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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.43 — Mediation Procedure.

125A.43 MEDIATION PROCEDURE.
(a) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, of the state lead agency must use federal funds to provide mediation for the activities in paragraphs (b) and (c).
(b) A parent may resolve a dispute regarding issues in section 125A.42, paragraph (b), clause (5), through mediation. If the parent chooses mediation, mediation must be voluntary on the part of the parties. The parent and the public agencies must complete the mediation process within 30 calendar days of the date the Department of Education receives a parent's written request for mediation unless a district declines mediation. The mediation process may not be used to delay a parent's right to a due process hearing. The written, signed mediation agreement is binding on both parties and is enforceable in any state court of competent jurisdiction or in a district court of the United States.
(c) Resolution of a dispute through mediation, or other form of alternative dispute resolution, is not limited to formal disputes arising from the objection of a parent or guardian and is not limited to the period following a request for a due process hearing.
(d) The commissioner shall provide training and resources to school districts to facilitate early identification of disputes and access to mediation.
(e) The local primary agency may request mediation on behalf of involved agencies when there are disputes between agencies regarding responsibilities to coordinate, provide, pay for, or facilitate payment for early intervention services.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 55,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 2 s 18; 1998 c 408 s 23; 2002 c 294 s 4; 2013 c 116 art 5 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.44 — Complaint Procedure.

125A.44 COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.
(a) An individual or organization may file a written signed complaint with the commissioner of the state lead agency alleging that one or more requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, part 303, is not being met. The complaint must include:
(1) a statement that the state has violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part C, Public Law 108-446) or Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303; and
(2) the facts on which the complaint is based.
(b) The commissioner of the state lead agency shall receive and coordinate with other state agencies the review and resolution of a complaint within 60 calendar days according to the state interagency agreement required under section 125A.48. The development and disposition of corrective action orders for nonschool agencies shall be determined by the State Agency Committee (SAC). Failure to comply with corrective orders may result in fiscal actions or other measures.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 123 s 16; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 13; 2007 c 146 art 11 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.45 — Interagency Dispute Procedure.

125A.45 INTERAGENCY DISPUTE PROCEDURE.
(a) A dispute between a school board and a county board that is responsible for implementing the provisions of section 125A.29 regarding early identification, child and family assessment, service coordination, and IFSP development and implementation must be resolved according to this subdivision when the dispute involves services provided to children and families eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part C, Public Law 108-446).
(b) A dispute occurs when the school board and county board are unable to agree as to who is responsible to coordinate, provide, pay for, or facilitate payment for services from public and private sources.
(c) Written and signed disputes must be filed with the local primary agency.
(d) The local primary agency must attempt to resolve the matter with the involved school board and county board and may request mediation from the commissioner of the state lead agency for this purpose.
(e) When interagency disputes have not been resolved within 30 calendar days, the local primary agency must request the commissioner of the state lead agency to review the matter with the commissioners of health and human services and make a decision. The commissioner must provide a consistent process for reviewing those procedures. The commissioners' decision is binding subject to the right of an aggrieved party to appeal to the state court of appeals.
(f) The local primary agency must ensure that eligible children and their families receive early intervention services during resolution of a dispute. While a local dispute is pending, the local primary agency must either assign financial responsibility to an agency or pay for the service from the early intervention account under section 125A.35. If in resolving the dispute, it is determined that the assignment of financial responsibility was inappropriate, the responsibility for payment must be reassigned to the appropriate agency and the responsible agency must make arrangements for reimbursing any expenditures incurred by the agency originally assigned financial responsibility.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 56,164; art 11 s 3; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 13; 2007 c 146 art 11 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.46 — Due Process Hearings.

125A.46 DUE PROCESS HEARINGS.
The procedures for due process hearings and appeals must be the same as those in section 125A.091. The responsibility for payment of costs and conducting due process hearings and appeals shall be allocated to the appropriate agency in accordance with sections 125A.30, 125A.39, and 125A.42.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 57,164; art 11 s 3; 2004 c 294 art 5 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.48 — State Interagency Agreement.

125A.48 STATE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.
(a) The commissioners of the Departments of Education, Health, and Human Services must enter into an agreement to implement this section and Part C, Public Law 108-446, and as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303.523, to promote the development and implementation of interagency, coordinated, multidisciplinary state and local early childhood intervention service systems for serving eligible young children with disabilities, birth through age two, and their families and to ensure the meaningful involvement of underserved groups, including children with disabilities from minority, low-income, homeless, and rural families, and children with disabilities who are wards of the state. The agreement must be reviewed annually.
(b) The state interagency agreement must outline at a minimum the conditions, procedures, purposes, and responsibilities of the participating state and local agencies for the following:
(1) membership, roles, and responsibilities of a state interagency committee for the oversight of priorities and budget allocations under Part C, Public Law 108-446, and other state allocations for this program;
(2) child find;
(3) establishment of local interagency agreements;
(4) review by a state interagency committee of the allocation of additional state and federal early intervention funds by local agencies;
(5) fiscal responsibilities of the state and local agencies;
(6) intra-agency and interagency dispute resolution;
(7) payor of last resort;
(8) maintenance of effort;
(9) procedural safeguards, including mediation;
(10) complaint resolution;
(11) quality assurance;
(12) data collection;
(13) an annual summary to the state Interagency Coordinating Council regarding conflict resolution activities including disputes, due process hearings, and complaints; and
(14) other components of the state and local early intervention system consistent with Public Law 108-446.
Written materials must be developed for parents, IEIC's, and local service providers that describe procedures developed under this section as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 303.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 59,164; art 11 s 3; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2006 c 282 art 2 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.52 — Residential Treatment Facilities; Departments Of Human Services And Corrections Education Screening.

125A.52 RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS EDUCATION SCREENING.
Subdivision 1.
Educational screening.
Secure and nonsecure residential treatment facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections must screen each juvenile who is held in a facility for at least 72 hours, excluding weekends or holidays, using an educational screening tool identified by the department, unless the facility determines that the juvenile has a current individualized education program and obtains a copy of it.
Subd. 2.
Rulemaking.
The commissioner may, in consultation with the commissioners of corrections and human services, make or amend rules relating to education programs in residential treatment facilities, if necessary, to implement this section.
History:
1995 c 226 art 3 s 4; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 66,164; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1999 c 123 s 17; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 3 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.53 — Director Of A Special Education Cooperative.

125A.53 DIRECTOR OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE.
The authority for the selection and employment of the director of a special education cooperative established pursuant to sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65 or section 471.59 is vested in the governing board of the cooperative. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 122A.40, subdivision 10 or 11, no individual shall have a right to employment as a director based on seniority or order of employment by the cooperative.
History:
1983 c 314 art 7 s 5; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 67,164; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.55 — Accommodating Students With Disabilities.

125A.55 ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
A school or district must provide a student who is an "individual with a disability" under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, United States Code, title 29, section 794, or under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, with reasonable accommodations or modifications in programs.
History:
1994 c 647 art 3 s 10; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 69,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.57 — Definition.

125A.57 DEFINITION.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
For the purposes of sections 125A.57 to 125A.60, the following terms have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Assistive technology device.
"Assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. It does not mean a medical device that is surgically implanted or a replacement of such a device.
History:
1996 c 412 art 3 s 6; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 164; art 11 s 3; 2009 c 96 art 3 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.58 — Purchasing Guidelines.

125A.58 PURCHASING GUIDELINES.
Subdivision 1.
Rights of districts to purchase school-owned assistive technology.
(a) When a child with a disability exits a district and enters a new district, the child's new district may purchase any assistive technology devices that the child's former district has purchased on the child's behalf. The child's new district must notify, in writing, the child's former district of the intent to purchase the device. The child's new district must complete a purchase agreement according to section 125A.36. The child's former district must respond, in writing, to the request to purchase within 30 days.
(b) Districts may decline to sell a device if they can demonstrate the technology is a general use device or can be modified for use by other students.
Subd. 2.
Liability for used equipment.
The child's former district is not liable for any nonconformities in the equipment after it is purchased by the child's new district, or for injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device. This section does not foreclose the child's right to bring suit against the manufacturer, assistive device lessor, or assistive device dealer for nonconformities in or injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device.
Subd. 3.
Third-party payors.
Nothing contained in this section may be construed as decreasing the obligation of an insurance company or other third-party payor to provide coverage for assistive technology.
History:
1996 c 412 art 3 s 7; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 70,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.59 — Interagency Agreement To Purchase Used Assistive Technology Devices.

125A.59 INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE USED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES.
Subdivision 1.
Option to purchase by Department of Employment and Economic Development.
(a) When a child with a disability transitions into a work environment or enrolls in a postsecondary course or program, the Department of Employment and Economic Development may purchase any assistive technology device that the child's former district purchased on the child's behalf.
(b) The Department of Employment and Economic Development may purchase an assistive technology device initially purchased by a district for a child who is currently a recipient of rehabilitation services and who needs the identical assistive technology device as stated on the recipient's individual written rehabilitation plan. The purchase may be made not more than three months before the child exits the district.
Subd. 2.
Liability for used equipment.
The Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Department of Education are not liable for any nonconformities in the equipment after it is purchased by the Department of Employment and Economic Development, or for injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device. This section does not foreclose the child's right to bring suit against the manufacturer, assistive device lessor, or assistive device dealer for nonconformities in or injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device.
Subd. 3.
Third-party payor.
Nothing contained in this section may be construed as decreasing the obligation of an insurance company or other third-party payor to provide coverage for assistive technology.
History:
1996 c 412 art 3 s 8; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 71,164; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 206 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.60 — Purchase Agreement; Price Formula.

125A.60 PURCHASE AGREEMENT; PRICE FORMULA.
The commissioner must develop guidelines for the sale of used assistive technology including a purchase agreement, a formula for establishing the sale price, and other terms and conditions of the sale.
History:
1996 c 412 art 3 s 9; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 72,164
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.61 — Location And Status.

125A.61 LOCATION AND STATUS.
Subdivision 1.
State schools at Faribault.
The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind are residential schools in Faribault. They are public schools under sections 122A.15 and 122A.16 and state educational institutions.
Subd. 2.
Resource center.
The state academies are a resource center for school districts.
History:
1976 c 271 s 66; 1985 c 240 s 2; 1987 c 398 art 3 s 27; 1989 c 220 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2009 c 96 art 2 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.64 — Powers Of Board Of The Minnesota State Academies.

125A.64 POWERS OF BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
Subdivision 1.
Personnel.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies may employ central administrative staff members and other personnel necessary to provide and support programs and services at each academy.
Subd. 2.
Department assistance.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies may require the Department of Education to provide program leadership, program monitoring, and technical assistance at the academies.
Subd. 3.
Unclassified positions.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies may place any position other than residential academies administrator in the unclassified service. The position must meet the criteria in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
Subd. 4.
Residential and building maintenance services.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with public or private agencies or institutions to provide residential and building maintenance services. The board of the Minnesota State Academies must first decide that contracting for the services is more efficient and less expensive than not contracting for them.
Subd. 5.
Student teachers and professional trainees.
(a) The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with teacher preparation institutions for student teachers to get practical experience at the academies. A licensed teacher must provide appropriate supervision of each student teacher.
(b) The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with accredited higher education institutions for certain student trainees to get practical experience at the academies. The students must be preparing themselves in a professional field that provides special services to children with a disability in school programs. To be a student trainee in a field, a person must have completed at least two years of an approved program in the field. A person who is licensed or registered in the field must provide appropriate supervision of each student trainee.
Subd. 6.
Exemption to September 1 school start restriction.
Notwithstanding section 120A.40, the board of the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind may begin the school year any day prior to September 1.
History:
1989 c 220 s 2; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 10,11; art 16 s 13; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 22; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 21; art 10 s 1; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2010 c 382 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.66 — Obligations Of The Academies.

125A.66 OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACADEMIES.
Subdivision 1.
Various levels of service.
The academies must provide their pupils with the levels of service defined in rules of the state board.
Subd. 2.
Pupils' developmental needs.
The academies must deal with the developmental needs of their pupils.
Subd. 3.
Education with pupils without a disability.
The academies must provide opportunities for their pupils to be educated with pupils without a disability. A pupil's opportunities must be consistent with the pupil's individualized education program or individual family service plan and assessment.
History:
1989 c 220 s 2; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; 1993 c 224 art 13 s 55; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 12; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 3 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.67 — Staff Of The Academies.

125A.67 STAFF OF THE ACADEMIES.
Subdivision 1.
Academies' administrator.
The position of the chief administrator at each academy is in the unclassified service.
Subd. 2.
Teacher standards.
A teacher at the academies is subject to the licensure standards of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. An administrator at the academies is subject to the licensure standards of the Board of School Administrators.
Subd. 3.
Instructional supervisors.
An instructional supervisor at the Academy for the Deaf or the Academy for the Blind must have appropriate postsecondary credits from a teacher education program for teachers of the deaf or teachers of the blind, respectively. An instructional supervisor must have experience working with pupils with a disability.
Subd. 4.
Signing skills.
A staff member at the Academy for the Deaf must have the sign language communication skills appropriate for the staff member's job.
Subd. 5.
Braille skills.
A staff member at the Academy for the Blind must be knowledgeable in Braille communication as appropriate for the staff member's job.
Subd. 6.
Permanent employees must sign or know Braille.
An employee hired after August 1, 1985, cannot get permanent status until the employee is proficient in sign language if employed at the Academy for the Deaf or knowledgeable in Braille if employed at the Academy for the Blind.
Subd. 7.
Workers' compensation for trainees.
Student teachers and student trainees are employees of the academies for workers' compensation coverage.
History:
1989 c 220 s 2; 1991 c 265 art 3 s 38; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 13,14; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.68 — State Adopted Procedures.

125A.68 STATE ADOPTED PROCEDURES.
Subdivision 1.
Subjects.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies must establish procedures for:
(1) admission, including short-term admission, to the academies;
(2) discharge from the academies;
(3) decisions on a pupil's program at the academies; and
(4) evaluation of a pupil's progress at the academies.
Subd. 2.
Minimum content.
The discharge procedures must include reasonable notice to the child's district of residence. The procedures must guarantee a pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian appropriate safeguards. The safeguards must include a review of the placement determination made under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.65, and 125A.69 and the right to participate in educational program decisions.
Subd. 3.
Not contested case.
A proceeding about admission to or discharge from the academies or about a pupil's program or progress at the academies is not a contested case under section 14.02. The proceeding is governed instead by the rules governing special education.
History:
1989 c 220 s 2; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 15; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 25,26; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.70 — Expense Of Pupils.

125A.70 EXPENSE OF PUPILS.
Subdivision 1.
Person liable for pupil's support pays expenses.
The person who is liable for the support of a pupil attending a state academy must provide the pupil with enough money for proper clothing, postage, and necessary incidental expenses.
Subd. 2.
Local social services agency.
If the person liable for support of a pupil cannot support the pupil, the local social services agency of the county of the pupil's residence must do so. The commissioner of education must decide how much the local social services agency must pay. The board of the Minnesota State Academies must adopt rules that tell how the commissioner is to fix the amount. The local social services agency must make the payment to the superintendent of the school district of residence.
Subd. 3.
Transportation expenses.
The school district of residence must pay for the transportation of the pupil from the pupil's residence to the academy and back.
History:
1976 c 271 s 72; 1977 c 449 s 15; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 55; 1989 c 220 s 2; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 27; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 31; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.71 — Deposit And Appropriation Of Rents And Fees Of Academies.

125A.71 DEPOSIT AND APPROPRIATION OF RENTS AND FEES OF ACADEMIES.
Subdivision 1.
Rental income; appropriation.
Rental income must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for rental income is annually appropriated to the academies for staff development purposes. Payment from the revolving fund for rental income may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the administrator of the academies.
Subd. 2.
Fees; appropriation.
Income received under subdivision 3 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for fees from conferences, seminars, technical assistance, production of instructionally related materials and other services is annually appropriated to the academies to defray expenses of those services. Payment from the revolving fund for conferences and other fees may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the administrator of the academies.
Subd. 3.
Contracts; fees; appropriation.
The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements for the academies to provide respite care and supplemental educational instruction and services including assessments and counseling. The agreements may be made with public or private agencies or institutions, school districts, service cooperatives, or counties. The board may authorize the academies to provide conferences, seminars, nondistrict and district requested technical assistance, and production of instructionally related materials.
History:
1987 c 398 art 3 s 31; 1989 c 220 s 2; 1989 c 329 art 12 s 2; 1992 c 499 art 11 s 5,6; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 138; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 32; 2023 c 55 art 12 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.72 — Student Activities Account.

125A.72 STUDENT ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Student activities; receipts; appropriation.
All receipts of any kind generated to operate student activities, including student fees, donations and contributions, and gate receipts must be deposited in the state treasury. The receipts are appropriated annually to the Minnesota State Academies for student activities purposes. They are not subject to budgetary control by the commissioner of management and budget.
Subd. 2.
To student activities account.
The money appropriated in subdivision 1 to the Minnesota State Academies for student activities must be credited to a Minnesota State Academies' student activities account and may be spent only for Minnesota State Academies' student activities purposes.
Subd. 3.
Carryover.
An unexpended balance in the Minnesota State Academies' student activities account may be carried over from the first fiscal year of the biennium into the second fiscal year of the biennium and from one biennium to the next. The amount carried over must not be taken into account in determining state appropriations and must not be deducted from a later appropriation.
Subd. 4.
Money from certain student activities specifically included among receipts.
Any money generated by a Minnesota State Academies' student activity that involves:
(1) state employees who are receiving compensation for their involvement with the activity;
(2) the use of state facilities; or
(3) money raised for student activities in the name of the Minnesota State Academies
is specifically included among the kinds of receipts that are described in subdivision 1.
History:
1993 c 224 art 11 s 5; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 33; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.73 — Duties Of State Departments.

125A.73 DUTIES OF STATE DEPARTMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Department of Education.
The Department of Education must assist the board of the Minnesota State Academies in preparing reports on the academies.
Subd. 2.
Department of Management and Budget.
The Department of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the board of the Minnesota State Academies, must develop a statement of necessary qualifications and skills for all staff members of the academies.
History:
1989 c 220 s 2; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 23,24; 1999 c 241 art 2 s 34; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.74 — Medical Assistance Payments To School Districts.

125A.74 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
A district may enroll as a provider in the medical assistance program and receive medical assistance payments for covered evaluations and special education services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B. To receive medical assistance payments, the district must pay the nonfederal share of medical assistance services provided according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, and comply with relevant provisions of state and federal statutes and regulations governing the medical assistance program.
Subd. 2.
Funding.
A district that provides a covered service to an eligible person and complies with relevant requirements of the medical assistance program is entitled to receive payment for the portion of the services that will subsequently be reimbursed by the federal government, in the same manner as other medical assistance providers.
Subd. 3.
Contract for services.
A district may contract for the provision of medical assistance-covered services, and may contract with a third-party agency to assist in administering and billing for these services.
Subd. 4.
Private insurers.
A district may enroll as a provider for insurance companies to provide covered special education services to eligible persons. To receive payments, the district must comply with relevant state and federal statutes. A district may contract for services, and may contract with a third-party agency to assist in administering and billing for these services.
Subd. 5.
No reduction in revenue.
A district's revenue for special education programs must not be reduced by any payments for medical assistance or insurance received according to this section.
History:
1989 c 191 s 1; 1990 c 562 art 3 s 6; 1994 c 647 art 3 s 16; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 121,164; 2000 c 488 art 11 s 2,3; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 4 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.78 — Alternative Delivery Aid Adjustment.

125A.78 ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY AID ADJUSTMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
A district is eligible for an alternative delivery aid adjustment if the commissioner has approved the application of the district according to section 125A.50.
Subd. 2.
Aid adjustment.
For the fiscal year after approval of a district's application, and thereafter, the special education aid under section 125A.76 must be computed based on activities defined as reimbursable under Department of Education rules for special education and nonspecial education students, and additional activities as detailed and approved by the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
Use of revenue.
Revenue under section 125A.76 shall be used to implement the approved program.
History:
1991 c 265 art 3 s 10; 1993 c 224 art 3 s 19-22; art 14 s 11,12; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 15 s 14; art 16 s 13; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 59,60; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 104,105,164; art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2007 c 146 art 3 s 16; 2013 c 116 art 5 s 24; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125A — Special Education And Special Programs › Section 125A.81 — Special Education Separate Sites And Programs Aid.

125A.81 SPECIAL EDUCATION SEPARATE SITES AND PROGRAMS AID.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "special education separate site and program" means a public separate day school facility attended by students with disabilities for 50 percent or more of their school day.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility for special education separate sites and programs aid.
An education cooperative under section 471.59, education district under section 123A.15, service cooperative under section 123A.21, or intermediate school district under section 136D.01 qualifies for additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs for every kindergarten through grade 12 child with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, served in a special education separate site or program as defined in subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
Uses of special education separate sites and programs aid.
Additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs under this section may be used for the same purposes as are permitted for state special education aid under section 125A.76.
Subd. 4.
Special education separate sites and programs aid.
For fiscal year 2024 and later, additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs equals $1,689 times the adjusted kindergarten through grade 12 pupil units served in special education separate sites and programs under subdivision 1.
History:
2023 c 55 art 7 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.01 — Definitions.

125B.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 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.02 — State Goals For Technological Advances In Education.

125B.02 STATE GOALS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN EDUCATION.
The general framework outcomes for technology use in education are:
(1) all Minnesota educational institutions, libraries, and communities will have access to local, state, and worldwide instructional resources databases;
(2) development of policies and procedures that assure instructional resource availability to help students successfully achieve education excellence and state standards;
(3) databases are accessible within each district and on the Internet; and
(4) development of policies, procedures, and systems that stimulate and promote teacher and student curriculum and learning collaboration.
History:
1Sp1995 c 3 art 12 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.022 — Contracts For Computers Or Related Equipment Or Service.

125B.022 CONTRACTS FOR COMPUTERS OR RELATED EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE.
(a) The school board of a school district may not enter into a contract or permit a school within the district to enter into a contract for the use of a computer or related equipment or service that requires advertising to be disseminated to students unless the school board:
(1) enters into the contract at a public hearing of the school board;
(2) makes a finding that the offered electronic product or service is an integral component of students' education;
(3) provides written notice to students' parents that advertising will be used in the classroom, media center, computer lab, or other areas of learning, whether data will be collected on students, and how that data will be used;
(4) as part of normal, ongoing district communications with parents, allows parents to request in writing that (i) their student not be exposed to the program that contains the advertising for the current school year, or that (ii) any or all data relating to the student that is collected as a result of this contract is not disclosed; and
(5) honors parents' request, under clause (4), that their student not be exposed to the advertising program or that data relating to the student is not disclosed and allows parents to withdraw their request at any time.
(b) Advertising under this section does not include:
(1) the identification of the source of the document or information; and
(2) advertising that is generally available to the public viewing a particular site or application and is not directed specifically to students benefiting from a contract under paragraph (a).
History:
2000 c 489 art 6 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.05 — State Information System.

125B.05 STATE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1.
Information system.
The Department of Education shall develop and maintain a computerized information system for state information needs.
Subd. 2.
Purposes.
The purposes of the computerized information system shall be:
(a) To provide comparable and accurate educational information in a manner which is timely and economical;
(b) To ensure accountability for state appropriations;
(c) To collect data to assess the needs of learners and children;
(d) To provide school districts with an educational information system capability which will meet school district management needs; and
(e) To provide for computerized analysis of educational information to meet the management needs of the state of Minnesota.
Subd. 3.
Software development.
A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit may not implement a financial, student, or staff software system until the system has been reviewed by the department to ensure that it provides the required data elements and format.
History:
1980 c 609 art 7 s 10; 1981 c 193 s 1-3; 1981 c 253 s 24; 1981 c 358 art 5 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 258 s 24; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 7 s 9; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1988 c 486 s 11; 1989 c 329 art 11 s 2-4; 1990 c 562 art 8 s 9,10; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 15-17; 1993 c 224 art 6 s 3; 1994 c 465 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 647 art 6 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 9; art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; 1999 c 241 art 5 s 15; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.09 — Department Powers And Duties Delegated.

125B.09 DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES DELEGATED.
The department may provide, by the delegation of powers and duties or by contract, for the implementation and technical support of a computerized information reporting system, including the development of applications software pursuant to section 125B.05, subdivision 3, by any appropriate provider.
History:
1980 c 609 art 7 s 12; 1987 c 258 s 3; 1990 c 375 s 3; 1991 c 265 art 9 s 21; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 11; 1998 c 397 art 4 s 51; art 11 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 125B — Education And Technology › Section 125B.15 — Internet Access For Students.

125B.15 INTERNET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS.
(a) Recognizing the difference between school libraries, school computer labs, and school media centers, which serve unique educational purposes, and public libraries, which are designed for public inquiry, all computers at a school site with access to the Internet available for student use must be equipped to restrict, including by use of available software filtering technology or other effective methods, all student access to material that is reasonably believed to be obscene or child pornography or material harmful to minors under federal or state law.
(b) A school site is not required to purchase filtering technology if the school site would incur more than incidental expense in making the purchase.
(c) A school district receiving technology revenue under section 125B.26 must prohibit, including through use of available software filtering technology or other effective methods, adult access to material that under federal or state law is reasonably believed to be obscene or child pornography.
(d) A school district, its agents or employees, are immune from liability for failure to comply with this section if they have made a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this section.
(e) "School site" means an education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1, or charter school under chapter 124E.
History:
2000 c 489 art 6 s 25; 2007 c 146 art 11 s 14; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 4 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.126 — Use Of General Education Revenue For All-day Kindergarten And Prekindergarten.

126C.126 USE OF GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE FOR ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN.
A school district may spend general education revenue on extended time kindergarten and prekindergarten programs. At the school board's discretion, the district may use revenue generated by the all-day kindergarten pupil count under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), to meet the needs of three- and four-year-olds in the district. A school district may not use these funds on programs for three- and four-year-old children while maintaining a fee-based all-day kindergarten program.
History:
1Sp2001 c 6 art 1 s 27; 2007 c 146 art 1 s 10; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 20; 2012 c 239 art 1 s 25; 2013 c 116 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.13 — General Education Aid.

126C.13 GENERAL EDUCATION AID.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 2 s 30 para (b)]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 2 s 30 para (b)]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 2 s 30 para (b)]
Subd. 3a.
MS 2016 [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 28]
Subd. 3b.
MS 2016 [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 28]
Subd. 3c.
MS 2016 [Repealed, 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 28]
Subd. 4.
General education aid.
For fiscal year 2015 and later, a district's general education aid equals:
(1) general education revenue, excluding operating capital revenue, equity revenue, local optional revenue, and transition revenue, minus the student achievement levy, multiplied times the ratio of the actual amount of student achievement levy levied to the permitted student achievement levy; plus
(2) operating capital aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 13b;
(3) equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 30; plus
(4) transition aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 33; plus
(5) shared time aid under section 126C.01, subdivision 7; plus
(6) referendum aid under section 126C.17, subdivisions 7 and 7a; plus
(7) online learning aid under section 124D.096; plus
(8) local optional aid according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c).
Subd. 5.
Uses of revenue.
Except as provided in sections 126C.10, subdivision 14; 126C.12; and 126C.15, general education revenue may be used during the regular school year and the summer for general and special school purposes.
History:
1987 c 398 art 1 s 12; 1988 c 486 s 61-64; 1988 c 718 art 1 s 4-6; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 1 s 13; art 13 s 20; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; art 6 s 7; art 9 s 6; 1990 c 562 art 1 s 4; 1991 c 265 art 1 s 20-22; 1992 c 499 art 1 s 15; art 7 s 31; art 12 s 15,16; 1992 c 511 art 4 s 1; 1993 c 224 art 1 s 19,20; 1994 c 647 art 1 s 26; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 1 s 46,47; 1996 c 412 art 1 s 26; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 1 s 46-49; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 154-156,164; art 11 s 3; art 12 s 6; 1998 c 398 art 1 s 33,39; 1999 c 241 art 1 s 37,38,54; 2000 c 489 art 2 s 28; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 2 s 11; art 3 s 82; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 1 s 42; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 33; 1Sp2003 c 23 s 13; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 1 s 26; 2007 c 146 art 1 s 11; 2013 c 116 art 1 s 43-46; 2013 c 143 art 3 s 4; 2014 c 150 art 4 s 3; 2014 c 312 art 15 s 30; 1Sp2015 c 3 art 1 s 9,10; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 32,33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12 › Chapter 126C — Education Funding › Section 126C.20 — Annual General Education Aid Appropriation.

126C.20 ANNUAL GENERAL EDUCATION AID APPROPRIATION.
There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the department the amount necessary for general education aid under section 126C.13. This amount must be reduced by the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.
History:
1961 c 562 s 14; 1969 c 399 s 15,16; 1973 c 492 s 7; 1975 c 432 s 20; 1977 c 447 art 1 s 3; art 2 s 1; 1979 c 334 art 6 s 19; 1981 c 358 art 7 s 23-26; 1982 c 548 art 7 s 4; 1983 c 314 art 1 s 22; art 7 s 22; 1987 c 398 art 1 s 9; 1988 c 486 s 50; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 397 art 7 s 141,164; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 22; 2013 c 116 art 1 s 50