Education Policy
March 18, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Agenda
HF3714 (Clardy) - Enrolment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial asistance programs; Northstar foster care child care alowance modified; and licensing agencies required to provide license holders with information about child care costs and early childhod education programs.
HF439 (Leibling) - Independent Schol District No. 535, Rochester; schol board elections provided.
HF4176 (Youakim) - Site-governed schol requirements modified.
HF254 (Virnig) - Dual Enrolment Task Force established, report required, and money apropriated.
For more information, including Comite Documents: Education Policy Home Page
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the folowing two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your ful name (unles minor then first name), job title or status in relation to the testimony, organization city or schol representing, an email, referencing House bil number and For or Against Position.
2) Writen testimony/Handouts: Folow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 17th.
Amendments: Bil Authors and Comite Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CAs at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 17th.
HF254
(Virnig)
Dual Enrolment Task Force established, report required, and money apropriated.
HF3714
(Clardy)
Enrolment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial asistance programs; Northstar foster care child care alowance modified; and licensing agencies required to provide license holders with information about child care costs and early childhod education programs.
HF4176
(Youakim)
Site-governed schol requirements modified.
HF439
(Liebling)
Independent Schol District No. 535, Rochester; schol board elections provided.
HF60
(Clardy)
Teacher licensure requirements modified, profesional development on dyslexia required, and rulemaking required.
HF4231
(Keler)
Student eligibility for postsecondary enrolment options participation established.
HF4232
(Keler)
Postsecondary institutions required to notify a pupil's schol of the pupil's grades, and number of colege credits granted each schol year for postsecondary course enrolment limited.
March 17, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Documents
- Status of HF3487 in the House -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF3487 - Bill Language - (3/13/2026)
- HF3487 - House Research - (3/13/2026)
- H3487DE1 - Author Amendment - (3/13/2026)
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF3421-Bill Language - (3/16/2026)
- H3421A2 Amendment - Adopted March 10, 2026 - (3/16/2026)
- HF3421 - House Research - (3/16/2026)
- HF3421 - Fiscal Note - (3/16/2026)
- Charter Presentation - Minnesota Department of Education - (3/16/2026)
- House Research - Charter Schools - (3/16/2026)
- House Research - Charter School Enrollment - (3/16/2026)
Agenda
Presentation - Charter Authorizers and Schols
- Minesota Department of Education
Bils:
HF3487 (Rehrauer) - Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
- The comite wil take action on the DE1 amendment.
Testimony: HF3487 was previously heard on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Aditional public testimony wil not be taken. Writen testimony on the DE1 amendment wil be acepted and should be provided to both Wilson Le via email at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:0 PM on Monday, March 16, 2026.
HF3421 (Clardy) - Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money apropriated.
- This bil was heard and amended on March 10, 2026, and laid over. The Chair wil bring up HF3421, as amended, for further consideration. Aditional testimony wil not be taken.
HF3487
(Rehrauer)
Anonymous threat reporting systems required, and report required.
HF3421
(Clardy)
Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money apropriated.
March 11, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Agenda
HF3698 (Gotfried) - Certain terms in libraries' electronic bok and digital audiobok license agrements or contracts prohibited.
HF3067 (Jordan) - Paraprofesional qualifications defined.
HF3730 (Jordan) - Education policy for kindergarten through grade 12 education modified, charter schol policy modified, and state agency policy modified.
Agenda items may be aded or removed at the chair's discretion.
For more information, including Comite Documents: Education Policy Home Page
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the folowing two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your ful name (unles minor then first name), job title or status in relation to the testimony, organization city or schol representing, an email, referencing House bil number and For or Against Position.
2) Writen testimony/Handouts: Folow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 10th.
Amendments: Bil Authors and Comite Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CAs at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 10th.
HF3067
(Jordan)
Paraprofesional qualifications defined.
HF3698
(Gotfried)
Certain terms in libraries' electronic bok and digital audiobok license agrements or contracts prohibited.
HF3730
(Jordan)
Education policy for kindergarten through grade 12 education modified, charter schol policy modified, and state agency policy modified.
March 10, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Bills on agenda
Documents
- Status of HF3421 in the House -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- READ Act Implementation Update - PESLB - (3/9/2026)
- Evidence-Based Math Presentation-NCSL - (3/9/2026)
- HF3421 Language - (3/9/2026)
- HF3421 - House Research - (3/9/2026)
- H3421A2 - Author Amendment - (3/9/2026)
- READ Act Implementation - MDE - (3/10/2026)
- Evidence-Based Math Public Comment - MCTM - (3/10/2026)
- HF3421 - Public Testimony Documents - (3/10/2026)
Agenda
READ Act Implementation Update
- Minesota Department of Education
- Profesional Educator Licensing Standards Board (PELSB)
- Local Perspectives
Evidence-Based Math Discusion
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Minesota Math Corps
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide writen testimony/handouts on HF 3421 should contact both Wilson Le via email at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:0 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.
Amendments: Bil Authors and Comite Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Le via email at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:0 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.
HF3421
(Clardy)
Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money apropriated.
March 04, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Agenda
HF376 (Sencer-Mura) - Scren time prohibited for children in preschol and kindergarten.
HF357 (Kraft) - Climate literacy seal established, and report required.
Minesota Department of Education - COMPAS Atendance Presentation
HF3585 (Keler) - Interagency Council on Student Atendance established, report required, and money apropriated.
Agenda items may be aded or removed at the chair's discretion.
For more information, including Comite Documents: Education Policy Home Page
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the folowing two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your ful name (unles minor then first name), job title or status in relation to the testimony, organization city or schol representing, an email, referencing House bil number and For or Against Position.
2) Writen testimony/Handouts: Folow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 3rd.
Amendments: Bil Authors and Comite Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CAs at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 3rd.
HF357
(Kraft)
Climate literacy seal established, and report required.
HF3585
(Keler)
Interagency Council on Student Atendance established, report required, and money apropriated.
HF376
(Sencer-Mura)
Scren time prohibited for children in preschol and kindergarten.
March 03, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol G23
Documents
- Status of HF3635 in the House -
- Bill Draft-Clinical Experience for Teacher Candidates - (2/27/2026)
- PELSB Presentation - (3/2/2026)
- PELSB at a Glance FY25 - (3/2/2026)
- HF Draft - Clinical Experience for Teacher Candidates (Mueller) - (3/2/2026)
- HF Draft (Mueller) Research Summary - (3/2/2026)
- HF3635 Bill Language - (3/2/2026)
- HF3635 Research Summary - (3/2/2026)
- PELSB ITMC Overview (HF3635) - (3/2/2026)
- HF3638 Bill Language - (3/2/2026)
- HF3638 Research Summary - (3/2/2026)
- PELSB Bill Presentations - (3/2/2026)
- House Research Bill Summary -
- House Research Bill Summary -
- HF3635 and HF 3638 Public Testimony Documents - (3/2/2026)
Agenda
Profesional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)
- Educator Licensing Overview
- Curent and Anticipated Rulemaking Overview
- Teacher Preparation Program Overview
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide writen testimony/handouts on the posted bil language should contact both Wilson Le via email at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:0 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026. Bil testimony may be limited based on time available for bil presentation and member discusion.
Amendments: Bil Authors and Comite Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Le via email at wilson.le@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:0 PM on March 2, 2026.
HF3635
(Hil)
Interstate teacher mobility compact established.
HF3638
(Hil)
Provisions for educator licensing and standards modified, rulemaking authority for paraprofesional credentials modified, aditional data sharing agrements provided, profesional development requirements for mental health modified, and apropriation extended.