1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing the length of the school year; repealing 
1.3 	the Labor Day start;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.41; 
1.4 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.40.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
1.7 	120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; DAYS OF INSTRUCTION.
1.8 	(a) For fiscal years 2008 and earlier, a school board's annual school calendar must 
1.9 	include at least the number of days of student instruction the board formally adopted as its 
1.10 	school calendar at the beginning of the 1996-1997 school year.
1.11 	(b) For fiscal year 2009, a school board's annual school calendar must include at 
1.12 	least 180 days of student instruction and at least 20 noninstructional days devoted to 
1.13 	parent-teacher conferences, teacher workshops, or other staff development activities.

1.14 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.15 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.40, is repealed for fiscal year 2009 and later.