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HF 3455

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/09/2020 05:27pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying provisions related to requirements for teachers,
background checks, early childhood programs, and services for people with
disabilities; reorganizing provisions pertaining to state assessments in sections
120B.30 to 120B.307; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 120A.22,
subdivision 10; 124D.165, subdivision 4; 124D.862, subdivision 7; 134.31,
subdivision 4a; 609A.03, subdivision 7a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120A.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Requirements for instructors.

A person who is providing instruction to a
child must meet at least one of the following requirements:

(1) hold a valid Minnesota teaching license in the field and for the grade level taught;

(2) be directly supervised by a person holding a valid Minnesota teaching license;

deleted text begin (3) successfully complete a teacher competency examination;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end provide instruction in a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency,
recognized according to section 123B.445, or recognized by the commissioner;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end hold a baccalaureate degree; or

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end be the parent of a child who is assessed according to the procedures in subdivision
11.

Any person providing instruction in a public school must meet the requirements of clause
(1).

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Early childhood program eligibility.

(a) In order to be eligible to accept an
early learning scholarship, a program must:

(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section 124D.142;
and

(2) beginning July 1, 2020, have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating and
improvement system.

(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not
supplant federal funding.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all Minnesota early learning foundation scholarship
program pilot sites are eligible to accept an early learning scholarship under this section.
deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.862, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Revenue reserved.

Integration revenue received under this section must be
reserved and used only for the programs authorized in new text begin section 124D.861, new text end subdivision 2.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 134.31, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Services to people with visual and physical disabilities.

The Minnesota
Department of Education shall provide specialized services to people with visual and physical
disabilities through the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library under a cooperative
plan with the National Library deleted text begin Servicesdeleted text end new text begin Servicenew text end for the Blind and deleted text begin Physically Handicappeddeleted text end new text begin
Print Disabled
new text end of the Library of Congress.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609A.03, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Limitations of order effective January 1, 2015, and later.

(a) Upon issuance
of an expungement order related to a charge supported by probable cause, the DNA samples
and DNA records held by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and collected under authority
other than section 299C.105 shall not be sealed, returned to the subject of the record, or
destroyed.

(b) Notwithstanding the issuance of an expungement order:

(1) except as provided in clause (2), an expunged record may be opened, used, or
exchanged between criminal justice agencies without a court order for the purposes of
initiating, furthering, or completing a criminal investigation or prosecution or for sentencing
purposes or providing probation or other correctional services;

(2) when a criminal justice agency seeks access to a record that was sealed under section
609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), after an acquittal or a court order dismissing
for lack of probable cause, for purposes of a criminal investigation, prosecution, or
sentencing, the requesting agency must obtain an ex parte court order after stating a
good-faith basis to believe that opening the record may lead to relevant information;

(3) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of evaluating a
prospective employee in a criminal justice agency without a court order;

(4) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background
study under section 245C.08 unless the commissioner had been properly served with notice
of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed specifically
to the commissioner of human services;

(5) an expunged record of a conviction may be opened for purposes of a background
check required under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, unless the court order for expungement
is directed specifically to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board deleted text begin or the
licensing division of the Department of Education
deleted text end ; and

(6) the court may order an expunged record opened upon request by the victim of the
underlying offense if the court determines that the record is substantially related to a matter
for which the victim is before the court.

(c) An agency or jurisdiction subject to an expungement order shall maintain the record
in a manner that provides access to the record by a criminal justice agency under paragraph
(b), clause (1) or (2), but notifies the recipient that the record has been sealed. The Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension shall notify the commissioner of human servicesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ornew text end the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Boarddeleted text begin , or the licensing division of the
Department of Education
deleted text end of the existence of a sealed record and of the right to obtain access
under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5). Upon request, the agency or jurisdiction subject to
the expungement order shall provide access to the record to the commissioner of human
servicesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ornew text end the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Boarddeleted text begin , or the licensing
division of the Department of Education
deleted text end under paragraph (b), clause (4) or (5).

(d) An expunged record that is opened or exchanged under this subdivision remains
subject to the expungement order in the hands of the person receiving the record.

(e) A criminal justice agency that receives an expunged record under paragraph (b),
clause (1) or (2), must maintain and store the record in a manner that restricts the use of the
record to the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing for which it was obtained.

(f) For purposes of this section, a "criminal justice agency" means a court or government
agency that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.

(g) This subdivision applies to expungement orders subject to its limitations and effective
on or after January 1, 2015.

Sec. 6. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed in column
A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference
changes consistent with the renumbering.
new text end

new text begin Column A
new text end
new text begin Column B
new text end

new text begin General Requirements Statewide
new text end

new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (h)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 2
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (g)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 3
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1b
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 4
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (n)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 5, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 5, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 6, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 2, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 6, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 2, paragraph (b),
clauses (1) and (2)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 6, paragraph (c)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 2
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 6, paragraph (d)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 4
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 7
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 5
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 8
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 6
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 9
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (e)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 10
new text end

new text begin General Requirements Test Design
new text end

new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a),
clauses (1) to (5)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 2
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 3, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (n)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 3, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 3, paragraph (c)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c),
clauses (1) and (2)
new text end
new text begin 120B.301, subdivision 3, paragraph (d)
new text end

new text begin Assessment Graduation Requirements
new text end

new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (c),
clauses (1) and (2)
new text end
new text begin 120B.304, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (d)
new text end
new text begin 120B.304, subdivision 2
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (i)
new text end
new text begin 120B.304, subdivision 3
new text end

new text begin Assessment Reporting Requirements
new text end

new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (f),
clauses (1) to (3)
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d),
clauses (1) to (4)
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 2, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (m)
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 2, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (n)
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 2, paragraph (c)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (o),
clauses (1) to (4)
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 3, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 3
new text end
new text begin 120B.305, subdivision 3, paragraph (b)
new text end

new text begin District Assessment Requirements
new text end

new text begin 120B.301, paragraphs (a) to (c)
new text end
new text begin 120B.306, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.304, paragraphs (a) and (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.306, subdivision 2
new text end

new text begin College and Career Readiness
new text end

new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (p)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 1
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (d)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 2
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (f)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 3
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (g)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 4, paragraph (a)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (h)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 4, paragraph (b)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (j)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 4, paragraph (c)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (k)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 4, paragraph (d)
new text end
new text begin 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (l)
new text end
new text begin 120B.307, subdivision 4, paragraph (e)
new text end