Minnesota Statutes 124D.65 – English Learner (El) Programs Aid
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69]
Subd. 2.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 124D.65
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 124D.65
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
[Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1999 c 241 art 1 s 69; art 2 s 62]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 54]
Subd. 5.School district EL revenue.
(a) For fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2026, a district’s English learner programs revenue equals the sum of:
(1) the product of (i) $1,228, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year; and
(2) $436 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17.
(b) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district’s English learner programs revenue equals the sum of:
(1) the product of (i) $1,775, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year;
(2) $630 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17; and
(3) the district’s English learner cross subsidy aid. A district’s English learner cross subsidy aid under paragraph (c) equals 25 percent of the district’s English learner cross subsidy for fiscal year 2027 and later.
(c) A district’s English learner cross subsidy aid equals the greater of zero or the difference between the district’s expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second previous year and the district’s English learner revenue for the second previous year.
(d) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following the school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided assessment that measures the pupil’s emerging academic English.
Subd. 6.Participation of nonpublic school pupils.
In counting the number of English learners for purposes of this section, districts may include English learners who attend nonpublic schools in the district. A district which counts those pupils and receives aid pursuant to this section must offer those pupils the same programs on the same terms that it offers to English learners who attend the public school. A program provided for a nonpublic school pupil pursuant to this subdivision must be provided at a public school or a neutral site as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13. Nonpublic school pupils served by a district’s educational program for English learners must be counted for average daily membership pursuant to sections 126C.01, subdivisions 6 to 8, and 126C.19, subdivisions 1 to 4.
Subd. 7.Application dates.
To obtain aid for English learner programs, a district must submit information required by the department to implement this section.
Subd. 8.Notification; revenue.
The department must promptly inform each applicant district of the amount of revenue it will receive pursuant to this section.
Subd. 9.Records; audit.
A district which applies for aid pursuant to this section must maintain records which support the information contained in all of its applications. The commissioner may audit these records upon request. A district which receives aid pursuant to this section must keep additional records in the manner prescribed by the commissioner to ensure that an educational program for English learners is implemented and operated in accordance with sections 124D.58 to 124D.64.
Subd. 10.Money from other sources.
A district providing a program for English learners must be eligible to receive moneys for these programs from other government agencies and from private sources when these moneys are available.
Subd. 11.Allocations from cooperative units.
For the purposes of this section, English learners enrolled in a cooperative or intermediate school district unit shall be counted by the school district of residence, and the cooperative unit shall allocate its approved expenditures for English learner programs among participating school districts. English learner aid for services provided by a cooperative or intermediate school district shall be paid to the participating school districts.