1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; allowing independent school 
  1.3             district No. 801, Browns Valley, to begin the school 
  1.4             year as early as August 27 to accommodate Browns 
  1.5             Valley high school students enrolled in school in 
  1.6             Sisseton, South Dakota and Sisseton, South Dakota 
  1.7             elementary students enrolled in school in Browns 
  1.8             Valley; making this authorization applicable to the 
  1.9             2001-2002 school year and later. 
  1.10  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.11     Section 1.  [BROWNS VALLEY SCHOOL CALENDAR START DATE 
  1.12  EXCEPTION.] 
  1.13     Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40, 
  1.14  paragraph (a), or other law to the contrary, independent school 
  1.15  district No. 801, Browns Valley, may begin the school year as 
  1.16  early as August 27 to accommodate Browns Valley high school 
  1.17  students enrolled in school in Sisseton, South Dakota, and 
  1.18  Sisseton, South Dakota, elementary students enrolled in school 
  1.19  in Browns Valley. 
  1.20     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  1.21  following final enactment and, notwithstanding Minnesota 
  1.22  Statutes, section 120A.40, paragraph (a), or other law to the 
  1.23  contrary, applies to the 2001-2002 school year and later.