| 2 | | - | 1.2 relating to education; allowing modified school year start dates. |
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| 3 | | - | 1.3BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 4 | | - | 1.4 Section 1. SCHOOL START DATE FOR THE 2026-2027 AND 2027-2028 SCHOOL |
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| 5 | | - | 1.5YEARS ONLY. |
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| 6 | | - | 1.6 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40, paragraph (a), or other law to |
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| 7 | | - | 1.7the contrary, for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years only, a school board may vote |
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| 8 | | - | 1.8to begin the school year on September 1 or later. Nothing in this section limits a district's |
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| 9 | | - | 1.9authority to begin the school year on any day before Labor Day under section 120A.40, |
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| 10 | | - | 1.10paragraph (b). |
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| 11 | | - | 1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 2 | + | 1.2 relating to education; allowing a school year to start before Labor Day for two |
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| 3 | + | 1.3 school years; requiring a report. |
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| 4 | + | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | + | 1.5 Section 1. SCHOOL START DATE FOR THE 2025-2026 AND 2026-2027 SCHOOL |
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| 6 | + | 1.6YEARS ONLY. |
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| 7 | + | 1.7 (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120A.40, or other law to the contrary, |
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| 8 | + | 1.8for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years only, a school board may vote to begin the |
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| 9 | + | 1.9school year before Labor Day. |
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| 10 | + | 1.10 (b) A district that begins the school year before Labor Day under this section must report |
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| 11 | + | 1.11its start date to the commissioner of education in the form and manner determined by the |
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| 12 | + | 1.12commissioner. By January 5, 2027, the commissioner must submit a report to the legislative |
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| 13 | + | 1.13committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education listing the school |
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| 14 | + | 1.14districts that began the 2025-2026 or 2026-2027 school year after Labor Day. |
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| 15 | + | 1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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