1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; suspending mandates on school districts for fiscal 
1.3 	years 2010 and 2011.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RESERVED REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; 
1.6 	TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
 1.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years 
1.8 	2010 and 2011 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff 
1.9 	development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according to the 
1.10 	requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, 
1.11 	subdivision 5.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

1.13 	Sec. 2. CONTRACT SETTLEMENT DEADLINE AND PENALTY; 
1.14 	TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
 1.15 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.05, subdivision 2, for fiscal years 
1.16 	2010 and 2011 only, state aid must not be reduced if a collective bargaining agreement 
1.17 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.05, subdivision 2, is not signed by January 
1.18 	15, 2010.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

1.20 	Sec. 3. GIFTED AND TALENTED REVENUE; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
 2.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, for fiscal 
2.2 	years 2010 and 2011 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for 
2.3 	gifted and talented under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, according 
2.4 	to the requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.5 	126C.13, subdivision 5.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

2.7 	Sec. 4. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REVENUE; TEMPORARY 
2.8 	SUSPENSION.
 2.9 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.12, subdivisions 4 and 5, for 
2.10 	fiscal years 2010 and 2011 only, a school district or charter school may use the learning 
2.11 	and development revenue reserve under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.12, subdivision 
2.12 	1, according to the requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.13 	section 126C.13, subdivision 5.

2.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

2.15 	Sec. 5. BASIC SKILLS REVENUE; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
 2.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, for fiscal years 
2.17 	2010 and 2011 only, a school district or charter school may use basic skills revenue under 
2.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, according to the requirements of 
2.19 	general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 5.

2.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.

2.21 	Sec. 6. SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
 2.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.44, for fiscal years 2010 and 
2.23 	2011 only, a school district that receives safe school levy funds under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.24 	section 126C.44, may use those funds according to the requirement of general education 
2.25 	revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 5.

2.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.