HF 3316

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Prekindergarten through grade 12 education provided for general education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, state agencies, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1 -- GENERAL EDUCATION

Section 1: Clerk records language is modified.

Section 2: Statement for comparison and correction language is modified.

Section 3: Debt verification language is modified.

Section 4: Debt elimination language is modified.

Section 5: Certification of debt language is modified.

Section 6: Failure to limit expenditures language is modified.

Section 7: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid language is modified.

Section 8: Lease purchase; installment buys language is modified.

Section 9: Abatements language is modified.

Section 10: Excess tax increment language is modified.

ARTICLE 2 -- EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1: Data to improve instruction language is provided.

Section 2: Educational expectations for Minnesota's students language is modified.

Section 3: Required academic standards language is modified.

Section 4: Revisions and reviews required language is modified.

Section 5: Reimbursement for examination fees language is modified.

Section 6: Gifted and talented students programs language is modified.

Section 7: Definitions are provided.
Subdivision 1. Definitions.
Subdivision 2. Growth.
Subdivision 3. Value-added.
Subdivision 4. Growth-based valued-added.
Subdivision 5. Adequate yearly progress.
Subdivision 6. State growth norm.

Section 8: Statewide testing and reporting system language is modified.
Subdivision 1. Statewide testing
Subdivision 1a. Statewide and local assessments; results.
Subdivision 2. Department of Education assistance.
Subdivision 3. Reporting.
Subdivision 4. Access to tests.

Section 9: System accountability and statistical adjustments language is modified.
Subdivision 1. Educational accountability and public reporting.
Subdivision 2. Statewide testing.
Subdivision 3. Educational accountability.
Subdivision 4. Statistical adjustments; student performance data.

Section 10: Student academic achievement and growth language is modified.
Subdivision 1. School and student indicators of growth and achievement.
Subdivision 2. Expectations for federally mandated student academic achievement.
Subdivision 3. Student growth; other state measures.
Subdivision 4. Improving schools.
Subdivision 5. Improving graduation rates for students with emotional or behavioral disorders.

Section 11: School accountability, appeals process language is modified.
Subdivision 1. School performance report cards.
Subdivision 1a. GRAD test appeals.
Subdivision 2. Adequate yearly progress data.

Section 12: Growth-based value-added assessment program language is modified.

Section 13: Policies to be established language is modified.

Section 14: Eligibility; board composition language is modified.

Section 15: Vacant position language is modified.

Section 16: License and rules language is modified.

Section 17: Gifted and talented preparation language is provided.

Section 18-19: Gifted and talented preparation; board review language is provided.

Section 20: Staff development program language is modified.
Subdivision 1. Staff development committee.
Subdivision 1a. Effective staff development activities.
Subdivision 2. Contents of the plan.
Subdivision 3. Staff development outcomes.
Subdivision 4. Staff development report.

Section 21: Staff development revenue language is modified.

Section 22: Services language is modified.

Section 23: Background check required language is modified.

Section 24: Investigation of disciplinary actions taken against prospective teachers language is provided.

Section 25: Conditional hiring; discharge language is modified.

Section 26: Contract; duties language is modified.

Section 27: Temporary closing language is provided.

Section 28: Online learning parameters language is modified.

Section 29: Charter School Advisory Council language is modified.

Section 30: Formation of school language is modified.

Section 31: Conflict of interest language is modified.

Section 32: Contract language is modified.

Section 33: Audit report language is modified.

Section 34: Public status; exemption from statutes and rules language is modified.

Section 35: State and local requirements language is modified.

Section 36: Causes for nonrenewal or termination of charter school contract language is modified.

Section 37: Related party lease costs language is modified.

Section 38: Committee on American Indian education programs language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Establishment.
Subdivision 2. Committee to advise commissioner.
Subdivision 3. Expenses.

Section 39: Use of revenue language is modified.

Section 40: State and school district technology standards language is provided.
Subdivision 1. State technology standards; standard setting.
Subdivision 2. District technology standards.
Subdivision 3. Expedited process.

Section 41: Contract with no bids required language is provided.

Section 42: Implementing a student growth-based value-added system language is provided.

Section 43: Implementing rigorous coursework measures related to student performance language is provided.

Section 44: Implementing measures for assessing students' self-reported sense of school safety, engagement in school, and the quality of relationships with teachers, administrators, and other students language is provided.

Section 45: Growth-based value-added system language is provided.

Section 46: School district plans to improve student's academic achievement language is provided.
Subdivision 1. District academic achievement plan; priorities.
Subdivision 2. Plan.

Section 47: Advisory task force on improving students' academic achievement language is provided.

Section 48: Advisory task force; integrating secondary and postsecondary academic and career education language is provided.

Section 49: Computer adaptive assessments language is provided.

Section 50: Department of Education report language is provided.

Section 51: Revival and reenactment language is provided.

ARTICLE 3 -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Section 1: Notice language is modified.

Section 2: Extended school year language is modified.

Section 3: Placement in another district; responsibility language is modified.

Section 4: Placement of children without disabilities; education and transportation language is modified.

Section 5: Implementation language is modified.

Section 6: Report language is modified.

Section 7: Expedited process, specific learning disability rule language is provided.

Section 8: Repealer language is provided.

ARTICLE 4 -- LIBRARIES

Section 1: Services to the blind and physically handicapped language is modified.

Section 2: Advisory committee language is modified.

Section 3: Telephone or electronic meetings language is modified.

ARTICLE 5 -- STATE AGENCIES

Section 1: Unreimbursed costs language is modified.

Section 2: Third-party reimbursement language is modified.

ARTICLE 6 -- SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1: Ages and terms language is modified.

Section 2: Children under seven language is modified.

Section 3: Teachers language is modified.

Section 4: Community education; annual report language is modified.

Section 5: Adult basic education supplemental service grants language is modified.

Section 6: State total adult basic education aid language is modified.

Section 7: General Education Development (GED) test fees language is modified.

SNA 3/25/08