1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 56, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13D.02, is amended by adding a
1.4subdivision to read:
1.5    Subd. 5. School boards; interactive technology with an audio and visual link.
1.6A school board conducting a meeting under this section may use interactive technology
1.7with an audio and visual link to conduct the meeting if the school board complies with
1.8all other requirements under this section.

1.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.10    Subd. 2. Revisions and reviews required. (a) The commissioner of education must
1.11revise and appropriately embed technology and information literacy standards consistent
1.12with recommendations from school media specialists into the state's academic standards
1.13and graduation requirements and implement a review cycle for state academic standards
1.14and related benchmarks, consistent with this subdivision. The commissioner must revise
1.15and align the state's academic standards and graduation requirements, consistent with the
1.16review cycle established in this subdivision and the requirements of chapter 14, but must
1.17not proceed to finally adopt revised and realigned academic standards and graduation
1.18requirements in rule without first receiving specific legislative authority to do so. During
1.19each review cycle, the commissioner also must examine the alignment of each required
1.20academic standard and related benchmark with the knowledge and skills students need for
1.21college readiness and advanced work in the particular subject area.
1.22(b) The commissioner in the 2006-2007 school year must revise and align the state's
1.23academic standards and high school graduation requirements in mathematics to require
1.24that students satisfactorily complete the revised mathematics standards, beginning in the
1.252010-2011 school year. Under the revised standards:
2.1(1) students must satisfactorily complete an algebra I credit by the end of eighth
2.2grade; and
2.3(2) students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015 school year or later must
2.4satisfactorily complete an algebra II credit or its equivalent.
2.5The commissioner also must ensure that the statewide mathematics assessments
2.6administered to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 are aligned with the state academic
2.7standards in mathematics, consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph
2.8(b). The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related
2.9benchmarks in mathematics beginning in the 2015-2016 school year.
2.10(c) The commissioner in the 2007-2008 school year must revise and align the state's
2.11academic standards and high school graduation requirements in the arts to require that
2.12students satisfactorily complete the revised arts standards beginning in the 2010-2011
2.13school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and
2.14related benchmarks in arts beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.
2.15(d) The commissioner in the 2008-2009 school year must revise and align the state's
2.16academic standards and high school graduation requirements in science to require that
2.17students satisfactorily complete the revised science standards, beginning in the 2011-2012
2.18school year. Under the revised standards, students scheduled to graduate in the 2014-2015
2.19school year or later must satisfactorily complete a chemistry or physics credit. The
2.20commissioner must implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks
2.21in science beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.
2.22(e) The commissioner in the 2009-2010 school year must revise and align the state's
2.23academic standards and high school graduation requirements in language arts to require
2.24that students satisfactorily complete the revised language arts standards beginning in the
2.252012-2013 school year. The commissioner must implement a review of the academic
2.26standards and related benchmarks in language arts beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
2.27(f) The commissioner in the 2010-2011 school year must revise and align review
2.28the state's academic standards and high school graduation requirements in social studies
2.29to require that students must satisfactorily complete the revised social studies standards
2.30beginning in the 2013-2014 2014-2015 school year. The commissioner must again
2.31implement a review of the academic standards and related benchmarks in social studies
2.32beginning in the 2019-2020 2020-2021 school year.
2.33(g) School districts and charter schools must revise and align local academic
2.34standards and high school graduation requirements in health, world languages, and career
2.35and technical education to require students to complete the revised standards beginning
2.36in a school year determined by the school district or charter school. School districts and
3.1charter schools must formally establish a periodic review cycle for the academic standards
3.2and related benchmarks in health, world languages, and career and technical education.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.4    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
3.5    Subd. 15. Annuity contract; payroll allocation. (a) At the request of an employee
3.6and as part of the employee's compensation arrangement, the board may purchase an
3.7individual annuity contract for an employee for retirement or other purposes and may
3.8make payroll allocations in accordance with such arrangement for the purpose of paying
3.9the entire premium due and to become due under such contract. The allocation must be
3.10made in a manner which will qualify the annuity premiums, or a portion thereof, for
3.11the benefit afforded under section 403(b) of the current Federal Internal Revenue Code
3.12or any equivalent provision of subsequent federal income tax law. The employee shall
3.13own such contract and the employee's rights under the contract shall be nonforfeitable
3.14except for failure to pay premiums. Section 122A.40 shall not be applicable hereto and the
3.15board shall have no liability thereunder because of its purchase of any individual annuity
3.16contracts. This statute shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to employees of
3.17the school district. The school board of a school district shall determine the identity and
3.18number of the available vendors under federal Internal Revenue Code, section 403(b) is a
3.19term and condition of employment under section 179A.03.
3.20    (b) When considering vendors under paragraph (a), the school district and the
3.21exclusive representative of the employees shall consider all of the following:
3.22    (1) the vendor's ability to comply with all employer requirements imposed by
3.23section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments,
3.24other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that apply to section 403(b) of the
3.25Internal Revenue Code, and any regulation adopted in relation to these laws;
3.26    (2) the vendor's experience in providing 403(b) plans;
3.27    (3) the vendor's potential effectiveness in providing client services attendant to
3.28its plan and in relation to cost;
3.29    (4) the nature and extent of rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
3.30    (5) the suitability of the rights and benefits offered under the vendor's plan;
3.31    (6) the vendor's ability to provide the rights and benefits offered under its plan; and
3.32    (7) the vendor's financial stability.
3.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.

4.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.2    Subd. 3. Community education director. (a) Except as provided under paragraphs
4.3(b) and (c), each board shall employ a licensed community education director. The board
4.4shall submit the name of the person who is serving as director of community education
4.5under this section on the district's annual community education report to the commissioner.
4.6(b) A board may apply to the Minnesota Board of School Administrators under
4.7Minnesota Rules, part 3512.3500, subpart 9, for authority to use an individual who is not
4.8licensed as a community education director.
4.9(c) A board of a district with a total population of 2,000 10,000 or less may identify
4.10an employee who holds a valid Minnesota principal or superintendent license under
4.11Minnesota Rules, chapter 3512, to serve as director of community education. To be
4.12eligible for an exception under this paragraph, the board shall certify in writing to the
4.13commissioner that the district has not placed a licensed director of community education
4.14on unrequested leave.
4.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

4.16    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 125A.07, is amended to read:
4.17125A.07 RULEMAKING.
4.18(a) Consistent with this section, the commissioner shall adopt new rules and
4.19amend existing rules related to children with disabilities only under after receiving
4.20specific legislative authority to do so, consistent with section 127A.05, subdivision 4, and
4.21consistent with the requirements of chapter 14 and paragraph (c). Technical changes and
4.22corrections are exempted from this paragraph.
4.23(b) As provided in this paragraph, the state's regulatory scheme should support
4.24schools by assuring that all state special education rules adopted by the commissioner
4.25result in one or more of the following outcomes:
4.26(1) increased time available to teachers and, where appropriate, to support staff
4.27including school nurses for educating students through direct and indirect instruction;
4.28(2) consistent and uniform access to effective education programs for students with
4.29disabilities throughout the state;
4.30(3) reduced inequalities and conflict, appropriate due process hearing procedures
4.31and reduced court actions related to the delivery of special education instruction and
4.32services for students with disabilities;
4.33(4) clear expectations for service providers and for students with disabilities;
5.1(5) increased accountability for all individuals and agencies that provide instruction
5.2and other services to students with disabilities;
5.3(6) greater focus for the state and local resources dedicated to educating students
5.4with disabilities; and
5.5(7) clearer standards for evaluating the effectiveness of education and support
5.6services for students with disabilities.
5.7(c) Subject to chapter 14, the commissioner may adopt, amend, or rescind a rule
5.8related to children with disabilities if such action is specifically required by federal law.
5.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.10    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.44, is amended to read:
5.11126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.
5.12    (a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district
5.13for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied
5.14for all costs under this section shall be equal to $30 multiplied by the district's adjusted
5.15marginal cost pupil units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and
5.16used for directly funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties
5.17who contract with the district for the following purposes: (1) to pay the costs incurred for
5.18the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in
5.19services in the district's schools; (2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program
5.20as defined in section 609.101, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;
5.21(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the district's
5.22schools; (4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property; (5)
5.23to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, voluntary
5.24opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by the school
5.25district; or (6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed
5.26school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical
5.27dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems. For expenditures
5.28under clause (1), the district must initially attempt to contract for services to be provided
5.29by peace officers or sheriffs with the police department of each city or the sheriff's
5.30department of the county within the district containing the school receiving the services. If
5.31a local police department or a county sheriff's department does not wish to provide the
5.32necessary services, the district may contract for these services with any other police or
5.33sheriff's department located entirely or partially within the school district's boundaries.
6.1    (b) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may
6.2include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities
6.3authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority
6.4must not exceed $10 times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member districts.
6.5This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. Revenue
6.6raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.
6.7    (c) A school district must set aside at least $3 per adjusted marginal cost pupil
6.8unit of the safe schools levy proceeds for the purposes authorized under paragraph (a),
6.9clause (6). The district must annually certify either that: (1) its total spending on services
6.10provided by the employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the sum of
6.11its expenditures for these purposes, excluding amounts spent under this section, in the
6.12previous year plus the amount spent under this section; or (2) that the district's full-time
6.13equivalent number of employees listed in paragraph (a), clause (6), is not less than the
6.14number for the previous year.

6.15    Sec. 7. RESERVED REVENUE FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORARY
6.16SUSPENSION.
6.17Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, for fiscal years
6.182012 and 2013 only, a school district or charter school may use revenue reserved for staff
6.19development under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.61, subdivision 1, according to the
6.20requirements of general education revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13,
6.21subdivision 5.
6.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.

6.23    Sec. 8. FUND TRANSFER; FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 ONLY.
6.24(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, for fiscal
6.25years 2012 and 2013 only, the commissioner must approve a request for a fund transfer
6.26if the transfer does not increase state aid obligations to the district or result in additional
6.27property tax authority for the district. This section does not permit transfers from the
6.28community service fund or the food service fund.
6.29(b) A school board may approve a fund transfer under paragraph (a) only after
6.30adopting a resolution stating the fund transfer will not diminish instructional opportunities
6.31for students.
6.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.1    Sec. 9. REPEALER.
7.2Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.05, is repealed.
7.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
7.4Amend the title accordingly