1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing certain levy authority; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.45.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.45, is amended to read:
1.6 	126C.45 ICE ARENA LEVY.
1.7 	(a) Each year, an independent school district operating and maintaining an ice arena, 
1.8 	may levy for the net operational costs of the ice arena. The levy may not exceed 90 
1.9 	percent of the net actual costs of operation of the arena for the previous year. Net actual 
1.10 	costs are defined as operating costs less any operating revenues.
1.11 	(b) Any district operating and maintaining an ice arena must demonstrate to the 
1.12 	satisfaction of the Office of Monitoring in the department that the district will offer equal 
1.13 	sports opportunities for male and female students to use its ice arena, particularly in areas 
1.14 	of access to prime practice time, team support, and providing junior varsity and younger 
1.15 	level teams for girls' ice sports and ice sports offerings.