1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; expanding definition of shared time pupils;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.01, subdivision 8.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 8.Shared time pupils. "Shared time pupils" means those pupils who:
1.7 	(1) attend public school programs for part of the regular school day; or
1.8 	(2) attend public school career and technical education programs offered for secondary 
1.9 	credit outside of the regular school day;
1.10 	and who otherwise fulfill the requirements of section 120A.22 by attendance at a nonpublic 
1.11 	school.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2016-2017 school year and later.