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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing for all school districts to be eligible to participate in the
alternative facilities bonding and levy program and the deferred maintenance
revenue program
(me)

Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Governor's action Veto Line item vetoes - Page 20 lines 20.11-20.14;

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HF 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. [...]

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Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing a levy for certain utility costs of community education facilities,
defining certain terms; requiring schools to submit information on facility
size, usage and utility costs to the commissioner of education for approval;
specifying levy amount
(me)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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"Safe School Zone Law"; establishing a speed limit in school zones, defining
school zone; authorizing local authorities to establish a lower speed limit with
agreement of the school board or nonpublic school administration
(me)

Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Author added Marty

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Relating 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

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to appropriations ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Providing for a summary of appropriations; providing for the department of human services forecast adjustment; reducing appropriations for children and economic assistance grants, basic health care grants and continuing care grants ARTICLE 2 - PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION A. GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying appropriations for general education aid, referendum tax base replacement aid, enrollment options transportation, abatement revenue, consolidation transition, nonpublic pupil education aid and nonpublic pupil transportation B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Modifying appropriations for charter school building lease aid, charter school startup cost aid, integration aid, interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants and tribal contract school aid C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; authorizing potential school sites and school boards to
appeal to the commissioner of education for a ruling on the decision to enter
into a school site management agreement
(me)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Reducing the school district debt service equalization revenue levy formula
percentage and modifying the equalized debt service levy
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; modifying the qualification for the school
alternative facilities bonding and levy program; increasing the school deferred
maintenance revenue and increasing the leased facilities levy
(rt)

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Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2311, Clearbrook-Gonvick to use health
and safety revenue to demolish the Gonvick school building
(me)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Reducing the school district debt service equalization revenue levy formula
percentage and modifying the equalized debt service levy
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; authorizing potential school sites and school boards to
appeal to the commissioner of education for a ruling on the decision to enter
into a school site management agreement
(me)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Education

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Relating to student transportation; establishing procedures and standards for contracting for private student transportation services; defining certain terms; specifying certain contract requirements for school districts request for proposals for private contractors and privatization contracts and specifying certain responder disclosure requirements; requiring review of contract costs by a district; specifying certain data practices compliance requirements; regulating school bus drivers pay and rights to refuse to operate the bus for safety related repair purposes; establishing a pilot project to investigate potential cost savings and benefits of multidistrict cooperation on student transportation and efficiency, appropriating money to department of education for a grant to special school district #1, Minneapolis and independent school district #625, St. Paul for acquiring land, constructing necessary facilities, acquiring [...]

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to appropriations ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Providing for a summary of appropriations; providing for the department of human services forecast adjustment; reducing appropriations for children and economic assistance grants, basic health care grants and continuing care grants ARTICLE 2 - PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION A. GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying appropriations for general education aid, referendum tax base replacement aid, enrollment options transportation, abatement revenue, consolidation transition, nonpublic pupil education aid and nonpublic pupil transportation B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Modifying appropriations for charter school building lease aid, charter school startup cost aid, integration aid, interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants and tribal contract school aid C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Author stricken Limmer

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Modifying the crime of second degree burglary to include unlawful entrance to
government buildings, religious establishments and school buildings
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Expanding the crime of burglary in the second degree to entering a government
building, religious establishment or school building without consent;
prescribing penalties; defining government building and religious establishment
(je)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; modifying the qualification for the school
alternative facilities bonding and levy program; increasing the school deferred
maintenance revenue and increasing the leased facilities levy
(rt)

Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing an exception to the building lease levy requirements for independent
school district #16, Spring Lake Park for administrative purposes
(je)

Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #14, Fridley to levy for the community
center building operating costs
(rt)