1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; encouraging reenrollment after student withdrawal from
1.3 school; requiring notification and resources for the family of an unenrolled child;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, by adding a
1.5 subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 8.Average daily membership.(a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten
1.9through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils
1.10on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date
1.11of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is
1.12officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil,
1.13regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days during
1.14the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or
1.15intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the
1.16home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this
1.17section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section
1.18120A.22. Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days
1.19of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the number of
1.20days the schools are in session or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weather.
1.21Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only
1.22included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately
1.23served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than 1.2
1.24pupils in average daily membership under this section and section 126C.10, subdivision 2a,
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1053
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Bakeberg, Keeler, Nadeau, Lawrence and Engen02/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1paragraph (c). When the initial total average daily membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil
2.2enrolled in more than one school district during the fiscal year, each district's average daily
2.3membership must be reduced proportionately.
2.4 (b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership
2.5except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
2.6 (c) A school district must notify the Department of Education of any student dropped
2.7from its roll under paragraph (a) for absences exceeding 15 consecutive school days. The
2.8notice to the department must include the student's most recent contact information on file
2.9with the school. The school must also send an email, letter, or otherwise contact the child's
2.10family to encourage the child to reenroll in the school's programming.
2.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.13read:
2.14 Subd. 21.Department of Education to encourage reenrollment.Notwithstanding any
2.15law to the contrary, once a school district has notified the Department of Education that a
2.16child has been removed from the attendance roll under subdivision 8, the department becomes
2.17responsible for reenrolling the child. The department must notify the family of a child who
2.18has been unenrolled from school under subdivision 8, paragraph (c), of county and
2.19community resources to support the student's reenrollment in school. The department must
2.20also notify the family of the child's right to reenroll in the child's school and of other
2.21accessible educational opportunities that may be available to the child. The department may
2.22work with county attorneys and other parties under chapter 260A to reenroll the child in
2.23school.
2.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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