1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to the legislature; requiring members of the legislative committees on
1.3 education policy and education finance to observe a teacher or administrator each
1.4 year; requiring the house of representatives and senate to adopt rules; requiring
1.5 reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [3.058] EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
1.8 (a) A member of the legislature serving on a legislative committee with jurisdiction over
1.9kindergarten through grade 12 education policy or finance must spend at least 12 hours over
1.10the biennium observing a teacher or administrator in an elementary, middle, or secondary
1.11school.
1.12 (b) A member of the house of representatives must report to the speaker of the house,
1.13and a member of the senate must report to the senate majority leader, the following
1.14information for each observation: (1) date and hours of observation; (2) name of each teacher
1.15or administrator observed; (3) school site observed; and (4) grade levels observed.
1.16The member must make the report available electronically to the Legislative Reference
1.17Library. The Legislative Reference Library must publish each member report on its website.
1.18 (c) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules to implement this section.
1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
1Section 1.
REVISOR CR/EN 25-0274301/28/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 412
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Myers; Falconer; Bakeberg; Johnson, W.; Nadeau and others02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy