1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; permitting independent school 
  1.3             district No. 238, Mabel-Canton, to permanently start 
  1.4             the school year before Labor Day; amending Laws 2000, 
  1.5             chapter 489, article 6, section 44, subdivision 2. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 6, section 44, 
  1.8   subdivision 2. 
  1.9      Subd. 2.  [MABEL-CANTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 
  1.10  238.] Notwithstanding subdivision 1 and Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.11  section 120A.40, for the 2000-2001 school year only and 
  1.12  thereafter, independent school district No. 238, Mabel-Canton, 
  1.13  may start the school year up to five weekdays before Labor Day 
  1.14  for the purpose of scheduling an additional academic term during 
  1.15  the regular school year.