Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; requiring school performance report cards to indicate
student to teacher ratios; defining classroom teacher; providing for class size
reduction measurement and reporting; requiring the commissioner of education to
establish target class size ratios, specifying certain class size ratios under
certain conditions; requiring the commissioner to collect district by district
class size information to determine districts class size ratios and compare the
ratios to the target class size ratios and post the results on the department
Web site; requiring the commissioner to submit an annual report to the
legislature by a certain date
(je)

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

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Authorizing independent school district #480, Onamia to levy and promote the
colocation of city and school district services; authorizing district to levy
for fiscal year 2008 and recognize the revenue for fiscal year 2008
(me)

Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2895, Jackson County Central to
permanently transfer up to a certain amount of money from the reserved for
operating capital account to the undesignated balance in the general fund
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the teachers retirement association (TRA); providing a retirement
annuity increase to a certain former Minneapolis teacher based on an erroneous
benefit estimate, specifying an increase amount
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing a teachers of color financial aid pilot program under the
supervision of the office of higher education, specifying eligibility; allowing
partnerships between public institutions and school districts and requiring
partnerships between Winona state university and independent school district
#535, Rochester and St. Cloud state university and independent school district
#281, Robbinsdale; allowing expenditures for program promotion, appropriating
money for the teachers of color financial aid pilot program
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #698, Floodwood, to transfer up to a
certain amount of money from the disabled access fund to the general fund
without a levy reduction
(me)

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for Kittson central school
district, #2171, Hallock ice arena, requiring nonstate sources match
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; adjusting transition revenue for independent
school district #356, Lancaster
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Stumpf

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2E 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 [...]

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Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to independent school district #242, Alden
Conger to acquire land, design, construct, furnish and equip a new multifunction
facility in the city of Alden to provide services to all age groups, including a
community fitness center
(rt)

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: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to independent school district #38, Red Lake to complete
security improvements
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money from the maximum effort school fund and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a capitol loan to independent school district #38,
Red Lake to design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip school facilities for
health and safety and capital improvements in the district
(ra)


Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing independent school district #38, Red Lake with declining pupil unit
aid
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent
school district #200, Hastings for additional school bus lease expenses required
as a result of the Hastings bridge rehabilitation project
(ra)

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

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Authorizing a grant to independent school district #286, Brooklyn Center for an
innovative grant program to demonstrate a district wide program designed to
increase student performance, eliminate the achievement gap and boost graduation
rates; specifying program components; requiring approval from the commissioner
of education; requiring a study and report be submitted to the legislature by a
certain date annually; appropriating money to the commissioner of education for
the grant
(me)

Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for supplementary staff development aid for school
districts not making sufficient progress or needing assistance in reaching the
levels of adequacy under the federal no child left behind act, requiring use for
staff development activities; appropriating money to the commissioner of
education for payment of the aid
(me)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #361, International Falls to purchase
real or personal property under an installment contract or lease real or
personal property with the building lease levy authority
(me)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

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1E Relating to education finance; modifying the referendum ballot language in
cases of renewal of referendum authority
(me)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Judiciary

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1E Requiring the commissioner of finance in consultation with certain other
state agencies to conduct a study related to the inclusion of school district
employees in the state employee group health insurance plan (SEGIP)
(me)

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2134, United South Central to submit a
cooperative facilities grant application to the commissioner of education and
appropriating money to the commissioner and authorizing the issuance of state
bonds for a grant to United South Central under condition of application
approval
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Author added Sieben

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Authorizing the commissioner of education to make grants to school districts to
assist districts with social and emotional learning curricula; authorizing
grants to implement and integrate social and emotional learning standards as
part of the curriculum; appropriating money to the commissioner of education
(me)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; expanding the required academic standards to include a world language; requiring school districts to implement world language graduation requirements for students graduating in the 2014-2015 school year or later; modifying elective standards; modifying benchmarks and graduation requirements; requiring the board of teaching to review and approve qualified alternative preparation programs leading to licensure as a world language teacher; establishing an advisory task force on developing students world language proficiency to consider and recommend to the legislature a process for designing and implementing a comprehensive statewide program to ensure a high level of world language proficiency, sunset; establishing a pilot program to develop and implement Mandarin Chinese programs and to enhance existing successful Mandarin Chinese programs for school districts, specifying certain application requirements,[...]

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Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Establishing an all day kindergarten pilot project in independent school
district #138, North Branch for underperforming students, requiring school
district targeted intervention program development and student assessment;
appropriating money to the commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of education for school districts
compensatory revenue pilot program participation grants to independent school
districts #11, Anoka-Hennepin, #279, Osseo, #15, St. Francis, #281, Robbinsdale,
#535, Rochester and #833, South Washington
(je)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Moving the state primary election from September to August and making
conforming amendments, modifying municipal and school district primary election
dates in even numbered years to conform to the primary date change
(je)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent
school district #4, McGregor for partial compensation for enrollment decline
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Providing for an elementary and middle school years education international
baccalaureate (IB) pilot program in special school district #6, South St. Paul;
requiring the filing of a pilot project plan with the commissioner of education
for approval, specifying certain plan content requirements and providing for
funding; requiring annual reports to the commissioner and a final assessment
report to the legislature upon completion of the pilot program; appropriating
money to the commissioner of education for the pilot program
(me)

Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Health, Housing and Family Security

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1E Requiring the commissioner of health in collaboration with the commissioner
of education and the Minneapolis board of education to create a working group to
recommend an education campaign in Minneapolis public schools to inform students
and parents about the potentially harmful effects of the use of fragrance
products in schools
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; providing for account flexibility for
consolidating school districts; authorizing a fund balance adjustment for
independent school district #2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville
(ra)

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

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Relating to education finance; correcting the independent school district #2899,
Plainview-Elgin-Millville community education fund balance adjustment for fiscal
year 2007 replacement aid purposes
(je)

Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2580, East Central to transfer up to a
certain amount of money from the capital account to the general fund balance
(me)

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to independent school district #279, Osseo
to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip the northwest Hennepin family
center in Brooklyn Center, match requirement
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying St. Paul teachers retirement fund association provisions, modifying
the aid adjustment computation required by the commissioner of education to
independent school district #625, St. Paul and the employer regular contribution
to the fund; increasing the state payment to the fund; continuing independent
school district #625, St. Paul payments to the fund until a certain date;
requiring executive director determination of the postretirement adjustment and
modifying the eligibility period, eliminating an additional investment
postretirement percentage; providing for a cost of living adjustment, specifying
calculation; establishing a new amortization (full funding) date; repealing an
aid adjustment termination due to employer retirement contribution rate changes
and a St. Paul teacher retirement fund association supplemental administrative
expense assessment
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing the commissioner of health to award grants to school districts,
statutory or home rule charter cities, counties or nonprofit corporations for
establishing school based health clinics; specifying a certain match
requirement; specifying certain services and staffing requirements; match
requirement
(je)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #852, Campbell-Tintah to permanently
transfer up to a certain amount from the reserved operating capital account to
the undesignated general fund balance
(je)

Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2853, Lac qui Parle Valley to annually
levy for a certain period of time for severance and early retirement benefits
for licensed employees retiring due to district consolidation, limits
(me)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of education to provide border aid to
independent school district #891, Canby
(me)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Establishing a pilot project to transform high school education through academic
and career related curriculum developed jointly by college faculty, high school
instructors and business and industry advisers offered through career academies
at multiple high school locations; requiring independent school districts #181
Brainerd, #182 Crosby Ironton, #2170 Staples Motley, #116 Pillager and #186
Pequot Lakes and Central Lakes college in collaboration with Brainerd Lakes
chamber of commerce and participating businesses to establish multiple career
academies; requiring a report to the commissioner of education and presentation
of results to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the
commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #181, Brainerd to transfer up to a
certain amount from the capital operating account reserve to the undesignated
general fund balance
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent
school district #264, Herman-Norcross to develop and implement and fisheries and
wildlife management technology curriculum
(je)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Authors added Hann; Lynch

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1E Relating to teachers; clarifying the definition of comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction; defining certain terms; modifying board of teaching licensure requirements to include the Minnesota reading instruction competence assessment and specifying certain assessment components; requiring the commissioner of education to adopt a reading instruction competence assessment for prekindergarten and elementary instructors; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; specifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to adopting a reading instruction competence assessment; specifying certain pretesting requirements for candidates in an approved teacher preparation program and schools for grant eligibility purposes; providing for a prior appropriation funding allowance to be allocated for foundations of reading grant for prekindergarten through grade 2 teachers and teacher candidates, match

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Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; clarifying eligibility for extended time revenue to
school districts
(je)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing for general education access grants for certain eligible students enrolling in elementary or secondary schools in special school district #1, Minneapolis or independent school district #625, St. Paul accredited by agencies recognized by the nonpublic education council or the commissioner of education to assist with the cost of attendance, specifying certain student eligibility requirements; requiring and providing for commissioner approval of applications for the grants, specifying certain limits; specifying certain funding and periodic payment of the grants to the parents or guardians of the eligible students; requiring students receiving grants to participate in the statewide testing and reporting system; requiring the commissioner to offer informal conferences to applicants and recipients adversely affected by agency action for dispute resolution purposes; authorizing and providing for school districts to

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Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading

Bill Text
Authorizing independent school district #81, Comfrey, to permanently transfer up
to a certain amount of money from the reserved capital operating account to the
general fund
(rt)

Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #2884, Red Rock Central to permanently
transfer a certain amount of money from the reserved disabled accessibility
account to the undesignated general fund account without a levy reduction
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

Bill Text
Authorizing independent school district #411, Balaton, to transfer up to a
certain amount of money from the operating capital account reserve to the
undesignated general fund balance
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; modifying the equalizing factors for debt service
equalization aid and referendum equalization aid programs; providing for
indexing the equalizing factors
(me)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education; providing for full day kindergarten; authorizing school
districts to operate a full day kindergarten program as part of general fund
activities; authorizing school boards to offer half day, full day or a
combination of kindergarten programs and expanding the authority for school
boards to charge fees for full day kindergarten; requiring the commissioner of
education to determine a sliding scale fee schedule based on family size and
family income; authorizing school districts to charge certain locally determined
fees; phasing in funding for voluntary full day kindergarten; authorizing
certain fee waivers by school boards; appropriating money to the commissioner of
education
(je)

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

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Prohibiting the commissioner of education from issuing a negative review and
comment for a proposed school facility for independent school district #347,
Willmar; clarifying no minimum acreage requirement applies
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to property tax; replacing certain school district levies with a state
formula, defining terms; modifying credit computations; modifying the referendum
equalization levy formula; modifying certain local government aid (LGA) programs
and program appropriations; modifying city revenue need provisions; modifying
city aid base, city formula aid and city aid distribution provisions; creating a
city supplemental aid formula; modifying the appropriation to cities and
counties; providing for an annual inflation adjustment
(je)

Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a
cooperative facility grant to independent school district #239,
Rushford-Peterson to design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip school
facilities
(je)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #463, Eden Valley Watkins to levy for
the costs of environmental remediation efforts related to the cleanup of a
mercury spill
(me)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Waiving the annuity repayment requirement for a certain former employee of
independent school district #2859, Glencoe/Silver Lake under the public
employees retirement association (PERA) general employees retirement plan
(me)

Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Extending the date for independent school district #535, Rochester to
certify the proposed property tax levy to the county auditor
(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: 01/16/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent
school district #463, Eden Valley-Watkins to recover the cost of remediating an
environmental harzard
(je)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Establishing and providing for early childhood intervention grants to make
adequate yearly progress (AYP), specifying components; providing AYP district
revenue formulas; appropriating money to the department of education for early
intervention AYP for the St. Croix river education district to establish the
Minnesota reading center and intervention standards development and for
districts or cooperatives to establish a Minnesota mathematics center, a
Minnesota positive behavioral support center and for the university of Minnesota
educational psychology department to measure mathematics performance
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #750, Rocori to transfer up to a certain
amount of money from the disabled access account to the general fund without a
levy reduction
(je)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Establishing a geothermal revolving loan fund for geothermal heating and cooling
energy investments in public buildings; defining certain terms; requiring
commissioner of commerce to approve loans to a county, statutory or home rule
charter city, town, school district or combination of units operating under an
agreement for geothermal energy investments, specifying projects eligibility
and loan application requirements, loan conditions and payment obligations;
appropriating money to the commissioner for deposit in the loan fund for loan
purposes
(je)

Latest Action: 01/16/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to early childhood education; establishing an allowance for early
childhood learning preparedness and enrichment expenses, specifying certain
duties of the commissioners of education and revenue; defining local early
childhood board; reducing class sizes for kindergarten through grade 3 to meet
the statutory state standard
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to independent
school district #279, Osseo to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip
the northwest Hennepin family center in Brooklyn Center, match requirement
(ra)



Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Author added Wiger

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Relating to education ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying the alternative teacher compensation revenue formula, charter school general education revenue formula, learning year program calendar options, area learning center (ALC) service requirements; 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; setting the limited English proficiency (LEP) allowance; modifying the average daily membership number of pupil units, learning year pupil units, basic revenue, extended time revenue, LEP concentration allowance, operating capital levy, transportation sparsity revenue allowance, equity revenue, district equity gap and index, transition revenue and equity allowance, basic alternative teacher compensation aid, charter school payments and certain abatement [...]

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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to education; providing for licensed student services personnel aid;
authorizing school districts to apply for aid for salary costs of new licensed
student services personnel positions including licensed school counselors,
social workers, psychologists, and alcohol and chemical dependency counselors;
specifying certain aid conditions and eligibility requirements; appropriating
money to the commissioner of education for making aid payments
(je)

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

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Authorizing and providing for intermediate school district #287, Hennepin and Wright counties to enter into an agreement to establish a cooperative organization to provide regional pupil transportation services upon a majority vote of the school board; specifying certain resolution adoption and publication requirements; providing for the creation and naming of the public corporation with an assigned identification number to operate the transportation center; requiring and providing for center board governance; specifying certain membership requirements and powers and duties; providing for the dissolution of the center; entitling the center to certain transportation revenue; authorizing the transfer or rental of school buses or other assets to the center; providing for regional school bus units of school bus drivers and maintenance, clerical, administrative and technical workers under the public employment labor relations

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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a capital loan to independent school district #11,
Anoka Hennepin to acquire land adjacent to Riverview elementary school and make
capital improvements to develop and restore wetland and native prairie habitat
(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)


Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing independent school district #706, Virginia, to permanently tranfer
district debt redemption funds to the district general fund for safety repairs
(rt)