| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to the legislature; requiring members of the legislative committees on |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 education policy and education finance to observe a teacher or administrator each |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 year; requiring the house of representatives and senate to adopt rules; requiring |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. [3.058] EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) A member of the legislature serving on a legislative committee with jurisdiction over |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9kindergarten through grade 12 education policy or finance must spend at least 12 hours over |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10the biennium observing a teacher or administrator in an elementary, middle, or secondary |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11school. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) A member of the house of representatives must report to the speaker of the house, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13and a member of the senate must report to the senate majority leader, the following |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14information for each observation: (1) date and hours of observation; (2) name of each teacher |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15or administrator observed; (3) school site observed; and (4) grade levels observed. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16The member must make the report available electronically to the Legislative Reference |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17Library. The Legislative Reference Library must publish each member report on its website. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules to implement this section. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25-02743 as introduced01/28/25 REVISOR CR/EN |
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| 22 | 22 | | SENATE |
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| 23 | 23 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 24 | 24 | | S.F. No. 1780NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: CWODZINSKI) |
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| 26 | 26 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | Introduction and first reading02/24/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Referred to State and Local Government |
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