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MN Stat § 123A.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.17 — Powers And Duties Of An Education District Board.

123A.17 POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN EDUCATION DISTRICT BOARD. Subdivision 1. Coordination. An education district board shall coordinate the programs and services of the education district according to the terms of the written agreement. The board shall implement the agreement for delivering educational services defined in section 123A.21, subdivisions 7 and 8, needed in the education district. Subd. 2. Personnel. The board may employ personnel as necessary to provide and support the programs and services of the education district. Education district staff shall participate in retirement programs. Notwithstanding section 123B.143, subdivision 1, a member district of an education district may contract with the education district to obtain the services of a superintendent. The person to provide the services need not be employed by the education district or a member district at the time the contract is entered into. Subd. 3. Contracts. The board may enter into contracts with districts and other public and private agencies to provide services needed in the education district. Subd. 4. General law. The board shall be governed, unless specifically provided otherwise, by laws applicable to independent school districts. Subd. 5. Advisory council. An advisory council, consisting of representatives from the program areas covered by the agreement, shall be appointed by the Education District Board. Subd. 6. Report to members. The board shall submit at least an annual report to the member districts and an annual report to the commissioner of education about the activities of the education district. Subd. 7. Discontinuing grades. The board of a district that is a member of an education district may discontinue any of kindergarten through grade 12 or part of those grades and provide instruction for those grades or parts of grades within the education district. History:  1987 c 398 art 8 s 4; 1989 c 329 art 6 s 25-27; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 42; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 17; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 82,83,104; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 123A.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.18 — Education District Agreement.

123A.18 EDUCATION DISTRICT AGREEMENT. Subdivision 1. Adoption; content; review. An education district board shall adopt a comprehensive agreement for continuous learning. The agreement must address methods to improve the educational opportunities available in the education district. The education district board shall review the agreement annually and propose necessary amendments to the member districts. Subd. 2. Extended year instruction. The agreement may provide opportunities for pupils to receive instruction throughout the entire year and for teachers to coordinate educational opportunities and provide instruction throughout the entire year. A teacher who is employed for the extended year may develop, in consultation with pupils and parents, individual educational programs for not more than 125 pupils. Subd. 3. Attendance in other districts. (a) The agreement may provide for a pupil who is a resident of a member district to enroll in programs or courses offered by another member district or transfer to another member district. A pupil and parent shall consult with a career teacher, counselor, or principal before transferring to another district. The agreement shall specify procedures for reimbursement among the member districts. The district of residence shall count all resident pupils who enroll in programs or courses or transfer to another district as its pupils for the purpose of state aid and levy limitations. The agreement shall determine whether transportation is available for pupils enrolled in programs or courses or transferring to another district. (b) Paragraph (a) does not limit any rights or duties under section 124D.03. History:  1987 c 398 art 8 s 5; 1989 c 329 art 6 s 28,29; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 11,12; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; art 6 s 20,21; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 42; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 18; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 104; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 123A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.23 — Regional Management Information Centers.

123A.23 REGIONAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTERS. Subdivision 1. Creation. Any group of two or more independent, special or common school districts may create a regional management information center pursuant to section 123A.21 or 471.59 to provide computer services to school districts. Subd. 2. Center for districts with alternative systems. Districts that operate alternative systems approved by the commissioner according to section 125B.07, subdivision 4, may create one regional management information center under section 471.59. The center shall have all of the powers authorized under section 471.59. The center board may purchase or lease equipment. It may not employ any staff but may enter into a term contract for services. A person providing services according to a contract with the center board is not a state employee. The department shall provide the center all services that are provided to regional centers formed under subdivision 1, including transferring software and providing accounting assistance. Subd. 3. Fees. Regional management information centers may charge fees to affiliated districts for the cost of services provided to the district. Subd. 4. Financial management information services. Regional management information centers may provide financial management information services to cities, counties, towns, or other governmental units at mutually negotiated prices. History:  1980 c 609 art 7 s 14; 1981 c 358 art 5 s 4,5; 1984 c 463 art 7 s 5,6; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1987 c 398 art 7 s 11; 1989 c 329 art 11 s 6; 1990 c 562 art 8 s 11-13; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 4,5; art 9 s 23-26; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 3,4; art 8 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 10,11; art 14 s 16; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 2,42; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 12; art 13 s 3; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 8; 1997 c 397 art 5 s 104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.245 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.245 — Cooperative Units; Eligibility For Grants.

123A.245 COOPERATIVE UNITS; ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS. A cooperative unit, through its governing board, may apply for all competitive grants administered by agencies of the state and other government or nongovernment sources. History:   1999 c 241 art 9 s 18
MN Stat § 123A.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.25 — Cooperative Unit; Insurance Pools.

123A.25 COOPERATIVE UNIT; INSURANCE POOLS. Any cooperative unit defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, that directly manages a health insurance pool or provides health insurance coverage through an insurance pool as a service to members must create a labor-management committee representative of the groups covered by the pool to advise the governmental unit on management matters of the coverage. History:  1994 c 647 art 6 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.26 — Cooperative Units; Prohibited Aid And Levies.

123A.26 COOPERATIVE UNITS; PROHIBITED AID AND LEVIES. Subdivision 1. General prohibition. Unless specifically permitted in the provision authorizing an aid or a levy, cooperative units of government defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, are prohibited from making a property tax levy or qualifying for or receiving any form of state aid except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3. Subd. 2. Grants. A cooperative unit may apply for and receive a grant on behalf of its members. Subd. 3.  MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 11 art 1 s 26] History:  1994 c 647 art 6 s 22; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 27; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.27 — Reserved Revenue For District Cooperation.

123A.27 RESERVED REVENUE FOR DISTRICT COOPERATION. A district that was a member of an intermediate school district organized pursuant to chapter 136D on July 1, 1996, must place a portion of its general education revenue in a reserved account for instructional services from entities formed for cooperative services for special education programs and secondary vocational programs. The amount reserved is equal to the levy made according to Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 124.2727, subdivision 6, for taxes payable in 1994 divided by the actual pupil units in the intermediate school district for fiscal year 1995 times the number of actual pupil units in the school district in 1995. The district must use 5/11 of the revenue for special education and 6/11 of the revenue for secondary vocational education. The district must demonstrate that the revenue is being used to provide the full range of special education and secondary vocational programs and services available to each child served by the intermediate. The secondary vocational programs and services must meet the requirements established in an articulation agreement developed between the commissioner of education and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. A district that was a member of an education district organized pursuant to section 123A.15 on July 1, 1999, must place a portion of its general education revenue in a reserve account for instructional services from entities formed for cooperative services. Services may include secondary vocational programs, special education programs, staff development, and gifted and talented instruction. The amount reserved is equal to $50 per pupil unit times the actual number of pupil units in the district. History:  1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 1 s 32; art 5 s 55; 2000 c 254 s 6; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 123A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.35 — Cooperation And Combination.

123A.35 COOPERATION AND COMBINATION. Subdivision 1. Scope. Sections 123A.35 to 123A.43 establish procedures for boards that adopt, by resolution, a five-year written agreement: (1) to provide at least secondary instruction cooperatively for at least one or two years, if the districts cooperate according to subdivision 2; and (2) to combine into one district. Subd. 2. Cooperation requirements. Cooperating districts must: (1) implement a written agreement according to section 123A.32 no later than the first year of cooperation; (2) all be members of one education district, if any one of the districts is a member, no later than the end of the second year of cooperation; and (3) all be members of one service cooperative, if any one of the districts is a member. Clause (1) does not apply to a district that implemented an agreement for secondary education, according to Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 122.535, during any year before the 1991-1992 school year. If the districts cooperate for one or more years, the agreement may be continued during those years. Subd. 3. Combination requirements. Combining districts must be contiguous and meet one of the following requirements at the time of combination: (1) at least two districts with at least 400 resident pupils enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in the combined district and projections, approved by the department, of enrollment at least at that level for five years; (2) at least two districts if either: (i) both of the districts qualify for secondary sparsity revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 7, and have an average isolation index over 23; or (ii) the combined district qualifies for secondary sparsity revenue; (3) at least three districts with fewer than 400 resident pupils enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in the combined district; or (4) at least two districts with fewer than 400 resident pupils enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in the combined district if either district is located on the border of the state. A combination under clause (2), (3), or (4) must be approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall disapprove a combination under clause (2), (3), or (4) if the combination is educationally unsound or would not reasonably enable the districts to fulfill statutory and rule requirements. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 5; 1989 c 356 s 48; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 4; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 10,11; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 8; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 14; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 138; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 34,104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.37 — Commissioner And Voter Approval.

123A.37 COMMISSIONER AND VOTER APPROVAL. Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. Before submitting the question of combining districts to the voters at a referendum, the cooperating districts must submit the proposed combination to the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the date for submission and may require any information it determines necessary. The commissioner shall disapprove the proposed combination if it is educationally unsound, will not reasonably enable the combined district to fulfill statutory and rule requirements, or if the plan or modifications are incomplete. If disapproved by the commissioner, the referendum shall be postponed, but not canceled, by the boards. Subd. 2. Voter approval. A referendum on the question of combination must be conducted during the first or second year of cooperation for districts that cooperate according to section 123A.35, or no more than 18 months before the effective date of combination for districts that do not cooperate. The referendum must be on a date called by the boards. The referendum must be conducted by the boards according to the Minnesota Election Law, as defined in section 200.01. If the referendum fails, the same question or a modified question may be submitted. If the referendum fails again, the districts must modify their cooperation and combination plan. A third referendum may be conducted. If a second or third referendum is conducted after October 1, the newly combined district may not levy under section 123A.39, subdivision 3, until the following year. Referendums shall be conducted on the same date in all districts. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 7; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 5; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 13; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 10; 1993 c 224 art 6 s 6; art 13 s 15; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 39,104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.38 — Effective Date Of Combination.

123A.38 EFFECTIVE DATE OF COMBINATION. The effective date for combination of districts shall be July 1. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 104
MN Stat § 123A.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.39 — Employees Of Cooperating And Combining Districts.

123A.39 EMPLOYEES OF COOPERATING AND COMBINING DISTRICTS. Subdivision 1. Combined seniority list. During the school year before the cooperation begins and during the school years of cooperation, the districts shall comply with section 123A.32, subdivision 4, unless compatible plans are negotiated according to section 123A.32, subdivision 3. The districts shall comply with section 123A.75. Subd. 2. Nonlicensed employees termination. If compatible plans are not negotiated according to section 123A.36, subdivision 5, the boards shall comply with this subdivision with respect to nonlicensed employees. Nonlicensed employees whose positions are discontinued as a result of cooperation or combination, as applicable, shall be: (1) employed by a cooperating board or the combined board, if possible; (2) assigned to work in a cooperating district or the combined district, if possible; or (3) terminated in the inverse order in which they were employed in a district, according to a combined seniority list of nonlicensed employees in the cooperating or combined district, as applicable. Subd. 3. Retirement and severance levy. A cooperating or combined district that levied under Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2725, subdivision 3, for taxes payable in 1995 may levy for severance pay or early retirement incentives for licensed and nonlicensed employees who retire early as a result of the cooperation or combination. Subd. 4. Employment laws. Unless otherwise explicitly provided, chapter 179A governs the rights and duties of employers and employees. Either party may promptly submit questions of procedure, interpretation, or application to the commissioner of mediation services. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 9,37; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 22-26; 1991 c 130 s 37; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 34-38; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 16,17; art 12 s 29; 1993 c 224 art 6 s 9-15; art 13 s 37,38; 1994 c 647 art 1 s 11; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 6 s 6-9; art 16 s 13; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 53; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 40,98,104; art 11 s 3
MN Stat § 123A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.40 — County Auditor Plat.

123A.40 COUNTY AUDITOR PLAT. Upon the request of two or more districts that have adopted a resolution to cooperate and combine, the county auditor shall prepare a plat. If the proposed combined district is located in more than one county, the request must be submitted to the county auditor of the county that has the greatest land area in the proposed district. The plat must show: (1) the boundaries of each of the present districts; (2) the boundaries of the proposed district; (3) the boundaries of proposed election districts, if requested; and (4) other information deemed pertinent by the boards or the county auditor. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 41,104
MN Stat § 123A.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.41 — Levies For Districts At Time Of Combination.

123A.41 LEVIES FOR DISTRICTS AT TIME OF COMBINATION. Subdivision 1. Referendum revenues. The referendum revenue authorization of the combined district shall be one of the methods set forth in section 123A.73, subdivision 4, 5, or 6, and must be consistent with the plan adopted according to section 123A.36, and any subsequent modifications. Subd. 2. Bonded debt. Debt service for bonds outstanding at the time of the combination may be levied by the combined board consistent with the plan adopted according to section 123A.36, and any subsequent modifications, subject to section 475.61. The primary obligation to pay the bonded indebtedness that is outstanding on the effective date of combination remains with the district that issued the bonds. However, the combined district may make debt service payments on behalf of a preexisting district. Subd. 3. Capital loan. The combined board may levy for the obligations for a capital loan outstanding at the time of combination, consistent with the plan adopted according to section 123A.36 and any subsequent modifications. The primary obligation to levy as required by the capital loan remains with taxable property in the preexisting district that obtained the capital loan. However, the obligation of a capital loan may be extended to all of the taxable property in the combined district. Subd. 4. Transitional levy. The board of the combined district, or the boards of combining districts that have received voter approval for the combination under section 123A.37, subdivision 2, may levy for the expenses of negotiation, administrative expenses directly related to the transition from cooperation to combination, and the cost of necessary new athletic and music uniforms. The board or boards may levy this amount over three or fewer years. All expenses must be approved by the commissioner of education. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 11; 1991 c 265 art 6 s 14,15; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 5; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 16; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 42,43,104; art 11 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12
MN Stat § 123A.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.43 — Reports To Department Of Education.

123A.43 REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Cooperating districts may submit joint reports and jointly provide information required by the department. The joint reports must allow information to be attributed to each district. A combined district must report and provide information as a single unit. History:  1989 c 329 art 6 s 12; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 5 s 44,104
MN Stat § 123A.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.44 — Citation.

123A.44 CITATION. Sections 123A.441 to 123A.445 may be cited as the "Cooperative Facilities Grant Act." History:  1987 c 400 s 33,59; 1989 c 300 art 2 s 13; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 4 s 29; 2000 c 464 art 3 s 9; 2000 c 489 art 5 s 19,27; 2007 c 146 art 4 s 1; 1Sp2017 c 8 art 2 s 34
MN Stat § 123A.441 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12|Chapter 123A — School Districts; Forms For Organizing|Section 123A.441 — Policy And Purpose.

123A.441 POLICY AND PURPOSE. Because of the rates of decline in school-aged population, population shifts and economic changes that the state has experienced in recent years and anticipates in future years, and because in some instances local districts have not, and will not be able to provide the required construction funds through local property taxes, the purpose of the cooperative facilities grant program is to provide an incentive to encourage cooperation in making available to all students those educational programs, services and facilities that are most efficiently and effectively provided by a cooperative effort of school districts. The policy and purpose of sections 123A.442 to 123A.445 is to use the credit of the state, to a limited degree, to provide grants to cooperating groups of districts to improve and expand the educational opportunities and facilities available to their students. History:  1987 c 400 s 34,59; 1989 c 300 art 2 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 66,164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 4 s 29; 2000 c 464 art 3 s 9; 2000 c 489 art 5 s 19,27; 2007 c 146 art 4 s 2; 1Sp2017 c 8 art 2 s 34