Purpose

This bill would provide additional funding for education by appropriating money from the general fund to the Department of Education for a designated fiscal year. The focus is to supply school unemployment aid, meaning financial support to help school districts cover unemployment costs.

Main Provisions

• Appropriations from the general fund to the Department of Education for the specified fiscal year.
• School unemployment aid: a targeted allocation of $105,000,000 (105 million dollars) to be used as school unemployment aid under Minnesota Statutes section 124D.995.
• This appropriation is explicitly stated as a one-time (non-recurring) funding.
• The school unemployment aid funds must be used in accordance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 124D.995.

Significance and Changes to Law

• Creates a temporary, one-time infusion of money to help pay school unemployment costs.
• Uses the general fund and directs the money to the Department of Education.
• Ties the distribution and use of the funds to existing statutory requirements (Minnesota Statutes section 124D.995), meaning recipients must follow those rules.
• Represents a change in education finances by adding a non-recurring amount specifically for unemployment aid for schools.

Implementation Notes

• The exact fiscal year for the appropriation is “the fiscal year designated.”
• Details on how the funds will be allocated to individual districts or programs are not provided in this text and would likely follow the processes defined in statute 124D.995.

Relevant Terms - appropriation - general fund - Department of Education - school unemployment aid - Minnesota Statutes section 124D.995 - one-time appropriation - fiscal year - education finance - funding - requirements under 124D.995