1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; providing for paraprofessional credentials;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.363, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.363, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Fees. The Board of Teaching shall establish fees, including late fees, for 
1.8 	credentials and renewals of credentials so that the total fees collected by the board will as 
1.9 	closely as possible equal anticipated expenditures during the fiscal biennium, as provided 
1.10 	in section 16A.1285. Fees must be credited to accounts in the special revenue fund.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

1.12 	Sec. 2. PARAPROFESSIONALS; RULEMAKING TIMELINE.
 1.13 	According to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125, the Board of Teaching must 
1.14 	publish a notice of intent to adopt rules for paraprofessionals or a notice of hearing no 
1.15 	later than January 1, 2008.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.