Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF1740 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 04/07/2025

                            1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education policy; making changes to kindergarten through grade 12​
1.3 education; modifying provisions for general education, education excellence,​
1.4 charter schools, the Read Act, special education, school nutrition and facilities,​
1.5 and state agencies; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections​
1.6 10A.071, subdivision 1; 13.03, by adding a subdivision; 13.32, subdivision 5;​
1.7 120A.22, subdivisions 12, 13; 120A.24, subdivision 4; 120B.021, subdivisions 2,​
1.8 3; 120B.024; 120B.119, subdivisions 2a, 10; 120B.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4,​
1.9 4a; 120B.123, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 120B.124, subdivision​
1.10 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.363, subdivisions 1, 2; 121A.031, subdivisions​
1.11 2, 4, 6; 121A.041, subdivisions 2, 3; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.2205;​
1.12 121A.2207; 121A.224; 121A.23, subdivision 1; 121A.41, subdivision 10; 121A.49;​
1.13 121A.73; 122A.09, subdivision 9; 122A.092, subdivisions 2, 5; 122A.181,​
1.14 subdivision 3; 122A.182, subdivision 3; 122A.183, subdivision 2; 123B.09, by​
1.15 adding a subdivision; 123B.32, subdivisions 1, 2; 123B.52, by adding a subdivision;​
1.16 124D.09, subdivisions 5, 5a, 5b, 9, 10; 124D.094, subdivision 1; 124D.117,​
1.17 subdivision 2; 124D.119, subdivision 5; 124D.162; 124D.42, subdivision 8;​
1.18 124D.52, subdivision 2; 124D.792; 124E.02; 124E.03, subdivision 2, by adding​
1.19 a subdivision; 124E.05, subdivision 2; 124E.06, subdivision 7, by adding a​
1.20 subdivision; 124E.07, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 8; 124E.10, subdivision 4; 124E.13,​
1.21 subdivision 3; 124E.16, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 124E.17;​
1.22 124E.26, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 125A.091, subdivisions 3a,​
1.23 5; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 21, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing​
1.24 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 124D; 125A; repealing​
1.25 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.124, subdivision 6; 123B.935, subdivision​
1.26 2.​
1.27BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.28	ARTICLE 1​
1.29	GENERAL EDUCATION​
1.30 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.22, subdivision 12, is amended to read:​
1.31 Subd. 12.Legitimate exemptions.(a) A parent, guardian, or other person having control​
1.32of a child may apply to a school district to have the child excused from attendance for the​
1​Article 1 Section 1.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1740​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: CWODZINSKI)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​461​02/20/2025​
Referred to Education Policy​
Comm report: To pass as amended​04/07/2025​
Second reading​ 2.1whole or any part of the time school is in session during any school year. Application may​
2.2be made to any member of the board, a truant officer, a or the school official designated by​
2.3the principal, or the superintendent. The school district may state in its school attendance​
2.4policy that it may ask the student's parent or legal guardian to verify in writing the reason​
2.5for the child's absence from school. A note from a physician or a licensed mental health​
2.6professional stating that the child cannot attend school is a valid excuse. The board of the​
2.7district in which the child resides may approve the application upon the following being​
2.8demonstrated to the satisfaction of that board:​
2.9 (1) that the child's physical or mental health is such as to prevent attendance at school​
2.10or application to study for the period required, which includes:​
2.11 (i) child illness, medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointments, including​
2.12appointments conducted through telehealth;​
2.13 (ii) family emergencies;​
2.14 (iii) the death or serious illness or funeral of an immediate family member;​
2.15 (iv) active duty in any military branch of the United States;​
2.16 (v) the child has a condition that requires ongoing treatment for a mental health diagnosis;​
2.17or​
2.18 (vi) other exemptions included in the district's school attendance policy;​
2.19 (2) that the child has already completed state and district standards required for graduation​
2.20from high school; or​
2.21 (3) that it is the wish of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child​
2.22that the child attend, for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate three hours in​
2.23any week, instruction conducted by a Tribal spiritual or cultural advisor, or a school for​
2.24religious instruction conducted and maintained by a church, or association of churches, or​
2.25any Sunday school association incorporated under the laws of this state, or any auxiliary​
2.26thereof. This instruction must be conducted and maintained in a place other than a public​
2.27school building, and it must not, in whole or in part, be conducted and maintained at public​
2.28expense. A child may be absent from school on days that the child attends upon instruction​
2.29according to this clause.​
2.30 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 6, paragraph (a), a parent may withdraw a child from​
2.31an all-day, every day kindergarten program and put their child in a half-day program, if​
2.32offered, or an alternate-day program without being truant. A school board must excuse a​
2.33kindergarten child from a part of a school day at the request of the child's parent.​
2​Article 1 Section 1.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.22, subdivision 13, is amended to read:​
3.2 Subd. 13.Issuing and Reporting excuses attendance.(a) A student who is participating​
3.3in cocurricular or extracurricular activities must be counted as in attendance to the extent​
3.4that the activities occur during school hours. For the purposes of this paragraph, "cocurricular​
3.5activities" and "extracurricular activities" have the meanings given in section 123B.49,​
3.6subdivisions 3 and 4.​
3.7 (b) The clerk or any authorized officer of the board principal must issue and keep a​
3.8record of such excuses, under such rules as the board may from time to time establish.​
3.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
3.10 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120A.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
3.11 Subd. 4.Reports to the state or county.(a) A superintendent must make an annual​
3.12report to the commissioner of education by December 1 of the total number of nonpublic​
3.13children reported as residing in the district. The report must include the following​
3.14information:​
3.15 (1) the number of children residing in the district attending nonpublic schools or receiving​
3.16instruction from persons or institutions other than a public school;​
3.17 (2) the number of children in clause (1) who are in compliance with section 120A.22​
3.18and this section; and​
3.19 (3) the number of children in clause (1) who the superintendent has determined are not​
3.20in compliance with section 120A.22 and this section.​
3.21 (b) No later than 15 school days after the beginning of each academic term, a school​
3.22principal must report to the superintendent a list of names and last known addresses of all​
3.23students who were enrolled in the school for the previous term, are not enrolled in the school​
3.24for the current term, and were otherwise eligible for enrollment, unless the school has been​
3.25notified that the student has enrolled in another school. The superintendent must immediately​
3.26make the list received from the principal available to an authorized representative of a county​
3.27agency whose statutory purpose is to enroll students in school.​
3.28 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
3.29 Subd. 2.Standards development.(a) The commissioner must consider advice from at​
3.30least the following stakeholders in developing statewide rigorous core academic standards​
3​Article 1 Sec. 4.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 4.1in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, including history, geography,​
4.2economics, government and citizenship, health, and the arts:​
4.3 (1) parents of school-age children and members of the public throughout the state;​
4.4 (2) teachers throughout the state currently licensed and providing instruction in language​
4.5arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, or the arts and licensed elementary and​
4.6secondary school principals throughout the state currently administering a school site;​
4.7 (3) currently serving members of local school boards and charter school boards throughout​
4.8the state;​
4.9 (4) faculty teaching core subjects at postsecondary institutions in Minnesota;​
4.10 (5) representatives of the Minnesota business community;​
4.11 (6) representatives from the Tribal Nations Education Committee and Tribal Nations​
4.12and communities in Minnesota, including both Anishinaabe and Dakota; and​
4.13 (7) current students, with input from the Minnesota Youth Council.​
4.14 (b) Academic standards must:​
4.15 (1) be clear, concise, objective, and measurable, and grade-level appropriate;​
4.16 (2) not require a specific teaching methodology or curriculum; and​
4.17 (3) be consistent with the Constitutions of the United States and the state of Minnesota.​
4.18 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.024, is amended to read:​
4.19 120B.024 CREDITS.​
4.20 Subdivision 1.Graduation requirements.(a) Students must successfully complete the​
4.21following high school level credits for graduation:​
4.22 (1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in​
4.23English language arts;​
4.24 (2) three credits of mathematics sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in​
4.25mathematics;​
4.26 (3) three credits of science, including one credit to satisfy all the earth and space science​
4.27standards for grades 9 through 12, one credit to satisfy all the life science standards for​
4.28grades 9 through 12, and one credit to satisfy all the chemistry or physics standards for​
4.29grades 9 through 12;​
4​Article 1 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 5.1 (4) three and one-half credits of social studies, including credit for a course in government​
5.2and citizenship in either grade 11 or 12 for students beginning grade 9 in the 2025-2026​
5.3school year and later or an advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or other rigorous​
5.4course on government and citizenship under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, and a​
5.5combination of other credits encompassing at least United States history, geography,​
5.6government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the​
5.7academic standards in social studies;​
5.8 (5) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in the arts;​
5.9 (6) credit sufficient to satisfy the state standards in physical education;​
5.10 (7) credits sufficient to satisfy the state standards in health upon adoption of statewide​
5.11rules for implementing health standards under section 120B.021; and​
5.12 (8) a minimum of seven elective credits.​
5.13 (b) Students who begin grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and later must successfully​
5.14complete a course for credit in personal finance in grade 10, 11, or 12. A teacher of a personal​
5.15finance course that satisfies the graduation requirement must have a field license or​
5.16out-of-field permission in agricultural education, business, family and consumer science,​
5.17social studies, or math.​
5.18 Subd. 2.Credit equivalencies.(a) A one-half credit of economics taught in a school's​
5.19agricultural, food, and natural resources education or business education program or​
5.20department may fulfill a one-half credit in social studies under subdivision 1, clause (5) (4),​
5.21if the credit is sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in economics.​
5.22 (b) An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may fulfill the elective​
5.23science credit required under subdivision 1, clause (4) (3), if the credit meets the state​
5.24physical science, life science, earth and space science, chemistry, or physics academic​
5.25standards or a combination of these academic standards as approved by the district. An​
5.26agriculture or career and technical education credit may fulfill the credit in chemistry or​
5.27physics required under subdivision 1, clause (4) (3), if the credit meets the state chemistry​
5.28or physics academic standards as approved by the district. A student must satisfy either all​
5.29of the chemistry academic standards or all of the physics academic standards prior to​
5.30graduation. An agriculture science or career and technical education credit may not fulfill​
5.31the required biology credit under subdivision 1, clause (4) (3).​
5.32 (c) A career and technical education credit may fulfill a mathematics or arts credit​
5.33requirement under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (6) (5).​
5​Article 1 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 6.1 (d) An agricultural, food, and natural resources education teacher is not required to meet​
6.2the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1150, subpart 2, item B, to meet the credit​
6.3equivalency requirements of paragraph (b) above.​
6.4 (e) A computer science credit may fulfill a mathematics credit requirement under​
6.5subdivision 1, clause (2), if the credit meets state academic standards in mathematics.​
6.6 (f) A Project Lead the Way credit may fulfill a science or mathematics credit requirement​
6.7under subdivision 1, clause (2) or (4) (3), if the credit meets the state academic standards​
6.8in science or mathematics.​
6.9 (g) An ethnic studies course may fulfill a social studies, language arts, arts, math, or​
6.10science credit if the course meets the applicable state academic standards. An ethnic studies​
6.11course may fulfill an elective credit if the course meets applicable local standards or other​
6.12requirements.​
6.13 (h) A personal finance credit taught by a teacher with a field license or out-of-field​
6.14permission in math may fulfill a mathematics credit requirement under subdivision 1, clause​
6.15(2).​
6.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2025-2026 school year and later.​
6.17 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
6.18 Subd. 5.Authorization; notification.(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,​
6.19an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an American​
6.20Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83,​
6.21except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program,​
6.22may apply to an eligible institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian​
6.23courses offered by that postsecondary institution.​
6.24 (b) If an institution accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the​
6.25institution shall send written notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and​
6.26the commissioner. The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that pupil.​
6.27The institution must notify the pupil's school as soon as practicable if the pupil withdraws​
6.28from the enrolled course. The institution must also notify the pupil's school as soon as​
6.29practicable if the pupil has been absent from a course for ten consecutive days on which​
6.30classes are held, based upon the postsecondary institution's academic calendar, and the pupil​
6.31is not receiving instruction in their home or hospital or other facility.​
6.32 (c) If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify:​
6​Article 1 Sec. 6.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 7.1 (1) the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.; and​
7.2 (2) the pupil's school as soon as practicable if the pupil withdraws from the course or​
7.3stops attending the course.​
7.4 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:​
7.5 Subd. 5a.Authorization; career or technical education.A 10th, 11th, or 12th grade​
7.6pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an American Indian-controlled tribal​
7.7contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange​
7.8pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may enroll in a career or​
7.9technical education course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. A 10th grade​
7.10pupil applying for enrollment in a career or technical education course under this subdivision​
7.11must have received a passing score on the 8th grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment​
7.12in reading as a condition of enrollment. A current 10th grade pupil who did not take the 8th​
7.13grade Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading may substitute another reading​
7.14assessment accepted by the enrolling postsecondary institution. A secondary pupil may​
7.15enroll in the pupil's first postsecondary options enrollment course under this subdivision.​
7.16A student who is refused enrollment by a Minnesota state college or university under this​
7.17subdivision may apply to an eligible institution offering a career or technical education​
7.18course. The postsecondary institution must give priority to its students according to​
7.19subdivision 9. If a secondary student receives a grade of "C" or better in the career or​
7.20technical education course taken under this subdivision, the postsecondary institution must​
7.21allow the student to take additional postsecondary courses for secondary credit at that​
7.22institution, not to exceed the limits in subdivision 8. A "career or technical course" is a​
7.23course that is part of a career and technical education program that provides individuals​
7.24with coherent, rigorous content aligned with academic standards and relevant technical​
7.25knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current and​
7.26emerging professions and provide technical skill proficiency, an industry recognized​
7.27credential, and a certificate, a diploma, or an associate degree.​
7.28 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:​
7.29 Subd. 5b.Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil.Notwithstanding any other law to​
7.30the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a school district, a charter school, or an​
7.31American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section​
7.32124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange​
7.33program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if:​
7​Article 1 Sec. 8.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 8.1 (1) the school district, charter school, or Tribal school district and the eligible​
8.2postsecondary institution providing the course agree to the student's enrollment; or​
8.3 (2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade​
8.4students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards,​
8.5certificates, and seals.​
8.6 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:​
8.7 Subd. 9.Enrollment priority.(a) A postsecondary institution must give priority to its​
8.8postsecondary students when enrolling pupils in grades 10, 11, and 12 in its courses. A​
8.9postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary school​
8.10or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary pupil​
8.11to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds only except,​
8.12notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 through 2019-2020 school​
8.13years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit​
8.14a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students or more in grades 10, 11,​
8.15and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic, or financial grounds.​
8.16 (b) An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment options​
8.17purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college level except​
8.18when a student eligible to participate and enrolled in the graduation incentives program​
8.19under section 124D.68 enrolls full time in a middle or early college program. A middle or​
8.20early college program must be specifically designed to allow the student to earn dual high​
8.21school and college credit with a well-defined pathway to allow the student to earn a​
8.22postsecondary degree or credential. In this case, the student must receive developmental​
8.23college credit and not college credit for completing remedial or developmental courses.​
8.24 (c) Once a pupil has been enrolled in any postsecondary course under this section, the​
8.25pupil must not be displaced by another student.​
8.26 (d) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course under this​
8.27section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course an otherwise​
8.28enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran under section​
8.29197.447, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the institution's​
8.30established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.​
8.31 (e) A postsecondary institution must allow secondary pupils to enroll in online courses​
8.32under this section consistent with the institution's policy regarding postsecondary pupil​
8.33enrollment in online courses.​
8​Article 1 Sec. 9.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 9.1 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:​
9.2 Subd. 10.Courses according to agreements.(a) An eligible pupil, according to​
9.3subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a​
9.4postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, charter school, Tribal​
9.5school, or another location, according to an agreement between a public school board, board​
9.6of directors, or Tribal school and the governing body of an eligible public postsecondary​
9.7system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as defined in subdivision 3. All​
9.8provisions of this section apply to a pupil, public school board, board of directors, Tribal​
9.9council, district, charter school, Tribal school, and the governing body of a postsecondary​
9.10institution, except as otherwise provided. A secondary school and a postsecondary institution​
9.11that enrolls eligible pupils in courses according to agreements must annually report to the​
9.12commissioner the participation rates of pupils enrolled in courses according to agreements,​
9.13including the number of pupils enrolled and the number of courses taken for postsecondary​
9.14or dual credit.​
9.15 (b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color,​
9.16to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, charter schools,​
9.17Tribal schools, and postsecondary institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an​
9.18"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision.​
9.19For the purpose of applying for grants under this paragraph, "eligible institution" includes​
9.20schools and school districts, charter schools, or Tribal schools that partner with an accredited​
9.21college or university in addition to postsecondary institutions identified in subdivision 3,​
9.22paragraph (a). Grant recipients under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner​
9.23in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students​
9.24in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission​
9.25to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs and the number of students of​
9.26color and American Indian students who earned postsecondary credit. Grant recipients must​
9.27also describe recruiting efforts intended to ensure that the percentage of participating students​
9.28who are of color or American Indian meets or exceeds the overall percentage of students​
9.29of color or American Indian students in the school.​
9.30 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.094, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
9.31 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have​
9.32the meanings given.​
9​Article 1 Sec. 11.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 10.1 (b) "Blended instruction" means a form of digital instruction that occurs when a student​
10.2learns part time in a supervised physical setting and part time through online instruction​
10.3under paragraph (f).​
10.4 (c) "Digital instruction" means instruction facilitated by technology that offers students​
10.5an element of control over the time, place, path, or pace of learning and includes blended​
10.6and online instruction.​
10.7 (d) "Enrolling district" means the school district or charter school in which a student is​
10.8enrolled under section 120A.22, subdivision 4 120A.05, subdivision 8, or chapter 124E.​
10.9 (e) "Online course syllabus" means a written document that identifies the state academic​
10.10standards taught and assessed in a supplemental online course under paragraph (j); course​
10.11content outline; required course assessments; instructional methods; communication​
10.12procedures with students, guardians, and the enrolling district under paragraph (d); and​
10.13supports available to the student.​
10.14 (f) "Online instruction" means a form of digital instruction that occurs when a student​
10.15learns primarily through digital technology away from a supervised physical setting.​
10.16 (g) "Online instructional site" means a site that offers courses using online instruction​
10.17under paragraph (f) and may enroll students receiving online instruction under paragraph​
10.18(f).​
10.19 (h) "Online teacher" means an employee of the enrolling district under paragraph (d) or​
10.20the supplemental online course provider under paragraph (k) who holds the appropriate​
10.21licensure under Minnesota Rules, chapter 8710, and is trained to provide online instruction​
10.22under paragraph (f).​
10.23 (i) "Student" means a Minnesota resident enrolled in a school defined under section​
10.24120A.22, subdivision 4, in kindergarten through grade 12 up to the age of 21.​
10.25 (j) "Supplemental online course" means an online learning course taken in place of a​
10.26course provided by the student's enrolling district under paragraph (d).​
10.27 (k) "Supplemental online course provider" means a school district, an intermediate school​
10.28district, a state-operated school, an organization of two or more school districts operating​
10.29under a joint powers agreement, or a charter school located in Minnesota that is authorized​
10.30by the Department of Education to provide supplemental online courses under paragraph​
10.31(j).​
10​Article 1 Sec. 11.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 11.1 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
11.2 Subd. 2.Program approval.(a) To receive aid under this section, a district, the​
11.3Department of Corrections, a private nonprofit organization, or a consortium including​
11.4districts, nonprofit organizations, or both must submit an application by June 1 describing​
11.5the program, on a form provided by the department. The program must be approved by the​
11.6commissioner according to the following criteria:​
11.7 (1) how the needs of different levels of learning and English language proficiency will​
11.8be met;​
11.9 (2) for continuing programs, an evaluation of results;​
11.10 (3) anticipated number and education level of participants;​
11.11 (4) coordination with other resources and services;​
11.12 (5) participation in a consortium, if any, and money available from other participants;​
11.13 (6) management and program design;​
11.14 (7) volunteer training and use of volunteers;​
11.15 (8) staff development services;​
11.16 (9) program sites and schedules;​
11.17 (10) program expenditures that qualify for aid;​
11.18 (11) program ability to provide data related to learner outcomes as required by law; and​
11.19 (12) a copy of the memorandum of understanding described in subdivision 1 submitted​
11.20to the commissioner.​
11.21 (b) Adult basic education programs may be approved under this subdivision for up to​
11.22five six years. Five-year Six-year program approval must be granted to an applicant who​
11.23has demonstrated the capacity to:​
11.24 (1) offer comprehensive learning opportunities and support service choices appropriate​
11.25for and accessible to adults at all basic skill and English language levels of need;​
11.26 (2) provide a participatory and experiential learning approach based on the strengths,​
11.27interests, and needs of each adult, that enables adults with basic skill needs to:​
11.28 (i) identify, plan for, and evaluate their own progress toward achieving their defined​
11.29educational and occupational goals;​
11​Article 1 Sec. 12.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 12.1 (ii) master the basic academic reading, writing, and computational skills, as well as the​
12.2problem-solving, decision making, interpersonal effectiveness, and other life and learning​
12.3skills they need to function effectively in a changing society;​
12.4 (iii) locate and be able to use the health, governmental, and social services and resources​
12.5they need to improve their own and their families' lives; and​
12.6 (iv) continue their education, if they desire, to at least the level of secondary school​
12.7completion, with the ability to secure and benefit from continuing education that will enable​
12.8them to become more employable, productive, and responsible citizens;​
12.9 (3) plan, coordinate, and develop cooperative agreements with community resources to​
12.10address the needs that the adults have for support services, such as transportation, English​
12.11language learning, flexible course scheduling, convenient class locations, and child care;​
12.12 (4) collaborate with business, industry, labor unions, and employment-training agencies,​
12.13as well as with family and occupational education providers, to arrange for resources and​
12.14services through which adults can attain economic self-sufficiency;​
12.15 (5) provide sensitive and well trained adult education personnel who participate in local,​
12.16regional, and statewide adult basic education staff development events to master effective​
12.17adult learning and teaching techniques;​
12.18 (6) participate in regional adult basic education peer program reviews and evaluations;​
12.19 (7) submit accurate and timely performance and fiscal reports;​
12.20 (8) submit accurate and timely reports related to program outcomes and learner follow-up​
12.21information; and​
12.22 (9) spend adult basic education aid on adult basic education purposes only, which are​
12.23specified in sections 124D.518 to 124D.531.​
12.24 (c) The commissioner shall require each district to provide notification by February 1,​
12.25of its intent to apply for funds under this section as a single district or as part of a consortium.​
12.26A district receiving funds under this section must notify the commissioner by February 1​
12.27of its intent to change its application status for applications due the following June 1.​
12.28Sec. 13. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.​
12.29 The revisor of statutes must substitute the term "school district, charter school, or Tribal​
12.30school" for "district" or "school district" wherever the terms appear in Minnesota Statutes,​
12.31section 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11a, 12, 13, 16, 21, and 24, and section​
12.32124D.091. The revisor may also make grammatical changes related to the change in terms.​
12​Article 1 Sec. 13.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 13.1	ARTICLE 2​
13.2	EDUCATION EXCELLENCE​
13.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, is amended by adding a subdivision​
13.4to read:​
13.5 Subd. 3a.Data requests to school districts.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "school​
13.6district" means an independent, common, or special school district, as defined in section​
13.7120A.05, or a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2.​
13.8 (b) The provisions in this subdivision apply to a request made to a school district to​
13.9inspect or receive copies of public government data pursuant to subdivision 3. The provisions​
13.10in this subdivision are in addition to those contained in subdivision 3, except that when the​
13.11provisions of this subdivision conflict with those of subdivision 3, this subdivision prevails.​
13.12This subdivision does not apply to a request made by a data subject under section 13.04.​
13.13 (c) A responsible authority may provide data on a rolling basis to a person making a​
13.14request under this subdivision. If a responsible authority has notified the requesting person​
13.15that responsive data or copies are available for inspection or collection, and the requesting​
13.16person does not inspect the data or collect the copies, the responsible authority may suspend​
13.17any further response to the request until the requesting person inspects the data that has​
13.18been made available, or collects and pays for the copies that have been produced.​
13.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and​
13.20applies to data requests made on or after that date.​
13.21Sec. 2. [120B.213] HEALTHY AGING AND DEMENTIA EDUCATION.​
13.22 School districts and charter schools are encouraged to provide instruction on healthy​
13.23aging and dementia to students in grades 6 through 12 that is aligned with applicable health​
13.24standards and integrated into existing programs, curriculum, or the general school​
13.25environment of a district or charter school. By July 1, 2026, and each even-numbered year​
13.26thereafter, the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health​
13.27and dementia advocacy organizations, must provide districts and charter schools with​
13.28age-appropriate resources on healthy aging and dementia, including but not limited to​
13.29strategies to maintain brain health, information on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of​
13.30dementia, and caring for an elder with a cognitive impairment.​
13.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
13​Article 2 Sec. 2.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 14.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
14.2 Subd. 3.State growth measures; other state measures.(a)(1) The state's educational​
14.3assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators​
14.4of current achievement that show growth relative to an individual student's prior achievement.​
14.5Indicators of achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide​
14.6or districtwide assessments.​
14.7 (2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and​
14.8report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the​
14.9federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in​
14.10addition to "other" for each race and ethnicity, and the Karen community, seven of the most​
14.11populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous Native groups,​
14.12seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most populous Black​
14.13and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population based on the​
14.14most recent American Community Survey; English learners under section 124D.59; home​
14.15language; free or reduced-price meals; and all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school​
14.16who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that such disaggregation and​
14.17cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield​
14.18statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information​
14.19about an individual student.​
14.20 (b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment​
14.21and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and​
14.22researchers, must implement an appropriate growth model that compares the difference in​
14.23students' achievement scores over time, and includes criteria for identifying schools and​
14.24school districts that demonstrate academic progress or progress toward English language​
14.25proficiency. The model may be used to advance educators' professional development and​
14.26replicate programs that succeed in meeting students' diverse learning needs. Data on​
14.27individual teachers generated under the model are personnel data under section 13.43. The​
14.28model must allow users to:​
14.29 (1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and​
14.30 (2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state​
14.31student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and​
14.32outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and​
14.33Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under​
14.34paragraph (a), clause (2).​
14​Article 2 Sec. 3.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 15.1 The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11,​
15.2subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph,​
15.3including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic​
15.4development of English learners and their native language development if the native language​
15.5is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota​
15.6public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English​
15.7learner under section 124D.59. In addition, the commissioner must report language​
15.8development outcomes of the target language of instruction other than English for all students​
15.9who are in a dual language immersion program.​
15.10 (c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the​
15.11commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating​
15.12the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary​
15.13academic and career opportunities:​
15.14 (1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates​
15.15in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for​
15.16postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects​
15.17required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the​
15.18Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and​
15.19 (2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school​
15.20graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more​
15.21college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment​
15.22options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section​
15.23120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.​
15.24When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also​
15.25analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified​
15.26under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,​
15.27and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).​
15.28 (d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the​
15.29commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety​
15.30and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories​
15.31identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are​
15.32separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the​
15.33performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts​
15.34on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable​
15​Article 2 Sec. 3.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 16.1variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used​
16.2at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or​
16.3created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data​
16.4under section 13.02, subdivision 9.​
16.5 (e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify​
16.6and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under​
16.7sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students'​
16.8graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report​
16.9summary data on:​
16.10 (1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;​
16.11 (2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels​
16.12are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.307; and​
16.13 (3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:​
16.14 (i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;​
16.15 (ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;​
16.16 (iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track​
16.17students; and​
16.18 (iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.​
16.19 The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education​
16.20providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.​
16.21 (f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and​
16.22experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English​
16.23learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were​
16.24previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report​
16.25appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and​
16.26assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program​
16.27placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.​
16.28 (g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school​
16.29district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause​
16.30(2).​
16.31 (h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information​
16.32on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and​
16​Article 2 Sec. 3.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 17.1Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their​
17.2families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student​
17.3data.​
17.4 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.363, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
17.5 Subdivision 1.Rulemaking.The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board​
17.6commissioner must adopt rules to implement a statewide credential for education​
17.7paraprofessionals who assist a licensed teacher in providing student instruction. Any​
17.8paraprofessional holding this credential or working in a local school district after meeting​
17.9a state-approved local assessment is considered to be highly qualified under federal law.​
17.10Under this subdivision, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, in​
17.11consultation with the commissioner, must adopt qualitative criteria for approving local​
17.12assessments that include an evaluation of a paraprofessional's knowledge of reading, writing,​
17.13and math and the paraprofessional's ability to assist in the instruction of reading, writing,​
17.14and math. The commissioner must approve or disapprove local assessments using these​
17.15criteria. The commissioner must make the criteria available to the public.​
17.16Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.363, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
17.17 Subd. 2.Training possibilities.In adopting rules under subdivision 1, the board​
17.18commissioner must consider including provisions that provide training in: students'​
17.19characteristics; teaching and learning environment; academic instruction skills; student​
17.20behavior; and ethical practices.​
17.21Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
17.22 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the​
17.23meanings given them.​
17.24 (b) "District" means a district under section 120A.05, subdivision 8.​
17.25 (c) "Public school" or "school" means a public school under section 120A.05, subdivisions​
17.269, 11, 13, and 17, and a charter school under chapter 124E.​
17.27 (d) "Student" means a student enrolled in a school under paragraph (c).​
17.28 (e) "Bullying" means intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct that is​
17.29objectively offensive and:​
17​Article 2 Sec. 6.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 18.1 (1) there is an actual or perceived imbalance of power between the student engaging in​
18.2prohibited conduct and the target of the behavior and the conduct is repeated or forms a​
18.3pattern; or​
18.4 (2) materially and substantially interferes with a student's educational opportunities or​
18.5performance or ability to participate in school functions or activities or receive school​
18.6benefits, services, or privileges.​
18.7 (f) "Cyberbullying" means bullying using technology or other electronic communication,​
18.8including but not limited to a transfer of a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, or data,​
18.9including a post on a social network Internet website or forum, transmitted through a​
18.10computer, cell phone, or other electronic device.​
18.11 (g) Intimidating, threatening, abusive, or harming conduct may involve, but is not limited​
18.12to, conduct that causes physical harm to a student or a student's property or causes a student​
18.13to be in reasonable fear of harm to person or property; under Minnesota common law,​
18.14violates a student's reasonable expectation of privacy, defames a student, or constitutes​
18.15intentional infliction of emotional distress against a student; is directed at any student or​
18.16students, including those based on a person's actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, creed,​
18.17religion, national origin, immigration status, sex, marital status, familial status, socioeconomic​
18.18status, physical appearance, sexual orientation, including gender identity and expression,​
18.19academic status related to student performance, disability, or status with regard to public​
18.20assistance, age, or any additional characteristic defined in chapter 363A. However, prohibited​
18.21conduct need not be based on any particular characteristic defined in this paragraph or​
18.22chapter 363A.​
18.23 (h) "Prohibited conduct" means bullying or cyberbullying as defined under this​
18.24subdivision or retaliation for asserting, alleging, reporting, or providing information about​
18.25such conduct or knowingly making a false report about bullying.​
18.26 (i) "Remedial response" means a measure to stop and correct prohibited conduct, prevent​
18.27prohibited conduct from recurring, and protect, support, and intervene on behalf of the​
18.28student who is the target of the prohibited conduct. Remedial responses may include but​
18.29are not limited to nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices as defined in sections​
18.30121A.41, subdivision 12, and 121A.425, subdivision 2, and comprehensive school mental​
18.31health systems.​
18.32 (j) "Familial status" means the condition of one or more minors being domiciled having​
18.33legal status or custody with (1) the minor's parent or parents or the minor's legal guardian​
18​Article 2 Sec. 6.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 19.1or guardians, or (2) the designee of the parent or parents or guardian or guardians with the​
19.2written permission of the parent or parents or guardian or guardians.​
19.3 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
19.4 Subd. 4.Local policy components.(a) Each district and school policy implemented​
19.5under this section must, at a minimum:​
19.6 (1) designate a staff member as the primary contact person in the school building to​
19.7receive reports of prohibited conduct under clause (3), ensure the policy and its procedures​
19.8including restorative practices, consequences, and sanctions are fairly and fully implemented,​
19.9and serve as the primary contact on policy and procedural matters implicating both the​
19.10district or school and the department;​
19.11 (2) require school employees who witness prohibited conduct or possess reliable​
19.12information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect that a student is a target of​
19.13prohibited conduct to make reasonable efforts to address and resolve the prohibited conduct;​
19.14 (3) provide a procedure to begin to investigate reports of prohibited conduct within three​
19.15school days of the report, and make the primary contact person responsible for the​
19.16investigation and any resulting record and for keeping and regulating access to any record;​
19.17 (4) indicate how a school will respond to an identified incident of prohibited conduct,​
19.18including immediately intervening to protect the target of the prohibited conduct; at the​
19.19school administrator's discretion and consistent with state and federal data practices law​
19.20governing access to data, including section 13.02, subdivision 8, a presumption that a district​
19.21or school official will notify the parent individuals with familial status of the reported target​
19.22of the prohibited conduct and the parent individuals with familial status of the actor engaged​
19.23in the prohibited conduct; providing other remedial responses to the prohibited conduct;​
19.24and ensuring that remedial responses are tailored to the particular incident and nature of the​
19.25conduct and the student's developmental age and behavioral history;​
19.26 (5) prohibit reprisals or retaliation against any person who asserts, alleges, or reports​
19.27prohibited conduct or provides information about such conduct and establish appropriate​
19.28consequences for a person who engages in reprisal or retaliation;​
19.29 (6) allow anonymous reporting but do not rely solely on an anonymous report to​
19.30determine discipline;​
19.31 (7) provide information about available community resources to the target, actor, and​
19.32other affected individuals, as appropriate;​
19​Article 2 Sec. 7.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 20.1 (8) where appropriate for a child with a disability to prevent or respond to prohibited​
20.2conduct, allow the child's individualized education program or section 504 plan to address​
20.3the skills and proficiencies the child needs to respond to or not engage in prohibited conduct;​
20.4 (9) use new employee training materials, the school publication on school rules,​
20.5procedures, and standards of conduct, and the student handbook on school policies to​
20.6publicize the policy;​
20.7 (10) require ongoing professional development, consistent with section 122A.60, to​
20.8build the skills of all school personnel who regularly interact with students, including but​
20.9not limited to educators, administrators, school counselors, social workers, psychologists,​
20.10other school mental health professionals, school nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus​
20.11drivers, athletic coaches, extracurricular activities advisors, and paraprofessionals to identify,​
20.12prevent, and appropriately address prohibited conduct;​
20.13 (11) allow the alleged actor in an investigation of prohibited conduct to present a defense;​
20.14and​
20.15 (12) inform affected students and their parents of their rights under state and federal​
20.16data practices laws to obtain access to data related to the incident and their right to contest​
20.17the accuracy or completeness of the data.​
20.18 (b) Professional development under a local policy includes, but is not limited to,​
20.19information about:​
20.20 (1) developmentally appropriate strategies both to prevent and to immediately and​
20.21effectively intervene to stop prohibited conduct;​
20.22 (2) the complex dynamics affecting an actor, target, and witnesses to prohibited conduct;​
20.23 (3) research on prohibited conduct, including specific categories of students at risk for​
20.24prohibited conduct in school;​
20.25 (4) the incidence and nature of cyberbullying; and​
20.26 (5) Internet safety and cyberbullying.​
20.27Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 6, is amended to read:​
20.28 Subd. 6.State model policy.(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the​
20.29commissioner of human rights, shall develop and maintain a state model policy. A district​
20.30or school that does not adopt and implement a local policy under subdivisions 3 to 5 must​
20.31implement and may supplement the provisions of the state model policy. The commissioner​
20​Article 2 Sec. 8.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 21.1must assist districts and schools under this subdivision to implement the state policy. The​
21.2state model policy must:​
21.3 (1) define prohibited conduct, consistent with this section;​
21.4 (2) apply the prohibited conduct policy components in this section;​
21.5 (3) for a child with a disability, whenever an evaluation by an individualized education​
21.6program team or a section 504 team indicates that the child's disability affects the child's​
21.7social skills development or the child is vulnerable to prohibited conduct because of the​
21.8child's disability, the child's individualized education program or section 504 plan may​
21.9address the skills and proficiencies the child needs to not engage in and respond to such​
21.10conduct; and​
21.11 (4) encourage violence prevention and character development education programs under​
21.12section 120B.232, subdivision 1.​
21.13 (b) The commissioner shall develop and post departmental procedures for:​
21.14 (1) periodically reviewing district and school programs and policies for compliance with​
21.15this section;​
21.16 (2) investigating assessing, evaluating, reporting, and responding to noncompliance with​
21.17this section, which may include an annual review of plans to improve and provide a safe​
21.18and supportive school climate; and​
21.19 (3) allowing students, parents, and educators to file a complaint about noncompliance​
21.20with the commissioner.​
21.21 (c) The commissioner must post on the department's website information indicating that​
21.22when districts and schools allow non-curriculum-related student groups access to school​
21.23facilities, the district or school must give all student groups equal access to the school​
21.24facilities regardless of the content of the group members' speech.​
21.25 (d) The commissioner must develop and maintain resources to assist a district or school​
21.26in implementing strategies for creating a positive school climate and use evidence-based,​
21.27social-emotional learning to prevent and reduce discrimination and other improper conduct.​
21.28Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
21.29 Subd. 2.Prohibition on American Indian mascots.(a) Starting September 1, 2026, a​
21.30public school may not have or adopt a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to an​
21.31American Indian Tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname,​
21​Article 2 Sec. 9.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 22.1logo, letterhead, or team name of the school, district, or school within the district, unless​
22.2the school has obtained an exemption under subdivision 3.​
22.3 (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) does not apply to a public school located within the​
22.4reservation of a federally recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota, where at least 95 percent​
22.5of students meet the state definition of American Indian student.​
22.6 (c) A school district with a prohibited American Indian mascot according to paragraph​
22.7(a), that has not received an exemption according to subdivision 3, must report to the chairs​
22.8and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over​
22.9kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and education finance by February 14,​
22.102025, and again by February 1, 2026, on the district's progress to comply with this section;​
22.11and the district must submit copies of the reports to the Legislative Reference Library. The​
22.12reports must include the following:​
22.13 (1) confirmation that the district has removed the American Indian mascot, nickname,​
22.14logo, letterhead, or team name from the district website;​
22.15 (2) confirmation that the board of the district has approved a new mascot, nickname,​
22.16logo, letterhead, or team name;​
22.17 (3) a summary of the district's progress on removing the American Indian mascot,​
22.18nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name from uniforms, equipment, signs, elements of​
22.19facilities, and other district items; and​
22.20 (4) a summary of resources necessary to comply with the prohibition in paragraph (a)​
22.21and the district's plan to raise and allocate any necessary funds.​
22.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for reports submitted after June 30, 2025.​
22.23Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.041, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
22.24 Subd. 3.Exemption.A public school may seek an exemption to subdivision 2 by​
22.25submitting a request in writing to all 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations in Minnesota​
22.26and to the Tribal Nations Education Committee by September 1, 2023. The exemption is​
22.27denied if any of the 11 Tribal Nations or the Tribal Nations Education Committee oppose​
22.28the exemption by December 15, 2023 requesting a letter of consent from the federally​
22.29recognized Tribal Nation in Minnesota that is located nearest to the public school. A public​
22.30school whose request for an exemption consent from a Tribal Nation is denied must comply​
22.31with subdivision 2 by September 1, 2026.​
22.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
22​Article 2 Sec. 10.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 23.1 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
23.2 Subd. 2.Exclusions.In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that​
23.3are:​
23.4 (1) purchased without a prescription;​
23.5 (2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;​
23.6 (3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent,​
23.7including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law;​
23.8 (4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel, including a​
23.9licensed nurse, who are present or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such​
23.10a nature that drugs or medicine should be given without delay;​
23.11 (5) used off the school grounds;​
23.12 (6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;​
23.13 (7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day;​
23.14 (8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness​
23.15or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12;​
23.16 (9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a​
23.17pupil with an asthma inhaler, consistent with section 121A.221, if the district has received​
23.18a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the​
23.19medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested​
23.20school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written​
23.21authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or​
23.22 (10) epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems, consistent with section 121A.2205, if​
23.23the parent and prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing​
23.24that (i) the pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the​
23.25epinephrine and requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems​
23.26that the parent provides properly labeled to the school for the pupil as needed.​
23.27Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.2205, is amended to read:​
23.28 121A.2205 POSSESSION AND USE OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS​
23.29DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MODEL POLICY.​
23.30 Subdivision 1.Definitions.As used in this section:​
23​Article 2 Sec. 12.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 24.1 (1) "administer" means the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector delivery​
24.2system to the body of an individual;​
24.3 (2) "epinephrine auto-injector delivery system" means a device that automatically injects​
24.4a premeasured dose of epinephrine medication product approved by the United States Food​
24.5and Drug Administration that automatically delivers a single, premeasured dose of​
24.6epinephrine to prevent or treat a life-threatening allergic reaction; and​
24.7 (3) "school" means a public school under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, or a nonpublic​
24.8school, excluding a home school, under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, that is subject to​
24.9the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.​
24.10 Subd. 2.Plan for use of epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems.(a) At the start​
24.11of each school year or at the time a student enrolls in school, whichever is first, a student's​
24.12parent, school staff, including those responsible for student health care, and the prescribing​
24.13medical professional must develop and implement an individualized written health plan for​
24.14a student who is prescribed epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems that enables the​
24.15student to:​
24.16 (1) possess epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems; or​
24.17 (2) if the parent and prescribing medical professional determine the student is unable to​
24.18possess the epinephrine, have immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors delivery​
24.19systems in close proximity to the student at all times during the instructional day.​
24.20 The plan must designate the school staff responsible for implementing the student's​
24.21health plan, including recognizing anaphylaxis and administering epinephrine auto-injectors​
24.22delivery systems when required, consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause​
24.23(10). This health plan may be included in a student's 504 plan.​
24.24 (b) Other nonpublic schools are encouraged to develop and implement an individualized​
24.25written health plan for students requiring epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems,​
24.26consistent with this section and section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (10).​
24.27 (c) A school district and its agents and employees are immune from liability for any act​
24.28or failure to act, made in good faith, in implementing this section and section 121A.2207.​
24.29 (d) The education commissioner of education, in collaboration with the commissioner​
24.30of health, may develop and transmit to interested schools a model policy and individualized​
24.31health plan form consistent with this section and federal 504 plan requirements. The policy​
24.32and form may:​
24.33 (1) assess a student's ability to safely possess epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems;​
24​Article 2 Sec. 12.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 25.1 (2) identify staff training needs related to recognizing anaphylaxis and administering​
25.2epinephrine when needed;​
25.3 (3) accommodate a student's need to possess or have immediate access to epinephrine​
25.4auto-injectors delivery systems in close proximity to the student at all times during the​
25.5instructional day; and​
25.6 (4) ensure that the student's parent provides properly labeled epinephrine auto-injectors​
25.7delivery systems to the school for the student as needed.​
25.8 (e) Additional epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems may be available in school​
25.9first aid kits.​
25.10 (f) The school board of the school district must define instructional day for the purposes​
25.11of this section.​
25.12Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.2207, is amended to read:​
25.13 121A.2207 LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS; STOCK SUPPLY​
25.14OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS DELIVERY SYSTEMS.​
25.15 Subdivision 1.Districts and schools permitted to maintain supply.(a) Notwithstanding​
25.16section 151.37, districts and schools may obtain and possess epinephrine auto-injectors​
25.17delivery systems to be maintained and administered by school personnel, including a licensed​
25.18nurse, to a student or other individual if, in good faith, it is determined that person is​
25.19experiencing anaphylaxis regardless of whether the student or other individual has a​
25.20prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector delivery system. The administration of an​
25.21epinephrine auto-injector delivery system in accordance with this section is not the practice​
25.22of medicine.​
25.23 (b) Registered nurses may administer epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems in a​
25.24school setting according to a condition-specific protocol as authorized under section 148.235,​
25.25subdivision 8. Notwithstanding any limitation in sections 148.171 to 148.285, licensed​
25.26practical nurses may administer epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems in a school​
25.27setting according to a condition-specific protocol that does not reference a specific patient​
25.28and that specifies the circumstances under which the epinephrine auto-injector delivery​
25.29system is to be administered, when caring for a patient whose condition falls within the​
25.30protocol.​
25.31 Subd. 2.Arrangements with manufacturers.A district or school may enter into​
25.32arrangements with manufacturers of epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems to obtain​
25.33epinephrine auto-injectors delivery systems at fair-market, free, or reduced prices. A third​
25​Article 2 Sec. 13.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 26.1party, other than a manufacturer or supplier, may pay for a school's supply of epinephrine​
26.2auto-injectors delivery systems.​
26.3 Subd. 3.Standing order for distribution and condition-specific protocol.The​
26.4commissioner of health must provide a district or school with a standing order for distribution​
26.5of epinephrine delivery systems under sections 148.235, subdivision 8; and 151.37,​
26.6subdivision 2.​
26.7 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.224, is amended to read:​
26.8 121A.224 OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.​
26.9 Subdivision 1.School district or charter school.(a) A school district or charter school​
26.10must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1,​
26.11at each school site to be administered in compliance with section 151.37, subdivision 12.​
26.12 (b) Each school building must have at least two doses of a nasal opiate antagonist​
26.13available on site.​
26.14 (c) The commissioner of health shall identify resources, including at least one training​
26.15video, to help schools implement an opiate antagonist emergency response and make the​
26.16resources available for schools.​
26.17 (d) A school board may adopt a model plan for use, storage, and administration of opiate​
26.18antagonists.​
26.19 Subd. 2.High school students.A school district or charter school must allow a student​
26.20in grades 9 through 12 to possess and administer an opiate antagonist to another high school​
26.21student if the district or charter school has received written authorization from the student's​
26.22parent or guardian permitting the student to possess and administer the opiate antagonist.​
26.23The protections of section 604A.04 apply to the possession and administration of opiate​
26.24antagonists according to this section.​
26.25Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
26.26 Subdivision 1.Sexually transmitted infections and diseases program.The​
26.27commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall assist​
26.28districts in developing and implementing a program to prevent and reduce the risk of sexually​
26.29transmitted infections and diseases, including but not exclusive to human immune deficiency​
26.30virus and human papilloma virus. Each district must have a program that includes at least:​
26​Article 2 Sec. 15.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 27.1 (1) planning materials, guidelines, and other technically accurate and updated information​
27.2that is medically accurate and unbiased;​
27.3 (2) a comprehensive, technically medically accurate, unbiased, and updated curriculum​
27.4that includes helping students to abstain from sexual activity until marriage and gain​
27.5knowledge of other methods of preventing sexually transmitted infections and diseases, and​
27.6is inclusive of all students regardless of their protected class status under chapter 363A;​
27.7 (3) cooperation and coordination among districts and SCs;​
27.8 (4) a targeting of adolescents, especially those who may be at high risk of contracting​
27.9sexually transmitted infections and diseases, for prevention efforts;​
27.10 (5) (4) involvement of parents and other community members;​
27.11 (6) (5) in-service training for appropriate district staff and school board members;​
27.12 (7) (6) collaboration with state agencies and organizations having a sexually transmitted​
27.13infection and disease prevention or sexually transmitted infection and disease risk reduction​
27.14program;​
27.15 (8) (7) collaboration with local community health services, agencies and organizations​
27.16having a sexually transmitted infection and disease prevention or sexually transmitted​
27.17infection and disease risk reduction program; and​
27.18 (9) (8) participation by state and local student organizations.​
27.19 The department may provide assistance at a neutral site to a nonpublic school participating​
27.20in a district's program. District programs must not conflict with the health and wellness​
27.21curriculum developed under Laws 1987, chapter 398, article 5, section 2, subdivision 7.​
27.22 If a district fails to develop and implement a program to prevent and reduce the risk of​
27.23sexually transmitted infection and disease, the department must assist the service cooperative​
27.24in the region serving that district to develop or implement the program.​
27.25Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.41, subdivision 10, is amended to read:​
27.26 Subd. 10.Suspension."Suspension" means an action by the school administration,​
27.27under rules promulgated by the school board, prohibiting a pupil from attending school for​
27.28a period of no more than ten school days. If a suspension is longer than five days, the​
27.29suspending administrator must provide the superintendent with a reason for the longer​
27.30suspension. This definition does not apply to dismissal from school for one school day or​
27.31less than one school day, except as provided in federal law for a student with a disability.​
27.32Each suspension action may include a readmission plan. The readmission plan shall include,​
27​Article 2 Sec. 16.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 28.1where appropriate, a provision for implementing alternative educational services upon​
28.2readmission and may not be used to extend the current suspension. Consistent with section​
28.3125A.091, subdivision 5, the readmission plan must not obligate a parent to provide a​
28.4sympathomimetic medication for the parent's child as a condition of readmission. The school​
28.5administration may not impose consecutive suspensions against the same pupil for the same​
28.6course of conduct, or incident of misconduct, except where the pupil will create an immediate​
28.7and substantial danger to self or to surrounding persons or property, or where the district is​
28.8in the process of initiating an expulsion, in which case the school administration may extend​
28.9the suspension to a total of 15 school days.​
28.10Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.49, is amended to read:​
28.11 121A.49 APPEAL.​
28.12 A party to an exclusion or expulsion decision made under sections 121A.40 to 121A.56​
28.13may appeal the decision to the commissioner of education within 21 calendar days of school​
28.14board action. Upon being served with a notice of appeal, the district shall provide the​
28.15commissioner and the parent or guardian with a complete copy of the hearing record,​
28.16including a written transcript of the expulsion hearing, within five days of its receipt of the​
28.17notice of appeal. All written submissions by the appellant must be submitted and served on​
28.18the respondent within ten days of its actual receipt of the hearing record, including the​
28.19written transcript. All written submissions by the respondent must be submitted and served​
28.20on the appellant within ten days of its actual receipt of the written submissions of the​
28.21appellant. The decision of the school board must be implemented during the appeal to the​
28.22commissioner.​
28.23 In an appeal under this section, the commissioner may affirm the decision of the agency,​
28.24may remand the decision for additional findings, or may reverse or modify the decision if​
28.25the substantial rights of the petitioners have been prejudiced because the administrative​
28.26findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:​
28.27 (1) in violation of constitutional provisions;​
28.28 (2) in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the school district;​
28.29 (3) made upon unlawful procedure, except as provided in section 121A.48;​
28.30 (4) affected by other error of law;​
28.31 (5) unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record submitted; or​
28.32 (6) arbitrary or capricious.​
28​Article 2 Sec. 17.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 29.1The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall make a final decision based​
29.2upon the record. The commissioner shall issue a decision within 30 calendar days of receiving​
29.3the entire record and the parties' written submission on appeal. The commissioner's decision​
29.4shall be final and binding upon the parties after the time for appeal expires under section​
29.5121A.50.​
29.6 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.73, is amended to read:​
29.7 121A.73 SCHOOL CELL PHONE POLICY.​
29.8 (a) A school district or charter school must adopt a policy on students' possession and​
29.9use of cell phones in school by March 15, 2025. The Minnesota Elementary School Principals'​
29.10Association and the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals must collaborate​
29.11to make best practices available to schools on a range of different strategies in order to​
29.12minimize the impact of cell phones on student behavior, mental health, and academic​
29.13attainment.​
29.14 (b) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, the school district or charter school's school​
29.15cell phone policy must prohibit cell phones and smart watches in school for students in​
29.16grades kindergarten through 8 and prohibit cell phones and smart watches in classrooms​
29.17for students in grades 9 through 12. The policy must provide exceptions for devices necessary​
29.18for medical use, exceptions for devices included in an individualized education program​
29.19for a student with a disability, or other exceptions at the discretion of the school principal.​
29.20Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:​
29.21 Subd. 9.Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must adopt rules.(a)​
29.22The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must adopt rules subject to the​
29.23provisions of chapter 14 to implement sections 120B.363, 122A.05 to 122A.09, 122A.092,​
29.24122A.16, 122A.17, 122A.18, 122A.181, 122A.182, 122A.183, 122A.184, 122A.185,​
29.25122A.187, 122A.188, 122A.19, 122A.20, 122A.21, 122A.23, 122A.26, 122A.28, 122A.29,​
29.26and 124D.72.​
29.27 (b) The board must adopt rules relating to fields of licensure and grade levels that a​
29.28licensed teacher may teach, including a process for granting permission to a licensed teacher​
29.29to teach in a field that is different from the teacher's field of licensure without change to the​
29.30teacher's license tier level.​
29​Article 2 Sec. 19.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 30.1 (c) If a rule adopted by the board is in conflict with a session law or statute, the law or​
30.2statute prevails. Terms adopted in rule must be clearly defined and must not be construed​
30.3to conflict with terms adopted in statute or session law.​
30.4 (d) The board must include a description of a proposed rule's probable effect on teacher​
30.5supply and demand in the board's statement of need and reasonableness under section 14.131.​
30.6 (e) The board must adopt rules only under the specific statutory authority.​
30.7 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.092, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
30.8 Subd. 2.Requirements for board approval.Teacher preparation programs must​
30.9demonstrate the following to obtain board approval:​
30.10 (1) the program has implemented a research-based, results-oriented curriculum that​
30.11focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective;​
30.12 (2) the program provides a student teaching program;​
30.13 (3) the program demonstrates effectiveness based on proficiency of graduates in​
30.14demonstrating attainment of program outcomes;​
30.15 (4) the program includes a common core of teaching knowledge and skills. This common​
30.16core shall meet the standards developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and​
30.17Support Consortium in its 1992 model standards for beginning teacher licensing and​
30.18development. Amendments to standards adopted under this clause are subject to chapter​
30.1914. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall report annually to the​
30.20education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates on common​
30.21core assessments of knowledge and skills under this clause during the most recent school​
30.22year;​
30.23 (5) the program includes instruction on the knowledge and skills needed to provide​
30.24appropriate instruction to English learners to support and accelerate their academic literacy,​
30.25including oral academic language and achievement in content areas in a regular classroom​
30.26setting; and​
30.27 (6) the program includes culturally competent training in instructional strategies consistent​
30.28with section 120B.30, subdivision 8.​
30.29Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.092, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
30.30 Subd. 5.Reading strategies.(a) A teacher preparation provider approved by the​
30.31Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons for classroom​
30​Article 2 Sec. 21.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 31.1teacher licensure must include in its teacher preparation programs evidence-based best​
31.2practices in reading, consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, including instruction​
31.3on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading​
31.4comprehension. Instruction on reading must enable the licensure candidate to teach reading​
31.5in the candidate's content areas. Teacher candidates must be instructed in using students'​
31.6native languages as a resource in creating effective differentiated instructional strategies​
31.7for English learners developing literacy skills. A teacher preparation provider also must​
31.8prepare early childhood and elementary teacher candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 teaching​
31.9licenses under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively.​
31.10 (b) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education​
31.11must require instruction in applying evidence-based, structured literacy reading instruction​
31.12programs that:​
31.13 (1) teach students to read using foundational knowledge, practices, and strategies​
31.14consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, with emphasis on mastery of foundational​
31.15reading skills so that students achieve continuous progress in reading; and​
31.16 (2) teach specialized instruction in reading strategies, interventions, and remediations​
31.17that enable students of all ages and proficiency levels, including multilingual learners and​
31.18students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia, to become proficient readers.​
31.19 (c) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education,​
31.20early childhood education, special education, and reading intervention must include​
31.21instruction on dyslexia, as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2. Teacher preparation​
31.22programs may consult with the Department of Education, including the dyslexia specialist​
31.23under section 120B.122, to develop instruction under this paragraph. Instruction on dyslexia​
31.24must be modeled on practice standards of the International Dyslexia Association, and must​
31.25address:​
31.26 (1) the nature and symptoms of dyslexia;​
31.27 (2) resources available for students who show characteristics of dyslexia;​
31.28 (3) evidence-based instructional strategies for students who show characteristics of​
31.29dyslexia, including the structured literacy approach; and​
31.30 (4) outcomes of intervention and lack of intervention for students who show​
31.31characteristics of dyslexia.​
31.32 (d) Nothing in this section limits the authority of a school district to select a school's​
31.33reading program or curriculum.​
31​Article 2 Sec. 21.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 32.1 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.181, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
32.2 Subd. 3.Term of license and renewal.(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and​
32.3Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 1 license for a term of one year. A Tier 1 license​
32.4may be renewed subject to paragraphs (b) and (c).​
32.5 (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must renew a Tier 1​
32.6license if:​
32.7 (1) the district or charter school requesting the renewal demonstrates that it has posted​
32.8the teacher position but was unable to hire an acceptable teacher with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license​
32.9for the position;​
32.10 (2) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license took a content examination in accordance with​
32.11section 122A.185 and submitted the examination results to the teacher's employing district​
32.12or charter school within one year of the board approving the request for the initial Tier 1​
32.13license;​
32.14 (3) (2) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license participated in cultural competency training​
32.15consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 8, within one year of the board approving the​
32.16request for the initial Tier 1 license; and​
32.17 (4) (3) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license met the mental illness training renewal​
32.18requirement under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.​
32.19The requirement in clause (2) does not apply to a teacher that teaches a class in a career and​
32.20technical education or career pathways course of study.​
32.21 (c) A Tier 1 license must not be renewed more than three times, unless the requesting​
32.22district or charter school can show good cause for additional renewals. A Tier 1 license​
32.23issued to teach (1) a class or course in a career and technical education or career pathway​
32.24course of study, or (2) in a shortage area, as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 6, may​
32.25be renewed without limitation.​
32.26Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.09, is amended by adding a subdivision​
32.27to read:​
32.28 Subd. 1b.Student representatives.The school board is strongly encouraged to adopt​
32.29a process to include two student representatives to serve one-year terms to advise the school​
32.30board. The board process must include a process for replacing a student representative if​
32.31the original student cannot serve the entire one-year term. A student representative is bound​
32​Article 2 Sec. 23.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 33.1by the same rules and regulations within the law that bind the board. A student​
33.2representative's actions must follow the board's rules and processes around personal conduct.​
33.3 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision​
33.4to read:​
33.5 Subd. 6a.Disposing of surplus books.Notwithstanding section 471.345, governing​
33.6school district contracts made upon sealed bid or otherwise complying with the requirements​
33.7for competitive bidding, other provisions of this section governing school district contracts,​
33.8or other law to the contrary, a school district under this subdivision may dispose of school​
33.9books, including library books, books from an individual classroom library, and textbooks​
33.10including other materials accompanying a textbook. A school district may dispose of surplus​
33.11books by donating them to a family of a student residing in the district or a charitable​
33.12organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.​
33.13Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.162, is amended to read:​
33.14 124D.162 KINDERGARTEN ENTRY FALL ASSESSMENT.​
33.15 Subdivision 1.Assessment required.The commissioner of education must implement​
33.16a kindergarten entry fall assessment of incoming kindergartners to identify the percent of​
33.17kindergartners who meet or exceed end-of-year prekindergarten early learning standards.​
33.18 Subd. 2.Process.(a) School districts and charter schools must choose a kindergarten​
33.19entry fall assessment tool from a menu of valid and reliable measurement instruments​
33.20approved by the department that:​
33.21 (1) are is aligned to the state early childhood indicators of progress and kindergarten​
33.22standards and are is based on the criteria to be an early learning assessment approved by​
33.23the department;​
33.24 (2) support supports the striving for comprehensive achievement and civic readiness​
33.25plan goals in section 120B.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); and​
33.26 (3) are is based, in part, on information collected from teachers, early learning​
33.27professionals, families, and other partners.​
33.28 (b) The department must provide technical assistance and professional development​
33.29related to the assessment required under this section to educators, school districts, and charter​
33.30schools.​
33​Article 2 Sec. 25.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 34.1 Subd. 3.Reporting.School districts and charter schools must annually report the results​
34.2of kindergarten entry fall assessments to the department in a form and manner determined​
34.3by the commissioner that is concurrent with a district's and charter school's comprehensive​
34.4achievement and civic readiness report plan under section 120B.11, subdivision 5. The​
34.5commissioner must publicly report kindergarten readiness fall assessment results as part of​
34.6the performance reports required under section 120B.36 and in a manner consistent with​
34.7section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).​
34.8 Subd. 4.Implementation.The requirements under this section must be phased in over​
34.9three four school years with all school districts and charter schools complying beginning​
34.10with the 2025-2026 2026-2027 school year.​
34.11Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.792, is amended to read:​
34.12 124D.792 GRADUATION CEREMONIES; TRIBAL REGALIA AND OBJECTS​
34.13OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE; DRUMMING.​
34.14 (a) A school district or charter school must not prohibit an American Indian student from​
34.15wearing American Indian regalia, Tribal regalia, or objects of cultural significance at a​
34.16graduation ceremony.​
34.17 (b) If requested by the school's American Indian parent advisory committee or an​
34.18American Indian student organization, a school district or charter school must allow American​
34.19Indian drumming at a graduation ceremony.​
34.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
34.21Sec. 27. [124D.793] AMERICAN INDIAN DRUMMING.​
34.22 If requested by the school's American Indian parent advisory committee, a school district​
34.23or charter school must allow American Indian drumming.​
34.24Sec. 28. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
34.25 Subd. 2.Required health-related subject areas.The commissioner must include the​
34.26following expectations for learning in the statewide standards:​
34.27 (1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator education that​
34.28allows districts to provide instruction to students in grades 7 through 12 in accordance with​
34.29Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.236;​
34​Article 2 Sec. 28.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 35.1 (2) vaping awareness and prevention education that allows districts to provide instruction​
35.2to students in grades 6 through 8 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.238,​
35.3subdivision 3;​
35.4 (3) cannabis use and substance use education that includes overdose recognition,​
35.5prevention, and response education that allows districts to provide instruction to students​
35.6in grades 6 through 12 in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.215;​
35.7 (4) sexually transmitted infections and diseases education that meets the requirements​
35.8of Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.23; and​
35.9 (5) mental health education for students in grades 4 through 12.​
35.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
35.11Sec. 29. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
35.12 Subd. 3.Other health-related subject areas.The commissioner may include the​
35.13following expectations for learning in the statewide standards:​
35.14 (1) child physical and sexual abuse prevention education in accordance with Minnesota​
35.15Statutes, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); and 120B.234;​
35.16 (2) violence prevention education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section​
35.17120B.22;​
35.18 (3) character development education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section​
35.19120B.232;​
35.20 (4) safe and supportive schools education in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section​
35.21121A.031, subdivision 5; and​
35.22 (5) other expectations for learning identified through the standards development process.​
35.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
35.24Sec. 30. REPEALER.​
35.25 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.935, subdivision 2, is repealed.​
35.26	ARTICLE 3​
35.27	CHARTER SCHOOLS​
35.28Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
35.29 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.​
35​Article 3 Section 1.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 36.1 (b) "Gift" means money, real or personal property, a service, a loan, a forbearance or​
36.2forgiveness of indebtedness, or a promise of future employment, that is given and received​
36.3without the giver receiving consideration of equal or greater value in return.​
36.4 (c) "Official" means a public official, an employee of the legislature, or a local official,​
36.5a member of a charter school board, or a charter school director or chief administrator.​
36.6 (d) "Plaque" means a decorative item with an inscription recognizing an individual for​
36.7an accomplishment.​
36.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.02, is amended to read:​
36.9 124E.02 DEFINITIONS.​
36.10 (a) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings​
36.11given them.​
36.12 (b) "Affidavit" means a written statement the authorizer submits to the commissioner​
36.13for approval to establish a charter school under section 124E.06, subdivision 4, attesting to​
36.14its review and approval process before chartering a school.​
36.15 (c) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more​
36.16intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.​
36.17 (d) "Charter management organization" or "CMO" means a nonprofit entity or​
36.18organization that operates or manages a charter school or a network of charter schools or​
36.19can control all or substantially all of a school's education program or a school's administrative,​
36.20financial, business, or operational functions.​
36.21 (e) "Competitive procurement process" means a process for procurement by sealed bids​
36.22or by proposals under section 124E.26, subdivision 4a.​
36.23 (e) (f) "Control" means the ability to affect the management, operations, or policy actions​
36.24or decisions of a person, whether by owning voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.​
36.25 (f) (g) "Educational management organization" or "EMO" means a for-profit entity or​
36.26organization that operates or manages a charter school or a network of charter schools or​
36.27can control all or substantially all of a school's education program, or a school's​
36.28administrative, financial, business, or operational functions.​
36.29 (g) (h) "Immediate family member" means any relationship by blood, marriage, adoption,​
36.30or partnership of spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, first cousins, aunts,​
36.31uncles, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.​
36​Article 3 Sec. 2.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 37.1 (h) (i) "Market need and demand study" means a study that includes the following for​
37.2the proposed locations of the school or additional site that supports all of the proposed​
37.3grades, sites, and programs:​
37.4 (1) current and projected demographic information;​
37.5 (2) student enrollment patterns;​
37.6 (3) information on existing schools and types of educational programs currently available;​
37.7 (4) characteristics of proposed students and families;​
37.8 (5) availability of properly zoned and classified facilities; and​
37.9 (6) quantification of existing demand for the school or site.​
37.10 (i) (j) "Person" means an individual or entity of any kind.​
37.11 (j) (k) "Related party" means an affiliate or immediate family member of the other​
37.12interested party, an affiliate of an immediate family member who is the other interested​
37.13party, or an immediate family member of an affiliate who is the other interested party.​
37.14 (k) (l) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in section 120A.05 have the same​
37.15meanings.​
37.16Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
37.17 Subd. 2.Certain federal, state, and local requirements.(a) A charter school shall​
37.18meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.​
37.19 (b) A charter school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing​
37.20standards and assessments in chapter 120B.​
37.21 (c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections​
37.22123B.34 to 123B.39.​
37.23 (d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.​
37.24 (e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under​
37.25section 121A.11, subdivision 3.​
37.26 (f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181​
37.27governing requirements for employment.​
37.28 (g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section​
37.29260A.03.​
37​Article 3 Sec. 3.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 38.1 (h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review​
38.2process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13), and place​
38.3students in classrooms in accordance with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (d).​
38.4The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional employment​
38.5rights for teachers.​
38.6 (i) A charter school must adopt a plan, budget, and process, consistent with section​
38.7120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for​
38.8comprehensive achievement and civic readiness.​
38.9 (j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,​
38.10sections 121A.40 to 121A.56 and 121A.575, 121A.60, 121A.61, and 121A.65.​
38.11 (k) A charter school must comply with the limits on screen time for children in preschool,​
38.12prekindergarten, and kindergarten under section 124D.166.​
38.13Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
38.14read:​
38.15 Subd. 11.Statement of economic interest; gift ban.Members of charter school boards​
38.16and persons employed as charter school directors and chief administrators are subject to the​
38.17requirements of sections 10A.071 and 471.895.​
38.18Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
38.19 Subd. 2.Roles, responsibilities, and requirements of authorizers.(a) The role of an​
38.20authorizer is to ensure that a school it authorizes has the autonomy granted by statute, fulfills​
38.21the purposes of a charter school, and is accountable to the agreed upon terms of the charter​
38.22school contract in order to safeguard quality educational opportunities for students and​
38.23maintain public trust and confidence.​
38.24 (b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities:​
38.25 (1) to review applications for new schools, determine whether a new school is ready to​
38.26open, review applications for grade and site expansions, review applications for change in​
38.27authorizers, and determine whether to approve or deny an application based on the​
38.28authorizer's approved criteria;​
38.29 (2) to negotiate and execute the performance charter contracts with the schools it​
38.30authorizes;​
38​Article 3 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 39.1 (3) to conduct ongoing monitoring, oversight, and evaluation of the school's academic,​
39.2operational, and financial performance during the term of the charter contract;​
39.3 (4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school as​
39.4defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the renewal,​
39.5nonrenewal, or termination of the contract; and​
39.6 (5) to comply with authorizer requirements in chapter 124E.​
39.7 (c) An authorizer must document in the authorizer annual report under section 124E.16,​
39.8subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the annual successful completion of training of its staff members​
39.9during the previous year relative to chartering and, an authorizer's role and responsibilities,​
39.10and each authorizer's performance review findings listed under subdivision 5.​
39.11 (d) An authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training.​
39.12Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:​
39.13 Subd. 7.Merger.(a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The​
39.14effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the​
39.15identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must execute​
39.16a new charter contract under section 124E.10, subdivision 1, by July June 1, before the​
39.17effective date of the merger. The authorizer must submit to the commissioner a copy of the​
39.18new signed charter contract within ten business days of executing the contract.​
39.19 (b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal​
39.20year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed out,​
39.21each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school.​
39.22 (c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid from​
39.23programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the merging​
39.24schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive aid for​
39.25its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.​
39.26Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
39.27read:​
39.28 Subd. 8.Change in location.A developing, preoperational, or operational charter school​
39.29with an approved affidavit must apply to its authorizer to change the charter school's location​
39.30by submitting documentation, including a revised market need and demand study, to the​
39.31authorizer for authorizer review and approval. The authorizer must establish a review process​
39​Article 3 Sec. 7.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 40.1to ensure the location change will address market need and demand as well as the charter​
40.2school's ongoing viability.​
40.3 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
40.4 Subd. 2.Ongoing board of directors.The initial board must begin the transition to the​
40.5ongoing board structure by the end of the first year of operation and complete the transition​
40.6by the end of the second year of operation. The terms of board members shall begin on July​
40.71. Terms shall be no less than two years. The bylaws shall set the number of terms an​
40.8individual may serve on the board and as an officer of the board. Board elections must be​
40.9held during the school year but may not be conducted on days when the school is closed.​
40.10Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
40.11 Subd. 3.Membership criteria.(a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall​
40.12have at least five members. The board members must not be related parties. The ongoing​
40.13board must include: (1) at least one licensed teacher; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian​
40.14of a student enrolled in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and​
40.15(3) at least one interested community member. A community member serving on the board​
40.16must reside in Minnesota, must not have a child enrolled in the school, and must not be an​
40.17employee of the charter school.​
40.18 (b) To serve as a licensed teacher on a charter school board, an individual must:​
40.19 (1) be employed by the school or provide at least 720 hours of service under a contract​
40.20between the charter school and a teacher cooperative;​
40.21 (2) be a qualified teacher as defined under section 122A.16, either serving as a teacher​
40.22of record in a field in which the individual has a field license, or providing services to​
40.23students the individual is licensed to provide; and​
40.24 (3) not serve in an administrative or supervisory capacity for more than 240 hours in a​
40.25school calendar year.​
40.26 (c) The board structure must be defined in the bylaws. The board structure may (1) be​
40.27a majority of teachers under paragraph (b), (2) be a majority of parents, (3) be a majority​
40.28of community members, or (4) have no clear majority.​
40.29 (d) The chief administrator may only serve as an ex-officio nonvoting board member.​
40.30No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than teachers under paragraph​
40.31(b).​
40​Article 3 Sec. 9.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 41.1 (e) A contractor providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school must not serve​
41.2on the board of directors. In addition, an individual is prohibited from serving as a member​
41.3of the charter school board of directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member,​
41.4or the individual's partner is a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit​
41.5entity or independent contractor with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly,​
41.6for professional services, goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an​
41.7employee of the school. An individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if​
41.8no conflict of interest exists under this paragraph, consistent with this section.​
41.9 (f) A violation of paragraph (e) renders a contract voidable at the option of the​
41.10commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school board​
41.11of directors who violates paragraph (e) is individually liable to the charter school for any​
41.12damage caused by the violation.​
41.13 (g) Any employee, agent, contractor, or board member of the authorizer who participates​
41.14in initially reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the​
41.15charter school is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that​
41.16authorizer.​
41.17 (h) An individual is prohibited from serving on more than one charter school board at​
41.18the same time in either an elected or ex-officio capacity, except that an individual serving​
41.19as an administrator serving more than one school under section 124E.12, subdivision 2,​
41.20paragraph (f), may serve on each board as an ex-officio member. A board member who​
41.21violates this paragraph is ineligible to continue to serve as a charter school board member​
41.22and is ineligible to be elected or appointed to a charter school board for 24 months.​
41.23 (i) A board member, who is paid for serving on the charter school board, must not receive​
41.24more compensation for their role as a charter school board member than a school board​
41.25member in the school district in which the charter school is located.​
41.26Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
41.27 Subd. 5.Board elections.(a) Staff members employed at the school, including teachers​
41.28providing instruction under a contract with a cooperative, members of the board of directors,​
41.29and all parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in the school are the voters eligible​
41.30to elect the members of the school's board of directors.​
41.31 (b) The board of directors must establish and publish election policies and procedures​
41.32on the school's website.​
41​Article 3 Sec. 10.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 42.1 (c) The board of directors must notify eligible voters of the school board election dates​
42.2and voting procedures at least 30 calendar days before the election and post this information​
42.3on the school's website.​
42.4 (d) The board of directors must notify eligible voters of the candidates' names,​
42.5biographies, and candidate statements at least ten calendar days before the election and post​
42.6this information on the school's website.​
42.7 (e) Board elections must be held during the school year but may not be conducted on​
42.8days when school is closed.​
42.9 (f) An initial member and an elected board member must file a written oath of office​
42.10with the charter school's authorizer.​
42.11Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:​
42.12 Subd. 6.Duties.(a) The board of directors also shall decide and is responsible for all​
42.13decision making on policy matters related to operating the school, including budgeting,​
42.14curriculum programming, personnel, and operating procedures. The board must adopt​
42.15personnel evaluation policies and practices that, at a minimum:​
42.16 (1) carry out the school's mission and goals;​
42.17 (2) evaluate how charter contract goals and commitments are executed;​
42.18 (3) evaluate student achievement, postsecondary and workforce readiness, and student​
42.19engagement and connection goals;​
42.20 (4) establish a teacher evaluation process under section 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph​
42.21(h); and​
42.22 (5) provide professional development related to the individual's job responsibilities.​
42.23 (b) The board must adopt a nepotism policy that prohibits the employment of immediate​
42.24family members of a board member, a school employee, or a teacher who provides instruction​
42.25under a contract between the charter school and a cooperative. The board may waive this​
42.26policy if: (1) the position is publicly posted for 20 business days; and (2) a two-thirds​
42.27majority of the remaining board of directors who are not immediate family members of an​
42.28applicant vote to approve the hiring. A board member, school employee, or teacher under​
42.29contract with a cooperative must not be involved in an interview, selection process, hiring,​
42.30supervision, or evaluation of an employee who is an immediate family member.​
42.31 (c) The board of directors must establish a finance committee that meets regularly and​
42.32includes at least one member of the school's board. The committee must review and provide​
42​Article 3 Sec. 11.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 43.1recommendations to the board on matters related to financial health and best practices,​
43.2which may include but are not limited to financial strategy, enrollment tracking, budgeting​
43.3and planning, internal controls and compliance, revenue generation, financial conflicts of​
43.4interest, audits and financial reporting, regular finance statements and transactions, and​
43.5authorizer finance related requirements in the charter contract.​
43.6 (d) A charter school board that is under corrective action for financial reasons, as​
43.7determined by its authorizer, must:​
43.8 (1) include the authorizer in regularly scheduled finance committee meetings, either in​
43.9person or virtually, at least monthly; and​
43.10 (2) upon the request of the authorizer, hire a financial expert.​
43.11Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.07, subdivision 8, is amended to read:​
43.12 Subd. 8.Meetings and information.(a) Board of director meetings must comply with​
43.13chapter 13D governing open meetings.​
43.14 (b) Charter school board meetings shall be recorded by video recording including audio​
43.15at the expense of the governing body. A charter school shall publish and maintain on the​
43.16school's official website: (1) the recordings of board meetings, within 30 days following​
43.17the earlier of the date of board approval or the next regularly scheduled meeting, and for at​
43.18least 365 days from the date of publication; (2) the meeting minutes of the board of directors​
43.19and of members and committees having board-delegated authority, within 30 days following​
43.20the earlier of the date of board approval or the next regularly scheduled meeting, and for at​
43.21least 365 days from the date of publication; (2) (3) directory information for the board of​
43.22directors and for the members of committees having board-delegated authority; and (3) (4)​
43.23identifying and contact information for the school's authorizer.​
43.24 (c) A charter school must include identifying and contact information for the school's​
43.25authorizer in other school materials it makes available to the public.​
43.26Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
43.27 Subd. 4.Causes for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract.(a) The​
43.28duration of the contract with an authorizer must be for the term contained in the contract​
43.29according to subdivision 1, paragraph (a). The authorizer may or may not renew a contract​
43.30at the end of the term for any ground listed in paragraph (b). An authorizer may unilaterally​
43.31terminate a contract during the term of the contract for any ground listed in paragraph (b).​
43.32At least 60 business days before not renewing or terminating a contract, the authorizer shall​
43​Article 3 Sec. 13.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 44.1notify the board of directors of the charter school of the proposed action in writing. The​
44.2notice shall state the grounds for the proposed action in reasonable detail and describe the​
44.3informal hearing process, consistent with this paragraph. The charter school's board of​
44.4directors may request in writing an informal hearing before the authorizer within 15 business​
44.5days after receiving notice of nonrenewal or termination of the contract. Failure by the board​
44.6of directors to make a written request for an informal hearing within the 15-business-day​
44.7period shall be treated as acquiescence to the proposed action. Upon receiving a timely​
44.8written request for a hearing, the authorizer shall give ten business days' notice to the charter​
44.9school's board of directors of the hearing date. The hearing must be live-streamed and​
44.10recorded by audio recording, video recording, or a court reporter. The authorizer must​
44.11preserve the recording for three years and make the recording available to the public. The​
44.12authorizer shall conduct an informal hearing before taking final action. The authorizer shall​
44.13take final action to renew or not renew a contract no later than 20 business days before the​
44.14proposed date for terminating the contract or the end date of the contract.​
44.15 (b) An authorizer may terminate or not renew a contract upon any of the following​
44.16grounds:​
44.17 (1) failure to demonstrate satisfactory academic achievement for all students, including​
44.18the requirements for pupil performance contained in the contract;​
44.19 (2) failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management;​
44.20 (3) violations of law; or​
44.21 (4) other good cause shown.​
44.22 If the authorizer terminates or does not renew a contract under this paragraph, the school​
44.23must be dissolved according to the applicable provisions of chapter 317A.​
44.24 (c) The commissioner, after providing reasonable notice to the board of directors of a​
44.25charter school and the existing authorizer, and after providing an opportunity for a public​
44.26hearing, may terminate the existing contract between the authorizer and the charter school​
44.27board if the charter school has a history of:​
44.28 (1) failure to meet pupil performance requirements, consistent with state law;​
44.29 (2) financial mismanagement or failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal​
44.30management; or​
44.31 (3) repeated or major violations of the law.​
44​Article 3 Sec. 13.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 45.1 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
45.2 Subd. 3.Affiliated nonprofit building corporation.(a) An affiliated nonprofit building​
45.3corporation may purchase, expand, or renovate an existing facility to serve as a school or​
45.4may construct a new school facility. One charter school may organize an affiliated nonprofit​
45.5building corporation that serves only that charter school if the charter school:​
45.6 (1) has operated for at least six consecutive years;​
45.7 (2) as of June 30, has a net positive unreserved general fund balance in the preceding​
45.8three fiscal years;​
45.9 (3) has long-range strategic and financial plans that include enrollment projections for​
45.10at least five years;​
45.11 (4) completes a feasibility study of facility options that outlines the benefits and costs​
45.12of each option; and​
45.13 (5) has a plan that describes project parameters and budget.​
45.14 (b) An affiliated nonprofit building corporation under this subdivision must:​
45.15 (1) be incorporated under chapter 317A;​
45.16 (2) comply with applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations, including regulations​
45.17for "supporting organizations" as defined by the Internal Revenue Service;​
45.18 (3) post on the school website the name, mailing address, bylaws, minutes of board​
45.19meetings, and names of the current board of directors of the affiliated nonprofit building​
45.20corporation;​
45.21 (4) submit to the commissioner a copy of its annual audit by December 31 of each year;​
45.22and​
45.23 (5) comply with government data practices law under chapter 13.​
45.24 (c) An affiliated nonprofit building corporation must not serve as the leasing agent for​
45.25property or facilities it does not own. A charter school that leases a facility from an affiliated​
45.26nonprofit building corporation that does not own the leased facility is ineligible to receive​
45.27charter school lease aid. The state is immune from liability resulting from a contract between​
45.28a charter school and an affiliated nonprofit building corporation.​
45.29 (d) The board of directors of the charter school must ensure the affiliated nonprofit​
45.30building corporation complies with all applicable legal requirements. The charter school's​
45.31authorizer must oversee the efforts of the board of directors of the charter school to ensure​
45​Article 3 Sec. 14.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 46.1legal compliance of the affiliated building corporation. A school's board of directors that​
46.2fails to ensure the affiliated nonprofit building corporation's compliance violates its​
46.3responsibilities and an authorizer must consider that failure when evaluating the charter​
46.4school.​
46.5 (e) A contractor providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school must not serve​
46.6on the board of directors of the charter school's affiliated building corporation. In addition,​
46.7an individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the board of directors of a charter​
46.8school's affiliated building corporation if the individual, an immediate family member, or​
46.9the individual's partner is a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit​
46.10entity or independent contractor with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly,​
46.11for professional services, goods, or facilities. A charter school employee or immediate​
46.12family member of that employee may serve on the board of directors of the charter school's​
46.13affiliated building corporation if the employee has no conflict of interest, as defined in​
46.14section 471.87.​
46.15Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
46.16 Subdivision 1.Audit report.(a) A charter school is subject to the same financial audits,​
46.17audit procedures, and audit requirements as a district, except as required under this​
46.18subdivision. Audits must be conducted in compliance with generally accepted governmental​
46.19auditing standards, the federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, and section 6.65 governing​
46.20auditing procedures. The audit must comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to​
46.21123B.83 governing school district finance, except when the commissioner and authorizer​
46.22approve a deviation made necessary because of school program finances. The commissioner,​
46.23state auditor, legislative auditor, or authorizer may conduct financial, program, or compliance​
46.24audits. A charter school in statutory operating debt under sections 123B.81 to 123B.83 must​
46.25submit a plan under section 123B.81, subdivision 4.​
46.26 (b) The charter school must submit an audit report, including all supplemental information​
46.27included with the audit, to the commissioner and its authorizer annually by December 31.​
46.28 (c) The charter school, with the assistance of the auditor conducting the audit, must​
46.29include with the report, as supplemental information: (1) a copy of a new any management​
46.30agreement or an amendment to a current agreement with a CMO or EMO signed during the​
46.31audit year; and (2) a copy of a service agreement or contract with a company or individual​
46.32totaling over five percent of the audited expenditures for the most recent audit year. The​
46.33agreements must detail the terms of the agreement, including the services provided and the​
46.34annual costs for those services.​
46​Article 3 Sec. 15.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 47.1 (d) A charter school independent audit report shall include audited financial data of an​
47.2affiliated building corporation under section 124E.13, subdivision 3, or other component​
47.3unit.​
47.4 (e) If the audit report finds that a material weakness exists in the financial reporting​
47.5systems of a charter school, the charter school must submit a written report to the​
47.6commissioner explaining how the charter school will resolve that material weakness. An​
47.7auditor, as a condition of providing financial services to a charter school, must agree to​
47.8make available information about a charter school's financial audit to the commissioner and​
47.9authorizer upon request.​
47.10Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
47.11 Subd. 3.Public accounting and reporting CMO and EMO agreements.(a) A charter​
47.12school that enters into a management agreement with a CMO or EMO must:​
47.13 (1) publish on the charter school website for at least 20 business days the proposed final​
47.14agreement for public review and comment before the school board may adopt the contract​
47.15or agreement. Any changes made to the posted agreement during the public review period​
47.16or any proposed amendments to the agreement once adopted must be posted for 20 business​
47.17days before the board may adopt the amendments to the contract;​
47.18 (2) annually publish on the charter school website a statement of assurance that no​
47.19member of the school board, staff, or any agent of the school has been promised or received​
47.20any form of compensation or gifts from the CMO or EMO and that no board member,​
47.21employee, or agent of the CMO or EMO or any of the organization affiliates or providers​
47.22serve on the charter school board; and​
47.23 (3) conduct an independent review and evaluation of the services provided by the CMO​
47.24or EMO and publish the evaluation on the school's website at least 30 business days before​
47.25the end of the current contract.​
47.26 (b) A management agreement with a CMO or EMO must contain the following:​
47.27 (1) the term of the contract, not to exceed five years;​
47.28 (2) the total dollar value of the contract including the annual projected costs of services;​
47.29 (3) a description and terms of the services to be provided during the term of the contract;​
47.30 (4) notice that a charter school closure during the term of the contract by action of the​
47.31authorizer or the school's board results in the balance of the current contract becoming null​
47.32and void;​
47​Article 3 Sec. 16.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 48.1 (5) an annual statement of assurance to the charter school board that the CMO or EMO​
48.2provided no compensation or gifts to any charter school board member, staff member, or​
48.3agent of the charter school;​
48.4 (6) an annual statement of assurance that no charter school board member, employee,​
48.5contractor, or agent of the CMO or EMO or any affiliated organization is a board member​
48.6of the charter school or any other charter school;​
48.7 (7) the policies and protocols that meet federal and state laws regarding student and​
48.8personnel data collection, usage, access, retention, disclosure and destruction, and​
48.9indemnification and warranty provisions in case of data breaches by the CMO or EMO;​
48.10and​
48.11 (8) an annual assurance that all assets purchased on behalf of the charter school using​
48.12public funds remain assets of the school.​
48.13 (c) The CMO or EMO must annually provide the charter school board a financial report​
48.14by July 31 that accounts for income and expenditures for the previous fiscal year using the​
48.15account categories in uniform financial accounting and reporting standards.​
48.16 (d) Any agreement with a CMO or EMO containing any of the following provisions is​
48.17null and void:​
48.18 (1) restrictions on the charter school's ability to operate a school upon termination of​
48.19the agreement;​
48.20 (2) restrictions on the annual or total amount of the school's operating surplus or fund​
48.21balance;​
48.22 (3) authorization to allow a CMO or EMO to withdraw funds from a charter school​
48.23account; or​
48.24 (4) authorization to allow a CMO or EMO to loan funds to the charter school.​
48.25 (e) A CMO or EMO or its affiliates, employees, or agents may not contract with, be​
48.26employed by, or serve on the board of an authorizer. An authorizer or its affiliates, employees,​
48.27or agents may not contract with, be employed by, serve as a paid consultant for, or serve as​
48.28a board member of a CMO or EMO.​
48.29Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.16, is amended by adding a subdivision​
48.30to read:​
48.31 Subd. 4.Authorizer performance evaluation report.(a) A charter school must publish​
48.32on its website the formal written performance evaluation from its authorizer and disseminate​
48​Article 3 Sec. 17.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 49.1the evaluation to enrolled families in languages they understand, consistent with the school's​
49.2language access plan under section 124E.03, subdivision 9, paragraph (b).​
49.3 (b) Evaluations must be published on the charter school's website within 15 business​
49.4days of receipt of the evaluation by the charter school and for at least 365 days from the​
49.5date of publication.​
49.6 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.17, is amended to read:​
49.7 124E.17 DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.​
49.8 Subdivision 1.Charter school information.(a) Charter schools must disseminate​
49.9information about the school's offerings and enrollment procedures to families that reflect​
49.10the diversity of Minnesota's population and targeted groups. Targeted groups include​
49.11low-income families and communities, students of color, students at risk of academic failure,​
49.12and students underrepresented in the school's student body relative to Minnesota's population.​
49.13The school must document its dissemination activities in the school's annual report. The​
49.14school's dissemination activities must be a component of the authorizer's performance review​
49.15of the school.​
49.16 (b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on​
49.17how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner​
49.18also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best​
49.19practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools.​
49.20 (c) For each charter school it authorizes, an authorizer must publish on its website for​
49.21at least five years from the date of issuance all charter contracts and amendments executed​
49.22under section 124E.10; school performance reviews including the performance evaluations​
49.23required by section 124E.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6), if different; notices​
49.24of intent to terminate or not renew the charter contract and related final determinations; and​
49.25unresolved notices of intervention, deficiency, concern, corrective action, or probationary​
49.26status.​
49.27 (d) Each charter school must post a link in a conspicuous place on the school's official​
49.28website to the section of its authorizer's website where information listed in paragraph (c)​
49.29specific to that school is published. A charter school must also, upon the request of the​
49.30authorizer, distribute information from their authorizer about interventions, corrective​
49.31actions, and probationary status by publication, mail, or electronic means to its authorizer,​
49.32school employees, and parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the charter school.​
49​Article 3 Sec. 18.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 50.1 Subd. 2.Financial information.(a) Upon request of an individual, the charter school​
50.2must make available in a timely fashion financial statements showing all operations and​
50.3transactions affecting the school's income, surplus, and deficit during the last annual​
50.4accounting period; and a balance sheet summarizing assets and liabilities on the closing​
50.5date of the accounting period.​
50.6 (b) Upon request of an individual, an authorizer must make available in a timely fashion​
50.7financial statements showing all operations and transactions affecting the authorizer's income,​
50.8surplus, and deficit during the last annual accounting period, and a balance sheet summarizing​
50.9assets and liabilities on the closing date of the accounting period An authorizer must publish​
50.10on its website an annual financial statement identifying its sources of income related to​
50.11authorizing activities and its authorizing expenses including staff, consultants, facility,​
50.12professional development, transportation, membership dues, technology, office supplies,​
50.13bank fees, administrative overhead, and professional fees for accounting, legal, and financial​
50.14services, consistent with section 124E.05, subdivision 8, and a balance sheet related to​
50.15authorizing activities summarizing assets and liabilities.​
50.16Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
50.17 Subd. 4.Required policy components.A charter school procurement policy must at a​
50.18minimum include:​
50.19 (1) conflict of interest provisions consistent with section 124E.14;​
50.20 (2) thresholds for purchases by employees without board approval;​
50.21 (3) thresholds for purchases that require competitive bidding procurement processes as​
50.22defined in section 124E.02, paragraph (e), except that a competitive bidding procurement​
50.23process must occur for any procurement estimated to exceed $25,000; and​
50.24 (4) a prohibition on breaking up a procurement into smaller components to avoid the​
50.25thresholds established in clauses (2) and (3).​
50.26Notwithstanding clause (3), for a procurement estimated to exceed $25,000 but not $175,000,​
50.27the purchase may be made either by a competitive procurement process, or by direct​
50.28negotiation, by obtaining two or more bids or proposals for the purchase or sale when​
50.29possible and without advertising for bids or proposals or otherwise complying with the​
50.30requirements of a competitive procurement process. If a procurement is estimated to exceed​
50.31$175,000, a competitive procurement process must occur.​
50​Article 3 Sec. 19.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 51.1 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.26, is amended by adding a subdivision​
51.2to read:​
51.3 Subd. 4a.Competitive procurement.(a) "Procurement by sealed bids" means a process​
51.4in which bids are publicly solicited and a firm fixed price contract by lump sum or unit price​
51.5is awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming with all material terms and​
51.6conditions of the invitation for bids, is the lowest in price. If sealed bids are used, the​
51.7following requirements apply:​
51.8 (1) bids must be solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources, providing​
51.9bidders sufficient response time prior to the date set for opening bids;​
51.10 (2) the invitation for bids, which includes any specifications and pertinent attachments,​
51.11must define the items or services in order for the bidder to properly respond;​
51.12 (3) all bids will be opened at the time and place prescribed in the invitation for bids, and​
51.13the bids must be opened publicly;​
51.14 (4) a firm fixed price contract award will be made in writing to the lowest responsive​
51.15and responsible bidder. Where specified in bidding documents, factors such as discounts,​
51.16transportation cost, and life cycle costs must be considered in determining which bid is​
51.17lowest. Payment discounts will only be used to determine the low bid when prior experience​
51.18indicates that the discounts are usually taken advantage of;​
51.19 (5) any or all bids may be rejected if there is a sound documented reason; and​
51.20 (6) in order for a sealed bid to be feasible, the following conditions must be present:​
51.21 (i) a complete, adequate, and realistic specification or purchase description is available;​
51.22 (ii) two or more responsible bidders are willing and able to compete effectively for the​
51.23business; and​
51.24 (iii) the procurement lends itself to a firm fixed price contract and the selection of the​
51.25successful bidder can be made principally on the price.​
51.26 (b) "Procurement by proposals" means a process in which either a fixed price or​
51.27cost-reimbursement type contract is awarded. Proposals are generally used when conditions​
51.28are not appropriate for the use of sealed bids. They are awarded in accordance with the​
51.29following requirements:​
51.30 (1) requests for proposals must be publicized and identify all evaluation factors and their​
51.31relative importance. Proposals must be solicited from an adequate number of qualified​
51​Article 3 Sec. 20.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 52.1offerors. Any response to publicized requests for proposals must be considered to the​
52.2maximum extent practical;​
52.3 (2) the charter school must have a written method for conducting technical evaluations​
52.4of the proposals received and for making selections; and​
52.5 (3) contracts must be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most​
52.6advantageous to the charter school, with price and other factors considered.​
52.7 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.26, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
52.8 Subd. 5.Reduction in aid.If a charter school makes a purchase without a procurement​
52.9policy adopted by the school's board or makes a purchase not in conformity with the school's​
52.10procurement policy, or the adopted policy does not meet the requirements of this section,​
52.11the commissioner may reduce that charter school's state aid in an amount equal to the​
52.12purchase.​
52.13Sec. 22. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.​
52.14 The revisor of statutes shall renumber the section of Minnesota Statutes listed in column​
52.15A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference​
52.16changes consistent with the renumbering. The revisor shall also make any technical and​
52.17other changes necessitated by the renumbering and cross-reference changes in this act.​
Column B​52.18 Column A​
124E.27​52.19 124E.16, subdivision 3​
52.20	ARTICLE 4​
52.21	THE READ ACT​
52.22Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:​
52.23 Subd. 2a.Certified trained facilitator."Certified trained facilitator" means a person​
52.24employed by a district or regional literacy network  Minnesota service cooperative who has​
52.25completed professional development approved by the Department of Education in structured​
52.26literacy, completed the vendor's certification prerequisites and facilitator training​
52.27requirements, completed the vendor's annual recertification requirements, remains in good​
52.28standing with the sponsoring agency and vendor, uses the vendor's training materials with​
52.29fidelity, and participates in mentoring or coaching provided by CAREI and the Department​
52.30of Education on facilitating literacy training. A literacy lead who meets the requirements​
52.31under this subdivision may be a certified trained facilitator.​
52​Article 4 Section 1.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 53.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
53.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 10, is amended to read:​
53.3 Subd. 10.Oral language."Oral language," also called "spoken expressive language"​
53.4or "receptive language," includes speaking and listening, and consists of five components:​
53.5phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Oral language also includes​
53.6sign language, in which speaking and listening skills are defined as expressive and receptive​
53.7skills, and consists of phonology, including sign language phonological awareness,​
53.8morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.​
53.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
53.10Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
53.11 Subdivision 1.Literacy goal.(a) The legislature seeks to have every child reading at​
53.12or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to support multilingual​
53.13learners and students receiving special education services in achieving their individualized​
53.14reading goals in order to meet grade-level proficiency benchmarks. By the 2026-2027 school​
53.15year, districts must provide evidence-based reading instruction through a focus on student​
53.16mastery of the foundational reading skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency, as​
53.17well as the development of oral language, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.​
53.18Students must receive evidence-based instruction that is proven to effectively teach children​
53.19to read, consistent with sections 120B.118 to 120B.124.​
53.20 (b) To meet this goal, each district must provide teachers and instructional support staff​
53.21with responsibility for teaching reading with training on evidence-based reading instruction​
53.22that is approved by the Department of Education by the deadlines provided in section​
53.23120B.123, subdivision 5.​
53.24 (c) Districts are strongly encouraged to adopt a MTSS framework. The framework should​
53.25include a process for engaging families and communities, monitoring student progress,​
53.26evaluating program fidelity, and analyzing student outcomes and needs in order to design​
53.27and implement ongoing evidenced-based, culturally responsive instruction and interventions.​
53.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
53.29Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
53.30 Subd. 2.Identification; report.(a) Each school district must screen every student​
53.31enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 using a screening tool approved by​
53​Article 4 Sec. 4.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 54.1the Department of Education three times each school year: (1) within the first six weeks of​
54.2the school year; (2) by February 15 each year; and (3) within the last six weeks of the school​
54.3year. Students enrolled in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3, including multilingual​
54.4learners and, students receiving special education services, and students enrolled in dual​
54.5language immersion programs, must be universally screened for mastery of foundational​
54.6reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, oral language,​
54.7and for characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by the​
54.8Department of Education. Students enrolled in dual language immersion programs must be​
54.9screened in the partner language of the program at the same intervals as the screenings in​
54.10English. The screening tool must be approved by the district for kindergarten through grade​
54.113 students enrolled in dual language immersion programs. The screening for characteristics​
54.12of dyslexia may be integrated with universal screening for mastery of foundational skills​
54.13and oral expressive-receptive language mastery. The screening tool used must be a valid​
54.14and reliable universal screener that is highly correlated with foundational reading skills.​
54.15For students reading at grade level, beginning in the winter of grade 2, the oral reading​
54.16fluency screener may be used to assess reading difficulties, including characteristics of​
54.17dyslexia, without requiring a separate screening of each subcomponent of foundational​
54.18reading skills.​
54.19 (b) A district must submit data on student performance in kindergarten, grade 1, grade​
54.202, and grade 3 on foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics,​
54.21decoding, fluency, and oral language to the Department of Education in the annual local​
54.22literacy plan submission due on June 15.​
54.23 (b) (c) Students in grades 4 and above, including multilingual learners and students​
54.24receiving special education services, who do not demonstrate mastery of foundational​
54.25reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language,​
54.26are not reading at grade level must be screened for reading difficulties, including​
54.27characteristics of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the Department of Education​
54.28for characteristics of dyslexia, and must continue to receive evidence-based instruction,​
54.29interventions, and progress monitoring until the students achieve grade-level proficiency.​
54.30A parent, in consultation with a teacher, may opt a student out of the literacy screener if the​
54.31parent and teacher decide that continuing to screen would not be beneficial to the student.​
54.32In such limited cases, the student must continue to receive progress monitoring and literacy​
54.33interventions.​
54.34 (c) (d) Reading screeners in English, and in the predominant languages of district students​
54.35where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to​
54​Article 4 Sec. 4.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 55.1literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction​
55.2appropriate to the specific needs of multilingual learners. The district must use an approved,​
55.3developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screener and annually report summary​
55.4screener results to the commissioner by June 15 in the form and manner determined by the​
55.5commissioner.​
55.6 (d) (e) The district also must include in its local literacy plan under subdivision 4a, a​
55.7summary of the district's efforts to screen, identify, and provide interventions to students​
55.8who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia as measured by a screening tool approved by​
55.9the Department of Education. Districts are strongly encouraged to use a MTSS framework.​
55.10With respect to students screened or identified under paragraph (a), the report must include:​
55.11 (1) a summary of the district's efforts to screen for reading difficulties, including dyslexia;​
55.12 (2) the number of students universally screened for that reporting year;​
55.13 (3) the number of students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia for that year; and​
55.14 (4) an explanation of how students identified under this subdivision are provided with​
55.15alternate instruction and interventions under section 125A.56, subdivision 1.​
55.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
55.17Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:​
55.18 Subd. 2a.Parent notification and involvement.(a) A district must administer an​
55.19approved reading screener to students in kindergarten through grade 3 within the first six​
55.20weeks of the school year, by February 15 each year, and again within the last six weeks of​
55.21the school year. Schools, after administering each screener, must give the parent of each​
55.22student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information from the screener​
55.23about:​
55.24 (1) the student's reading proficiency as measured by a screener approved by the​
55.25Department of Education;​
55.26 (2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student and the student's​
55.27progress; and​
55.28 (3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming​
55.29grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.​
55.30 (b) For students enrolled in dual language immersion programs, the district-approved​
55.31screener must measure the student's reading proficiency in the program's partner language.​
55​Article 4 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 56.1The dual language immersion program may provide information about national research or​
56.2reading proficiency in the parent notification.​
56.3 (c) A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education​
56.4evaluation.​
56.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
56.6 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
56.7 Subd. 3.Intervention.(a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district​
56.8shall provide aligned and targeted reading intervention support to accelerate student growth​
56.9and reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and​
56.10school year. A district is encouraged to provide reading intervention through a MTSS​
56.11framework. If a student does not read at or above grade level by the end of the current school​
56.12year, the district must continue to provide aligned and targeted reading intervention support​
56.13as defined by the MTSS framework until the student reads at grade level. If less than 60​
56.14percent of students have reached the benchmark target, class wide Tier 1 interventions must​
56.15be implemented. Students receiving Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions must receive those​
56.16interventions in addition to Tier 1 instruction. District intervention methods shall encourage​
56.17family engagement and, where possible, collaboration with appropriate school and community​
56.18programs that specialize in evidence-based instructional practices and measure mastery of​
56.19foundational reading skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and​
56.20oral language. Intervention may include but is not limited to requiring student attendance​
56.21in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that the student be removed​
56.22from the regular classroom for part of the school day, extended-day programs, or programs​
56.23that strengthen students' cultural connections.​
56.24 (b) A district or charter school is strongly encouraged to provide a personal learning​
56.25plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured by the​
56.26statewide reading assessment in grade 3 or a screener identified by the Department of​
56.27Education under section 120B.123. The district or charter school must determine the format​
56.28of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and other​
56.29appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation with​
56.30the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must include targeted instruction​
56.31that is evidence-based and ongoing progress monitoring, and address knowledge gaps and​
56.32skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and​
56.33outside of the regular school day, group interventions, periodic assessments or screeners,​
56.34and reasonable timelines. The personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in​
56​Article 4 Sec. 6.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 57.1the student's best interest; a student may not be retained solely due to delays in literacy or​
57.2not demonstrating grade-level proficiency. A school must maintain and regularly update​
57.3and modify the personal learning plan until the student reads at grade level. This paragraph​
57.4does not apply to a student under an individualized education program.​
57.5 (c) Starting in the 2025-2026 2026-2027 school year, a district must use only​
57.6evidence-based literacy interventions. Districts are strongly encouraged to use intervention​
57.7materials approved by the Department of Education under the Read Act.​
57.8 (d) Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, to provide a Tier 2 literacy intervention, a​
57.9trained teacher who has completed one of the three approved professional development​
57.10trainings must oversee and monitor the instruction provided by any paraprofessional or​
57.11other unlicensed person, including a volunteer, must be supervised by a licensed teacher​
57.12who has completed training in evidence-based reading instruction approved by the​
57.13Department of Education, and has completed. A paraprofessional or other unlicensed person,​
57.14including a volunteer, must complete evidence-based training developed under the Read​
57.15Act by CAREI or and offered through the regional literacy networks under section 120B.124,​
57.16subdivision 4, or a training that the department has determined meets or exceeds the​
57.17requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4.​
57.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
57.19Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
57.20 Subd. 4.Staff development.(a) A district must provide training on evidence-based​
57.21structured literacy instruction to teachers and instructional staff in accordance with​
57.22subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). The training must include teaching in the areas of​
57.23phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, reading​
57.24comprehension, and culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy.​
57.25 (b) Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to identify the staff development​
57.26needs so that:​
57.27 (1) elementary teachers are able to implement explicit, systematic, evidence-based​
57.28instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,​
57.29and comprehension with emphasis on mastery of foundational reading skills as defined in​
57.30section 120B.119 and other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves​
57.31grade-level reading and writing proficiency;​
57.32 (2) elementary teachers receive training to provide students with evidence-based reading​
57.33and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic, and literacy​
57​Article 4 Sec. 7.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 58.1needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for the identified​
58.2students;​
58.3 (3) licensed teachers employed by the district have opportunities to improve reading​
58.4and writing instruction through approved professional development identified in the local​
58.5literacy plan;​
58.6 (4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are​
58.7able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are multilingual learners​
58.8by maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English​
58.9language development, including oral academic language development, and build academic​
58.10literacy; and​
58.11 (5) licensed teachers are trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables students​
58.12to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.​
58.13 (c) A district that offers early childhood programs, including voluntary prekindergarten​
58.14for eligible four-year-old children, early childhood special education, and school readiness​
58.15programs, must provide classroom teachers in early childhood programs training approved​
58.16by the Department of Education to provide children in early childhood programs with​
58.17explicit, systematic instruction in phonological and phonemic awareness; oral language,​
58.18including listening comprehension; vocabulary; and letter-sound correspondence.​
58.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
58.20Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:​
58.21 Subd. 4a.Local literacy plan.(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must​
58.22adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level every year​
58.23beginning in kindergarten and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special​
58.24education services in achieving their individualized reading goals. A district must update​
58.25and submit the plan to the commissioner by June 15 each year. The plan must be consistent​
58.26with the Read Act, and include the following:​
58.27 (1) a process to assess students' foundational reading skills, oral language, and level of​
58.28reading proficiency and the approved screeners used, by school site and grade level, under​
58.29section 120B.123;​
58.30 (2) a process to notify and involve parents;​
58.31 (3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the targeted reading​
58.32instruction that is evidence-based and includes an intervention strategy for a student and​
58​Article 4 Sec. 8.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 59.1the process for intensifying or modifying the reading strategy in order to obtain measurable​
59.2reading progress;​
59.3 (4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above​
59.4grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the​
59.5intervention;​
59.6 (5) identification of staff development needs, including a plan to meet those needs;​
59.7 (6) the curricula used by school site and grade level and, if applicable, the district plan​
59.8and timeline for adopting approved evidence-based curricula and materials starting in the​
59.92025-2026 school year;​
59.10 (7) a statement of whether the district has adopted a MTSS framework;​
59.11 (8) student data using the measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery identified​
59.12by the Department of Education for the following students:​
59.13 (i) students in kindergarten through grade 3;​
59.14 (ii) students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia; and​
59.15 (iii) students in grades 4 to 12 who are identified as not reading at grade level;​
59.16 (9) the number of teachers and other staff who have completed training approved by the​
59.17department;​
59.18 (10) the number of teachers and other staff proposed for training in structured literacy;​
59.19and​
59.20 (11) how the district used funding provided under the Read Act to implement the​
59.21requirements of the Read Act.​
59.22 (b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district website and​
59.23submit it to the commissioner of education using the template developed by the commissioner​
59.24of education annually beginning June 15, 2024.​
59.25 (c) By March 1, 2024, the commissioner of education must develop Districts must use​
59.26a streamlined template developed by the commissioner of education for local literacy plans​
59.27that meets the requirements of this subdivision and requires all reading instruction and​
59.28teacher training in reading instruction to be evidence-based. The template must require a​
59.29district to report information using the student categories required in the commissioner's​
59.30report under paragraph (d). The template must focus district resources on improving students'​
59.31foundational reading skills while reducing paperwork requirements for teachers.​
59​Article 4 Sec. 8.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 60.1 (d) By December 1, 2025, the commissioner of education must submit a report to the​
60.2legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education​
60.3summarizing the local literacy plans submitted to the commissioner. The summary must​
60.4include the following information:​
60.5 (1) the number of teachers and other staff, by grade level, who have completed training​
60.6approved by the Department of Education;​
60.7 (2) the number of teachers and other staff, by grade level, required to complete the​
60.8training under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, who have not completed the training;​
60.9 (3) the number of teachers exempt under section 120B.123, subdivision 5, from​
60.10completing training approved by the Department of Education;​
60.11 (4) the statewide total number of teachers or other staff required to complete the training​
60.12under section 120B.123, subdivision 5 that have received other training or education that​
60.13meets the requirements of the training approved by the Department of Education;​
60.14 (5) by school site and grade, the approved screeners and the reading curriculum used;​
60.15and​
60.16 (5) (6) by school site and grade, using the measurements of foundational literacy skills​
60.17and mastery identified by the department, both aggregated data and disaggregated data on​
60.18student performance on the approved screeners using the student categories under section​
60.19120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2).​
60.20 (e) By December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, the commissioner of education must​
60.21submit updated reports containing the information required under paragraph (d) to the​
60.22legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education.​
60.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
60.24Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
60.25 Subdivision 1.Approved screeners.(a) A district must administer an approved​
60.26evidence-based reading screener to students in kindergarten through grade 3 within the first​
60.27six weeks of the school year, by February 15 each year, and again within the last six weeks​
60.28of the school year. The screener must be one of the screening tools approved by the​
60.29Department of Education. A district must identify any screener it uses in the district's annual​
60.30literacy plan, and submit screening data with the annual literacy plan by June 15.​
60​Article 4 Sec. 9.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 61.1 (b) Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, district staff, contractors, and volunteers​
61.2external partners offering literacy supports in schools may only use screeners that have been​
61.3approved by the Department of Education.​
61.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
61.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
61.6 Subd. 5.Professional development.(a) A district must provide training from a menu​
61.7of approved evidence-based training programs to the following teachers and staff by July​
61.81, 2026:​
61.9 (1) reading literacy intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten through​
61.10grade 12;​
61.11 (2) all classroom teachers of students in kindergarten through grade 3 and children in​
61.12prekindergarten programs;​
61.13 (3) kindergarten through grade 12 special education teachers responsible for literacy​
61.14instruction;​
61.15 (4) curriculum directors;​
61.16 (5) instructional support staff, contractors, and volunteers who assist in providing Tier​
61.172 literacy interventions under the oversight and monitoring of a trained licensed teacher;​
61.18 (6) employees who select literacy instructional materials for a district; and​
61.19 (7) teachers licensed to teach English to multilingual learners.​
61.20 (b) A district must provide training from a menu of approved evidence-based training​
61.21programs to the following teachers by July 1, 2027:​
61.22 (1) teachers who provide foundational reading skills instruction to students in grades 4​
61.23to 12; and​
61.24 (2) teachers who provide instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program.​
61.25 (c) The commissioner of education may grant a district an extension to the deadlines in​
61.26this subdivision.​
61.27 (d) Training provided by a department-approved certified trained facilitator may satisfy​
61.28the professional development requirements under this subdivision.​
61.29 (e) Beginning July 1, 2027, an educator required to receive training under paragraph​
61.30(a), who is new to the state of Minnesota or is a newly licensed teacher who did not receive​
61​Article 4 Sec. 10.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 62.1instruction in the teaching of foundational reading skills based on structured literacy, must​
62.2complete one of the approved required trainings. Training must be offered through the​
62.3regional literacy network and facilitated by a local certified trained facilitator. The​
62.4Department of Education must review district literacy lead waiver requests and grant waivers​
62.5to educators new to the state or educators who provide reading instruction exclusively using​
62.6alternatives to sound-based approaches, and who have completed the professional​
62.7development requirements consistent with this subdivision.​
62.8 (e) (f) For the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school year years only, the hours of instruction​
62.9requirement under section 120A.41 for students in an elementary and secondary school, as​
62.10defined in section 120A.05, subdivision subdivisions 9 and 13, is reduced by 5-1/2 hours​
62.11for a district that enters into an agreement with the exclusive representative of the teachers​
62.12that requires teachers to receive at least 5-1/2 hours of approved evidence-based training​
62.13required under this subdivision, on a day when other students in the district receive​
62.14instruction. If a charter school's teachers are not represented by an exclusive representative,​
62.15the charter school may reduce the number of instructional hours for students in an elementary​
62.16and secondary school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivision subdivisions 9 and 13,​
62.17by 5-1/2 hours after consulting with its teachers in order to provide teachers with at least​
62.185-1/2 hours of evidence-based training required under this subdivision on a day when other​
62.19students receive instruction. The hours of instruction reduction for secondary school students​
62.20is applicable only for the 2025-2026 school year.​
62.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
62.22Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, is amended by adding a subdivision​
62.23to read:​
62.24 Subd. 5a.Teacher licensure; renewal.(a) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 1 early childhood​
62.25education teacher, elementary education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible​
62.26for teaching reading, kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher,​
62.27grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction,​
62.28teacher who provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a​
62.29teacher who is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through​
62.3012, and is licensed under section 122A.181 for their first licensure renewal must demonstrate​
62.31that they are registered for, are currently taking, or have completed evidence-based structured​
62.32literacy training consistent with training approved by the Department of Education. A Tier​
62.331 teacher may demonstrate evidence of progress in meeting the subject matter reading​
62.34standards for reading in administrative rule through evidence-based structured literacy​
62​Article 4 Sec. 11.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 63.1coursework or through employer verification. The training required must be in progress​
63.2before a second renewal of the Tier 1 license. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school​
63.3is responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these professional​
63.4development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially responsible for​
63.5the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.​
63.6 (b) Starting, July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary​
63.7education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading,​
63.8kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12​
63.9classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who​
63.10provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who​
63.11is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, and is​
63.12licensed under section 122A.182, for their first licensure renewal must demonstrate that​
63.13they are registered for, currently taking, or have completed evidence-based structured literacy​
63.14training consistent with training approved by the Department of Education. A Tier 2 teacher​
63.15may demonstrate evidence of progress in meeting the subject matter reading standards for​
63.16reading in administrative rule through evidence-based structured literacy coursework or​
63.17through employer verification. The training required must be in progress before the first​
63.18renewal of the Tier 2 license is granted. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school is​
63.19responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these professional​
63.20development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially responsible for​
63.21the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.​
63.22 (c) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary education​
63.23teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, kindergarten​
63.24through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher​
63.25responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who provides instruction to​
63.26students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who is responsible for selecting​
63.27literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, who demonstrates field-specific​
63.28teaching experience to complete the coursework requirements under section 122A.183,​
63.29subdivision 2, clause (5), must demonstrate they have completed evidence-based structured​
63.30literacy training required under subdivision 5 before the Professional Educator Licensing​
63.31and Standards Board issues the Tier 3 license. The board must not deny a Tier 3 license to​
63.32an educator who has made progress toward completion, but has not completed, the required​
63.33training. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter school is responsible for any fees and​
63.34enrollment costs associated with completing these professional development requirements.​
63​Article 4 Sec. 11.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 64.1An individual educator must not be financially responsible for the initial enrollment costs​
64.2associated with the training needed to meet these requirements.​
64.3 (d) Starting July 1, 2027, a teacher with a kindergarten through grade 12 reading​
64.4endorsement or kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language license from​
64.5the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must demonstrate to the school's​
64.6relicensure committee they have completed evidence-based structured literacy training​
64.7equivalent to the training required in subdivision 5. A hiring district, cooperative, or charter​
64.8school is responsible for any fees and enrollment costs associated with completing these​
64.9professional development requirements. An individual educator must not be financially​
64.10responsible for the initial enrollment costs associated with the training needed to meet these​
64.11requirements.​
64.12 (e) An educator that fails to complete the required professional development within a​
64.13vendor's subscription window due to medical, personal, or family leave or for reasons tied​
64.14to a learning disability, must not be held financially responsible for the costs of extending​
64.15the training. An educator that fails to complete the required professional development within​
64.16a vendor's subscription window for reasons of insubordination or willful refusal to comply​
64.17with state and district directives regarding the professional development are subject to the​
64.18disciplinary procedures outlined in their collective bargaining agreement or set by their​
64.19hiring charter school or cooperative.​
64.20Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 7, is amended to read:​
64.21 Subd. 7.Department of Education.(a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make​
64.22available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section​
64.23120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational​
64.24reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.​
64.25 (b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section​
64.26120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by​
64.27the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the​
64.28department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional​
64.29development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is​
64.30evidence-based.​
64.31 (c) The department and CAREI must identify training required for a literacy lead and​
64.32literacy specialist employed by a district or Minnesota service cooperatives.​
64​Article 4 Sec. 12.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 65.1 (d) The department must employ one or more literacy specialists to provide support to​
65.2districts implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under​
65.3the Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking​
65.4and implementation.​
65.5 (e) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with​
65.6section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.​
65.7 (f) The department must partner with CAREI as required under section 120B.124 to​
65.8approve literacy intervention models, subject to final determination by the department. The​
65.9department must make a list of the 15 approved evidence-based intervention models available​
65.10to districts as they are approved by the department and CAREI, starting November 1, 2025.​
65.11Upon approval of the evidence-based intervention models, the department must ensure the​
65.12models are reviewed by a contracted third party for culturally responsive guidance and​
65.13materials, and make those findings available to districts once the review process is complete.​
65.14The department must notify districts of the two-step review process for all materials approved​
65.15under the Read Act for effectiveness as evidence-based structured literacy, and for cultural​
65.16responsiveness.​
65.17 (g) The department and CAREI must provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and support​
65.18to certified trained facilitators.​
65.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
65.20Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
65.21 Subd. 2.Reconsideration Curriculum review cycle.(a) Every five years, starting July​
65.221, 2030, the department and CAREI must provide districts an opportunity to request that​
65.23the department and CAREI add to the list of reviewed curricula or professional development​
65.24and intervention programs a specific curriculum or professional development program. The​
65.25department must publish the request procedure for reconsideration procedure review on the​
65.26department website by July 1, 2029. A request for reconsideration review must demonstrate​
65.27that the curriculum or professional development intervention program meets the requirements​
65.28of the Read Act, is evidence-based, and has structured literacy components. The department​
65.29and CAREI must review the request for reconsideration and approve or deny the request​
65.30within 60 days The review process must use the rubric used to approve curriculum under​
65.31subdivision 1 with the addition of culturally responsive criteria as determined by the​
65.32third-party review. Alternative curriculum and intervention programs for those who cannot​
65.33access sound-based approaches must be reviewed on the same review cycle as traditional​
65.34programs.​
65​Article 4 Sec. 13.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 66.1 (b) The department and CAREI must conduct a final curriculum review of previously​
66.2submitted curriculum by March 3, 2025, to review curriculum that is available to districts​
66.3at no cost. The reviewed resources must be categorized as highly aligned, partially aligned,​
66.4minimally aligned, or not aligned to evidence-based structured literacy practices. Nonranked​
66.5curricular resources do not fully meet the criteria to be classified as a Tier 1 core highly​
66.6aligned program. The reviewed resources categories are defined as follows:​
66.7 (1) "highly aligned" means 100 percent of domains were at or above the cut point with​
66.8no significant red flags identified for the program;​
66.9 (2) "partially aligned" means 60 to 99 percent of domains were at or above the cut point;​
66.10 (3) "minimally aligned" means 34 to 59 percent of domains were at or above the cut​
66.11point; and​
66.12 (4) "not aligned" means 33 percent or less of domains were at or above the cut point.​
66.13It is a district's responsibility, when planning for curriculum implementation, to verify that​
66.14instruction and materials align with evidence-based structured literacy practices and to​
66.15resolve issues identified in the report and rubric provided by the Department of Education.​
66.16 (c) A district must ensure that any red flags for a program are resolved through district​
66.17enhancements to the selected program.​
66.18 (d) A program going through a full review cycle will be added to the reviewed curricula​
66.19and intervention program list after the review process is completed.​
66.20 (e) Only materials that are categorized as highly aligned qualify for use of literacy​
66.21incentive aid under section 124D.98, or state funding provided under the Read Act.​
66.22Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.181, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
66.23 Subd. 3.Term of license and renewal.(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and​
66.24Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 1 license for a term of one year. A Tier 1 license​
66.25may be renewed subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) to (d).​
66.26 (b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must renew a Tier 1​
66.27license if:​
66.28 (1) the district or charter school requesting the renewal demonstrates that it has posted​
66.29the teacher position but was unable to hire an acceptable teacher with a Tier 2, 3, or 4 license​
66.30for the position;​
66​Article 4 Sec. 14.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 67.1 (2) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license took a content examination in accordance with​
67.2section 122A.185 and submitted the examination results to the teacher's employing district​
67.3or charter school within one year of the board approving the request for the initial Tier 1​
67.4license;​
67.5 (3) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license participated in cultural competency training​
67.6consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 8, within one year of the board approving the​
67.7request for the initial Tier 1 license; and​
67.8 (4) the teacher holding the Tier 1 license met the mental illness training renewal​
67.9requirement under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.​
67.10The requirement in clause (2) does not apply to a teacher that teaches a class in a career and​
67.11technical education or career pathways course of study.​
67.12 (c) A Tier 1 license must not be renewed more than three times, unless the requesting​
67.13district or charter school can show good cause for additional renewals. A Tier 1 license​
67.14issued to teach (1) a class or course in a career and technical education or career pathway​
67.15course of study, or (2) in a shortage area, as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 6, may​
67.16be renewed without limitation.​
67.17 (d) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 1 licensed early childhood education teacher, elementary​
67.18education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading,​
67.19kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12​
67.20classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who​
67.21provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who​
67.22is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, must​
67.23demonstrate progress toward meeting the evidence-based literacy training requirements of​
67.24section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, for their second licensure renewal.​
67.25Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.182, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
67.26 Subd. 3.Term of license and renewal.(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and​
67.27Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 2 license for a term of two years. A Tier 2 license​
67.28may be renewed three times.​
67.29 (b) Before a Tier 2 license is renewed for the first time, a teacher holding a Tier 2 license​
67.30must participate in cultural competency training consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision​
67.318, and mental illness training under section 122A.187, subdivision 6.​
67.32 (c) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 licensed early childhood education teacher, elementary​
67.33education teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading,​
67​Article 4 Sec. 15.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 68.1kindergarten through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12​
68.2classroom teacher responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who​
68.3provides instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who​
68.4is responsible for selecting literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, must​
68.5demonstrate that they have made progress toward completing the evidence-based literacy​
68.6training requirements of section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, for the first renewal of their​
68.7initial license.​
68.8 (d) The board must issue rules setting forth the conditions for additional renewals after​
68.9the initial license has been renewed three times.​
68.10Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.183, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
68.11 Subd. 2.Coursework.(a) An applicant for a Tier 3 license must meet the coursework​
68.12requirement by demonstrating one of the following:​
68.13 (1) completion of a Minnesota-approved teacher preparation program;​
68.14 (2) completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program that includes field-specific​
68.15student teaching equivalent to field-specific student teaching in Minnesota-approved teacher​
68.16preparation programs. The field-specific student teaching requirement does not apply to an​
68.17applicant that has two years of field-specific teaching experience;​
68.18 (3) a recommendation for licensure through the licensure via portfolio process;​
68.19 (4) a professional teaching license from another state, evidence that the applicant's license​
68.20is in good standing, and two years of field-specific teaching experience; or​
68.21 (5) three years of teaching experience under a Tier 2 license and evidence of summative​
68.22teacher evaluations that did not result in placing or otherwise keeping the teacher on an​
68.23improvement process pursuant to section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision​
68.245.​
68.25 (b) Starting July 1, 2027, a Tier 2 early childhood education teacher, elementary education​
68.26teacher, special education teacher who is responsible for teaching reading, kindergarten​
68.27through grade 12 English as a second language teacher, grade 4 through 12 classroom teacher​
68.28responsible for foundational reading skills instruction, teacher who provides instruction to​
68.29students in a state-approved alternative program, or a teacher who is responsible for selecting​
68.30literacy curriculum materials for grades 6 through 12, who demonstrates field-specific​
68.31teaching experience to complete the coursework requirements under this subdivision must​
68.32demonstrate they have completed evidence-based structured literacy training according to​
68​Article 4 Sec. 16.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 69.1section 120B.123, subdivision 5a, before the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards​
69.2Board may issue an initial Tier 3 license.​
69.3 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.42, subdivision 8, is amended to read:​
69.4 Subd. 8.Minnesota reading corps program.(a) A Minnesota reading corps program​
69.5is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based​
69.6problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start​
69.7program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with​
69.8students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including​
69.9evidence-based literacy instruction under sections 120B.118 to 120B.124, to children age​
69.103 to grade 3 and interventions for children in kindergarten to grade 3.​
69.11 (b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing​
69.12literacy program goals and data use under section 142D.12, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).​
69.13 (c) Literacy programs under this subdivision must use a department-approved screener,​
69.14evidence-based reading instruction, and interventions focused on structured literacy.​
69.15ServeMinnesota must demonstrate to the department that the training AmeriCorps members​
69.16receive meets or exceeds the requirements of section 120B.124, subdivision 4, for volunteers.​
69.17Minnesota Reading Corps AmeriCorps members are not required to complete the training​
69.18under section 120B.24 120B.124, subdivision 4.​
69.19 (d) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature​
69.20with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates​
69.21program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.​
69.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.​
69.23Sec. 18. REPEALER.​
69.24 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, subdivision 6, is repealed.​
69.25	ARTICLE 5​
69.26	SPECIAL EDUCATION​
69.27Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
69.28 Subdivision 1.Language access plan required.Starting in the 2025-2026 school year,​
69.29during a regularly scheduled public board hearing, a school board must adopt a language​
69.30access plan that specifies the district's process and procedures to render effective language​
69.31assistance to students and adults who communicate in a language other than English or​
69​Article 5 Section 1.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 70.1require additional assistance due to a disability. The language access plan must be available​
70.2to the public and included in the school's handbook.​
70.3 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
70.4 Subd. 2.Plan requirements.The language access plan must include how the district​
70.5and its schools will use trained or certified spoken language interpreters for communication​
70.6related to academic outcomes, progress, determinations, and placement of students in​
70.7specialized programs and services, such as special education and related individualized​
70.8education programs under section 125A.08; and ensure meaningful participation in the​
70.9individualized education program process by families where the family speaks a language​
70.10other than English or has a disability themselves; how families and communities will be​
70.11notified of their rights under this plan; and a process to appeal the accommodations of the​
70.12access plan if needs are not met.​
70.13Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.091, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:​
70.14 Subd. 3a.Additional requirements for prior written notice.In addition to federal law​
70.15requirements, a prior written notice shall:​
70.16 (1) inform the parent that except for the initial placement of a child in special education​
70.17evaluation and the initial provision of special education and related services generally, the​
70.18school district will proceed with its proposal for the child's placement or for providing​
70.19special education services unless the child's parent notifies the district of an objection within​
70.2014 days of when the district sends the prior written notice to the parent; and​
70.21 (2) state that a parent who objects to a proposal or refusal in the prior written notice​
70.22may:​
70.23 (i) request a conciliation conference under subdivision 7 or another alternative dispute​
70.24resolution procedure under subdivision 8 or 9; or​
70.25 (ii) identify the specific part of the proposal or refusal the parent objects to and request​
70.26a meeting with appropriate members of the individualized education program team.​
70.27Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.091, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
70.28 Subd. 5.Initial action; parent consent.(a) A district must make reasonable efforts to​
70.29obtain written consent from the parent for an initial evaluation to determine whether their​
70.30child is a child with a disability.​
70​Article 5 Sec. 4.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 71.1 (b) If the initial evaluation determines that the child qualifies as a child with a disability​
71.2under section 125A.02, the district must make reasonable efforts to obtain the written consent​
71.3of the child's parent for the initial provision of special education and related services​
71.4generally.​
71.5 (a) (c) The district must not proceed with the initial evaluation of a child, the initial​
71.6placement of a child in a special education program, or the initial provision of special​
71.7education services for a child or the initial provision of special education and related services​
71.8to a child generally, without the prior written consent of the child's parent. The district is​
71.9not required to obtain the written consent of the child's parent to the particular special​
71.10education and related services proposed in the initial individualized education program but​
71.11must provide prior written notice consistent with federal requirements and the additional​
71.12requirements under subdivision 3a.​
71.13 (d) Parental consent for the initial evaluation must not be construed as consent for the​
71.14initial provision of special education and related services generally.​
71.15 (e) A district may not override the written refusal of a parent to consent to an initial​
71.16evaluation or reevaluation.​
71.17 (f) If the parent of a child fails to respond to a request for, or refuses to consent to, the​
71.18initial provision of special education and related services generally, the district:​
71.19 (1) may not use mediation or request a due process hearing in order to obtain agreement​
71.20or a ruling that services may be provided to the child;​
71.21 (2) will not be considered in violation of the responsibility to make a free appropriate​
71.22public education available to the child; and​
71.23 (3) is not required to convene an individualized education program team meeting or​
71.24develop an initial individualized education program for the child.​
71.25 (b) (g) A parent, after consulting with health care, education, or other professional​
71.26providers, may agree or disagree to provide the parent's child with sympathomimetic​
71.27medications unless section 144.344 applies.​
71.28Sec. 5. [125A.092] STATE COMPLAINT PROCESS.​
71.29 Subdivision 1.Filing a state complaint.(a) An organization or individual may file a​
71.30signed, written complaint with the Department of Education, Office of General Counsel,​
71.31Dispute Resolution.​
71.32 (b) The complaint must include:​
71​Article 5 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 72.1 (1) a statement that a public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider​
72.2has violated a requirement of Part B or Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities​
72.3Education Act;​
72.4 (2) the facts on which the statement is based;​
72.5 (3) the signature and contact information for the complainant;​
72.6 (4) if alleging violations with respect to a specific child:​
72.7 (i) the name and address of the residence of the child;​
72.8 (ii) the name of the school the child is attending, or the name of the early intervention​
72.9services provider serving the child; and​
72.10 (iii) in the case of a homeless child or youth within the meaning of section 725(2) of the​
72.11McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434(a)(2),​
72.12the available contact information for the child and the name of the school the child is​
72.13attending;​
72.14 (5) a description of the nature of the problem of the child, including facts relating to the​
72.15problem; and​
72.16 (6) a proposed resolution of the problem to the extent known and available to the party​
72.17at the time the complaint is filed.​
72.18 (c) The complaint must allege a violation that occurred not more than one year prior to​
72.19the date that the complaint is received.​
72.20 (d) The party filing the complaint must forward a copy of the complaint to the local​
72.21educational agency, public agency, or early intervention services provider serving the child​
72.22at the same time the party files the complaint with the Department of Education.​
72.23 Subd. 2.Remedies.In resolving a complaint in which the Department of Education has​
72.24found a failure to provide appropriate services, the Department of Education, pursuant to​
72.25its general supervisory authority under Part B and Part C of the federal Individuals with​
72.26Disabilities Education Act, must address:​
72.27 (1) the failure to provide appropriate services, including corrective action appropriate​
72.28to address the needs of the child, compensatory services, or monetary reimbursement; and​
72.29 (2) appropriate future provision of services for all children with disabilities.​
72.30 Subd. 3.Time limit and procedures.(a) Within 60 days after a complaint is filed, the​
72.31Department of Education must:​
72​Article 5 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 73.1 (1) carry out an independent on-site investigation if the Department of Education​
73.2determines that an investigation is necessary;​
73.3 (2) give the complainant the opportunity to submit additional information, either orally​
73.4or in writing, about the allegations in the complaint;​
73.5 (3) provide the public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider with​
73.6the opportunity to respond to the complaint, including at a minimum:​
73.7 (i) at the discretion of the Department of Education, a proposal to resolve the complaint;​
73.8and​
73.9 (ii) an opportunity for a parent who has filed a complaint and the public agency, lead​
73.10agency, or early intervention services provider to voluntarily engage in mediation consistent​
73.11with section 125A.091, subdivision 9;​
73.12 (4) review all relevant information and make an independent determination as to whether​
73.13the public agency, lead agency, or early intervention services provider is violating a​
73.14requirement of Part B or Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;​
73.15and​
73.16 (5) issue a written decision to the complainant that addresses each allegation in the​
73.17complaint and contains:​
73.18 (i) findings of fact and conclusions; and​
73.19 (ii) the reasons for the Department of Education's final decision.​
73.20 (b) An extension of the time limit is allowed only if:​
73.21 (1) exceptional circumstances exist with respect to a particular complaint; or​
73.22 (2) the parent, individual, or organization and the local educational agency, public agency,​
73.23or early intervention services provider involved agree to extend the time to engage in​
73.24mediation pursuant to section 125A.091, subdivision 9, or a facilitated team meeting pursuant​
73.25to section 125A.091, subdivision 11.​
73.26 Subd. 4.Complaints and due process hearings.(a) If a written complaint is received​
73.27that is also the subject of a due process hearing under section 125A.091, subdivision 12, or​
73.28that contains multiple issues of which one or more are part of that hearing, the Department​
73.29of Education must set aside any part of the complaint that is being addressed in the due​
73.30process hearing until the conclusion of the hearing. However, any issue in the complaint​
73.31that is not a part of the due process action must be resolved using the time limit and​
73.32procedures described in paragraphs (c) and (d).​
73​Article 5 Sec. 5.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 74.1 (b) If an issue raised in a complaint filed under this section has previously been decided​
74.2in a due process hearing involving the same parties:​
74.3 (1) the due process hearing decision is binding on that issue; and​
74.4 (2) the Department of Education must inform the complainant to that effect.​
74.5 (c) If the local educational agency, public agency, or early intervention services provider​
74.6fails to implement the due process hearing decision, an individual or organization may file​
74.7a state complaint with the Department of Education alleging the agency or provider's failure​
74.8to implement the due process hearing decision.​
74.9 Sec. 6. DEVELOPMENT AL DELAY AGE LIMIT WORKING GROUP.​
74.10 Subdivision 1.Working group.The Department of Education must establish a working​
74.11group on the age limit for children receiving special education services for developmental​
74.12delay.​
74.13 Subd. 2.Members.(a) The commissioner of education must consult with the​
74.14organizations identified in paragraph (b) before naming appointed members to the working​
74.15group.​
74.16 (b) By July 1, 2025, the commissioner must appoint the following members to the​
74.17working group:​
74.18 (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;​
74.19 (2) two representatives from Minnesota Administrators for Special Education, consisting​
74.20of one member from the seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the​
74.21metropolitan area;​
74.22 (3) one representative from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;​
74.23 (4) two representatives from the Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher​
74.24Education;​
74.25 (5) two representatives from Education Minnesota, consisting of one member from the​
74.26seven-county metropolitan area and one member from outside the metropolitan area;​
74.27 (6) two representatives from the PACER Center;​
74.28 (7) two representatives from the Minnesota School Psychologists Association, consisting​
74.29of one member working in a school setting and one member working in a postsecondary​
74.30school psychologist preparation program; and​
74​Article 5 Sec. 6.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 75.1 (8) two representatives from the Minnesota School Social Workers Association, consisting​
75.2of one member working in a school setting and one member working in a postsecondary​
75.3school social worker preparation program.​
75.4 Subd. 3.Duties.The working group must meet on a regular basis and review current​
75.5law limiting the eligibility of children seven years old or older from receiving intervention​
75.6services for developmental delay, and assess the impact of extending eligibility to children​
75.7under age nine. The working group must report its findings and recommendations to the​
75.8legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by​
75.9February 1, 2026.​
75.10 Subd. 4.Administrative provisions.(a) The commissioner or commissioner's designee​
75.11must convene the initial meeting of the working group. Upon request, the commissioner​
75.12must provide meeting space and administrative support for the group.​
75.13 (b) Members of the working group serve without compensation or payment of expenses.​
75.14 (c) The working group expires February 1, 2026, or upon submission of the report to​
75.15the legislature required under subdivision 3, whichever is earlier.​
75.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
75.17	ARTICLE 6​
75.18	SCHOOL NUTRITION AND FACILITIES​
75.19Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.117, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
75.20 Subd. 2.Exemption.Subdivision 1 does not apply to a school in which fewer than 25​
75.21pupils are expected to take part in the program or a school that participates in the free school​
75.22meals program under section 124D.111. It also does not apply to a district that does not​
75.23participate in the national school lunch program.​
75.24Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.119, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
75.25 Subd. 5.Summer Food Service Program locations.Consistent with Code of Federal​
75.26Regulations, title 7, section 225.6(d)(1)(ii) part 225, the Department of Education must not​
75.27approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site that is within a half-mile radius of​
75.28an existing Summer Food Service Program open site. The department may approve a new​
75.29Summer Food Service Program open site within a half-mile radius only if the new program​
75.30will not be serving the same group of children for the same meal type or if there are safety​
75.31issues that could present barriers to participation.​
75​Article 6 Sec. 2.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 76.1	ARTICLE 7​
76.2	STATE AGENCIES​
76.3 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
76.4 Subd. 5.Directory information.(a) Educational data designated as directory information​
76.5is public data on individuals to the extent required under federal law. Directory information​
76.6must be designated pursuant to the provisions of:​
76.7 (1) this subdivision; and​
76.8 (2) United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations, title​
76.934, section 99.37, which were in effect on January 3, 2012.​
76.10 (b) When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required​
76.11by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice​
76.12of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate specified data about the student​
76.13as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform​
76.14the parents and students of the right.​
76.15 (c) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's home address,​
76.16telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information as directory​
76.17information under this subdivision. This paragraph does not apply to a postsecondary​
76.18institution.​
76.19 (d) When requested, educational agencies or institutions must share personal student​
76.20contact information and directory information, whether public or private, with the Minnesota​
76.21Department of Education, as required for federal reporting purposes.​
76.22 (e) When requested, and in accordance with requirements for parental consent in the​
76.23Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.622 (b)(2), and part 99, educational​
76.24agencies or institutions may share personal student contact information and directory​
76.25information for students served in special education with postsecondary transition planning​
76.26and services under section 125A.08, paragraph (b), clause (1), whether public or private,​
76.27with the Department of Employment and Economic Development, as required for​
76.28coordination of services to students with disabilities under sections 125A.08, paragraph (b),​
76.29clause (1); 125A.023; and 125A.027.​
76.30Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
76.31 Subd. 3.Rulemaking.(a) The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this​
76.32section and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for​
76​Article 7 Sec. 2.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ 77.1implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics,​
77.2science, social studies, physical education, and the arts.​
77.3 (b) The commissioner must adopt statewide rules for implementing statewide rigorous​
77.4core academic standards in health.​
77.5 (c) The commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process under section 14.389​
77.6for implementing statewide standards under paragraph (a).​
77​Article 7 Sec. 2.​
S1740-1 1st Engrossment​SF1740 REVISOR CR​ Page.Ln 1.28​GENERAL EDUCATION......................................................................ARTICLE 1​
Page.Ln 13.1​EDUCATION EXCELLENCE...............................................................ARTICLE 2​
Page.Ln 35.26​CHARTER SCHOOLS...........................................................................ARTICLE 3​
Page.Ln 52.20​THE READ ACT....................................................................................ARTICLE 4​
Page.Ln 69.25​SPECIAL EDUCATION........................................................................ARTICLE 5​
Page.Ln 75.17​SCHOOL NUTRITION AND FACILITIES..........................................ARTICLE 6​
Page.Ln 76.1​STATE AGENCIES................................................................................ARTICLE 7​
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APPENDIX​
Article locations for S1740-1​ 120B.124 READ ACT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP.​
Subd. 6.Comprehensive review of literacy materials.Starting in 2033, the department and​
an institution of higher education may partner to conduct a comprehensive review of curriculum​
and intervention materials to identify literacy curriculum and supporting materials, and intervention​
materials that are evidence-based, focused on structured literacy, culturally and linguistically​
responsive, and reflect diverse populations. The department must revise the list of approved​
curriculum and supporting materials, and intervention materials based on the findings of the review.​
123B.935 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.​
Subd. 2.Deadlines.(a) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are enrolled during​
the first or second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety​
training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the third week of​
school.​
(b) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), who are enrolled during the first or second​
week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training specified in​
that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the sixth week of school.​
(c) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), who enroll in a school after the second​
week of school and have not received the appropriate active transportation safety training in their​
previous school district must undergo the training or receive active transportation safety instructional​
materials within four weeks of the first day of attendance.​
(d) A district and a nonpublic school may provide kindergarten pupils with active transportation​
safety training before the first day of school.​
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APPENDIX​
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S1740-1​