1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; clarifying allowed uses of student support personnel aid;
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 4.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.901, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 4.Allowed uses.(a) Aid under this section must be used to hire new positions
1.7for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0
1.8full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired
1.9using onetime resources awarded through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic
1.10Security Act, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, the federal Division
1.11M-Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or the federal
1.12American Rescue Plan Act, or to maintain a position that would otherwise be eliminated.
1.13 (b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate
1.14district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new
1.15positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less
1.16than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a
1.17position hired using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act at
1.18the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
1.19 (c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
1.20applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
1.21personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve
1.22as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
1.23dependency counselor in Minnesota.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1837NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Kupec, Hauschild, Maye Quade and Mann)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/24/2025
Referred to Education Policy 2.1 (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), aid under this section may be used to maintain
2.2existing student support services personnel positions, including positions established prior
2.3to the 2023-2024 school year and positions initially funded with local, state, or federal
2.4resources, if the superintendent or charter school director provides the commissioner of
2.5education with a statement of assurances that the positions would be eliminated without the
2.6flexibility provided under this paragraph.
2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2025 and later.
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