1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 718, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A15-0568), as follows:
1.3Page 147, delete Article 6 and insert:


1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.482, is amended to read:
1.7123A.482 JOINT POWERS COOPERATIVE FACILITY PROGRAM.
1.8    Subdivision 1. Schools may be jointly operated. Two or more member school
1.9districts of Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center No. 6091 may agree
1.10to jointly operate a secondary facility, or otherwise agree to a qualifying cooperative
1.11program under subdivision 1a. The districts may choose to operate the facility according
1.12to a joint powers agreement under section 123A.78 or 471.59.
1.13    Subd. 1a. Qualifying cooperative program. A "qualifying cooperative program"
1.14means a program operated through a joint powers agreement that utilizes technology and
1.15other options to increase the availability and number of curriculum offerings for students.
1.16    Subd. 2. Expanded program offerings. A qualifying cooperative program under
1.17subdivision 1a, or a jointly operated secondary program seeking funding under section
1.18123A.485 must demonstrate to the commissioner's satisfaction that the jointly operated
1.19program provides enhanced learning opportunities and broader curriculum offerings
1.20to the students attending that program. The commissioner must approve or disapprove
1.21a cooperative secondary program or qualifying cooperative program within 60 days of
1.22receipt of an application.
1.23    Subd. 3. Transfer of employees. If an employee is transferred between two
1.24employer members of the joint powers agreement under this section, the employee's
1.25length of service under section 122A.40, subdivision 5, remains uninterrupted. The
1.26employee shall receive credit on the receiving district's salary schedule for the employee's
2.1educational attainment and years of continuous service in the sending district, or shall
2.2receive a comparable salary, whichever is greater. The employee shall receive credit for
2.3accrued sick leave and rights to severance benefits as if the employee had been employed
2.4by the receiving district during the employee's years of employment in the sending district.
2.5    Subd. 4. Revenue. An approved program that is jointly operated under this section
2.6is eligible for aid under section 123A.485 and qualifies for a facilities grant under sections
2.7123A.44 to 123A.446.
2.8    Subd. 5. Duty to maintain elementary and secondary schools met. A school
2.9district operating a qualifying cooperative program or a joint facility under this section
2.10meets the requirements of section 123A.64.
2.11    Subd. 6. Estimated market value limit exclusion. Bonds for a cooperative facility
2.12operated under this section or a qualifying cooperative program approved under this
2.13section issued by a member school district are not subject to the net debt limit under
2.14section 475.53, subdivision 4.
2.15    Subd. 7. Allocation of levy authority for joint facility. For purposes of
2.16determining each member district's school levy, a qualifying cooperative program or a
2.17jointly operated secondary program may allocate program costs to each member district
2.18according to the joint powers agreement and each member district may include those costs
2.19in its tax levy. The joint powers agreement may choose to allocate costs on any basis
2.20adopted as part of the joint powers agreement.
2.21    Subd. 8. Effect of consolidation. The joint powers agreement may allow member
2.22school districts that choose to consolidate to continue to certify levies separately based on
2.23each component district's characteristics.
2.24    Subd. 9. Bonds. A joint powers district formed under this section may issue bonds
2.25according to section 123A.78 or its member districts may issue bonds individually after
2.26complying with this subdivision. The joint powers board must submit the project for
2.27review and comment under section 123B.71. The joint powers board must hold a hearing
2.28on the proposal. If the bonds are not issued under section 123A.78, each member district
2.29of the joint powers district must submit the question of authorizing borrowing of funds for
2.30the project to the voters of the district at a special election. The question submitted shall
2.31state the total amount of funding needed from that district. The member district may issue
2.32the bonds according to chapter 475 and certify the levy required by section 475.61 only if
2.33a majority of those voting on the question in that district vote in the affirmative and only
2.34after the board has adopted a resolution pledging the full faith and credit of that unit. The
2.35resolution must irrevocably commit that unit to pay an agreed-upon share of any debt levy
2.36shortages that, together with other funds available, would allow the member school board
3.1to pay the principal and interest on the obligations. The clerk of the joint powers board
3.2must certify the vote of any bond elections to the commissioner. Bonds issued under this
3.3section first qualify for debt service equalization aid in fiscal year 2018 2020.
3.4    Subd. 10. Election. A district entering into a joint powers agreement under this
3.5section may conduct a referendum seeking approval for a new facility. This election may
3.6be held separately or at the same time as a bond election under subdivision 9. If the
3.7election is held at the same time, the questions may be asked separately or as a conjunctive
3.8question. The question must be approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
3.9If asked separately and the question fails, a district may not proceed with the sale of
3.10bonds according to subdivision 9.
3.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2015.

3.12    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, is amended to read:
3.13123B.57 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE; HEALTH AND SAFETY.
3.14    Subdivision 1. Health and safety revenue application. (a) To receive health
3.15and safety revenue for any fiscal year a district must submit to the commissioner a
3.16capital expenditure health and safety revenue application by the date determined by the
3.17commissioner. The application must include a health and safety budget adopted and
3.18confirmed by the school district board as being consistent with the district's health and
3.19safety policy under subdivision 2. The budget must include the estimated cost of the
3.20program per Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance
3.21code, by fiscal year. Upon approval through the adoption of a resolution by each of an
3.22intermediate district's member school district boards and the approval of the Department
3.23of Education, a school district may include its proportionate share of the costs of health
3.24and safety projects for an intermediate district in its application.
3.25(b) Health and safety projects with an estimated cost of $500,000 or more per
3.26site are not eligible for health and safety revenue. Health and safety projects with an
3.27estimated cost of $500,000 or more per site that meet all other requirements for health and
3.28safety funding, are eligible for alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue according
3.29to section 123B.59. A school board shall not separate portions of a single project into
3.30components to qualify for health and safety revenue, and shall not combine unrelated
3.31projects into a single project to qualify for alternative facilities bonding and levy revenue.
3.32(c) The commissioner of education shall not make eligibility for health and safety
3.33revenue contingent on a district's compliance status, level of program development, or
4.1training. The commissioner shall not mandate additional performance criteria such as
4.2training, certifications, or compliance evaluations as a prerequisite for levy approval.
4.3    Subd. 2. Health and safety policy. To qualify for health and safety revenue, a
4.4school board must adopt a health and safety policy. The policy must include provisions
4.5for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety, and
4.6environmental regulations and best practices including indoor air quality management.
4.7    Subd. 3. Health and safety revenue. A district's health and safety revenue
4.8for a fiscal year equals the district's alternative facilities levy under section 123B.59,
4.9subdivision 5, paragraph (b), plus the greater of zero or:
4.10    (1) the sum of (a) the total approved cost of the district's hazardous substance
4.11plan for fiscal years 1985 through 1989, plus (b) the total approved cost of the district's
4.12health and safety program for fiscal year 1990 through the fiscal year to which the levy
4.13is attributable, excluding expenditures funded with bonds issued under section 123B.59
4.14or 123B.62, or chapter 475; certificates of indebtedness or capital notes under section
4.15123B.61; levies under section 123B.58, 123B.59, 123B.63, or 126C.40, subdivision 1 or
4.166; and other federal, state, or local revenues, minus
4.17    (2) the sum of (a) the district's total hazardous substance aid and levy for fiscal years
4.181985 through 1989 under sections 124.245 and 275.125, subdivision 11c, plus (b) the
4.19district's health and safety revenue under this subdivision, for years before the fiscal year
4.20to which the levy is attributable.
4.21    Subd. 4. Health and safety levy. To receive health and safety revenue, a district
4.22may levy an amount equal to the district's health and safety revenue as defined in
4.23subdivision 3 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by
4.24dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year preceding the year the
4.25levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for the school year to which
4.26the levy is attributable, to $3,165.
4.27    Subd. 5. Health and safety aid. A district's health and safety aid is the difference
4.28between its health and safety revenue and its health and safety levy. If a district does not
4.29levy the entire amount permitted, health and safety aid must be reduced in proportion to
4.30the actual amount levied. Health and safety aid may not be reduced as a result of reducing
4.31a district's health and safety levy according to section 123B.79.
4.32    Subd. 6. Uses of Health and safety revenue capital projects. (a) Health and
4.33safety revenue may be used only for approved capital projects may include expenditures
4.34necessary for the correction of fire and life safety hazards; design, purchase, installation,
4.35maintenance, and inspection of fire protection and alarm equipment; purchase or
4.36construction of appropriate facilities for the storage of combustible and flammable
5.1materials; inventories and facility modifications not related to a remodeling project
5.2to comply with lab safety requirements under section 121A.31; inspection, testing,
5.3repair, removal or encapsulation, and disposal of asbestos-containing building materials;
5.4cleanup and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls; cleanup and disposal of hazardous and
5.5infectious wastes; cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing heating fuel or
5.6transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section
5.7296A.01 ; correction of occupational safety and health administration regulated hazards;
5.8indoor air quality inspections, investigations, and testing; mold abatement; upgrades or
5.9replacement of mechanical ventilation systems to meet American Society of Heating,
5.10Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers standards and State Mechanical Code;
5.11design, materials, and installation of local exhaust ventilation systems, including required
5.12make-up air for controlling regulated hazardous substances; correction of Department of
5.13Health Food Code violations; correction of swimming pool hazards excluding depth
5.14correction; playground safety inspections, repair of unsafe outdoor playground equipment,
5.15and the installation of impact surfacing materials; bleacher repair or rebuilding to comply
5.16with the order of a building code inspector under section 326B.112; testing and mitigation
5.17of elevated radon hazards; lead testing; copper in water testing; cleanup after major
5.18weather-related disasters or flooding; reduction of excessive organic and inorganic levels
5.19in wells and capping of abandoned wells; installation and testing of boiler backflow valves
5.20to prevent contamination of potable water; vaccinations, titers, and preventative supplies
5.21for bloodborne pathogen compliance; costs to comply with the Janet B. Johnson Parents'
5.22Right to Know Act; automated external defibrillators and other emergency plan equipment
5.23and supplies specific to the district's emergency action plan; compliance with the National
5.24Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for school generators established by the
5.25United States Environmental Protection Agency; and health, safety, and environmental
5.26management costs associated with implementing the district's health and safety program
5.27including costs to establish and operate safety committees, in school buildings or property
5.28owned or being acquired by the district. Testing and calibration activities are permitted for
5.29existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than every five years.
5.30(b) For fiscal years 2014 through 2017, a school district must not include expenses
5.31related to emission compliance projects for school generators in its health and safety
5.32revenue capital projects unless it reduces its approved spending on other qualified health
5.33and safety projects by the same amount.
5.34    Subd. 6a. Restrictions on health and safety revenue. Notwithstanding subdivision
5.356, health and safety revenue must not be used:
6.1(1) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
6.2deferred payments agreement;
6.3(2) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the
6.4purchase of portable classrooms;
6.5(3) for interest or other financing expenses;
6.6(4) for energy-efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property
6.7or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration or for
6.8a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education;
6.9(5) for replacement of building materials or facilities including roof, walls, windows,
6.10internal fixtures and flooring, nonhealth and safety costs associated with demolition of
6.11facilities, structural repair or replacement of facilities due to unsafe conditions, violence
6.12prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or public announcement systems and
6.13emergency communication devices; or
6.14(6) for building and heating, ventilating and air conditioning supplies, maintenance,
6.15and cleaning activities. All assessments, investigations, inventories, and support
6.16equipment not leading to the engineering or construction of a project shall be included in
6.17the health, safety, and environmental management costs in subdivision 8, paragraph (a).
6.18    Subd. 6b. Health and safety projects. (a) Health and safety revenue applications
6.19defined in subdivision 1 must be accompanied by a description of each project for which
6.20funding is being requested. Project descriptions must provide enough detail for an auditor
6.21to determine if the work qualifies for revenue. For projects other than fire and life
6.22safety projects, playground projects, and health, safety, and environmental management
6.23activities, a project description does not need to include itemized details such as material
6.24types, room locations, square feet, names, or license numbers. The commissioner
6.25may request supporting information and shall approve only projects that comply with
6.26subdivisions 6 and 8, as defined by the Department of Education.
6.27(b) Districts may request funding for allowable projects based on self-assessments,
6.28safety committee recommendations, insurance inspections, management assistance
6.29reports, fire marshal orders, or other mandates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph
6.30(b), and subdivision 8, paragraph (b), for projects under $500,000, individual project
6.31size for projects authorized by this subdivision is not limited and may include related
6.32work in multiple facilities. Health and safety management costs from subdivision 8 may
6.33be reported as a single project.
6.34(c) All costs directly related to a project shall be reported in the appropriate Uniform
6.35Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) finance code.
7.1(d) For fire and life safety egress and all other projects exceeding $20,000, cited
7.2under the Minnesota Fire Code, a fire marshal plan review is required.
7.3(e) Districts shall update project estimates with actual expenditures for each
7.4fiscal year. If a project's final cost is significantly higher than originally approved, the
7.5commissioner may request additional supporting information.
7.6    Subd. 6c. Appeals process. In the event a district is denied funding approval for
7.7a project the district believes complies with subdivisions 6 and 8, and is not otherwise
7.8excluded, a district may appeal the decision. All such requests must be in writing. The
7.9commissioner shall respond in writing. A written request must contain the following:
7.10project number; description and amount; reason for denial; unresolved questions for
7.11consideration; reasons for reconsideration; and a specific statement of what action the
7.12district is requesting.
7.13    Subd. 7. Proration. In the event that the health and safety aid available for any year
7.14is prorated, a district having its aid prorated may levy an additional amount equal to the
7.15amount not paid by the state due to proration.
7.16    Subd. 8. Health, safety, and environmental management cost. (a) "Health, safety,
7.17and environmental management" is defined in section 123B.56.
7.18(b) A district's cost for health, safety, and environmental management is limited to
7.19the lesser of:
7.20(1) actual cost to implement their plan; or
7.21(2) an amount determined by the commissioner, based on enrollment, building
7.22age, and size.
7.23(c) The department may contract with regional service organizations, private
7.24contractors, Minnesota Safety Council, or state agencies to provide management
7.25assistance to school districts for health and safety capital projects. Management assistance
7.26is the development of written programs for the identification, recognition and control of
7.27hazards, and prioritization and scheduling of district health and safety capital projects. The
7.28commissioner shall not mandate management assistance or exclude private contractors
7.29from the opportunity to provide any health and safety services to school districts.
7.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
7.31later.

7.32    Sec. 3. [123B.595] LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE.
7.33    Subdivision 1. Long-term facilities maintenance revenue. For fiscal year 2017
7.34and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue equals the greater of (1) $200 times
7.35the district's adjusted pupil units times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
8.1average building age to 35 years, plus the cost approved by the commissioner for indoor
8.2air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and asbestos abatement projects under section
8.3123B.57, subdivision 6, with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more per site or (2) the
8.4sum of the amount the district would have qualified for under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
8.5section 123B.57, Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.59, and Minnesota Statutes
8.62014, section 123B.591.
8.7    Subd. 2. Long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school. For
8.8fiscal year 2017 and later, long-term facilities maintenance revenue for a charter school
8.9equals $38 times the adjusted pupil units.
8.10    Subd. 3. Intermediate districts and other cooperative units. Upon approval
8.11through the adoption of a resolution by each member district school board of an
8.12intermediate district or other cooperative units under section 123A.24, subdivision 2,
8.13and the approval of the commissioner of education, a school district may include in its
8.14authority under this section a proportionate share of the long-term maintenance costs
8.15of the intermediate district or cooperative unit. The cooperative unit may issue bonds
8.16to finance the project costs or levy for the costs, using long-term maintenance revenue
8.17transferred from member districts to make debt service payments or pay project costs.
8.18Authority under this subdivision is in addition to the authority for individual district
8.19projects under subdivision 1.
8.20    Subd. 4. Facilities plans. (a) To qualify for revenue under this section, a school
8.21district or intermediate district, not including a charter school, must have a ten-year facility
8.22plan adopted by the school board and approved by the commissioner. The plan must include
8.23provisions for implementing a health and safety program that complies with health, safety,
8.24and environmental regulations and best practices, including indoor air quality management.
8.25(b) The district must annually update the plan, biennially submit a facility
8.26maintenance plan to the commissioner, and indicate whether the district will issue bonds
8.27to finance the plan or levy for the costs.
8.28    Subd. 5. Bond authorization. (a) A school district may issue general obligation
8.29bonds under this section to finance facilities plans approved by its board and the
8.30commissioner. Chapter 475, except sections 475.58 and 475.59, must be complied with.
8.31The authority to issue bonds under this section is in addition to any bonding authority
8.32authorized by this chapter or other law. The amount of bonding authority authorized
8.33under this section must be disregarded in calculating the bonding or net debt limits of this
8.34chapter, or any other law other than section 475.53, subdivision 4.
8.35(b) At least 20 days before the earliest of solicitation of bids, the issuance of bonds,
8.36or the final certification of levies under subdivision 6, the district must publish notice
9.1of the intended projects, the amount of the bond issue, and the total amount of district
9.2indebtedness.
9.3(c) The portion of revenue under this section for bonded debt must be recognized
9.4in the debt service fund.
9.5    Subd. 6. Levy authorization. A district may levy for costs related to an approved
9.6plan under subdivision 4 as follows:
9.7(1) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that bonds will be issued, the
9.8district may levy for the principal and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued
9.9under subdivision 5 after reduction for any aid receivable under subdivision 9; or
9.10(2) if the district has indicated to the commissioner that the plan will be funded
9.11through levy, the district may levy according to the schedule approved in the plan after
9.12reduction for any aid receivable under subdivision 9.
9.13    Subd. 7. Long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue. For fiscal year
9.142017 and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue equals
9.15the lesser of (1) $200 times the adjusted pupil units or (2) the district's revenue under
9.16subdivision 1.
9.17    Subd. 8. Long-term facilities maintenance equalization levy. For fiscal year 2017
9.18and later, a district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization levy equals the lesser of
9.19(1) its long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue times the lesser of one or
9.20the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit in the year preceding the
9.21year the levy is certified to 125 percent of the state average adjusted net tax capacity per
9.22adjusted pupil unit in the year preceding the year the levy is certified or (2) the greater
9.23of zero or the district's long-term facilities maintenance equalization revenue minus the
9.24amount of aid the district received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2014,
9.25section 123B.59, subdivision 6.
9.26    Subd. 9. Long-term facilities maintenance equalization aid. A district's long-term
9.27facilities maintenance equalization aid equals the difference between its long-term
9.28facilities maintenance equalization revenue and its long-term facilities maintenance
9.29equalization levy.
9.30    Subd. 10. Long-term facilities maintenance unequalized levy. Each year, a
9.31district may levy an amount equal to the difference between its total long-term facilities
9.32maintenance revenue under subdivision 1 and its long-term facilities maintenance
9.33equalization revenue.
9.34    Subd. 11. Allowed uses for long-term facilities maintenance revenue. (a) A
9.35district may use revenue under this section for any of the following:
10.1(1) deferred capital expenditures and maintenance projects necessary to prevent
10.2further erosion of facilities;
10.3(2) increasing accessibility of school facilities; or
10.4(3) health and safety capital projects under section 123B.57.
10.5(b) A charter school may use revenue under this section for any purpose related
10.6to the school.
10.7    Subd. 12. Restrictions on long-term facilities maintenance revenue.
10.8Notwithstanding subdivision 11, long-term facilities maintenance revenue may not be used:
10.9(1) for the construction of new facilities, remodeling of existing facilities, or the
10.10purchase of portable classrooms;
10.11(2) to finance a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other
10.12deferred payments agreement;
10.13(3) for energy-efficiency projects under section 123B.65, for a building or property
10.14or part of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration or for
10.15a purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education; or
10.16(4) for violence prevention and facility security, ergonomics, or public announcement
10.17systems and emergency communication devices.
10.18    Subd. 13. Reserve account. The portion of long-term facilities maintenance
10.19revenue not recognized under subdivision 5, paragraph (c), must be maintained in a
10.20reserve account within the general fund.
10.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
10.22later.

10.23    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.24    Subd. 2. Adjusted net tax capacity. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
10.25"adjusted net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity of the taxable property of the
10.26district as adjusted by the commissioner of revenue under sections 127A.48 and 273.1325.
10.27The adjusted net tax capacity for any given calendar year must be used to compute levy
10.28limitations for levies certified in the succeeding calendar year and aid for the school year
10.29beginning in the second succeeding calendar year.
10.30(b) For purposes of the long-term maintenance facilities equalization levy under
10.31section 123B.595, subdivision 8, "adjusted net tax capacity" means the value described in
10.32paragraph (a) reduced by 50 percent of the value of class 2a agricultural land determined
10.33under that paragraph before the application of the growth limit under section 127A.48,
10.34subdivision 7.
11.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxes payable in 2016 and later.

11.2    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.33, is amended to read:
11.3127A.33 SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND; APPORTIONMENT.
11.4(a) The commissioner shall apportion the school endowment fund semiannually on
11.5the first Monday in March and September in each year, to districts whose schools have
11.6been in session at least nine months. The apportionment shall be in proportion to each
11.7district's adjusted average daily membership during the preceding year. The apportionment
11.8shall not be paid to a district for pupils for whom tuition is received by the district.
11.9(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district must reserve for school technology
11.10and telecommunications infrastructure, programs, and training an amount equal to the
11.11greater of (1) zero or (2) the total fiscal year apportionment per prior year pupil in adjusted
11.12average daily membership minus $31.62.
11.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2015.

11.14    Sec. 6. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; 1:1 DEVICE PROGRAM
11.15GUIDELINES.
11.16The commissioner of education must research existing 1:1 device programs in
11.17Minnesota and across the country to determine best practices for Minnesota schools
11.18implementing 1:1 device programs. By February 15, 2016, the commissioner must
11.19develop and publish guidelines to ensure maximum effectiveness of 1:1 device programs
11.20and make a report on the research findings to the committees of the legislature with
11.21jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.

11.22    Sec. 7. FAIR SCHOOL CRYSTAL TRANSITION.
11.23    Subdivision 1. Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the FAIR School
11.24Crystal during the 2014-2015 school year and a student accepted for enrollment during
11.25the 2015-2016 school year may continue to enroll in the FAIR School Crystal in any
11.26year through the 2019-2020 school year. For the 2015-2016 school year and later, other
11.27students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.
11.28    Subd. 2. Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation
11.29revenue. For the 2015-2016 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate
11.30compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the FAIR
11.31School Crystal based on the October 1, 2014, enrollment counts.
12.1    Subd. 3. Pupil transportation. The district may transport a pupil enrolled in
12.2the 2014-2015 school year and a pupil accepted for enrollment during the 2015-2016
12.3school year to and from the FAIR School Crystal in succeeding school years regardless
12.4of the pupil's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this section are
12.5reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.
12.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following the date on which
12.7the real and personal property of the FAIR School Crystal in Crystal is conveyed to
12.8Independent School District No. 281, Robbinsdale.

12.9    Sec. 8. FAIR SCHOOL DOWNTOWN TRANSITION.
12.10    Subdivision 1. Student enrollment. A student enrolled in the FAIR School
12.11downtown during the 2014-2015 school year and a student accepted for enrollment during
12.12the 2015-2016 school year may continue to enroll in the FAIR School downtown in any
12.13year through the 2018-2019 school year. For the 2015-2016 school year and later, other
12.14students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.
12.15    Subd. 2. Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation
12.16revenue. For the 2015-2016 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate
12.17compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the FAIR
12.18School downtown based on the October 1, 2014, enrollment counts.
12.19    Subd. 3. Pupil transportation. The district may transport a pupil enrolled in the
12.202014-2015 school year and a pupil accepted for enrollment during the 2015-2016 school
12.21year to and from the FAIR School downtown in succeeding school years regardless of
12.22the pupil's district of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under this section are
12.23reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.
12.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following the date on which
12.25the real and personal property of the FAIR School downtown in Minneapolis is conveyed
12.26to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis.

12.27    Sec. 9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PARTNERSHIP.
12.28    Subdivision 1. Request for proposals. The commissioner of education shall issue
12.29a request for proposals no later than July 1, 2015, and award a contract no later than
12.30September 1, 2015, to a provider for the program under subdivision 3.
13.1    Subd. 2. Eligible schools. A school district, intermediate district, or charter school
13.2is eligible to participate in the program under this section, as long as funds are available.
13.3    Subd. 3. Program description; provider duties. (a) The provider must partner
13.4with eligible schools to make available a program to teach information technology skills
13.5and competencies that are essential for career and college readiness. By December 1,
13.62015, the provider must contact each eligible school and indicate how the school can
13.7access program services under this section.
13.8(b) The provider shall recruit up to 200 schools to participate in the program as long
13.9as funds are available. The provider must engage schools on a first-come, first-served
13.10basis, except that no more than half of the total funds available may be used to deliver the
13.11program to schools located in the seven-county metropolitan area.
13.12(c) The provider shall deliver to each participating school:
13.13(1) a research-based information technology curriculum;
13.14(2) online access to the curriculum;
13.15(3) instructional software for classroom and student use;
13.16(4) training for teachers who will be using the curriculum or instructional software;
13.17(5) industry-recognized certification of skills and competencies in a broad array of
13.18information technology-related skill areas; and
13.19(6) project management, deployment, and program support, including, but not
13.20limited to, integration with academic standards under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.21120B.021 or 120B.022.
13.22    Subd. 4. Department support. The Department of Education must make support
13.23available to the provider, including acting as the primary liaison between schools and the
13.24provider and providing direction and oversight, consistent with the purposes of this section.
13.25    Subd. 5. Report required. By February 1, 2018, the provider and commissioner
13.26must jointly develop and deliver to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over
13.27kindergarten through grade 12 education, a summary report on program activities and
13.28outcomes, including a description of the number and location of participating schools and
13.29students, and the number and type of certifications earned by students.

13.30    Sec. 10. CANCELLATION OF PREVIOUS BIENNIUM APPROPRIATION.
13.31The appropriation made by Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 16, section 16,
13.32subdivision 5, is canceled.
13.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

14.1    Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.
14.2    Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are
14.3appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
14.4designated.
14.5    Subd. 2. Long-term maintenance equalization aid. For long-term maintenance
14.6equalization aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595:

14.7		$	0	.....	2016
14.8		$	63,440,000	.....	2017

14.9The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and $63,440,000 for 2017.
14.10    Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid according to Minnesota
14.11Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

14.12		$	20,349,000	.....	2016
14.13		$	22,171,000	.....	2017

14.14The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.
14.15The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and $20,166,000 for 2017.
14.16    Subd. 4. Alternative facilities bonding aid. For alternative facilities bonding aid,
14.17according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:

14.18		$	19,287,000	.....	2016
14.19		$	1,928,000	.....	2017

14.20The 2016 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2015 and $17,359,000 for 2016.
14.21The 2017 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.
14.22    Subd. 5. Equity in telecommunications access. For equity in telecommunications
14.23access:

14.24		$	5,250,000	.....	2016
14.25		$	5,250,000	.....	2017

14.26If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
14.27reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
14.28revenue for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 shall be prorated.
14.29Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
14.30    Subd. 6. Deferred maintenance aid. For deferred maintenance aid, according to
14.31Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:

14.32		$	3,520,000	.....	2016
14.33		$	345,000	.....	2017

15.1The 2016 appropriation includes $409,000 for 2015 and $3,111,000 for 2016.
15.2The 2017 appropriation includes $345,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.
15.3    Subd. 7. Health and safety revenue. For health and safety aid according to
15.4Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:

15.5		$	501,000	.....	2016
15.6		$	48,000	.....	2017

15.7The 2016 appropriation includes $66,000 for 2015 and $435,000 for 2016.
15.8The 2017 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2016 and $0 for 2017.
15.9    Subd. 8. Information technology certification partnership. For an information
15.10technology certification partnership:

15.11		$	500,000	.....	2016
15.12		$	0	.....	2017

15.13This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
15.14available in the second year. Of this appropriation, five percent is for departmental costs
15.15related to providing support for the information technology certification partnership.
15.16    Subd. 9. Northwest mobile manufacturing lab. For a grant to the Pine to Prairie
15.17Cooperative Center:

15.18		$	100,000	.....	2016
15.19		$	100,000	.....	2017

15.20The grant must be used to establish a northwest mobile manufacturing lab program,
15.21containing two manufacturing labs and two welding labs, operated by Pine to Prairie
15.22Cooperative Center in collaboration with Northland Community and Technical College.
15.23Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
15.24base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0.
15.25    Subd. 10. Anoka-Hennepin School District fabrication lab. For a grant
15.26to Independent School District No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to purchase equipment
15.27and software for a fabrication lab at its Secondary Technical Education Program in
15.28collaboration with Anoka Technical College and private program partners.

15.29

$

100,000

.....

2016

15.30    This is a onetime appropriation.
15.31    Subd. 11. Cancellation; IT certificates. All unspent funds, estimated at $299,000
15.32for the information technology certificate partnership appropriation under Laws 2014,
16.1chapter 312, article 16, section 16, subdivision 5, are canceled to the general fund on
16.2June 30, 2015.

16.3    Sec. 12. REPEALER.
16.4Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.59; and 123B.591, are repealed.
16.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2017 and
16.6later."
16.7Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
16.8Amend the title accordingly