Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2770 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to education; modifying the requirements for gifted and talented programs
3	3	1.3 and services; requiring the commissioner to report certain gifted and talented
4	4	1.4 program data; increasing revenue for gifted and talented programs and services;
5	5	1.5 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.15;
6	6	1.6 120B.36, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 2b.
7	7	1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8	8	1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.15, is amended to read:
9	9	1.9 120B.15 GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
10	10	1.10 Subdivision 1.Assessment and identification.(a) School districts may must identify
11	11	1.11students, locally develop programs and services addressing instructional and affective needs,
12	12	1.12provide staff development, and evaluate programs to provide gifted and talented students
13	13	1.13with challenging and appropriate educational programs and services.
14	14	1.14 (b) School districts must adopt guidelines for assessing and identifying students for
15	15	1.15participation in gifted and talented programs and services consistent with section 120B.11,
16	16	1.16subdivision 2, clause (2). The guidelines should include the use of must require:
17	17	1.17 (1) universal screening for all students in targeted grades;
18	18	1.18 (1) (2) multiple and objective criteria; and
19	19	1.19 (2) (3) assessments and procedures that are valid and reliable, fair, and based on current
20	20	1.20theory and research. Assessments and procedures should must be sensitive to
21	21	1.21underrepresented groups, including, but not limited to, low-income, minority,
22	22	1.22twice-exceptional, and English learners.
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	25-04336 as introduced02/28/25 REVISOR CR/RC
25	25	SENATE
26	26	STATE OF MINNESOTA
27	27	S.F. No. 2770NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
28	28	(SENATE AUTHORS: CLARK)
29	29	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
30	30	Introduction and first reading03/20/2025
31	31	Referred to Education Policy 2.1 (c) A school district must screen all students under paragraph (b), clause (1), at least
32	32	2.2twice by the end of grade 5, including for any gifted and talented programs or services not
33	33	2.3previously identified. Beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, a school district must use a
34	34	2.4screening instrument or procedure approved by the commissioner. No later than July 1,
35	35	2.52027, the commissioner must publish a list of approved screening instruments and procedures.
36	36	2.6The commissioner may periodically revise the list of approved screening instruments and
37	37	2.7procedures.
38	38	2.8 Subd. 2.Academic acceleration; early admission.(a) School districts must adopt
39	39	2.9procedures for the academic acceleration of gifted and talented students consistent with
40	40	2.10section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2). These procedures must include how the district
41	41	2.11will:
42	42	2.12 (1) assess a student's readiness and motivation for academic acceleration; and
43	43	2.13 (2) match the level, complexity, and pace of the curriculum to a student to achieve the
44	44	2.14best most effective type of academic acceleration for that student.
45	45	2.15 (b) A school district's procedures under paragraph (a) must also include criteria that help
46	46	2.16the school district identify students for:
47	47	2.17 (1) single subject acceleration under which a student advances in one or more specific
48	48	2.18subject areas based on the student's academic readiness and proficiency; and
49	49	2.19 (2) grade acceleration under which a student advances whole grade levels based on an
50	50	2.20assessment of the student's academic readiness, proficiency, and social-emotional maturity.
51	51	2.21 (d) (c) School districts must adopt procedures consistent with section 124D.02,
52	52	2.22subdivision 1, for early admission to kindergarten or first grade of gifted and talented learners
53	53	2.23consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2). The procedures must be sensitive
54	54	2.24to underrepresented groups.
55	55	2.25 (d) A school district is encouraged to integrate gifted and talented programs and services
56	56	2.26under this section with the multitiered system of support framework, if one has been adopted
57	57	2.27by the district.
58	58	2.28 Subd. 3.Professional development.School districts must provide staff with ongoing
59	59	2.29professional development and training on the requirements of this section. The training
60	60	2.30must be updated regularly to incorporate current research and best practices.
61	61	2.31 Subd. 4.Evaluation.At least twice each year, school districts must evaluate the
62	62	2.32effectiveness of their gifted and talented programs and services. The evaluation must include
63	63	2.33information gathered from students, parents, and teachers.
64	64	2Section 1.
65	65	25-04336 as introduced02/28/25 REVISOR CR/RC 3.1 Subd. 5.Reporting requirements.School districts must report their expenditures on
66	66	3.2gifted and talented programs and services to the commissioner in the form and manner
67	67	3.3determined by the commissioner.
68	68	3.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2025-2026 school year and later.
69	69	3.5 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70	70	3.6 Subdivision 1.School performance reports and public reporting.(a) The commissioner
71	71	3.7shall report:
72	72	3.8 (1) student academic performance data under section 120B.35, subdivisions 2 and 3;
73	73	3.9 (2) academic progress consistent with federal expectations;
74	74	3.10 (3) school safety and student engagement and connection under section 120B.35,
75	75	3.11subdivision 3, paragraph (d);
76	76	3.12 (4) rigorous coursework under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), and
77	77	3.13participation in gifted and talented programs under section 120B.15, including information
78	78	3.14about the number of students identified for advanced academics, enrichment, full-time
79	79	3.15services, grade acceleration or subject acceleration, and expenditures on each category of
80	80	3.16programming;
81	81	3.17 (5) the percentage of students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause
82	82	3.18(2), whose progress and performance levels are meeting career and college readiness
83	83	3.19benchmarks under sections 120B.307 and 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (e);
84	84	3.20 (6) longitudinal data on the progress of eligible districts in reducing disparities in students'
85	85	3.21academic achievement and realizing racial and economic integration under section 124D.861;
86	86	3.22 (7) the acquisition of English, and where practicable, native language academic literacy,
87	87	3.23including oral academic language, and the academic progress of all English learners enrolled
88	88	3.24in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted
89	89	3.25as English learners under section 124D.59;
90	90	3.26 (8) two separate student-to-teacher ratios that clearly indicate the definition of teacher
91	91	3.27consistent with sections 122A.06 and 122A.15 for purposes of determining these ratios;
92	92	3.28 (9) staff characteristics excluding salaries;
93	93	3.29 (10) student enrollment demographics;
94	94	3Sec. 2.
95	95	25-04336 as introduced02/28/25 REVISOR CR/RC 4.1 (11) foster care status, including all students enrolled in a Minnesota public school course
96	96	4.2or program who are currently or were previously in foster care, student homelessness, and
97	97	4.3district mobility; and
98	98	4.4 (12) extracurricular activities.
99	99	4.5 (b) The school performance report for a school site and a school district must include
100	100	4.6school performance reporting information and calculate proficiency rates as required by the
101	101	4.7most recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
102	102	4.8 (c) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department website
103	103	4.9school performance reports consistent with paragraph (a) and section 120B.11.
104	104	4.10 (d) The commissioner must make available performance reports by the beginning of
105	105	4.11each school year.
106	106	4.12 (e) A school or district may appeal its results in a form and manner determined by the
107	107	4.13commissioner and consistent with federal law. The commissioner's decision to uphold or
108	108	4.14deny an appeal is final.
109	109	4.15 (f) School performance data are nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, until
110	110	4.16the commissioner publicly releases the data. The commissioner shall annually post school
111	111	4.17performance reports to the department's public website no later than September 1, except
112	112	4.18in years when the reports reflect new performance standards. The commissioner shall post
113	113	4.19the school performance reports no later than October 1 in years with new performance
114	114	4.20standards for academic standards-based assessments, and no later than November 1 in years
115	115	4.21with new performance standards adopted under Minnesota Rules, part 3501.1200, for English
116	116	4.22language proficiency assessments.
117	117	4.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for school performance
118	118	4.24reports published on or after that date.
119	119	4.25 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.10, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
120	120	4.26 Subd. 2b.Gifted and talented revenue.Gifted and talented revenue for each district
121	121	4.27equals the district's adjusted pupil units for that school year times $13 $........ A school
122	122	4.28district must reserve gifted and talented revenue and, consistent with section 120B.15, must
123	123	4.29spend the revenue only to:
124	124	4.30 (1) identify gifted and talented students;
125	125	4.31 (2) provide education programs or services for gifted and talented students; or
126	126	4Sec. 3.
127	127	25-04336 as introduced02/28/25 REVISOR CR/RC 5.1 (3) provide staff development to prepare teachers to best meet the unique needs of gifted
128	128	5.2and talented students.
129	129	5.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2026 and later.
130	130	5.4 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS.
131	131	5.5 Subdivision 1.Department of Education.The sums indicated in this section are
132	132	5.6appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
133	133	5.7designated.
134	134	5.8 Subd. 2.General education aid.(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
135	135	5.9section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
136	136	2026............5.10 $
137	137	2027............5.11 $
138	138	5.12 (b) The 2026 appropriation includes $....... for fiscal year 2025 and $....... for fiscal year
139	139	5.132026.
140	140	5.14 (c) The 2027 appropriation includes $....... for fiscal year 2026 and $....... for fiscal year
141	141	5.152027.
142	142	5Sec. 4.
143	143	25-04336 as introduced02/28/25 REVISOR CR/RC