1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to education; prohibiting school districts 
  1.3             from including teacher convention days on the school 
  1.4             calendar; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
  1.5             126.12, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.12, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  (a) Except for learning programs during 
  1.10  summer, flexible learning year programs authorized under 
  1.11  sections 120.59 to 120.67, and learning year programs under 
  1.12  section 121.585, a school district shall not commence an 
  1.13  elementary or secondary school year prior to Labor Day.  Days 
  1.14  which are devoted to teachers' workshops may be held before 
  1.15  Labor Day.  Districts that enter into cooperative agreements are 
  1.16  encouraged to adopt similar school calendars. 
  1.17     (b) A school district shall not include on the school 
  1.18  calendar any days devoted to teacher convention days. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.20     Section 1 is effective for the 1999-2000 school year.  
  1.21  School districts, at their discretion, may implement section 1 
  1.22  during the 1998-1999 school year.