HF1306

HF1306 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.

Related bill: SF1740

AI Generated Summary

This bill amends various Minnesota education statutes to implement changes in K-12 education, encompassing areas such as general education, education excellence, charter schools, special education, and school nutrition. Key components include:

General Education:
- Revises curriculum standards, emphasizing input from various stakeholders, including educators, parents, and business representatives.
- Updates course credit equivalencies, permitting career and technical education (CTE), agriculture, and ethnic studies courses to fulfill certain graduation requirements.
- Modifies policies on Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), including allowing more students to take career and technical education courses.
Education Excellence:
- Expands definitions related to comprehensive student achievement, incorporating concepts like culturally responsive teaching and institutional racism.
- Enhances the state's student growth measures to ensure more detailed reporting on diverse racial and ethnic student groups.
- Strengthens the state's bullying prevention policies, requiring more comprehensive tracking, reporting, and intervention strategies.
- Establishes comprehensive school mental health systems to support student well-being.
Charter Schools:
- Introduces stricter financial auditing and accountability requirements, particularly regarding management organizations.
- Requires procurement policies to include competitive bidding for purchases exceeding $25,000.
- Mandates that charter school board meetings be recorded and publicly accessible.
- Strengthens oversight regarding charter school mergers, relocations, and contracts with education management organizations (EMOs) and charter management organizations (CMOs).
The READ Act (Reading Excellence and Dyslexia):
- Expands funding for literacy resources and structured literacy training for educators.
- Ensures compliance with science-based reading instruction methods.
- Supports professional development for facilitators in literacy education to enhance student reading outcomes.

Overall, the bill seeks to improve educational equity, accountability, and student preparedness while ensuring transparency and effectiveness in school governance and academic performance.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Past committee meetings

Education Policy on: April 02, 2025 15:00

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 19, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Education Policy

Citations

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        "Clarifies consent requirements for sharing student data."
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      "removed": [
        "Certain exceptions previously allowed for data sharing without consent."
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      "summary": "Amends section 13.32 subdivision 5 of the Minnesota Statutes regarding education data privacy.",
      "modified": [
        "Procedures for data breach notifications to students and parents."
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "New requirements for documenting use of law enforcement resources in schools."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "General provisions on public access to law enforcement data."
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      "summary": "Amends section 13.82 subdivision 1 of the Minnesota Statutes concerning law enforcement data.",
      "modified": [
        "Expanded definition of protected law enforcement data."
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    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Incorporates feedback from a broader range of stakeholders in standards development."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Specific references to outdated educational testing methods."
      ],
      "summary": "Modifies academic standards development in Minnesota Statutes section 120B.021 subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Redefines rigorous academic standards with an emphasis on inclusivity."
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    "analysis": {
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        "Specific guidelines for virtual course participation for high school students."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Outdated references to discontinued collaborative programs."
      ],
      "summary": "Amends participation in postsecondary courses in section 124D.09 of Minnesota Statutes.",
      "modified": [
        "Updates pupil enrollment criteria for postsecondary institutions."
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