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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.21 — Deductions From General Education Aid.

126C.21 DEDUCTIONS FROM GENERAL EDUCATION AID.
Subdivision 1.
MS 2008 [Repealed, 2008 c 363 art 2 s 52]
Subd. 2.
Minimum.
The amount payable to any district from state sources for any one year may not be reduced below the amount payable as apportionment of the school endowment fund pursuant to sections 127A.32 to 127A.34.
Subd. 3.
County apportionment deduction.
Each year the amount of money apportioned to a district for that year pursuant to sections 127A.34, subdivision 2, and 272.029, subdivision 6, must be deducted from the general education aid earned by that district for the same year or from aid earned from other state sources.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2009 c 88 art 12 s 23]
Subd. 5.
Adjustment for failure to meet federal maintenance of effort.
(a) The general education aid paid to a school district or charter school that failed to meet federal special education maintenance of effort for the previous fiscal year must be reduced by the amount that must be paid to the federal government due to the shortfall.
(b) The general education aid paid to school districts that were members of a cooperative that failed to meet federal special education maintenance of effort must be reduced by the amount that must be paid to the federal government due to the shortfall. The commissioner must apportion the aid reduction amount to the member school districts based on each district's individual shortfall in maintaining effort, and on each member district's proportionate share of any shortfall in expenditures made by the cooperative. Each district's proportionate share of shortfall in expenditures made by the cooperative must be calculated using the adjusted marginal pupil units of each member school district.
(c) The amounts recovered under this subdivision shall be paid to the federal government to meet the state's obligations resulting from the district's, charter school's, or cooperative's failure to meet federal special education maintenance of effort.
History:
1981 c 358 art 1 s 27; 1982 c 548 art 1 s 10; 1983 c 314 art 1 s 6,17,22; 1987 c 268 art 9 s 5; 1988 c 486 s 53-55; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1991 c 130 s 37; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 29; 1996 c 412 art 1 s 21; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 143,164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 34; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 6 s 2; 2002 c 377 art 8 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 42; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 1 s 34; 2006 c 263 art 3 s 12; 2007 c 146 art 1 s 12,13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.445 — Tree Growth Replacement Revenue.

126C.445 TREE GROWTH REPLACEMENT REVENUE.
For taxes payable in 2003 and later, a school district may levy an amount not to exceed its miscellaneous revenue for tree growth revenue for taxes payable in 2001.
History:
2002 c 377 art 6 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.45 — Ice Arena Levy.

126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.
(a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena, may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed the net actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as operating costs less any operating revenues.
(b) Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.
History:
1975 c 432 s 75; 1976 c 271 s 81; 1977 c 447 art 6 s 8; 1978 c 764 s 105; 1982 c 548 art 6 s 21; 1983 c 314 art 6 s 24; 1984 c 463 art 6 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 398 art 1 s 21; art 6 s 12; 1988 c 486 s 85; 1988 c 718 art 6 s 20,21; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 6 s 48; art 13 s 9-11,20; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1990 c 426 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 33; art 7 s 10; art 10 s 9-11; 1990 c 596 s 3; 1991 c 130 s 29; 1991 c 265 art 5 s 12; 1991 c 291 art 4 s 1; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 29; art 7 s 11,26; art 12 s 29; 1992 c 511 art 2 s 21; art 5 s 9; 1992 c 603 s 11; 1993 c 224 art 7 s 13; art 8 s 3,4; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 9; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 1 s 17; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 4 s 10; art 13 s 18; 1997 c 66 s 79; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 1 s 26-28; art 2 s 31; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 113,164; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 5 s 12; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.455 — Swimming Pool Levy.

126C.455 SWIMMING POOL LEVY.
Each year, a school district with its home office located in a county that has (i) a population density of ten or fewer persons per square mile according to the 2000 census of population; (ii) an international border; and (iii) more than one school district within its boundaries, may levy for the net operational costs of a swimming pool. The levy may not exceed the net actual costs of operation of the swimming pool for the previous year. Net actual costs are defined as operating costs less any operating revenues and less any payments from other local governmental units.
History:
1Sp2001 c 5 art 3 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.46 — Abatement Levy.

126C.46 ABATEMENT LEVY.
(a) Each year, a school district may levy an amount to replace the net revenue lost to abatements that have occurred under chapter 278, section 270C.86, 375.192, or otherwise. The maximum abatement levy is the sum of:
(1) the amount of the net revenue loss determined under section 127A.49, subdivision 2, that is not paid in state aid including any aid amounts not paid due to proration;
(2) the difference of (i) the amount of any abatements that have been reported by the county auditor for the first six months of the calendar year during which the abatement levy is certified that the district chooses to levy, (ii) less any amount actually levied under this clause that was certified in the previous calendar year for the first six months of the previous calendar year; and
(3) an amount equal to any interest paid on abatement refunds.
(b) A district may spread this levy over a period not to exceed two years. With the approval of the commissioner, a district may spread this levy over a period not to exceed three years.
By July 15, the county auditor shall separately report the abatements that have occurred during the first six calendar months of that year to the commissioner and each district located within the county.
History:
1975 c 432 s 75; 1976 c 271 s 81; 1977 c 447 art 6 s 8; 1978 c 764 s 105; 1982 c 548 art 6 s 21; 1983 c 314 art 6 s 24; 1984 c 463 art 6 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 398 art 1 s 21; art 6 s 12; 1988 c 486 s 85; 1988 c 718 art 6 s 20,21; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 6 s 48; art 13 s 9-11,20; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1990 c 426 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 562 art 6 s 33; art 7 s 10; art 10 s 9-11; 1990 c 596 s 3; 1991 c 130 s 29; 1991 c 265 art 5 s 12; 1991 c 291 art 4 s 1; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 29; art 7 s 11,26; art 12 s 29; 1992 c 511 art 2 s 21; art 5 s 9; 1992 c 603 s 11; 1993 c 224 art 7 s 13; art 8 s 3,4; 1994 c 647 art 8 s 9; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 1 s 17; art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 4 s 10; art 13 s 18; 1997 c 66 s 79; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 1 s 26-28; art 2 s 31; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 114,164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 241 art 6 s 9; 2005 c 151 art 2 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.50 — Tax And Aid Anticipation Borrowing; Definitions.

126C.50 TAX AND AID ANTICIPATION BORROWING; DEFINITIONS.
School district as used in sections 126C.50 to 126C.56 means any common, independent, and special school district in the state of Minnesota, however organized and wherever located.
History:
1963 c 371 s 1; 1981 c 1 s 3; 1Sp1986 c 1 art 10 s 5; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 13 s 17; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 82,164; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.51 — Application Of Limiting Tax Legislation.

126C.51 APPLICATION OF LIMITING TAX LEGISLATION.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 471.69 or 471.75, or of any other provision of law which by per capita limitation, local tax rate limitation, or otherwise, limits the power of a district to incur any debt or to issue any warrant or order, a school district or intermediate school district has the powers in sections 126C.50 to 126C.56 specifically conferred upon it and all powers incident and necessary to carrying out the purposes of sections 126C.50 to 126C.56.
History:
1963 c 371 s 2; 1981 c 1 s 4; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 83,164; art 11 s 3; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.52 — Authority To Borrow Money; Limitations.

126C.52 AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; LIMITATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Borrowing authority.
The board of any school district may borrow money upon negotiable tax anticipation certificates of indebtedness, in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in sections 126C.50 to 126C.56, for the purpose of anticipating general taxes already levied by the district for school purposes. The aggregate of the borrowing under this subdivision must never exceed 75 percent of the taxes which are due and payable in the calendar year, and as to which taxes no penalty for nonpayment or delinquency has attached. In determining the amount of taxes due and payable in the calendar year, any amounts paid by the state to replace such taxes, whether paid in that calendar year or not, must be included.
Subd. 2.
Limitations.
The board of any school district may also borrow money in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in sections 126C.50 to 126C.56 in anticipation of receipt of state aids for schools as defined in Minnesota Statutes and of federal school aids to be distributed by or through the department. The aggregate of such borrowings under this subdivision shall never exceed 75 percent of such aids which are receivable by said school district in the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed, as estimated and certified by the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Intermediate school districts.
(a) The board of an intermediate school district may borrow money in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in sections 126C.50 to 126C.56 in anticipation of the receipt of:
(1) state aids for schools as defined in Minnesota Statutes;
(2) federal school aids to be distributed by or through the department; and
(3) membership fees and tuition payments from its member school districts.
The aggregate of such borrowings under this subdivision shall never exceed 75 percent of such aids, fees, and tuition payments which are receivable by the intermediate school district in the fiscal year in which the money is borrowed, as estimated and certified by the commissioner.
(b) The board of an intermediate school district may, upon receipt of a written resolution by each of its member school districts, pledge the member district's full faith and credit and unlimited taxing powers to repay each member district's pro rata share of any certificates issued or the amount paid by the state under section 126C.55, subdivision 2, plus interest, if the revenues specified in paragraph (a) and any other revenues of the intermediate school district are insufficient to do so.
History:
1963 c 371 s 3; 1981 c 1 s 5; 1982 c 642 s 18; 1993 c 224 art 1 s 5; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 84,164; art 11 s 3; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 27,28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.53 — Enabling Resolution; Form Of Certificates Of Indebtedness.

126C.53 ENABLING RESOLUTION; FORM OF CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
The board of a school district or intermediate school district may authorize and effect such borrowing, and may issue such certificates of indebtedness upon passage of a resolution specifying the amount and purposes for which it deems such borrowing is necessary. The resolution must be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members. The board must fix the amount, date, maturity, form, denomination, and other details of the certificates of indebtedness, not inconsistent with this chapter. The board must fix the date and place for receipt of bids for the purchase of the certificates when bids are required and direct the clerk to give notice of the date and place for bidding.
History:
1963 c 371 s 4; 1978 c 764 s 73; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 85,164; 2008 c 363 art 2 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.54 — Repayment; Maturity Date Of Certificates; Interest.

126C.54 REPAYMENT; MATURITY DATE OF CERTIFICATES; INTEREST.
The proceeds of the current tax levies and future state aid receipts or other school funds which may become available must be applied to the extent necessary to repay such certificates and the full faith and credit of the district shall be pledged to payment of the certificates. Certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of aids shall mature not later than the anticipated date of receipt of the aids as estimated by the commissioner, but in no event later than three months after the close of the school year in which issued. Certificates issued in anticipation of receipt of taxes shall mature not later than the anticipated date of receipt in full of the taxes, but in no event later than three months after the close of the calendar year in which issued. The certificates must be sold at not less than par. The certificates must bear interest after maturity until paid at the rate they bore before maturity and any interest accruing before or after maturity must be paid from any available school funds.
History:
1963 c 371 s 5; 1969 c 874 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 86,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.56 — Sale Of Certificates; Disbursement Of Proceeds.

126C.56 SALE OF CERTIFICATES; DISBURSEMENT OF PROCEEDS.
Subdivision 1.
Public sale.
The clerk of the board shall give notice of the proposed sale as required by chapter 475. At the time and place so fixed, such certificates may be sold by the board, or its officers if authorized by the board, to the bidder who will agree to purchase the same on terms deemed most favorable to the district. Such certificates shall be executed and delivered as required by chapter 475. The money so received shall be disbursed solely for the purposes for which such taxes are levied or aids are receivable. The purchaser of such certificates shall not be obligated to see to such application of the proceeds.
Subd. 2.
Public sale exception.
Public sale of tax and aid anticipation certificates of indebtedness according to subdivision 1 shall not be required (1) if the proposed borrowing is in an amount less than $400,000, and if the sum of all outstanding tax and aid anticipation certificates issued by the board within the preceding six months does not exceed $400,000 or, (2) if the certificates mature no later than 13 months after their date of issue. If no public sale is held, the certificates of indebtedness may be sold in accordance with the most favorable of two or more proposals solicited privately or the interest rates may be determined by direct negotiation.
History:
1963 c 371 s 6; 1974 c 406 s 15; 1978 c 764 s 74; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 7 s 20; 1987 c 344 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.60 — Loans To Distressed Districts.

126C.60 LOANS TO DISTRESSED DISTRICTS.
Financial aid to distressed districts is governed by the provisions of the Maximum Effort School Aid Law.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 5 s 35; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 43,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.61 — Citation, Maximum Effort School Aid Law.

126C.61 CITATION, MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL AID LAW.
Sections 126C.61 to 126C.72 may be cited as the "Maximum Effort School Aid Law."
History:
Ex1959 c 27 s 1; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 164; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.62 — Policy And Purpose.

126C.62 POLICY AND PURPOSE.
The rates of increase in school population in Minnesota and population shifts and economic changes in recent years, and anticipated in future years, have required and will require large expenditures for performing the duty of the state and its subdivisions to provide a general and uniform system of public schools. The state policy has been to require these school costs to be borne primarily by the local subdivisions. In most instances the local subdivisions have been, and will be, able to provide the required funds by local taxation as supplemented by the aids usually given to all districts from state income tax and other state aids. There are, however, exceptional cases due to local conditions not found in most other districts where, either temporarily or over a considerable period of years, the costs will exceed the maximum which the local taxpayers can be reasonably expected to bear. In some districts having bonds of several issues outstanding, debt service tax levy requirements are excessive for some years because of heavy bond principal payments accumulating in some of the years due to overlapping or short term issues. The policy and purpose of sections 126C.61 to 126C.72 is to utilize the credit of the state, to a limited degree, to relieve those school districts, but only those, where the maximum effort by the district is inadequate to provide the necessary money. It is also the purpose of sections 126C.61 to 126C.72 to promote efficient use of school buildings. To that end, a district that receives a maximum effort loan is encouraged to design and use its facility to integrate social services and library services.
History:
Ex1959 c 27 s 2; 1993 c 224 art 5 s 12; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 44,164; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.64 — Net Debt; Determination.

126C.64 NET DEBT; DETERMINATION.
In computing "net debt" and in determining whether a district is eligible for a state loan, state loans to the district shall not be considered, notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law.
History:
1967 c 583 s 7; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 48,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.66 — Appropriation.

126C.66 APPROPRIATION.
Subdivision 1.
Appropriation.
In addition to all sums which have been or may hereafter be appropriated by any law, the net proceeds of sale of any state school loan bonds authorized to be issued under section 126C.72, and all income received from the investment of said net proceeds is hereby appropriated to the school loan bond account in the state bond fund.
Subd. 2.
Remaining money.
Any amounts remaining in the fund on July 1, including any unused portion of the appropriation made in subdivision 1, must be available for use by the commissioner in making further debt service loans and capital loans.
Subd. 3.
Payments.
All payments on capital loan contracts, as received by the commissioner, are appropriated to the loan repayment account.
History:
Ex1959 c 27 s 5; 1963 c 601 s 3; 1967 c 583 s 2; 1981 c 358 art 9 s 3; 1991 c 45 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 50,164; art 11 s 3; 5Sp2020 c 3 art 5 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.67 — School Loans.

126C.67 SCHOOL LOANS.
Subdivision 1.
Consideration by commissioner.
The commissioner shall receive and consider applications for and grant or deny loans under sections 126C.61 to 126C.72.
Subd. 2.
Application forms; rules.
The commissioner, with the assistance of the attorney general or a designated assistant, shall prepare forms of applications for debt service loans and capital loans and instruments evidencing the loans. The commissioner must promulgate rules to facilitate the commissioner's operations in compliance with sections 126C.61 to 126C.72. The rules are subject to chapter 14.
Subd. 3.
Clerk.
The commissioner may employ a clerk to administer the Maximum Effort School Aid Law. The commissioner may fix the clerk's compensation, which must be paid out of the loan repayment account of the fund.
History:
Ex1959 c 27 s 6; 1961 c 562 s 6; 1969 c 6 s 22; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1975 c 61 s 9; 1975 c 162 s 30; 1976 c 2 s 60; 1978 c 706 s 34; 1981 c 358 art 9 s 4; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1982 c 560 s 44; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 56; 1997 c 187 art 5 s 16; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 51,52,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.70 — Prepayments.

126C.70 PREPAYMENTS.
A district may at any time pay the entire principal or part thereof and interest then due on a note or contract held by the state, out of any moneys not needed for school purposes. The district may issue and sell its refunding bonds in accordance with chapter 475, for such purpose, by actions of its school board and without the necessity of a vote by its electors, if such refunding bonds plus its net debt does not exceed the debt limit prescribed by chapter 475. Any such refunding bonds may bear interest at a rate or rates higher or lower than the rate payable on the loan or loans refunded thereby.
History:
Ex1959 c 27 s 9; 1961 c 752 s 7; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 63,164
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education › Section 127A.21 — Office Of The Inspector General.

127A.21 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment of Office of the Inspector General; powers; duties.
The commissioner must establish within the department an Office of the Inspector General. The Office of the Inspector General is charged with protecting the integrity of the department and the state by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in department programs. The Office of the Inspector General must conduct independent and objective investigations to promote the integrity of the department's programs and operations. When fraud or other misuse of public funds is detected, the Office of the Inspector General must report it to the appropriate law enforcement entity and collaborate and cooperate with law enforcement to assist in the investigation and any subsequent civil and criminal prosecution.
Subd. 2.
Data practices; hiring; reporting.
The Office of the Inspector General has access to all program data, regardless of classification under chapter 13, held by the department, school districts or charter schools, grantees, and any other recipient of funds from the department. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must hire an inspector general to lead the Office of the Inspector General. The inspector general must hire a deputy inspector general and, at the discretion of the inspector general, sufficient assistant inspectors general to carry out the duties of the office. In a form and manner determined by the inspector general, the Office of the Inspector General must develop a public platform for the public to report instances of potential fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds administered by the department.
History:
2023 c 55 art 12 s 12
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 127A — State Administration Of Education › Section 127A.32 — School Endowment Fund; Designation.

127A.32 SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND; DESIGNATION.
For the purpose of aid to public schools, a school endowment fund is established.
The school endowment fund shall consist of the income from the permanent school fund. The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund a donation of cash, marketable securities, or other personal property. A noncash donation, other than a donation of marketable securities, must be disposed of for cash as soon as the commissioner can obtain fair market value for the donation. Marketable securities may be disposed of at the discretion of the State Board of Investment consistent with sections 11A.16 and 11A.24. A cash donation and the cash receipts from a donation disposed of for cash must be credited immediately to the permanent school fund. Earnings from marketable securities are earnings of the permanent school fund.
History:
Ex1959 c 71 art 5 s 8; 1969 c 399 s 13; 1989 c 51 s 2; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 6,51