1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; authorizing integration revenue to be spent on 
1.3 	prekindergarten students;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.86, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.86, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Use of revenue. Districts must use integration revenue under this 
1.9 	section for programs established under a desegregation plan filed with the Department of 
1.10 	Education according to Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, or under court 
1.11 	order. The revenue must be used for students, including prekindergarten children, to have 
1.12 	increased and sustained interracial contacts and improved educational opportunities and 
1.13 	outcomes designed to close the academic achievement gap between white students and 
1.14 	protected students as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110, subpart 4, through 
1.15 	classroom experiences, staff initiatives, and other educationally related programs, 
1.16 	consistent with subdivision 1b.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.