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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to education; modifying the Read Act; canceling appropriations; providing
3	3	1.3 for education innovation; modifying innovation zone provisions; modifying
4	4	1.4 P-TECH approval process; recodifying and reorganizing education innovation;
5	5	1.5 establishing an Office of Achievement and Innovation in the Department of
6	6	1.6 Education; modifying equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation; requiring the
7	7	1.7 commissioner to establish a school performance report system; authorizing certain
8	8	1.8 fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029; authorizing a school board to
9	9	1.9 not comply with certain recently enacted state laws or rules; amending Minnesota
10	10	1.10 Statutes 2024, sections 120B.118; 120B.119, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision;
11	11	1.11 120B.123, subdivision 7; 120B.124; 122A.091, subdivision 1; 122A.185,
12	12	1.12 subdivision 1; 124D.085; 124D.093, subdivisions 3, 4; Laws 2017, First Special
13	13	1.13 Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section
14	14	1.14 11, subdivision 2; article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2024,
15	15	1.15 chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivisions 3, 5; proposing coding for new law
16	16	1.16 in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 127A; repealing Laws 2017, First Special
17	17	1.17 Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, subdivision 3.
18	18	1.18BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
19	19	1.19 ARTICLE 1
20	20	1.20 READ ACT RESET
21	21	1.21 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.118, is amended to read:
22	22	1.22 120B.118 TITLE; THE READ ACT.
23	23	1.23 Subdivision 1.Title.Sections 120B.118 to 120B.124 may be cited as the "Reading to
24	24	1.24Ensure Academic Development Act" or the "Read Act."
25	25	1.25 Subd. 2.Policy.It is the intent of the legislature that public schools promote foundational
26	26	1.26literacy and grade-level reading proficiency through the use of curricula, textbooks,
27	27	1.27instructional materials, instructional practices, interventions, and teacher development and
28	28	1.28training based solely on the science of reading.
29	29	1Article 1 Section 1.
30	30	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM
31	31	SENATE
32	32	STATE OF MINNESOTA
33	33	S.F. No. 771NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
34	34	(SENATE AUTHORS: COLEMAN, Eichorn and Rarick)
35	35	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
36	36	Introduction and first reading01/30/2025
37	37	Referred to Education Policy 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
38	38	2.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39	39	2.3 Subd. 4.Evidence-based."Evidence-based" or "science of reading" means the instruction
40	40	2.4or item described is based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated
41	41	2.5a record of success in increasing students' reading competency in the areas of phonological
42	42	2.6and phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading
43	43	2.7comprehension science-based research. Evidence-based literacy instruction is explicit,
44	44	2.8systematic, and includes phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding,
45	45	2.9spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension that can be differentiated
46	46	2.10to meet the needs of individual students. Evidence-based instruction does not include the
47	47	2.11three-cueing system, as defined in subdivision 16.
48	48	2.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
49	49	2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.119, is amended by adding a subdivision
50	50	2.14to read:
51	51	2.15 Subd. 14a.Science-based reading research."Science-based reading research" means
52	52	2.16research that:
53	53	2.17 (1) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective observational or experimental procedures
54	54	2.18to obtain knowledge relevant to reading development, reading instruction, and reading and
55	55	2.19writing difficulties; and
56	56	2.20 (2) explains how proficient reading and writing develop, why some children have
57	57	2.21difficulties developing key literacy skills, and how schools can best assess and instruct early
58	58	2.22literacy, including the use of evidence-based literacy instruction practices to promote reading
59	59	2.23and writing achievement.
60	60	2.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
61	61	2.25 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.123, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
62	62	2.26 Subd. 7.Department of Education.(a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make
63	63	2.27available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section
64	64	2.28120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational
65	65	2.29reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.
66	66	2.30 (b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section
67	67	2.31120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by
68	68	2Article 1 Sec. 4.
69	69	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 3.1the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the
70	70	3.2department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional
71	71	3.3development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is
72	72	3.4evidence-based.
73	73	3.5 (c) The department and CAREI must identify training required for a literacy lead and
74	74	3.6literacy specialist employed by a district or Minnesota service cooperatives.
75	75	3.7 (d) The department must employ one or more literacy specialists to provide support to
76	76	3.8districts implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under
77	77	3.9the Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking
78	78	3.10and implementation.
79	79	3.11 (e) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with
80	80	3.12section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
81	81	3.13 (f) The department must partner with CAREI as required under section 120B.124 to
82	82	3.14approve literacy intervention models by June 30, 2025, subject to final determination by
83	83	3.15the department. The department must make a list of the 15 approved evidence-based
84	84	3.16intervention models available to districts as they are approved by CAREI, starting November
85	85	3.171, 2025. Upon approval of the evidence-based intervention models, the department must
86	86	3.18ensure the models are reviewed by a contracted third party for culturally responsive guidance
87	87	3.19and materials, and make those findings available to districts once the review process is
88	88	3.20complete. The department must notify districts of the two-step review process for all materials
89	89	3.21approved under the Read Act for effectiveness as evidence-based structured literacy, and
90	90	3.22for cultural responsiveness. The department may identify additional literacy intervention
91	91	3.23models after the partnership with CAREI has ended.
92	92	3.24 (g) The department and CAREI must provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and support
93	93	3.25to certified trained facilitators.
94	94	3.26 (h) CAREI must complete all requirements under paragraphs (a) to (g) by June 30, 2025.
95	95	3.27Starting July 1, 2025, the department must complete any ongoing activities required under
96	96	3.28this subdivision without assistance from CAREI.
97	97	3.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
98	98	3Article 1 Sec. 4.
99	99	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 4.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.124, is amended to read:
100	100	4.2 120B.124 READ ACT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP.
101	101	4.3 Subdivision 1.Resources.(a) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI
102	102	4.4for two years beginning July 1, 2023, until August June 30, 2025, to support implementation
103	103	4.5of the Read Act. The department and CAREI must jointly:
104	104	4.6 (1) identify at least five literacy curricula and supporting materials that are evidence-based
105	105	4.7or focused on structured literacy by January 1, 2024, and post a list of the curricula on the
106	106	4.8department website. The list must include curricula that use culturally and linguistically
107	107	4.9responsive materials that reflect diverse populations and curricula that reflect the experiences
108	108	4.10of students from diverse backgrounds, including multilingual learners, biliterate students,
109	109	4.11and students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. A district that purchases an
110	110	4.12approved curriculum before the cultural responsiveness review is completed is encouraged
111	111	4.13to work with the curriculum's publisher to obtain updated materials that are culturally and
112	112	4.14linguistically responsive and reflect diverse populations. A district is not required to use an
113	113	4.15approved curriculum;
114	114	4.16 (2) identify at least three professional development programs that focus on the five pillars
115	115	4.17of literacy and the components of structured literacy by August 15, 2023, subject to final
116	116	4.18approval by the department. The department must post a list of the programs on the
117	117	4.19department website. The programs may include a program offered by CAREI. The
118	118	4.20requirements of section 16C.08 do not apply to the selection of a provider under this section;
119	119	4.21 (3) identify evidence-based literacy intervention materials for students in kindergarten
120	120	4.22through grade 12;
121	121	4.23 (4) develop an evidence-based literacy lead training and coaching program that trains
122	122	4.24and supports literacy specialists throughout Minnesota to support schools' efforts in screening,
123	123	4.25measuring growth, monitoring progress, and implementing interventions in accordance with
124	124	4.26subdivision 1. Literacy lead training must include instruction on how to train
125	125	4.27paraprofessionals and volunteers that provide Tier 2 interventions on evidence-based literacy
126	126	4.28intervention;
127	127	4.29 (5) identify measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery that a district must
128	128	4.30report on a local literacy plan;
129	129	4.31 (6) provide guidance to districts about best practices in literacy instruction, and practices
130	130	4.32that are not evidence-based;
131	131	4Article 1 Sec. 5.
132	132	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 5.1 (7) develop MTSS model plans that districts may adopt to support efforts to screen,
133	133	5.2identify, intervene, and monitor the progress of students not reading at grade level;
134	134	5.3 (8) ensure that teacher professional development options and MTSS framework trainings
135	135	5.4are geographically equitable by supporting trainings through the regional service
136	136	5.5cooperatives;
137	137	5.6 (9) develop a coaching and mentorship program for certified trained facilitators based
138	138	5.7on the previously approved trainings; and
139	139	5.8 (10) identify at least 15 evidence-based literacy intervention models by November 1
140	140	5.9June 30, 2025, and post a list of the interventions on the department website. A district is
141	141	5.10not required to use an approved intervention model.
142	142	5.11 (b) The department must contract with a third party to develop culturally and linguistically
143	143	5.12responsive supplemental materials and guidance for the approved literacy curricula to meet
144	144	5.13the culturally and linguistically responsive standards under paragraph (a), clause (1).
145	145	5.14 Subd. 2.Reconsideration.(a) The department and CAREI must provide districts an
146	146	5.15opportunity to request that the department and CAREI add to the list of curricula or
147	147	5.16professional development programs a specific curriculum or professional development
148	148	5.17program. The department must publish the request for reconsideration procedure on the
149	149	5.18department website. A request for reconsideration must demonstrate that the curriculum or
150	150	5.19professional development program meets the requirements of the Read Act, is
151	151	5.20evidence-based, and has structured literacy components. The department and CAREI must
152	152	5.21review the request for reconsideration and approve or deny the request within 60 days.
153	153	5.22 (b) The department and CAREI must conduct a final curriculum review of previously
154	154	5.23submitted curriculum by March 3, 2025, to review curriculum that is available to districts
155	155	5.24at no cost.
156	156	5.25 Subd. 3.Support.The department and CAREI must support district efforts to implement
157	157	5.26the Read Act by:
158	158	5.27 (1) issuing guidance for teachers on implementing curriculum that is evidence-based,
159	159	5.28or focused on structured literacy;
160	160	5.29 (2) providing teachers accessible options for evidence-based professional development
161	161	5.30focused on structured literacy;
162	162	5.31 (3) providing districts with guidance on adopting MTSS; and
163	163	5.32 (4) providing districts with literacy implementation guidance and support.
164	164	5Article 1 Sec. 5.
165	165	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 6.1 Subd. 4.Volunteer and paraprofessional training.(a) The department and CAREI
166	166	6.2must develop and provide training on evidence-based literacy interventions for the following
167	167	6.3unlicensed persons that regularly provide Tier 2 interventions to students in Minnesota
168	168	6.4districts:
169	169	6.5 (1) paraprofessionals and other unlicensed school staff; and
170	170	6.6 (2) volunteers, contractors, and other persons not employed by Minnesota districts.
171	171	6.7 (b) The regional literacy networks must develop and provide training on evidence-based
172	172	6.8literacy interventions consistent with paragraph (a).
173	173	6.9 (c) CAREI and the regional literacy networks must collaborate to ensure that training
174	174	6.10provided by CAREI and the regional literacy networks is consistent across providers. The
175	175	6.11trainings must not exceed eight hours. The trainings must be based on approved training
176	176	6.12developed for teachers, and must include a train the trainer component to enable literacy
177	177	6.13leads to provide the training to paraprofessionals and volunteers. CAREI and the regional
178	178	6.14literacy networks must provide the trainings at no cost to paraprofessionals and other
179	179	6.15unlicensed school staff who regularly provide Tier 2 interventions to students in Minnesota
180	180	6.16districts.
181	181	6.17 Subd. 5.Ongoing review of literacy materials.The department may partner with one
182	182	6.18or more institutions of higher education to conduct independent and objective reviews of
183	183	6.19curriculum and intervention materials. The department must determine whether it will
184	184	6.20partner with an institution of higher education to conduct ongoing reviews of literacy
185	185	6.21materials by June 1, 2026. A publisher may submit curriculum or intervention materials for
186	186	6.22review. The publisher is responsible for paying the cost of the review directly to the institution
187	187	6.23of higher education. The review must use the rubric used to approve curriculum under
188	188	6.24subdivision 1. The department and institution of higher education may approve the curriculum
189	189	6.25or intervention materials if they determine that the curriculum or intervention materials are
190	190	6.26evidence-based, and focused on structured literacy, culturally and linguistically responsive,
191	191	6.27and reflect diverse populations. The department must add the approved curriculum or
192	192	6.28intervention materials to the list of curricula and materials approved under the Read Act.
193	193	6.29 Subd. 6.Comprehensive review of literacy materials.Starting in 2033, the department
194	194	6.30and an institution of higher education may partner to conduct a comprehensive review of
195	195	6.31curriculum and intervention materials to identify literacy curriculum and supporting materials,
196	196	6.32and intervention materials that are evidence-based, and focused on structured literacy,
197	197	6.33culturally and linguistically responsive, and reflect diverse populations. The department
198	198	6Article 1 Sec. 5.
199	199	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 7.1must revise the list of approved curriculum and supporting materials, and intervention
200	200	7.2materials based on the findings of the review.
201	201	7.3 Subd. 7.Partnership expiration.The partnership between the department and CAREI
202	202	7.4expires June 30, 2025. Starting July 1, 2025, the department must complete any duties
203	203	7.5provided under this section without participation by CAREI.
204	204	7.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
205	205	7.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.091, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
206	206	7.8 Subdivision 1.Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data;
207	207	7.9report.(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of
208	208	7.10School Administrators, in cooperation with board-approved teacher or administrator
209	209	7.11preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data on teacher and
210	210	7.12administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this subdivision. The
211	211	7.13Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and the Board of School Administrators
212	212	7.14annually by July 1 must update and post the reported summary preparation and performance
213	213	7.15data on teachers and administrators from the preceding school years on their respective
214	214	7.16websites.
215	215	7.17 (b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation providers must include:
216	216	7.18 (1) summary data on teacher educator qualifications and their years of experience either
217	217	7.19as birth through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
218	218	7.20 (2) the current number and percentage of enrolled candidates who entered the program
219	219	7.21through a transfer pathway disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
220	220	7.22yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
221	221	7.23an individual;
222	222	7.24 (3) the current number and percentage of program completers by program who received
223	223	7.25a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
224	224	7.26yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
225	225	7.27an individual;
226	226	7.28 (4) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
227	227	7.29through a transfer pathway and received a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license disaggregated by race,
228	228	7.30except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal
229	229	7.31personally identifiable information about an individual;
230	230	7Article 1 Sec. 6.
231	231	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 8.1 (5) the current number and percentage of program completers who were hired to teach
232	232	8.2full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year
233	233	8.3disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable
234	234	8.4results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual;
235	235	8.5 (6) the current number and percentage of program completers who entered the program
236	236	8.6through a transfer pathway and who were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in
237	237	8.7a Minnesota district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
238	238	8.8disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
239	239	8.9identifiable information about an individual;
240	240	8.10 (7) board-adopted survey results measuring initial licensure program quality and structure
241	241	8.11in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
242	242	8.12yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
243	243	8.13an individual;
244	244	8.14 (8) board-adopted survey results from school principals or supervisors on initial licensure
245	245	8.15program quality and structure; and
246	246	8.16 (9) the number and percentage of program completers who met or exceeded the state
247	247	8.17threshold score on the a board-adopted teacher examination or performance assessment
248	248	8.18required under section 122A.185.
249	249	8.19Program reporting must be consistent with subdivision 2.
250	250	8.20 (c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved by
251	251	8.21the Board of School Administrators must include:
252	252	8.22 (1) summary data on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty
253	253	8.23undergraduate and graduate degrees and the years of experience either as kindergarten
254	254	8.24through grade 12 classroom teachers or school administrators;
255	255	8.25 (2) the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the
256	256	8.26program;
257	257	8.27 (3) the current number and percentage of students who graduated, received a standard
258	258	8.28Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota
259	259	8.29school district or school in the preceding year disaggregated by race, except when
260	260	8.30disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
261	261	8.31identifiable information about an individual;
262	262	8.32 (4) the number of credits by graduate program that students in the preceding school year
263	263	8.33needed to complete to graduate;
264	264	8Article 1 Sec. 6.
265	265	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 9.1 (5) survey results measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the
266	266	9.2program in the preceding school year disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation
267	267	9.3would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable
268	268	9.4information about an individual; and
269	269	9.5 (6) information under subdivision 3, paragraphs (c) and (d).
270	270	9.6Program reporting must be consistent with section 122A.14, subdivision 10.
271	271	9.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
272	272	9.8 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
273	273	9.9 Subdivision 1.Tests.(a) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and
274	274	9.10Tier 4 licenses to pass an examination or performance assessment of general pedagogical
275	275	9.11knowledge and examinations or assessments of licensure field specific content. An applicant
276	276	9.12is exempt from the examination requirements if the applicant:
277	277	9.13 (1) completed a board-approved teacher preparation program;
278	278	9.14 (2) completed licensure via portfolio pursuant to section 122A.18, subdivision 10, and
279	279	9.15the portfolio has been recommended;
280	280	9.16 (3) obtained national board certification from the National Board for Professional
281	281	9.17Teaching Standards; or
282	282	9.18 (4) completed a state-approved teacher preparation program in another state and passed
283	283	9.19licensure examinations in that state, if applicable. The content examination requirement
284	284	9.20does not apply if no relevant content exam exists.
285	285	9.21 (b) The board must adopt rules requiring applicants for Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses in
286	286	9.22elementary education to pass an examination or performance assessment of knowledge,
287	287	9.23skill, and ability to teach the science of reading, as defined in section 120B.119.
288	288	9.24 (b) (c) All testing centers in the state must provide monthly opportunities for untimed
289	289	9.25content and pedagogy examinations. These opportunities must be advertised on the test
290	290	9.26registration website. The board must require the exam vendor to provide other equitable
291	291	9.27opportunities to pass exams, including: (1) waiving testing fees for test takers who qualify
292	292	9.28for federal grants; (2) providing free, multiple, full-length practice tests for each exam and
293	293	9.29free, comprehensive study guides on the test registration website; (3) making content and
294	294	9.30pedagogy exams available in languages other than English for teachers seeking licensure
295	295	9.31to teach in language immersion programs; and (4) providing free, detailed exam results
296	296	9.32analysis by test objective to assist applicants who do not pass an exam in identifying areas
297	297	9Article 1 Sec. 7.
298	298	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 10.1for improvement. Any applicant who has not passed a required exam after two attempts
299	299	10.2must be allowed to retake the exam, including new versions of the exam, without being
300	300	10.3charged an additional fee.
301	301	10.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
302	302	10.5 Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 3, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
303	303	10.6 Subd. 2.CAREI.(a) To contract with the Center for Applied Research and Educational
304	304	10.7Improvement at the University of Minnesota for the Read Act implementation partnership
305	305	10.8under section 120B.124:
306	306	2024.....4,200,00010.9 $
307	307	2025.....010.10 $
308	308	10.11 (b) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026 2025.
309	309	10.12 (c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
310	310	10.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
311	311	10.14Sec. 9. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
312	312	10.15 Subd. 3.Culturally responsive materials.(a) For the Department of Education to issue
313	313	10.16a request for proposals for a contract to develop supplemental culturally responsive materials
314	314	10.17for the approved evidence-based structured literacy curricula under Minnesota Statutes,
315	315	10.18section 120B.124, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1):
316	316	2025.....1,000,00010.19 $
317	317	10.20 (b) The contractor must review all approved instructional and intervention materials to
318	318	10.21ensure they are culturally responsive within 90 days of receiving the materials from the
319	319	10.22Department of Education. The contractor must work with publishers to ensure materials are
320	320	10.23culturally responsive and provide districts with supplementary materials and guidance as
321	321	10.24needed.
322	322	10.25 (c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027 2025.
323	323	10.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
324	324	10.27Sec. 10. Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 3, section 8, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
325	325	10.28 Subd. 5.CAREI paraprofessional and volunteer training.(a) For CAREI to develop
326	326	10.29training for paraprofessionals and volunteers that regularly provide Tier 2 literacy
327	327	10Article 1 Sec. 10.
328	328	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 11.1interventions to students in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.124,
329	329	11.2subdivision 4:
330	330	2025.....375,00011.3 $
331	331	11.4 (b) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027 2025.
332	332	11.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
333	333	11.6 ARTICLE 2
334	334	11.7 EDUCATION INNOVATION
335	335	11.8 Section 1. [120B.361] SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT.
336	336	11.9 Subdivision 1.School performance report system.(a) By July 1, 2026, the
337	337	11.10commissioner must establish a school performance report system that enables parents,
338	338	11.11students, and other community members to compare the performance of schools across the
339	339	11.12following indicators:
340	340	11.13 (1) proficiency rates on state assessments in reading, math, and science;
341	341	11.14 (2) student attendance; and
342	342	11.15 (3) graduation rates.
343	343	11.16 (b) The report for each school must be written in plain language and in an accessible
344	344	11.17format on the department website.
345	345	11.18 Subd. 2.State assessments.A school performance report must include data on
346	346	11.19performance by grade on each of the most recent state assessments, including whether the
347	347	11.20proficiency rate includes students who did not participate in an assessment.
348	348	11.21 Subd. 3.Student attendance.A school performance report must state the percentage
349	349	11.22of students at a school who were absent on ten percent or more of school days, 20 percent
350	350	11.23or more of school days, and 30 percent or more of school days.
351	351	11.24 Subd. 4.Graduation rates.A school performance report must state the four-year
352	352	11.25graduation rate for a high school and may list other graduation rates available.
353	353	11.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
354	354	11Article 2 Section 1.
355	355	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 12.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.085, is amended to read:
356	356	12.2 124D.085 EXPERIENTIAL AND APPLIED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
357	357	12.3STUDENTS.
358	358	12.4 (a) To strengthen the alignment between career and college ready curriculum and state
359	359	12.5and local academic standards and increase students' opportunities for participating in applied
360	360	12.6and experiential learning in a nontraditional setting, school districts are encouraged to
361	361	12.7provide programs such as:
362	362	12.8 (1) magnet schools,;
363	363	12.9 (2) language immersion programs,;
364	364	12.10 (3) project-based learning,;
365	365	12.11 (4) accelerated learning,;
366	366	12.12 (5) college prep schools,;
367	367	12.13 (6) career and technical education,;
368	368	12.14 (7) Montessori schools,;
369	369	12.15 (8) military schools,;
370	370	12.16 (9) work-based schools,; and
371	371	12.17 (10) place-based learning.
372	372	12.18 (b) Districts may provide such programs, including those listed under paragraph (a),
373	373	12.19independently or in cooperation with other districts, at a school single site, for particular
374	374	12.20grades, or throughout the district. In addition to meeting the other accountability measures
375	375	12.21under chapter 120B, districts may declare that a student meets or exceeds specific academic
376	376	12.22standards required for graduation under the rigorous course of study waiver in section
377	377	12.23120B.021, subdivision 1a, where appropriate.
378	378	12.24 (b) (c) The board of a district that chooses to participate must publicly adopt and review
379	379	12.25a plan for providing a program under this section. The plan must: define the program and
380	380	12.26its structure; describe the enrollment process; identify measures and processes for regularly
381	381	12.27assessing, evaluating, and publicly reporting on program efficacy and use summary data to
382	382	12.28show student progress and outcomes; and establish a data-informed public process for
383	383	12.29modifying and revising the plan as needed. A district must publish its plan contents and
384	384	12.30evaluation outcomes on the district website.
385	385	12Article 2 Sec. 2.
386	386	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 13.1 (c) (d) For purposes of further integrating experiential and applied learning into career
387	387	13.2and college ready curricula, the commissioner may request program information from
388	388	13.3providing districts under this section, but is not authorized to approve or deny any school
389	389	13.4board-adopted program provided under this section.
390	390	13.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.093, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
391	391	13.6 Subd. 3.Application Board approval process.The commissioner must determine the
392	392	13.7form and manner of application for a school to be designated a P-TECH school. The
393	393	13.8application school board plan for adopting a P-TECH program must contain at least the
394	394	13.9following information:
395	395	13.10 (1) the written agreement between a public school, a higher education institution under
396	396	13.11section 124D.09, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and a business partner to jointly develop and
397	397	13.12support a P-TECH school;
398	398	13.13 (2) a proposed school design consistent with subdivisions 1 and 2;
399	399	13.14 (3) a description of how the P-TECH school supports the needs of the economic
400	400	13.15development region in which the P-TECH school is to be located;
401	401	13.16 (4) a description of the facilities to be used by the P-TECH school;
402	402	13.17 (5) a description of proposed budgets, curriculum, transportation plans, and other
403	403	13.18operating procedures for the P-TECH school;
404	404	13.19 (6) the process by which students will be enrolled in the P-TECH school;
405	405	13.20 (7) the qualifications required for individuals employed in the P-TECH school; and
406	406	13.21 (8) any additional information that the commissioner requires board determines is
407	407	13.22appropriate.
408	408	13.23Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.093, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
409	409	13.24 Subd. 4.Approval Grant process.(a) When an appropriation is available, the
410	410	13.25commissioner of education must appoint an advisory committee to review the applications
411	411	13.26and to recommend approval for those applications that meet the requirements of this section.
412	412	13.27The commissioner of education has final authority over application approvals.
413	413	13.28 (b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must ensure an equitable geographic
414	414	13.29distribution of approved P-TECH schools.
415	415	13Article 2 Sec. 4.
416	416	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 14.1 (c) Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to authorize the commissioner to
417	417	14.2approve or deny a locally adopted P-TECH plan.
418	418	14.3 Sec. 5. [127A.22] OFFICE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND INNOVATION.
419	419	14.4 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The Office of Achievement and Innovation is established
420	420	14.5in the Department of Education to assist school districts and charter schools in researching
421	421	14.6and implementing innovative practices focused on promoting academic achievement in
422	422	14.7literacy and reading comprehension, mathematics and numeracy, science, and career
423	423	14.8readiness.
424	424	14.9 Subd. 2.Research.(a) The Office of Achievement and Innovation must research
425	425	14.10innovative practices and maintain a clearinghouse for ideas, information, and resources on
426	426	14.11supporting academic achievement.
427	427	14.12 (b) The office must assist districts seeking to implement innovative practices to support
428	428	14.13academic achievement. All opinions and guidance issued by the office are advisory, and
429	429	14.14are not binding on a district or charter school.
430	430	14.15 Subd. 3.Nonprofits.(a) The office must establish a central point of contact for districts
431	431	14.16and charter schools for approved nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated effectiveness
432	432	14.17in implementing innovative practices to support student academic achievement. To be
433	433	14.18considered for approval, a nonprofit organization must submit the following to the office:
434	434	14.19 (1) the organization's most recent Form 990 or Form 990-EZ filed with the Internal
435	435	14.20Revenue Service;
436	436	14.21 (2) a summary of the organization's history of supporting student academic achievement;
437	437	14.22 (3) evidence of the organization's good standing with the secretary of state under chapter
438	438	14.23317A, or other applicable law; and
439	439	14.24 (4) certification by the organization that none of its current principals have been convicted
440	440	14.25of a felony financial crime in the last ten years.
441	441	14.26 (b) The office may revoke approval of a nonprofit organization at any time.
442	442	14.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
443	443	14Article 2 Sec. 5.
444	444	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 15.1 Sec. 6. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, is amended to
445	445	15.2read:
446	446	15.3 Sec. 52. EDUCATION INNOVATION RESEARCH ZONES PILOT PROGRAM.
447	447	15.4 Subdivision 1.Establishment; requirements for participation; research innovation
448	448	15.5zone plans.(a) The innovation research zone pilot program is established to improve student
449	449	15.6and school outcomes consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under
450	450	15.7Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11. Innovation zone partnerships allow school districts
451	451	15.8and charter schools to research and implement innovative education programming models
452	452	15.9designed to better prepare students for the world of the 21st century.
453	453	15.10 (b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation
454	454	15.11zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including
455	455	15.12postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and
456	456	15.13for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in
457	457	15.14concert with the school's instructional staff.
458	458	15.15 (c) An innovation research zone partnership must research and may implement innovative
459	459	15.16education programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone
460	460	15.17plan may include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research.
461	461	15.18Examples of innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:
462	462	15.19 (1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to
463	463	15.20their interests, aspirations, and unique needs;
464	464	15.21 (2) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill
465	465	15.22standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;
466	466	15.23 (3) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, and student-directed models designed
467	467	15.24to make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning
468	468	15.25that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;
469	469	15.26 (4) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models
470	470	15.27for age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language models, early identification
471	471	15.28and prevention of mental health issues, and others;
472	472	15.29 (5) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions,
473	473	15.30employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications,
474	474	15.31postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;
475	475	15Article 2 Sec. 6.
476	476	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 16.1 (6) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where
477	477	16.2teachers have larger professional roles;
478	478	16.3 (7) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;
479	479	16.4 (8) new models of professional development for educators, including embedded
480	480	16.5professional development; or
481	481	16.6 (9) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill
482	482	16.7development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement,
483	483	16.8professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.;
484	484	16.9 (10) new models of evaluation, assessment, and accountability using multiple indicators,
485	485	16.10including models that demonstrate alternative ways to validate a student's academic
486	486	16.11attainment that have predictive validity to the state tests, and also assess other skills, including
487	487	16.12but not limited to problem solving, creativity, analytical thinking, collaboration, respecting
488	488	16.13others, global understanding, postgraduation student performance, and other information;
489	489	16.14 (11) improving teacher and principal mentorship and evaluation;
490	490	16.15 (12) granting a high school diploma to a student who meets the graduation requirements
491	491	16.16under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.02, subdivision 2, while providing the student
492	492	16.17opportunities to:
493	493	16.18 (i) attain postsecondary credits or degrees through advanced placement, international
494	494	16.19baccalaureate, or concurrent enrollment courses; or
495	495	16.20 (ii) participate in career and industrial certification programs, including apprenticeship
496	496	16.21programs;
497	497	16.22 (13) exercising the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.085,
498	498	16.23governing experiential and applied learning opportunities; 124D.52, subdivision 9, governing
499	499	16.24standard adult high school diploma requirements; and 126C.05, subdivision 15, paragraph
500	500	16.25(b), item (i), governing the use of independent study;
501	501	16.26 (14) providing career and technical education programs after school, on weekends, and
502	502	16.27during school breaks, including summers through a learning year program under Minnesota
503	503	16.28Statutes, section 124D.128, for a student in grade 10, 11, or 12. A district may receive
504	504	16.29general education revenue funding for the program if it allows a student to earn both high
505	505	16.30school and postsecondary credit, and to earn a career certification or technical college degree,
506	506	16.31or participate in an apprenticeship program. A student participating in a learning year
507	507	16.32program may attend school year-round, and the student's continual learning plan must
508	508	16Article 2 Sec. 6.
509	509	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 17.1provide for the student to meet the high school graduation standards no later than the end
510	510	17.2of the fall semester of grade 12;
511	511	17.3 (15) implementing models that provide students supports or interventions to reduce the
512	512	17.4need for special education services, and to reduce teacher time devoted to required special
513	513	17.5education documentation; or
514	514	17.6 (16) other innovations as determined by the local boards.
515	515	17.7 (d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner of education must describe:
516	516	17.8 (1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's
517	517	17.9best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11;
518	518	17.10 (2) the role of each partner in the zone;
519	519	17.11 (3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan;
520	520	17.12 (4) (3) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the research innovation
521	521	17.13zone partnership will use;
522	522	17.14 (5) (4) a description of how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school
523	523	17.15sites will be included in the planning and implementation process;
524	524	17.16 (6) (5) a detailed description of expected outcomes and graduation standards;
525	525	17.17 (7) (6) a timeline for implementing the plan and assessing the outcomes; and
526	526	17.18 (8) (7) how results of the plan will be disseminated.
527	527	17.19The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan.
528	528	17.20 (e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the
529	529	17.21commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to
530	530	17.22other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone
531	531	17.23partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the
532	532	17.24commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership and updates the plan.
533	533	17.25 (f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school
534	534	17.26participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all
535	535	17.27revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation
536	536	17.28in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school
537	537	17.29partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general
538	538	17.30powers under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any
539	539	17.31employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A and 179A. School district
540	540	17Article 2 Sec. 6.
541	541	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 18.1and charter school employees participating in an innovation zone partnership remain
542	542	18.2employees of their respective school district or charter school.
543	543	18.3 (g) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner
544	544	18.4in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve
545	545	18.5or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone
546	546	18.6Advisory Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner
547	547	18.7may be resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified
548	548	18.8the plan to meet each individually identified objection.
549	549	18.9 (h) An innovation zone plan must not cause an increase in state aid or levies for partners.
550	550	18.10 Subd. 2.Exemptions from laws and rules.(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the
551	551	18.11contrary, an innovation zone partner with an approved a plan filed with the commissioner
552	552	18.12is exempt from each of the following state education laws and rules specifically identified
553	553	18.13in its plan:
554	554	18.14 (1) any law or rule from which a district-created, site-governed school under Minnesota
555	555	18.15Statutes, section 123B.045, is exempt;
556	556	18.16 (2) any statute or rule from which the commissioner has exempted another district or
557	557	18.17charter school, as identified in the list published on the Department of Education's Web site
558	558	18.18website under subdivision 4, paragraph (b);
559	559	18.19 (3) online learning program approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.095,
560	560	18.20subdivision 7 124D.094, subdivision 6, if the school district or charter school offers a course
561	561	18.21or program online combined with direct access to a teacher for a portion of that course or
562	562	18.22program;
563	563	18.23 (4) restrictions on extended time revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10,
564	564	18.24subdivision 2a, for a student who meets the criteria of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68,
565	565	18.25subdivision 2; and
566	566	18.26 (5) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area for a student who is
567	567	18.27meeting all competencies consistent with the graduation standards described in the innovation
568	568	18.28zone plan.
569	569	18.29 (b) The exemptions under this subdivision must not be construed as exempting an
570	570	18.30innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments or as increasing
571	571	18.31any state aid or levy.
572	572	18Article 2 Sec. 6.
573	573	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 19.1 Subd. 3.Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel.(a) The commissioner must
574	574	19.2establish and convene an Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel to review all innovation
575	575	19.3zone plans submitted for approval.
576	576	19.4 (b) The panel must be composed of nine members. One member must be appointed by
577	577	19.5each of the following organizations: Educators for Excellence, Education Minnesota,
578	578	19.6Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School
579	579	19.7Principals' Association, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School
580	580	19.8Boards Association, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, and the Office of Higher
581	581	19.9Education. The commissioner must appoint one member with expertise in evaluation and
582	582	19.10research.
583	583	19.11 Subd. 4.Role of the commissioner approval.(a) Upon recommendation of the
584	584	19.12Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner may approve up to three
585	585	19.13innovation zone plans in the seven-county metropolitan area and up to three in greater
586	586	19.14Minnesota. If an innovation zone partnership fails to implement its innovation zone plan as
587	587	19.15described in its application and according to the stated timeline, upon recommendation of
588	588	19.16the Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner must may alert the
589	589	19.17partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate. If implementation continues
590	590	19.18to fail, the commissioner must may suspend or terminate the innovation zone plan.
591	591	19.19 (b) The commissioner must publish a list of the exemptions the commissioner has granted
592	592	19.20to a district or charter school on the Department of Education's Web site website by July 1,
593	593	19.212017. The list must be updated annually.
594	594	19.22 Subd. 5.Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature.Each research
595	595	19.23innovation zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and
596	596	19.24manner provided for in the approved application specified by the commissioner. At least
597	597	19.25once every two years, the commissioner must may analyze each innovation zone's progress
598	598	19.26in realizing the objectives of the innovation zone partnership's plan. To the extent practicable,
599	599	19.27and using existing resources, the commissioner must may summarize and categorize
600	600	19.28innovation zone plans and submit a report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction
601	601	19.29over education by February 1 of each odd-numbered year in accordance with Minnesota
602	602	19.30Statutes, section 3.195.
603	603	19.31Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws
604	604	19.322024, chapter 115, article 10, section 3, is amended to read:
605	605	19.33 Subd. 2.Department.(a) For the Department of Education:
606	606	19Article 2 Sec. 7.
607	607	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 2024.....47,005,00020.1 $
608	608	2025.....40,052,00020.2 $
609	609	20.3Of these amounts:
610	610	20.4 (1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
611	611	20.5 (2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
612	612	20.6section 120B.115;
613	613	20.7 (3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
614	614	20.8Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
615	615	20.9 (4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
616	616	20.10 (5) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
617	617	20.11litigation;
618	618	20.12 (6) $595,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,609,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for modernizing
619	619	20.13district data submissions. The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $2,359,000;
620	620	20.14 (7) $573,000 each year is for engagement and rulemaking related to Specific Learning
621	621	20.15Disability;
622	622	20.16 (8) $150,000 each year is for an ethnic studies specialist in the academic standards
623	623	20.17division to provide support to the ethnic studies working group and to school districts seeking
624	624	20.18to establish or strengthen ethnic studies courses;
625	625	20.19 (9) $150,000 each year is for the comprehensive school mental health services lead under
626	626	20.20Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.215;
627	627	20.21 (10) $150,000 each year is for a school health services specialist under Minnesota
628	628	20.22Statutes, section 121A.20;
629	629	20.23 (11) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
630	630	20.24Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.21;
631	631	20.25 (12) $800,000 each year is for audit and internal control resources;
632	632	20.26 (13) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for information technology infrastructure
633	633	20.27and portfolio resources;
634	634	20.28 (14) $2,000,000 each year is for staffing the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center
635	635	20.29Office of Achievement and Innovation at the Department of Education;
636	636	20.30 (15) $275,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $175,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for administrative
637	637	20.31expenses for unemployment aid; and
638	638	20Article 2 Sec. 7.
639	639	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 21.1 (16) $130,000 in fiscal year 2025 only is for the state school librarian under Minnesota
640	640	21.2Statutes, section 127A.151.
641	641	21.3 (b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
642	642	21.4Washington, D.C., office.
643	643	21.5 (c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
644	644	21.6and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
645	645	21.7 (d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $39,667,000.
646	646	21.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
647	647	21.9 Sec. 8. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
648	648	21.10 (a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the provisions of Minnesota Statutes and Laws
649	649	21.11of Minnesota listed in column A to the references listed in column B. The revisor shall also
650	650	21.12make necessary cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules
651	651	21.13consistent with the renumbering in this instruction.
652	652	Column B21.14 Column A
653	653	124F.0121.15 Laws 2017, First Special Session
654	654	21.16 chapter 5, article 2, section 52
655	655	124F.0221.17 124D.085
656	656	124F.0321.18 124D.093
657	657	124F.0421.19 124D.4535
658	658	124F.0521.20 124D.46
659	659	124F.0621.21 124D.47
660	660	124F.0721.22 124D.48
661	661	124F.0821.23 124D.49
662	662	124F.0921.24 124D.50
663	663	21.25 (b) Paragraph (a) is intended to be a reorganization of statutes relating to education
664	664	21.26innovation into Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124F, and not intended to change the meaning
665	665	21.27or prior interpretation of those laws.
666	666	21.28Sec. 9. REPEALER.
667	667	21.29 Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, subdivision 3, is
668	668	21.30repealed.
669	669	21Article 2 Sec. 9.
670	670	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 22.1 ARTICLE 3
671	671	22.2 FUNDING AND MANDATES FLEXIBILITY
672	672	22.3 Section 1. FUND TRANSFERS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2029.
673	673	22.4 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.80, subdivision 3, or any law to the
674	674	22.5contrary, for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 only, a school district, charter school, or
675	675	22.6cooperative unit may transfer any funds not already assigned to or encumbered by staff
676	676	22.7salary and benefits, or otherwise encumbered by federal law, from any operating account
677	677	22.8or operating fund to the undesignated balance in any other operating account or operating
678	678	22.9fund. A fund or account transfer under this section must not increase state aid obligations
679	679	22.10to the district or school, or result in additional property tax authority for the district. The
680	680	22.11school board must adopt a written resolution outlining the purpose for and specifying the
681	681	22.12amount of funds that are transferred under this section. A school board must post the
682	682	22.13resolution for each approved transfer on its website and must transmit a timely, electronic
683	683	22.14notice of each approved transfer to the commissioner.
684	684	22.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
685	685	22.16Sec. 2. RELIEF FROM STATE MANDATES FOR SCHOOL YEARS 2025-2026
686	686	22.17THROUGH 2028-2029.
687	687	22.18 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for the 2025-2026 through 2028-2029
688	688	22.19school years only, a school district or charter school may adopt a resolution not to comply
689	689	22.20with a new state education law or new state education rule applicable to that school according
690	690	22.21to paragraph (b) for the length of time established in the resolution.
691	691	22.22 (b) For purposes of this section, "new rule" means a rule adopted by the Professional
692	692	22.23Educator Licensing and Standards Board after July 1, 2023, and "new law" means a law
693	693	22.24initially enacted under:
694	694	22.25 (1) Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 12, section 4;
695	695	22.26 (2) Laws 2023, chapter 54;
696	696	22.27 (3) Laws 2023, chapter 55;
697	697	22.28 (4) Laws 2023, chapter 59;
698	698	22.29 (5) Laws 2024, chapter 109;
699	699	22.30 (6) Laws 2024, chapter 115; or
700	700	22Article 3 Sec. 2.
701	701	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM 23.1 (7) amendments enacted during the 2023 or 2024 legislative session to an existing law
702	702	23.2enacted under clauses (1) to (6).
703	703	23.3 (c) Upon a recorded vote, a school board that formally resolves not to comply with a
704	704	23.4newly enacted or newly amended state law or rule under this section must post a record of
705	705	23.5each decision to not comply on its website and transmit to the commissioner an electronic
706	706	23.6notice of each decision.
707	707	23.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
708	708	23Article 3 Sec. 2.
709	709	25-02001 as introduced01/13/25 REVISOR CR/BM Page.Ln 1.19READ ACT RESET...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
710	710	Page.Ln 11.6EDUCATION INNOVATION................................................................ARTICLE 2
711	711	Page.Ln 22.1FUNDING AND MANDATES FLEXIBILITY....................................ARTICLE 3
712	712	1
713	713	APPENDIX
714	714	Article locations for 25-02001 Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, subdivision 3
715	715	Sec. 52. INNOVATION RESEARCH ZONES PILOT PROGRAM.
716	716	Subd. 3.Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel.(a) The commissioner must establish
717	717	and convene an Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel to review all innovation zone plans
718	718	submitted for approval.
719	719	(b) The panel must be composed of nine members. One member must be appointed by each of
720	720	the following organizations: Educators for Excellence, Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association
721	721	of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association, Minnesota
722	722	Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association, Minnesota Association
723	723	of Charter Schools, and the Office of Higher Education. The commissioner must appoint one member
724	724	with expertise in evaluation and research.
725	725	1R
726	726	APPENDIX
727	727	Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 25-02001