as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/17/2017 09:00am
A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying open enrollment priorities; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
If a school district has more applications than available seats at a
specific grade level, it must hold an impartial lottery following the January 15 deadline to
determine which students will receive seats. new text begin The district must give priority to enrolling:
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new text begin (1) new text end siblings of currently enrolled studentsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (2) students whosenew text end applications new text begin are new text end related to an approved integration and achievement
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new text begin (3)new text end children of the school district's staff deleted text begin must receive priority in the lottery.deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) students residing in that part of a municipality, defined under section 469.1812,
subdivision 3, where:
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(i) the student's resident district does not operate a school building;
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(ii) the nonresident district in which the student seeks to enroll operates one or more
school buildings within the municipality; and
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(iii) no other nonresident district operates a school building within the municipality.
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The process for the school district lottery must be established in school district policy,
approved by the school board, and posted on the school district's Web site.
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This section is effective for lotteries conducted beginning July
1, 2017.
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