| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; encouraging schools to provide instruction on healthy aging |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 and dementia; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B. |
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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. [120B.213] HEALTHY AGING AND DEMENTIA EDUCATION. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide instruction on healthy |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7aging and dementia to students in grades 6 through 12 that is aligned with local health |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8standards and integrated into existing programs, curriculum, or the general school |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9environment of a district or charter school. By July 1, 2026, and each even-numbered year |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10thereafter, the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11and dementia advocacy organizations, must provide districts and charter schools with age |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12appropriate resources on healthy aging and dementia, including but not limited to strategies |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13to maintain brain health, information on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14and caring for an elder with a cognitive impairment. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REVISOR CR/NS 25-0151312/23/24 |
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| 18 | 18 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 20 | 20 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 21 | 21 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 22 | 22 | | H. F. No. 2487 |
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| 23 | 23 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | Authored by Clardy03/17/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy |
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