as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing the length of the school year by five
weeks; repealing the Labor Day start; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
120A.41; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120A.40.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
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include at least the number of days of student instruction the board formally adopted as its
school calendar at the beginning of the 1996-1997 school year.
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(b) For fiscal year 2008, a school board's annual school calendar must include at
least 180 days of student instruction and at least ten noninstructional days devoted to
parent-teacher conferences, teacher workshops, or other staff development activities.
For fiscal years 2009 and later, the annual school calendar must be increased by five
instructional days and five noninstructional days per year until the annual school calendar
includes at least 200 days of student instruction and at least 30 noninstructional days.
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Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120A.40,
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is repealed for fiscal year
2008 and later.
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