1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; permitting reclassification of leave of absence.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. LEAVE OF ABSENCE RECLASSIFICATION.
 1.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.43, subdivision 2, the Board of 
1.6 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may reclassify a leave of absence 
1.7 	taken under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.43, subdivision 6, between July 1, 2006, and 
1.8 	June 30, 2008, as part of an extended leave of absence taken between August 1, 2010, and 
1.9 	September 1, 2013, if:
1.10 	(1) the total days of the combined leave does not exceed five years;
1.11 	(2) the teacher worked with a federal agency during at least one of the leave periods; 
1.12 	and
1.13 	(3) the board and the teacher negotiate the contributions required under Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes, section 354.094.
1.15 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a leave of absence reclassified under this 
1.16 	section is an extended leave of absence taken under Minnesota Statutes, section 136F.43.