1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; allowing resident nonpublic school pupils to participate in
1.3 extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.49,
1.4 subdivision 4.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.49, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 4.Board control of extracurricular activities.(a) The board must take charge
1.8of and control all extracurricular activities of the teachers and children of the public schools
1.9in the district. Extracurricular activities means all direct and personal services for pupils for
1.10their enjoyment that are managed and operated under the guidance of an adult or staff
1.11member. The board shall must allow all resident pupils receiving instruction in a home
1.12school as defined in section 123B.36, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), in compliance with
1.13sections 120A.22 and 120A.24 and all resident pupils receiving instruction in a nonpublic
1.14school other than a home school to be eligible to fully participate in extracurricular activities
1.15on the same basis as public school students.
1.16 (b) Extracurricular activities have all of the following characteristics:
1.17 (1) they are not offered for school credit nor required for graduation;
1.18 (2) they are generally conducted outside school hours, or if partly during school hours,
1.19at times agreed by the participants, and approved by school authorities;
1.20 (3) the content of the activities is determined primarily by the pupil participants under
1.21the guidance of a staff member or other adult.
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State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 785
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Davis02/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1 (c) Any or all costs of these activities may be provided from school revenues and all
2.2revenues and expenditures for these activities shall be recorded in the same manner as other
2.3revenues and expenditures of the district.
2.4 (d) The teachers or pupils in the district must not participate in such activity, nor shall
2.5the school name or any allied name be used in connection therewith, except by consent and
2.6direction of the board.
2.7 (e) A school district must reserve revenue raised for extracurricular activities and spend
2.8the revenue only for extracurricular activities.
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