Minnesota Session Laws - 2010, Regular Session

CHAPTER 208--H.F.No. 2360

An act

relating to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis; providing for two members appointed by Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, on the Minneapolis redistricting commission; establishing standards.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, MINNEAPOLIS. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding chapter 1, section 3, of the home rule charter of the city of Minneapolis, the Board of Education of Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, may appoint two members to serve on the Minneapolis redistricting commission to replace the two members of the commission appointed by the majority and minority caucuses of the city council for the purpose of determining the redistricting of Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis Board of Education districts. new text end

new text begin The two members appointed by the school board shall participate with the other appointed members of the redistricting commission, except city council appointees, to determine the redistricting of school board districts. School board appointees shall not sit in considering the redistricting of city council ward boundaries. The redistricting commission may adopt necessary procedures to ensure full participation by school board appointees in its process. new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin STANDARDS. new text end

new text begin Within the time specified in chapter 1, section 3, and chapter 16, section 1, of the home rule charter of the city of Minneapolis, the redistricting commission shall set the boundaries of the school board districts in accordance with the following standards: new text end

new text begin (1) The ideal population for each district shall be determined by dividing the total population of the school district by six. In no case shall any district, when readjusted, have a population more than five percent over or under the ideal population. new text end

new text begin (2) Each district shall consist of contiguous compact territory. The existence of a lake within a district shall not be contrary to this provision. Whenever possible, district boundary lines shall follow the center line of streets, avenues, alleys, and boulevards and as nearly as practicable, shall run due east and west or north and south. new text end

new text begin (3) To the extent possible, each newly drawn district shall retain the same numerical designation as the previously existing district from which the newly drawn district received the largest portion of its population. new text end

new text begin (4) The districts must not dilute the voting strength of racial or language minority populations. Where a concentration of a racial or language minority makes it possible, the districts must increase the probability that members of the minority will be elected. new text end

new text begin (5) The districts should attempt to preserve communities of interest where that can be done in compliance with the preceding standards. new text end

new text begin (6) Population shall be determined by use of the official population, as stated by census tracts and blocks in the official United States Census. Whenever it is necessary to modify census data in fixing a district boundary, the redistricting commission may compute the population of any part by use of other pertinent data or may have a special enumeration made of any block or blocks using the standards of the United States Census. If the population of any block or blocks is so determined, the redistricting commission may assume that the remainder of the census tract has the remaining population shown by the census. In every such case, the determination of the redistricting commission as to population shall be conclusive, unless clearly contrary to the census. new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day after Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, complies with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3. new text end

Presented to the governor March 29, 2010

Signed by the governor April 1, 2010, 10:11 a.m.