Education finance; transportation sparsity revenue percent amended.

HF 53 amends Minnesota's education finance law to adjust how school districts and charter schools calculate transportation funding. It increases a district's "transportation sparsity revenue" by 35% of the difference between its actual transportation costs (adjusted for previous years) and a calculated amount based on basic revenue and existing transportation aid. This change directly affects public school districts and charter schools by altering their formula for receiving state transportation funding. The adjustment applies to fiscal year 2026 and later, modifying existing funding calculations without creating new programs. The bill focuses on refining the method for distributing transportation funds, not on new policy outcomes.