1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; clarifying graduation requirements; amending Minnesota
1.3 Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.303, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements.For students enrolled in grade 8 in the
1.72012-2013 school year and later, students' (a) State graduation requirements, based on a
1.8longitudinal, systematic approach to student education and career planning, assessment,
1.9instructional support, and evaluation, include the following:
1.10 (1) achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing,
1.11consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous
1.12development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress
1.13and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where
1.14students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or
1.15remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine
1.16students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that
1.17support academic rigor for the student; and
1.18 (2) consistent with this paragraph subdivision and section 120B.125, age-appropriate
1.19exploration and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify
1.20personally relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop
1.21a regularly reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without
1.22need for postsecondary remediation.
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State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 (b) Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education
2.2program may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
2.3state-identified alternative assessments.
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
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