1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; allowing school districts to
1.3 	determine the school year starting date; proposing
1.4 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.5 	120A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.6 	120A.40.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [120A.401] SCHOOL YEAR STARTING DATE.
1.9 	Consistent with other law governing the school calendar, a
1.10 	school district may determine the date on which to start the
1.11 	school year for purposes of providing student instruction and
1.12 	staff development for kindergarten through grade 12.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.14 	following final enactment and applies to the 2005-2006 school
1.15 	year and later.

1.16 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 1.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.40, is repealed.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.19 	following final enactment and applies to the 2005-2006 school
1.20 	year and later.