1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; modifying open enrollment priorities;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 5a.Lotteries. (a) If a school district has more applications than available seats at 
1.7 	a specific grade level, it must hold an impartial lottery following the January 15 deadline 
1.8 	to determine which students will receive seats. The district must give priority to enrolling:
1.9 	(1)  siblings of currently enrolled students~~,~~;
1.10 	(2) students whose applications are related to an approved integration and achievement 
1.11 	plan~~, and~~;
1.12 	(3) children of the school district's staff ~~must receive priority in the lottery.~~; and
1.13 	(4) students currently enrolled in the highest grade offered by a nonpublic school located 
1.14 	within the boundaries of that school district if that nonpublic school has an articulation 
1.15 	agreement with the school district according to paragraph (c).
1.16 	(b) The process for the school district lottery must be established in school district policy, 
1.17 	approved by the school board, and posted on the school district's Web site.
1.18 	(c) A school board and the governing body of a nonpublic school located within the 
1.19 	boundaries of that school district may jointly adopt a written articulation agreement. The 
1.20 	agreement may authorize priority enrollment for students attending the nonpublic school.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017, for lotteries conducted on 
2.2 	or after that date.