MN HF3305

Establishes a voluntary process for charter school and school district boards to combine by adopting a written resolution and submitting it to the charter school's authorizer and commissioner of education at least eight months before the next school year, with the effective date being July 1.

Allows a charter school combining with a school district to transfer its fund balances and debts to the district, and receive school aids based on prior year data as if the combined program were a charter school in its first year of operation.

Permits charter school and school district boards to voluntarily enter into two-year renewable collaboration agreements to enhance student achievement, covering areas such as facilities, transportation, training, and assessments without impacting the charter school's authority or autonomy.

School districts that combine with a charter school are eligible to receive charter school lease aid for the first and second years after combination for the portion of the program formerly operated by the charter school, based on the actual charter school lease aid paid in the year preceding combination.

Extends building lease levy authority for school districts combining with a charter school to the third, fourth, and fifth years following combination in an amount equal to the charter school lease aid paid to the charter school in the year prior to combination.