1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; increasing board-approved referendum authority; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, 
1.4 	subdivision 9a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9a.Board-approved referendum allowance. Notwithstanding subdivision 9, a 
1.8 	school district may convert up to ~~$300~~ $....... per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority 
1.9 	from voter approved to board approved by a board vote. A district with less than ~~$300~~ $.......
1.10 	per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority after the local optional revenue subtraction 
1.11 	under subdivision 1 may authorize new referendum authority up to the difference between 
1.12 	~~$300~~ $....... per adjusted pupil unit and the district's referendum authority. The board may 
1.13 	authorize this levy for up to five years and may subsequently reauthorize that authority in 
1.14 	increments of up to five years.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for fiscal year 2019 and later.

1.16 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.17 	$....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.18 	education for additional general education aid under section 1.