| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education finance; expanding the allowable uses of student support |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 personnel aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 4. |
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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 124D.901, subdivision 4, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 4.Allowed uses.(a) Aid under this section must be used to enhance student |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8support services, including but not limited to hiring or contracting for personnel as provided |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9under paragraphs (b) to (d) or paying the costs of necessary transportation, equipment, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10supplies, informational materials, communications, or personnel training. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) Aid under this section must may be used to hire new positions for student support |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired using onetime resources |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14awarded through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, the federal |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15Consolidated Appropriations Act, the federal Division M-Coronavirus Response and Relief |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Supplemental Appropriations Act, or the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or to maintain |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17a position that would otherwise be eliminated. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (b) (c) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and may be used to hire |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20new positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22a position hired using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23at the intermediate district or cooperative unit. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25-01737 as introduced12/30/24 REVISOR CR/CH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SENATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 28 | 28 | | S.F. No. 133NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: WEBER, Kunesh and Dahms) |
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| 30 | 30 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 31 | 31 | | Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Referred to Education Finance 2.1 (c) (d) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2two applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3support personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 25-01737 as introduced12/30/24 REVISOR CR/CH |
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