1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; creating a onetime exception to the contract deadline 
1.3 	penalty.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CONTRACT DEADLINE PENALTY; EXCEPTION.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.05, for the 2010 calendar year 
1.7 	only, state aid must not be reduced for a school district that has reached a tentative 
1.8 	collective bargaining agreement with the exclusive representative of the teachers by 
1.9 	January 15, 2010.

1.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 14, 2010.