E Providing for the policies of kindergarten through grade 12 + education programs and services ARTICLE 1 � GENERAL EDUCATIONCorrecting the title of a certain manual for use in recording +expenditures for extra curricular (extracurricular) activities; modifying the formula +for debt service equalization aid, providing for tiers; requiring and +providing for school district maintenance and reporting of general fund +expenditures by building; modifying the school district budget approval process; removing the +exclusion of capital expenditure funds from the definition of reorganization +operating debt; modifying the general education revenue formula for charter +schools relating to extended time revenue and transition revenue; clarifying +the payment of compensatory revenue to contracted alternative programs +and area learning centers upon a contracting change before the start of the +school year; expanding revenue for children of divorced parents to children of +separated parents residing in different school districts; clarifying the +certification of proposed levies for truth in taxation purposes; modifying the state +aid reduction schedule for school districts qualifying for second tier +debt service equalization aid; repealing a certain provision regulating the +allocation of general education revenue by building ARTICLE 2 � EDUCATION EXCELLENCEExpanding the required academic standards to world languages and +health and physical education, specifying certain health and physical education participation requirements and certain school districts graduation or+ academic standards adoption requirements; modifying certain graduation course +credit requirements for social studies; requiring the commissioner of +education to expand the scholars of distinction program to mathematics, science, +leadership and theater arts to nurture and recognize distinguished achievement +of students; requiring the inclusion of administrative policies +reflecting behaviors prohibiting intimidation and bullying in school district +violence prevention curriculum and specifying certain commissioner and school +board policies adoption requirements; modifying certain school performance +report card requirements and classifying the report cards and yearly +progress data; authorizing and providing for student possession and use of +nonsyringe injectors of epinephrine under certain conditions and for possession +and use of nonprescription pain relievers by high school students, specifying +certain parental permission requirements; authorizing school districts to +offer and independently establish policies, procedures, curriculum and services+ for providing comprehensive age appropriate family life and sexuality +education for elementary students, specifying certain notice requirements and +parental options; modifying certain provisions regulating the use of aversive +and deprivation procedures for student discipline purposes; defining +highly qualified teacher for federal no child left behind act purposes; +requiring school board notice to licensed or nonlicensed head varsity coaches +of contract nonrenewal; recodifying and expanding certain provisions requiring +and providing for school board implementation of staff development +programs; authorizing school boards to establish and operate employee +recognition programs; requiring school districts and the department of education +to work to improve student access to services supporting academic success; +modifying the limit on compensation for school board members employed by the school+ district; modifying certain school bus safety training requirements for certain+ secondary students; imposing certain additional safety training requirements on+ nonpublic schools with students transported by bus at public expense and +requiring public and nonpublic schools to conduct annual school bus evacuation drills; restricting advertising on school buses to the inside of the bus; +authorizing and providing for intermediate school districts as on line (online) +learning providers; authorizing charter schools to limit admission to certain +chemically dependent secondary school students; requiring certain newly formed +charter schools to submit school calendars to the department for state aid +eligibility purposes; modifying certain pool requirements used for supervised +competitive high school diving; exempting certain leased school vehicles from tax+ or licensing fees; expanding the definition of school bus for traffic +regulations purposes to multifunction school activity buses and modifying the +definitions of certain other types of school buses; regulating speed limits in +school zones; allowing multiple stop signal arms on school buses, modifying +certain strobe lamp requirements and adopting certain updated national +equipment standards; prohibiting the use of multipiece rims and tube type tires+ on school buses manufactured after a certain date; modifying certain reflective+ material, insulation, lamp and signal, seat and crash barrier and crossing +control arm equipment requirements; limiting certain annual drivers license +verification requirements for persons transporting students; expanding coverage +under the public employment labor relations act (PELRA) to licensed community +education program instructors providing early childhood and family education +(ECFE) and to nonlicensed community experts; requiring the commissioner to +develop a model policy prohibiting intimidation and bullying; requiring and providing+ for the commissioner to implement proposed academic standards in world +languages; specifying certain additional requirements of the commissioner +relating to student achievement measures, the quality of supplemental educational+ service providers, the validity of the accountability system and expenditures+ to comply with sanctions required under the federal no child left behind act +for low performing schools; prohibiting the commissioner from developing new +Minnesota comprehensive assessments, requiring and providing for the +commissioner and school districts to administer the measure academic progress (MAP) +tests as the statewide exams required under the federal act; repealing the +provision requiring programs to prevent and reduce the risks of sexually +transmitted infections and diseases ARTICLE 3 � SPECIAL PROGRAMSProviding for mental health screening of students suspended from +school for more than a certain number of school days in a school year with +permission of the parent or guardian; modifying the interagency intervention +service system, providing for services from birth through age 21; expanding the +special instruction for children with a disability requirement to students +suspended or expelled from school for more than a few days; restricting the +authority of nonresident districts to bill resident districts for special +education tuition costs; requiring mental health representation on community transition interagency committees for youth with disabilities ARTICLE 4 � STATE AGENCIES Expanding certain school board reporting requirements relating to +teacher or administrator discipline and certain information requirements for +school boards proposing facility construction relating to acoustics ARTICLE 5 � K-12 SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDSRequiring the commissioner of education to adopt rules for +implementing statewide rigorous core academic standards in science and social +studies and to establish a grade 11 life sciences assessment for certain future +school year, specifying certain academic standards requirements; requiring the +commissioner to adopt the K-12 academic social studies and science standards +incorporated by reference using the expedited rulemaking process and the revisor of +statutes to make certain modifications to the standards ARTICLE 6 - TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTSMaking technical and conforming amendments to certain statutory +provisions relating to the required academic standards, cooperative secondary +facilities grants, school district classification, building fire safety +improvements, school age care programs, community education revenue, the graduation incentives program, special education rules and dispute resolution +and hearing costs, the career and technical levy, truancy programs and services +and judgments against licensed teachers for child or sexual abuse; +requiring school districts to develop strategies in conjunction with parents of +students with emotional or behavioral disorders to keep students with the disorders+ in school for graduation rate increase purposes; specifying certain term change instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the citation and +purpose of the Minnesota local partnership act; repealing an expiration date and+ reviving certain provisions relating to regional library telecommunications aid(mk, ja)