Modifying, expanding and repealing certain provisions of the kindergarten through grade 12 education codeARTICLE 1 - EDUCATION CODE; COMPULSORY ATTENDANCEDefining charter school and public school under the education code; eliminating certain obsolete or redundant language relating to public school attendance and the authority of school districts to require summer school attendance ARTICLE 2 - CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTChanging the requirement for school boards to include in annual written policies an instruction plan including education effectiveness processes to the inclusion of a process for alternative instruction for students with parents objecting to the content of regular instruction; eliminating the guidelines for violence prevention programs; repealing certain instruction and curriculum requirements including the advisory committee and building teams, the requirement for parental curriculum review and the endowed chair programARTICLE 3 - STUDENT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND BEHAVIOREliminating certain form requirements for reporting school zone dangerous weapons incidents and reducing the reporting frequency requirement; modifying federal flag display requirements; clarifying certain immunization requirements, eliminating certain requirements suspension authority of the commissioner of health and modifying the definition of person enrolled in any elementary or secondary school relating to children with disabilities; eliminating certain mandates relating to school district programs to prevent and reduce the risk of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and certain requirements relating to chemical abuse preassessment and school and community advisory teams; clarifying the requirement for students to wear industrial quality eye protective devices; clarifying the provision regulating school safety patrols; expanding the motorcycle safety education program to include snowmobiles and personal watercraft; eliminating the requirement for the commissioner of children, families and learning to encourage and assist school districts to cooperatively establish alternative educational services for dismissed pupils and certain hazing policy mandates; repealing a certain provision requiring copies of harassment and violence policies to be submitted to the commissioner, certain exceptions to the athletic programs equal opportunity requirement and the separate teams requirement and a certain provision providing for additional funding sources for AIDS programs ARTICLE 4 - TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORSEliminating certain mandates relating to board of teaching register of persons licensed; eliminating athletic coaches from the definition of supervisory personnel; eliminating certain restrictions on the hiring of teachers and the requirement for school boards to adopt a plan for evaluation of teachers during the probationary period; making mandatory the option of negotiating plans providing for unrequested leave, eliminating certain mandates relating to unrequested leave; eliminating certain examining physician qualification requirements relating to leave of absence for health reasons; authorizing district agreements in lieu of termination hearings; eliminating the requirement for teachers to pay for requested records reproductions; requiring the negotiation of certain issues in teacher contracts; eliminating the alternative to teacher preparation time agreements; modifying the hearing requirement for the termination of coaching duties; eliminating the requirement for district reports of staff development results, the annual cap on the employment of teacher residents and a certain requirement for the board of teaching to consult with the teacher mentoring task force in approving mentorship program applications; transferring the responsibility for the interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel from the commissioner of children, families and learning to the executive director of the board of teaching; specifying certain renumbering instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing certain provisions relating to teacher licensure and preparation programs, assessment professionals, teacher employment in supervisory positions, leaves of absence, contracts, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, staff exchanges, the educational effectiveness program, teacher centers and the administrators academy ARTICLE 5 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; FORMS FOR ORGANIZINGRepealing certain provisions relating to area learning centers and the purposes of education districts and cooperative secondary facilities grants ARTICLE 6 - SCHOOL DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIESEliminating the requirement for school boards to provide free textbooks to district pupils, certain provisions regulating school site decision making teams and agreements, certain responsibilities of the commissioner of children, families and learning relating to the agreements, the authority of school boards to enter into certain agreements or contracts and certain responsibilities of school superintendents; expanding the authority of school boards to charge certain fees; eliminating certain provisions regulating the use of textbooks and instructional materials by nonpublic school pupils and school fire inspections; eliminating the authority of school boards to designate school bus driver day; eliminating certain school bus safety instruction mandates and competency demonstration requirements; making optional the transportation safety reserved revenue requirement; repealing certain school board powers, a certain provision providing for imprest cash funds, certain duties of school principals, certain recordkeeping or reporting penalties, the nonpublic education council, certain provisions regulating curricular activities and providing for the use of school buildings, for agricultural education and for advertising on school buses, certain student transportation provisions and the requirement for school boards to visit schools ARTICLE 7 - EDUCATION PROGRAMS Modifying and clarifying the kindergarten instruction requirement; modifying certain enrollment options (open enrollment) program application procedures and certain requirements under the post-secondary enrollment options (PSEO) program; changing the purposes of charter schools to expected outcomes, modifying certain information dissemination requirements and eliminating the prohibition on tax levies or bond issuance by charter school boards of directors; clarifying certain provisions relating to the school breakfast and milk programs; changing mandatory components of the family connections program to expectations and requiring certain teacher negotiations; requiring commissioner of children, families and learning approval of plans and applications for family connections aid; eliminating certain guidelines for the Minnesota school to work student organization foundation relating to vocational learning experiences; changing the purposes of the Minnesota youth works act to expected outcomes, eliminating certain duties of the governor's workforce development council relating to grants, modifying certain grant application procedures and eliminating certain application content requirements and certain responsibilities of grantees; modifying certain requirements under the comprehensive education and employment transitions system and the comprehensive youth apprenticeship program; requiring school districts to make the final decision on the location of limited English proficiency services for nonpublic pupils; eliminating certain program guidelines for American Indian language and culture education programs; eliminating the office of desegregation integration and transferring responsibilities to the commissioner; eliminating certain program guidelines for the Minnesota academic excellence foundation; specifying certain renumbering instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing certain powers of school district boards, certain provisions under the enrollment options program, the purpose and evaluation requirement under the first grade preparedness program, certain provisions under the post-secondary enrollment options act, the charter school length of school year requirement, the purpose of the school breakfast program and the school breakfast incentive, the flexible learning year program, certain provisions under the family connections and youth works acts, certain LEP aid provisions, a certain provision providing for parental involvement programs, the Minnesota local partnership act and certain purposes and policies ARTICLE 8 - EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGYChanging the computerized information system to the state information system and eliminating the requirement for review by the department of children, families and learning of school district software systems; modifying certain school district telecommunications grant application requirements and eliminating the minimum connections standard requirement for regional public library system eligibility for the grants; repealing certain duties of the department relating to the grants and a certain provision providing for regional clearinghouses for improving technology ARTICLE 9 - EDUCATION FUNDING Excluding certain adult students from the pupil unit count; eliminating certain unnecessary language; repealing the separate account and annual expenditure report requirements for school districts receiving compensatory education revenue ARTICLE 10 - STATE ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION Eliminating the authority of the commissioner of children, families and learning to appoint deputy commissioners, to repeal existing rules and to exercise authority over evening schools and eliminating certain duties of the commissioner relating to the adoption of goals and preparation of outlines for local school districts and laws modifications and unification recommendations; modifying a certain provision requiring the reduction of aid for violations of law and eliminating certain directives from the legislature to school districts; repealing a certain audit reporting requirement of the commissioner ARTICLE 11 - HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUEEliminating certain powers of the board of the Lola and Rudy Perpich Minnesota center for arts education (mk)