Education Policy

MN - Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski (D)

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Chair

MN - Senator Erin K. Maye Quade (D)

Title:

Chair

MN - Senator Julia E. Coleman (R)

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Ranking Minority Member

MN - Senator Jim Abeler (R)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Liz Boldon (D)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Zach Duckworth (R)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Grant Hauschild (D)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Mary K. Kunesh (D)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Alice Mann (D)

Title:

Member

MN - Senator Nathan Wesenberg (R)

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Member

MN - HF4176 Early learning programs modified.

MN - SF13 Juneteenth (June 19) state holiday recognition

MN - SF50 School district requirement and appropriation to provide access to menstrual products for students

MN - SF86 Students fights reporting authorization

MN - SF60 Educational data sharing permission with Tribal nations about Tribally enrolled or descendent students

MN - SF123 School lunch and breakfast provision for all students

MN - SF104 School observance requirement of Indigenous Peoples' Day and Christopher Columbus Day elimination as state Holiday

MN - SF183 Nonexclusionary discipline provision

MN - SF242 Online personal finance class for high school graduation requirement

MN - SF239 School board publishing certain information about consulting fees requirement

MN - SF224 Resident home school students participation in extracurricular activities authorization

MN - SF223 Resident charter school students participation in extracurricular activities authorization

MN - SF216 Resident nonpublic school pupils participation in extracurricular activities authorization

MN - SF206 Equal access provision to school athletic teams and facilities

MN - SF205 Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board's rulemaking authority removal

MN - SF374 Extended time use expansion to pupils enrolled in career and technical education courses establishment

MN - SF366 Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibition

MN - SF332 Definition expansion of shared time pupils

MN - SF322 School health services modification to allow for the use of private clinical nursing services

MN - SF311 Student physical privacy establishment

MN - SF295 Interpreters requirements modifications

MN - SF291 Sudden cardiac arrest screening for youth athletes requirement

MN - SF476 Climate justice instruction for school districts and charter schools requirement

MN - SF449 Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions establishment and appropriation

MN - SF438 Affirmative consent instruction in schools requirement

MN - SF437 School lunch and breakfast for all students establishment

MN - SF418 Provision for including suicide prevention information on student identification cards

MN - SF635 American Indian regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies permission

MN - SF620 Pilot program to improve educational outcomes and accountability establishment and appropriation

MN - SF619 Teachers of Color Act modification and appropriation

MN - SF618 Civics course as a graduation requirement establishment

MN - SF617 School trust lands duties and powers modification

MN - SF585 Short-call substitute teacher requirements modifications

MN - SF584 American Indian mascots and logos use prohibition

MN - SF581 Short-call substitute teacher licensing provisions for rural Minnesota establishment

MN - SF579 Lead testing and remediation requirements in schools modification and appropriation

MN - SF540 Parental notification requirement of adverse incidents

MN - SF517 Instruction to advance critical thinking skills requirement

MN - SF502 Paid orientation for paraprofessionals requirement and training appropriation

MN - SF735 Parent permission to opt their child out of a face covering requirement

MN - SF734 Requirements modification for parental curriculum review and consent for sexual education curriculum

MN - SF724 Participation in athletic teams provision

MN - SF722 Annual curriculum audit requirement

MN - SF681 Reasonable accommodations requirement for parents of children with disabilities

MN - SF680 Teacher preparation time provisions modification

MN - SF663 Number increase of heritage language and culture teachers

MN - SF662 Commissioner of education requirement to develop a model program for sexual health education

MN - SF771 Teacher preparation time provisions modifications

MN - SF768 Investment in nature and gamesmanship education grant program establishment and appropriation

MN - SF757 Computer science education advancement fund establishment

MN - SF901 Personal finance class for graduation from high school requirement

MN - SF888 Alternative teacher preparation program grant eligibility modification

MN - SF858 Replacement employees who are employed for more than 60 days as a replacement teacher or faculty member inclusion in public employee definition establishment

MN - SF939 Education Savings Accounts for Students Act

MN - SF934 Male student participation in female athletics restriction; male access to female changing facilities restriction; criminal establishment

MN - SF912 Bill Dooley Bicycle Safety Act

MN - SF911 School-related active transportation policy provisions modification

MN - SF1061 Charter school admission lotteries modification

MN - SF1047 Student admission provisions modification

MN - SF1031 Minnesota State High School League governing board membership modification

MN - SF1024 Charter school admission requirements

MN - SF1012 Certain agreements authorization for nonpublic pupil transportation services

MN - SF1000 Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act

MN - SF1200 Restrictive procedures and seclusion standards modification

MN - SF1090 Physical education standards review delay authorization

MN - SF1318 School employee health insurance authorization; nonlicensed school personnel minimum starting salary increase; paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals authorization; appropriating money

MN - SF1311 Education provisions modifications

MN - SF1285 Teacher shortage reporting requirements modification

MN - SF1275 FAFSA or state financial aid application high school students completion requirement; Office of Higher Education and Department of Education commissioners establishment of a FAFSA working group requirement

MN - SF1273 The Read Act

MN - SF1240 Support staff persons requirement for early childhood family education programs

MN - SF1236 Parent permission to opt their child out of a face covering requirement

MN - SF1210 Education Savings Account for Students Act

MN - SF1204 Postsecondary enrollment in summer courses authorization

MN - SF1428 Elementary counseling services inclusion for nonpublic pupils in nonpublic pupil aid

MN - SF1414 Hours of instruction requirements and e-learning requirements modification

MN - SF1401 Service-learning integration into Minnesota's education system

MN - SF1363 Patriotic and national organizations informational access to schools permission

MN - SF1495 Racist or sexist concepts teaching prohibition; private rights of action establishment

MN - SF1477 Tiered licensure provisions modifications

MN - SF1476 Ethnic studies requirement establishment; Ethnic Studies Working Group establishment; appropriating money

MN - SF1473 Barriers removal to teacher licensure

MN - SF1468 Mental health screening requirement for students

MN - SF1462 Obsolete language removal pertaining to the administration of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board

MN - SF1461 Minnesota Council on Economic Education grant provision

MN - SF1641 Changes to teacher licensure and teacher preparation programs

MN - SF1632 Public labor relations modification

MN - SF1607 Department of Education licensed school nurse position establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1606 School nurses recruitment grants establishment; school nurses loan forgiveness eligibility expansion; appropriating money

MN - SF1559 District advisory committee requirement to comply with Chapter 13D and give notice to meetings establishment

MN - SF1777 Pilot program establishment for a teacher residency grant

MN - SF1697 Temporary priorities establishment as permanent for basic sliding fee child care

MN - SF1669 Student identification cards requirement to include a mental health crisis telephone number

MN - SF1650 School boards authorization to implement four-day school week programs without approval by the commissioner of education

MN - SF1985 Gender-neutral, single-user restroom and locker room facilities provision

MN - SF1984 Air ventilation program establishment for public school buildings

MN - SF1981 "Erin's Law" personal safety instruction requirement

MN - SF1979 CPR and AED instruction provisions modification to include the Health and Safety Institute

MN - SF1935 Civic education grants appropriation

MN - SF1925 Literacy data reporting requirement

MN - SF1920 Comprehensive support revenue provision to schools in need of comprehensive support under the Every Student Succeeds Act

MN - SF1913 Education extended time revenue modification; graduation incentives program expansion to include all English learners with and interrupted formal education authorization; postsecondary enrollment in summer courses authorization

MN - SF1911 School library aid establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1906 English learner programs revenue to basic education revenue indexing requirement; teachers and administrators of English learners microcredentials establishment; appropriating money

MN - SF1905 American Indian education for all students establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1858 Charter school provisions modification

MN - SF1842 Advanced placement and international baccalaureate program provisions modification to include Cambridge Assessment International Education

MN - SF2010 Active shooter drill standards provision

MN - SF2179 Admission fees prohibition at public school events

MN - SF2174 Certain material prohibition in school libraries

MN - SF2149 After-school community learning programs modification

MN - SF2289 Prekindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool and Early Education programs licensure requirement establishment

MN - SF2256 School health services provision

MN - SF2500 High school students permission to earn elective credits through employment with certain health care providers

MN - SF2442 Holocaust and genocide of Indigenous Peoples and other genocides education requirement in social studies curriculum for middle and high school students; Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples and other genocides education working group creation; appropriating money

MN - SF2435 Certain school liability provision modification

MN - SF2434 Obscenity laws exemption for public schools and postsecondary institutions removal

MN - SF2409 Distance learning days authorization

MN - SF2378 Child abuse hotline number display in schools authorization

MN - SF2377 Childhood family education statues obsolete language removal

MN - SF2373 Prekindergarten statutes obsolete language removal

MN - SF2359 Postsecondary enrollment options provisions modifications

MN - SF2643 Minnesota schools authorization to serve two percent and whole milk to kindergarten students as part of the state-sponsored school milk program

MN - SF2512 Pupil withdrawl agreements defining and reporting requirements

MN - SF2694 Definition clarification of gifted and talented students

MN - SF2672 Districts requirement to grant students credit for satisfying academic standards before enrolling in high school

MN - SF2956 Nonpublic student participation in public school extracurricular activities authorization

MN - SF2998 Smudging permission in public schools

MN - SF3042 Legislative study group establishment on school safety

MN - SF3032 Parental Rights Awareness Act

MN - SF3318 Requiring assessment of school readiness for children entering Kindergarten

MN - SF3534 Use of reasonable force in schools grounds modification; use of reasonable force in schools grounds modification; school resource officers minimum training requirements and duties definition establishment; school resource officer model policy development requirement; appropriating money

MN - SF3484 Nasal opiate antagonists in certain first aid kits requirement

MN - SF3474 Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory Council establishment

MN - SF3471 State School Librarian establishment

MN - SF3461 Encouraging schools to provide instruction on healthy aging and dementia

MN - SF3453 Open-door requirement establishment

MN - SF3450 Charter school provisions modifications

MN - SF3448 Charter school facilities modifications

MN - SF3369 Mental health care policy requirement

MN - SF3791 Disclosure of tax return information for purposes of verifying eligibility for early childhood care and benefit programs authorization

MN - SF3790 Child care cost assistance program establishment; disclosure of tax return information for purposes of verifying eligibility for early child care and learning benefit programs authorization; appropriating money

MN - SF3771 High School League coaches eating disorder prevention education resources provision

MN - SF3759 The Read Act modifications and appropriations

MN - SF3746 Health education academic standards in schools provision and appropriation

MN - SF3745 Kindergarten through grade 3 dismissal limitations modifications

MN - SF3741 American Indian mascots prohibition modification and appropriation

MN - SF3731 North Star state education accountability plan amendment provision

MN - SF3698 Read Act amendment

MN - SF3661 LEAPS Act modifications; English language learners provisions modifications

MN - SF3653 Major food allergen policy adoption provision

MN - SF3646 Perpich Center for Arts Education duties modification

MN - SF3643 Changes to prone restraints, certain physical holds, and reasonable force standards used on students repeal

MN - SF3642 Provisions modification for prone restraint, certain physical holds, and reasonable force standards in schools

MN - SF3641 Provisions modification for reasonable force standards in school

MN - SF3640 Grounds for use of reasonable force in school modification

MN - SF3617 Physical and sexual abuse education requirement

MN - SF3610 Exemption requirements amendment for American Indian mascots

MN - SF3609 American Indian mascot prohibition repeal

MN - SF3578 Resident district and legal residence definition modifications for children with disabilities or in foster care

MN - SF3577 Sexually transmitted infections and diseases program requirements modification

MN - SF3567 Pre-kindergarten through grade 12 provision modifications

MN - SF3974 Parental notice of a student pulled out of the classroom establishment

MN - SF3929 Grounds for the use of reasonable force in schools modifications, defining duties and establishing minimum training requirements for school resource officers, and appropriating money

MN - SF3924 Special education licensure reciprocity working group establishment

MN - SF3844 Short-call substitute teacher pilot program modification

MN - SF3998 Speech and press rights clarification of student journalists in grades 6 through 12

MN - SF3997 Provisions modification for sharing educational data designated as directory information

MN - SF4112 READ Act expansion to include early childhood education authorization and appropriation

MN - SF4106 School endowment fund apportionment modification

MN - SF4105 Construction of schools near former landfills prohibition provision

MN - SF4251 Recess minimum time requirement provision

MN - SF4219 Special education teacher pipeline grant uses modifications

MN - SF4212 Developmental adapted physical education assessments requirements modification

MN - SF4210 Removal of school board members grounds clarification

MN - SF4188 Education instruction hours requirements modification; education credit definition modification

MN - SF4451 Requirements for administration of drugs and medicine in schools modification

MN - SF4450 Epinephrine administration auto-injectors in schools requirements modification

MN - SF4325 Employment-based training skills path program establishment and appropriation

MN - SF4323 Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students (ESA-4-MSA) establishment

MN - SF4596 Use of seclusion on all children prohibition

MN - SF4590 Early learning programs modification

MN - SF4587 Personal learning plans obsolete language elimination

MN - SF4565 Parental notice of student left on school bus requirement provision

MN - SF4561 Purple Star School designation establishment

MN - SF4560 Teacher Licensure provisions modifications

MN - SF4545 Commissioner of education modification of rules relating to regional libraries authorization

MN - SF4532 School dispute resolution process modification through a mediator or department complaint process establishment

MN - SF4530 Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act

MN - SF4529 Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act

MN - SF4528 Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act

MN - SF4512 Nonresident pupil transportation for students with a disability requirement modifications

MN - SF4484 Firearm safety instruction in school requirement

MN - SF4749 Minnesota School Boards Association development of a model policy for cell phones in schools authorization

MN - SF4744 Social studies academic standards inclusion of the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and people with disabilities requirement

MN - SF4705 Gender inclusion policy requirement

MN - SF4703 Bird hatching ban in schools

MN - SF4669 School counselor ratios recommendation

MN - SF4648 Out-of-school literacy programs grant establishment and evidence-based literacy instruction pilot program establishment, and appropriation

MN - SF4647 Certain students culturally responsive assessment provision

MN - SF4632 Student discipline provisions modification

MN - SF4616 Postsecondary enrollment options eligible institutions requirements modifications

MN - SF4809 School activities prohibition at certain times

MN - SF4790 Cannabis and substance use education requirements modifications

MN - SF4908 Reporting requirement on student attendance

MN - SF4871 School Health Advisory Committee establishment

MN - SF5051 Plant-based school lunch requirement provision

MN - SF5039 Mental health instruction in schools requirement

MN - SF5038 Workplace Readiness Week in high schools establishment

MN - SF5027 Certain school incidents notice provision

MN - SF5025 Certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 and authorizing the school board not to comply with certain laws or rules

MN - SF5024 Seclusion used in schools authorization

MN - SF5127 Seclusion permission in schools

MN - SF5124 Districts requirement to adopt policies and processes to assist parents who require language assistance

MN - SF5090 Members of the legislative committees on education policy and education finance requirement to observe a teacher or administrator each year

MN - SF5169 School board publishing of its proceedings requirements amendment

MN - SF5222 Library services for blind and print disabled persons awareness requirements modifications

MN - SF5216 Teacher preparation programs providing instruction on ableism and disability justice requirement, teacher license renewal requirements, and appropriation

MN - SF5187 School board membership requirements modifications and expansion of school board membership to include student members

MN - SF5231 Certain fund transfers authorization for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027; School board permission to not comply with certain laws or rules

MN - SF5343 Educational instruction material with sexually explicit images prohibition

MN - SF5402 St. Paul Foundation Rally to Read appropriation

MN - SF5437 Department of Education Office of Inspector General authority expansion provision

MN - SF5459 Alternate placement of a student by a district authorization