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relating to government aids; clarifying paraprofessional qualifications; providing
for permanent school fund aid for Tribal contract schools; authorizing certain
school district fund transfers; making forecast adjustments for the Department of
Education, Department of Human Services, Department of Children, Youth, and
Families, and Metro Mobility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, sections 124D.83, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 14;
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.642, subdivision 4; Laws
2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2025,
First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 1, 3; Laws 2025,
First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10,
11, 12; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 2, 14, 15, 24; article 3, section 15,
subdivisions 3, 13; article 5, section 19, subdivision 2; article 6, section 6,
subdivisions 2, 7; article 7, section 11, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 8, 9; article 8, section
18, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; article 9, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 10; article 10,
section 10, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; article 11, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.642, subdivision 4, is
amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Qualifications.
(a) Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a paraprofessional
meets the federal personnel qualifications required in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34,
section 300.156, if the paraprofessional:
(1) has at least two years of college credits through an accredited institution of higher
education, or an associate's degree or higher;
(2) has received a passing score on an assessment approved by the Department of
Education; or
(3) demonstrates the following competencies, regardless of the number of hours of
training the paraprofessional has received:
(i) understanding the distinctions between roles and responsibilities of professionals,
paraprofessionals, and support personnel;
(ii) understanding the purposes and goals of education and instruction for all students;
(iii) knowledge of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and local district policies and
procedures to ensure paraprofessionals work within these parameters;
(iv) awareness of the challenges and expectations of various learning environments;
(v) the ability to establish and maintain rapport with students;
(vi) the ability to follow oral and written direction of licensed teachers, seeking
clarification as needed;
(vii) the ability to assist and reinforce elements that support a safe, healthy, and effective
teaching and learning environment;
(viii) understanding strategies for assisting with the inclusion of students in various
settings;
(ix) the ability to use strategies that promote the student's independence;
(x) understanding applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and procedural safeguards
regarding the management of student behaviors;
(xi) awareness of the primary factors that influence student behavior;
(xii) the ability to effectively employ a variety of strategies that reinforce positive
behavior;
(xiii) the ability to use ethical practices for confidential communication about students;
(xiv) the ability to follow teacher instructions while conferring and collaborating with
teachers about student schedules, instructional goals, and performance;
(xv) demonstrating a commitment to assisting students in reaching the students' highest
potential, including the modeling of positive behavior;
(xvi) showing respect for the diversity of students;
(xvii) showing a willingness to participate in ongoing staff development and
self-evaluation and to apply constructive feedback;
(xviii) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in mathematics following
written and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers;
(xix) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in reading following written
and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers. Professional development required
under the Read Act in section
120B.123
exceeds this requirement; and
(xx) supporting and reinforcing the instruction of students in writing following written
and oral lesson plans developed by licensed teachers.
(b) Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, a paraprofessional meets the federal personnel
qualifications required in Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section
200.58
, if the
paraprofessional:
(1) has at least two years of college credits from an accredited institution of higher
education, or an associate's degree or higher; or
(2) met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or
local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, as
appropriate:
(i) reading or language arts, writing, and mathematics; or
(ii) reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness.
(c) Upon request from a paraprofessional employed by a school district, charter school,
or cooperative unit providing direct instructional services, the school district, charter school,
or cooperative unit may provide administrative assistance to the paraprofessional when
completing requirements related to the competencies required under this subdivision.
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(d) A paraprofessional who demonstrates the competencies listed in paragraph (a), clause
(3), must be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title
34, section 200.58(c)(3)(i), when the paraprofessional's employing district or charter school
validates the paraprofessional's demonstration of the competencies. The department must
provide guidance to district and charter school leaders no later than August 1, 2026, on
possible ways to validate these competencies and may update the guidance as needed. A
district or charter school must maintain the paraprofessional's completed assessment and
documentation that the paraprofessional demonstrated the required competencies in the
paraprofessional's personnel file and make the records available to department and federal
reviewers upon request.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.83, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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Subd. 4a.
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Permanent school fund aid.
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(a) A Tribal contract school's permanent school
fund aid equals the per pupil apportionment under section 127A.33 for that year times the
average daily membership served of the Tribal contract school in the prior fiscal year.
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(b) The commissioner shall pay the permanent school fund aid to the Tribal contract
schools in the same manner as the aid is paid to school districts under section 127A.33.
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(c) There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education
the amounts necessary for permanent school fund aid under paragraph (a).
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective July 1, 2027, for state aid for fiscal year
2028 and later if the constitutional amendment proposed in H.F. 3900, or a similarly styled
bill, is adopted by the voters.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Uses of total operating capital revenue.
Total operating capital revenue may
be used only for the following purposes:
(1) to acquire land for school purposes;
(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;
(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that
are part of a lease agreement;
(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings
with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers and gender-neutral
single-user restrooms, locker room privacy stalls, or other spaces with privacy features,
including single-user shower stalls, changing stalls, or other single-user facilities;
(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;
(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a
disability;
(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted according
to chapter 299F;
(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make
asbestos-related repairs;
(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;
(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or
transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section
296A.01
;
(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates
the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;
(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section
123B.51, subdivision 4
;
(13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments
for service charges;
(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to
section
216C.37
or loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust
Fund Act according to sections
298.292
to
298.297
;
(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;
(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the
amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain obligations
issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or
capital loans according to section
126C.70
;
(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative
agreement between two or more districts;
(18) to purchase or lease computers and related hardware, software, and annual licensing
fees, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional
equipment;
(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;
(20) to purchase textbooks as defined in section
123B.41, subdivision 2
;
(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;
(22) to lease or purchase vehicles;
(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related
equipment for integrated information management systems for:
(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a
results-oriented graduation rule;
(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for
students with individualized education programs; and
(iii) other classroom information management needs;
(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance
of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and applications
software;
(25) to pay the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including moving
and storage costs;
(26) to pay the costs of supplies and equipment necessary to provide access to menstrual
products at no charge to students in restrooms and as otherwise needed in school facilities;
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(27) to pay the costs of the opiate antagonists required under section
121A.224
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.
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(28) to pay utility service costs.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2027 and later.
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Sec. 4.
Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws
2024, chapter 115, article 8, section 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms.
(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:
$
1,000,000
.....
2024
$
1,000,000
.....
2025
(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.24,
subdivision 2
, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must award at
least one grant under this subdivision to Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, for
a demonstration grant for a project awaiting construction.
(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.
(d) Up to $75,000 each year is available for grant administration and monitoring.
(e) By February 1 of each year, the commissioner must annually report to the committees
of the legislature with jurisdiction over education on the number of grants that were awarded
each year and the number of grant applications that were unfunded during that year.
(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(g) These appropriations are available until June 30, 2029.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 5.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grants for gender-neutral single-user restrooms.
(a) For grants to school
districts for remodeling, constructing, or repurposing space for gender-neutral single-user
restrooms:
$
1,000,000
.....
2026
$
1,000,000
.....
2027
(b) A school district or a cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.24,
subdivision 2
, may apply for a grant of not more than $75,000 per site under this subdivision
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner must ensure that grants are awarded to schools to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state.
(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.98, subdivision 14
, up to $75,000
of the appropriation in each year is available for grant administration.
(e) By February 1 of each
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even-numbered
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year, the commissioner must
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annually
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report
to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
on the number of grants that were awarded each year and the number of grant applications
that were unfunded each year.
(f) Any balance remaining in fiscal year 2026 is available in fiscal year 2027.
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(g) These appropriations are available until June 30, 2031.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 6.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT FUND TRANSFERS.
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Subdivision 1.
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West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 123B.79, 123B.80, or 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2026, Independent
School District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, may permanently transfer
up to $4,500,000 from its building construction fund to the reserved account for operating
capital in the general fund without making a levy reduction, provided that the school board
approves the transfer.
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Subd. 2.
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Maple Lake Public Schools.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.79, 123B.80, or 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2026, Independent School District
No. 881, Maple Lake Public Schools, may permanently transfer up to $1,800,000 from its
building construction fund to the reserved account for operating capital in the general fund
without making a levy reduction, provided that the school board approves the transfer.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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ARTICLE 2
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
Section 1.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision
2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
General education aid.
(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section
126C.13, subdivision 4
:
$
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8,509,608,000
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8,550,641,000
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.....
2026
$
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8,765,730,000
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8,774,520,000
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.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $783,251,000 for 2025 and
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$7,726,357,000
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$7,767,390,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$807,134,000
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$802,177,000
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for 2026 and
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$7,958,596,000
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$7,972,343,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 2.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Abatement aid.
(a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49
:
$
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1,929,000
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1,262,000
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.....
2026
$
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2,340,000
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1,231,000
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.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2025 and
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$1,789,000
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$1,122,000
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for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$198,000
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$124,000
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for 2026 and
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$2,142,000
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$1,107,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 3.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Career and technical aid.
(a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
124D.4531, subdivision 1b
:
$
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451,000
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505,000
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.....
2026
$
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350,000
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432,000
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.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $85,000 for 2025 and
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$366,000
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$420,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$40,000
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$46,000
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for 2026 and
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$310,000
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$386,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 4.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Consolidation transition aid.
(a) For consolidation transition aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.485
:
$
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572,000
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-0-
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2026
$
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350,000
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693,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $0 for 2025 and
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$572,000
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$0
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$64,000
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$0
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for 2026 and
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$286,000
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$693,000
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for
2027.
Sec. 5.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 10,
is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Enrollment options transportation.
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.09
, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.03
:
$
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25,000
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23,000
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.....
2026
$
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27,000
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24,000
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2027
Sec. 6.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 11,
is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Nonpublic pupil education aid.
(a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections
123B.40
to
123B.43
and
123B.87
:
$
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25,349,000
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24,188,000
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2026
$
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27,160,000
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24,879,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,355,000 for 2025 and
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$22,994,000
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$21,833,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$2,554,000
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$2,425,000
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for 2026 and
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$24,606,000
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$22,454,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 7.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Nonpublic pupil transportation aid.
(a) For nonpublic pupil transportation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.92, subdivision 9
:
$
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28,123,000
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28,985,000
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2026
$
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29,359,000
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32,270,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,609,000 for 2025 and
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$25,514,000
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$26,376,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$2,834,000
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$2,930,000
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for 2026 and
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$26,525,000
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$29,340,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 8.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Achievement and integration aid.
(a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.862
:
$
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85,619,000
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85,232,000
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2026
$
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85,222,000
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87,576,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,446,000 for 2025 and
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$77,173,000
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$76,786,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$8,575,000
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$8,690,000
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for 2026 and
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$76,647,000
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$78,886,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 9.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision 14,
is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section
124D.87
:
$
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16,396,000
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15,918,000
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2026
$
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18,157,000
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17,628,000
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2027
Sec. 10.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision
15, is amended to read:
Subd. 15.
Literacy aid.
(a) For literacy aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.98
:
$
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40,686,000
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40,106,000
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2026
$
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40,897,000
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40,799,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $4,057,000 for 2025 and
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$36,629,000
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$36,049,000
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for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$4,069,000
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$4,005,000
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for 2026 and
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$36,828,000
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$36,794,000
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for 2027.
Sec. 11.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 2, section 24, subdivision
24, is amended to read:
Subd. 24.
Paraprofessional training.
(a) For compensation associated with paid
orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota Statutes,
section
121A.642
:
$
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4,721,000
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4,141,000
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2026
$
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5,000,000
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4,935,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and
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$4,500,000
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$3,920,000
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for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$500,000
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$435,000
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for 2026 and $4,500,000 for
2027.
Sec. 12.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 3, section 15, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Alternative teacher compensation aid.
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.415, subdivision 4
:
$
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88,717,000
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88,756,000
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2026
$
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87,942,000
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88,744,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $8,814,000 for fiscal year 2025 and
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$79,903,000
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$79,942,000
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for fiscal year 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$8,878,000
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$8,882,000
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for fiscal year 2026 and
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$79,064,000
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$79,862,000
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for fiscal year 2027.
Sec. 13.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 3, section 15, subdivision
13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13.
Student support personnel aid.
(a) For student support personnel aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.901
:
$
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44,950,000
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44,869,000
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2026
$
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45,772,000
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45,806,000
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2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,655,000 for fiscal year 2025 and
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$41,295,000
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$41,214,000
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for fiscal year 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
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$4,588,000
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$4,579,000
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for fiscal year 2026 and
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$41,184,000
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$41,227,000
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for fiscal year 2027.
Sec. 14.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 5, section 19, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Charter school building lease aid.
(a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
124E.22
:
$
deleted text begin
96,453,000
deleted text end
new text begin
97,089,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
99,135,000
deleted text end
new text begin
99,721,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $9,391,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$87,062,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$87,698,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$9,673,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$9,744,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$89,462,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$89,977,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 15.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 6, section 6, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
American Indian education aid.
(a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.81, subdivision 2a
:
$
deleted text begin
20,646,000
deleted text end
new text begin
20,739,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
21,548,000
deleted text end
new text begin
21,593,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,973,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$18,673,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$18,766,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$2,074,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$2,085,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$19,474,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$19,508,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 16.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 6, section 6, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Tribal contract school aid.
(a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
124D.83
:
$
deleted text begin
2,313,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,415,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
2,554,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,895,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $221,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$2,092,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$1,194,000
new text end
for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$232,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$132,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$2,322,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$1,763,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 17.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 11, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Aid for children with disabilities.
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3
, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
$
deleted text begin
2,240,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,944,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
2,570,000
deleted text end
new text begin
2,310,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.
Sec. 18.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 11, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Court-placed special education revenue.
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.79, subdivision 4
:
$
deleted text begin
41,000
deleted text end
new text begin
-0-
new text end
.....
2026
$
42,000
.....
2027
Sec. 19.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 11, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Special education; regular.
(a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
125A.76
:
$
deleted text begin
2,775,484,000
deleted text end
new text begin
2,845,456,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
3,017,316,000
deleted text end
new text begin
3,169,149,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $322,670,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$2,452,814,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$2,522,786,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$345,285,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$355,135,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$2,672,031,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$2,814,014,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 20.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 11, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Special education separate sites and programs.
(a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.81, subdivision
4
:
$
deleted text begin
4,470,000
deleted text end
new text begin
4,542,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
4,695,000
deleted text end
new text begin
4,778,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $427,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$4,043,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$4,115,000
new text end
for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$449,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$457,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$4,246,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$4,321,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 21.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 11, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Travel for home-based services.
(a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 1
:
$
deleted text begin
488,000
deleted text end
new text begin
439,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
538,000
deleted text end
new text begin
477,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $44,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$444,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$395,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$49,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$43,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$489,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$434,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 22.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Debt service equalization aid.
(a) For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.53, subdivision 6
:
$
16,218,000
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
14,327,000
deleted text end
new text begin
16,034,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,986,000 for 2025 and $14,232,000 for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes $1,581,000 for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$12,746,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$14,453,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 23.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.
(a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.595, subdivision 9
:
$
deleted text begin
97,104,000
deleted text end
new text begin
97,124,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
97,910,000
deleted text end
new text begin
97,373,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $10,719,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$86,385,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$86,405,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$9,597,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$9,600,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$88,313,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$87,773,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 24.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 9, section 11, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Kindergarten milk.
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section
124D.118
:
$
deleted text begin
387,000
deleted text end
new text begin
335,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
387,000
deleted text end
new text begin
335,000
new text end
.....
2027
Sec. 25.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 9, section 11, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School breakfast.
For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158
:
$
deleted text begin
57,642,000
deleted text end
new text begin
55,535,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
60,413,000
deleted text end
new text begin
58,520,000
new text end
.....
2027
Sec. 26.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 9, section 11, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
School lunch.
For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.111
,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:
$
deleted text begin
264,162,000
deleted text end
new text begin
254,884,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
276,392,000
deleted text end
new text begin
268,160,000
new text end
.....
2027
Sec. 27.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 9, section 11, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Basic system support.
(a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
134.355
:
$
deleted text begin
17,995,000
deleted text end
new text begin
17,954,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
18,372,000
deleted text end
new text begin
18,438,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $1,752,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$16,243,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$16,202,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$1,804,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$1,800,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$16,568,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$16,638,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 28.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 9, section 11, subdivision
10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
School library aid.
(a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.992
:
$
deleted text begin
14,394,000
deleted text end
new text begin
14,413,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
13,321,000
deleted text end
new text begin
13,307,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $2,376,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$12,018,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$12,037,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$1,336,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$1,337,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$11,985,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$11,970,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 29.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 10, section 10, subdivision
3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Developmental screening aid.
(a) For transfer to the Department of Education
for developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections
142D.091
and
142D.093
:
$
deleted text begin
4,127,000
deleted text end
new text begin
4,103,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
4,083,000
deleted text end
new text begin
4,056,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $414,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$3,713,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$3,689,000
new text end
for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$412,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$410,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$3,671,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$3,646,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 30.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 10, section 10, subdivision
4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Early childhood family education aid.
(a) For transfer to the Department of
Education for early childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
142D.11
:
$
deleted text begin
39,365,000
deleted text end
new text begin
39,139,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
41,300,000
deleted text end
new text begin
39,710,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $3,792,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$35,573,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$35,347,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$3,952,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$3,926,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$37,348,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$35,784,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 31.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 10, section 10, subdivision
6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Home visiting aid.
(a) For transfer to the Department of Education for home
visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
142D.11
:
$
deleted text begin
245,000
deleted text end
new text begin
234,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
222,000
deleted text end
new text begin
224,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$217,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$206,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$24,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$23,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$198,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$201,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 32.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 11, section 2, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Adult basic education aid.
(a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
124D.531
:
$
deleted text begin
55,281,000
deleted text end
new text begin
55,380,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
56,919,000
deleted text end
new text begin
56,794,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $5,401,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$49,880,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$49,979,000
new text end
for 2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$5,542,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$5,553,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$51,377,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$51,241,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 33.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 11, section 2, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Community education aid.
(a) For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section
124D.20
:
$
deleted text begin
10,080,000
deleted text end
new text begin
9,926,000
new text end
.....
2026
$
deleted text begin
11,815,000
deleted text end
new text begin
11,673,000
new text end
.....
2027
(b) The 2026 appropriation includes $871,000 for 2025 and
deleted text begin
$9,209,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$9,055,000
new text end
for
2026.
(c) The 2027 appropriation includes
deleted text begin
$1,023,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$1,006,000
new text end
for 2026 and
deleted text begin
$10,792,000
deleted text end
new text begin
$10,667,000
new text end
for 2027.
Sec. 34.
new text begin
EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 3
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Section 1.
new text begin
HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS.
new text end
new text begin
The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in
parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter
3, article 20, and Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 9, article 12, to the commissioner
of human services from the general fund or other named fund for the purposes specified in
section 2 and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026"
and "2027" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation
listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027,
respectively.
new text end
new text begin
APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin
Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin
Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin
2026
new text end
new text begin
2027
new text end
Sec. 2.
new text begin
COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN
SERVICES.
new text end
new text begin
Subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
new text end
new text begin
$
new text end
new text begin
739,634,000
new text end
new text begin
$
new text end
new text begin
775,035,000
new text end
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin
General Fund
new text end
new text begin
652,953,000
new text end
new text begin
615,407,000
new text end
new text begin
Health Care Access
Fund
new text end
new text begin
86,681,000
new text end
new text begin
159,628,000
new text end
new text begin
Subd. 2.
new text end
new text begin
Forecasted Programs
new text end
new text begin
(a)
General Assistance
new text end
new text begin
7,909,000
new text end
new text begin
9,653,000
new text end
new text begin
(b)
Minnesota Supplemental Aid
new text end
new text begin
2,976,000
new text end
new text begin
3,233,000
new text end
new text begin
(c)
Housing Support
new text end
new text begin
29,593,000
new text end
new text begin
44,727,000
new text end
new text begin
(d)
MinnesotaCare
new text end
new text begin
86,681,000
new text end
new text begin
159,628,000
new text end
new text begin
These appropriations are from the health care
access fund.
new text end
new text begin
(e)
Medical Assistance
new text end
new text begin
589,777,000
new text end
new text begin
525,140,000
new text end
new text begin
(f)
Behavioral Health Fund
new text end
new text begin
22,698,000
new text end
new text begin
32,654,000
new text end
Sec. 3.
new text begin
EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 4
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Section 1.
new text begin
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS.
new text end
new text begin
The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in
parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter
3, article 22, to the commissioner of children, youth, and families from the general fund or
other named fund for the purposes specified in section 2 and are available for the fiscal
years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean
that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
new text end
new text begin
APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin
Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin
Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin
2026
new text end
new text begin
2027
new text end
Sec. 2.
new text begin
COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN,
YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.
new text end
new text begin
Subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin
Total Appropriation
new text end
new text begin
$
new text end
new text begin
(45,161,000)
new text end
new text begin
$
new text end
new text begin
(36,451,000)
new text end
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin
General Fund
new text end
new text begin
(22,395,000)
new text end
new text begin
(10,320,000)
new text end
new text begin
Federal TANF
new text end
new text begin
(22,766,000)
new text end
new text begin
(26,131,000)
new text end
new text begin
Subd. 2.
new text end
new text begin
Forecasted Programs
new text end
new text begin
(a)
MFIP/DWP
new text end
new text begin
Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin
General Fund
new text end
new text begin
(7,245,000)
new text end
new text begin
(3,125,000)
new text end
new text begin
Federal TANF
new text end
new text begin
(22,766,000)
new text end
new text begin
(26,131,000)
new text end
new text begin
(b)
MFIP Child Care Assistance
new text end
new text begin
(26,220,000)
new text end
new text begin
(18,822,000)
new text end
new text begin
(c)
Northstar Care for Children
new text end
new text begin
11,070,000
new text end
new text begin
11,627,000
new text end
Sec. 3.
new text begin
EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
ARTICLE 5
TRANSPORTATION; METRO MOBILITY
Section 1.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Total Appropriation
$
deleted text begin
114,258,000
deleted text end
new text begin
123,181,000
new text end
$
deleted text begin
120,091,000
deleted text end
new text begin
131,011,000
new text end
The appropriations in this section are from the
general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
new text begin
EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Special Transportation Service
deleted text begin
112,507,000
deleted text end
new text begin
121,430,000
new text end
deleted text begin
118,340,000
deleted text end
new text begin
129,260,000
new text end
This appropriation is for special transportation
service under Minnesota Statutes, section
473.386
, including Metro Mobility and Metro
Move.
new text begin
EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end