1.1.................... moves to amend H. F. No. 3316 as follows:
1.2Page 5, lines 27 and 28, delete the new language
1.3Page 6, line 5, reinstate the stricken language
1.4Page 6, lines 6 and 7, delete the new language
1.5Page 6, line 18, delete the new language
1.6Page 6, delete line 34
1.7Page 11, delete section 1
1.8Page 21, line 14, delete "scientifically based" and insert "scientifically-based"
1.9Page 22, line 16, delete "scientifically based" and insert "scientifically-based"
1.10Page 22, line 18, after the first comma, insert "English language learners,"
1.11Page 25, lines 8 and 10, after "district" insert "or charter school"
1.12Page 25, line 11, after "district" insert "or charter school"
1.13Page 25, line 13, before the period, insert "or charter school"
1.14Page 25, delete line 17 and insert:
1.15    "(e) An A full-time online learning provider that is not the enrolling district"
1.16Page 25, line 18, delete the new language
1.17Page 26, line 32, delete the new language
1.18Page 26, line 33, delete the new language and after "must" insert "demonstrate the
1.19sponsor's abilities, capacities, and expertise in fulfilling the responsibilities of a sponsor
1.20and"
1.21Page 27, line 2, after "commissioner" insert ". The sponsor must submit an affidavit
1.22to the commissioner for each charter school it proposes to authorize"
1.23Page 27, lines 4 and 5, delete the new language
1.24Page 27, line 9, after "five" insert "nonrelated"
1.25Page 27, line 14, strike "may" and insert "are eligible to"
1.26Page 27, after line 21, insert:
2.1    "(e) The granting or renewal of a charter school by a sponsor must not be contingent
2.2on the charter school being required to contract, lease, or purchase services from the
2.3sponsor. A sponsor is prohibited from entering into a contract to provide management and
2.4financial services for a school that it is authorized to sponsor."
2.5Page 27, line 22, strike "(e)" and insert "(f)"
2.6Page 27, line 32, strike "(f)" and insert "(g)"
2.7Page 28, line 24, after the period, insert "A violation of this requirement renders
2.8a contract voidable at the option of the commissioner. The charter school's aid may be
2.9reduced by the commissioner under section 127A.42 if the charter school fails to correct
2.10violations under this subdivision in a timely manner."
2.11Page 28, after line 30, insert:

2.12    "Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.13    Subd. 6. Contract. The sponsor's authorization for a charter school must be in the
2.14form of a written contract signed by the sponsor and the board of directors of the charter
2.15school. The contract must be completed within 90 days of the commissioner's approval
2.16of the sponsor's proposed authorization. The contract for a charter school must be in
2.17writing and contain at least the following:
2.18    (1) a description of a program that carries out one or more of the purposes in
2.19subdivision 1;
2.20    (2) specific outcomes pupils are to achieve under subdivision 10;
2.21    (3) admission policies and procedures;
2.22    (4) management and administration of the school;
2.23    (5) requirements and procedures for program and financial audits;
2.24    (6) how the school will comply with subdivisions 8, 13, 16, and 23;
2.25    (7) assumption of liability by the charter school;
2.26    (8) types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by the charter school;
2.27    (9) the term of the contract, which may be up to three years for the initial contract,
2.28and up to five years for renewed contracts based on the academic, financial, and
2.29operational performance of the school;
2.30    (10) if how the board of directors or the operators of the charter school will provide
2.31special instruction and services for children with a disability under sections 125A.03
2.32to 125A.24, and 125A.65, a description of the financial parameters within which the
2.33charter school will operate to provide the special instruction and services to children
2.34with a disability; and
2.35    (11) the process and criteria the sponsor intends to use to monitor and evaluate the
2.36fiscal and student performance of the charter school, consistent with subdivision 15."
3.1Page 29, after line 4, insert:

3.2    "Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.10, subdivision 23, is amended to
3.3read:
3.4    Subd. 23. Causes for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract. (a)
3.5The duration of the contract with a sponsor must be for the term contained in the contract
3.6according to subdivision 6. The sponsor may or may not renew a contract at the end of
3.7the term for any ground listed in paragraph (b). A sponsor may unilaterally terminate a
3.8contract during the term of the contract for any ground listed in paragraph (b). At least 60
3.9days before not renewing or terminating a contract, the sponsor shall notify the board of
3.10directors of the charter school of the proposed action in writing by registered mail. The
3.11notice shall state the grounds for the proposed action in reasonable detail and that the
3.12charter school's board of directors may request in writing an informal hearing before the
3.13sponsor within 14 days of receiving notice of nonrenewal or termination of the contract.
3.14Failure by the board of directors to make a written request for a hearing within the 14-day
3.15period shall be treated as acquiescence to the proposed action. Upon receiving a timely
3.16written request for a hearing, the sponsor shall give reasonable notice to the charter
3.17school's board of directors of the hearing date. The sponsor shall conduct an informal
3.18hearing before taking final action. The sponsor shall take final action to renew or not
3.19renew a contract by the last day of classes in the school year no later than 15 days before
3.20the termination date or the end of the contract. If the sponsor is a local board, the school's
3.21board of directors may appeal the sponsor's decision to the commissioner.
3.22    (b) A contract may be terminated or not renewed upon any of the following grounds:
3.23    (1) failure to meet the requirements for pupil performance contained in the contract;
3.24    (2) failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;
3.25    (3) violations of law; or
3.26    (4) other good cause shown.
3.27    If a contract is terminated or not renewed under this paragraph, the school must be
3.28dissolved according to the applicable provisions of chapter 308A or 317A, except when
3.29the commissioner approves the decision of a different eligible sponsor to authorize the
3.30charter school.
3.31    (c) If at the end of a contract term, either the sponsor or and the charter school
3.32board of directors wants mutually agree to voluntarily terminate the contract, a change
3.33in sponsors is allowed if the commissioner approves the decision of a different eligible
3.34sponsor to authorize the charter school. The party intending to terminate the contract must
3.35notify the other party and the commissioner of its intent at least 90 days before the date on
3.36which the contract ends. Both parties must jointly submit in writing to the commissioner
4.1its intent to terminate the contract. The sponsor that is a party to the existing contract at
4.2least must inform the approved different eligible sponsor about the fiscal and student
4.3performance of the school. If no different eligible sponsor is approved, the school must be
4.4dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.
4.5    (d) The commissioner, after providing reasonable notice to the board of directors
4.6of a charter school and the existing sponsor, and after providing an opportunity for a
4.7public hearing, may terminate the existing sponsorial relationship if the charter school
4.8has a history of:
4.9    (1) sustained failure to meet the requirements for pupil performance contained
4.10in the contract;
4.11    (1) (2) financial mismanagement; or
4.12    (2) (3) repeated violations of the law; or
4.13    (4) other good cause shown."
4.14Page 30, after line 12, insert:

4.15    "Sec. 23. Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 2, section 46, subdivision 13, is amended to
4.16read:
4.17    Subd. 13. Preadvanced placement, advanced placement, international
4.18baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment programs. For preadvanced placement,
4.19advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and concurrent enrollment programs
4.20under Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.132 and 124D.091:

4.21		$	6,500,000	.....	2008
4.22		$	6,500,000	.....	2009

4.23    Of this amount, $2,500,000 each year is for concurrent enrollment program aid
4.24under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091. If the appropriation is insufficient, the
4.25commissioner must proportionately reduce the aid payment to each district. Any balance
4.26in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
4.27    The base appropriation for fiscal year 2010 and later is $2,000,000."
4.28Page 31, delete section 2
4.29Page 36, after line 15, insert:


4.32    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.65, subdivision 4, is amended to
4.33read:
4.34    Subd. 4. Unreimbursed costs. (a) For fiscal year 2006, in addition to the tuition
4.35charge allowed in subdivision 3, the academies may charge the child's district of residence
5.1for the academy's unreimbursed cost of providing an instructional aide assigned to that
5.2child, after deducting the special education aid under section 125A.76, attributable to the
5.3child, if that aide is required by the child's individual education plan. Tuition received
5.4under this paragraph must be used by the academies to provide the required service.
5.5    (b) For fiscal year 2007 2008 and later, the special education aid paid to the
5.6academies shall be increased by the academy's unreimbursed cost of providing an one
5.7to one instructional aide and behavioral management aides assigned to a child, after
5.8deducting the special education aid under section 125A.76 attributable to the child, if that
5.9aide is the aides are required by the child's individual education plan. Aid received under
5.10this paragraph must be used by the academies to provide the required service.
5.11    (c) For fiscal year 2007 2008 and later, the special education aid paid to the district
5.12of the child's residence shall be reduced by the amount paid to the academies for district
5.13residents under paragraph (b).
5.14    (d) Notwithstanding section 127A.45, subdivision 3, beginning in fiscal year 2008,
5.15the commissioner shall make an estimated final adjustment payment to the Minnesota
5.16State Academies for general education aid and special education aid for the prior fiscal
5.17year by August 15.
5.18    (e) For fiscal year 2007, the academies may retain receipts received through mutual
5.19agreements with school districts for one to one behavior management aides.
5.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
5.21for revenue in fiscal year 2008.

5.22    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.65, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.23to read:
5.24    Subd. 11. Third party reimbursement. The Minnesota State Academies must seek
5.25reimbursement under section 125A.21 from third parties for the cost of services provided
5.26by the Minnesota State Academies whenever the services provided are otherwise covered
5.27by a child's public or private health plan.
5.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
5.29for revenue in fiscal year 2008."
5.30Page 36, line 29, after the period, insert "Revenues and expenditures for full-day
5.31kindergarten must be accounted for in the school district's general fund."
5.32Page 36, line 30, delete "full-day" and before the period, insert ", and must be
5.33accounted for in the school district's community service fund"
5.34Page 39, line 25, delete "15" and insert "25"
5.35Renumber the sections and articles in sequence and correct internal references
6.1Correct the title numbers accordingly