1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to school boards; a person convicted of a sex 
  1.3             offense who is required to be registered under the 
  1.4             predatory offender law is not eligible to be a 
  1.5             candidate for the office of school board member; 
  1.6             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.09, by 
  1.7             adding a subdivision; and 205A.06, by adding a 
  1.8             subdivision. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.09, is 
  1.11  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 1a.  [SEX OFFENDER SCHOOL BOARD INELIGIBILITY.] A sex 
  1.13  offender who has been convicted of an offense for which 
  1.14  registration under section 243.166 is required is ineligible to 
  1.15  become a candidate for the office of school board member, as 
  1.16  defined in subdivision 1. 
  1.17     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 205A.06, is 
  1.18  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.19     Subd. 1b.  [SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER; SEX OFFENDER; INELIGIBLE 
  1.20  TO FILE AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY.] A sex offender who has been 
  1.21  convicted of an offense for which registration is required under 
  1.22  section 243.166 is ineligible to become a candidate for the 
  1.23  office of school board member and may not file an affidavit of 
  1.24  candidacy for that office.