| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; establishing microcredentials for teachers and administrators |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 of English learner programs; modifying the English learner revenue formula to |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 provide additional revenue for a student with limited or interrupted formal |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 education; creating English learner staff ratio reporting; authorizing rulemaking; |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 122A.14, by |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 adding a subdivision; 122A.187, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 122A.19, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 by adding a subdivision; 124D.65, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 127A.47, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 subdivision 7. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12to read: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Subd. 3a.English learner microcredential.The board may adopt rules establishing a |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14voluntary administrative microcredential for English learner and emerging multilingual |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15learner directors and coordinators. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.187, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 3.Professional growth.(a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19license under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, who have been employed as |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring license, as a condition of license renewal, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21must present to their local continuing education and relicensure committee or other local |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22relicensure committee evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23in best teaching practices, including among other things, cultural competence in accordance |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1.24with section 120B.30, subdivision 8, and practices in meeting the varied needs of English |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 26 | 26 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 |
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| 27 | 27 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 28 | 28 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 29 | 29 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 30 | 30 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. F. No. 2738 |
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| 32 | 32 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 33 | 33 | | Authored by Clardy03/24/2025 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1learners, from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a. A |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.2teacher may satisfy the requirements of this paragraph by submitting the teacher's most |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.3recent summative evaluation or improvement plan under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.4or 122A.41, subdivision 5. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.5 (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.6relicensing requirements include paragraph (a). |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for licenses renewed on or after the day |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.8that the rules adopted under section 3 become effective. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.187, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.10to read: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.11 Subd. 8.English learners.The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.12must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers renewing a Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, or Tier |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.134 teaching license under sections 122A.181 to 122A.184, respectively, to include in their |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.14renewal requirements further preparation in best practices in meeting the varied needs of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.15English learners, from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.162a. The rules must: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.17 (1) require at least five hours of professional development training in content and |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.18pedagogy associated with, at a minimum, the benefits of multilingualism and |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.19multiculturalism, every five years; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.20 (2) establish qualifications for a person conducting the training; and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.21 (3) require that the training include culturally validating pedagogy training. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.23 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.19, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.24read: |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.25 Subd. 7.Microcredentials.(a) The board must adopt rules establishing best practices |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.26for teaching English learners in specific content areas. The board must adopt rules |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.27establishing a voluntary microcredential in communication arts and literature, math, science, |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.28and social studies for teachers holding a license in bilingual or bicultural education or English |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2.29as a second language. To earn a microcredential, a teacher must demonstrate mastery of the |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2.30best practices established in rule for teaching English learners in a specific content area. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 2Sec. 4. |
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| 65 | 65 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 3.1 (b) The board must adopt rules to establish a voluntary microcredential in bilingual or |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.2bicultural education or English as a second language for teachers holding a license in |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.3communication arts and literature, math, science, or social studies. To earn the |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.4microcredential, a teacher must demonstrate mastery of the best practices established in the |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.5rules developed pursuant to paragraph (a) for teaching English learners in the content area |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.6in which the teacher is licensed. |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.8 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.9 Subd. 5.School district EL revenue.(a) For fiscal year 2024 through fiscal year 2026, |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.10purposes of this subdivision: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.11 (1) the English learner basic revenue allowance equals $1,228 for fiscal year 2024 |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.12through fiscal year 2026, and $1,775 for fiscal year 2027 and later; and |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.13 (2) the English learner concentration allowance equals $436 for fiscal year 2024 through |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.14fiscal year 2026, and $630 for fiscal year 2027 and later. |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3.15 (b) A district's English learner programs revenue equals the sum of: |
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| 80 | 80 | | 3.16 (1) the product of (i) $1,228 the English learner basic revenue allowance for that year, |
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| 81 | 81 | | 3.17and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily membership of eligible English |
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| 82 | 82 | | 3.18learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal year; and |
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| 83 | 83 | | 3.19 (2) $436 the English learner concentration allowance times the English learner pupil |
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| 84 | 84 | | 3.20units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17; and |
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| 85 | 85 | | 3.21 (3) the number of students with limited or interrupted formal education under section |
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| 86 | 86 | | 3.22124D.59, subdivision 2a, times 0.5 times the sum of the English learner basic revenue |
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| 87 | 87 | | 3.23allowance for that year and the English learner concentration allowance for that year. |
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| 88 | 88 | | 3.24 (b) For fiscal year 2027 and later, a district's English learner programs revenue equals |
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| 89 | 89 | | 3.25the sum of: |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3.26 (1) the product of (i) $1,775, and (ii) the greater of 20 or the adjusted average daily |
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| 91 | 91 | | 3.27membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the current fiscal |
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| 92 | 92 | | 3.28year; and |
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| 93 | 93 | | 3.29 (2) $630 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 3.30 (c) Revenue under paragraph (b), clause (3), must be used only to support the unique |
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| 95 | 95 | | 3.31need of students with limited or interrupted formal education. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 3Sec. 5. |
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| 97 | 97 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 4.1 (c) (d) A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid under this subdivision in the |
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| 98 | 98 | | 4.2school year following the school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4.3commissioner-provided assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English. |
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| 100 | 100 | | 4.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later. |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4.5 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.65, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.6read: |
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| 103 | 103 | | 4.7 Subd. 9a.English learner student to English learner staff ratio.Each year, a district |
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| 104 | 104 | | 4.8receiving revenue under this section must calculate the district's ratio of English learner |
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| 105 | 105 | | 4.9students to English learner staff and report that information to the Department of Education |
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| 106 | 106 | | 4.10in the form and manner specified by the department. A district with a ratio in excess of 35 |
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| 107 | 107 | | 4.11English learner students to each one English learner staff person must develop a plan to |
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| 108 | 108 | | 4.12increase the district's English learner staff in the following year and submit that plan to the |
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| 109 | 109 | | 4.13Department of Education in a form and manner specified by the department. |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 4.15 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4.16 Subd. 7.Alternative attendance programs.(a) The general education aid and special |
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| 113 | 113 | | 4.17education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident district |
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| 114 | 114 | | 4.18under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, and 124D.68. The adjustments |
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| 115 | 115 | | 4.19must be made according to this subdivision. |
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| 116 | 116 | | 4.20 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special |
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| 117 | 117 | | 4.21education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing |
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| 118 | 118 | | 4.22special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed building |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4.23lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for a pupil |
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| 120 | 120 | | 4.24with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02, or a pupil, as defined in section 125A.51, |
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| 121 | 121 | | 4.25who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil receives special |
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| 122 | 122 | | 4.26instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school |
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| 123 | 123 | | 4.27day, the amount of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local |
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| 124 | 124 | | 4.28optional aid and referendum equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1, |
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| 125 | 125 | | 4.29paragraph (d), attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special |
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| 126 | 126 | | 4.30instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to |
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| 127 | 127 | | 4.31district and school administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, |
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| 128 | 128 | | 4.32capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section |
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| 129 | 129 | | 4.33125A.76, excluding cross subsidy reduction aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, |
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| 130 | 130 | | 4Sec. 7. |
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| 131 | 131 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 5.1attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and |
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| 132 | 132 | | 5.2services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum |
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| 133 | 133 | | 5.3equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's average |
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| 134 | 134 | | 5.4general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit. |
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| 135 | 135 | | 5.5 (c) For fiscal year 2020, special education aid paid to a resident district must be reduced |
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| 136 | 136 | | 5.6by an amount equal to 85 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing special education |
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| 137 | 137 | | 5.7and services. For fiscal year 2021 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district |
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| 138 | 138 | | 5.8must be reduced by an amount equal to 80 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing |
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| 139 | 139 | | 5.9special education and services. |
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| 140 | 140 | | 5.10 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must |
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| 141 | 141 | | 5.11be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special education |
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| 142 | 142 | | 5.12and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or charter school |
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| 143 | 143 | | 5.13where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at least 70 percent |
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| 144 | 144 | | 5.14of the charter school's total enrollment. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 5.15 (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district must |
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| 146 | 146 | | 5.16be reduced under paragraph (d) for students at a charter school receiving special education |
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| 147 | 147 | | 5.17aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, calculated as if the charter school received special |
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| 148 | 148 | | 5.18education aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. |
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| 149 | 149 | | 5.19 (f) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special instruction |
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| 150 | 150 | | 5.20and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, must be increased |
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| 151 | 151 | | 5.21by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district under paragraphs (c) |
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| 152 | 152 | | 5.22and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full |
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| 153 | 153 | | 5.23adjustment under paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), the remaining adjustment shall be made to |
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| 154 | 154 | | 5.24other state aids due to the district. |
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| 155 | 155 | | 5.25 (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), general education aid paid to the resident district of |
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| 156 | 156 | | 5.26a nonspecial education student for whom an eligible special education charter school receives |
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| 157 | 157 | | 5.27general education aid under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must be reduced |
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| 158 | 158 | | 5.28by an amount equal to the difference between the general education aid attributable to the |
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| 159 | 159 | | 5.29student under section 124E.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and the general education aid |
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| 160 | 160 | | 5.30that the student would have generated for the charter school under section 124E.20, |
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| 161 | 161 | | 5.31subdivision 1, paragraph (a). For purposes of this paragraph, "nonspecial education student" |
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| 162 | 162 | | 5.32means a student who does not meet the definition of pupil with a disability as defined in |
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| 163 | 163 | | 5.33section 125A.02 or the definition of a pupil in section 125A.51. |
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| 164 | 164 | | 5Sec. 7. |
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| 165 | 165 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 6.1 (h) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, |
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| 166 | 166 | | 6.2education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the |
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| 167 | 167 | | 6.3constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the |
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| 168 | 168 | | 6.4general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in |
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| 169 | 169 | | 6.5paragraph (f), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more than |
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| 170 | 170 | | 6.6100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus an amount |
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| 171 | 171 | | 6.7equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, |
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| 172 | 172 | | 6.8times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional revenue, and |
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| 173 | 173 | | 6.9transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils attending the area |
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| 174 | 174 | | 6.10learning center. |
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| 175 | 175 | | 6.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later. |
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| 176 | 176 | | 6.12 Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS |
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| 177 | 177 | | 6.13RULEMAKING. |
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| 178 | 178 | | 6.14 $30,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of School |
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| 179 | 179 | | 6.15Administrators to support the rulemaking process under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.14, |
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| 180 | 180 | | 6.16subdivision 3a. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026. |
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| 181 | 181 | | 6.17 Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND |
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| 182 | 182 | | 6.18STANDARDS BOARD RULEMAKING. |
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| 183 | 183 | | 6.19 $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the Professional |
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| 184 | 184 | | 6.20Educator Licensing and Standards Board to support the rulemaking process required under |
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| 185 | 185 | | 6.21Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.19, subdivision 7. This is a onetime appropriation and is |
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| 186 | 186 | | 6.22available until June 30, 2026. |
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| 187 | 187 | | 6.23 Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAMMING. |
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| 188 | 188 | | 6.24 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are |
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| 189 | 189 | | 6.25appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years |
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| 190 | 190 | | 6.26designated. |
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| 191 | 191 | | 6.27 Subd. 2.English learner aid for students with limited or interrupted formal |
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| 192 | 192 | | 6.28education.For additional general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, |
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| 193 | 193 | | 6.29for English learner program aid: |
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| 194 | 194 | | 2026............6.30 $ |
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| 195 | 195 | | 2027............6.31 $ |
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| 196 | 196 | | 6Sec. 10. |
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| 197 | 197 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 7.1 Subd. 3.COMPASS and MTSS.(a) To support the development and implementation |
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| 198 | 198 | | 7.2of the Multitiered System of Support (MTSS) framework and the Collaborative Minnesota |
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| 199 | 199 | | 7.3Partnerships to Advance Student Success (COMPASS) school improvement model: |
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| 200 | 200 | | 2026.....13,500,0007.4 $ |
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| 201 | 201 | | 2027.....13,500,0007.5 $ |
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| 202 | 202 | | 7.6 (b) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is to support implementation of MTSS and |
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| 203 | 203 | | 7.7COMPASS. Money must be used to support increased capacity at the Department of |
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| 204 | 204 | | 7.8Education and the Minnesota Service Cooperatives for implementation supports. |
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| 205 | 205 | | 7.9 (c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter |
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| 206 | 206 | | 7.10schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision |
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| 207 | 207 | | 7.112, for implementation of MTSS, including: |
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| 208 | 208 | | 7.12 (1) hiring local MTSS coordinators; |
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| 209 | 209 | | 7.13 (2) hiring multilingual specialists; |
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| 210 | 210 | | 7.14 (3) deferring costs for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional |
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| 211 | 211 | | 7.15learning; and |
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| 212 | 212 | | 7.16 (4) piloting a Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple reporting |
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| 213 | 213 | | 7.17structures to streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school districts |
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| 214 | 214 | | 7.18and charter schools. |
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| 215 | 215 | | 7.19Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and grant administration. |
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| 216 | 216 | | 7.20 (d) Of this amount, $3,000,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network |
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| 217 | 217 | | 7.21focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train |
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| 218 | 218 | | 7.22regional support staff from the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support school leaders |
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| 219 | 219 | | 7.23and teachers in implementing evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Money |
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| 220 | 220 | | 7.24may also be used to host an annual Mathematics Standards-Based Instructional Institute. |
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| 221 | 221 | | 7.25 (e) Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the University of Minnesota Center for |
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| 222 | 222 | | 7.26Applied Research and Educational Improvement to support implementation and evaluation |
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| 223 | 223 | | 7.27of the MTSS framework. |
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| 224 | 224 | | 7.28 (f) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this |
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| 225 | 225 | | 7.29subdivision may include but is not limited to: |
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| 226 | 226 | | 7.30 (1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in |
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| 227 | 227 | | 7.31implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional |
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| 228 | 228 | | 7.32learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework; |
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| 229 | 229 | | 7Sec. 10. |
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| 230 | 230 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 8.1 (2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 231 | 231 | | 8.2section 120B.11; |
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| 232 | 232 | | 8.3 (3) providing support to districts and charter schools in streamlining various applications, |
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| 233 | 233 | | 8.4reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan; |
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| 234 | 234 | | 8.5 (4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a |
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| 235 | 235 | | 8.6universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students |
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| 236 | 236 | | 8.7who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development |
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| 237 | 237 | | 8.8difficulties; |
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| 238 | 238 | | 8.9 (5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by |
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| 239 | 239 | | 8.10screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods; |
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| 240 | 240 | | 8.11 (6) dyslexia screening and intervention that are evidence-based; |
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| 241 | 241 | | 8.12 (7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified |
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| 242 | 242 | | 8.13in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information; |
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| 243 | 243 | | 8.14 (8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions |
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| 244 | 244 | | 8.15and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and |
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| 245 | 245 | | 8.16 (9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS. |
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| 246 | 246 | | 8.17 (g) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. |
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| 247 | 247 | | 8Sec. 10. |
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| 248 | 248 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0496703/17/25 |
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