HF 598 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 124D.59, subdivision 2, to modify eligibility for English learner aid generation and pupil unit calculations.

• Changes the years-of-enrollment threshold for disqualifying students from English learner aid from six years to seven years of average daily membership in Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.

• Maintains existing definitions of "English learner" based on home language background and English language proficiency assessments for kindergarten through grade 12 students.

• Applies effective date of fiscal year 2016 and later for all amendments.