1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 898, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 4, delete section 5 and insert:

1.3    "Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4    Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. (a) In determining whether to give a
1.5school facility a positive, negative, or unfavorable review and comment, the commissioner
1.6must evaluate the proposals for facilities using the information provided under section
1.7123B.71, subdivision 9 .
1.8    (b) In the case of a proposal for a new school, the local school board retains the
1.9authority to determine the minimum acreage needed to accommodate the school and
1.10related facilities. The commissioner may evaluate the proposals but must not issue a
1.11negative or unfavorable review and comment under this section for a school facility solely
1.12based on too little acreage of the proposed school site.
1.13    (c) In the case of a proposal to renovate an existing school, the local school board
1.14retains the authority to determine whether to renovate an existing school or to build a new
1.15school regardless of the acreage of the current school site or the cost of the renovation
1.16relative to the cost of building a new school. The commissioner's evaluation of whether to
1.17replace a facility must not be solely based upon renovation costs approaching 60 percent
1.18of the replacement costs.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for review and comments issued
1.20after July 1, 2009."
1.21Page 6, line 8, strike "and"
1.22Page 6, line 12, delete the period and insert "; and"
1.23Page 6, after line 12, insert:
1.24    "(16) any existing information from the relevant local unit of government about the
1.25cumulative costs to provide infrastructure to serve the school, such as utilities, sewer,
1.26roads, and sidewalks."