| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; clarifying graduation requirements; amending Minnesota |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements.For students enrolled in grade 8 in the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.72012-2013 school year and later, students' (a) State graduation requirements, based on a |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8longitudinal, systematic approach to student education and career planning, assessment, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9instructional support, and evaluation, include the following: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17support academic rigor for the student; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (2) consistent with this paragraph subdivision and section 120B.125, age-appropriate |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19exploration and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20personally relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21a regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22need for postsecondary remediation. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR CR/EN 25-0246401/17/25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 1490 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 (b) Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2program may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3state-identified alternative assessments. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 35 | 35 | | REVISOR CR/EN 25-0246401/17/25 |
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