1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to 
1.3 	article XI; requiring that delayed payments to school districts not exceed ten 
1.4 	percent of their estimated entitlement.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
1.8 	amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article XI, to read:

1.9 	Sec. 16. Beginning July 1, 2015, the current year aid payment percentage shall not 
1.10 	be less than 90 percent of the estimated entitlement for all aids and credits paid by the 
1.11 	commissioner of education from the general fund to school districts.

1.12 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.13 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2012 general 
1.14 	election. The question submitted must be:
1.15 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require delayed payments to 
1.16 	school districts not exceed ten percent of their estimated entitlement?

1.17		Yes 
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1.18		No ........"