1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1151 as follows:
1.2Page 2, line 8, after the period, insert "A school district may provide transportation
1.3for a pupil participating in an articulated program operated under an agreement between
1.4the school district and the postsecondary institution."
1.5Page 2, after line 8, insert:

1.6    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the
1.8terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
1.9    (a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
1.10categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
1.11    (1) the sum of:
1.12    (i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
1.13(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
1.14    (ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet
1.15and mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for
1.16districts operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in
1.17the district and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
1.18    (iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
1.19defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
1.20pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent
1.21per year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
1.22    (2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
1.23in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2).
1.24    (b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
1.25pupils as follows:
1.26    (1) Regular transportation is:
2.1    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
2.2elementary pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they
2.3attend, and resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public
2.4or nonpublic school they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon
2.5kindergarten transportation; but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from
2.6nonpublic schools, only to the extent permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
2.7    (ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
2.8    (iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between
2.9the pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if
2.10the home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
2.11    (iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident
2.12pupils of a district without a secondary school; and
2.13    (v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
2.14subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance
2.15area border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils
2.16when the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or
2.17more, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
2.18    For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
2.19school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence
2.20of a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school
2.21program for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil
2.22for part or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility,
2.23residence, or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
2.24    (2) Excess transportation is:
2.25    (i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident
2.26secondary pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or
2.27nonpublic school they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils
2.28residing less than one mile from school who are transported because of full-service school
2.29zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
2.30    (ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
2.31subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
2.32border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school
2.33they attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border
2.34to the school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of
2.35full-service school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
3.1    (3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district
3.2during the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal
3.3attendance areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under
3.4court order.
3.5    (4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
3.6    (i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular
3.7school bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
3.8    (ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
3.9other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
3.10and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03
3.11to 125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
3.12where services are provided;
3.13    (iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
3.14125A.12 , and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
3.15    (iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special
3.16classes;
3.17    (v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
3.18resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary
3.19transportation required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils
3.20with disabilities who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis
3.21or if resident pupils are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public
3.22and private schools or neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the
3.23district's program for children with a disability;
3.24    (vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
3.25facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
3.26(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus
3.27equipped with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or
3.28section 504 plan; and
3.29(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with
3.30disabilities in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the
3.31pupil's individualized education program or in conjunction with a learning year program
3.32established under section 124D.128.
3.33    For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76,
3.34subdivision 2 , the cost of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes
3.35(A) the additional cost of transporting a homeless student from a temporary nonshelter
3.36home in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a
4.1permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through the end of
4.2the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased after
4.3July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
4.4according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the
4.5disabled transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure
4.6per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to
4.7paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may provide transportation to
4.8a school age sibling without a school of origin of a homeless student transported under
4.9this section if the sibling attends the same school.
4.10    (5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
4.11    (i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for
4.12resident pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding
4.13transportation for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
4.14    (ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a
4.15public school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support
4.16services pursuant to section 123B.44; and
4.17    (iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
4.18nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
4.19    (c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for
4.20educational programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling
4.21services, and health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a
4.22neutral site as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
4.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013."
4.24Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.25Amend the title accordingly