1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; establishing a 
  1.3             retroactive effective date for St. Paul civil service 
  1.4             separation. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [ST. PAUL CIVIL SERVICE SEPARATION.] 
  1.7      Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 8, 
  1.8   sections 13 and 14, having been approved by a majority vote of 
  1.9   the school board of independent school district No. 625, St. 
  1.10  Paul, on December 19, 1995, and having been approved by a 
  1.11  majority vote of the city council of the city of St. Paul on 
  1.12  January 10, 1996, are effective retroactive to July 1, 1997, 
  1.13  despite the failure to timely file with the secretary of state 
  1.14  the certificates of local approval as required by Laws 1995, 
  1.15  First Special Session chapter 3, article 8, section 27.  This 
  1.16  section and Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 
  1.17  8, sections 13 and 14, are effective without further local 
  1.18  approval and without any filing with the secretary of state.  
  1.19  Actions undertaken pursuant to Laws 1995, First Special Session 
  1.20  chapter 3, article 8, sections 13 and 14, are validated by this 
  1.21  section.