HF 4207

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/17/2022 05:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying requirements for high school graduation; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.024, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.024, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Graduation requirements.

(a) Students deleted text begin beginning 9th grade in the
2011-2012 school year and later deleted text end must successfully complete the following high school level
credits for graduation:

(1) four credits of language arts sufficient to satisfy all of the academic standards in
English language arts;

(2) three credits of mathematics, including an algebra II credit or its equivalent, sufficient
to satisfy all of the academic standards in mathematics;

(3) an algebra I credit by the end of 8th grade sufficient to satisfy all of the 8th grade
standards in mathematics;

(4) three credits of science, including at least one credit of biology, one credit of chemistry
or physics, and one elective credit of science. The combination of credits under this clause
must be sufficient to satisfy (i) all of the academic standards in either chemistry or physics
and (ii) all other academic standards in science;

(5) three and one-half credits of social studies, new text begin including credit for a course in government
and citizenship in either 11th or 12th grade for students beginning 9th grade in the 2023-2024
school year and later or an advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or other rigorous
course on government and citizenship under section 120B.021, subdivision 1a, and a
combination of other credits new text end encompassing at least United States history, geography,
government and citizenship, world history, and economics sufficient to satisfy all of the
academic standards in social studies;

(6) one credit of the arts sufficient to satisfy all of the state or local academic standards
in the arts; and

(7) a minimum of seven elective credits.

(b) A school district is encouraged to offer a course for credit in government and
citizenship to 11th or 12th grade students who begin 9th grade in the 2020-2021 school year
and later, that satisfies the government and citizenship requirement in paragraph (a), clause
(5). new text begin A school district must offer the course starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
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new text begin (c) Students beginning 9th grade in the 2023-2024 school year and later must successfully
complete a personal finance course for credit during their senior year of high school. The
course must include but is not limited to the following topics: creating a household budget;
taking out loans and accruing debt, including how interest works; home mortgages; how to
file taxes; the impact of student loan debt; and how to read a paycheck and payroll deductions.
A district may provide a personal finance course through in-person instruction, distance
instruction, or a combination of in-person and distance instruction.
new text end