1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring school districts to give priority to children of 
1.3 	district staff in the open enrollment lottery process;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 5a.Lotteries. If a school district has more applications than available seats at 
1.9 	a specific grade level, it must hold an impartial lottery following the January 15 deadline 
1.10 	to determine which students will receive seats. Siblings of currently enrolled students and, 
1.11 	applications related to an approved integration and achievement plan, and children of the 
1.12 	school district's staff must receive priority in the lottery. The process for the school district 
1.13 	lottery must be established in school district policy, approved by the school board, and 
1.14 	posted on the school district's Web site.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and 
1.16 	later.