1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education policy; allowing community volunteers to support students
1.3 in public schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.4 123B.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [123B.035] COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS; READING.
1.7 To the extent space and supervisory staff are available, a school district or charter school
1.8must provide space at the school site before or after the school day, on days when students
1.9receive instruction, for community volunteers to support students in developing key reading
1.10skills. Community reading volunteers may read books to students, listen to students read
1.11aloud, or help students select books to read from the school library. Each volunteer must
1.12complete a background check under section 123B.03 and must be under the supervision
1.13and control of the school principal, or the school principal's designee, while present on
1.14school property.
1Section 1.
REVISOR CR/BM 25-0159412/20/24
State of Minnesota
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 244
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Roach, Fogelman, Dippel and Murphy01/23/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy