1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; establishing a P-20 education partnership;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [127A.70] MINNESOTA P-20 EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) A P-20 education partnership 
1.7 	is established to create a seamless education system that maximizes achievements of 
1.8 	all students, from early childhood through elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
1.9 	education, while promoting the effective and efficient use of financial and human 
1.10 	resources. The partnership shall consist of major statewide educational groups or 
1.11 	constituencies or noneducational statewide organizations with a stated interest in P-20 
1.12 	education. Upon enactment of this legislation, the partnership members shall be those 
1.13 	currently serving on the Minnesota P-16 Education Partnership plus four legislators as 
1.14 	follows:
1.15 	(1) one senator from the majority party and one senator from the minority party, 
1.16 	appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
1.17 	Administration; and
1.18 	(2) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
1.19 	house and one member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader 
1.20 	of the house.
1.21 	Prospective members may be nominated by any partnership member and new 
1.22 	members must be added with the approval of a two-thirds majority of the partnership 
1.23 	members.
2.1 	The partnership must seek input from nonmember organizations having expertise to 
2.2 	help inform the partnership's work.
2.3 	(b) Each partnership member must be represented by its formally designated leader 
2.4 	or the leader's designee.  The partnership must meet at least three times each calendar year.
2.5 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. (a) The partnership must develop and submit 
2.6 	to the governor and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education policy and 
2.7 	finance recommendations for maximizing the achievement of all P-20 students while 
2.8 	promoting the effective and efficient use of state resources, and maximizing the value of 
2.9 	the state's educational investment. Partnership recommendations must at least include a 
2.10 	focus on strategies, policies, and actions that:
2.11 	(1) improve the quality of and access to education for all students from preschool 
2.12 	through graduate education;
2.13 	(2) improve preparation for and transitions to postsecondary education and work; and
2.14 	(3) ensure educator quality by creating rigorous standards for teacher recruitment, 
2.15 	teacher preparation, induction and mentoring of beginning teachers, and continuous 
2.16 	professional development for career teachers.
2.17 	(b) Annually, by January 15, the partnership must submit a report to the governor 
2.18 	and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education policy and finance 
2.19 	summarizing the partnership's progress in meeting its goals and recommending any 
2.20 	legislation needed to further partnership goals related to maximizing student achievement 
2.21 	and promoting effective and efficient use of resources.
2.22 		Subd. 3.Expiration. The partnership expires on June 30, 2019.

2.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.