Bill Text: MN HF1542 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: School start date exception made for school districts that suffer floods.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-26 - House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day [HF1542 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1542-Introduced.html
Bill Title: School start date exception made for school districts that suffer floods.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-26 - House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day [HF1542 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1542-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; making an exception to the school start date for school
1.3districts that suffer natural disasters;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
1.4120A.40.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120A.40, is amended to read:
1.7120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR.
1.8(a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible learning year programs
1.9authorized under sections124D.12 to
124D.127 , and learning year programs under section
1.10124D.128
, a district must not commence an elementary or secondary school year before
1.11Labor Day, except as provided under paragraph (b). Days devoted to teachers' workshops
1.12may be held before Labor Day. Districts that enter into cooperative agreements are
1.13encouraged to adopt similar school calendars.
1.14(b) A district may begin the school year on any day before Labor Day:
1.15(1) to accommodate a construction or remodeling project of $400,000 or more
1.16affecting a district school facility;
1.17(2) if the district has an agreement under section123A.30 ,
123A.32 , or
123A.35
1.18with a district that qualifies under clause (1); or
1.19(3) if the district agrees to the same schedule with a school district in an adjoining
1.20state; or
1.21(4) if the district canceled at least two instructional school days in the previous
1.22school year because of a flood, tornado, or fire.
1.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3districts that suffer natural disasters;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
1.4120A.40.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120A.40, is amended to read:
1.7120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR.
1.8(a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible learning year programs
1.9authorized under sections
1.11Labor Day, except as provided under paragraph (b). Days devoted to teachers' workshops
1.12may be held before Labor Day. Districts that enter into cooperative agreements are
1.13encouraged to adopt similar school calendars.
1.14(b) A district may begin the school year on any day before Labor Day:
1.15(1) to accommodate a construction or remodeling project of $400,000 or more
1.16affecting a district school facility;
1.17(2) if the district has an agreement under section
1.19(3) if the district agrees to the same schedule with a school district in an adjoining
1.20state; or
1.21(4) if the district canceled at least two instructional school days in the previous
1.22school year because of a flood, tornado, or fire.
1.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
