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Cooperative says law amendment needed so alternative-learning co-ops receive full funding
Summary
A southern Minnesota education cooperative asked the committee to clarify statute so 100% of funding intended for alternative learning centers administered by cooperatives flows to the serving cooperative rather than routing through resident districts where some districts have withheld portions.
The executive director of a southern Minnesota cooperative told the House Education Finance Committee that statutory language causes some resident districts to withhold up to 10 percent of state funding intended for alternative learning centers (ALCs) run by cooperatives, and he asked lawmakers to fix the wording so cooperatives receive the full intended amount.
Dan Armergast, executive director of the Southern Minnesota Education Consortium,…
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