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MN Stat § 126C.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 126C — Education Funding|Section 126C.71 — Payment And Applications Of Payment.

126C.71 PAYMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF PAYMENT. Subdivision 1. Payment. (a) On November 20 of each year, each district having an outstanding capital loan or debt service loan shall compute the excess amount in the debt redemption fund. The commissioner shall prescribe the form and calculation to be used in computing the excess amount. A completed copy of this form shall be sent to the commissioner before December 1 of each year. The commissioner may recompute the excess amount and shall promptly notify the district of the recomputed amount.  On December 15 of each year, the district shall remit to the commissioner, at a minimum, an amount equal to the greater of: (i) the excess amount in the debt redemption fund; or (ii) the amount by which the maximum effort debt service levy exceeds the required debt service levy for that calendar year. (b) If a payment required under paragraph (a) is not made within 30 days, the commissioner may reduce any subsequent payments due the district under this chapter and chapters 120B, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, and 127A by the amount due, after providing written notice to the district. Subd. 2. Application of payments. The commissioner shall apply payments received under subdivision 1 toward the principal of its contracts. While more than one contract is held, priority of payment must be given to the one of earliest date. History:  Ex1959 c 27 s 10; 1975 c 432 s 62; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 4 s 15; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 64,164; art 11 s 3; 5Sp2020 c 3 art 5 s 10
MN Stat § 127A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.01 — Definitions.

127A.01 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in section 120A.05 have the same meanings. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 127A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.06 — Recommendations; Budget.

127A.06 RECOMMENDATIONS; BUDGET. The commissioner of education shall recommend to the governor and legislature such modification and unification of laws relating to the state system of education as shall make those laws more readily understood and more effective in execution. The commissioner of education shall prepare a biennial education budget which shall be submitted to the governor and legislature, such budget to contain a complete statement of finances pertaining to the maintenance of the state department and to the distribution of state aid. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 14; 1991 c 265 art 11 s 2; 1993 c 224 art 12 s 7; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 2; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 127A.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.065 — Cross-subsidy Report.

127A.065 CROSS-SUBSIDY REPORT. By March 30, the commissioner of education shall submit an annual report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education on the amount each district is cross-subsidizing special education costs with general education revenue. History:  2007 c 146 art 7 s 1; 2014 c 272 art 4 s 10
MN Stat § 127A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.07 — Shared Service Agreements.

127A.07 SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENTS. The commissioner may make a shared service agreement with another public agency. The agreement must be of mutual benefit to the state, the department, and the other agency. The term of the agreement must not be more than three years. The commissioner and the other agency need not consult the Legislative Advisory Commission before making the agreement. Charges by the department and the other agency must be on an actual cost basis, and the receipts are dedicated to the operation of the department or agency receiving them and are appropriated for that purpose. History:  1Sp1985 c 12 art 7 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51
MN Stat § 127A.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.08 — Conference And Workshop Fee Receipts; Receipts And Payments From Public And Nonprofit Private Agencies.

127A.08 CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP FEE RECEIPTS; RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FROM PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT PRIVATE AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Conference and workshop fees. The commissioner may establish procedures to set and collect fees to defray costs of conferences and workshops conducted by the department. The commissioner may keep accounts as necessary within the state's accounting system for the deposit of the conference and workshop fee receipts. Subd. 2. Appropriation. The receipts collected under subdivision 1 are appropriated for payment of expenses relating to the workshops and conferences. Subd. 3. Carry-over authority. Unobligated balances under subdivision 1 may be carried over as follows: (1) when expenditures for which the receipts have been designated occur in the following fiscal year; or (2) to allow retention of minor balances in accounts for conferences that are scheduled annually. Subd. 4. Receipts and reimbursements. The commissioner may accept receipts and payments from public and nonprofit private agencies for related costs for partnership or cooperative endeavors involving education activities that are for the mutual benefit of the state, the department, and the other agency. The commissioner may keep accounts as necessary within the state's accounting system. The receipts must be deposited in the special revenue fund. Subd. 5. Grants and gifts. The commissioner may apply for and receive grants and gifts administered by agencies of the state and other government or nongovernment sources. Any money received is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. The commissioner must annually report to the education policy and finance committees of the legislature by February 15 a list of all grants and gifts received and applied for under this subdivision. History:  1991 c 265 art 9 s 14; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 2009 c 96 art 7 s 2
MN Stat § 127A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.09 — Federal Aid For Education.

127A.09 FEDERAL AID FOR EDUCATION. Subdivision 1. Acceptance. The commissioner may accept and administer federal funds when such funds become available that further public education and are consistent with state policy and the mission of the department. Acceptance of the money is subject to Department of Management and Budget policy and procedure regarding federal funds. Subd. 2. State plans. If the granting federal agency requires a state plan addressing policy for expenditure, the commissioner shall adopt a state plan in conformity with state and federal regulations and guidelines prior to commissioner acceptance. Subd. 3. Depository. The commissioner of management and budget is the custodian of all money received from the United States on account of the acceptance and shall disburse the money on requisitioning of the commissioner through the state payment system for purposes consistent with the respective acts of Congress and federal grant. History:  1993 c 224 art 11 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 127A.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.095 — Implementation Of Elementary And Secondary Education Act.

127A.095 IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. Subdivision 1. Continued implementation. The Department of Education shall continue to implement the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act without interruption. Subd. 2.  [Repealed by amendment, 2016 c 189 art 25 s 39] Subd. 3. Department of Management and Budget certification. The commissioner of management and budget shall certify and report to the legislature annually beginning January 1, 2008, the amount of federal revenue, if any, that the federal government may withhold as a result of a potential state decision to discontinue implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The report shall also specify the intended purpose of the federal revenue and the amount of revenue that the federal government may withhold from the state, each school district, and each charter school in each fiscal year. History:  1Sp2005 c 5 art 2 s 72; 2007 c 146 art 2 s 32; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 239 art 1 s 33; 2016 c 189 art 25 s 39
MN Stat § 127A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.10 — State Officials And School Board Members To Be Disinterested; Penalty.

127A.10 STATE OFFICIALS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO BE DISINTERESTED; PENALTY. If the commissioner of education, an assistant or any employee connected with the commissioner's office, or any member of any school board shall accept or receive any money, gift or any property, or favor from any person, firm, or corporation offering for sale any textbooks, or any agent thereof, or from any person in any way interested in the sale of textbooks, the person accepting or receiving it is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 8 s 23; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 228 art 1 s 72; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 6
MN Stat § 127A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.11 — Monitor Medical Assistance Services For Disabled Students.

127A.11 MONITOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR DISABLED STUDENTS. The commissioner of education, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall monitor the costs of health-related, special education services provided by public schools. History:  1999 c 245 art 4 s 6; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 127A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.12 — Commissioner Membership In Certain Organizations.

127A.12 COMMISSIONER MEMBERSHIP IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS. The commissioner may become a member of the Council of Chief State School Officers, an association of state departments of education, and pay membership dues and contribute to the association for services rendered to the state department on the basis of actual and necessary expenses incurred by the council in preparing these services. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 4; 1961 c 556 s 1; 1971 c 679 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55
MN Stat § 127A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.13 — Contracts With Federal Government.

127A.13 CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Subdivision 1. Rules governing. The commissioner shall prescribe rules under which contracts, agreements, or arrangements may be made with agencies of the federal government for funds, services, commodities, or equipment to be made available to the public tax-supported schools, school systems and educational institutions under the supervision or control of the commissioner. Subd. 2. Rules prescribed by commissioner. All contracts, agreements or arrangements made by public tax-supported schools, school systems or educational institutions under the supervision or control of the commissioner involving funds, services, commodities, or equipment which may be provided by agencies of the federal government shall be entered into in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner and in no other manner. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 5; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55
MN Stat § 127A.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.15 — Library Information Services.

127A.15 LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Providing library information. The department may provide library information services it considers appropriate and necessary to any state agency, governmental unit, nonprofit organization, or private entity. The department may collect reasonable fees not to exceed its actual costs for providing the information services. The department may also accept money from any public or private source to defray the cost of providing the information services. Subd. 2. Appropriation. The fees charged and money accepted by the department under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account. Money in the account is appropriated to the department to defray the costs of providing the information services. History:  (3018) 1921 c 397 s 4; 1983 c 314 art 11 s 22; 1986 c 471 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51
MN Stat § 127A.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.17 — Uniform Systems Of Records And Of Accounting; Commissioner.

127A.17 UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF RECORDS AND OF ACCOUNTING; COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of education shall prepare a uniform system of records for public schools and require reports from superintendents and principals of schools, teachers, school officers, and the chief officers of public and other educational institutions to give such facts as it may deem of public value. All reports required of school districts by the commissioner shall be in conformance with the uniform financial accounting and reporting system. With the cooperation of the state auditor, the commissioner shall establish and carry into effect a uniform system of accounting by public school officers and shall have authority to supervise and examine the accounts and other records of all public schools. History:  Ex1959 c 71 art 2 s 16; 1969 c 1129 art 8 s 16; 1977 c 305 s 41; 1978 c 764 s 8; 1983 c 150 s 1; 1992 c 499 art 8 s 1; 1993 c 224 art 9 s 16,17; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 4-12; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 127A.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.18 — Management Assistance To School Districts.

127A.18 MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. The department shall provide management assistance if requested by a district. The assistance may include: (1) developing data and assumptions for the district to use in setting priorities and goals and in considering management and organizational alternatives; and (2) analyzing and assessing alternative methods of organization and management, including opportunities for coordination and cooperation with other districts, and assessing the relative costs and benefits of the alternatives. History:  1Sp1985 c 12 art 8 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51
MN Stat § 127A.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.19 — Financial Management Assistance And Training To School Districts And School Sites.

127A.19 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL SITES. The Department of Education shall make available to school districts and individual school sites assistance and training in financial management. The assistance and training shall be in at least the following areas: (1) provision of an updated uniform financial and reporting system manual in both hard copy and computerized form which will be applicable to both the school district and to a school site under site-based management; (2) regularly scheduled training and assistance in accounting and financial operations, and special assistance as requested; (3) long-term financial planning, including that involved with district reorganization; (4) district and school level expenditure and revenue budgeting and other fiscal and organizational requirements, including that under site-based management; (5) assistance with school, district, and regional capital budget planning; and (6) the development of a model reporting system for school sites for resource use and outcome achievement. The model shall include characteristics about the student population, staffing levels, and achievement results attributable to the instructional and organizational structure of the school site. History:  1993 c 224 art 7 s 5; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 127A.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.20 — Evidence-based Education Grants.

127A.20 EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Purpose and applicability. The purpose of this section is to create a process to describe, measure, and report on the effectiveness of any prekindergarten through grade 12 education program funded in whole or in part through funds appropriated by the legislature to the commissioner of education for grants to organizations. The evidence-based evaluation required by this section applies to all grants awarded by the commissioner of education on or after July 1, 2022. Subd. 2. Goals. Each applicant for a grant awarded by the commissioner of education must include in the grant application a statement of the goals of the education program and grant funds. To the extent practicable, the goals must be aligned to the state of Minnesota's world's best workforce and the federally required Every Student Succeeds Act accountability systems. Subd. 3. Strategies and data. Each applicant must include in the grant application a description of the strategies that will be used to meet the goals specified in the application. The applicant must also include a plan to collect data to measure the effectiveness of the strategies outlined in the grant application. Subd. 4. Reporting. Within 180 days of the end of the grant period, each grant recipient must compile a report that describes the data that was collected and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies. The evidence-based report may identify or propose alternative strategies based on the results of the data. The report must be submitted to the commissioner of education and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education. The report must be filed with the Legislative Reference Library according to section 3.195. Subd. 5. Grant defined. For purposes of this section, "grant" means money appropriated from the state general fund to the commissioner of education for distribution to the grant recipients. History:  1Sp2021 c 13 art 11 s 1  NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 11, section 1, is effective July 1, 2022. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 11, section 1, the effective date.
MN Stat § 127A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.30 — Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission.

127A.30 LEGISLATIVE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Commission established; membership.  (a) The Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission of 12 members is established to advise the Department of Natural Resources and the school trust lands director on the management of permanent school fund land, which is held in trust for the school districts of the state and to review legislation affecting permanent school fund land. The commission consists of the following persons: (1) six members of the senate, including three majority party members appointed by the majority leader and three minority party members appointed by the minority leader; and (2) six members of the house of representatives, including three majority party members appointed by the speaker of the house and three minority party members appointed by the minority leader. (b) Appointed legislative members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and continue to serve until their successors are appointed. (c) The first meeting of the commission shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and other officers as determined by the commission. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties prescribed by this section. Subd. 2. Duties.  The commission shall review current statutes on management of school trust fund lands at least annually and shall recommend necessary changes in statutes, policy, and implementation in order to ensure provident utilization of the permanent school fund lands. By January 15 of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the legislature with recommendations for the management of school trust lands to secure long-term economic return for the permanent school fund, consistent with sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commission's annual report may include recommendations to: (1) manage the school trust lands efficiently; (2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues deposited in the permanent school trust fund; (3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands to maximize the revenues deposited in the permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the school trust lands; (4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and management principles; and (5) manage the asset allocation of the permanent school fund. Subd. 3.  [Repealed by amendment, 2012 c 249 s 7] History:  1982 c 548 art 4 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 4 s 16; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 5,51; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 22; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2008 c 357 s 36; 2012 c 249 s 7,12; 2012 c 298 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 118
MN Stat § 127A.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education|Section 127A.31 — Goal Of The Permanent School Fund.

127A.31 GOAL OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. The legislature intends that it is the goal of the permanent school fund to secure the maximum long-term economic return from the school trust lands consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities imposed by the trust relationship established in the Minnesota Constitution, with sound natural resource conservation and management principles, and with other specific policy provided in state law. History:  1985 c 116 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51