Education

MN - Senator Patricia Torres Ray (D)

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Chair

MN - Senator Kevin L. Dahle (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Senator Carla J. Nelson (R)

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Ranking Minority Member

MN - Senator Jim Carlson (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Roger C. Chamberlain (R)

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Member

MN - Senator Gregory D. Clausen (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Melisa Franzen (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Alice M. Johnson (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Susan Kent (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Sean R. Nienow (R)

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Member

MN - Senator Branden Petersen (R)

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Member

MN - Senator Carrie Ruud (R)

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Member

MN - Senator Dave Thompson (R)

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Member

MN - Senator Charles W. Wiger (D)

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Member

MN - Senator Melissa H. Wiklund (D)

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Member

MN - SF1279 Charter schools serving at-risk student populations additional accountability measures establishment

MN - SF1368 Retired teachers to work as behind-the-wheel instructors authorization

MN - SF1552 Special education federal alignment review requirement

MN - SF1211 Flexible year-round school calendar implementation authorization

MN - SF77 Minneapolis school board membership conformity update and removal of member by majority vote authorization

MN - HF826 Safe and supportive schools provided by prohibiting bullying.

MN - SF38 Reduced-price school lunch meals state reimbursement increase and appropriation

MN - SF547 Teacher licensure testing requirements clarification

MN - SF222 Charter school enrollment preference to children eligible for free and reduced-price lunch authorization

MN - SF85 School evaluation computer-based adaptive assessments requirement; testing achievement based on growth model requirement

MN - SF362 Charter school aid payments provisions modification

MN - SF139 Mathematics graduation required assessment for diploma (GRAD) test requirement replacement with end-of-course exam in high school algebra

MN - SF146 School lunch aid program provisions modification and appropriation

MN - SF366 Students in approved recovery programs additional funding sources creation and appropriation

MN - SF375 Local education and employment transitions partnership systems objectives clarification

MN - SF149 Constitutional amendment requiring delayed payments to school districts not to exceed ten percent of estimated entitlement

MN - SF410 Adult high school diploma requirements standardized and standard adult high school diploma advisory task force establishment

MN - SF160 Compulsory school attendance age increase

MN - SF170 Bullying in public schools prohibition and school district policy adoption requirement

MN - SF298 School district detachment and annexation proposals petition requirements modification

MN - SF419 School district compensatory revenue use for early education efforts and parental outreach authorization

MN - SF719 Special education tuition reimbursement for nonresident students phase out

MN - SF356 School board expiring referendum renewal authority

MN - SF451 Responsible family life and sexuality education program establishment

MN - SF429 Teacher basic skills examination requirement repeal

MN - SF434 Teacher licensure requirements modification

MN - SF512 Schools epinephrine auto-injectors possession and use

MN - SF481 Early learning scholarship program establishment; access to quality early learning and care expansion

MN - SF483 Choice scholarships creation

MN - SF530 Perpich center for arts education voluntary integration magnet school operation authority and appropriation

MN - SF1167 Carver, Scott, and LeSeuer counties intermediate school district creation

MN - SF1163 U.S.-Dakota war of 1862 elementary and secondary social studies inclusion requirement

MN - SF233 Minnesota state high school league football scheduling requests regulations

MN - SF260 Teacher licensure renewal mental illness in children and adolescents recognition requirements modification

MN - SF261 Mental health education curriculum in school districts and charter schools requirement

MN - SF262 School districts safe schools levy proceeds use authority for mental health professionals collaboration and appropriation

MN - SF269 Education in Care and Treatment Settings Act

MN - SF611 School intimidation and bullying prohibition policy expectations clarification

MN - SF659 School year start date exception due to natural disasters

MN - SF731 Improving teacher quality advisory task force establishment

MN - SF978 Omnibus education policy bill

MN - SF720 Development screening aid increase; pupil transportation options modification; students over 21 alternative program continuation authorization; St. Paul independent school district #625 bonding authority extension

MN - SF919 Area learning center provisions modifications

MN - SF759 At-risk and off-track students standard diploma alternative routes establishment

MN - SF920 Teacher unrequested leave of absence provisions modifications

MN - SF921 Charter school annual portfolio report authorization

MN - SF1169 Special education case loads task force creation

MN - SF711 Achievement and integration for Minnesota program to close the achievement and opportunity gap establishment

MN - SF740 Career and technical education advisory task force establishment

MN - SF783 Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act

MN - SF950 Teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students continuing education clock hour requirements modifications

MN - SF952 13th grade pilot project establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1024 Early care and education department creation

MN - SF775 School construction near a former landfill prohibition

MN - SF1066 School districts violence prevention education program modifications; sexual violence prevention work group establishment, grants and appropriation

MN - SF1140 High school graduation exams and college readiness alignment establishment

MN - SF689 Agricultural education community experts sponsorship authority establishment

MN - SF1126 High school graduation exams alignment with college readiness; high school assessments for college and career readiness provisions modifications; college readiness and remediation work group and student career planning group establishment and appropriation

MN - SF938 Longitudinal educational data system improvements and expansion requirements and appropriations

MN - SF755 School lunch debt collection by withholding students grades prohibition; students receiving free or reduced lunch discrimination prohibition

MN - SF789 Student placement with ineffective teacher multiple times prohibition

MN - SF799 Student Services Personnel Team Assurance Act

MN - SF812 Vision therapy pilot project and appropriation

MN - SF836 Charter school contracts accountability measures expansion

MN - SF859 Teacher evaluations meet and confer process requirement

MN - SF945 School district department of education management assistance requests clarification

MN - SF897 Online learning advisory council provisions modifications

MN - SF844 Independent school district #38, Red Lake; land transfer to the Red Lake band of Chippewa Indians authorization

MN - SF939 Replacement teachers or faculty members public employee definition modification

MN - SF996 Teacher licensure testing requirements modifications

MN - SF1037 Coaching contract nonrenewal due to parent complaints prohibition

MN - SF854 School district minutes and budget information Web site publishing authorization

MN - SF1118 Homeless children early education services qualification authorization

MN - SF1156 School districts and charter schools electronic reporting requirement for school lock-down drills

MN - SF869 School counseling services by unlicensed school personnel notice and reporting requirements

MN - SF1155 School district boundary advisory task force establishment

MN - SF904 Safe schools levy proceeds use for mental health services and facility safety modifications authorization

MN - SF917 School year start before Labor Day authorization

MN - SF2479 Career pathways and technical education system policy review and clarifications requirement and providing P-20 partnership education system support

MN - SF1083 School district restrictive procedures use for children with disabilities clarification

MN - SF1107 Education integration revenue provisions modifications

MN - SF2470 Medical cannabis (marijuana) registry program establishment

MN - SF1103 Education statewide assessments alignment with state academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks and appropriations

MN - SF2842 Probationary teachers continuing employment definition clarification

MN - SF1722 Teacher bargaining unit additional therapists inclusion

MN - SF1761 Schools alternative compensation preparation revenue establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1723 School service contracts best value analysis and minimum standards requirement

MN - SF1902 Better aligning Minnesota's alternative teacher professional pay system and teacher evaluation program advisory task force

MN - SF2301 Local literacy plans modifications

MN - SF1825 Public schools aquatic instruction requirement

MN - SF2253 Student language proficiency in languages other than English recognition

MN - SF2207 K-12 schools physical education status report requirement

MN - SF2199 Minnesota Student Password Protection Act

MN - SF2096 Compensatory revenue building allocation modification and report requirements

MN - SF2085 Montessori early childhood programs establishment

MN - SF1986 EPA rules compliance for school generators as eligible use of health and safety revenue

MN - SF1984 Standard adult high school diploma requirements establishment

MN - SF1939 English learner qualification modification

MN - SF2161 School trust lands director and the legislative permanent school fund commission funding modifications

MN - SF2282 School district construction review, comment and information requirements modifications

MN - SF2151 Innovative delivery of education services and sharing district resources pilot project clarification

MN - SF2459 Teacher evaluation programs alignment

MN - SF2129 Teachers unrequested leave of absence for teachers in special circumstances modification

MN - SF2121 World's best workforce annual evaluation repeal

MN - SF2118 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

MN - SF2431 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children working group establishment

MN - SF2419 Northside Achievement Zone grant appropriation

MN - SF2411 School bullying prohibition policy establishment

MN - SF2403 Schools restrictive procedures standards clarifications and appropriation

MN - SF2382 Teachers unrequested leave of absence provisions modification

MN - SF2380 Charter school single purpose authorizer definition clarification

MN - SF2363 St. Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN) program grant appropriation

MN - SF2356 Public schools and postsecondary institutions obscenity law exemptions elimination

MN - SF2540 Practice or student teachers placement limitation

MN - SF2539 Teacher licensure provisions modification

MN - SF2535 Teacher and school administrator cultural competency training requirement for renewal of professional license

MN - SF2498 School start date of September 1 for 2015-2016 school year

MN - SF2597 English learners with interrupted formal education requirements establishment

MN - SF2460 School districts and charter schools intervention requirement response establishment; statewide testing committee creation

MN - SF2611 Native and English language development and academic needs of English learners recognition requirement

MN - SF2512 Books 4 Bricks program establishment; library accessibility and improvement grants program bond issue and appropriation

MN - SF2589 High school students with disabilities authority to transfer between schools without affecting eligibility for varsity competition

MN - SF2568 Residential care and treatment program students extracurricular activities participation authorization

MN - SF2562 School lunch aid computation modification; reduced price meals appropriation

MN - SF2549 Postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) information dissemination modification

MN - SF2737 Career and technical educational programs content and status commissioner of education consultation requirement and appropriation

MN - SF2724 Postsecondary tuition program task force establishment

MN - SF2720 Interstate reciprocity agreement for teacher licensure requirement

MN - SF2719 Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educator loan forgiveness program establishment, revenue and appropriation

MN - SF2697 Teacher background check requirements modifications

MN - SF2692 Early learning scholarships appropriation availability expansion and appropriations

MN - SF2668 Charter school provisions modifications

MN - SF2647 Healthy relationships and sexual development programs establishment and appropriation

MN - SF2646 Teacher licensure testing requirements clarification

MN - SF2839 Bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) teacher employment as replacement teachers prohibition repeal

MN - SF2691 Township charter school enrollment preferences

MN - HF2480 School nutrition policy provided, and money appropriated.

MN - SF2811 Education redundant, obsolete and superseded laws elimination and technical corrections

MN - SF2810 P-20 student data access modifications and clarifications

MN - SF2792 Student-to-school counselor ratio at national average requirement; teacher and school counselor diversity task force on racial diversity establishment

MN - SF2791 Eating disorders parent and caregiver educational information by school districts requirement, policies development and implementation

MN - SF2790 Curriculum credit equivalencies provision modification; advanced placement computer science course allowed to fulfill a mathematics or science credit requirement authorization

MN - SF2788 Education redundant, obsolete and superseded provisions removal; miscellaneous statutory corrections

MN - SF2755 Special education caseload provisions modifications

MN - SF2935 Independent school district #2142, St. Louis county; authority to hold school board meetings outside the school district establishment

MN - SF2846 School districts and public employees public meeting requirement for negotiations modification

MN - SF2840 Independent school districts #152, Moorhead and #2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton; boundaries realignment authorization

MN - SF2866 School year-long student teaching pilot program establishment

MN - SF1282 Teachers and principals national board certification grant program and appropriation

MN - SF1682 Academic standards and benchmarks as guidelines

MN - SF1443 Teacher temporary license without basic skills test passage authorization

MN - SF1925 Students in approved recovery programs additional funding sources appropriation

MN - SF1835 School district employees health care coverage provisions modifications

MN - SF1807 Former and current military members expedited and temporary licensing processing by professional licensing boards requirement

MN - SF2977 Education system service-learning integration establishment; evidence-based service-learning grant program establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1609 Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013

MN - SF1431 Academic standards contributions of labor unions inclusion requirement

MN - SF1322 School finance system adequacy study requirement

MN - SF2950 School district lands detachment and annexation process modification

MN - SF1873 Teacher unrequested leave of absence provisions modifications

MN - SF2055 Early learning scholarships evaluation report due date establishment

MN - SF1224 Teacher candidates basic skills requirements and licensure clarification; teacher licensure advisory task force establishment

MN - SF2097 Early childhood education scholarship cap elimination; learning mentorship pilot program establishment

MN - SF1913 School districts staff development revenue allocations modifications

MN - SF1894 Sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention school district teacher training requirement

MN - SF1955 Speech-language pathologists temporary limited license requirements clarification

MN - SF2314 Education finance developmental screening aid, early education programs, and adult basic education funding increase; English language learners services extension; charter school authority to access lease aid for facilities leased from a school district; bond issue and appropriation

MN - SF1968 Harambee community school transition from East Metro integration district to Roseville school district

MN - SF1517 Charter schools boards of directors, conflict of interest, personnel, and contract changes modifications

MN - SF1532 Postsecondary enrollment options act (PSEO) enrolled qualified veterans clarification

MN - SF1620 Unfunded education mandates prohibition

MN - SF1821 Acts of violence or sexual contact with a student by school personnel data sharing requirement modifications

MN - SF1812 Universal preschool for four-year old students funding authorization

MN - SF1540 Quality achievement grants to leverage quality improvements establishment and appropriation

MN - SF1354 Principal development program study requirement

MN - SF1535 Students economic circumstances criteria for competitive interscholastic conferences and competitive classification

MN - SF1797 P-20 education partnership existing report additional requirements

MN - SF1364 Special education director's license requirements clarification

MN - SF1749 Military Interstate Children's Compact commission department of education compliance requirement

MN - SF1640 Early learning scholarship program establishment

MN - SF1889 Omnibus education policy bill

MN - SF2299 Special education case load and rule alignment task force (2014) recommendations implementation

MN - SF2201 Employee definition to reflect the school calendar for purposes of parental leave clarification

MN - SF2200 Education assessment reporting requirements to parents modification

MN - SF2305 Unified online system for collecting and reporting required special education due process data establishment

MN - SF2992 Charter school authorizers annual review requirement

MN - SF1613 Early learning scholarship program establishment

MN - SF1557 Disabled students high school graduation multiple measurements rating waiver modification

MN - SF2213 Teachers performance-based pay system establishment

MN - SF2160 Postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program modifications