1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education finance; making permanent the expansion of the voluntary
1.3 prekindergarten and school readiness plus program; appropriating money; amending
1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.151, subdivision 6; 126C.05, subdivision
1.5 1; 126C.10, subdivision 2d.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 6.Participation limits.(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
1.9paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
1.10district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
1.11school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
1.12 (b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total
1.13number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs
1.14under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160
1.15participants for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 3,160 participants for
1.16fiscal years 2024 and later per fiscal year.
1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
1.18 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.19 Subdivision 1.Pupil unit.Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age
1.20of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in
1.21average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under
1.22sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 615NINETY-THIRD SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: KUNESH)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading01/23/2023
Referred to Education Finance 2.1chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22,
2.2123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03
2.3to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.
2.4 (a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by
2.5the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of
2.6the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum
2.7average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.
2.8 (b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted
2.9as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.
2.10 (c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
2.11commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
2.12services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875,
2.13but not more than one.
2.14 (d) A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled
2.15in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as
2.16the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil
2.17units.
2.18 (e) A kindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (c) is counted as 1.0 pupil
2.19unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to
2.20all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in
2.21section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day,
2.22every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.
2.23 (f) A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.
2.24 (g) A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.
2.25 (h) A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as 1.2
2.26pupil units.
2.27 (i) For fiscal years 2018 through 2023, A prekindergarten pupil who:
2.28 (1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or (d);
2.29 (2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program under Laws 2017, First Special Session
2.30chapter 5, article 8, section 9; and
2.31 (3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a
2.32school readiness plus program,
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3.2than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same
3.3manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school
3.4funding formulas.
3.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
3.6 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
3.7 Subd. 2d.Declining enrollment revenue.(a) A school district's declining enrollment
3.8revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula allowance
3.9for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the preceding year
3.10and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.
3.11 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2024 only, prekindergarten pupil units
3.12under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), must be excluded from the calculation
3.13of declining enrollment revenue.
3.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
3.15 Sec. 4. VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGAR TEN AND SCHOOL READINESS PLUS
3.16LEVY ADJUSTMENT.
3.17 Subdivision 1.Levy calculation adjustment.Each year, the Department of Education
3.18must calculate each school district's levy, with and without a school district's portion of the
3.194,000 voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus participants that are included in
3.20the school district's levy calculations, and determine the difference for each school district.
3.21The difference must be provided to each school district in state aid.
3.22 Subd. 2.Levy certification.Each year, the Department of Education must calculate
3.23each school district's certified levies for the year, excluding 4,000 voluntary prekindergarten
3.24and school readiness plus participants.
3.25 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
3.26 Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS.
3.27 The amounts necessary to pay for the increase in state aids to school districts and charter
3.28schools under this act are annually appropriated from the general fund to the Department
3.29of Education.
3.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
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