024
1,520,000
$       1,433,000      ..... 2025
      (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.
      (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and $1,449,000 $1,362,000 for
 2025.
   Sec. 32. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 11, section 11, subdivision 10, as amended by
 Laws 2024, chapter 81, section 33, is amended to read:
     Subd. 10. School-age care aid. (a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 124D.22:
$  0   ..... 2024
1,000
$  0   ..... 2025
     (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $0 for 2024.
     (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $1,000 $0 for 2025.
   Sec. 33. EFFECTIVE DATE.
     Article 11 is effective the day following final enactment.
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ARTICLE 1        GENERAL EDUCATION...................................................................... Page.Ln 2.7
ARTICLE 2        EDUCATION EXCELLENCE............................................................... Page.Ln 25.5
ARTICLE 3        TEACHERS............................................................................................ Page.Ln 56.24
ARTICLE 4        AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION.................................................... Page.Ln 76.19
ARTICLE 5        SPECIAL EDUCATION........................................................................ Page.Ln 81.9
ARTICLE 6        FACILITIES, HEALTH, AND SAFETY............................................... Page.Ln 83.1
ARTICLE 7        SCHOOL NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES.......................................... Page.Ln 98.7
ARTICLE 8        EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION................................................... Page.Ln 105.16
ARTICLE 9        COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING............ Page.Ln 110.17
ARTICLE 10 STATE AGENCIES................................................................................ Page.Ln 112.18
ARTICLE 11 FORECAST............................................................................................ Page.Ln 119.1
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   120B.241 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.
    Subd. 2. Computer science education supervisor. The Department of Education must employ
a computer science supervisor dedicated to:
    (1) the implementation of this section and the implementation of the computer science education
strategic plan developed by the working group under subdivision 3;
   (2) outreach to districts that need additional supports to create or advance their computer science
programs; and
   (3) supporting districts in using existing and available resources for districts to create and
advance their computer science programs.
    Subd. 4. Computer science educator training and capacity building. (a) The Department of
Education shall develop and implement, or award grants or subcontract with eligible entities, for
the development and implementation of high-quality, coordinated teacher recruitment and educator
training programs for computer science courses and content as defined in subdivision 1 and aligned
to the state strategic plan as developed under subdivision 3.
   (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, eligible entities include:
   (1) a consortium of local educational agencies in the state; and
    (2) high-quality computer science professional learning providers, including institutions of
higher education in the state that are reasonably accessible geographically to all Minnesota educators,
nonprofits, other state-funded entities, or private entities working in partnership with a consortium
of local educational agencies.
   (c) For purposes of this subdivision, eligible uses of funding include:
    (1) high-quality professional learning opportunities for kindergarten through grade 12 computer
science content that:
   (i) are created and delivered in a consistent manner across the state;
   (ii) are made available with no out-of-pocket expenses to educators, including teachers,
counselors, administrators, and other district employees as approved by the Department of Education,
schools, and school districts;
   (iii) are made available asynchronously online, in person, and online or hybrid as determined
appropriate by the Department of Education; and
    (iv) include introductory, intermediate, and advanced trainings aligned to the kindergarten
through grade 12 academic standards or, as necessary, other standards approved by the Department
of Education, specified for each of the grade bands kindergarten through grade 2, grades 3 to 5,
grades 6 to 8, and grades 9 to 12;
    (2) professional learning opportunities for educators of students in grades 9 to 12 that may
include trainings for advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment
credit computer science courses;
   (3) travel expenses for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers:
   (i) for attending training opportunities under clauses (1) and (2); and
    (ii) deemed appropriate and approved by the commissioner of education, or the commissioner
of education's designee;
    (4) any future credentialing for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers,
including Career and Technical Education and academic endorsements;
   (5) supports for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science professional learning, including
mentoring and coaching;
   (6) creation and deployment of resources to promote training opportunities and recruitment of
kindergarten through grade 12 computer science teachers;
    (7) creation or purchase of resources to support implementation approved by the commissioner
of education, or the commissioner of education's designee;
    (8) creation and deployment of resources to promote learning opportunities or recruit students
to engage in the learning opportunities;
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       (9) development of teacher credentialing programs;
       (10) planning for districts to implement or expand computer science education opportunities;
and
     (11) employment, or grant for employment, of personnel or contractors to oversee the statewide
initiative, develop programs and trainings, and deliver training opportunities under clause (1).
   (d) As a condition of receiving any funding through grants or subcontracts, eligible entities
must submit an application to the Department of Education. The application must, at a minimum,
address how the entity will:
       (1) reach new and existing teachers with little to no computer science background;
    (2) attract and support educators from schools that currently do not have established computer
science education programs;
       (3) use research- or evidence-based practices for high-quality professional development;
       (4) focus the professional learning on the conceptual foundations of computer science;
       (5) reach and support subgroups underrepresented in computer science;
       (6) provide teachers with concrete experience through hands-on, inquiry-based practices;
       (7) accommodate the particular teacher and student needs in each district and school; and
   (8) ensure that participating districts begin offering courses or content within the same or
subsequent school year after the teacher receives the professional learning.
       (e) The Department of Education shall prioritize the following applications:
   (1) consortiums of local educational agencies that are working in partnership with providers of
high-quality professional learning for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science;
    (2) proposals that describe strategies to increase enrollment overall, including but not limited
to subgroups of students that are traditionally underrepresented in computer science; and
    (3) proposals from rural or urban areas with a low penetration of kindergarten through grade
12 computer science offerings, including local education consortiums within these areas.
   (f) The award recipient shall report, for all funding received under this section annually, at a
minimum:
       (1) the number of teachers:
       (i) trained within each elementary, middle, and high school; and
       (ii) trained within trainings offered as outlined in paragraph (c), clause (1), item (iv);
   (2) the number of trainings offered in advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and
concurrent enrollment credit computer science courses; and
    (3) the number of teachers, and percentage of teachers trained, that started implementing computer
science courses limited to middle and high school implementation.
    (g) The Department of Education shall make these reports public. The publicly released data
shall not include student-level personally identifiable information.
   Subd. 6. Computer science education data collection. (a) The Department of Education shall
require all high schools to report data and information about computer science course offerings and
enrollment.
   (b) The Department of Education shall develop a plan for the secure and regular reporting of
computer science course offerings and enrollment data from schools with kindergarten to grade 8
bands within 90 days of enactment of this act.
   (c) Data collected in processes described in paragraphs (a) and (b) should be disaggregated by
gender, race, ethnicity, free and reduced-price meals status, Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act status, 504 status, and English language learner status.
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    123B.40 DECLARATION OF POLICY.
    It is the intent of the legislature to provide for distribution of educational aids such as textbooks,
standardized tests and pupil support services so that every school pupil in the state will share
equitably in education benefits and therefore further assure all Minnesota pupils and their parents
freedom of choice in education.
    123B.41 DEFINITIONS.
    Subd. 2. Textbook. (a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including electronic
books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil uses as a text or text
substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly attended and a copy of which is
expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil in this class or program. Textbook
includes an online book with an annual subscription cost. Textbook includes a teacher's edition,
teacher's guide, or other materials that accompany a textbook that a pupil uses when the teacher's
edition, teacher's guide, or other teacher materials are packaged physically or electronically with
textbooks for student use.
    (b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks, the
term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf form, as
well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically, intended for use as a
principal source of study material for a given class or a group of students.
   (c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software or other
educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological materials as are
available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
   Subd. 3. Standardized tests. "Standardized tests" means standardized tests and scoring services
which are provided by commercial publishing organizations or the state and which are in use in the
public schools of Minnesota to measure the progress of pupils in secular subjects.
    Subd. 4. Pupil support services. "Pupil support services" means guidance and counseling
services and health services.
    Subd. 5. Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials. (a) "Individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials" means educational materials which:
   (1) are designed primarily for individual pupil use or use by pupils in a cooperative learning
group in a particular class or program in the school the pupil regularly attends, including teacher
materials that accompany materials that a pupil uses;
    (2) are secular, neutral, nonideological and not capable of diversion for religious use; and
    (3) are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
    (b) Subject to the requirements in paragraph (a), "individualized instructional or cooperative
learning materials" include, but are not limited to, the following if they do not fall within the
definition of "textbook" in subdivision 2: published materials; periodicals; documents; pamphlets;
photographs; reproductions; pictorial or graphic works; prerecorded video programs; prerecorded
tapes, cassettes and other sound recordings; manipulative materials; desk charts; games; study prints
and pictures; desk maps; models; learning kits; blocks or cubes; flash cards; individualized
multimedia systems; prepared instructional computer software programs; choral and band sheet
music; electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically; and CD-Rom.
   (c) "Individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials" do not include instructional
equipment, instructional hardware, or ordinary daily consumable classroom supplies.
    Subd. 5a. Software or other educational technology. For purposes of sections 123B.42 and
123B.43, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs, applications,
hardware, and any other electronic educational technology. Software or other educational technology
includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses delivered online.
    Subd. 6. Pupils. "Pupils" means elementary and secondary pupils.
     Subd. 7. Elementary pupils. "Elementary pupils" means pupils in grades kindergarten through
6; provided, each kindergarten pupil in a half-day program shall be counted as one-half pupil for
all computations pursuant to sections 123B.40 to 123B.42, and 123B.44 to 123B.48.
    Subd. 8. Secondary pupils. "Secondary pupils" means pupils in grades 7 through 12.
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    Subd. 12. Intermediary service area. "Intermediary service area" means a school administrative
unit approved by the commissioner, other than a single school district, including but not limited to
the following:
   (a) a service cooperative;
   (b) a cooperative of two or more school districts;
   (c) learning centers; or
   (d) an association of schools or school districts.
    Subd. 14. Guidance and counseling services. "Guidance and counseling services" means all
activities of a licensed counselor in counseling pupils and parents, providing counseling on learning
problems, evaluating the abilities of pupils, assisting pupils in personal and social development and
providing referral assistance.
    Subd. 15. Health services. "Health services" means physician, dental, nursing or optometric
services and health supplies brought to the site by the health professional for pupil usage in the
field of physical or mental health; provided the term does not include direct educational instruction,
services which are required pursuant to sections 125A.03 to 125A.24, and 125A.65, and 125A.26
to 125A.48, or services which are eligible to receive special education aid pursuant to section
125A.75.
  123B.42 TEXTBOOKS; INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION OR COOPERATIVE LEARNING
MATERIAL; STANDARD TESTS.
    Subdivision 1. Providing education materials and tests. The commissioner of education shall
promulgate rules under the provisions of chapter 14 requiring that in each school year, based upon
formal requests by or on behalf of nonpublic school pupils in a nonpublic school, the local districts
or intermediary service areas must purchase or otherwise acquire textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and
standardized tests and loan or provide them for use by children enrolled in that nonpublic school.
These textbooks, individualized instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other
educational technology, and standardized tests must be loaned or provided free to the children for
the school year for which requested. The loan or provision of the textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, and standardized tests shall be subject to rules
prescribed by the commissioner of education.
    Subd. 1a. Curriculum; electronic components. A school district that provides curriculum to
resident students that has both physical and electronic components must make the electronic
component accessible to a resident student in a home school in compliance with sections 120A.22
and 120A.24 at the request of the student or the student's parent or guardian, provided that the
district does not incur more than an incidental cost as a result of providing access electronically.
    Subd. 2. Title to education materials and tests. The title to textbooks, individualized
instructional or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and
standardized testing materials must remain in the servicing school district or intermediary service
area, and possession or custody may be granted or charged to administrators of the nonpublic school
attended by the nonpublic school pupil or pupils to whom the textbooks, individualized instructional
or cooperative learning materials, or standardized tests are loaned or provided.
    Subd. 3. Cost; limitation. (a) The cost per pupil of the textbooks, individualized instructional
or cooperative learning materials, software or other educational technology, and standardized tests
provided for in this section for each school year must not exceed the statewide average expenditure
per pupil, adjusted pursuant to paragraph (b), by the Minnesota public elementary and secondary
schools for textbooks, individualized instructional materials and standardized tests as computed
and established by the department by February 1 of the preceding school year from the most recent
public school year data then available.
    (b) The cost computed in paragraph (a) shall be increased by an inflation adjustment equal to
the percent of increase in the formula allowance, pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, from
the second preceding school year to the current school year.
    (c) The commissioner shall allot to the districts or intermediary service areas the total cost for
each school year of providing or loaning the textbooks, individualized instructional or cooperative
learning materials, software or other educational technology, and standardized tests for the pupils
in each nonpublic school. The allotment shall not exceed the product of the statewide average
expenditure per pupil, according to paragraph (a), adjusted pursuant to paragraph (b), multiplied
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by the number of nonpublic school pupils who make requests pursuant to this section and who are
enrolled as of September 15 of the current school year.
    123B.43 USE OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
    (a) The commissioner shall assure that textbooks and individualized instructional materials
loaned to nonpublic school pupils are secular, neutral, nonideological and that they are incapable
of diversion for religious use.
    (b) Textbooks, individualized instructional materials, software or other educational technology
must not be used in religious courses, devotional exercises, religious training or any other religious
activity.
    (c) Textbooks and individualized instructional materials must be loaned only to individual pupils
upon the request of a parent or guardian or the pupil on a form designated for this use by the
commissioner. The request forms shall provide for verification by the parent or guardian or pupil
that the requested textbooks and individualized instructional materials are for the use of the individual
pupil in connection with a program of instruction in the pupil's elementary or secondary school.
    (d) The servicing school district or the intermediary service area must take adequate measures
to ensure an accurate and periodic inventory of all textbooks, individualized instructional materials,
software or other educational technology loaned to elementary and secondary school pupils attending
nonpublic schools. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules under the provisions of
chapter 14 to terminate the eligibility of any nonpublic school pupil if the commissioner determines,
after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the textbooks, individualized instructional materials,
or software or other educational technology, have been used in a manner contrary to the provisions
of section 123B.41, subdivision 5, 123B.42, or this section or any rules promulgated by the
commissioner of education.
   (e) Nothing contained in section 123B.41, subdivision 5, 123B.42, or this section shall be
construed to authorize the making of any payments to a nonpublic school or its faculty, staff or
administrators for religious worship or instruction or for any other purpose.
    123B.44 PROVISION OF PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Subdivision 1. Provided services. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules under
the provisions of chapter 14 requiring each district or other intermediary service area: (a) to provide
each year upon formal request by a specific date by or on behalf of a nonpublic school pupil enrolled
in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, the same specific health services as are provided
for public school pupils by the district where the nonpublic school is located; and (b) to provide
each year upon formal request by a specific date by or on behalf of a nonpublic school secondary
pupil enrolled in a nonpublic school located in that district or area, the same specific guidance and
counseling services as are provided for public school secondary pupils by the district where the
nonpublic school is located. The district where the nonpublic school is located must provide the
necessary transportation within the district boundaries between the nonpublic school and a public
school or neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services under
this section if the district elects to provide pupil support services at a site other than the nonpublic
school. Each request for pupil support services must set forth the guidance and counseling or health
services requested by or on behalf of all eligible nonpublic school pupils enrolled in a given nonpublic
school. No district or intermediary service area must not expend an amount for these pupil support
services which exceeds the amount allotted to it under this section.
    Subd. 2. Location of services. Health and guidance and counseling services may be provided
to nonpublic school pupils under this section at a public school, a neutral site, the nonpublic school
or any other suitable location. District or intermediary service area personnel and representatives
of the nonpublic school pupils receiving pupil support services must hold an annual consultation
regarding the type of services, provider of services, and the location of the provision of these
services. The district board or intermediary service area governing board must make the final
decision on the location of the provision of these services.
    Subd. 3. Guidance and counseling; exclusions. Guidance and counseling services provided
to nonpublic school pupils pursuant to this section shall not include the planning or selection of
particular courses or classroom activities of the nonpublic school.
    Subd. 4. Health services; allotment. Each school year the commissioner shall allot to the school
districts or other intermediary service areas for the provision of health services pursuant to this
section the actual cost of the services provided for the pupils in each respective nonpublic school
for that school year. The allotment must not exceed the average expenditure per public school pupil
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for these services by those Minnesota public elementary and secondary schools which provide
health services to public school pupils, multiplied by the number of pupils in that particular nonpublic
school who request these health services and who are enrolled as of September 15 of the current
school year.
    Subd. 5. Guidance and counseling services; allotment. Each school year the commissioner
shall allot to the school districts or intermediary service areas for the provision of guidance and
counseling services pursuant to this section the actual cost of the services provided for the pupils
in each respective nonpublic school for that school year. The allotment for guidance and counseling
services for the secondary pupils in each nonpublic school must not exceed the average expenditure
per public school secondary pupil for these services by those Minnesota public schools which
provide these services to their secondary pupils, multiplied by the number of secondary pupils in
that particular nonpublic school who request these services and who are enrolled as of September
15 of the current school year.
    Subd. 6. Computation of maximum allotments. For purposes of computing maximum
allotments for each school year pursuant to this section, the average public school expenditure per
pupil for health services and the average public school expenditure per secondary pupil for guidance
and counseling services shall be computed and established by the department by February 1 of the
preceding school year from the most recent public school year data then available.
    123B.45 PAYMENTS FOR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
    The commissioner shall make such payments to school districts or intermediary service areas
pursuant to sections 123B.40 to 123B.42, and 123B.44 to 123B.48 as are needed to meet contractual
obligations incurred for the provision of benefits to nonpublic school students pursuant to section
123B.42, 123B.44, or 123B.445.
    123B.46 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
    Each year, a district or intermediary service area may claim and receive from the department
an additional sum for the administration of sections 123B.42, 123B.44, and 123B.445, equal to five
percent of the district's or area's allocation for that year pursuant to those sections.
    123B.47 NOTICE TO DISTRICTS; PRORATION.
    If the appropriation for nonpublic educational aid under sections 123B.40 to 123B.48 is not
sufficient to meet the required payments in any fiscal year, the department must notify the school
districts at the earliest possible date of the need to prorate the appropriation among the districts.
    123B.48 LIMIT ON DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
    If the amount appropriated for purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.42, and 123B.44 to 123B.48,
for any year is not sufficient to make the payments required pursuant to sections 123B.40 to 123B.42,
and 123B.44 to 123B.48, for that year, then no school district or intermediary service area is required
to expend an amount pursuant to sections 123B.40 to 123B.42, and 123B.44 to 123B.48, for that
year which exceeds the amount of the payments it receives pursuant to sections 123B.40 to 123B.42,
and 123B.44 to 123B.48, for that year.
    123B.595 LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE.
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    123B.86 EQUAL TREATMENT.
    Subd. 2. Nonpublic school students. (a) The board of any local district must provide school
bus transportation to the district boundary for school children residing in the district at least the
same distance from a nonpublic school actually attended in another district as public school pupils
are transported in the transporting district. Such transportation must be provided whether or not
there is another nonpublic school within the transporting district, if the transportation is to schools
maintaining grades or departments not maintained in the district or if the attendance of such children
at school can more safely, economically, or conveniently be provided for by such means.
     (b) The school board of any local district may provide school bus transportation to a nonpublic
school in another district for school children residing in the district and attending that school,
whether or not there is another nonpublic school within the transporting district, if the transportation
is to schools maintaining grades or departments not maintained in the district or if the attendance
of such children at school can more safely, economically, or conveniently be provided for by such
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means. If the board transports children to a nonpublic school located in another district, the nonpublic
school must pay the cost of such transportation provided outside the district boundaries.
    123B.92 TRANSPORTATION AID ENTITLEMENT.
    Subd. 9. Nonpublic pupil transportation aid. (a) A district's nonpublic pupil transportation
aid for the 1996-1997 and later school years for transportation services for nonpublic school pupils
according to sections 123B.88, 123B.84 to 123B.86, and this section, equals the sum of the amounts
computed in paragraphs (b) and (c). This aid does not limit the obligation to transport pupils under
sections 123B.84 to 123B.87.
   (b) For regular and excess transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (1)
and (2), an amount equal to the product of:
    (1) the district's actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories during the second preceding school year; times
    (2) the number of nonpublic school pupils residing in the district who receive regular or excess
transportation service or reimbursement for the current school year; times
    (3) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current
school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the second
preceding school year.
    (c) For nonpublic nonregular transportation according to subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause
(5), an amount equal to the product of:
    (1) the district's actual expenditure for nonpublic nonregular transportation during the second
preceding school year; times
    (2) the ratio of the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the current
school year to the formula allowance pursuant to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for the second
preceding school year.
    (d) Notwithstanding the amount of the formula allowance for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 in
section 126C.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner shall use the amount of the formula allowance
for the current year minus $414 in determining the nonpublic pupil transportation revenue in
paragraphs (b) and (c) for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
    124D.992 SCHOOL LIBRARY AID.
    Subd. 1a. State school librarian. In fiscal years 2026 and 2027 only, the Department of
Education may retain up to $130,000 of the amount appropriated for school library aid under this
section for the costs of the state school librarian under section 127A.151. The aid for each school
district and charter school under subdivision 1 must be reduced proportionately. The reduction in
aid under this subdivision must be applied to the current year aid payment.
    125B.26 TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INTERNET ACCESS EQUITY AID.
    Subdivision 1. Costs to be submitted. (a) A district, charter school, or intermediate school
district shall submit its actual telecommunications/Internet access costs for the previous fiscal year,
adjusted for any e-rate revenue received, to the department by August 15 of each year as prescribed
by the commissioner. Costs eligible for reimbursement under this program are limited to the
following:
   (1) ongoing or recurring telecommunications/Internet access costs associated with Internet
access, data lines, and video links providing:
    (i) the equivalent of one data line, video link, or integrated data/video link that relies on a
transport medium that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second (T1) for each
elementary school, middle school, or high school under section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and
13, including the recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service
fees; or
     (ii) the equivalent of one data line or video circuit, or integrated data/video link that relies on
a transport medium that operates at a minimum speed of 1.544 megabytes per second (T1) for each
district, including recurring telecommunications line lease costs and ongoing Internet access service
fees;
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    (2) recurring costs of contractual or vendor-provided maintenance on the school district's wide
area network to the point of presence at the school building up to the router, codec, or other service
delivery equipment located at the point of presence termination at the school or school district;
    (3) recurring costs of cooperative, shared arrangements for regional delivery of
telecommunications/Internet access between school districts, postsecondary institutions, and public
libraries including network gateways, peering points, regional network infrastructure, Internet2
access, and network support, maintenance, and coordination; and
   (4) service provider installation fees for installation of new telecommunications lines or increased
bandwidth.
       (b) Costs not eligible for reimbursement under this program include:
       (1) recurring costs of school district staff providing network infrastructure support;
       (2) recurring costs associated with voice and standard telephone service;
    (3) costs associated with purchase of network hardware, telephones, computers, or other
peripheral equipment needed to deliver telecommunications access to the school or school district;
       (4) costs associated with laying fiber for telecommunications access;
       (5) costs associated with wiring school or school district buildings;
       (6) costs associated with purchase, installation, or purchase and installation of Internet filtering;
and
   (7) costs associated with digital content, including online learning or distance learning
programming, and information databases.
    Subd. 2. E-rates. To be eligible for aid under this section, a district, charter school, or
intermediate school district is required to file an e-rate application either separately or through its
telecommunications access cluster. Discounts received on telecommunications expenditures shall
be reflected in the costs submitted to the department for aid under this section.
   Subd. 3. Reimbursement criteria. The commissioner shall develop criteria for approving costs
submitted by organized school districts, charter schools, and intermediate school districts under
subdivision 1.
    Subd. 4. District aid. For fiscal year 2006 and later, a district, charter school, or intermediate
school district's Internet access equity aid equals the district, charter school, or intermediate school
district's approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to subdivision 1 exceeding $16 times
the district's adjusted pupil units for the previous fiscal year or no reduction if the district is part of
an organized telecommunications access cluster. Equity aid must be distributed to the
telecommunications access cluster for districts, charter schools, or intermediate school districts that
are members of the cluster or to individual districts, charter schools, or intermediate school districts
not part of a telecommunications access cluster.
    Subd. 5. Telecommunications/Internet access services for nonpublic schools. (a) Districts
shall provide each year upon formal request by or on behalf of a nonpublic school, not including
home schools, located in that district or area, ongoing or recurring telecommunications access
services to the nonpublic school either through existing district providers or through separate
providers.
   (b) The amount of district aid for telecommunications access services for each nonpublic school
under this subdivision equals the lesser of:
   (1) 90 percent of the nonpublic school's approved cost for the previous fiscal year according to
subdivision 1 exceeding $10 for fiscal year 2006 and later times the number of weighted pupils
enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous school year; or
    (2) the product of the district's aid per pupil unit according to subdivision 4 times the number
of weighted pupils enrolled at the nonpublic school as of October 1 of the previous school year.
    (c) For purposes of this subdivision, nonpublic school pupils shall be weighted by grade level
using the weighting factors defined in section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
    (d) Each year, a district providing services under paragraph (a) may claim up to five percent of
the aid determined in paragraph (b) for costs of administering this subdivision. No district may
expend an amount for these telecommunications access services which exceeds the amount allocated
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under this subdivision. The nonpublic school is responsible for the Internet access costs not covered
by this section.
    (e) At the request of a nonpublic school, districts may allocate the amount determined in
paragraph (b) directly to the nonpublic school to pay for or offset the nonpublic school's costs for
telecommunications access services; however, the amount allocated directly to the nonpublic school
may not exceed the actual amount of the school's ongoing or recurring telecommunications access
costs.
    Subd. 6. Severability. If any portion of this section is found by a court to be unconstitutional,
the remaining portions of the section shall remain in effect.
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Omnibus E-12 Education appropriations

Sponsors

Sen. Steve Cwodzinski (D) sponsors SF 2255, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

SF 2255 went before 3 committees: Education Finance, Taxes and Finance.

Education Finance
Education Finance
Referred to · Mar 6, 2025
Taxes
Taxes
Referred to · Apr 22, 2025
Finance
Finance
Referred to · Apr 23, 2025

History

SF 2255 has taken 13 actions since Mar 6, 2025, the latest on May 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 15, 2026
Senate
Chief author stricken, shown as co-author Marty
May 15, 2026
Senate
Chief author added Cwodzinski
May 15, 2026
Senate
Author added Kunesh
Apr 28, 2026
Senate
Author stricken Cwodzinski
Apr 16, 2026
Senate
Chief author stricken Kunesh

Votes

SF 2255 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: revisor.mn.gov · legiscan.com