1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; reducing state-generated special education paperwork.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. REDUCING STATE-GENERATED SPECIAL EDUCATION 
1.5 	PAPERWORK.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, each year, in fiscal year 2017 and in 
1.7 	fiscal year 2018, the commissioner of education must use existing budgetary resources to 
1.8 	identify and remove 25 percent of the paperwork burden on Minnesota special education 
1.9 	teachers that results from state but not federally mandated special education compliance 
1.10 	reporting requirements.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.