| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education finance; increasing funding for pupil transportation; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision 18a. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 18a, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 18a.Pupil transportation adjustment.(a) An independent, common, or special |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8school district's transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 is increased by the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9greater of zero or 35 70 percent of the difference between: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) the lesser of the district's total cost for regular and excess pupil transportation under |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), including depreciation, for the previous fiscal |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12year or 105 percent of the district's total cost for the second previous fiscal year; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (2) the sum of: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (i) 4.66 percent of the district's basic revenue for the previous fiscal year; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (ii) transportation sparsity revenue under subdivision 18 for the previous fiscal year; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (iii) the district's charter school transportation adjustment for the previous fiscal year; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (iv) the district's reimbursement for transportation provided under section 123B.92, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi); and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (v) the district's area learning center transportation aid under section 123B.92, subdivision |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.2011. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 25-02439 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/EN |
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| 23 | 23 | | SENATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 25 | 25 | | S.F. No. 1078NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HOUSLEY) |
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| 27 | 27 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 28 | 28 | | Introduction and first reading02/06/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Referred to Education Finance 2.1 (b) A charter school's pupil transportation adjustment equals the school district per pupil |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.2unit adjustment under paragraph (a). |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.4 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; GENERAL EDUCATION AID. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.5 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.6appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.7designated. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.8 Subd. 2.Pupil transportation aid.For additional general education aid under Minnesota |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.9Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 13: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2026............2.10 $ |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2027............2.11 $ |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 25-02439 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/EN |
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