| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; establishing a developmental delay age limit working group; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 requiring a report. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. DEVELOPMENT AL DELAY AGE LIMIT WORKING GROUP. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Working group.The Department of Education must establish a working |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7group on the age limit for children receiving special education services for developmental |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8delay. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 2.Members.(a) The commissioner must consult with the organizations identified |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10in paragraph (b) before naming appointed members to the working group. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) By July 1, 2025, the commissioner must appoint the following members to the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12working group: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) two representatives from Minnesota Administrators for Special Education, consisting |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15of one member from the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16metropolitan area; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (3) one representative from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (4) two representatives from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19Education; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (5) two representatives from Education Minnesota, consisting of one member from the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan area; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR CR/AC 25-0310701/31/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 1020 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Hill, Virnig and Bennett02/17/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1 (6) two representatives from the PACER Center. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2 Subd. 3.Duties.The working group must meet on a regular basis and review current |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3law limiting the eligibility of children over the age of six years from receiving intervention |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4services for developmental delay, and assess the impact of raising eligibility to age seven. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5The working group must report its findings and recommendations to the legislative |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 1, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.72026. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8 Subd. 4.Administrative provisions.(a) The commissioner or commissioner's designee |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9must convene the initial meeting of the working group. Upon request, the commissioner |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10must provide meeting space and administrative support for the group. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11 (b) Members of the working group serve without compensation or payment of expenses. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12 (c) The working group expires February 1, 2026, or upon submission of the report to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13the legislature required under subdivision 3, whichever is earlier. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 46 | 46 | | REVISOR CR/AC 25-0310701/31/25 |
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