1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 120 - 129B Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 124 Education Finance
Section 124.193 Prohibited aid and levies.

124.193 Prohibited aid and levies.

Subdivision 1. General prohibition. Unless specifically permitted in the provision authorizing an aid or a levy, cooperative units of government defined in section 123.35, subdivision 19b, paragraph (d), are prohibited from making a property tax levy or qualifying for or receiving any form of state aid except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3.

Subd. 2. Grants. A cooperative unit may apply for and receive a grant on behalf of its members.

Subd. 3. Allocation from members. By July 15 of each year, a school district may, by board resolution, request the department to make a payment to a third party. The total sum of the payments for the year may not exceed the lesser of (a) the district's general education aid for the fiscal year beginning July 1, according to sections 124A.036, subdivision 5, and 124A.23, subdivision 4, or (b) an amount equal to $100 times the fund balance pupil units for the fiscal year beginning July 1. By July 30 of each year, the school district must report to the commissioner the amount allocated. The amount shall be paid to the third party according to section 124.195, subdivision 15. Amounts paid to third parties under this subdivision shall be recognized and reported as revenues and expenditures on the school district's books of account under sections 121.904 and 121.906.

HIST: 1994 c 647 art 6 s 22; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 9 s 27; 1Sp1997 c 4 art 3 s 11