1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; reporting special education litigation costs; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.75, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.75, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9.Litigation costs; annual report. (a) By November 30 of each year, 
1.8 	a school district must annually report the district's special education litigation costs, 
1.9 	including attorney fees and costs of due process hearings, to the commissioner of 
1.10 	education, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards.
1.11 	(b) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report school district special 
1.12 	education litigation costs to the house of representatives and the senate committees having 
1.13 	jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education finance.