SF 1923

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/19/2014 09:12am

A bill for an act
relating to school board elections; providing a process to dissolve election
districts without entering into a consolidation or cooperation and combination
plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.12, subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.12, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Dissolution of election districts.

new text begin (a) In the ten largest school districts or
in a school district located wholly or partly within a city of the first class, new text end the governing
body of a school district that enters into a consolidation or cooperation and combination
agreement may, by resolution, dissolve election districts previously established as
provided in this section as part of the consolidation or cooperation and combination plan.
The resolution must include a plan for the orderly transition to at-large elections of school
board members new text begin . The largest ten districts shall be determined each year ending in one
based on the number of pupils enrolled in the district on October 1 of the previous fiscal
year. Notwithstanding the requirements of this paragraph, the initial determination shall
be based on the number of pupils enrolled in the district on October 1, 2013.
new text end

new text begin (b) In all districts not subject to paragraph (a), upon resolution of the board, made on
its own motion or on presentation of a petition substantially in the form required in section
205A.13, signed by at least 50 electors of the district or ten percent of the number of votes
cast in the most recent regular school board election, whichever is larger, the board shall
adopt a proposal to dissolve election districts previously established. The proposal must
include a plan for the orderly transition to at-large elections of school board members. The
proposal must be submitted to the voters at the next general election. If the election is
initiated by petition, the resolution calling the election must be adopted within six months
after the date of receipt of the petition. Only one election within any two-year period may
be held under this section. The question presented at the general election shall be:
new text end

new text begin "Shall the school district election districts be dissolved and school board members
elected at-large as provided in Resolution No. .... of the school board, dated ..........?
new text end

	new text begin Yes . new text end
	new text begin No . " new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end