1.1    .................... moves to amend the delete everything amendment (A08-1469) to H.
1.2F. No. 2475, as follows:
1.3Page 14, after line 12, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Staff development revenue. A district is required to reserve an
1.6amount equal to at least two one percent of the basic revenue under section 126C.10,
1.7subdivision 2 , for in-service education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision
1.82 , for staff development plans, including plans for challenging instructional activities
1.9and experiences under section 122A.60, and for curriculum development and programs,
1.10other in-service education, teachers' workshops, teacher conferences, the cost of
1.11substitute teachers staff development purposes, preservice and in-service education for
1.12special education professionals and paraprofessionals, and other related costs for staff
1.13development efforts. A district may annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic
1.14revenue under this section if a majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and
1.15a majority vote of the school board agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A
1.16district in statutory operating debt is exempt from reserving basic revenue according to
1.17this section. Districts may expend an additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff
1.18development based on their needs. With the exception of amounts reserved for staff
1.19development from revenues allocated directly to school sites, the board must initially
1.20allocate 50 percent of the reserved revenue to each school site in the district on a per
1.21teacher basis, which must be retained by the school site until used. The board may retain
1.2225 percent to be used for district wide staff development efforts. The remaining 25 percent
1.23of the revenue must be used to make grants to school sites for best practices methods. A
1.24grant Staff development revenue must be allocated by the school board and may be used
1.25for any purpose authorized under section 120B.22, subdivision 2, 122A.60, or for the costs
1.26of curriculum development and programs, other in-service education, teachers' workshops,
1.27teacher conferences, substitute teachers for staff development purposes, and other staff
2.1development efforts, and determined by the site professional development team. The site
2.2professional development team must demonstrate to the school board the extent to which
2.3staff at the site have met the outcomes of the program. The board may withhold a portion
2.4of initial allocation of revenue if the staff development outcomes are not being met.
2.5EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2009."
2.6Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.7Amend the title accordingly