SF371 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Reporting provision of student fights

Related bill: HF988

AI Generated Summary

This bill amends a section of the Minnesota statutes to enhance the reporting requirements for student discipline issues in schools. Specifically, it requires school boards to report to the Commissioner of Education any exclusions, expulsions, student fights witnessed by district employees, physical assaults on district employees by students, and student withdrawal agreements within 30 days of their occurrence. The reports must include details about the incident such as the student's age, grade, gender, race, and whether they have a special education status. Additionally, school boards must use the state's electronic reporting system to submit these reports and include state student identification numbers. Furthermore, district employees who witness student fights are required to report the incident to their school’s discipline administrator and file a police report. The overall goal is to create detailed and comprehensive reporting to better understand and manage student behavior and safety in schools.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
January 20, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
January 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEducation Policy

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Requirements for reporting fights witnessed by district employees.",
        "Police reporting obligation for fights."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the reporting requirements for student fights and other incidents to the commissioner of education under section 121A.53.",
      "modified": [
        "Expanded data collection to include nonexclusionary disciplinary practices."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "121A.53"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Aggregated data from reported incidents to be included in annual reports."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill requires aggregated data from section 121A.53 to be included in the annual school performance reports.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "120B.36"
  }
]