1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; establishing a developmental delay age limit working group;
1.3 requiring a report.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. DEVELOPMENT AL DELAY AGE LIMIT WORKING GROUP.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Working group.The Department of Education must establish a working
1.7group on the age limit for children receiving special education services for developmental
1.8delay.
1.9 Subd. 2.Members.(a) The commissioner of education must consult with the
1.10organizations identified in paragraph (b) before naming appointed members to the working
1.11group.
1.12 (b) By July 1, 2025, the commissioner must appoint the following members to the
1.13working group:
1.14 (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
1.15 (2) two representatives from Minnesota Administrators for Special Education, consisting
1.16of one member from the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the
1.17metropolitan area;
1.18 (3) one representative from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;
1.19 (4) two representatives from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher
1.20Education;
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1667NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN and Coleman)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
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Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government03/10/2025 2.1 (5) two representatives from Education Minnesota, consisting of one member from the
2.2seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan area;
2.3 (6) two representatives from the PACER Center; and
2.4 (7) two representatives from the Minnesota School Psychologists Association, consisting
2.5of one member working in a school setting and one member working in a postsecondary
2.6school psychologist preparation program.
2.7 Subd. 3.Duties.The working group must meet on a regular basis and review current
2.8law limiting the eligibility of children seven years old or older from receiving intervention
2.9services for developmental delay, and assess the impact of extending eligibility to children
2.10under age nine. The working group must report its findings and recommendations to the
2.11legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by
2.12February 1, 2026.
2.13 Subd. 4.Administrative provisions.(a) The commissioner or commissioner's designee
2.14must convene the initial meeting of the working group. Upon request, the commissioner
2.15must provide meeting space and administrative support for the group.
2.16 (b) Members of the working group serve without compensation or payment of expenses.
2.17 (c) The working group expires February 1, 2026, or upon submission of the report to
2.18the legislature required under subdivision 3, whichever is earlier.
2.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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