1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; repealing two percent set-aside for professional 
1.3 	development;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.414, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1a, 4; 122A.60, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2010, section 122A.61.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Transitional planning year. (a) To be eligible to participate in an 
1.10 	alternative teacher professional pay system, a school district, intermediate school district, 
1.11 	or site, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative pay 
1.12 	system, must:
1.13 	(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the school district or 
1.14 	intermediate school district and the exclusive representative of the teachers to complete a 
1.15 	plan preparing for full implementation, consistent with subdivision 2, that may include, 
1.16 	among other activities, training to evaluate teacher performance, a restructured school 
1.17 	day to develop integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities, release 
1.18 	time to develop an alternative pay system agreement, and teacher and staff training on 
1.19 	using multiple data sources; and
1.20 	(2) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes, 
1.21 	consistent with ~~sections~~ section122A.60~~and 122A.61~~, to develop the alternative teacher 
1.22 	professional pay system agreement under this section.
1.23 	(b) To be eligible to participate in an alternative teacher professional pay system, a 
1.24 	charter school, at least one school year before it expects to fully implement an alternative 
1.25 	pay system, must:
2.1 	(1) submit to the department a letter of intent executed by the charter school and the 
2.2 	charter school board of directors;
2.3 	(2) submit the record of a formal vote by the teachers employed at the charter 
2.4 	school indicating at least 70 percent of all teachers agree to implement the alternative 
2.5 	pay system; and
2.6 	(3) agree to use up to two percent of basic revenue for staff development purposes, 
2.7 	consistent with ~~sections~~ section122A.60~~and 122A.61~~, to develop the alternative teacher 
2.8 	professional pay system.
2.9 	(c) The commissioner may waive the planning year if the commissioner determines, 
2.10 	based on the criteria under subdivision 2, that the school district, intermediate school 
2.11 	district, site or charter school is ready to fully implement an alternative pay system.

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

2.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.414, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.14 		Subd. 4.Planning and staff development. A school district that qualifies to 
2.15 	participate in the alternative teacher professional pay system transitional planning year 
2.16 	under subdivision 1a may use up to two percent of its general education basic revenue 
2.17 	~~that would otherwise be reserved under section 122A.61~~ for complying with the planning 
2.18 	and staff development activities under this section.

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

2.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.21 		Subdivision 1.Staff development committee. A school board ~~must use the revenue~~ 
2.22 	~~authorized in section 122A.61 for in-service education for programs under section~~ 
2.23 	~~120B.22, subdivision 2, or for staff development plans~~ may implement a staff development 
2.24 	plan under this section. If a school board implements a plan under this section, the board 
2.25 	must establish an advisory staff development committee to develop the plan, assist site 
2.26 	professional development teams in developing a site plan consistent with the goals of the 
2.27 	plan, and evaluate staff development efforts at the site level. A majority of the advisory 
2.28 	committee and the site professional development team must be teachers representing 
2.29 	various grade levels, subject areas, and special education. The advisory committee must 
2.30 	also include nonteaching staff, parents, and administrators.

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

2.32 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.1 		Subd. 1a.Effective staff development activities. ~~(a)~~ Staff development activities
3.2 	implemented under this section must:
3.3 	(1) focus on the school classroom and research-based strategies that improve student 
3.4 	learning;
3.5 	(2) provide opportunities for teachers to practice and improve their instructional 
3.6 	skills over time;
3.7 	(3) provide opportunities for teachers to use student data as part of their daily work 
3.8 	to increase student achievement;
3.9 	(4) enhance teacher content knowledge and instructional skills;
3.10 	(5) align with state and local academic standards;
3.11 	(6) provide opportunities to build professional relationships, foster collaboration 
3.12 	among principals and staff who provide instruction, and provide opportunities for 
3.13 	teacher-to-teacher mentoring; and
3.14 	(7) align with the plan of the district or site for an alternative teacher professional 
3.15 	pay system.
3.16 	Staff development activities may include curriculum development and curriculum training 
3.17 	programs, and activities that provide teachers and other members of site-based teams 
3.18 	training to enhance team performance. The school district also may implement other 
3.19 	staff development activities required by law and activities associated with professional 
3.20 	teacher compensation models.
3.21 	~~(b) Release time provided for teachers to supervise students on field trips and school~~ 
3.22 	~~activities, or independent tasks not associated with enhancing the teacher's knowledge~~ 
3.23 	~~and instructional skills, such as preparing report cards, calculating grades, or organizing~~ 
3.24 	~~classroom materials, may not be counted as staff development time that is financed with~~ 
3.25 	~~staff development reserved revenue under section 122A.61.~~

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

3.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.60, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.28 		Subd. 4.Staff development report. (a) By October 15 of each year, ~~the~~ a district 
3.29 	~~and~~ implementing a staff development plan under this section, in conjunction with its 
3.30 	site staff development committees, shall write and submit a report of staff development 
3.31 	activities and expenditures for the previous year, in the form and manner determined by 
3.32 	the commissioner. The report, signed by the district superintendent and staff development 
3.33 	chair, must include assessment and evaluation data indicating progress toward district and 
3.34 	site staff development goals based on teaching and learning outcomes, including the 
4.1 	percentage of teachers and other staff involved in instruction who participate in effective 
4.2 	staff development activities under subdivision 3.
4.3 	(b) The report must break down expenditures for:
4.4 	(1) curriculum development and curriculum training programs; and
4.5 	(2) staff development training models, workshops, and conferences, and the cost of 
4.6 	releasing teachers or providing substitute teachers for staff development purposes.
4.7 	The report also must indicate whether the expenditures were incurred at the district 
4.8 	level or the school site level, and whether the school site expenditures were made possible 
4.9 	by grants to school sites that demonstrate exemplary use of allocated staff development 
4.10 	revenue. These expenditures must be reported using the uniform financial and accounting 
4.11 	and reporting standards.
4.12 	(c) The commissioner shall report the staff development progress and expenditure 
4.13 	data to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over 
4.14 	education by February 15 each year.

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

4.16 	Sec. 6.  REPEALER.
 4.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.61, is repealed.