Minnesota Senate Bill SF1222 Latest Draft

                            1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; allowing a parent to opt their child out of a face covering​
1.3 requirement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. [121A.321] FACE COVERING OPT OUT.​
1.6 A school district or charter school that requires students to wear face coverings in school​
1.7buildings or on school grounds must allow a parent to opt their child out of the face covering​
1.8requirement. A parent may opt their child out of a face covering requirement by notifying​
1.9the school board, principal, or a person having administrative control of a school site. A​
1.10school district or charter school must not require a parent to provide a reason for the parent's​
1.11election or to provide any evidence regarding any fact related to the child's health or education​
1.12status. A school district or charter school must not discipline or otherwise treat differently​
1.13any child whose parent has opted their child out of a face covering requirement.​
1.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
1​Section 1.​
25-02617 as introduced​01/23/25 REVISOR CR/AD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1222​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: EICHORN, Wesenberg, Mathews, Koran and Draheim)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​02/10/2025​
Referred to Education Policy​