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Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing the basic education formula allowance and funding for special
education services; eliminating proration of special education revenue; reducing
appropriations for special education excess costs aid
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Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Governor's action Veto Line item vetoes - Page 20 lines 20.11-20.14; Bill TextHF 2245 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus E-12 education finance bill. ARTICLE 1: GENERAL EDUCATION Section 1: Additional revenues; priority language modified. Section 2: Program established language modified. Section 3: Commissioner designation language modified. Section 4: Student planning language modified. Section 5: Pupil unit language modified. Section 6: Basic revenue language modified. Section 7: Gifted and talented revenue language modified. Section 8: Equity revenue language modified. Section 9: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid language modified. Section 10: Reallocating general education revenue for all-day kindergarten and prekindergarten language modified. Section 11: General education aid language modified. Section 12: County apportionment deduction language modified. [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF6] Bill Text3E Relating to education; ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition, general education revenue formula, learning year program calendar options, area learning center (ALC) service requirements, operating capital levy and aid, transportation sparsity revenue allowance, equity revenue, district equity gap and index, equity levy and aid, transition revenue, equity allowance, levy and aid, basic alternative teacher compensation aid, alternative teacher compensation levy and aid, general education aid; permitting district and charter school grade level acceleration instructional programming; requiring charter schools and area learning centers to inform students and parents of learning year option; requiring a consolidated tax rate establishment and permitting district consolidated levy, limit; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Author added Marty Bill TextRelating to education finance; modifying the school finance system and creating a new education funding framework; modifying the calculation of the first and second tier equalized debt service levies for school districts; establishing a school bond agricultural credit, specifying eligibility, credit amount, credit reimbursements and payments to school districts; modifying the calculation used by school districts to receive the health and safety levy revenue; modifying provisions relating to school districts qualifying to participate in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program; modifying the calculation of deferred maintenance revenue and the deferred maintenance levy for school districts; modifying requirements to be considered a pupil of limited English proficiency (LEP); modifying the formula for school district limited LEP revenue and school district special education aid and excess cost aid; establishing an show full description
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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Stumpf Bill Text2E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 and early childhood and family education programs and services ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying annual reporting requirements of district anticipated expenditures and passage rates for GRAD purposes by school superintendents; authorizing the commissioner of education to enter into interstate agreements with adjoining states to establish an enrollment options program, specifying agreement specifications, conditions, and pupil accounting (pupil unit); requiring the commissioner of education to establish procedures relating to the application process, funds payment or collection and data collection; providing for an exclusion from procedure requirements for certain smaller enrollment transfers; providing a tuition exemption for enrollment transfers under terms of agreement; modifying general education revenue calculation for 2010 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to education; extending the special education task force to allow the
completion of studies of the state special education rules; repealing certain
provisions relating to placement in state institution responsibility,
nonresident education billing, transportation aid agreements and the definition
of assistance technology device
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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Authorizing licensed physicians and licensed psychologists to make a diagnosis
and determination of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the purpose of identifying a child with a
disability and eligible for and in need of special education instruction and
services
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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextModifying and clarifying certain school district reciprocity agreement provisions; modifying tuition payment requirements; authorizing the commissioner of education to enter into an agreement with a designated authority from an adjoining state to establish an enrollment options programs with the adjoining state; specifying certain agreement content requirements; providing for pupil accounting; requiring the commissioner to establish certain procedures relating to applications, the collection or payment of funds and the collection of data for implementation of the agreement; specifying certain severance pay exceptions; providing adjustments for special education tuition payments; modifying the general education transition revenue formula and setting the district transition allowance for fiscal year 2009 and later; prescribing the tuition reciprocity revenue transition formula; expanding payment of aids to school districts [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Veto 05/13/08 Bill Text
Prekindergarten through grade 12 education policy provided for general
education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, state agencies,
self-sufficiency and lifelong learning.
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to erect signs on interstate
highway #35 near the intersection with trunk highway #60 directing motorists to
the Minnesota state academies for the deaf and blind
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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text1E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs and services ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition; modifying general education levy aid; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing to meet federal special education maintenance of effort; allowing referendum market value to determine district state aid adjustment abatement; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the specific enrollment options in nonresident districts ARTICLE 2 - EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Requiring charter and nonpublic schools to transfer student records to student school of residence, requiring inclusion of form disciplinary actions in records transfer; requiring school district to adopt gifted and talented students acceleration policies and procedures; modifying secondary students state show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Establishing the position of statewide hearing loss early education intervention
coordinator in the department of education, prescribing duties, requiring
collaboration with various state offices and agencies; appropriating money to
the commissioner of education
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Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing funding for special education program growth factors
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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Stumpf Bill Text2E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 and early childhood and family education programs and services ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying annual reporting requirements of district anticipated expenditures and passage rates for GRAD purposes by school superintendents; authorizing the commissioner of education to enter into interstate agreements with adjoining states to establish an enrollment options program, specifying agreement specifications, conditions, and pupil accounting (pupil unit); requiring the commissioner of education to establish procedures relating to the application process, funds payment or collection and data collection; providing for an exclusion from procedure requirements for certain smaller enrollment transfers; providing a tuition exemption for enrollment transfers under terms of agreement; modifying general education revenue calculation for 2010 and [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Increasing the special education base revenue funding; modifying the
determination of school district special education aid and excess cost aid;
repealing certain provisions relating to state totals for special education
revenue and excess cost aid
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Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Reestablishing special education program growth factors; modifying the adjusted
special education base revenue; establishing intenstive intervention funding for
school districts providing intensive intervention services, specifying
eligibility and requirements
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Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Relating to early childhood special education; upon parent or guardian placement
of a prekindergarten child in a nonresident school district for care and
education services, the nonresident school district becomes the responsible
district; requiring districts to provide care or education services to eligible
children for a certain amount of time per week, exception for head start
programs; clarifying continuing eligibility for special instruction and services
in the district of residence, exempting resident districts from the
transportation requirement to the nonresident district
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to education; extending the special education task force to allow the
completion of studies of the state special education rules; repealing certain
provisions relating to placement in state institution responsibility,
nonresident education billing, transportation aid agreements and the definition
of assistance technology device
(je)
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Author stricken Olson, G. Bill Text
Relating to education; authorizing the commissioner of education to make
reimbursement payments to charter schools for qualifying unreimbursed costs of
serving students with disabilities; appropriating money to the department of
education for supplemental special education aid payments
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Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author added Saltzman Bill Text
2E Establishing a task force to review all aspects of the education system for
children with disabilities in the state and to recommend to the legislature
changes to simplify and standardize the distribution of state aid for special
education; specifying membership; requiring the department of education and any
other state agency to provide requested information and assistance; requiring
the task force to report to the legislature by a certain date; sunset provision
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