SF1294

SF1294 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Charter schools local optional revenue aid provision

AI Generated Summary

This legislative bill, S.F. No. 1294, proposes changes to how funding is calculated for charter schools in Minnesota. It intends to align the financing of charter schools with traditional school districts by ensuring that charter schools receive similar public fund allocations. Specifically, the bill modifies the existing law to ensure charter schools get funded based on the general education revenue formulas that apply to regular districts, including adjustments for various educational programs and needs such as special education and extended day/week programs. Additionally, it provides for local optional revenue aid to be calculated in proportion to the number of students enrolled in the charter school, similar to how it is calculated for districts. This change would potentially increase financial support for charter schools by aligning their funding more closely with other public schools in the state.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
February 12, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Education Finance
March 02, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the revenue calculation for charter schools under section 124E.20.",
      "modified": [
        "Changes to how revenue components are calculated for charter schools based on local optional revenue aid."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "124E.20"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill references section 126C.10 for formulas related to financial calculations.",
      "modified": [
        "Inclusion of local optional revenue as determined under section 126C.10."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "126C.10"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This section is used to define criteria for special education charter schools and their funding.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarification for calculating general education revenue for special education charter schools."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "124E.21"
  }
]