| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; modifying requirements for parental curriculum review and |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 consent for sexual education curriculum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 section 120B.20. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.20, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.General requirements.Each school district shall must have a procedure |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9for a parent, guardian, or an adult student, 18 years of age or older, to review the content |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10of the instructional materials to be provided to a minor child or to an adult student and, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11including reviewing copies of all instructional or program materials, textbooks, printed |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12content, videos, prerecorded materials, and online resources upon request. If the a parent, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13guardian, or adult student objects to the content, the procedure must include a process to |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction. Alternative |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15instruction may be provided by the a parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16instruction, if any, offered by the school board does not meet the concerns of the a parent, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17guardian, or adult student. The school board is not required to pay for the costs of alternative |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student. School personnel may not |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20instruction under this section. School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21student's work. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR CR/KR 25-0140212/16/24 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 296 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Scott, Backer, Dippel, Nash and Gander01/23/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1 Subd. 2.Sexual education curriculum.A school district must not provide sexual |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2education instruction to a student who is a minor if the student's parent or guardian has not |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3provided written consent to the instruction or program. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 35 | 35 | | REVISOR CR/KR 25-0140212/16/24 |
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