1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring schools to inform
1.3 	students about meningococcal meningitis and influenza
1.4 	and their vaccines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 124D.10, subdivision 8; proposing coding for
1.6 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [121A.215] MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AND
1.9 	INFLUENZA; INFORMATION.
1.10 	A school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, except a
1.11 	home school, and including a charter school, annually at the
1.12 	start of the school year must inform students and parents or
1.13 	guardians about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and
1.14 	vaccines for meningococcal meningitis and influenza.  The
1.15 	information must explain the causes and symptoms of
1.16 	meningococcal meningitis and influenza, how meningococcal
1.17 	meningitis and influenza are spread, and the places where
1.18 	additional information and vaccines are available.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the
1.20 	2005-2006 school year and later.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.10,
1.22 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.23 		Subd. 8.State and local requirements.  (a) A charter
1.24 	school shall meet all applicable state and local health and
1.25 	safety requirements.
1.26 	(b) A school sponsored by a school board may be located in
2.1 	any district, unless the school board of the district of the
2.2 	proposed location disapproves by written resolution.
2.3 	(c) A charter school must be nonsectarian in its programs,
2.4 	admission policies, employment practices, and all other
2.5 	operations.  A sponsor may not authorize a charter school or
2.6 	program that is affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or
2.7 	a religious institution.
2.8 	(d) Charter schools must not be used as a method of
2.9 	providing education or generating revenue for students who are
2.10 	being home-schooled.
2.11 	(e) The primary focus of a charter school must be to
2.12 	provide a comprehensive program of instruction for at least one
2.13 	grade or age group from five through 18 years of age.
2.14 	Instruction may be provided to people younger than five years
2.15 	and older than 18 years of age.
2.16 	(f) A charter school may not charge tuition.
2.17 	(g) A charter school is subject to and must comply with
2.18 	chapter 363A and section 121A.04.
2.19 	(h) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the
2.20 	Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, and the
2.21 	Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.
2.22 	(i) A charter school is subject to the same financial
2.23 	audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as a district.
2.24 	Audits must be conducted in compliance with generally accepted
2.25 	governmental auditing standards, the Federal Single Audit Act,
2.26 	if applicable, and section 6.65.  A charter school is subject to
2.27 	and must comply with sections 15.054; 118A.01; 118A.02; 118A.03;
2.28 	118A.04; 118A.05; 118A.06; 123B.52, subdivision 5; 471.38;
2.29 	471.391; 471.392; 471.425; 471.87; 471.88, subdivisions 1, 2, 3,
2.30 	4, 5, 6, 12, 13, and 15; 471.881; and 471.89.  The audit must
2.31 	comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to 123B.83,
2.32 	except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the
2.33 	program at the school.  Deviations must be approved by the
2.34 	commissioner.  The Department of Education, state auditor, or
2.35 	legislative auditor may conduct financial, program, or
2.36 	compliance audits.  A charter school determined to be in
3.1 	statutory operating debt under sections 123B.81 to 123B.83 must
3.2 	submit a plan under section 123B.81, subdivision 4.
3.3 	(j) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort
3.4 	liability under chapter 466.
3.5 	(k) A charter school must comply with sections 13.32;
3.6 	120A.22, subdivision 7; 121A.75; and 260B.171, subdivisions 3
3.7 	and 5.
3.8 	(l) A charter school is subject to the Pledge of Allegiance
3.9 	requirement under section 121A.11, subdivision 3.
3.10 	(m) A charter school must inform students and parents or
3.11 	guardians about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and
3.12 	vaccines for meningococcal meningitis and influenza, consistent
3.13 	with section 121A.215.
3.14 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the
3.15 	2005-2006 school year and later.