This bill, Minnesota Senate File No. 1780, proposes a requirement for members of legislative committees overseeing education policy and finance to spend at least 12 hours per biennium observing a teacher or administrator in a K-12 school.

Key provisions include:
- Observation Requirement: Legislators on education-related committees must observe teachers or administrators in elementary, middle, or high schools for at least 12 hours every two years.
- Reporting: Legislators must submit reports including:
1. Date and duration of the observation
2. Names of teachers/administrators observed
3. School site visited
4. Grade levels observed
- Public Access: Reports must be made available electronically to the Legislative Reference Library, which will publish them on its website.
- Implementation Rules: The House of Representatives and Senate must adopt rules to enforce and implement the requirement.

This bill aims to increase legislators' firsthand understanding of educational environments to inform policymaking.