Minnesota Legislature
SF 1211
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/12/2013 08:35am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education; creating a flexible, year-round school calendar; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.41.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
new text begin (a) new text end A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of
instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a
student in grades 1 though 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7
though 12, not including summer school. Nothing in this deleted text begin sectiondeleted text end new text begin paragraphnew text end permits a
school district to adopt a four-day week schedule unless approved by the commissioner
under section 124D.126.
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(b) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a school board, with the approval of
its voters at a referendum called by the board under section 126C.17, may implement a
flexible year-round school calendar that is consistent with the hours of instruction under
paragraph (a).
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 school year and
later.
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