1.1    .................... moves to amend the delete everything amendment (A08-1469) to H.
1.2F. No. 2475, as follows:
1.3Page 17, after line 27, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 13. [123B.7495] STRUCTURALLY BALANCED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1.5BUDGETS.
1.6    Subdivision 1. Board resolution. (a) Before approving a collective bargaining
1.7agreement that does not result from an interest arbitration decision, a school board must
1.8determine by board resolution that the proposed agreement will not cause structural
1.9imbalance in the district's budget during the agreement period .
1.10    (b) A school board may determine that an agreement will not cause structural
1.11imbalance only if expenditures will not exceed available funds, taking into account:
1.12    (1) current state aid formulas; and
1.13    (2) reasonable and comprehensive projections of ongoing revenues and expenditures
1.14for the period of the agreement. The board must not use onetime revenue for ongoing
1.15expenditures. Any amount in excess of the board's resolution for the district's general
1.16fund balance is not onetime revenue under this section. The school board must make
1.17available with the resolution a summary of the projections and calculations supporting
1.18the determination. The projections and calculations must include state aid formulas,
1.19pupil units, and employee costs that reflect the terms of all applicable labor agreements,
1.20including the agreement under consideration, its fringe benefits, severance pay, and staff
1.21changes.
1.22    (c) In addition to the determination under paragraph (a), the school board must
1.23project revenues, expenditures, and fund balances for two years following the period of
1.24the agreement. The projections must include the information categories under paragraph
1.25(b), be reasonable and comprehensive, and reference current state aid formulas.
1.26    (d) The board must make available all projections and calculations required by this
1.27section and estimated district employee terminations to the public before, at, and after
2.1the meeting where the board adopts the resolution , consistent with state law on public
2.2notice and access to public data.
2.3    (e) In an interest arbitration, the district must submit, and the exclusive bargaining
2.4representative may submit, proposed determinations with supporting projections and
2.5calculations consistent with paragraph (b) of the effect of the potential decision on the
2.6structural balance of the district's budget. The arbitrator must consider the potential effect
2.7of a decision on the structural balance of the district's budget for the term of the agreement.
2.8The arbitrator's decision must describe the effect of the decision on the structural balance
2.9of the district's budget in a manner consistent with paragraph (b). The arbitrator's decision
2.10also must show the effect of the decision on the school budget for one year following the
2.11term of the contract at issue. Within 30 days of when the board receives or acts on the
2.12decision, whichever is earlier, the board must by resolution determine the effect of the
2.13decision on the structural balance of its budget for the term of the agreement consistent
2.14with paragraph (b).
2.15    (f) The board must submit a copy of the resolution with the supporting projections
2.16and calculations to the commissioner with the uniform collective bargaining agreement
2.17settlement document within 30 days of adopting the resolution. The commissioner must
2.18develop a model form for districts to use in reporting projections and calculations. The
2.19commissioner must not accept any reports that do not comply with this section. The
2.20commissioner must make all resolutions, projections, and calculations available to the
2.21public.
2.22    (g) Compliance with this section by itself is not an unfair labor practice under
2.23section 179A.13, subdivision 2.
2.24    Subd. 2. State aid penalty. (a) If a board does not submit a report to the
2.25commissioner under subdivision 1, paragraph (f), the department must reduce the state aid
2.26paid to the public employer for that fiscal year.
2.27    (b) The aid reduction must equal $25 times the number of adjusted pupil units for
2.28the district during that fiscal year.
2.29    (c) The department must reduce general education aid; if general education aid is
2.30insufficient or not paid, the department must reduce other state aids.
2.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2008-2009 school year and
2.32later."
2.33Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.34Amend the title accordingly