1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; reducing certain mandates;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2010, sections 122A.414, subdivisions 1a, 4; 122A.60, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4; 
1.4 	123B.02, subdivision 15; 126C.13, subdivision 5; 126C.44; 134.195, subdivision 
1.5 	8; 134.201, subdivisions 1, 5; 134.32, subdivision 3; 134.341; 134.355, 
1.6 	subdivisions 2, 8; 171.02, subdivision 2b; 171.321, subdivision 4; repealing 
1.7 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.61; 123B.05; 126C.12; 134.34, 
1.8 	subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7; Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2340.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
1.11 	read:
1.12 		Subd. 1a.Transitional planning year. (a) To be eligible to participate in an 
1.13 	alternative teacher professional pay system, a school district, intermediate school district, 
1.14 	or site, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative pay 
1.15 	system, must:
1.16 	(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the school district or 
1.17 	intermediate school district and the exclusive representative of the teachers to complete a 
1.18 	plan preparing for full implementation, consistent with subdivision 2, that may include, 
1.19 	among other activities, training to evaluate teacher performance, a restructured school 
1.20 	day to develop integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities, release 
1.21 	time to develop an alternative pay system agreement, and teacher and staff training on 
1.22 	using multiple data sources; and
1.23 	(2) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes, 
1.24 	consistent with ~~sections~~ section122A.60~~and 122A.61~~, to develop the alternative teacher 
1.25 	professional pay system agreement under this section.
2.1 	(b) To be eligible to participate in an alternative teacher professional pay system, a 
2.2 	charter school, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative 
2.3 	pay system, must:
2.4 	(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the charter school and the 
2.5 	charter school board of directors;
2.6 	(2) submit the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the charter 
2.7 	school indicating at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative 
2.8 	pay system; and
2.9 	(3) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes, 
2.10 	consistent with ~~sections~~ section122A.60~~and 122A.61~~, to develop the alternative teacher 
2.11 	professional pay system.
2.12 	(c) The commissioner may waive the planning year if the commissioner determines, 
2.13 	based on the criteria under subdivision 2, that the school district, intermediate school 
2.14 	district, site or charter school is ready to fully implement an alternative pay system.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

2.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subd. 4.Planning and staff development. A school district that qualifies to 
2.18 	participate in the alternative teacher professional pay system transitional planning year 
2.19 	under subdivision 1a may use up to two percent of its general education basic revenue 
2.20 	~~that would otherwise be reserved under section 122A.61~~ for complying with the planning 
2.21 	and staff development activities under this section.

2.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

2.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.24 		Subdivision 1.Staff development committee. A school board ~~must use the revenue~~ 
2.25 	~~authorized in section 122A.61 for in-service education for programs under section~~ 
2.26 	~~120B.22, subdivision 2, or for staff development plans~~ may implement a staff development 
2.27 	plan under this section. If a school board implements a plan under this section, the board 
2.28 	must establish an advisory staff development committee to develop the plan, assist site 
2.29 	professional development teams in developing a site plan consistent with the goals of the 
2.30 	plan, and evaluate staff development efforts at the site level. A majority of the advisory 
2.31 	committee and the site professional development team must be teachers representing 
2.32 	various grade levels, subject areas, and special education. The advisory committee must 
2.33 	also include nonteaching staff, parents, and administrators.

3.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

3.2 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.3 		Subd. 1a.Effective staff development activities. ~~(a)~~ Staff development activities
3.4 	implemented under this section must:
3.5 	(1) focus on the school classroom and research-based strategies that improve student 
3.6 	learning;
3.7 	(2) provide opportunities for teachers to practice and improve their instructional 
3.8 	skills over time;
3.9 	(3) provide opportunities for teachers to use student data as part of their daily work 
3.10 	to increase student achievement;
3.11 	(4) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills;
3.12 	(5) align with state and local academic standards;
3.13 	(6) provide opportunities to build professional relationships, foster collaboration 
3.14 	among principals and staff who provide instruction, and provide opportunities for 
3.15 	teacher-to-teacher mentoring; and
3.16 	(7) align with the plan of the district or site for an alternative teacher professional 
3.17 	pay system.
3.18 	Staff development activities may include curriculum development and curriculum training 
3.19 	programs, and activities that provide teachers and other members of site-based teams 
3.20 	training to enhance team performance. The school district also may implement other 
3.21 	staff development activities required by law and activities associated with professional 
3.22 	teacher compensation models.
3.23 	~~(b) Release time provided for teachers to supervise students on field trips and school~~ 
3.24 	~~activities, or independent tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher's knowledge~~ 
3.25 	~~and instructional skills, such as preparing report cards, calculating grades, or organizing~~ 
3.26 	~~classroom materials, may not be counted as staff development time that is financed with~~ 
3.27 	~~staff development reserved revenue under section 122A.61.~~

3.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

3.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.30 		Subd. 4.Staff development report. (a) By October 15 of each year, ~~the~~ a district 
3.31 	~~and~~ implementing a staff development plan under this section, in conjunction with its 
3.32 	site staff development committees, shall write and submit a report of staff development 
3.33 	activities and expenditures for the previous year, in the form and manner determined by 
4.1 	the commissioner. The report, signed by the district superintendent and staff development 
4.2 	chair, must include assessment and evaluation data indicating progress toward district and 
4.3 	site staff development goals based on teaching and learning outcomes, including the 
4.4 	percentage of teachers and other staff involved in instruction who participate in effective 
4.5 	staff development activities under subdivision 3.
4.6 	(b) The report must break down expenditures for:
4.7 	(1) curriculum development and curriculum training programs; and
4.8 	(2) staff development training models, workshops, and conferences, and the cost of 
4.9 	releasing teachers or providing substitute teachers for staff development purposes.
4.10 	The report also must indicate whether the expenditures were incurred at the district 
4.11 	level or the school site level, and whether the school site expenditures were made possible 
4.12 	by grants to school sites that demonstrate exemplary use of allocated staff development 
4.13 	revenue. These expenditures must be reported using the uniform financial and accounting 
4.14 	and reporting standards.
4.15 	(c) The commissioner shall report the staff development progress and expenditure 
4.16 	data to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over 
4.17 	education by February 15 each year.

4.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

4.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
4.20 		Subd. 15.Annuity contract; payroll allocation. ~~(a)~~ At the request of an employee 
4.21 	and as part of the employee's compensation arrangement, the board may purchase an 
4.22 	individual annuity contract for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may 
4.23 	make payroll allocations in accordance with such arrangement for the purpose of paying 
4.24 	the entire premium due and to become due under such contract. The allocation must be 
4.25 	made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for the 
4.26 	benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current Federal Internal Revenue Code or any 
4.27 	equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall own such 
4.28 	contract and the employee's rights under the contract shall be nonforfeitable except for 
4.29 	failure to pay premiums. Section 122A.40 shall not be applicable hereto and the board shall 
4.30 	have no liability thereunder because of its purchase of any individual annuity contracts. 
4.31 	This statute shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to employees of the school 
4.32 	district. The identity and number of the available vendors under federal Internal Revenue 
4.33 	Code section 403(b) is not a term and condition of employment under section 179A.03.
4.34 	~~(b) When considering vendors under paragraph (a), the school district and the~~ 
4.35 	~~exclusive representative of the employees shall consider all of the following:~~
5.1 	~~(1) the vendor's ability to comply with all employer requirements imposed by~~ 
5.2 	~~section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments,~~ 
5.3 	~~other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that apply to section 403(b) of the~~ 
5.4 	~~Internal Revenue Code, and any regulation adopted in relation to these laws;~~
5.5 	~~(2) the vendor's experience in providing 403(b) plans;~~
5.6 	~~(3) the vendor's potential effectiveness in providing client services attendant to~~ 
5.7 	~~its plan and in relation to cost;~~
5.8 	~~(4) the nature and extent of rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;~~
5.9 	~~(5) the suitability of the rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;~~
5.10 	~~(6) the vendor's ability to provide the rights and benefits offered under its plan; and~~
5.11 	~~(7) the vendor's financial stability.~~

5.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to contracts 
5.13 	entered into on or after that date.

5.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.15 		Subd. 5.Uses of revenue. Except as provided in sections 126C.10, subdivision 14~~;~~ 
5.16 	~~126C.12;~~, and 126C.15, general education revenue may be used during the regular school 
5.17 	year and the summer for general and special school purposes. 

5.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

5.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
5.20 	126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
5.21 	(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district 
5.22 	for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied 
5.23 	for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted 
5.24 	marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and 
5.25 	used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties 
5.26 	who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for 
5.27 	the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in 
5.28 	services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program 
5.29 	as defined in section 609.101, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools; 
5.30 	(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's 
5.31 	schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5) 
5.32 	to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary 
5.33 	opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school 
6.1 	district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed 
6.2 	school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical 
6.3 	dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures 
6.4 	under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided 
6.5 	by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's 
6.6 	department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If 
6.7 	a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the 
6.8 	necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or 
6.9 	sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.
6.10 	(b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may 
6.11 	include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities 
6.12 	authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority 
6.13 	must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts. 
6.14 	This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue 
6.15 	raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
6.16 	~~(c) A school district must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost pupil~~ 
6.17 	~~unit of the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph (a),~~ 
6.18 	~~clause (6). The district must annually certify either that: (1) its total spending on services~~ 
6.19 	~~provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the sum of~~ 
6.20 	~~its expenditures for these purposes, excluding amounts spent under this section, in the~~ 
6.21 	~~previous year plus the amount spent under this section; or (2) that the district's full-time~~ 
6.22 	~~equivalent number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the~~ 
6.23 	~~number for the previous year.~~

6.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.25 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.195, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
6.26 		Subd. 8.Funding. The ordinance or resolution establishing the library shall 
6.27 	provide for joint financing of the library by the school district and the city. ~~The city shall~~ 
6.28 	~~provide at least the minimum dollar amount established in section 134.34, subdivision~~ 
6.29 	~~1.~~ The school district shall provide money for staff and materials for the library at least 
6.30 	in proportion to the use related to curriculum, as determined by the circulation statistics 
6.31 	of the library. Neither the city nor the school district shall reduce the financial support 
6.32 	provided for operation of library or media services below the level of support provided in 
6.33 	the preceding year. 

6.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

7.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.201, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.2 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. Regional public library districts may be established 
7.3 	under this section in the areas of the existing Great River Regional Library System and 
7.4 	the East Central Regional Library System. The geographic boundaries shall be those 
7.5 	established by the commissioner of education under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
7.6 	134.34, subdivision 3. 

7.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

7.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.201, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.9 		Subd. 5.General levy authority. The board may levy for operation of public 
7.10 	library service. This levy shall replace levies for operation of public library service by 
7.11 	cities and counties authorized in section 134.07. The amount levied shall be spread on the 
7.12 	net tax capacity of all taxable property in the district at a uniform tax rate. 
7.13 	(a) The maximum amount that may be levied by a board under this section is the 
7.14 	greater of:
7.15 	(1) the statewide average local support per capita for public library services for the 
7.16 	most recent reporting period available, as certified by the commissioner of education, 
7.17 	multiplied by the population of the district according to the most recent estimate of the 
7.18 	state demographer or the Metropolitan Council; or
7.19 	(2) the total amount for public library services provided by participating counties 
7.20 	and cities ~~under section 134.34, subdivision 4,~~ during the year preceding the first year of 
7.21 	operation. 
7.22 	(b) For its first year of operation, the board shall levy an amount not less than the 
7.23 	total dollar amount for library services provided by participating cities and counties during 
7.24 	the preceding year ~~under section 134.34, subdivision 4~~. 

7.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

7.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.27 		Subd. 3.Regional library basic system support grants. It shall provide regional 
7.28 	library basic system support grants to regional public library systems ~~which meet the~~ 
7.29 	~~requirements of section 134.34,~~ to assist those systems in providing basic system services.

7.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

8.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.341, is amended to read:
8.2 	134.341 COUNTY FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
8.3 	To ensure the availability of public library service to all people, every county shall 
8.4 	provide financial support for public library services ~~at no less than minimum amounts as~~ 
8.5 	~~specified in section 134.34~~ and shall participate in the regional public library system to 
8.6 	which it is assigned ~~by the commissioner of education under section 134.34, subdivision 3~~. 
8.7 	Each county board of commissioners shall appoint at least one county resident to serve as a 
8.8 	representative on the regional public library system board and may appoint more than one 
8.9 	representative under terms and conditions of the regional public library system contract. 

8.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

8.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.355, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.12 		Subd. 2.Grant application. Any regional public library system ~~which qualifies~~ 
8.13 	~~according to the provisions of section 134.34~~ may apply for an annual grant for regional 
8.14 	library basic system support. Regional public library districts under section 134.201 may 
8.15 	not compensate board members using grant funds. The amount of each grant for each 
8.16 	fiscal year shall be calculated as provided in this section. 

8.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

8.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.355, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
8.19 		Subd. 8.Eligibility. A regional public library system may apply for regional library 
8.20 	telecommunications aid. The aid must be used for data and video access maintenance, 
8.21 	equipment, or installation of telecommunication lines. To be eligible, a regional public 
8.22 	library system must be officially designated by the commissioner of education as a 
8.23 	regional public library system ~~as defined in section 134.34, subdivision 3, and each of~~ 
8.24 	~~its participating cities and counties must meet local support levels defined in section~~ 
8.25 	~~134.34, subdivision 1~~. A public library building that receives aid under this section must 
8.26 	be open a minimum of 20 hours per week. 

8.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

8.28 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.02, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
8.29 		Subd. 2b.Exception for type III vehicle drivers. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 
8.30 	2, the holder of a class A, B, C, or D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, 
9.1 	may operate a type III vehicle described in section 169.011, subdivision 71, paragraph (h), 
9.2 	under the conditions in paragraphs (b) through (o).
9.3 	(b) The operator is an employee of the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for 
9.4 	the school bus.
9.5 	(c) The operator's employer has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for 
9.6 	~~annual~~ training and certification of the operator in:
9.7 	(1) safe operation of a type III vehicle;
9.8 	(2) understanding student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
9.9 	disabilities;
9.10 	(3) encouraging orderly conduct of students on the bus and handling incidents of 
9.11 	misconduct appropriately;
9.12 	(4) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school 
9.13 	bus safety policies;
9.14 	(5) handling emergency situations;
9.15 	(6) proper use of seat belts and child safety restraints;
9.16 	(7) performance of pretrip vehicle inspections;
9.17 	(8) safe loading and unloading of students, including, but not limited to:
9.18 	(i) utilizing a safe location for loading and unloading students at the curb, on the 
9.19 	nontraffic side of the roadway, or at off-street loading areas, driveways, yards, and other 
9.20 	areas to enable the student to avoid hazardous conditions;
9.21 	(ii) refraining from loading and unloading students in a vehicular traffic lane, on the 
9.22 	shoulder, in a designated turn lane, or a lane adjacent to a designated turn lane;
9.23 	(iii) avoiding a loading or unloading location that would require a pupil to cross a 
9.24 	road, or ensuring that the driver or an aide personally escort the pupil across the road if it 
9.25 	is not reasonably feasible to avoid such a location;
9.26 	(iv) placing the type III vehicle in "park" during loading and unloading; and
9.27 	(v) escorting a pupil across the road under item (iii) only after the motor is stopped, 
9.28 	the ignition key is removed, the brakes are set, and the vehicle is otherwise rendered 
9.29 	immobile; and
9.30 	(9) compliance with paragraph (k), concerning reporting certain convictions to the 
9.31 	employer within ten days of the date of conviction.
9.32 	(d) A background check or background investigation of the operator has been 
9.33 	conducted that meets the requirements under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, or 123B.03 
9.34 	for school district employees; section 144.057 or chapter 245C for day care employees; or 
9.35 	section 171.321, subdivision 3, for all other persons operating a type III vehicle under 
9.36 	this subdivision.
10.1 	(e) Operators shall submit to a physical examination as required by section 171.321, 
10.2 	subdivision 2.
10.3 	(f) The operator's employer requires preemployment drug testing of applicants for 
10.4 	operator positions. Current operators must comply with the employer's policy under 
10.5 	section 181.951, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 
10.6 	operator's employer may use a Breathalyzer or similar device to fulfill random alcohol 
10.7 	testing requirements.
10.8 	(g) The operator's driver's license is verified annually by the entity that owns, leases, 
10.9 	or contracts for the type III vehicle as required under section 171.321, subdivision 5.
10.10 	(h) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of violating 
10.11 	section 169A.25, 169A.26, 169A.27, or 169A.31, or whose driver's license is revoked 
10.12 	under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 of the implied consent law, or who is convicted of 
10.13 	violating or whose driver's license is revoked under a similar statute or ordinance of 
10.14 	another state, is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for five years from the date 
10.15 	of conviction.
10.16 	(i) A person who has ever been convicted of a disqualifying offense as defined in 
10.17 	section 171.3215, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may not operate a type III vehicle under 
10.18 	this subdivision.
10.19 	(j) A person who sustains a conviction, as defined under section 609.02, of a moving 
10.20 	offense in violation of chapter 169 within three years of the first of three other moving 
10.21 	offenses is precluded from operating a type III vehicle for one year from the date of 
10.22 	the last conviction.
10.23 	(k) An operator who sustains a conviction as described in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) 
10.24 	while employed by the entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the school bus, shall report 
10.25 	the conviction to the employer within ten days of the date of the conviction.
10.26 	(l) Students riding the type III vehicle must have training required under section 
10.27 	123B.90, subdivision 2.
10.28 	(m) Documentation of meeting the requirements listed in this subdivision must be 
10.29 	maintained under separate file at the business location for each type III vehicle operator. 
10.30 	The business manager, school board, governing body of a nonpublic school, or any 
10.31 	other entity that owns, leases, or contracts for the type III vehicle operating under this 
10.32 	subdivision is responsible for maintaining these files for inspection.
10.33 	(n) The type III vehicle must bear a current certificate of inspection issued under 
10.34 	section 169.451.
10.35 	(o) An employee of a school or of a school district, who is not employed for the sole 
10.36 	purpose of operating a type III vehicle, is exempt from paragraphs (e) and (f).

11.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.2 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.321, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.3 		Subd. 4.Training. (a) No person shall drive a class A, B, C, or D school bus when 
11.4 	transporting school children to or from school or upon a school-related trip or activity 
11.5 	without having demonstrated sufficient skills and knowledge to transport students in 
11.6 	a safe and legal manner.
11.7 	(b) A bus driver must have training or experience that allows the driver to meet at 
11.8 	least the following competencies:
11.9 	(1) safely operate the type of school bus the driver will be driving;
11.10 	(2) understand student behavior, including issues relating to students with 
11.11 	disabilities;
11.12 	(3) encourage orderly conduct of students on the bus and handle incidents of 
11.13 	misconduct appropriately;
11.14 	(4) know and understand relevant laws, rules of the road, and local school bus 
11.15 	safety policies;
11.16 	(5) handle emergency situations; and
11.17 	(6) safely load and unload students.
11.18 	(c) The commissioner of public safety shall develop a comprehensive model 
11.19 	school bus driver training program and model assessments for school bus driver training 
11.20 	competencies, which are not subject to chapter 14. A school district, nonpublic school, or 
11.21 	private contractor may use alternative assessments for bus driver training competencies 
11.22 	with the approval of the commissioner of public safety. A driver may receive at least eight 
11.23 	hours of school bus in-service training any year, as an alternative to being assessed for bus 
11.24 	driver competencies after the initial year of being assessed for bus driver competencies. 
11.25 	The employer shall keep the assessment or a record of the in-service training for the 
11.26 	current period available for inspection by representatives of the commissioner.
11.27 	(d) A school district, nonpublic school, or private contractor shall provide in-service 
11.28 	training annually to each school bus driver. This paragraph does not apply to a driver who 
11.29 	exclusively transports students under section 171.02, subdivision 2b.

11.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

11.31 	Sec. 18.  REPEALER.
 11.32 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.61; 123B.05; 126C.12; and 134.34, 
11.33 	subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and 7, are repealed.
11.34 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2340, is repealed.

12.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.