| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to education; modifying recess detention; amending Minnesota Statutes |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 2024, section 121A.611. |
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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. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.611, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 121A.611 RECESS AND OTHER BREAKS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) "Recess detention" as used in this chapter means excluding or excessively delaying |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8a student from participating in a scheduled recess period as a consequence for student |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9behavior. Recess detention does not include, among other things, providing alternative |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10recess at the student's choice. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) A school district or charter school is encouraged to ensure student access to structured |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12breaks from the demands of school and to support teachers, principals, and other school |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13staff in their efforts to use evidence-based approaches to reduce exclusionary forms of |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14discipline. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (c) A school district or charter school must not use recess detention unless: |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (1) a student causes or is likely to cause serious physical harm to other students or staff; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (2) (1) the student's parent or guardian specifically consents to will be notified in a timely |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18manner of the use of recess detention; or and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (3) (2) for students receiving special education services, the student's individualized |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20education program team has determined that withholding recess is appropriate based on the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21individualized needs of the student. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-05001 as introduced03/17/25 REVISOR CR/HL |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 3014NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI and Rarick) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/27/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Education Policy 2.1 (d) A school district or charter school must not withhold recess from a student based on |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2incomplete schoolwork unless an academic intervention takes place during the lost recess |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3time. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (e) A school district or charter school must require school staff to make a reasonable |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5attempt to notify a parent or guardian within 24 hours of using recess detention. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (f) A school district or charter school must compile information on each recess detention |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7at the end of each school year, including the student's age, grade, gender, race or ethnicity, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8and special education status. This information must be available to the public upon request. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9A school district or charter school is encouraged to use the data in professional development |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10promoting the use of nonexclusionary discipline. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11 (g) (f) A school district or charter school must not withhold or excessively delay a |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12student's participation in scheduled mealtimes. This section does not alter a district or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13school's existing responsibilities under section 124D.111 or other state or federal law. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 25-05001 as introduced03/17/25 REVISOR CR/HL |
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