SF2100

This Minnesota Senate bill (S.F. No. 2100) proposes repealing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions in prekindergarten through grade 12 education and requires rulemaking changes. Specifically, it aims to amend multiple sections of the Minnesota Statutes related to education standards, academic requirements, and curriculum content.

Key provisions of the bill include:

1. Repealing DEI Provisions – The bill seeks to eliminate DEI-related content from state academic standards and education policies.

2. Curriculum Changes – References to Indigenous education and ethnic studies required in academic standards and benchmarks would be removed.

3. Observances and Instruction – Schools would still observe holidays like Indigenous Peoples' Day but without explicit requirements to include Indigenous-focused curriculum.

4. Academic Standards Review Process – The bill keeps the state's ten-year academic standards review cycle but removes mandates to incorporate Indigenous and ethnic studies content.

5. Credit Equivalencies – Allows career and technical education (CTE), agriculture, computer science, and Project Lead the Way courses to fulfill certain core subject requirements, but removes ethnic studies as an option to fulfill those requirements.

Overall, the bill is aimed at reversing recent legislative changes that integrated DEI, ethnic studies, and Indigenous education content into Minnesota's K-12 curriculum.