Bill > SF1294

This bill modifies the revenue calculation for charter schools in Minnesota by adding a new provision for local optional revenue aid. Specifically, the bill amends the existing statute to explicitly calculate local optional revenue aid for charter schools by multiplying the total local optional revenue of a school district by the number of adjusted pupil units (a standardized measure of student enrollment) in the charter school for that school year. Currently, charter schools receive general education revenue that includes some elements from their resident district, but this change would more directly allocate local optional revenue to charter schools. The bill maintains existing provisions for general education revenue calculations, including special considerations for charter schools with extended day, week, or summer programs, and ensures that special education charter schools continue to receive funding for unreimbursed costs associated with educating students who are not eligible for special education services. This change aims to provide charter schools with additional funding that more closely aligns with the local funding received by traditional public school districts.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1294&ssn=0&y=2025