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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.096 — Online Learning Aid.

124D.096 ONLINE LEARNING AID.
(a) The online learning aid for an online learning provider equals the product of the adjusted online learning average daily membership for students under section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (d), times the student grade level weighting under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, times the formula allowance.
(b) Notwithstanding section 127A.45, the department must pay each online learning provider the current year aid payment percentage multiplied by the amount in paragraph (a) within 45 days of receiving final enrollment and course completion information each quarter or semester. The final adjustment payment must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement. This payment must be made on September 30 of the next fiscal year.
History:
1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 37; 1Sp2003 c 23 s 15; 2006 c 263 art 2 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.1115 — Free And Reduced-price School Meals Program Data Sharing.

124D.1115 FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM DATA SHARING.
(a) Each school participating in the federal school lunch program shall electronically send to the Department of Education the eligibility information on each child who is eligible for the free and reduced-price meals program, unless the child's parent or legal guardian after being notified of the potential disclosure of this information for the limited purpose stated in paragraph (b) elects not to have the information disclosed.
(b) Pursuant to United States Code, title 42, section 1758(b)(6)(A), the Department of Education shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Human Services to share the eligibility information provided by each school in paragraph (a) for the limited purpose of identifying children who may be eligible for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare. The Department of Human Services must ensure that this information remains confidential and shall only be used for this purpose. Any unauthorized disclosure shall be subject to a penalty.
History:
2008 c 358 art 3 s 1; 2023 c 55 art 9 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.114 — Lactose Reduced Milk.

124D.114 LACTOSE REDUCED MILK.
(a) If a nonpublic school or district receives school lunch aid under section 124D.111 or participates in the school breakfast program and receives a written request from the parent of a pupil who is lactose intolerant, then the nonpublic school or district must make available lactose reduced milk; milk fortified with lactase in liquid, tablet, granular, or other form; or milk to which lactobacillus acidophilus has been added for the pupil.
(b) Notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or local regulation to the contrary, a school may pour or serve portions of any product required by this section from a large container of the product at the time and place the pupil is being served.
History:
1988 c 510 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 76,164; art 11 s 3; 2000 c 254 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.1158 — School Breakfast Program.

124D.1158 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose; eligibility.
(a) The purpose of the school breakfast program is to provide affordable morning nutrition to children so that they can effectively learn.
(b) A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other participant in the federal school breakfast program may receive state breakfast aid.
(c) Schools shall encourage all children to eat a nutritious breakfast, either at home or at school, and shall work to eliminate barriers to breakfast participation at school such as inadequate facilities and transportation.
Subd. 2.
MS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 18 s 2]
Subd. 3.
Program reimbursement.
Each school year, the state must reimburse each participating school either:
(1) 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, early childhood special education student participating in a program authorized under section 124D.151, or a kindergarten student; or
(2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under section 124D.111, subdivision 1c, state aid as provided in section 124D.111, subdivision 1d.
Subd. 4.
No fees.
A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151, early childhood special education students participating in a program authorized under section 124D.151, and all kindergarten students.
History:
1Sp2003 c 9 art 5 s 6; 2014 c 312 art 19 s 3,4; 2016 c 189 art 27 s 4,5; 2023 c 18 s 2; 2023 c 55 art 9 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.117 — Districts To Offer School Breakfast Program.

124D.117 DISTRICTS TO OFFER SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Breakfast required.
A district must offer a school breakfast program in every school building in which at least 33 percent of the school lunches served during the second preceding school year were served free or at a reduced price.
Subd. 2.
Exemption.
Subdivision 1 does not apply to a school in which fewer than 25 pupils are expected to take part in the program. It also does not apply to a district that does not participate in the national school lunch program.
History:
1989 c 329 art 8 s 5; 1990 c 562 art 8 s 27; 1991 c 265 art 8 s 6; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 80,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.118 — School Milk Program.

124D.118 SCHOOL MILK PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Legislative findings.
The legislature finds that for best health and well-being, school children in the state should receive at least one serving of milk each day. The school milk program established in this section is to provide districts in the state with added resources so that all kindergarten students in public and nonpublic schools may have access to wholesome milk on a daily basis.
Subd. 2.
Establishment; school participation.
Each district in the state is encouraged to participate in the state-supported school milk program for kindergartners. Participating districts must provide one serving of milk on each school day to each kindergarten student attending a public or nonpublic school in the district. No student is required to accept the milk that is provided by the district. The program must be promoted and operated under the direction of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
Subd. 3.
Program guidelines; duties of the commissioner.
(a) The commissioner shall:
(1) encourage all districts to participate in the school milk program for kindergartners;
(2) prepare program guidelines, not subject to chapter 14 until July 1, 1998, which will effectively and efficiently distribute appropriated and donated money to participating districts; and
(3) seek donations and matching funds from appropriate private and public sources.
(b) Program guidelines may provide for disbursement to districts through a mechanism of prepayments or by reimbursement for approved program expenses.
Subd. 4.
Reimbursement.
In accordance with program guidelines, the commissioner shall reimburse each participating public or nonpublic school 20 cents for each half-pint of milk that is served to kindergarten students and is not part of a school lunch or breakfast reimbursed under section 124D.111 or 124D.1158.
History:
1988 c 688 art 16 s 1; 1997 c 187 art 4 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 81,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 27; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 5 s 7; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 5 s 4; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.119 — Summer Food Service Program And Child And Adult Care Food Program.

124D.119 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AND CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Summer Food Service Program replacement aid.
State funds are available to compensate department-approved Summer Food Service Program sponsors. Reimbursement shall be made on December 15 based on total meals served by each sponsor from the end of the school year to the beginning of the next school year on a pro rata basis.
Subd. 2.
Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program sponsor organizations.
Legally distinct Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program sites may transfer sponsoring organizations no more than once per year, except under extenuating circumstances including termination of the sponsoring organization's agreement or other circumstances approved by the Department of Education.
Subd. 3.
Child and Adult Care Food Program training.
Prior to applying to sponsor a Child and Adult Care Food Program site, a nongovernmental organization applicant must provide documentation to the Department of Education verifying that staff members have completed program-specific training as designated by the commissioner.
Subd. 4.
Summer Food Service Program training.
Summer Food Service Program providers, including new applicants, must comply with all applicable federal training requirements for their staff.
Subd. 5.
Summer Food Service Program locations.
Consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 225.6(d)(1)(ii), the Department of Education must not approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site that is within a half-mile radius of an existing Summer Food Service Program open site. The department may approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site within a half-mile radius only if the new program will not be serving the same group of children for the same meal type or if there are safety issues that could present barriers to participation.
History:
1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 164; 1998 c 398 art 6 s 26; 2013 c 116 art 7 s 3; 2023 c 55 art 9 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.1191 — Donations To Food Shelf Programs.

124D.1191 DONATIONS TO FOOD SHELF PROGRAMS.
Schools and community organizations participating in any federal child nutrition meal program may donate food to food shelf programs, provided that the food shelf:
(1) is a nonprofit corporation or is affiliated with a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) distributes food without charge to needy individuals;
(3) does not limit food distributions to individuals of a particular religious affiliation, race, or other criteria unrelated to need; and
(4) has a stable address and directly serves individuals.
History:
2014 c 272 art 5 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.1195 — Commodity Donated Food Revolving Fund.

124D.1195 COMMODITY DONATED FOOD REVOLVING FUND.
A revolving fund is established for the purpose of depositing cash received for commodity donated foods that have been lost, damaged, recalled, or diverted for processing. The state shall use the fund to issue payments for the value of the lost, damaged, recalled, or diverted commodity donated foods and related costs.
History:
1Sp2001 c 6 art 5 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.12 — Purpose Of Flexible Learning Year Programs.

124D.12 PURPOSE OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAMS.
Sections 124D.12 to 124D.127 authorize districts to evaluate, plan and employ the use of flexible learning year programs. It is anticipated that the open selection of the type of flexible learning year operation from a variety of alternatives will allow each district seeking to utilize this concept to suitably fulfill the educational needs of its pupils. These alternatives must include, but not be limited to, various 45-15 plans, four-quarter plans, quinmester plans, extended learning year plans, and flexible all-year plans. A school district with an approved four-day week plan in the 2014-2015 school year may continue under a four-day week plan through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Future approvals are contingent upon meeting the school district's performance goals established in the district's plan under section 120B.11. The commissioner must give a school district one school year's notice before revoking approval of its flexible learning year program.
History:
1974 c 326 s 2; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 4; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 1,124; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.121 — Definition Of Flexible Learning Year Program.

124D.121 DEFINITION OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.
"Flexible learning year program" means any district plan approved by the commissioner that utilizes buildings and facilities during the entire year or that provides forms of optional scheduling of pupils and personnel during the learning year in elementary and secondary schools or residential facilities for children with a disability.
History:
1974 c 326 s 3; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; art 9 s 5; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 2,124; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.122 — Establishment Of Flexible Learning Year Program.

124D.122 ESTABLISHMENT OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.
The board of any district or a consortium of districts, with the approval of the commissioner, may establish and operate a flexible learning year program in one or more of the day or residential facilities for children with a disability within the district. Consortiums may use a single application and evaluation process, though results, public hearings, and board approvals must be obtained for each district as required under appropriate sections. The commissioner must approve or disapprove of a flexible learning year application within 45 business days of receiving the application. If the commissioner disapproves the application, the commissioner must give the district or consortium detailed reasons for the disapproval.
History:
1974 c 326 s 4; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; art 9 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 3,124; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 23; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.123 — Division Of Children Into Groups.

124D.123 DIVISION OF CHILDREN INTO GROUPS.
The board of any district operating a flexible learning year program in one or more of the facilities within the district must divide the students of each selected facility into as many groups as necessary to accommodate this program. Students of the same family must be placed in the same group unless one or more of these students is enrolled in a special education class or unless the parent or guardian of these students requests that the students be placed in different groups. No board may discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sex, or national origin when assigning pupils to attendance groups pursuant to this section.
History:
1974 c 326 s 5; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 7; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 4,124
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.124 — Public Hearing Before Implementation.

124D.124 PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
Before implementing a flexible learning year program in any facility of the district, the board must negotiate with the teachers, principals, assistant principals, supervisory personnel and employees to the extent required by the Public Employment Labor Relations Act, and must consult with the parents of pupils who would be affected by the change, and with the community at large. These procedures must include at least three informational meetings for which the board has given published notice to the teachers and employees and to the parents of pupils affected.
History:
1974 c 326 s 6; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 5,124
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.125 — Assignment Of Teachers.

124D.125 ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHERS.
Subdivision 1.
Implementing program.
In districts where a flexible learning year program is implemented in fewer than all of the facilities maintained by the district, the board of the district must make every reasonable effort to assign qualified teachers who prefer a traditional schedule to facilities of the same level retaining a traditional schedule.
Subd. 2.
Teacher schedule.
A full-time teacher currently employed by a district that converts to a flexible learning year program may not, without the teacher's written consent, be required to teach under this program (1) more or less than the number of scheduled days or their equivalent the facilities of the district were maintained during the year preceding implementation of the flexible learning year program; (2) in a period of the calendar year substantially different from the period in which the teacher taught during the year preceding implementation of the flexible learning year program.
Subd. 3.
Contract rights; program adoption.
In no event may a teacher's continuing contract rights to a position held the year preceding implementation of a flexible learning year program or teaching experience earned during a probationary period the year preceding implementation be lost or impaired upon adoption of a flexible learning year program. If the year of teaching preceding implementation was the end of a probationary period, the continuing contract right to a full year's contract which normally would be acquired for the next succeeding learning year must be acquired in the year of adoption of the flexible program.
Subd. 4.
Contract for learning year.
Any district operating a flexible learning year program must enter into one contract governing the entire learning year with each teacher employed in a flexible program. If individual teachers contract to teach less than a period of 175 days during a learning year, each 175 days of employment accrued during any five-year period after the adoption of a flexible learning year program must be deemed consecutive and constitutes a full year's employment for purposes of establishing and retaining continuing contract rights to a full learning year position pursuant to sections 122A.40, subdivisions 5 and 7, and 122A.41, subdivisions 2 and 4. A teacher who has not been discharged or advised of a refusal to renew the teacher's contract by the applicable date, as specified in section 122A.40 or 122A.41, in the year in which the teacher will complete the requisite number of days for securing a continuing contract must have a continuing full learning year contract with the district.
Subd. 5.
Contract rights; termination of program.
Continuing contract rights established pursuant to this section must not be impaired or lost by the termination of a flexible learning year program.
History:
1974 c 326 s 7; 1978 c 764 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 9; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 6,124; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.126 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner; Flexible Learning Year Programs.

124D.126 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER; FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Powers and duties.
The commissioner must:
(1) promulgate rules necessary to the operation of sections 124D.12 to 124D.127;
(2) cooperate with and provide supervision of flexible learning year programs to determine compliance with the provisions of sections 124D.12 to 124D.127, the commissioner's standards and qualifications, and the proposed program as submitted and approved;
(3) provide any necessary adjustments of (a) attendance and membership computations and (b) the dates and percentages of apportionment of state aids; and
(4) consistent with the definition of "average daily membership" in section 126C.05, subdivision 8, furnish the board of a district implementing a flexible learning year program with a formula for computing average daily membership. This formula must be computed so that tax levies to be made by the district, state aids to be received by the district, and any and all other formulas based upon average daily membership are not affected solely as a result of adopting this plan of instruction.
Subd. 2.
Limitations.
Sections 124D.12 to 124D.127 may not be construed to authorize the commissioner to require the establishment of a flexible learning year program in any district in which the board has not voted to establish, maintain, and operate such a program.
History:
1974 c 326 s 9; 1978 c 706 s 3; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 7,124; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.127 — Termination Of Flexible Learning Year Program.

124D.127 TERMINATION OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.
The board of any district, with the approval of the commissioner of education, may terminate a flexible learning year program in one or more of the day or residential facilities for children with a disability within the district. This section shall not be construed to permit an exception to section 120A.22, 127A.41, subdivision 7, or 127A.43.
History:
1974 c 326 s 10; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; art 9 s 12; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 124; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.129 — Educate Parents Partnership.

124D.129 EDUCATE PARENTS PARTNERSHIP.
The commissioner may work in partnership with health care providers and community organizations to provide parent information to parents of newborns at the time of birth. The commissioner may coordinate the partnership and the distribution of informational material to the parents of newborns before they leave the hospital with early childhood organizations, including, but not limited to, early childhood family education, child care resource and referral, and interagency early intervention committees. The commissioner may develop a resource website that promotes, at a minimum, the department website for information and links to resources on child development, parent education, child care, and consumer safety information.
History:
2006 c 282 art 2 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.141 — State Advisory Council On Early Childhood Education And Care.

124D.141 STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE.
Subdivision 1.
Membership; duties.
Two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader; and two members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority; the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; and two parents with a child under age six, shall be added to the membership of the State Advisory Council on Early Education and Care. The council must fulfill the duties required under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 as provided in Public Law 110-134.
Subd. 2.
Additional duties.
The following duties are added to those assigned to the council under federal law:
(1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs;
(2) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs;
(3) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed legislation on how to most effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children have the opportunities and experiences to support a successful transition to kindergarten; and
(4) review and provide input on the recommendations and implementation timelines developed by the Great Start For All Minnesota Children Task Force under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 14, section 18, subdivision 2.
Subd. 3.
Administration.
The council may pursue additional funds from state, federal, and private sources.
History:
2008 c 363 art 2 s 13; 2010 c 346 art 1 s 4,5; 2014 c 272 art 8 s 2; 2023 c 54 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.16 — School Readiness Aid.

124D.16 SCHOOL READINESS AID.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 21]
Subd. 2.
Amount of aid.
(a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section 124D.15 if the biennial plan required by section 124D.15, subdivision 3a, has been approved by the commissioner.
(b) A district must receive school readiness aid equal to:
(1) the number of four-year-old children in the district on October 1 for the previous school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to the total number of four-year-old children reported to the commissioner for the previous school year; plus
(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district from families eligible for the free or reduced-price meals program for the previous school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to the total number of pupils in the state from families eligible for the free or reduced-price meals program for the previous school year.
(c) The total school readiness aid entitlement equals $23,558,000 for fiscal year 2016 and $33,683,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later.
Subd. 3.
Use of aid.
School readiness aid shall be used only to provide a school readiness program and may be used to provide transportation. Not more than five percent of program revenue, as defined in subdivision 5, may be used for the cost of administering the program. Aid must be used to supplement and not supplant local, state, and federal funding. Aid may not be used for instruction and services required under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65. Aid may not be used to purchase land or construct buildings, but may be used to lease or renovate existing buildings.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 21]
Subd. 5.
Reserve account.
School readiness revenue, which includes aids, fees, grants, and all other revenues received by the district school readiness programs, must be maintained in a reserve account within the community service fund.
Subd. 6.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2012 c 239 art 3 s 6]
Subd. 7.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2012 c 239 art 3 s 6]
History:
1991 c 265 art 7 s 13; 1992 c 363 art 2 s 5; 1992 c 499 art 7 s 2; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 22,23; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 59,60; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 74,75,103; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 70; 2000 c 489 art 1 s 8; 1Sp2001 c 3 art 1 s 10-13; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 7 s 9,10; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 7 s 13,14; 2012 c 239 art 3 s 6; 2014 c 312 art 20 s 9; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 9 s 5; 2023 c 55 art 9 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.162 — Kindergarten Entry Assessment.

124D.162 KINDERGARTEN ENTRY ASSESSMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Assessment required.
The commissioner of education must implement a kindergarten entry assessment of incoming kindergartners to identify the percent of kindergartners who meet or exceed end-of-year prekindergarten early learning standards.
Subd. 2.
Process.
(a) School districts and charter schools must choose a kindergarten entry assessment tool from a menu of valid and reliable measurement instruments approved by the department that:
(1) are aligned to the state early childhood indicators of progress and kindergarten standards and are based on the criteria to be an early learning assessment approved by the department;
(2) support the world's best workforce goals in section 120B.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); and
(3) are based, in part, on information collected from teachers, early learning professionals, families, and other partners.
(b) The department must provide technical assistance and professional development related to the assessment required under this section to educators, school districts, and charter schools.
Subd. 3.
Reporting.
School districts and charter schools must annually report the results of kindergarten entry assessments to the department in a form and manner determined by the commissioner that is concurrent with a district's and charter school's world's best workforce report under section 120B.11, subdivision 5. The commissioner must publicly report kindergarten readiness results as part of the performance reports required under section 120B.36 and in a manner consistent with section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).
Subd. 4.
Implementation.
The requirements under this section must be phased in over three school years with all school districts and charter schools complying beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
History:
2006 c 282 art 2 s 8; 2023 c 54 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.166 — Limit On Screen Time For Children In Preschool And Kindergarten.

124D.166 LIMIT ON SCREEN TIME FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN.
A child in a publicly funded preschool or kindergarten program may not use an individual-use screen, such as a tablet, smartphone, or other digital media, without engagement from a teacher or other students. This section does not apply to a child for whom the school has an individualized family service plan, an individualized education program, or a 504 plan in effect.
History:
1Sp2021 c 13 art 9 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.18 — Purpose Of Community Education Programs.

124D.18 PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
The purpose of sections 124D.18 and 124D.19 is to make maximum use of the public schools of Minnesota by the community and to expand utilization by the school of the human resources of the community, by establishing a community education program.
History:
1971 c 900 s 1; 1976 c 239 s 26; 1980 c 609 art 4 s 22; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.22 — School-age Care Revenue.

124D.22 SCHOOL-AGE CARE REVENUE.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
A district that offers a school-age care program according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11, is eligible for school-age care revenue for the additional costs of providing services to children with disabilities or to children experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature who participate in the school-age care program.
Subd. 2.
School-age care revenue.
The school-age care revenue for an eligible district equals the approved additional cost of providing services to children with disabilities or children experiencing family or related problems of a temporary nature who participate in the school-age care program.
Subd. 3.
School-age care levy.
To obtain school-age care revenue, a school district may levy an amount equal to the district's school-age care revenue as defined in subdivision 2 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy is certified by the resident pupil units in the district for the school year to which the levy is attributable, to $2,318.
Subd. 4.
School-age care aid.
A district's school-age care aid is the difference between its school-age care revenue and its school-age care levy. If a district does not levy the entire amount permitted, school-age care aid must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.
History:
1992 c 499 art 4 s 8; art 12 s 29; 1993 c 224 art 4 s 32; 1997 c 162 art 2 s 24; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 80,81,103; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 45; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 8 s 6; 2012 c 292 art 1 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.35 — Youth Entrepreneurship Education Program.

124D.35 YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM.
The commissioner shall establish a youth entrepreneurship education program to improve the academic and entrepreneurial skills of students and aid in their transition from school to business creation. The program shall strengthen local economies by creating jobs that enable citizens to remain in their communities and to foster cooperation among educators, economic development professionals, business leaders, and representatives of labor. Assistance under this section shall be available to new or existing student-operated or school-operated businesses that have an educational purpose, and provide service or products for customers or clients who do not attend or work at the sponsoring school. The commissioner may require an equal local match for assistance under this section up to the maximum grant amount of $20,000.
History:
1993 c 369 s 47; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 1; 1996 c 369 s 8,12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.355 — Vocational Education Student Organizations.

124D.355 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Activities of the organization.
Any student enrolled in a vocational technical education program approved by the commissioner of education or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may belong to a vocational student organization that is operated as an integral part of the vocational program. The commissioner of education and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may provide necessary technical assistance and leadership at the state level for administration of approved vocational student organizations and fiscal accounts, including administration of state and national conferences.
Subd. 2.
Accounts of the organization.
The commissioner and the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may retain dues and other money collected on behalf of students participating in approved vocational student organizations and may deposit the money in separate accounts. The money in these accounts shall be available for expenditures for state and national activities related to specific organizations. Administration of money collected under this section is not subject to the provisions of chapters 15, 16A, 16B, and 16C, and may be deposited outside the state treasury. Money shall be administered under the policies of the applicable state board or agency relating to postsecondary and secondary vocational student organizations and is subject to audit by the legislative auditor. Any unexpended money shall not cancel but may be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
History:
1975 c 432 s 71; 1988 c 718 art 3 s 4; 1989 c 329 art 3 s 20; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 45; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 25,26; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 40; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.36 — Citation; Serveminnesota Innovation Act.

124D.36 CITATION; SERVEMINNESOTA INNOVATION ACT.
Sections 124D.37 to 124D.45 shall be cited as the "ServeMinnesota Innovation Act."
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.37 — Purpose Of Serveminnesota Innovation Act.

124D.37 PURPOSE OF SERVEMINNESOTA INNOVATION ACT.
The purposes of sections 124D.37 to 124D.45 are to:
(1) renew the ethic of civic responsibility in Minnesota;
(2) empower youth to improve their life opportunities through literacy, job placement, and other essential skills;
(3) empower government to meet its responsibility to prepare young people to be contributing members of society;
(4) help meet human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs, particularly those needs relating to poverty;
(5) prepare a citizenry that is academically competent, ready for work, and socially responsible;
(6) demonstrate the connection between youth and community service, community service and education, and education and meaningful opportunities in the business community;
(7) demonstrate the connection between providing opportunities for at-risk youth and reducing crime rates and the social costs of troubled youth;
(8) create linkages for a comprehensive youth service and learning program in Minnesota including school age programs, higher education programs, youth work programs, and service corps programs; and
(9) coordinate federal and state activities that advance the purposes in this section.
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.38 — Definitions.

124D.38 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 124D.37 to 124D.45.
Subd. 2.
Eligible organization.
"Eligible organization" means:
(1) a local unit of government including a statutory or home rule charter city, township, county, or group of two or more contiguous counties;
(2) an existing nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317A;
(3) an educational institution;
(4) a private industry council;
(5) a state agency; or
(6) a federal agency.
Subd. 3.
Federal law.
"Federal law" means Public Law 111-13, as amended, or any other federal law or program assisting youth community service, work-based learning, or youth transition from school to work.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 51]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 51]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 51]
Subd. 7.
Program.
"Program" means an activity carried out with assistance provided under sections 124D.37 to 124D.45.
Subd. 8.
Project.
"Project" means an activity that results in a specific identifiable service or product that could not be done from the resources of the eligible organization and that does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the eligible organization.
Subd. 9.
Commission.
"Commission" means the Minnesota commission on national and community service established in section 124D.385.
Subd. 10.
[Repealed, 2000 c 254 s 51]
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 4; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 2,3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; art 11 s 3; 2000 c 254 s 20; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 34
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.39 — Serveminnesota Innovation Program.

124D.39 SERVEMINNESOTA INNOVATION PROGRAM.
The ServeMinnesota Innovation program is established to provide funding for the commission to leverage federal and private funding to fulfill the purposes of section 124D.37. The ServeMinnesota Innovation program must supplement existing programs and services. The program must not displace existing programs and services, existing funding of programs or services, or existing employment and employment opportunities. No eligible organization may terminate, layoff, or reduce the hours of work of an employee to place or hire a program participant. No eligible organization may place or hire an individual for a project if an employee is on layoff from the same or a substantially equivalent position.
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 6,20; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 9,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 36
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.40 — Serveminnesota Innovation Grants.

124D.40 SERVEMINNESOTA INNOVATION GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
An eligible organization interested in receiving a grant under sections 124D.39 to 124D.44 may prepare and submit an application to the commission. As part of the grant application process, the commission must establish and publish grant application guidelines that are consistent with this subdivision, section 124D.37, and Public Law 111-13; include criteria for reviewing an applicant's cost-benefit analysis; and require grantees to use research-based measures of program outcomes to generate valid and reliable data that are available to the commission for evaluation and public reporting purposes.
Subd. 2.
Grant authority.
The commission must use any state appropriation and any available federal funds, including any grant received under federal law, to award grants to establish programs for ServeMinnesota Innovation. At least one grant each must be available for a metropolitan proposal, a rural proposal, and a statewide proposal. If a portion of the suburban metropolitan area is not included in the metropolitan grant proposal, the statewide grant proposal must incorporate at least one suburban metropolitan area. In awarding grants, the commission may select at least one residential proposal and one nonresidential proposal.
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 7,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 5; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 3; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 10,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 254 s 21; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 11 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.42 — Reading And Math Corps.

124D.42 READING AND MATH CORPS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 6.
Program training.
The commission must, within available resources:
(1) orient each grantee organization in the nature, philosophy, and purpose of the program;
(2) build an ethic of community service through general community service training; and
(3) provide guidance on integrating programmatic-based measurement into program models.
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 2004 c 286 s 4]
Subd. 8.
Minnesota reading corps program.
(a) A Minnesota reading corps program is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including evidence-based literacy instruction under sections 120B.1117 to 120B.124, to children age 3 to grade 3 and interventions for children in kindergarten to grade 12.
(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing literacy program goals and data use under section 119A.50, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
(c) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
Subd. 9.
Minnesota math corps program.
(a) A Minnesota math corps program is established to give ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members a data-based problem-solving model of mathematics instruction useful for providing elementary and middle school students and their teachers with instructional support to meet state academic standards in mathematics.
(b) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 9,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 7; 1995 c 131 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 5-9,30; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 12-16,103; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 254 s 23-25; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 30; 2004 c 286 s 2; 2009 c 96 art 2 s 45,46; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 38; 2013 c 116 art 3 s 24; 2023 c 55 art 3 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.44 — Match Requirements.

124D.44 MATCH REQUIREMENTS.
ServeMinnesota Innovation grant funds must be used for the living allowance, cost of employer taxes under sections 3111 and 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, workers' compensation coverage, health benefits, training and evaluation for each program participant, and administrative expenses, which must not exceed seven percent of total program costs. Applicant resources, from sources and in a form determined by the commission, must be used to provide for all other program costs.
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 11,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 9; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 11; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 103; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 489 art 4 s 1; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.45 — Evaluation And Reporting Requirements.

124D.45 EVALUATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Grantee organizations.
Each grantee organization shall report to the commission at the time and on the matters requested by the commission.
Subd. 2.
Interim report.
The commission must report annually to the legislature with interim recommendations to change the program.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2000 c 254 s 51]
History:
1993 c 146 art 5 s 12,20; 1994 c 647 art 4 s 10; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 4 s 12; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 3 s 18,19,103; 1998 c 398 art 3 s 18; 2000 c 254 s 27,28; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 2 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 124D — Education Programs › Section 124D.452 — District Report; Career And Technical Education.

124D.452 DISTRICT REPORT; CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
Each district and cooperative center must report data to the Department of Education for all career and technical education programs as required by the department.
History:
1Sp2003 c 9 art 3 s 2