| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; requiring a cost-benefit analysis of Minnesota's special |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 education system; requiring a report. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. SPECIAL EDUCATION EVALUATION. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 The commissioner of education must solicit a request for proposals to undertake a |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7detailed, independent analysis of the economic and educational effects of conforming |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Minnesota's special education laws with minimum federal requirements. The report must |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9identify the special education requirements in Minnesota Statutes that exceed federal |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10requirements for special education and analyze the educational benefits and the cost of those |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11requirements. The report must be structured to help the kindergarten through grade 12 |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12education policy and finance committees of the legislature balance student outcomes with |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13possible gains in time or cost efficiencies. The commissioner must submit a written report |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14containing the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15committees with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16February 13, 2026, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 25-04614 as introduced03/06/25 REVISOR CR/VJ |
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| 20 | 20 | | SENATE |
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| 21 | 21 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 22 | 22 | | S.F. No. 2604NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: GRUENHAGEN, Hoffman, Lieske, Wesenberg and Anderson) |
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| 24 | 24 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | Introduction and first reading03/17/2025 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Referred to Education Policy |
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