1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; prohibiting the school year to
1.3 	start before Labor Day; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 	2004, section 120A.40.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.40, is
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 	120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR.
1.9 	(a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible
1.10 	learning year programs authorized under sections 124D.12 to
1.11 	124D.127, and learning year programs under section 124D.128, a
1.12 	district must not commence an elementary or secondary school
1.13 	year before September 1 Labor Day, except as provided under
1.14 	paragraph (b).  Days devoted to teachers' workshops may be held
1.15 	before September 1 Labor Day.  Districts that enter into
1.16 	cooperative agreements are encouraged to adopt similar school
1.17 	calendars.
1.18 	(b) A district may begin the school year on any day before
1.19 	September 1 Labor Day to accommodate a construction or
1.20 	remodeling project of $400,000 or more affecting a district
1.21 	school facility.