HF 4788

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/11/2024 02:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for culturally responsive assessment of certain
students; amending Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 8.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

COMPASS and MTSS.

(a) To support the development and implementation
of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student
Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:

	$	13,500,000	.....	2024
	$	13,500,000	.....	2025

(b) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is to support implementation of MTSS and
COMPASS. Funds must be used to support increased capacity at the Department of Education
and the Minnesota Service Cooperatives for implementation supports.

(c) Of this amount, $5,000,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter
schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision
2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS coordinators; deferring costs
for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional learning; and piloting a
Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple reporting structures to
streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school districts and charter
schools. Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and grant administration.

(d) Of this amount, $3,000,000 each year must be used to develop a regional network
focusing on mathematics to provide dedicated mathematics trainers and coaches to train
regional support staff from the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support school leaders
and teachers to implement evidence-based instructional strategies in mathematics. Funds
may also be used to host an annual Mathematics Standards-Based Instructional Institute.

(e) Of this amount, $500,000 each year is for the University of Minnesota Center for
Applied Research and Educational Improvement to support implementation and evaluation
of the MTSS framework.

(f) Support for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units under this
subdivision may include but is not limited to:

(1) partnering with the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support districts in
implementing COMPASS to support schools in the areas of literacy, math, social-emotional
learning, and mental health using the MTSS framework;

(2) providing support to districts and charter schools identified under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.11;

(3) providing support to districts and charter schools in streamlining various applications,
reports, and submissions to the Department of Education through One Plan;

(4) providing training, guidance, and implementation resources for MTSS, including a
universal screening process approved by the Department of Education to identify students
who may be at risk of experiencing academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development
difficulties;

(5) providing guidance to convene school-based teams to analyze data provided by
screenings and resources for related identification, instruction, and intervention methods;

(6) dyslexia screening and intervention that are evidence-based;

(7) requiring school districts and charter schools to provide parents of students identified
in screenings with notice of screening findings and related support information new text begin , including
providing parents with a list of resources from organizations that provide culturally responsive
assessments of identified students new text end ;

(8) requiring districts and charter schools to provide at-risk students with interventions
and to monitor the effectiveness of these interventions and student progress; and

(9) developing and annually reporting findings regarding the implementation of MTSS.

(g) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.