1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing the length of the school year by five 
1.3 	weeks; repealing the Labor Day start; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 
1.4 	120A.41; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120A.40.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
1.7 	120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; DAYS OF INSTRUCTION.
1.8 	(a) For fiscal years 2007 and earlier, a school board's annual school calendar must 
1.9 	include at least the number of days of student instruction the board formally adopted as its 
1.10 	school calendar at the beginning of the 1996-1997 school year.
1.11 	(b) For fiscal year 2008, a school board's annual school calendar must include at 
1.12 	least 180 days of student instruction and at least ten noninstructional days devoted to 
1.13 	parent-teacher conferences, teacher workshops, or other staff development activities. 
1.14 	For fiscal years 2009 and later, the annual school calendar must be increased by five 
1.15 	instructional days and five noninstructional days per year until the annual school calendar 
1.16 	includes at least 200 days of student instruction and at least 30 noninstructional days.

1.17 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120A.40, is repealed for fiscal year 
1.19 	2008 and later.