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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to education; providing school district budget relief;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13D.02, by adding a subdivision; 120B.023, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivision 2; 123B.02, subdivision 15; 124D.19, subdivision 3; 125A.07; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>126C.44; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13D.02, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>School boards; interactive technology with an audio and visual link.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>A school board conducting a meeting under this section may use interactive technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>with an audio and visual link to conduct the meeting if the school board complies with <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>all other requirements under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Revisions and reviews required.</b> (a) The commissioner of education must <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>and graduation requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. The commissioner must revise <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>and align the state's academic standards and graduation requirements, consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>review cycle established in this subdivision and the requirements of chapter 14, but must <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>not proceed to finally adopt revised and realigned academic standards and graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>requirements in rule without first receiving specific legislative authority to do so. During <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>each review cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>academic standard and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>college readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>2010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>grade; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>standards in mathematics, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>120B.30</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>2012-2013 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>standards and related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(f) The commissioner in the 2010-2011 school year must revise and align review <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>the state's academic standards and high school graduation requirements in social studies <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>to require that students must satisfactorily complete the revised social studies standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>beginning in the 2013-2014 2014-2015 school year. The commissioner must again <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks in social studies <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>beginning in the 2019-2020 2020-2021 school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Annuity contract; payroll allocation.</b> (a) At the request of an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>and as part of the employee's compensation arrangement, the board may purchase an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>individual annuity contract for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>make payroll allocations in accordance with such arrangement for the purpose of paying <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>the entire premium due and to become due under such contract. The allocation must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>the benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current Federal Internal Revenue Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>or any equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>own such contract and the employee's rights under the contract shall be nonforfeitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>except for failure to pay premiums. Section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref> shall not be applicable hereto and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>board shall have no liability thereunder because of its purchase of any individual annuity <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>contracts. This statute shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to employees of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the school district. The school board of a school district shall determine the identity and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>number of the available vendors under federal Internal Revenue Code, section 403(b) is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>term and condition of employment under section 
         <statute_ref>179A.03</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When considering vendors under paragraph (a), the school district and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>exclusive representative of the employees shall consider all of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the vendor's ability to comply with all employer requirements imposed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that apply to section 403(b) of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>Internal Revenue Code, and any regulation adopted in relation to these laws;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the vendor's experience in providing 403(b) plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the vendor's potential effectiveness in providing client services attendant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>its plan and in relation to cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the nature and extent of rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the suitability of the rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the vendor's ability to provide the rights and benefits offered under its plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the vendor's financial stability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2011.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Community education director.</b> (a) Except as provided under paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(b) and (c), each board shall employ a licensed community education director. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>shall submit the name of the person who is serving as director of community education <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>under this section on the district's annual community education report to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(b) A board may apply to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Minnesota Rules, part 3512.3500, subpart 9, for authority to use an individual who is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>licensed as a community education director.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(c) A board of a district with a total population of 2,000 10,000 or less may identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>an employee who holds a valid Minnesota principal or superintendent license under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Minnesota Rules, chapter 3512, to serve as director of community education. To be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>eligible for an exception under this paragraph, the board shall certify in writing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>commissioner that the district has not placed a licensed director of community education <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>on unrequested leave.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 125A.07, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><b>125A.07 RULEMAKING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>(a) Consistent with this section, the commissioner shall adopt new rules and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>amend existing rules related to children with disabilities only under after receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>specific legislative authority to do so, consistent with section 127A.05, subdivision 4, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>consistent with the requirements of chapter 14 and paragraph (c). Technical changes and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>corrections are exempted from this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>(b) As provided in this paragraph, the state's regulatory scheme should support <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>schools by assuring that all state special education rules adopted by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>result in one or more of the following outcomes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(1) increased time available to teachers and, where appropriate, to support staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>including school nurses for educating students through direct and indirect instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(2) consistent and uniform access to effective education programs for students with <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>disabilities throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(3) reduced inequalities and conflict, appropriate due process hearing procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and reduced court actions related to the delivery of special education instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>services for students with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>(4) clear expectations for service providers and for students with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(5) increased accountability for all individuals and agencies that provide instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>and other services to students with disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(6) greater focus for the state and local resources dedicated to educating students <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>with disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(7) clearer standards for evaluating the effectiveness of education and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>services for students with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(c) Subject to chapter 14, the commissioner may adopt, amend, or rescind a rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>related to children with disabilities if such action is specifically required by federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><b>126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>609.101, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A school district must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>unit of the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>clause (6). The district must annually certify either that: (1) its total spending on services <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>its expenditures for these purposes, excluding amounts spent under this section, in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>previous year plus the amount spent under this section; or (2) that the district's full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>equivalent number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>number for the previous year.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>RESERVED REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORARY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var><b>SUSPENSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>2012 and 2013 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2011.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>years 2012 and 2013 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>community service fund or the food service fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>for students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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