Minnesota Statutes Education Code: Prekindergarten-Grade 12 (Ch. 120-129C) § 124E.21. Special education aid

Subdivision 1. Special education aid. (a) Except as provided in section 124E.23, special education aid, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, must be paid to a charter school according to section 125A.76, as though it were a school district.

(b) For fiscal year 2020 and later, the special education aid paid to the charter school shall be adjusted as follows:

Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of subdivision 3, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) “Unreimbursed costs” means the difference between the total cost of educating students at the school and the total of state and federal aids and grants, excluding aid under subdivision 3 and section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

(c) “Eligible special education charter school” means a charter school:

Subd. 3.Special education aid for eligible special education charter schools. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the special education aid for an eligible special education charter school equals the sum of the school's special education aid under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and the school's approved unreimbursed cost for educating students eligible for special education services.

(b) The commissioner must review the budget data submitted by an eligible special education charter school under subdivision 2 and notify the school of the approved unreimbursed cost to be used for current aid payments within 30 days of receiving the budget from the school.

(c) For purposes of section 127A.45, subdivision 13, the aid under this subdivision is not subject to the 97.4 percent current fiscal year special education aid entitlement provision.

(d) Final aid payments must be calculated using the actual unreimbursed costs as determined by the department based on year-end financial and student data submitted by the charter school.