1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; updating a reference;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Foreign exchange pupils. Notwithstanding section 124D.02, subdivision 
1.7 	3, or any other law to the contrary, a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a 
1.8 	cultural exchange program registered with the Office of the Secretary of State under 
1.9 	section 5A.02 may be counted as a resident pupil for the purposes of this chapter 
1.10 	and chapters 120B, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, and 127A, even if the pupil has 
1.11 	graduated from high school or the equivalent. 

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.