| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; modifying e-learning day requirements; modifying terms |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 and conditions of employment for school employees; amending Minnesota Statutes |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 2024, sections 120A.414, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivision 19. |
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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 120A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 2.Plan.A school board, including the board of a charter school, may adopt an |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8e-learning day plan after meeting and negotiating with the exclusive representative of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9teachers. If a charter school's teachers are not represented by an exclusive representative, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10the charter school may adopt an e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers. The |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11plan must include accommodations for students without Internet access at home and for |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12digital device access for families without the technology or an insufficient amount of |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13technology for the number of children in the household. A school's e-learning day plan must |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14provide accessible options for students with disabilities under chapter 125A. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 19, is amended to read: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Subd. 19.Terms and conditions of employment."Terms and conditions of employment" |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18means the hours of employment, the compensation therefor including fringe benefits except |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19retirement contributions or benefits other than employer payment of, or contributions to, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20premiums for group insurance coverage of retired employees or severance pay, staffing |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21ratios, and the employer's personnel policies affecting the working conditions of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22employees. In the case of professional employees the term does not mean educational |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0486803/12/25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 3218 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Bakeberg04/21/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1policies of a school district. "Terms and conditions of employment" is subject to section |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2179A.07. In the case of school employees, "terms and conditions of employment" includes |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3adult-to-student ratios in classrooms, student testing, and student-to-personnel does not |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4include staffing ratios. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6effective July 1, 2025, and thereafter. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 39 | 39 | | REVISOR CR/ES 25-0486803/12/25 |
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