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, at the
1.6discretion of the school board, may reserve an amount equal to at least not to exceed
1.7two percent of the basic revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, for in-service
1.8education for programs under section 120B.22, subdivision 2, for staff development plans,
1.9including plans for challenging instructional activities and experiences under section
1.10122A.60 , and for curriculum development and programs, other in-service education,
1.11teachers' workshops, teacher conferences, the cost of substitute teachers staff development
1.12purposes, preservice and in-service education for special education professionals and
1.13paraprofessionals, and other related costs for staff development efforts. A district may
1.14annually waive the requirement to reserve their basic revenue under this section if a
1.15majority vote of the licensed teachers in the district and a majority vote of the school
1.16board agree to a resolution to waive the requirement. A district in statutory operating debt
1.17is exempt from reserving basic revenue according to this section. Districts may expend
1.18an additional amount of unreserved revenue for staff development based on their needs.
1.19With the exception of amounts reserved for staff development from revenues allocated
1.20directly to school sites, the board must initially allocate 50 percent of the reserved
1.21revenue to each school site in the district on a per teacher basis, which must be retained
1.22by the school site until used. The board may retain 25 percent to be used for district
1.23wide staff development efforts. The remaining 25 percent of the revenue must be used
1.24to make grants to school sites for best practices methods. A grant may be used for any
1.25purpose authorized under section 120B.22, subdivision 2, 122A.60, or for the costs of
1.26curriculum 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