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 P-20 education partnership is 
1.7 	established to create a seamless system of education that maximizes achievements of 
1.8 	all students, from early childhood through elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
1.9 	education, while promoting the efficient use of financial and human resources. The 
1.10 	partnership shall consist of major statewide educational groups or constituencies or 
1.11 	noneducational statewide organizations with a stated interest in P-20 education. The initial 
1.12 	membership of the partnership includes the members serving on the Minnesota P-16 
1.13 	Education Partnership and four legislators appointed as follows:
1.14 	(1) one senator from the majority party and one senator from the minority party, 
1.15 	appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
1.16 	Administration; and
1.17 	(2) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
1.18 	house and one member appointed by the minority leader of the house.
1.19 	The chair of the P-16 education partnership must convene the first meeting of the 
1.20 	P-20 partnership. Prospective members may be nominated by any partnership member and 
1.21 	new members will be added with the approval of a two-thirds majority of the partnership. 
1.22 	The partnership will also seek input from nonmember organizations whose expertise can 
1.23 	help inform the partnership's work.
2.1 	Partnership members shall be represented by the chief executives, presidents, or 
2.2 	other formally designated leaders of their respective organizations, or their designees. The 
2.3 	partnership shall meet at least three times during each calendar year.
2.4 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties; report. The partnership shall develop 
2.5 	recommendations to the governor and the legislature designed to maximize the 
2.6 	achievement of all P-20 students while promoting the efficient use of state resources, 
2.7 	thereby helping the state realize the maximum value for its investment. These 
2.8 	recommendations may include, but are not limited to, strategies, policies, or other actions 
2.9 	focused on:
2.10 	(1) improving the quality of and access to education at all points from preschool 
2.11 	through the graduate education; 
2.12 	(2) improving preparation for, and transitions to, postsecondary education and 
2.13 	work; and 
2.14 	(3) ensuring 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 	By January 15 of each year, the partnership shall submit a report to the governor 
2.18 	and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
2.19 	divisions with jurisdiction over P-20 education policy and finance that summarizes the 
2.20 	partnership's progress in meeting its goals and identifies the need for any draft legislation 
2.21 	when necessary to further the goals of the partnership to maximize student achievement 
2.22 	while promoting efficient use of resources. 
2.23 		Subd. 3.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the partnership 
2.24 	is permanent and does not expire.