1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money to the state auditor for a school 
1.3 	finance accountability team; exempting certain work from billing until July 1, 
1.4 	2024.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. STATE AUDITOR; SCHOOL FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY TEAM; 
1.7 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.8 	$688,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the state auditor 
1.9 	for a school finance accountability team in the audit practice division. The base for this 
1.10 	appropriation is $690,000 in fiscal year 2022. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.11 	6.56, the state auditor may not bill a school district for any work conducted by the school 
1.12 	finance accountability team prior to July 1, 2024.