1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring the commissioner of education to review district 
1.3 	and charter school curricula; requiring a report;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2016, section 120B.021, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Curriculum review. (a) The commissioner must conduct an annual review of 
1.9 	a representative sample of school district and charter school curricula in all subject areas 
1.10 	included in the statewide testing and reporting system under section 120B.30 to ensure the 
1.11 	curricula are aligned with statewide standards developed under this section. The sample of 
1.12 	school districts must include school districts of varied size and geographic region. A school 
1.13 	district or charter school must provide the commissioner with information regarding its 
1.14 	curricula in a format determined by the commissioner. Upon request, the commissioner 
1.15 	must provide assistance to a school district or charter school to modify a curriculum that is 
1.16 	not aligned to statewide standards.
1.17 	(b) The commissioner must submit a report on the findings of the annual review and 
1.18 	any assistance provided to a school district or charter school under this subdivision to the 
1.19 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
1.20 	kindergarten through grade 12 education by January 15 of each year.

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