HF 3664 Summary

• Replaces Minnesota's K-12 funding system with a new foundation aid program effective for fiscal year 2014 and later.

• Establishes pupil weighting system for calculating state aid based on student characteristics including special education services, limited English proficiency, and compensatory education needs.

• Creates foundation aid formula with uniform levy requirement and allowable growth provisions for school districts, with maximum district cost per pupil set at 105 percent of total cost per pupil.

• Implements special education pupil weight categories and requires the Commissioner of Education to review and recommend changes to categories by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

• Repeals previous K-12 revenue provisions including special education revenue, alternative delivery initial aid, excess cost aid, learning and development revenue, basic skills revenue, and referendum revenue conversion provisions.