1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; providing more flexibility for local school boards;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.13, subdivision 5.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 5.Uses of revenue; relief from mandates. (a) Except as provided in sections 
1.7 	126C.10, subdivision 14; 126C.12; and 126C.15, general education revenue may be used 
1.8 	during the regular school year and the summer for general and special school purposes.  
1.9 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and sections 122A.60; 122A.61; 126C.10, 
1.10 	subdivisions 2b, 12, 34, 35, and 36; 126C.12; and 126C.15, the school board of a district 
1.11 	where the general education revenue per pupil unit for the previous year is at or below 
1.12 	the state average may spend general education revenue for any general or special school 
1.13 	purpose according to a plan adopted by the school board.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.15 	and applies to revenue for fiscal years 2010 and later.